Event Announcement
Saturday, Sep 13, 2014
10:00 am
– 6:00 pm
We will be at the 41st Annual Richmond Hill Block Association Park Fair; the QueensWay’s 2nd Annual visit to this wonderful fair. We are looking forward to meeting new people and introducing our project. And we also look forward to seeing familiar faces.
Park La S/Myrtle Av, Queens, NY 11418, USA
Sunday, Sep 7, 2014
9:00 am
– 3:00 pm
We are regulars at the GrowNYC Forest Hills Greenmarket and we always look forward to going back to set up our table information sessions!
106-06 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375, USA
Sunday, Jul 27, 2014
8:45 am
– 2:45 pm
We are regulars at the GrowNYC Forest Hills Greenmarket and we always look forward to going back to set up our table information sessions!
106-06 Queens Boulevard, Forest Hills, NY 11375, USA
Saturday, May 10, 2014
1:00 pm
– 3:30 pm
May 10th Walking Tour is Sold Out
To be informed of future walking tours, sign up for our email list Here
Join FQW tour guides for a 2.5 hour walking tour, exploring the history and potential of the QueensWay. This tour will cover the area of the QueensWay from Forest Hills to Forest Park, and will include a short walk on the rail bed. This tour is free of charge though donations are welcome in check form and should be sent to Friends of the QueensWay, P.O. Box 150197,Kew Gardens, NY 11415
Forest Hills Youth Activities, Queens, NY, United States
Saturday, Apr 26, 2014
10:00 am
– 2:00 pm
On April 26th we will have our Annual Forest Park Cleanup under the Forest Park Drive overpass; where the abandoned right-of-way is located. Reach out to our Outreach Coordinator if you would like to be involved.
Forest Park Drive, Queens, NY, United States
Saturday, Mar 29, 2014
2:00 pm
– 3:30 pm
Register Now! March 29th Workshop for Kids Ages 5-12
The Friends of the QueensWay and The Trust for Public Land are hosting a workshop for children (between 5 and 12 years old) living in Forest Hills, Rego Park, Glendale, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, or Ozone Park, to share their ideas for the proposed 3.5 mile QueensWay linear park and cultural greenway, on Saturday, March 29, from 2 – 3:30PM.
Workshop facilitation will be provided by Hester Street Collaborative. Participating children will learn about the QueensWay proposal, and engage in hands-on group activities, aimed at soliciting their ideas for a kid-friendly QueensWay.
Space is limited, so parents must register their child by emailing: [email protected]. Please provide your child’s age. The workshop will be held near Forest Park. The specific location will be provided upon registration.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Queens, NY, United States
Wednesday, Mar 26, 2014
7:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Notice: Second Round of Public Workshops Announced
The Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land today announced the second round of public community workshops as a part of the QueensWay feasibility and planning project. The upcoming workshops will held on Monday, March 24th at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) in Forest Hills, and Wednesday, March 26that the High School for Construction Trades, Architecture and Engineering in Richmond Hill. At each of the scheduled workshops, facilitators will present a variety of preliminary design concepts reflecting the QueensWay team’s extensive site analysis, as well as ideas contributed by local residents during November’s planning workshops, and through various other planning sessions. Workshop facilitators will also lead residents through further dialogue around a variety of topics and issues compiled from previous community input settings, including:
– New open space in areas of Queens that are currently underserved;
– A new kind of neighborhood park that will link to and enhance Forest Park;
– Ways to connect children with nature;
– Ideas on how to support adjacent play spaces for children (i.e. Little League fields);
– A safe alternative transportation path to Woodhaven Blvd. (Woodhaven Blvd, parallel to the proposed QueensWay, is Queens’ most dangerous road), and easier trips to local schools, stores and places of work;
– Cultural activities and events that will highlight what makes Queens unique; and
– Ways to address safety and privacy concerns, among other topics.
Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land said: “From the beginning of this project, we have been in awe at the amount of enthusiastic support, and stimulating ideas thousands of residents have contributed. As we embark on this next round of community meetings, we look forward to compiling additional input that will help bring us to the next phase of the project, and that much closer to developing a one-of-a-kind cultural greenway for the Queens community.”
Workshop #1
Monday, March 24th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 91-30 Metropolitan Avenue
(two blocks east of Woodhaven Blvd.)
Forest Hills *Enter in the yellow entrance
Workshop #2
Wednesday, March 26th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
High School for Construction Trades, Architecture and Engineering 94-06 104th Street
(one block south of Atlantic Ave. at 94th Ave.)
Richmond Hill
The QueensWay plan is a community-led effort to transform an abandoned 3.5 mile stretch of railway in Central Queens into a new 47-acre linear park and cultural greenway. For more information on the QueensWay, including the upcoming community workshops, please visit www.thequeensway.org.
Press Contact: Maggie McKeon [email protected] 315-730-5101
High School For Construction Trades, Engineering And Architecture, 104th Street, Queens, NY, United States
Monday, Mar 24, 2014
7:00 pm
– 9:00 pm
Notice: Second Round of Public Workshops Announced
The Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land today announced the second round of public community workshops as a part of the QueensWay feasibility and planning project. The upcoming workshops will held on Monday, March 24th at the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) in Forest Hills, and Wednesday, March 26that the High School for Construction Trades, Architecture and Engineering in Richmond Hill. At each of the scheduled workshops, facilitators will present a variety of preliminary design concepts reflecting the QueensWay team’s extensive site analysis, as well as ideas contributed by local residents during November’s planning workshops, and through various other planning sessions. Workshop facilitators will also lead residents through further dialogue around a variety of topics and issues compiled from previous community input settings, including:
– New open space in areas of Queens that are currently underserved;
– A new kind of neighborhood park that will link to and enhance Forest Park;
– Ways to connect children with nature;
– Ideas on how to support adjacent play spaces for children (i.e. Little League fields);
– A safe alternative transportation path to Woodhaven Blvd. (Woodhaven Blvd, parallel to the proposed QueensWay, is Queens’ most dangerous road), and easier trips to local schools, stores and places of work;
– Cultural activities and events that will highlight what makes Queens unique; and
– Ways to address safety and privacy concerns, among other topics.
Friends of the QueensWay and the Trust for Public Land said: “From the beginning of this project, we have been in awe at the amount of enthusiastic support, and stimulating ideas thousands of residents have contributed. As we embark on this next round of community meetings, we look forward to compiling additional input that will help bring us to the next phase of the project, and that much closer to developing a one-of-a-kind cultural greenway for the Queens community.”
Workshop #1
Monday, March 24th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School 91-30 Metropolitan Avenue
(two blocks east of Woodhaven Blvd.)
Forest Hills *Enter in the yellow entrance
Workshop #2
Wednesday, March 26th from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
High School for Construction Trades, Architecture and Engineering 94-06 104th Street
(one block south of Atlantic Ave. at 94th Ave.)
Richmond Hill
The QueensWay plan is a community-led effort to transform an abandoned 3.5 mile stretch of railway in Central Queens into a new 47-acre linear park and cultural greenway. For more information on the QueensWay, including the upcoming community workshops, please visit www.thequeensway.org.
Press Contact: Maggie McKeon [email protected] 315-730-5101
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Queens, NY, United States
Saturday, Apr 26, 2014
12:00 pm
– 2:00 pm
Our Spring 2014 series of walking tours kicks off on April 26th. The tour is organized by the the Municipal Arts Society and led by founding members of the Friends of the QueensWay. Cost is $20, purchase tickets Here
Forest Hills Youth Activities, Queens, NY, United States
Saturday, Mar 15, 2014
9:30 am
– 2:00 pm
Is the polar vortex getting on your last nerve? Does the idea of green grass, blue skies and budding trees fill you with a sense of hope for a better season yet to come? Then, come join Friends of the QueensWay on Saturday, March 15th for a bike tour of the streets adjoining the QueensWay. Intrepid cyclists will be led by a tour guide, while they cycle south through the neighborhoods of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, and Ozone Park.
You have the opportunity to meet us in three different starting points, depending on whether you want to start in Manhattan, or Queens. The bike tour will not be on the QueensWay itself, but rather on the streets parallel to the Way. Do not fret over not being able to explore the QueensWay for yourself, there will be a few brief excursions, so you can finally see what all the fuss is about.
To RSVP email: [email protected] or call 718-309-2672
Also, check out this article on the bike tour from DNAinfo Here
PLEASE NOTE THE MEETING TIMES according to your starting location:
Feeder Ride For Manhattan Cyclists
Starting Time: 9:30 AM
Starting Location: Union Square North @ Park Ave, Manhattan
Feeder Ride From Queensboro Plaza
(Ride will start when Manhattan cyclists arrive)
Starting Time: 10:00AM
Starting Location: Queensboro Plaza @ Dutch Kills Green, Queens
MAIN RIDE Along The Queensway
(Ride will start when feeder group arrives)
Starting Time: 11:00 – 11:15AM
Starting Location: Shalimar Diner, Austin St & 63 Dr, Queens
Final Location: Peconic Street and Linden Blvd. , Queens
The ride will terminate at Aqueduct Casino, allowing Manhattan riders to take the A train back. The total distance, if one starts in Manhattan, is 25 leisurely paced miles.
Shalimar Diner, Queens, NY, United States
