18 MAY 23, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
MEMORIAL DAY
Take part in a local Memorial Day parade
BY THE RIDGEWOOD TIMES STAFF
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Memorial Day may be
considered as the “unoffi cial
start of summer,” but across
Queens, it’s an opportunity for local
residents to pay tribute to all those who
served in the Armed Forces and gave
their lives in defense of the country.
This weekend will feature an
array of parades and memorial
ceremonies around the “World’s
Borough” featuring tributes from
local and community groups, elected
officials, marching bands, troops and
veterans organizations.
Here are details of just a few
Queens Memorial Day marches and
ceremonies, in chronological order
(all of which are scheduled to take
place rain or shine):
Forest Hills
The Memorial Day Parade in Forest
Hills will be held on Sunday, May 26,
beginning at noon and is hosted by
the American Legion Continental
Post 1424. Also marching are
veterans and active enlisted as
well as officers of the United States
Armed Forces.
Attendees are asked to gather at
11 a.m. to march on Metropolitan
Avenue between Ascan Avenue
and Remsen Cemetery, corner of
Metropolitan Avenue and Trotting
Course Lane.
Maspeth
The 34th annual Maspeth
Memorial Day Parade will begin
on Sunday at 1 p.m. at 72nd Street
and Grand Avenue, with memorial
services taking place at 2 p.m. at
Maspeth Memorial Park at 69th
Street and Grand Avenue.
This year’s march pays special
tribute to the 75th anniversary of
D-Day, the Allied Invasion of Nazioccupied
Europe which occurred
on June 6, 1944. The United Veterans
and Fraternal Organizations of
Maspeth and the Maspeth Chamber
of Commerce sponsor the parade.
Ridgewood-Glendale
The 81st Ridgewood-Glendale
Memorial Day Parade will get
underway at 11 a.m. on Monday
morning. As tradition goes in oddnumbered
years, the march will
step off from the Glendale Memorial
Triangle at the corner of Myrtle and
A memorial service during the Howard Beach Memorial Day Parade in
2018.
Cooper Avenues, then head west
along Myrtle Avenue to Ridgewood.
Hundreds of flag-waving
participants are expected to line and
walk the 1 1/4-mile long parade route
to the Ridgewood Memorial Triangle,
at the corner of Myrtle and Cypress
avenues. The parade will conclude
there with a ceremony. The Allied
Veterans Committee of Ridgewood
and Glendale sponsors the
annual parade.
Howard Beach
Howard Beach residents will
again pay tribute to all who served
and died in defense of our country
with its annual parade on Monday
morning. The march steps off at 11
a.m. from Coleman Square, located at
the corner of 159th Avenue and 103rd
Street, and will wind its way through
local streets before returning to the
square for a memorial ceremony.
On Memorial Day, we remember
the men and women of our
armed services and honor those
who made the ultimate sacrifice
for our nation.
Congresswoman
GRACE MENG
Please join me this Memorial Day in taking the time
to remember and pray for all those who gave their
lives fighting for our freedom and our country.
Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr.
New York State Senator
District 15
Member of the Veterans, Homeland Security,
and Military Affairs Committee
District Offices:
159-53 102nd Street
Howard Beach, NY 11414
(718) 738-1111
(718) 322-5760 – FAX
66-85 73rd Place
Middle Village, N.Y. 11379
(718) 497-1630
(718) 497-1761-FAX
On this
Memorial Day
let us remember and
give thanks to all
who served
our great country.
Assemblyman Mike Miller, District 38
83-91 Woodhaven Blvd. Woodhaven, NY 11421
718-805-0950
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