Season 6 Week 19
And just like that…
The end of summer has arrived. (Or, at least, the school year summer.)
This one was particularly notable. We celebrated the next phase of the 31st Ave ‘bike boulevard’. We welcomed three Community Cookout events with Tikkun BBQ and Astoria Horror Club. (Wow, The Mummy was so good. And those ribs…) We hosted a ton of markets and programming. And we even had time to just hang!
But fall is actually our busiest season—and we’re locking in for a busy September, starting with… The Longest Table on 09/07!
If you can believe it, registration filled up within minutes after we opened the form this week. But folks on the waitlist: hang tight; we’re going to regroup and see if we can fit some more neighbors on the street! (Make sure to tell your friends, too.)
Now, let’s get into it…
News Clips
Apparently the safety of our loved ones are worth a small part in a TV show nobody watched? Who knew! (Streetsblog)
Speaking of: our Assembly Member swore to advance street safety projects—including 31st St!—if elected mayor. (Reddit)
Lovers of Queens buses everywhere: part 2 of the network redesign hits Sunday! (MTA)
We could look at these all day. (NYT)
Weekend Plans
SATURDAY
Goods for Gaza: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Astoria cat rescue: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
3636 Studio and Urban Artistic Film Lab: 12:30 PM - 7:00 PM
'G Art' by Gregory Garcia: A Fundraiser for Urban Artistic Film Lab: 12:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Indivisible Western Queens: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Vendors Unite: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Astoria Fiber Collective: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Jinjoo Yoo Trio X Vendors Unite: 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Astoria Puzzle Swap: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tommy Gunns & His Lonely Guitar: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
SUNDAY
Goods for Gaza: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Astoria cat rescue: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM
3636 Studio and Urban Artistic Film Lab: 12:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Queens Shut It Down for Palestine MECA Fundraiser: 12:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Indivisible Western Queens: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Children's Book Sale for Gaza: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Moshi Moshi Market: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
'G Art' by Gregory Garcia: A Fundraiser for Urban Artistic Film Lab: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
For information on each event, peek our events page, which stays more updated than this newsletter.
Newsletter Survey Now Live!
Our subscriber list has grown quite a bit over the last year and is now over 1,000 people, which is amazing! But sending that many emails per week ain’t free and we are on a budget at 31OS so we are asking our subscribers for their opinions. What do you find the most valuable in these newsletters? What would you like to see more or less of? We appreciate all the feedback, and want to thank our whole community.
Upcoming Markets - September
If you’re interested in selling on the Open Street, read our FAQs first here and join our Markets WhatsApp group to get the latest news as markets are being planned.
9/6 - Rover Coffee Company presents Strolling Saturdays: An Open Streets Marketplace
9/13 - Astoria Tween/Teen Entrepreneurs Market
9/14 - Astoria Farmers Market - September
9/20 - National Coming Out Day Street Fair
9/21 - Queens Women United Market
Join Your Neighbors!
Sign up for a setup, breakdown or tabling shift this weekend and join the 31OS crew!
All are welcome and no prior experience is required. The most help is needed 12pm-1pm and 7pm-8pm but shifts are available all day for anyone interested in keeping an eye on things, meeting neighbors, and talking with members of the community who may have questions.
For more info on the types of shifts, or to see what sign-ups are available, check out our Volunteer page.
If you want to help, but can’t make it to the street in person, there are lots of other tasks and projects we’re working on throughout the week. Fill out our Volunteer Interest Form to share what you like to do and we’ll reach out if we have something!
Stay Connected via WhatsApp
Want to stay in touch with 31OS and your neighbors even when the Open Street isn’t active? Use our invite link to join our WhatsApp Community today!
Share Your Feedback
We strive to make the Open Street a pleasant experience for all, so if you have any feedback that you’d like to share with the volunteers we’d love to hear it! Our Feedback form is available 24/7 for members of the community to send their thoughts directly to our team.
Support the Open Street
It takes a lot to run the 31st Ave Open Street, such as renting storage space, paying for insurance, or buying supplies like extra chairs, sidewalk chalk, and trash bags to keep our street clean.
We list a few of the materials that we are in frequent need of on our donation page. As a 501(c)3 nonprofit, we also take tax-deductible donations via our Givebutter campaign for those who would like to contribute financially.
Every bit helps and we appreciate your support in making 31st Ave a better place for all! Thank you!
