Why do we negate the neighborhood we are living in? Sure Briarwood lately has a lot of things that can create problems, but there are also great things.
Hoover Park and Playground is a wonderful place to be year-round, especially in the summertime. We have shopping, dining and banking needs right down on Queens Boulevard. We have the Doe Fund that collects trash and sweeps the sidewalks.
We have community groups that work to make Briarwood a better place to live. The Briarwood Action Network — visit its website — is one of the amazing organizations within our community. It, in the past, has donated numerous times to the homeless shelter. It has organized park days which have involved planting, painting and clean-up. It has initiated field trips to King Mansion and Maple Grove Cemetery.
There are good things going on in Briarwood. Let us open our eyes and only see the positive.
Barbara D’Ambrosio
Briarwood
