Since 2016 our group has organized free walking tours through our parks. Join us at noon on November 29th for an easy 2 mile walk starting at the Main Street entrance of the Queens Botanical Gardens (on Main Street between Dahlia Avenue and Peck Avenue). The walk will mainly be within our park land. Speakers… Read More Free Walking Tour on Nov. 29th
The 4.2 mile bike lane on 73rd Avenue from Main Street to 230th Street has a 1.2 mile gap from 199th Street to Springfield Boulevard. The current path connected to a variety of other cycling infrastructure, including the Kew Garden bike lanes, the Eastern Queens Greenway, and the recently installed Alley Edge. Unfortunately this gap… Read More Free Helmets and New Bike Lanes in Eastern Queens
The Kissena Way project looks to connect Flushing Meadows, Kissena Corridor, Kissena, and Peck Parks by a single family-safe path. In this effort we already have support from almost 1,000 community members, a letter from the Parks Committee of Queens Community Board 7, and letters from great local politicians: Assembly Member Rozic, Council Member Koo, Council Member Grodenchik, Senator Stavisky, Assembly Member Braunstein, Council Member Vallone, and Senator John Liu. The next step is to work with the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks & Recreation to conduct a long-overdue study for the completion of this route.… Read More Kissena Way Support Grows with John Liu
Queens neighbors come out in force, looking to protect local cyclist with new helmets.… Read More Update: Huge Turnout for Bike Helmet Giveaway in Eastern Queens
Join your neighbors in Eastern Queens this Sunday to receive a free bike helmet. On April 29th, 2018 from 10:00am-1:30pm at P.S. 26Q Rufus King, Farm Playground
195-02 69th Ave,
Flushing, NY 11365, USA
(Rain location P.S. 26Q Gymnasium)… Read More Free Bike Helmet Giveaway this Sunday, April 29th
City Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik has been elected to chair of the Committee on Parks and Recreation for the next four years.… Read More Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik elected chair of the Committee on Parks and Recreation
Council Member Barry Grodenchik buys Snow Removal Equipment for Cunningham Park… Read More Council Member Barry Grodenchik buys Snow Removal Equipment for Cunningham Park
With the full installation of Oceania/210th Protected Bike Lane compete, we’re getting a lot of community requests asking for more street improvements in the the neighborhood. Last Saturday we went to the Greenway to talk to a real sample of community members about what they thought about the improvements. The vast majority of neighbors we… Read More The Neighborhood Thanks Nathaniel Hawthorne MS 74 and Barry Grodenchik for the Oceania Protected Bike Lanes
Oakland Gardens residents and the students of Nathanial Hawthorne Middle School 74Q just got a big safety improvement that our community leaders are excited about. Council Member Barry S. Grodenchik, Congress Member Grace Meng, Assembly Member Nily Rozic, Assembly Member David Weprin, and Community Board 11 Queens Chair Christine L. Haider all spoke yesterday praising… Read More The Community Praises the Protected Bike Lane on Oceania Street and 210th Street
Council Member Barry Grodenchik recently announced that he secured $1,250,000 for the rehabilitation of the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway. Since trails like this don’t have car/truck traffic, they need far less upkeep than other roads. However, the last time the Motor Parkway was substantially repaved was at least two decades ago. The heavily used trail is… Read More Barry Grodenchik Secures $1.25 Million For The Motor Parkway
Eastern Queens Greenway 