6 MAY 20, 2021 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Community leaders bring fresh trees to Maspeth Memorial Square
BY ANGÉLICA ACEVEDO
AACEVEDO@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
Fresh trees are now decorating the
Maspeth Memorial Square thanks to
local leaders.
Maspeth Memorial Square, located
on Grand Avenue and 69th Street, is
a memorial ground of plaques and
benches that honor Maspeth residents,
veterans and the 19 Firefighters
from Maspeth’s FDNY Squad 288
& HAZMAT 1, who died on 9/11. New
trees are now planted in the square.
Maspeth Federal Savings Bank —
its main office located at 56-18 69th
St. — showed off the new addition on
a social media post on Thursday, May
13. They were able to partner Assemblyman
Brian Barnwell, community
members, leaders of Communities
of Maspeth and Elmhurst Together
(COMET) and state offices in order
to plant the trees.
“Maspeth Memorial Square is a
very special place for our town,” said
Christina Zanca, Maspeth Federal
Savings Bank vice president of marketing.
“It is a place of remembrance
for those who sacrificed so much for
our country and a meeting place for
our community memorial services. It
is our honor to continue to preserve
the beauty and reverence of this
space by partnering with Assembly
Maspeth Memorial Square now has fresh new trees. Photo courtesy of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank
member Barnwell and Roe Daraio of
COMET to plant trees.”
Barnwell said he was happy to
work with the community partners
and the New York State’s Department
of Transportation to coordinate the
new addition to the square.
“Not only are more trees helpful
for the environment, but the square
is nearby memorials to those who
paid the ultimate sacrifi ce for our
city, state and country,” Barnwell said.
“The very least we could do is to make
the area nicer. These trees, while very
simple, achieve that goal.”
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