Spring Registration for Astoria CSA - Community Supported Agriculture

Today, more than ever, New York City residents have many opportunities and choices for eating locally grown produce. Interest in locally sourced and sustainable agriculture has grown: please read here and here for information.

here are many benefits to buying local and Astoria / Long Island City has a number of CSA's (Community Supported Agriculture) available to residents. Now is the time to register. Google "Astoria CSA" for a CSA close to you or click on the link below for Astoria CSA. Registration is this week.

Astoria CSA registration takes place March 10, 2011, so check it out.Astoria CSA

Water Lead Test Kit Request

Living in older buildings there is often a worry about lead in drinking water.
New York City offers free lead test kits to residents concerned about lead
in their drinking water. Kits can be ordered through New York City online 311 here

Steven Holls Comes to Queens!

One of the gutsiest architects is building in Queens right around the corner in neighboring Hunts Point. New York TImes article can be read here

Museum Of The Moving Image: Exciting!

The MOMI upgrade is dazzling: beautiful, futuristic architecture including TWO screening rooms. Not only is there new space for incoming exhibits, but the old is fresh. Don't forget to check out the Star Wars memorabilia!!!

Petiton TO 30th Avenue Business Owners: Blocked Communal Easement

A CALL TO ACTION !
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Communal road access is being compromised
Residents want to stop cars from parking in community drives

Norwood Gardens homes share two communal thoroughfares, sometimes referred to as easements, right-of-ways, community drives or service alleys. These drives run between 35th - 36th and 36th - 37th Streets from 30th to 31st Avenues. The Norwood easements were built and intended as access roads for residents, Emergency Service Vehicles and sanitation trucks.

When built, the 30th Avenue business properties had garages in back of the buildings. Business owners could use their garages for personal parking. The majority of the buildings on the south side of 30th Avenue, between 35 and 36th Street, no longer have garages. The property owners maximized their usable space and converted garages into business space.

With out a garage for parking, one or two business owners began using communal drives as personal parking spots despite resident protest.

Not only were those parking in the drives causing inconvenience to many people on a daily basis but more critically, the parked cars are blocking Emergency Service Vehicles from entering the drives. Unfortunately the protests,concerns and inconvenience expressed by residents fell on deaf ears.

With the recent accumulations of ice and snow, getting past the parked cars became a huge problem for many people so Norwood residents have put out a CALL TO ACTION and are Petitioning to Stop Cars from Parking in Communal Drives.

Please help support your neighbors and the Norwood community by adding your name to the petition, please include your name and address. In 1 day 30 signatures have been collected. To add your name e-mail us:

norwood.astoria@gmail.com

Thank you!

Special Service Trash Pick Up Norwood Gardens !!

NYC has had a rough winter. For sanitation workers the challenge has been particularly difficult. The slick ice and mountains of snow mean sanitation trucks can't get to the trash in the Norwood Gardens service alleys! Due to the harsh winter conditions some households have not had trash removal since December 26th.

NNA contacted Department of Sanitation to help with the accumulated trash. There will be two special service pick-ups on 36th Street and 37th Streets between 30th Avenue and 31st Avenue

IN FRONT OF THE HOMES

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• Friday 2/5 (recycling) On Friday place bags in accessible place, expected pick-up over the weekend
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• Monday 2/7 (trash) On Monday place bags in accessible place (preferably in black plastic bags for visibility), pick-up scheduled for Tuesday.
  

If snow and ice continue additional special pick-ups will be arranged and posted to the Norwood Neighborhood Association community site. If you would like to subscribe to receive community bulletins and information, please e-mail norwood.astoria@gmail.com or follow NNA on Facebook.

Cool Vintage Shop on Broadway

Walking on Broadway you'll find the cutest vintage / curiosity shop.
Inside is full of wonderful treasures, perfect for holiday shopping:
vintage linen, fun vintage jewelry, old photos, wonderful hats and more!


Shelia (dressed in a deep rose velvet dress and a velvet hat)
runs Matilda's Vintage Curiosity Shoppe
at 41-14 Broadway in Astoria.
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 12 - 7 PM
Worth a visit!