New York City college students are getting wings this weekend in Long Island City.
On Sunday, over 250 students from seven city universities and colleges will try to earn a spot in the worldwide competition called Red Bull Paper Wings.
Participants from Manhattan College, and New York, Columbia, St. John’s, Hofstra, Fordham, and Rutgers universities will get together at Studio Square to create paper planes and compete to join 75 other students from around the nation in May at Red Bull’s competition in Austria.
Students from the schools can sign up at www.redbullpaperwings.com and on Sunday will receive the materials to build their planes on-site.
Professional skydiver and Red Bull athlete Jeff Provenzano will be judging the competition to see which design goes the farthest.
The event will take place Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. on the fifth floor event space at Studio Square, located at 35-44 37th St.
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