“It’s My Park Day” will be celebrated all over the borough on Saturday, October 24. Residents will be out and about making their neighborhoods greener. Here are events on Saturday (and Sunday where noted) you may want to attend.
From 9 a.m. to noon at the Metzger Sitting Area, 78th Avenue and the Grand Central Parkway Service Road, in Forest Hills, with Partnership for Parks, call 718-986-2702.
From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Roy Wilkins Park & Recreation Center, Baisley and Merrick Boulevards at 115th Avenue in St. Albans, with the Friends of Roy Wilkins Park; call 718-520-5948.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Catherine Turner Richardson Park, Douglaston Parkway, 240th Street and 42nd Avenue in Douglaston, with the Douglaston Garden Club and the P.S. 98 PTA, call 917-482-5234.
From 10 a.m. to noon at Veterans Square, Francis Lewis Boulevard, South Conduit and Sunrise Avenues in Rosedale, with the Cornucopia Society, Queens Coalition for Parks and Green Spaces, call 718-341-1395.
From 10 a.m. to noon at Vincent Daniels Square, Roosevelt Avenue, 51st Street and 43rd Avenue in Woodside, with the Sunnyside Woodside Lions Club, call 718-520-5913.
From 10 a.m. to noon at Rufus King Park, Jamaica and 89th Avenues, from 150th to 153rd Street in Jamaica, with Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, Centro Hispano Cuzcatlan and King Manor Association of Long Island, call 718-520-5948.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Captain Tilly Playground, Highland Avenue, Upland Parkway, Gothic Parkway and 85th Avenue in Jamaica, with the Tireless Teens of Captain Tilly Park (Jamaica High School) and Friends of Captain Tilley Park, call 917-951-6899.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at MacNeil Park, Poppenhusen Avenue, College Place, 115th Street and the East River in College Point, with the College Point Roadrunners, Long Island City Community Gardens, Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, Friends of MacNeil Park, Coastal Preservation Network and LIC Boathouse, which will demonstrate the fundamental principles of kayaking, call917-612-0235.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Juniper Valley Park, Connecting railroad, Dry Harbor Road, 62nd and 63rd Avenues in Middle Village; Meet the Juniper Valley Park Volunteers at the Field House by the Tennis Court, call 718-520-5913.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Kissena Corridor Park and Community Garden, Lawrence Street, North Hempstead Turnpike, Elder Avenue and Kissena Boulevard in Flushing, with Tenant Association, Kissena Cycling Club, Chinese-American Planning Council, Kissena Corridor Park West Conservancy, Queens Boro Hill Neighborhood Association, call 718-520-5498.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Highland Park Childrens Garden, Between Ashford & Warwick streets in the Woodhaven area, with the Friends of Highland Park Childrens Garden, call 718-277-3705.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Northern Juniper Valley Park, Connecting Railroad, Dry Harbor Road, 62nd and 63rd Avenues in Middle Village, around the cemetery at Juniper Boulevard North, with the Juniper Juniors and Partnership for Parks; call 718-507-5686.
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Weeping Beech, Margaret I Carmen Green, 37th Avenue and Bowne Street in Flushing, with the city’s Historic House Trust and Bowne House Historical Society, call 718-359-0528.
From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Fresh Meadows Playground (P.S. 173), 67th Avenue and 173rd Street in Fresh Meadows, with the P.S. 173 Parent’s Association, also Composting event and School Flea Market Recycling Day, call 646-544-8720.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, with the Parks Department, call 718-353-7369.
From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Fort Totten Park, entrance at 212th Street north of the Cross Island Parkway, with the Friends of Ft. Totten Park, call 718-670-3684.
From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Queensbridge Park, 21st Street, Bridge Plaza, Vernon Boulevard, and the East River, meet Green Shores NYC and Friends of Queensbridge Park at the field house, call 718-520-5913.
From noon to 3 p.m. at Pomonok Playground, Kissena Boulevard and 65th Avenue in Flushing with The Hands for Pomonok Playground, call 347-526-3710.
Tree Giveaway
From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on Sunday, October 25, at Bowne House, 37-01 Bowne Street in Flushing will have a MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaway. 1” to 1.5” Caliper trees will be available to individuals, families and community groups for planting on private property; home and property owners are limited two trees each; first come, first-served; call 718-359-0528 or email office@bownehouse.org.
