Here is What's Happening This Week!TUESDAY, APRIL 8th: Astoria Park Alliance Meeting 6:30pm Steinway Reformed Church 41st Avenue and Ditmars Blvd

   
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Here is What's Happening This Week!

TUESDAY, APRIL 8th:

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Astoria Park Alliance Meeting

6:30pm

Steinway Reformed Church
41st Avenue and Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, Queens

All are welcome at this meeting.

More info: www.astoriaparkalliance.blogspot.com

Transportation Alternatives Queens Volunteer Committee Meeting

6:30pm – 8pm

Queens Pride House
76-11 37th Avenue, Suite 206
Jackson Heights, Queens

All are welcome at the Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee (TAQC) meeting!

Join your local T.A. to work on creating a separate pedestrian and bike line on the Pulaski Bridge, Traffic Calming on 21st Street, and Queens Blvd.

Transportation Alternatives Queens Committee advocates on behalf of cyclists, pedestrians, and mass transit users, in Queens.

More info here:
http://www.facebook.com/TAQVC

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Queens Community Board 1 Meeting

7pm

Astoria World Manor
25-22 Astoria Blvd.
Astoria, Queens

Learn about what is happening within your local community board. Community Board 1 includes the following neighborhoods: Astoria, Old Astoria, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay and Woodside.
For meeting agenda and additional information, call: (718) 626-1021
Or visit: http://www.nyc.gov/html/qnscb1/html/home/home.shtml

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9th:

48th Avenue   Vernon Blvd

Hunters Point Parks Conservancy Meeting

7pm

4-74 48th Avenue
Hunters Point, Queens

Anyone interested in helping care for Gantry Plaza State Park, Hunters Point South Park or our neighborhood's Green Spaces and Street Trees is welcome and encouraged to attend.

More info: www.friendsofgantry.org

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THURSDAY, APRIL 10th:

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Dutch Kills Civic Association Meeting

7:30pm

St. Patrick's School Hall
39-28 28th Street
Dutch Kills, Queens

The Dutch Kills Civic Association works to improve the quality of life in its namesake neighborhood.

Meetings are open to all!

More info: www.dutchkillscivic.com

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SATURDAY, APRIL 12th:

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New York Cares Day in Astoria Park

19th Street & 23rd Avenue
Astoria, Queens

New York Cares Day Spring will engage 4,000 volunteers in revitalization work in 70 parks and gardens throughout all five boroughs. This year is the 20th anniversary of the event!

Volunteers should bring plenty of water and a bagged lunch. They should also wear closed-toe shoes and comfortable clothes that they do not mind getting dirty.

More info: www.astoriaparkalliance.blogspot.com

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Plank Road Cleanup

Noon to 5pm

58th Road Street End
Maspeth, Queens

Please join the Newtown Creek Alliance this spring as they work to transform a desolate street end into a cleaner, more inviting public space on the creek’s edge.

Work began on the Plank Road site last fall, but after a long winter now is the time to make some major moves on the landscaping and debris removal front and your help is needed!

Gloves and tools provided, just bring yourself and some work clothes worthy of getting dirty.

More info HERE.

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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.

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SUNDAY, APRIL 13th:

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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.

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ONGOING:

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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

Newtown Creek Wastewater Trtmnt Plant

Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant Visitor Center General Public Visiting Hours

Saturdays

9am to 3pm

Visitor Center at Newtown Creek
329 Greenpoint Avenue
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

The Visitor Center at Newtown Creek tells the story of New York City’s water and wastewater systems. Located at the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (WTP), one of New York City's 14 treatment plants, the Visitor Center features DEP employees who narrate the cycle of water from water supply to distribution, wastewater treatment, and harbor water quality. This fascinating new facility will help you learn about the one billion gallons of water New Yorkers use every day, the thousands of miles of pipes, aqueducts, and water mains, and the responsibilities, through the eyes of our dedicated workforce, to serve New Yorkers.

For more information, go here.

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Waterfront Vision Plan for Astoria & Long Island City, Queens

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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.

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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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