Jeri Cavagnaro was excited to receive her first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since it brings her one step
closer to seeing her 99-year-old mother. File photo by Dean Moses
TIMESLEDGER | QNS.2 COM | JULY 9-JULY 15, 2021
BY JENNA BAGCAL
A much-anticipated weekly
farm stand is now open for
business at Queens Borough
Hall.
Every Thursday from
now until Nov. 4, borough
residents can head to 120-55
Queens Blvd. to shop for fresh
and locally grown produce.
The seasonal farm stand is a
collaboration between Queens
Borough President Donovan
Richards and Queens Farm.
Attendees to the farm
stand’s grand opening received
a packet of tomato
seeds to grow at home.
Produce for all of the farm
stands are locally grown on
Queens Farm’s 47-acre site,
which features over 200 varieties
of fruits, vegetables,
herbs and flowers. Patrons
can also drop off food scraps
to Borough Hall, which will
be used for composting back
at the farm.
The farm stand joins two
others in Queens, including
an onsite stand at Queens
Farm in Floral Park and one
in collaboration with Jamaica
Hospital Medical Center’s
“Axel” Building.
The Queens Borough Hall
weekly farm stand will be
open from July 1 through
Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
every Thursday, weather
permitting.
Patrons can travel to the
Queens Borough Hall stand
via the E/F train, LIRR, three
highways – Grand Central,
Jackie Robinson and Van
Wyck Parkways – and 16 nearby
MTA bus stops.
Queens Farm accepts
multiple forms of nutrition
assistance programs such as
SNAP/EBT benefits, WIC,
FMNP Checks, Health Bucks
Fresh Connect Checks along
with cash, credit and debit
cards at each location.
Reach reporter Jenna
Bagcal by e-mail at jbagcal@
schnepsmedia.com or by phone
at (718) 260-2583.
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
Queens Assemblyman
Daniel Rosenthal is partnering
with St. Fidelis Church of
College Point to host a NYC
Health + Hospitals vaccine
pop-up site on Saturday, July
10, and Sunday, July 11, from
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. for anyone
ages 12 and up who needs a
vaccination.
At St. Fidelis’s request,
Rosenthal worked with city
officials and the mayor’s office
to bring a cost-free vaccination
pop-up site to College
Point that will offer both the
Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson
vaccines.
Those who need a vaccination
can visit St. Fidelis
Church, located at 123-14th
Ave. Those choosing to receive
the two-dose Pfizer regiment
will be assisted by clinic officials
in setting up the required
second appointment.
According to Rosenthal,
the COVID vaccine has been
critical in enabling the city
and communities to return to
normal.
“Now that vaccination
rates have begun to plateau,
it is vital that we remove any
barriers to access – that means
bringing clinics and vaccine
choices directly to communities,”
said Rosenthal, who
thanked St. Fidelis and NYC
Health + Hospitals for giving
College Point the access
and choice of vaccinations to
continue to prevent COVIDrelated
setbacks.
There will be no appointment
needed and the only I.D.
necessary will be to confirm
the age of any recipient not
clearly over the age of 12.
There is no health insurance
necessary and recipients
will not be asked for social
security numbers or proof of
immigrations status.
For more information, call
St. Fidelis Church at 718-445-
6164 or Rosenthal’s office at
718-969-1508.
Reach reporter Carlotta
Mohamed by e-mail at cmohamed@
schnepsmedia.com or
by phone at (718) 260–4526.
Photo via @queensfarm/Twitter
Weekly farm stand at
Queens Borough Hall
officially opens for
the summer season
Queens elected partners with St.
Fidelis Church to host vaccine
pop-up site in College Point
Photo via @queensfarm/Twitter
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