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Great Exercise Class on Tuesday

Doesn’t this look like fun? This could be you, every Tuesday at 7pm! Sign up here, or on the 78th Street Plaza at every event.

Upcoming Events

Tomorrow, Saturday May 31st

9:00 am - 10:00 am - Yoga with instructors from Mimi-For-Me Yoga Studio!

10:00 am - 11:00 am - Health Education Workshop - “Your Health Matters: Children’s Health”

These events are all free, all Summer and we’re looking forward to seeing you all there!

Dear friends and neighbors, The Jackson Heights Green Alliance and EmblemHealth are pleased to invite you to fourteen weeks of classes to help you stay healthy, get well and live better. Sign up for free fitness classes, cooking demos and/or health care education seminars today! To sign-up click here or call 1-866-205-7864 for a full schedule of classes. The first class is Low Impact Aeorobics with Kiki, today at 7PM! All classes will take place on the 78th Street Plaza (between Northern Boulevard and 34th Avenue)

Click here to donate to QCH

Dear friends,

As you may know, the fire that took place in a large part of the Bruson Building on April 21st in Jackson Heights completely ruined the offices of Queens Community House there. They are asking for help to be able to restart their work and find a new space that they can operate from.

Queens Community House has been a huge part of the Jackson Heights community for many years and they have provided a vast array of invaluable services to many people who have benefited greatly from programs such as Adult Education, Immigrant Services, English Language Lessons, College Access and Support, and more.

On a more personal note, QCH has always been one of the strongest supporters of the Jackson Heights Green Alliance and they have been our partners on the 78th Street Plaza, and on making the Rory Staunton Field a reality. We have also partnered with them in the Fairness Coalition of Queens to help stop Major League Soccer from building a stadium in the middle of Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

We are also partnering with them on a very exciting series of free events which will take place on the 78th Street Plaza this Summer, starting next week. We are looking forward to hosting free exercise and yoga classes, cooking demos and health information sessions, thanks to our partnership with Queens Community House. We will send out more information about this very soon.

Please help QCH with their Jackson Heights Phoenix Campaign by clicking here and donating, or by becoming a fundraiser yourself and pledging to raise a certain amount.

Any amount helps, we would love to see QCH continue their fantastic work in Jackson Heights so please spread the word to anyone who might be interested and forward the fundraising web page to them.

Thank you, and we will see you around the neighborhood!

Click here to donate!

Dear friends and Neighbors:

In 2013, the Jackson Heights Green Alliance has been working hard to expand and improve public open space in our neighborhood. As the end of the year approaches, we reflect on this year’s accomplishments and look to you for support in 2014.

This summer the Garden School field, recently purchased by the city after our hard-fought advocacy, was renamed Rory Staunton field after the brilliant young man who was a tireless supporter of our mission and of improving life for Queens residents.

This space is now open to the public anytime that the Garden School is not is session including evenings, weekends, and all summer long.

This fall, the Parks department began the community participation process that will eventually culminate in a redesigned and unified public space encompassing Travers Park, the 78th Street Play Street Plaza and the new Rory Staunton field. The Green Alliance has been working hard with city agencies and public officials to make sure this process will be transparent and accountable and will result in a new public space that serves the needs of all of Jackson Heights’ diverse populations.

Meanwhile, we have also been responsible for maintaining 78th Street Plaza, keeping it clean and supplying amenities such as seating, plants, and other improvements.

Please consider a tax deductible contribution before December 31 to help support our efforts and to claim a deduction on your 2013 taxes. All donations to the Jackson Heights Green Alliance, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, are tax-deductible.

Click here to donate!

How your donation will help:

$20 will buy one bottle of graffiti removal solvent. We use a lot!
$50 will buy spring flowers for one of the 12 large planters located on the plaza.
$100 will pay for one day of cleaning and plant care by our maintenance partner, La Luna Enterprises, a job training program for developmentally disabled adults.
$500 will pay for a week of cleaning and plant care.
$1,000 will buy a new shade umbrella for the plaza to accompany the ones already in place.

Thank you, and see you around the neighborhood!

Dear neighbors, we’re pleased to announce some exciting upcoming events!

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Town Hall

First of all, on Tuesday October 22nd, from 6-8PM, Assemblyman Francisco Moya will be holding a Town Hall that will focus on Quality of Life issues. The panel will include representatives from the Department of Sanitation, 82nd Street Partnership, Department of Consumer Affairs, Department of Labor and more. We will have a question and answer session, so please bring your concerns or questions.

Tuesday October 22nd, 2013

6-8PM
Jewish Center of Jackson Heights
37-06 77th Street

Please contact Assemblyman Moya’s office at 718 458-5367 if you have any questions.

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Visioning Session

On October 26th, the NYC Department of Parks will be holding a Visioning Session to gather feedback and ideas for how to improve the following spaces: Travers Park, the 78th Street Plaza and the Rory Staunton Field.

Saturday October 26th, 2013
11AM-1PM
The Cafeteria at IS 145, 33-34 80th Street

This will be our first (and not only) opportunity to let the Parks Department know how we – the residents of Jackson Heights - would like our parks and plazas to evolve. If you feel strongly about this or have a particular idea we strongly urge you to attend this visioning session.

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Diversity Plaza Petition

Finally, please take the time to sign the below petition:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/665/898/285/improve-37th-road-plaza-diversity-plaza-in-jackson-heights/

Council Member Dromm recently allocated funds to improve Diversity Plaza and by signing the petition you will be adding your voice to the push for further improvements to the space.

Thank you, see you around the neighborhood!