Jackson Heights Life

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Dobson

Posting this here for those who may have known him or his family.

Wikipedia states his father worked at Our Lady of Fatima school. If you watched Kojak, you may recall Telly Savalas occasionally making mentions of Jackson Heights, which was apparently written into the character Background of Detective Crocker.

Community Board 3 is hosting a public forum with representatives from The State Liquor Authority at the Renaissance Charter School (35-59 81st Street) this Thursday evening, June 7th at 7 PM.

All are invited to attend. If you have any interest or concerns about businesses serving alcohol in the community, this is a great opportunity to learn more.

If you cannot attend in person, the event will be live streamed on YouTube, and the video recording will remain posted thereafter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI5g-aNORqM

CB3 will hold a public hearing on a land use issue tomorrow night - concerns 75th Street between 32nd Avenue and Northern Blvd.

German Shepard puppy found at 7:50am Tuesday August 15, at 30 av and 86 street

https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/20769963_1537546752969990_331031523396030991_n.jpg?oh=69a86a6169d3d5f708ca6945bbdd489a&oe=5A1F8C95

There is a new carshare program about to undergo a test run in Jackson Heights starting this summer.  NYCDOT is looking for input from the community regarding car placement, etc.

You may access the forum here (select "Jackson Heights" from list at right): http://nycdotfeedbackportals.nyc/nycdot-carshare-pilot

There's a friendly male orange tabby on 76th street.  seems slightly agitated and too clean for a stray so wondering if this is a lost cat.

This Saturday, Oct 22
10:30am - 2:30 pm
Variety Boys and Girls Club
Astoria, 21st St @ 30th Rd

@@@@@ 30th Rd will be closed for cars @@@@@
>>>>>Must bring your own bike and helmet to participate<<<<<


Open to all kids and middle schoolers:
Test your bike skills on the Bike Rodeo obstacle course (10:30am – 12:30pm)
Upgrade your bike to the next size at Recycle- A-Bicycle Bike Swap (11am – 2pm) (For children accompanied by a parent/legal guardian who fit on a 24" wheel bike or smaller.)
Learn How to Ride with lessons from Bike New York, ages 5 & up (12:30pm – 2:30 pm) (Parent/legal guardian can register their child for the class at http://tinyurl.com/vbgcbikeclass
Create reflective stickers for your bike or helmet and color streetscape pictures at the Creativity Table (11:30am – 2pm)
Get your fit and safety checked with a Bike Inspection by mechanics of Nomad Cycle
Mark your bike with Bicycle ID Etching from the NYPD 114th Precinct (11am-2:30pm)
Use a speedgun to record car speeds on 21st Street and observe street behavior with a mentor (1:00pm – 2:30pm)
***Must bring your own bike and helmet to participate***
***Parent/legal guardian must be present to sign participation waivers***

With generous support of: Bike New York, Recycle-a-Bicycle, NYPD 114th Precinct, Nomad Cycle, New York Coalition for Transportation Safety, Dutch Kills Centraal, Vesta, Sac's Place & Bel Aire Diner

Organized by the Transportation Alternatives Queens Campaign for Traffic Calming on 21st Street @transalt #Fix21St

Hi all

Just wanted to give a heads up for this annual ride which covers the five boroughs to pay respects to cyclists who've died in the previous year.  2015 marks the tenth anniversary of Street Memorials' rides in NYC, so if you've never done one of these, this is a good one to get in on.

The ride will be Sunday, April 19.  There are several rides running simultaneously in each borough, and they have different starting times between 9 AM and 12 noon. All rides converge around 4:30 PM on the final bike; this year that will be near city hall.  There is usually an after-spot, and there are tons of train options there if you'd rather take it easy going home.

There will be two rides in Queens this year, a longer one which runs from NW Queens south nearly to the Nassau County border & back.  I'll be leading the shorter Queens ride which will focus around Flushing Meadows Corona Park, and then work its way through Roosevelt Island heading back to Manhattan.

This is a slow, respectful and law-abiding ride. Not a race, not a provocative critical mass type thing. It's essentially to raise awareness for traffic hazards, advocate for safer conditions and primarily, to honor the casualties of 2014. You can expect to see media coverage, as well as involvement of families and friends of the fallen riders. Without question, it's a very important and emotional event.

Here is the main web page with the basics on the event: http://ghostbikes.org/events

More details will be added as we finalize the schedule of each ride. 

You can also check back on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYCGhostBikes/events

and Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYCStreetMem?lang=en