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NYPD’s National Night Out Against Crime coming to Queens
BY JACOB KAYE
jkaye@qns.com
@QNS
Th e annual National Night Out Against
Crime is back this month, as police
precincts around Queens and the city
make eff orts to strengthen their connection
with the communities they serve on
Tuesday, Aug. 6.
Every precinct in the borough will host
an event of their own, replete with refreshments,
activities and entertainment.
Th e National Night Out Against Crime,
founded by the National Association of
Town Watch, takes place in communities
across the U.S. and Canada every year on
the fi rst Tuesday of August.
Find out how your local precinct is celebrating
below.
102nd Precinct (Forest Park)
Come to Forest Park between
Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest Park
Drive for the 102nd’s Night Out Against
Crime. Giveaways refreshments, children’s
activities and crime prevention
information will be available from 5 to
9 p.m.
103rd Precinct (Jamaica)
Learn how to defend yourself with
a karate demonstration at the 103rd
Precinct’s Night Out Against Crime. In
Rufus King Park on 89th Avenue and
150th Street from 5 to 9 p.m., the celebration
will also feature a bouncy house,
local vendors, a DJ, face painting, barbecue,
refreshments and crime prevention
information.
104th Precinct (Middle Village)
Get dance lessons and a free concert at
the 104th Precinct’s Night Out Against
Crime. Located in Juniper Valley Park at
the 80th Street entrance between Juniper
Boulevard North and Juniper Boulevard
South, the celebration will also include
giveaways, rides, refreshments
and health screenings.
Th e fun will take
place from 5:30 to
8:30 p.m.
105th
Precinct
(Cambria
Heights)
C o m e
to Cabbell
Park at 121st
Avenue and
Francis Lewis
B o u l e v a r d
to celebrate
with the 105th
Precinct from 5
to 9 p.m. Activities
include music,
rides, networking
and crime prevention
information.
106th
Precinct
(South Ozone
Park)
The 106th
Precinct is celebrating the National Night
Out Against Crime at Joseph P. Addabbo
Park / Tudor Park at 82nd and 83rd
Streets, between 133rd & North Conduit
Avenues from 5 to 9 p.m. Activities
include giveaways, games, refreshments
and crime prevention information.
107th Precinct (Pomonok)
Enjoy face painting, carnival games,
refreshments and music at Electchester
Shopping Center’s parking lot on Parsons
Boulevard between Jewel Avenue and
71st Avenue from 7 to 10 p.m. for the
107th’s Night Out Against Crime.
108th Precinct (Woodside)
Th e 108th Precinct will host their
Night Out Against Crime
at the Andrew Grove
Playground at 49th
Avenue, between
Vernon Boulevard
and Fift h Street.
The festivities,
which take place
between 5:30
and 8:30 p.m.,
will include a
bouncy castle,
games,
refreshments,
g i v e aw a y s ,
pony rides, face
painting and a
DJ.
109th
Precinct
(Flushing)
Pop on over
to Bowne
Playground at
P.S. 20 on Barclay
Avenue at Union
Street from 5 to
8 p.m. to enjoy
games, food, face
painting and other entertainment provided
by the 109th Precinct.
110th Precinct (Corona)
Come to the zoo area of the Flushing
Meadow Park at 111th Street and 56th
Avenue to celebrate the National Night
Out Against Crime with the 110th
Precinct. Activities include rides, a
bouncy house, barbecue, a DJ, raffl es
and giveaways.
111th Precinct (Douglaston)
Celebrate the National Night Out
Against Crime with the 111th Precinct
on the Fairway rooft op at the Douglaston
Shopping Center on 61st Avenue. Th e
party, from 6 to 9 p.m., will include
a bouncy castle, hot dogs, beverages,
music, clowns and giveaways.
112th Precinct (Forest Hills)
Children’s craft s, music, performances
and a tennis club exercise will all be
available at the 112th’s Night Out. Th e
event will be held at MacDonald Park,
between 69th Road and 70th Avenue
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.
113th Precinct (South Jamaica)
Enjoy the 113th Precinct’s Night Out
Against Crime from 5 to 11 p.m. at
Baisley Pond Park between 155th Street
and Baisley Boulevard. Th e celebration
will feature a dance contest, the
Black Cowboys, raffl es, board games and
refreshments.
114th Precinct (Astoria)
Th e 114th Precinct will host two events
in honor of the National Night Out
Against Crime.
Th e fi rst will take place at the
Queensbridge Houses at 40th Avenue,
between 10th and 12th Streets from
11 a.m. until 7 p.m. Th e festivities will
include music, a bouncy house, children’s
games, refreshments and a performance
from the Queensbridge Senior
Shakers.
Th e other will take place in Astoria
Park on the Great Lawn between Ditmars
Boulevard and Astoria Park South from
5 to 8 p.m. It will feature pony rides, a
dunk tank, face painting, clown shows
and refreshments.
115th Precinct
(Jackson Heights)
Come meet the police of the 115th
Precinct at Northern Boulevard Park off
Northern Boulevard between 93rd and
94th Streets. From 5 to 8 p.m., the celebration
will include music, food, face
painting, bouncy rides and crime prevention
information.
Constantinides brings BioBus science lab to Astoria Houses
BY BILL PARRY
bparry@schnepsmedia.com
@QNS
Since taking offi ce in 2013, Councilman
Costa Constantinides has worked on
increasing access to Astoria’s East River
waterfront, which had been closed off to
the public for decades, and making children
aware of the importance of environmental
science.
Now Constantinides is teaming with the
New York City Economic Development
Corporation and the Astoria Houses
Tenant Association to launch the BioBus
program near Halletts Cove. Th e mobile
science lab will provide matriculated students
of all ages with free marine educational
programming and training to prepare
for careers in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM).
“BioBus is an amazing program that
exposes New York City students of all ages
to the wonders of science,” Constantinides
said. “Too oft en, children sadly don’t have
a connection with or understanding of
nature, and even ecology within a city,
which is what BioBus aims to change. Just
as important, these students see fi rsthand
that they can one day have careers in the
fi eld and become tomorrow’s innovators.
I’m so happy to partner with the EDC and
BioBus to bring this service to the Astoria
Houses this summer.”
Th e state-of-the-art BioBus mobile
lab is equipped with advanced research
microscopes and is staff ed with scientists
who will train students how to conduct
research projects that focus on
marine ecology of Halletts Cove Park.
Th e program will be open to the public on
Mondays and Tuesdays and will be near
the Astoria Houses Community Center
located at 4-5 Astoria Blvd. until Aug. 13.
“Th e innovative BioBus program helps
to spread awareness of our important
marine environment,” said James Patchett,
president and CEO of NYCEDC. “We are
excited to partner with BioBus to achieve
a mutual goal of providing a diverse range
of students with quality programming to
prepare them for STEM careers.”
BioBus is an internship partner of
NYCEDC’s LifeSci NYC initiative, a $500
million commitment to establish New
York City as a global leader in life sciences
R&D and innovation, spurring an
estimated 16,000 jobs and creating up to
nearly 3 million square feet of new space
for life science companies and researchers.
“New York’s waterfront has been
greatly restored in the last decades,
going from hazardous to healthy with
fl ourishing fl ora and fauna,” said Millie
Th urman, chief scientist for BioBus.
“Working with residents, we expect to
fi nd species of plants and animals in
Halletts Cove that haven’t been commonly
observed for more than 50 years,
as we have been fi nding on the Lower
East Side.”
Since 2008, nearly 250,000 students
from more than 500 schools were able
to explore scientifi c research through
BioBus’ educational programming.
Th rough the program, students have
discovered the importance of scientific
exploration and as a result may have
continued to make progress on their scientifi
c career paths.
“It’s amazing in these times to teach
young people about the water, air and
what it means to their health. Young
people need to know more about this
planet and what it means to their life,”
said Claudia Coger, President of Astoria
Houses Tenant Association. “I appreciate
Council member Constantinides
for moving forward with programs that
support young people with education
in our community. Th is is an enormous
opportunity that may inspire the next
generation of scientists or environmental
advocates.”
To learn more about BioBus, visit biobus.
org.
File photo
All of the Queens Police Precincts will be hosting
their National Night Out against Crime on Aug. 6 in
their respective communities.
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