Community Voice Meeting [APA] May 05
Community Voice Meeting
Tuesday, May 05 at 7:00pm
This monthly meeting is a great opportunity to learn about what is happening in Astoria Park. From programming to advocacy issues, we will discuss a range of topics, and we invite our community members to voice their opinions. Also, join us to meet members of the Astoria Park Alliance, and find out how you can get more involved in Astoria Park.
To ensure the conservation and sustainability of
Astoria Park for all New Yorkers
by empowering public partnerships.
RT @CrainsNewYork: Op-Ed: Upset about parks? Don't just stand there http://t.co/I6yQmglNX3 via @HeatherLubov of @CPFNYC
— CityParksFoundation (@CPFNYC) April 22, 2015
Join us May 30th to celebrate Astoria at the International Cultural Fest http://t.co/LeSoimmBRq pic.twitter.com/u7xDwRzGtE
— Central Astoria LDC (@Central_Astoria) April 28, 2015
Astoria Park Alliance [Facebook]
To ensure the conservation and sustainability of
Astoria Park for all New Yorkers
by empowering public partnerships.
Our meetings are structured so that the first section covers planned agenda topics and then an open forum for other topics.
RT @CrainsNewYork: Op-Ed: Upset about parks? Don't just stand there http://t.co/I6yQmglNX3 via @HeatherLubov of @CPFNYC
— CityParksFoundation (@CPFNYC) April 22, 2015
[TO BE UPDATED]
AstoriaParkalliance www.facebook.com/ events
Following meetings
Agenda
Upcoming volunteer opportunities:
- May 16 - It's My Park Day @ Charybdis Playground,
10:30am - 2pm
- May 30 -
10am - 12:00pm
- May 30 - Astoria's International Cultural Fest [Central Astoria]
12pm - 5pm
- June 13, 10am - 12pm
Cocktails for Astoria Park fundraiser
- June 27, 10am - 12pm
- September 6, 13, 20 - ShoreFest
Advocacy Projects
Charybdis Playground / bathroom expansionOpen conversation
CentralAstoria CALDC
CentralAstoria.org /news
- Shore Fest 2015 – Sept, Sunday afternoons
@AstoriaParkAlliance on Instagram
snapwidget.com/v/AstoriaParkAlliance
@JeanmarieEvelly |
Some jerk vandalized the General Slocum sign in
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| 09:42 PM - 28 Apr 15 | |
Parks Commissioner Pledges to Speed Pace of New York City Projects via @lisanyt. http://t.co/y0J1qZC3bi @nycparks
— Mitchell Silver (@mitchell_silver) April 22, 2015
The Silver Parks Doctrine http://t.co/9Fwi5yEoh0 by @ColeRosengrenNY
— Gotham Gazette (@GothamGazette) April 9, 2015
The Silver Parks Doctrine
Parks Commissioner Silver at a City Council hearing
As New York City Parks Commissioner Mitchell Silver approaches his first anniversary on the job, advocates and officials...
Astoria Dog Owners Association :
Both Levine and Silver will be participating in the upcoming 2015 Partnerships for Parks Conference on Saturday, April 11, where residents can learn about volunteering and fundraising strategies.
City Parks Foundation. Heather Lubov, executive director
"I think you always want community support for your park, no matter how well-funded the maintenance for those parks," she said. "If you have an interested community, you have a well-cared for park."
Astoria Dog Owners Association :
www.cityparksfoundation.org / partnerships-for-parks / conference
2015 Partnerships for Parks Conference
Saturday, April 11th - New York University School of Law
Central Park CPC 5boro crew
www.Centralparknycorg /about/ about-cpc / five-borough-crew
Just launched our newest initiative, the Five Borough Crew, to provide on-site support and training in ten parks throughout all five boroughs to NYC Parks Department graduates of our turf training program.
The sites include Macombs Dam Park/Heritage Field, Crotona Park, and Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx; Fort Greene Park and Brower Park in Brooklyn; Bennett Park and East River Park in Manhattan; Tappen Park and Walker Park in Staten Island; and
Astoria Park in Queens.
www.ny4p.org /_blog/ news
Working for a Fuller Parks Budget From City Hall [NY4P]
March 2015
www.ny4p.org / advocacy/otherissues / pdf
www.nytimes.com /2015/04/25/ nyregion/
new-york-councilman-wants-pools-and-beaches-open-longer
'The Parks Department is where you can spend a relatively small amount and affect a lot of people.'
- CM Mr. Levine
facebook.com/events / Astoria Park Volunteer Corp
www.yelp.com /biz/ Astoria-Park-astoria
Astoriapark/photos_stream
www.flickr.com /photos/ roblawol
@QnsGreenDrinks
#ff PfP2015 @PfPNYC @CPFNYC @ny4p @nyrp @nyctreescount @NYCCGC @SustyQ @AAPremlall @greenthumbgrows @svgarden @CoronaPlazaNYC @ Qn @PB_NYC
— AstoriaParkAlliance (@APAlliance) April 10, 2015
It's nice to have a running track in my backyard #Astoria (@ Astoria Park in Astoria, NY) https://t.co/MQAaGTyNnz pic.twitter.com/IfP80jzFko
— Frank (@t3knoid) April 12, 2015
" 'Caring' and 'maintaining' come from a different emotion, a different part of the soul." - @mitchell_silver on stewardship of @NYCParks
— Urban Residue (@urbanresidue)
Snow or no snow, we're celebrating the #firstdayofspring with a bioswale time lapse. http://t.co/7uWKvzxiSj pic.twitter.com/6ekJK3iBra
— NYC Water (@NYCWater)
MillionTreesNYC
Details at MillionTreesNYC.org.
949,092
Trees Planted
We're looking for volunteers to help us count & map every street tree in NYC: http://t.co/gnXkaZwEqQ #treescount2015 pic.twitter.com/poR0g4EQs4
— NYC Parks (@NYCParks) March 17, 2015
New research is shedding even more light onto the surprising benefits of #volunteering. http://t.co/wWUxfHqgis
— PBS (@PBS) March 18, 2015
- Safety in the park - Call 311 for any problems or issues
What @NYCParks projects are underway in your neighborhood? Find out using the new Capital Projects Tracker! http://t.co/SagwGKYoYq
— MillionTreesNYC (@MillionTreesNYC)
www.yelp.com /biz/ Astoria-Park-astoria
www.cityparksfoundation.org / partnerships-for-parks / conference
Astoriapark/photos_stream
www.flickr.com /photos/ roblawol
After a long winter and a hiatus, Queens Green Drinks is back! Stay tuned for upcoming happy hours with the coolest orgs in the Qboro!
— Queens Green Drinks (@QnsGreenDrinks) April 1, 2015
@QnsGreenDrinks
#Astoria (& Eric Matthews!) gets some love from @nprnews: In NY's Multinational Astoria, Diversity Is Key To Harmony http://t.co/rw9NxeSxJL
— SocratesSculpturePrk (@SocratesPark) March 30, 2015
The Met Opera, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, "Time is Illmatic" and MUCH more will be on at... http://t.co/VDESOyZcDG
— Green Shores NYC (@GreenShoresNYC) April 8, 2015
More than 400 reps of "Friends of" groups citywide at @pfpnyc #PfP2015 conference @CPFNYC @NYCParks @MarkLevineNYC pic.twitter.com/V777DavY8C
— Nickey Y. (@nickey_y) April 11, 2015
For #NationalVolunteerWeek, sign up for @NYstateparks #ILoveMyParkDay. Join us on May 2: http://t.co/oFLhAL5YcR pic.twitter.com/JPGYBfnUxY
— Four Freedoms Park (@4FreedomsPark) April 18, 2015
I'm going to say this ♡ is for me. @APAlliance @weheartastoria @heartOFqueens #Astoria #Queens #love #running https://t.co/wq2fuEVkMV
— danap (@danap2170) April 18, 2015
Outstanding Read #PB22 MT @ShacharS "The Right to Budget" by @JohnSurico via @UrbanOmnibus http://t.co/ayp7flEacc
— AstoriaParkAlliance (@APAlliance) April 19, 2015
In a warming climate, should @NYCParks pools and beaches stay open after Labor Day? @kitastew has the story. http://t.co/kS5157gJEF
— Lisa W. Foderaro (@lisanyt) April 25, 2015
RT @CrainsNewYork: Op-Ed: Upset about parks? Don't just stand there http://t.co/I6yQmglNX3 via @HeatherLubov of @CPFNYC
— CityParksFoundation (@CPFNYC) April 22, 2015
Lots of awesome happening this weekend at LIC Springs! http://t.co/XAcaRaNCKE
— We Heart Astoria (@weheartastoria) May 5, 2015
Join us May 30th to celebrate Astoria at the International Cultural Fest http://t.co/LeSoimmBRq pic.twitter.com/u7xDwRzGtE
— Central Astoria LDC (@Central_Astoria) April 28, 2015
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