Season 6 - Week 5

Written By 31st Ave Open Street Collective, Inc.

Holiday roooooooaddddddd.

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and we have a busy program planned for the Open Street.

Let’s run through it:

Open Street Updates

  • A stretch of nice weather this week means that Phase II of the 31st Ave redesign has continued, with yellow paint coming down to mark the contraflow bike lane and traffic symbols.

  • Are those new bike traffic signals that we spotted going up next to the two-way bike lane? And are we the first in Queens to get them?

  • All of the curb outlays are also done between 31st and 33rd Street. So you can start to see how much space there’s gonna be :)

  • We broke the news to Astoria Reddit, but our daylighting letter from this winter is getting results.

News Clips

  • It’s a miracle on 34th Street! Or, rather, a busway! (NYCDOT)

  • And a ‘pedestrian paradise’ over on 5th Ave! (amNY)

  • We love to see the Tompkins Ave Open Street back in Bed-Stuy! (Instagram)

Weekend Plans

SATURDAY

  • House of SpeakEasy BookMobile Visit! 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM 

  • Learn About VOICE Charter School K-8 Programs - 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

  • Plant Fundraiser for Gaza: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Indivisible Western Queens Tabling: 01:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Astoria Fiber Collective: 01:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Astoria Food Pantry Tabling: 01:00 PM - 06:00 PM

  • Rover Coffee Company: A Breath of Fresh Air Open Street Marketplace: 01:00 PM - 07:00 PM

SUNDAY - *LIVE MUSIC DAY*

  • Queens Families for Palestine Sunday Meetup: 12:30 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Goods for Gaza: 12:30 PM - 5:00 PM

  • Indivisible Western Queens Tabling: 01:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Astoria Food Pantry Tabling: 01:00 PM - 6:00 PM

  • Hawaii May Day Market: 01:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Magic the Gathering Limited @ Open Streets: 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM

  • Cocoons: 01:30 PM - 04:30 PM

For information on each event, peek our new events page, which stays more updated than this newsletter.

*We accept live music submissions on a case-by-case basis, with stated guidelines and monitoring to ensure an enjoyable experience for everyone who lives, works and plays on the Open Street. Additionally, a sound permit is procured from the 114th Precinct in advance.

Upcoming Market Opportunities - May

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. 

  • 5/31 - Astoria Tween/Teen Entrepreneurs Market - Organized by Projekt NYC

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. 

All are welcome!

For more info on the types of shifts, or to see what are available for signups 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 Givebutter for those who would like to contribute financially.

We also just launched a new campaign to fundraise for this summer’s Community Cookout series. Countdown to movies and BBQ outside has begun, folks.

Every bit helps and we appreciate your support in making 31st Ave a better place for all! Thank you!

31OSC

Looking towards 34th St from 31st Ave on Sunday May 18th

Photo by Bobby Feltault

31st Ave Open Street Collective, Inc.
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