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Here is What's Happening This Week:SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25th: Kidical Mass Ride 9:30am Gantry Plaza State Park 47th Avenue and Center Blvd Hunters
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Kidical Mass Ride
9:30am
Gantry Plaza State Park
47th Avenue and Center Blvd
Hunters Point, Queens
Join Kidical Mass NYC for their October Ride! We'll explore the Queens Waterfront on this intermediate-level ride. We'll have stickers, buttons, and snacks!
A flat, 5-mile ride for intermediate riders that are comfortable riding on streets with an adult. The ride will travel along the portions of the Gantry State Park, and the Queens Waterfront, as well as meander inland to Brooklyn Grange and then end at Socrates Sculpture Park's Harvest Festival.
Please bring water and snacks, although we'll have something for the kids at the end. Helmets are required for kids 13 and under by law, recommended for everyone else.
Intermediate riders are kids ages 7 and up with good street riding skills. Kids can ride on sidewalks and we will be on the green way for a stretch, there will be parts where we will be on streets, so please take that into consideration when determining whether or not to let your child ride on his or her own power. Children in baby seats and on cargo bikes are always welcome on Kidical Mass NYC rides.
More info:
https://www.facebook.com/events/288623604665105/ |
It's My Park Day!
10am
Hunters Point South Park
Center Blvd btwn 50th & 54th Avenue
Hunters Point, Queens
It's My Park Day!
Show Hunters Point South some love!
Volunteers are needed to care for this heavily used waterfront gem.
More info: https://www.facebook.com/hunterspointparks |
Beautify Our Bike Lane
10:00am-2:00pm
Vernon Boulevard btwn 44 Ave and 43 Rd
Long Island City, Queens
Learn how to keep trees happy and healthy with the NYC Compost Project hosted by Build It Green!NYC! Help prepare local tree beds along the Vernon Boulevard bike lane in Long Island City for the fall and winter. We’ll be weeding, cultivating the soil, planting daffodil bulbs and amending tree beds with locally made compost and mulch to help them thrive in our urban environment. We'll provide gloves, tools, snacks and tree care know-how! All ages welcome at tree care events. Youth under 18 must be accompanied by an adult to sign safety waiver.
Please wear clothes suitable for light gardening work and closed-toed shoes.
For more information or to RSVP, please email compost@bignyc.org. |
Halloween Harvest Festival
11am – 3pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd at Broadway
Ravenswood, Queens
Bring your friends and family to Socrates’ annual Halloween Harvest Festival.
Make a costume with Socrates artists; listen to live music; enjoy a special art-making workshop with Free Style Arts Association; get your face painted by Agostino Arts; try harvest foods from local restaurants; and enter your dog in our ever popular, Annual Juried Canine Costume Contest!
FREE. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
http://socratessculpturepark.org/program/halloween/ |
Waterfront Greenmarket
Saturdays from 8am to 4pm
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd & Broadway
Long Island City, Queens
Alongside the Park's workshops, yoga classes, sculpture exhibitions and stunning views, the GrowNYC Greenmarket at Socrates Sculpture Park is a great place to spend a Saturday morning. Shoppers will find a bountiful selection of seasonal produce from the Black Dirt region of Orange County, Mexican specialty produce from Richmond County, orchard fruit and juice, meat, poultry and eggs and multi-ethnic artisan breads.
Free cooking demonstrations are held weekly featuring seasonal items from the market, and family friendly activities take place throughout the season.
To learn more about GrowNYC's Greenmarket program, visit www.growNYC.org. |
EAF
Daily through March 22, 2015
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd at Broadway
Ravenswood, Queens
The annual Emerging Artist Fellowship (EAF) Exhibition is a cornerstone of Socrates Sculpture Park’s visual arts programming and is widely acclaimed for the ambition, breadth, and innovation of the works on view. Featuring fifteen artists, EAF14 is a survey of the compelling and diverse state of sculpture today.
More info HERE. |
NYC Compost Project Hosted by Build it Green! NYC, is a community-scale composting network, that works to increase capacity for, acceptance of, and participation in composting in western Queens. We serve the public by hosting weekly and event-specific food scrap drop-offs, training community members in urban composting best practices, and providing high-quality compost to amend our city’s soils. The finished compost is used in community gardens, on street trees, and in public beautification projects.
Instead of adding your food scraps to the landfill, you can drop them off at one of NYC Compost Project Hosted by BIG! drop off locations:
24 / 7:
Long Island City CSA, Hour Children
Open 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
The bin is located in the parking lot on
11th Street between 36th and 37th Avenues
Long Island City, Queens
Sunday:
9am to 1pm
Jackson Heights Greenmarket
34th Ave at 77th Street
Jackson Heights, Queens
10am to 12pm
Forest Hills Greenmarket
South Side of Queens Blvd at 70th Avenue
Forest Hills, Queens
Monday:
8-11am
Queens Library Steinway Branch
21-45 31st Street
Astoria, Queens
8-11 am
Commuter Composting in Hunters Point
Located near the Vernon/Jackson 7Train Stop
On the North Corner of Vernon Mall
Vernon Blvd & 50th Avenue
Hunters Point, Queens
Tuesday:
8-10am
Commuter Composting
At the parking lot near the southeast corner of N/Q train
Astoria, Queens
More info: www.bignyc.org/compost
Saturday:
10am-1pm
(May 10 - December 20, 2014)
Sunnyside Greenmarket
Skillman Ave between 42 and 43 Streets
10am-1pm
(June 7 - November 22, 2014)
Waterfront Greenmarket at Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd & Broadway, Long Island City
1-3pm
Queens Library Broadway Branch
40-20 Broadway
Astoria, Queens
To learn more about BIG! Compost and to get involved, email: compost@bignyc.org
Times and schedule are subject to change. For up-to-date information, visit: http://bignyc.org/drop-sites |
Saturday Yoga
9:30-10:30AM
11am to NOON
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd at Broadway
Astoria, Queens
SATURDAYS, MAY 10 – SEPT 27, 2014 | 9:30 – 10:30 AM & 11 AM – 12 PM
Yoga classes are free and designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and, for yoga, bring a mat or a towel.
Kripalu Yoga is a system of Hatha Yoga that integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation, and meditation. Taught by Monique Schubert and Yojaida Estrella, participants are encouraged to integrate their yoga practices with this very special waterfront environment of nature and art.
FREE. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
www.socratessculpturepark.org |
LIC Flea & Food
SATURDAY
10am to 6pm
5-25 46th Avenue (the large parking lot)
Hunters Point, Queens
Enjoy some great eats, find a hidden treasure in the market, discover new artists and great local vendors all while taking in breathtaking views of the Manhattan skyline.
Just blocks from the 7, E, M and G trains as well as the East River Ferry and parking across the street.
More info HERE. |
Sunday Yoga
10-11am
Socrates Sculpture Park
Vernon Blvd at Broadway
Astoria, Queens
SUNDAYS, MAY 11 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2014 | 10 – 11 AM
Yoga classes are free and designed for all experience levels. Participants should wear comfortable clothing and, for yoga, bring a mat or a towel.
Kripalu Yoga is a system of Hatha Yoga that integrates body postures, breathing techniques, relaxation, and meditation. Sunday classes are led by Yojaida Estrella, while participants are encouraged to integrate their yoga practices with this very special waterfront environment of nature and art.
FREE. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
www.socratessculpturepark.org |
Sunday Tai Chi
11am to Noon
Socrates Sculpture Park
Broadway at Vernon Blvd
Astoria, Queens
SUNDAYS, MAY 11 – SEPT 28, 2014 | 11 AM – 12 PM
Led by certified instructors from the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA, these classes offer the opportunity to learn Taoist Tai Chi, improve one’s health, relax, and exercise in an outdoor setting among changing exhibitions of contemporary sculpture.
FREE. NO RSVP REQUIRED.
www.socratessculpturepark.org |
 Thanks to everyone that joined us at our annual Shoreline Cleanup in Astoria Park on Saturday, September 27th! We removed over four hundred gallons of trash from the shoreline of Astoria Park. Special thanks to our event partners, the Astoria Park Alliance, Partnerships for Parks and the NYC Department of Parks and recreation. |
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THANK YOU to Dutch Kills Centraal for being gracious hosts and to everyone that joined us and put the HAPPY in our Bridging the Creek Happy Hour on Thursday, July 31st! |
On Saturday, July 26th, we biked the Creek with two dozen of our newest friends and event partners Recycle A Bicycle, Willis Elkins from Newtown Creek Alliance and Rich Melinick from the Greater Astoria Historical Society.
Willis and Rich led the two hour tour through the Creek-side neighborhoods of Hunters Point, Dutch Kills, Blissville and Greenpoint.
If you missed this tour, stay tuned for our next bike tour scheduled for Sunday, September 21st.
Questions, email: mail@greenshoresnyc.org |
 City of Water Day in OUR Neighborhood! At the Information Table with Clare, Ilana, Victor and BT. (left to right) |
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The community turned out in large numbers for the First Annual City of Water Day at Gantry Plaza State Park on Saturday, July 12th to enjoy paddling off of newly accessible Pier 4, play games on the plaza, read and borrow books at the pop-up library and care for the gardens of Gantry Park.
MANY thanks to our volunteers and event partners:
New York State Parks, Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, Queens Library, Friends of Queens Library at Hunters Point and the LIC Community Boathouse.
We received a grant for $500 for our participation at the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance’s City of Water Day presented by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. This grant was provided by the New York-New Jersey Harbor Estuary Program and the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance. |
 Caring for the gardens in the park. (Photo by Kent Cozad) | |  Kayaking off of Pier 4. |
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 NYC Department of Parks & Recreation Queensborough Parks Commissioner, Dorothy Lewandowski addresses the audience. |
The Queensbridge Park Waterfront is Officially Open!
This afternoon, the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation led a press conference/ribbon cutting to open the the Queensbridge Waterfront and Esplanade after 14 months of construction and over a decade of inaccessibility.
The Friends of Queensbridge Park and Green Shores NYC are grateful to Council Member Van Bramer, Congresswoman Maloney, State Senator Gianaris, Assemblywoman Nolan, NYC Parks Commissioner Silver, Queensborough Commissioner Lewandowski and others for listening to the community and making this day possible. |
Thank you to Mitch Waxman and Mai Armstrong of the Newtown Creek Alliance for leading our three Bridging the Creek Walking Tours on June 8, 15 and 22, 2014.
Dozens of participants learned about the history, present and potential future for Newtown Creek.
Stay tuned for a full schedule of tours and workshops! |
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 BIG THANKS to the Astoria Park Alliance, Citylights Church, City Parks Foundation, New York Cares, IBEW3DYC, Council Member Constantinides, Partnerships for Parks, the NY Knicks and Chase for making It's My Park Day in Astoria Park on Saturday, June 21st a success! Pictured: Larry Johnson (NY Knicks Organization) and Nichole Henderson-Roy (Partnerships for Parks) |
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 The Long Island City High School Marching Band performs at Queensbridge Park after leading the Annual LIC Bike Parade down Vernon Blvd on Saturday, June 7, 2014. |
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 Thanks to Jorge from Parks, Sharon and the TransCanada team for helping to clean up after Friday's heavy rain at It's My Park Day in Queensbridge Park on Saturday, May 17th! |
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Thank you to the dozens of volunteers that joined in the RIVERKEEPER SWEEP along our waterfront on Saturday, May 10th!
Volunteers mulched, swept and picked up garbage along our waterfront spaces on Anable Basin, Hallets Cove and Astoria Park.
SPECIAL THANKS to dedicated volunteers, NY Cares, Cornel Alumni Network and our partners in the Sweep:
Riverkeeper, LIC Boathouse, Hunters Point Parks Conservancy, NY State Parks and Plaxall. |
The Waterfront Vision Plan was created for the community and by the community with Green Shores NYC & The Trust for Public Land.
In the summer and fall of 2010, hundreds of Western Queens residents came together to participate in seven neighborhood listening sessions, two area-wide brainstorming sessions and a waterfront bus tour generating more than a thousand comments, ideas and solutions for creating a more connected, useful and beautiful waterfront.
You can view the Waterfront Vision Plan by visiting: www.greenshoresnyc.org
To request a copy of the plan by mail or for more information, email: mail@greenshoresnyc.org. |
IT'S YOUR WATERFRONT!
Green Shores NYC works to enliven the Astoria-Long Island City waterfront by caring for and advocating for safe public parks, green spaces, street trees, waterways and a waterfront greenway. Visit us online at: www.greenshoresnyc.org
To include your event on our updates and calendar, please email: mail@greenshoresnyc.org
and put "EVENTS" in the subject line. |
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