For years, the residents of Glen Oaks, Bellerose, Douglaston, and Little Neck have been disconnected to the great parkland in Eastern Queens due to the Cross Island Parkway. That would change overnight if we build a greenway across the Creedmoor campus. This project would give neighborhood families better access to parkland, providing much-needed outdoor spaces… Read More A Greenway for Creedmoor: How To Make Your Voice Matter
In New York City’s sprawling urban landscape, where concrete and steel vie for supremacy, the subtle charm of pedestrian pathways and bike lanes often goes unnoticed. Yet these arteries of non-motorized travel promise a future brimming with sustainability, safety, and a touch of serenity amidst the urban cacophony. With last year’s resounding success in securing… Read More In Pursuit of the Pedestrian Paradise: Why NYC Needs Another Greenway Grant
Are you free tomorrow night? How about Tuesday evening? Tell our elected officials we’d like to have safe connections between our communities and our parks be a priority in the development of any plan for Creedmoor. As you know, we’ve been working for nearly 10 years to try and make it easier to get past… Read More The Politicians are Listening, Tell Them To Build A Greenway By Creedmoor
Significant portions of the New York City Greenway System remain unfinished. Our organizations (Eastern Queens Greenway & Motor Parkway East) as well as other members of the #Greenways4NYC Coalition wrote letters of support to the US DOT so that the agencies could get funding to conduct a Destination Greenways like process of community input so that plans are in place that can then be funded. … Read More US DOT announced that NYC DOT, Parks, & EDC won a $7.25M to expand Greenways
Please join us for the inaugural Bayside Family Bike Ride! The ride will begin at 58th avenue and Underhill Avenue in Kissena Corridor park, and will proceed along the Brooklyn-Queens Greenway to the Alley Pond Adventure Course and back.… Read More Bayside Family Bike Ride, 2022
Our organization was founded years ago with a dedicated focus, to complete the Greenway across Eastern Queens. This project currently has a significant of momentum (and some money behind it) but we need your help to push the planners to make sure it’s implemented correctly. NYC Parks and NYC DoT listened to a massive amount… Read More Destination:Greenways! Needs Your Input
Even before founding the Eastern Queens Greenway, Joby Jacob has been fighting to extend the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway Greenway to the Long Island border. Yesterday was a major win toward that dream. Come celebrate the win with us on Friday the 21st at 2:00 as we gather with many of the politicians, organizations, and activists… Read More Come Celebrate the Motor Parkway Bill Passing in Albany!
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
Our friends at The Motor Parkway East project are looking to connect the Motor Parkway Trail in Eastern Queens with the 14-mile long Motor Parkway Trail being built in Nassau. Currently there are bills in Albany that are stuck in committee and we need your help to move them forward this legislative section. Assembly Bill… Read More The Motor Parkway Needs Your Help Today
We interview Joby Jacob about Participatory Budgeting and the Motor Parkway history.… Read More Participatory Budgeting Starts Today
Take a read of this great Urban Omnibus article from SLO Architecture that we were featured in. Hopefully by showing more people our areas great history, places like the Motor Parkway will be protected, restored and improved for generations to come. http://urbanomnibus.net/2016/10/nature-your-neighbors-and-you/
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