The QueensWay

TY @Lynn4NYC for all of your continued support & engagement on the @QueensWayNYC. Providing opportunities for the community (esp young people) using the QW platform is what this project is all about. Could not have done it without your help!! Cc: @tpl_org

Queens will be getting a facelift soon with this 3.5 mile linear park. What would you like to see in this park? @tpl_org is working with @QueensWayNYC to make this project into a reality. #sponsored by the Trust for Public Land.

Standard for NYC is 2.5 acres of park space per 1K people but in some of the neighborhoods surrounding The QueensWay there is only .21 acres per 1K people! @tpl_org with @QueensWayNYC are making a 3.5mi park that would transform some of the densest parts of this NYC #sponsored

Vote for greenspace in Queens! Our partners at @QueensWayNYC have been nominated for the Flourishing in Community grant, which will help bring the QueensWay to life—but we need your vote! Cast it today at bit.ly/FIC-NY! #Flourish #443

👀 Should these abandoned rail tracks in Queens be converted into a park? The @tpl_org is working with the Friends of the @QueensWayNYC to build a 3.5 mile long park that would transform one of the densest parts of this NYC borough. #sponsored by the Trust for Public Land.

Of the $1 billion in federal money granted to NYC, $117 million will fund the first mile of QueensWay, an ambitious effort to build a seven-mile High Line-like park over the Long island Railroad’s abandoned Rockaway rail line in central Queens. thecity.nyc/2024/07/23/bid…

Thank you to our volunteers who come out every Sunday for our arts & crafts w/ a special thanks to today’s guests @QueensWayNYC . We also had some young people practicing their dance moves join us on the Avenue. #OpenStreets #34AveOpenStreets

Vote QueensWay in Addabbo’s Poll! nysenate.gov/questionnaires…

Op-ed: The Queensway is the obvious choice. Why wait? crainsnewyork.com/op-ed/op-ed-qu… via @CrainsNewYork

Thank you CB 6 for joining us this weekend on a Tour of the QueensWay! Present and future impact of greenspace in our communities is essential, and we want to keep you in the loop! Are you looking for updates? Sign up for our email list! Link in bio!

Finally! A long-sought win.... Following Their Push, Schumer, Gillibrand Announce More Than $117 Million In Fed Funds To Build New Park, The Forest Park Pass Section Of “Queensway,” Which Will Connect Six Neighborhoods With A Greenway And Transportation Corridor; Fed Transportation Funds Will Create Affordable Transportation Options And Expand Greenspace Access For Multiple Queens Communities - Kirsten Gillibrand | U.S. Senator for New York: gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/rel… @tpl_org @gillibrandny @SenSchumer @QueensWayNYC

Extraordinary news today on the @QueensWayNYC!! Huge boost for #NYC & the great borough of Queens! TY @SenSchumer, @SenGillibrand, @RepGraceMeng, @NydiaVelazquez, @GregMeeksNYC, @Lynn4NYC, @QnsBPRichards, @NYCMayor, @MeeraCJoshi & so many friends! 👏👏👏 gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/rel…

Massive thanks for your leadership - @RepGraceMeng, @RepGregoryMeeks, @NydiaVelazquez, @NYCMayor, @Lynn4NYC

Friends of the QW is thrilled to share news of $117m fed grant, announced by @SenSchumer @SenGillibrand, for design/construction of the QW, specifically Forest Park access connecting to Phase 1 - MetHub. Thx @tpl_org , federal, city, community leadership! tinyurl.com/4y62xx78

Come join NYC Parks and NYCEDC for a virtual Community Input Meeting to discuss the concept design of the QueensWay Metropolitan Hub project. Share your ideas on bringing this first half mile to life! 12/19 at 6:30pm - sign up here: nycgovparks.org/events/2023/12…

Join Friends of QueensWay at tomorrow’s QNS CB6 hearing to hear the latest on Phase 1 of the project from the City of NY. This is an exciting step & important briefing on bringing this linear park to life for the community. Oct 17, 7pm, Rego Center Community Room, 61-0 97th St.

Great perspective on outdoor learning, the QueensWay and enviro stewardship from the co-principals of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School. Check out their great op-ed in the ⁦@GothamGazette⁩. gothamgazette.com/130-opinion/12…

Just in time for Earth Day! Great op-ed by FH biz owner, Rachel Kellner. “The QueensWay is a unique opportunity to connect neighborhoods and people, and give families and residents the green space we deserve.” citylimits.org/2023/04/21/opi… @AignerChocolate

Excited to be joined by partners @Lynn4NYC @tpl_org @ForestParkTrust and Metro Village FH!

Spring is in the air which means it’s almost time for a QueensWay clean-up! Help beautify a section of the proposed QueensWay in Forest Park and learn about plans for phase 1. Register here nycgovparks.org/reg/forest-hig…