Season 6 - Week 6

Written By 31st Ave Open Street Collective, Inc.

New green paint being installed along 31st Ave.

Photo by Lydia DiLalla.

Let the good times roll.

With Memorial Day behind us, summer is (unofficially) here. And we’ve got a packed schedule coming up to welcome the longer days.

Here’s what’s going on:

Open Street Updates

  • Is that greeeeeeennnnnnn we see? New green paint has been installed along the 31st Ave bike lanes!

  • We recently found out how many planters and granite blocks are coming to the block! No spoilers, but let’s just say: it’s a lot.

  • And a note: our regular eyes on the street have seen the short-term traffic confusion on 35th Street gradually dissipate—but if you’re seeing otherwise, email us! We’ll let the city know.

News Clips

  • Construction on the Harlem Bronx River Greenway, which will link Randalls Island to Van Cortlandt Park, has begun. Who’s up for a ride from Astoria once it’s done? (Link)

  • They (un)paved paradise, and put in a pocket park. (Link)

  • Secure bike parking, once again, comes to Jersey City and not New York. (Link)

Weekend Plans

SATURDAY

  • Book Sale for Gaza: 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM

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

  • Henna Designs: 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM

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

  • Sweets & Spells for Palestine: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Indivisible Western Queens Tabling: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Cocoons: 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

SUNDAY

  • Astoria Cat Rescue: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Podcast on the Street: 12:30 PM - 5:30 PM

  • Plant Swap: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • Indivisible Western Queens Tabling: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

  • New York City Department of Health Pest Prevention Information Table: 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM

  • Subra Coffee: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Jinjoo Yoo Jazz Band: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Jigsaw Puzzle Swap: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • MTG Astoria: Sunday Cube: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

  • City Critter Craft Fair: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

  • Astoria Reading Party: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM 

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

Upcoming Markets - May/June

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. 

  • 6/1 - City Critter Craft Fair by Gray Kennedy

  • 6/8 - Astoria Farmers Market - June

  • 6/14 - 31OS Public Market

  • 6/22 - 31OS Public Market 

  • 6/28 - Strolling Saturdays: An Open Streets Marketplace by Rover Coffee 

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 campaign to fundraise for this summer’s Community Cookout series.

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

31OSC

31st Ave Open Street Collective, Inc.
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