Join Green Shores NYC & The Trust for Public Land at our Waterfront Vision Plan Reception at the Noguchi Museum! Thursday, June 16th! 6:30-8:30pm The Noguchi Museum 9-01 33rd Road (off of Vernon Blvd.) Long Island City, Queens 11106 Green Shores NYC & The Trust For Public Land Present A Waterfront Vision for Astoria & Long Island City, Queens A Waterfront Vision was created for the community and by the community with Green Shores NYC & The Trust for Public Land. Hundreds of Western Queens residents came together in the summer and fall of 2010 to participate in seven neighborhood listening sessions and two area-wide brainstorming [...]

Greetings to all Friends of Long Island City Boathouse, ~~~ After a long cold snowy off season, we're getting back to paddling again.  Many volunteers have already been quite busy--paddling the Bronx River, running walk up paddles at Baisley Pond and MacNeil Parks in eastern Queens--and participating in LIC at two workshops to sharpen their own skills and orient newcomers to our programs. ~~~ The Boathouse got a thorough spring cleaning thanks to a great bunch of volunteers from The Friends Seminary.  You can see photos of some of these activities on our website and FaceBook page. ~~~ Last Sunday was [...]