summerfun Cool off for free at these s Queens outdoor pools BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF [email protected]/@QueensCourier You don’t need a fancy club membership or the money to put in your own backyard swimming oasis to beat the heat this summer. Starting Saturday, June 27, the Parks Department is opening its free outdoor pools around the city, including at eight locations in Queens. All locations are open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. (with a break for cleaning between 3 and 4 p.m.). The season runs through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 7. Astoria Park 19th Street and 23rd Drive, Astoria Olympic-sized pool Fisher Pool 99th Street and 32nd Avenue, East Elmhurst Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool Fort Totten 338 Story Avenue, Fort Totten Park, Bayside Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool, outdoor diving pool Liberty Park Pool 173rd Street and 106th Avenue, Jamaica Outdoor intermediate pool, outdoor wading pool Marie Curie Park 211th Street and 46th Avenue, Bayside Outdoor mini pool P.S. 10 45th Street and 30th Road, Astoria Outdoor mini pool P.S. 186 Playground Little Neck Parkway and 72nd Avenue, Glen Oaks Outdoor mini pool Windmuller Park 54th Street and 39th Road, Woodside Outdoor mini pool Enjoy an early Independence Day fireworks show on the Astoria waterfront BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAFF [email protected] @QueensCourier Thousands will descend upon Astoria Park on June 30 for the Central Astoria Local Development Corporation’s Independence Day celebration, which includes fi reworks between the RFKTriborough and Hell Gate bridges. Fireworks will light up the evening sky over Astoria on Tuesday, June 30, during the Central Astoria Local Development Coalition (LDC)’s Annual Independence Day Celebration on Astoria Park’s waterfront. The celebration will begin at 7:30 p.m. and is sponsored by the Central Astoria LDC with the support of Councilmen Costa Constantinides and Jimmy Van Bramer, the city Department of Cultural Affairs and corporate sponsors including NRG and Kaufman Astoria Studios. Thousands of spectators are expected to sprawl across the Astoria Park Great Lawn between the RFKTriborough and Hell Gate bridges to enjoy the fi reworks extravaganza. The show includes patriotic and Big Band music from the professional solider-musicians of the United States Military Academy’s the West Point Band. The West Point Band is the Army’s oldest musical organization that provides world-class music to educate, train and inspire. They have showcased at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. West Point Band vocalist Master Sergeant Mary Kay Messenger will sing the National Anthem. After the performance, the skies over the East River will light up with a spectacular fi reworks display presented by the Grucci Family, bringing the crowd to its usual fl ag-waving frenzy of patriotism and American pride. The annual Independence Day Celebration is part of Central Astoria’s 33rd Annual Waterfront Concert Series at Astoria Park which accompanies the summer season of events there, including the Carnival and the Movies on the Waterfront Series. For more information or directions to the concert, contact the Central Astoria LDC by emailing [email protected] or by calling 718-728-7820. RIDGEWOOD TIMES/File photo
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