Oct. 5, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing is getting ready to honor Indigenous People’s Day with unique and engaging events planned on Monday, Oct. 9. Indigenous People’s Day (IPD) is a day that recognizes the contributions, resilience, and diversity of indigenous people in the United States. This day is a particularly…
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Sep. 28, 2023 By Rachel Butler Queens Council Member Sandra Ung and Speaker Adrienne Adams announced on Sept. 22 an allocation of over $1.4 million by the City Council to fund a new Welcome Gardens and a Sustainability Education Quad at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing. The total funding allocation of $1.425 million will be…
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Sep. 19, 2023 By Bill Parry
Jun. 30, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Three Queens projects under the city’s Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) were honored at the annual Public Design Commission Awards for Excellence ceremony on Wednesday, June 28. The projects recognized as part of the NYC Public Design Commission’s combined 40th and 41st annual awards include five public artworks commissioned…
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Apr. 17, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed To celebrate the start of Earth Week, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. joined Queens Botanical Garden Executive Director Evie Hantzopoulos on Monday, April 17, for a tour of the facility’s innovative green roof and its farm and composting site, among its other ongoing sustainability efforts. “We’ve been doing…
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Mar. 29, 2023 By Carlotta Mohamed Councilwoman Sandra Ung is partnering with the Lower East Side Ecology Center and Queens Botanical Garden (QBG) to host an e-waste recycling event in Flushing on Sunday, April 2. Flushing residents will be able to dispose of their electronic waste at the Queens Botanical Garden parking lot on Crommelin…
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