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Snow has turned to thick ice in the community alley between 36th and 37th Street and cars are stuck. Please e-mail NNA if you have interest in contributing to a community fund to pay for plowing of the alley and can help on a committee to coordinate such a project.

Help would be needed to contribute funds for plowing, collect funds from homeowners who park in the back or rent their garages out, to xerox and pass out fliers on plowing day.

Re present situation: in two areas bags of salt were poured into the tire tracks which melted snow in the tracks leaving the thick packed ice in the middle 6" higher than the tracks so cars get beached.

UPDATE RE SNOW REMOVAL IN COMMUNITY DRIVE: 8:51 PM March 3, 2015

NNA contacted three snow removal companies today as well as the department of sanitation re plowing the community drive. With cars parked on both sides of the drive, there is no place for the plow to put the snow therefore snow has to be trucked out. The estimate for one NNA drive would be in the $1000 range per heavy snow fall which seems out of our budgetary reach.

Describing the current situation with the thick ice, NNA asked about having the drive salted. This is NOT RECOMMENDED!! Citi Plowing said SALT WILL DAMAGE THE ROAD ESPECIALLY CONCRETE. They said to break ice would most likely require a bobcat

to break it up in pieces and take remove it.

Recommendations from professional snow removal companies:

·       Residents remove snow from drive ASAP after snow themselves or hire someone to remove it. If not removed promptly and then driven on it gets packed down and will turn to ice

·       Community invests in a powerful snow blower and has a contact person for hire to run the blower for those who can’t shovel or don’t want to shovel so their ½ of the easement is cleared after each snow fall

For Norwood Gardens' residents, Community Board members and neighborhood associations a free seminar on Alcohol Licensing Procedures will be held at NYU June 10th, 10 AM - Noon.

Please visit the Norwood Neighborhood Association Facebook Page
for most recent posts. This page is updated less frequently.

Upcoming public interest items for 1/15/13 Community Board meeting.
Avenue (30th Avenue 36th Street) requesting renewal of unenclosed seating.
Crave (30th Avenue 36th Street) submitting application for unenclosed seating.
Comments pro / con are welcome. Please send to the NNA e-mail or contact CB1 directly.

Broadway Silks at 35-11 Broadway in Astoria is part fabric store morphing into an interesting boutique with unique and interesting gifts. The shop is still wonderful with the original floor and shelving piled high with fabrics but the interesting gift additions displayed artistically on the front shelves make this a great place to shop for one of a kind gifts. Prices are reasonable too!

Queens Library Rocks! Please donate coats.

Drop off at any branch library. 

Coats will be distributed to those still out in the cold and affected by Sandy.

http://www.queenslibrary.org/latest_news/coat-drive-at-all-libraries

An exciting art event will be held at the QueensPlaza 

Check out the link for date, times and more info

:http://www.nolongerempty.org/nc/home/what-we-do/exhibitions/exhibition/how-much-do-i-owe-you/

City workers did an amazing job clearing

large trees downed in Norwood Gardens by Sandy.

On November 18th, Queens Museum of Art will host a fundraiser and open house to help hard hit Rockaway residents. Please see announcement for information.

Fall is in the air!

Look what is being planned for Flushing Meadow Parkland! Queens residents have too little parkland and green space already. Now the city wants to take more away!

http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-michael-bloomberg-protect-parkland-at-flushing-meadows-corona-park

Daffodil Project! Bulbs are here!

Great news! A 150 daffodil bulbs were picked up this Saturday from NYC Daffodil Project volunteers at the Queens pick up location in Forest Hills. Next weekend is ideal time to plant! So let us know soon if you want bulbs. There are enough for 15 tree pits. 

Here are tips for planting bulbs to keep your tree healthy: http://www.nycgovparks.org/trees/tree-care/planting

LOCAL ITEMS OF INTEREST: Two unenclosed sidewalk applications on 30th Avenue open for public review and comments next Tuesday's Community Board meeting:

Bar 30 (15 Tables & 52 seats)
Sugar Freak (8 tables and 16 seats)

Does sidewalk seating enhance the neighborhood streetscape in a beneficial way? Comments welcome.

Problems stemming from the super saturation of  liquor licenses on 30th Avenue between 35th Street and 38th Streets have eased in recent years. The improved Quality of Life has a lot to do with Revelry and Onerio (the two most problematic night clubs) closing down.  The 4 AM brawls and street fights are less frequent. Speeding performance cars is much greater, but thanks to installation of speed bumps on 36th Street  high speed traffic has slowed considerably.

Fortunately the majority of the new cafes and restaurants are attractive additions to the community and operate in a responsible way. The few that don't can make life miserable for many residents such as the one who e-mailed NNA and sent the link below to petition for Noise problem at Don Coqui Club. 

With ever increasing liquor licenses being approved for 30th Avenue and a high growth density of outdoor cafes, responsible cafe and restaurant owners are much appreciated.

http://www.change.org/petitions/alma-realty-114th-precinct-astoria-close-don-coqui

JUNE 9th: 2012 Spring Clean Up!!

Date: June 9th, 2012

Time: 10 AM - 3 PM

Meeting place: 30th Avenue and 36th Street

Supplies: Brooms, trash cans, bags and gloves donated by friend of Norwood Gardenrs

If you can't make the whole day, stop by and say hello and see what's going on.

High School students will receive Community Service Certificate in recognition of their valuable contribution and volunteer work

Come meet friends, neighbors and have a great day celebrating community spirit and doing something to make our neighborhood more beautiful.

NNA's newest "Clean Up After Your Dog"

 fliers have have had success in Norwood Gardens on 36th Street.

Feel free do download  and see if it helps.

Fantastic news! Speed Reduces to be installed in Norwod Gardens soon!

Astorians are seriously concerned about speeding vehicles on residential streets. Fatalities and costly damages due to excessive speed happen all too often. Reckless u...se of excessive speed along with crashes on 36th Street prompted NNA to ask Commissioner McCarthy to approve speed reducers before a child, adult or dog was killed.

Check them out! Yesterday 2 speed bump signs were installed on 36th Street and the pavement is marked for the reducers. NNA Facebook Page here!

Hopefully the racing and speeding will stop.

Thank you Commissioner McCarthy!

Call to Action!!

36th Street is having a MAJOR CHRONIC DOG POOP problem.
The great news is YOU can help by making a simple call to 311.

Be ready to tell the 311 sanitation specialist:

* Walking patterns of chronic poop offenders
* Time when you suspect walks occur
* Any other information that will help investigators know when and where to be on the look out.

NNA called today re chronic poop problem on 36th Street with big early morning leave behinds.

Please help. If you have anything to add re times, patters, etc. make a quick 311 call. All service requests are kept private. A copy can be e-mailed to norwood.astoria@gail.com and the association will follow up.

Dog poop harms tree's health, is bad for our own pet's health, goes into the water system, is nasty in our neighborhood, tracks germs into our homes. Help Stop who ever is doing this.

Wouldn't it be great to walk down 30th Avenue and see a clean sidewalk
and clean and cared for tree pits? There are lots of ideas out there for community beautification and NNA hopes to be sharing and putting some of those great ideas to work.

Public Program: Community In Context at Noguchi Museum

Community in Context: The Story of Ravenswood at Noguchi Museum

Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 3:00pm

For Norwood Gardens residents involved in the recent rezoning process and forward looking ideas including protecting the character of our community, this upcoming public program being held at the Noguchi Museum might be of interest.

Come and see and hear about future visions for our Long Island City waterfront.