By Forum Staff
Queens Borough President Donovan Richards on Tuesday announced that the fifth iteration of his “Borough Hall on Your Block” initiative will be held on the Rockaway Peninsula from Monday, Sept. 9 to Monday, Sept. 16.
The weeklong initiative will bring a variety of public events to the peninsula such as a town hall meeting, a job fair, an older adult resource fair, a street co-naming ceremony, multiple funding announcements and even a community beach day family fair.
Richards has brought Borough Hall on Your Block programming to Southeast Queens in August 2022, Western Queens in February 2023, Northwest Queens in August 2023 and Central Queens in February 2024.
The calendar of public events scheduled for “Borough Hall on Your Block: Rockaway Peninsula,” subject to change, includes:
Monday, Sept. 9
- Press conference announcing Borough President Richards’ allocation of $500,000 in capital funding to reconfigure the dangerous, complex intersection of Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 35th Street in Edgemere; Time: 10 a.m.; Location: Intersection of Beach Channel Drive, Seagirt Boulevard and Beach 35th Street in Edgemere.
- Older Adult Resource Fair, connecting Rockaway seniors with the services they need to age with grace and dignity in their communities; Time: 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Location: JASA Brookdale Village Older Adult Center, 131 Beach 19th St. in Far Rockaway.
Tuesday, Sept. 10
- Unveiling of renderings for Beach Channel Educational Campus’ new weight room, which Richards allocated $500,000 in capital funding toward during his tenure as the district’s representative on the City Council; Time: 10 a.m.; Location: Beach Channel Educational Campus, 100-00 Beach Channel Drive in Rockaway Park.
- Street co-naming ceremony in honor of late Rockaway civic and community leader Dr. Ed Williams.; Time: 2 p.m.; Location: Intersection of Redfern Avenue and Village Lane in Far Rockaway.
Friday, Sept. 13
- Ribbon cutting ceremony for Nameoke Park, which recently underwent a $5.8 million reconstruction; Time: 10 a.m.; Location: Nameoke Park, intersection of Nameoke and Augustina avenues in Far Rockaway
- Rockaway Peninsula Jobs Recruitment Fair, connecting area job seekers with a wide array of employers looking to hire Queens residents today; Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Location: Far Rockaway Library, 1637 Central Ave. in Far Rockaway.
Saturday, Sept. 14
- Beach Day Fair, bringing together families for a fun day of school supply giveaways, a bike jamboree and networking with community-based organizations; Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Location: Rockaway Beach Boardwalk at Beach 17th Street in Far Rockaway
Monday, Sept. 16
- Press conference announcing Richards’ allocation of a combined $3.8 million in capital funding toward a trio of projects across Edgemere and Arverne, including $3 million toward the reconstruction of Arverne Playground; Time: 3 p.m.; Location to be announced in the coming days.
- Rockaway Peninsula Community Town Hall, featuring various city agencies as part of a community-led conversation about local quality-of-life issues; Time: 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; Location: Rockaway YMCA, 207 Beach 73rd St. in Arverne.
Members of the public interested in attending one or more of the events outlined above can register by visiting www.queensbp.org/rsvp.
