2009 Calendar of Events
September 20th + 25th October
FREE! Children’s Theater Workshop
Ages 6 to 12
To sign up, please email ellen@lightstormtheater.org with your child’s name and age by August 16, 2009.
August 23rd
FREE! Children’s Theater Workshop
Ages 6 to 12
To sign up, please email ellen@lightstormtheater.org with your child’s name and age by August 16, 2009.
August 2nd
Queens Community House Action Group family activities
June 14th
11-12pm Drama Workshop with "Mr. B" from 82nd Academics
All Day - Arts & Crafts Workshop with the Jackson Heights ELC
4pm Audra Rox - High energy rock for kids and the Astoria Jazz Band - Brought to you by Friends of Travers Park
June 21st
To be determined
June 28th
11-12pm Drama Workshop with "Mr. B" from 82nd Academics
78th Street Play Street Returns for 2009
The 78th Street Play Street will return for 2009. We are approved for Sundays from June until November 1st.
We will work hard to make it as fun and successful as it was last year, increasing open space in our neighborhood, helping everybody in the community to get to know each other and allowing the Greenmarket to expand.
Summer Sundays 78th Street Play Street Initiative
We created a "Play Street" on 78th Street along Travers Park. This lasted for all of the Summer of 2008 and most of the Fall.
View our flyer explaining the project!
The idea is simple: 78th Street, between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue, will be closed to traffic on Sundays to allow for games, free play, performances, markets, and other activities to take place in the
car-free street.
Why a play street?
78th Street is right next to Travers Park, our small neighborhood park. With thousands of residents around it, Travers Park is very crowded on weekends, and often there is not enough space for everyone to enjoy the park. The Play Street will make it possible for the park to spill into the street, allowing people to stroll, play, attend events and relax in the space, while reducing crowding in the park.
The Play Street will also be a space for the Greenmarket that is currently located on 34th Avenue to expand, adding more vendors, and making it more comfortable for shoppers.
Jackson Heights has one of the highest densities of children per acre of green space and is the city district with the second-to-last amount of green space in the entire city. We need more park space, and the Play Street is a small practical step in our search to expand and
improve neighborhood parks.
Who is doing this?
A coalition of neighborhood groups initiated and developed this project with the support of NYC Department of Transportation. These groups are: JH Green, Friends of Travers Park and The Western Jackson Heights Alliance.
View our presentation on the 78th Street Play Street here!
