Enjoying a ‘ Wonderful’ Day Out In Woodhaven

By QNS Editorial Posted on October 23, 2014

From discount vendors to food carts, karate demonstrations, games and more, there was something for everyone during the Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival along Jamaica Avenue on Sunday, Oct. 19. Sponsored by the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation (GWDC) and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District (WBID), the festivities took place along the avenue between 80th Street and Woodhaven Boulevard, under the elevated J/Z line. The Times Newsweekly was among the event’s co-sponsors. Among those pictured at right are City Council Member Eric Ulrich; Rep. Nydia Velázquez; GWDC and WBID Executive Director Maria Thomson; Paul Rudolph Jr., GWDC/WBID executive board member; Deputy Inspector Henry Sautner, 102nd Precinct commanding officer; State Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo; State Senate candidate Michael Conigliaro; and members of the Franklin K. Lane Junior ROTC.

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