MWA's 2014 WATERFRONT CONFERENCE

8am to 5pm

THE HORNBLOWER INFINITY
(Hornblower Landing at Hudson River Park's Pier 40, cross at W Houston St)
Manhattan, NYC

Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance's 2014 Waterfront Conference will explore progress on the waterfront over the last 12 months with a special focus on the remarkable grassroots, community-based waterfront plans developed before and after Superstorm Sandy, and take an early look at the de Blasio administration's approach to waterfront policy.

To purchase tickets and for additional information, visit:
http://waterfrontalliance.org/2014_Waterfront_Conference

LIC Flea & Food

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.

BIG! COMPOST

BIG!Compost, a program of 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 BIG! Compost's weekly 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
On the west side of Broadway near the N/Q train
Astoria, Queens
More info: www.bignyc.org/compost

Saturday:

10:30am to Noon
Queens Library: Sunnyside
43-06 Greenpoint Avenue
Long Island City, Queens

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

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.