PSA Distribution & Tree Adoption! 

For the last couple of weeks we have been distributing PSAs (Public Service Announcements) to outdoor movie presenters to play prior to their movie screenings. These PSAs were created by Green Teens around the city of New York! Keep your eye out at these movies and see if you like these short clips! We would love your feedback! 

On another note Summer is a great time to help out your community and adopt a tree in your area! Through MillionTreesNYC, (http://www.milliontreesnyc.org) an initiative set up under Mayor Bloomberg to increase the tree population in NYC, you can adopt your own tree and take care of it! Trees need us as much as we need them! Visit the MillionTreesNYC website and adopt your tree today! 

On Monday July 16th, 2012 the Design Workshop commenced their summer session with a brief overview of the program and a couple of great site visits! 

The first site visit was to the NYC Pavilion in Flushing Meadow Corona Park(pictured above). This site was the former location of the 1939 & 1964 World's Fair. The members of the Design Workshop were given a brief tour of the structure by John Krawchuk, the Director of Historic Preservation for the Park Department (pictured above). The discussion on site included a history of the structure, the surrounding buildings as well as a history of the World's Fair. 

The City of New York is looking for innovated ideas on how to restore this site and bring this location back to it's former glory. To learn more check out http://www.newyorkstatepavilion.org/revivenewyorkstate.pdf. 

Several of the structures built for the World's Fair are still in use today however the Pavilion & the three Observation Towers are closed to the public. 

The second site visit took the Green Teens participating in the Design Workshop to PS 1, a satellite location of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). The Design workshop took this tour to examine Wendy by Matthias Hollwich and Marc Kushnew (HWKN) winners of the Young Archutects Program (YAP) in New York. Wendy is an inexpensive, environmentally conscious piece that will be used throughout the summer to clean the air in PS1 (equivalent to taking 260 cars off the road in NYC) and will be used as a cool down and aesthetic addition to the Warm Up music series. To read more check out the website http://momaps1.org/yap/view/15. 

The Design Workshop on a trip to PS 1

What We Learned from 

Glen Nison,

NYC Department of Sanitation! 

1. We need to recycle more and waste less! 

2. We should recycle glass bottles and jars but not other glass material like mirrors and windows! 

3. If it is at least 50% metal it can and should be recycled! 

4. Most paper can be recycled. Paper that can not be recycled includes any soiled material, hard covered books and soft paper (for example napkins and tissues) 

5. If you need more information call 311 or go to www.nyc.gov/recycle 

 

Queens Green Teens would like to send out a special thanks to Street Tree Planning and MillionTrees NYC for their help in making our SYEP & GT Orientation such a great success! 

Learning how to care for trees was awesome! 

I can't wait to use all my new skills to care for the tree I adopted! 

Green Teen Orientation- 

Lost Batallion Hall 

QGTs had a great orientation last Friday at Lost Batallion Hall! Not only learning to care for trees, the newest members of the Green Teens learned what to recycle, the importance of horticulture and why environmental awareness is extremely important. 


Do you know someone who wants to join in and volunteer? 
Our next orientation is @ Roy Wilkins on July 9th, from 9-Noon! 

Green Teens at Adventure NYC 6-23-2012 

Check It Out! 

Last Saturday June 23, 2012 a group of Green Teens came out to support NYC through litter collection and park preservation @ Adventure NYC! 

Want to Get Involved? 

Don't wait till tomorrow, contact us today! 

Daily Post

Do you know what you should do if you see an injured animal in a park?

The best course of action is to leave the animal alone and alert a Park Ranger to the location, size and type of the animal so they can help!

Make sure not to touch any foreign animal to maintain your safety and theirs!

The Orientations for Green Teens are this Week (6/28, 6/29 & 7/9)!

It would be great if you could make it to one of the following orientations to learn about being a Green Teen, to meet other teens your age and to get involved in park life!

There are three different orientation sites:

Sorrentino Recreation Center

18-48 Cornega Ave

Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 471-4818

Lost Battalion Hall

93-29 Queens Blvd.

Rego Park, NY 11374

(718) 263-1163

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center

177 Street & Baisley Blvd

Jamaica, NY 11434

(718) 276-8686

The orientation dates are as follows:

Sortrentino Recreation Center JUNE 28, 2012 9:00AM-12:00PM

Lost Battalion Hall JUNE 29, 2012 9:00AM-12:00PM

Roy Wilkins Recreation Center JULY 9, 2012 9:00AM-12:00PM

If you are able to come to one of these orientations please send me a response with your name and the orientation you will be attending!

Thanks & Stay Green!

Fun Fact!

Did you know there are lots of parks in Queens that are dog friendly?

Not only are there on-leash and off-leash parks but there are also dog runs where your dog can roam free and meet other dogs!

Check out this link to see where you can hang out with your best canine friend for the day!

http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/dogruns

Check it Out! 

Here is a great opportunity for artistic teens in the area! 

Spread the Word! 

Get Involved! 

http://www.noguchi.org/programs/education/teens 

Another scorcher today! 

Don't forget to stay cool and drink water!

Fun Fact! 

Did you know there are lots of parks in Queens that are dog friendly?

Not only are there on-leash and off-leash parks but there are also dog runs where your dog can roam free and meet other dogs!

Check out this link to see where you can hang out with your best canine friend for the day!

http://www.nycgovparks.org/facilities/dogruns 

Happy First Day of Summer! 

A friendly reminder that for the next couple of days there is going to be a heat wave! 

Most of the East Coast, including all of New York City, will reach temperatures in the nineties Fahrenheit! 

 Make sure to hydrate, stay cool, be safe & think of visiting a local pool for some heat relief!

 Below is a fun question to keep your mind off the heat!

Can you name the five largest parks in New York City?

I’ll give you a hint, Central Park, Manhattan is # 5!

To find out the answer and more cool facts about NYC parks go to this link http://www.nycgovparks.org/about/faq#aboutParks

  

Hey Queens Green Teens!

Have you done something green today?

Here are some ways you can be green in your daily life;

Recycle! 

Join a community garden! 

Clean up your local park! 

Use the stairs instead of an elevator! 

Think Green, Be Green, Support our World! 

Hey Queens Green Teens!

We are really excited to kick off the summer season with some great events in Queens' Parks. The Parks and Recreation office is hustling and bustling to get everything ready to support volunteers and help our parks through the sizzling summer months!

We would love to get our Queens Green Teens involved NOW and here is how!

We will be sending out Email- Blasts about upcoming events and posting opportunities here to get you involved in clean up, horticulture and so much more!

We hope to see you out and about this summer; keeping cool, supporting our parks and having fun!

If you would like to conduct anti-litter/recycling projects at some of the following upcoming events, please email alana.giordano@parks.nyc.gov with the event you would like to attend!

You must be registered as a Queens Green Teens to enter and to win incentives and prizes! If you know of a friend who would like to sign up as a Green Teen, please let them know that they can sign up at their local recreation center!

Events:

Friday, June 15th 2012 @ 2pm 

Puppet Show, Grover Cleveland Park

Friday, June 15th 2012 @ 5:30-7:30pm

Dancing Under the Stars Series, Brookville Park

Saturday, June 16th 2012 @ 1:00-4:00pm

Family Day, Springfield Park 

Friday, June 22nd 2012 @ 7:30-11:00pm

Movie Night, Captain Tilly Park 

Saturday, June 23rd 2012 @ 7:30-11pm 

Movie Night, Frederick Judge

Saturday, June 23rd 2012 @ 9:00am-5:00pm 

Adventures NYC, Central Park Bandshell

Don't forget to stay involved, check in for more events and stay green!

For more information on how to get involved visit your local recreation center or email alana.giordano@parks.nyc.gov.

Alana Giordano

Queens Green Teens

Assistant Borough Coordinator

P.S.

Visit this great site for more information on great activities in your area!

www.nyc.gov/parks/adventuresnyc

Green Teen Competition - Building Soapbox Car

Hello everyone.  I hope you all had a great weekend.

Spring is here, and our Green Teens program is in full swing here in Queens.  I would like to thank the Green Teens who came out to help with the clean-up project at the Forest Park Bandshell for all their hard work. 

I wanted to share with you all the opportunity to participate in a Soapbox Derby competition.  Queens Green Teens was invited to build a Soapbox Car to use in a competition taking place on April 28th, 2012 in Manhattan.  We are looking for dedicated youth to help us design and build a soapbox car under the guidance of one of our Green Teens Coordinators.  If you are interested, feel free to email me at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov and we will forward you the specifics. 

Lastly, we are looking to organize weekly projects in specific sections of Queens.  If you are interested in volunteering on a weekly basis, email me at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov with "Looking to Volunteer weekly" in the email title, so bringing you together by neighborhood to help beautify our parkslands.

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Have a great week everyone!

Calling All Green Teens! Forest Park clean-up event this Saturday

Good morning Green Teens.  I hope you all have had a great weekend.

I wanted to let you all know that there is a great opportunity to get in some volunteer hours.  Parks Supervisors Gavin and McMorrow are inviting Green Teens down for a clean-up at Forest Park.  The Clean-up effort is scheduled for this Saturday, March 24^th  from 10am – 12pm at the Bandshell, located inside Forest Park (the Bandshell is where they usually host concerts at the park).   The closest entrance to that area is at the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard & Forest Park Drive.  They are looking for volunteers to assist with raking and collecting leaves in and around the Bandshell and seating area.

If you are interested in joining the effort this Saturday,  email me by Thursday March 22^nd at Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov.   As I receive the replies,  I will send out the Green Teens Registration form (which Park Supervisors Gavin and McMorrow will be collecting) and the volunteer hours sheet form that you can use and have them sign to verify your volunteer hours.  I’ll be collecting responses to let them know how many volunteers are coming.

We are also currently working on laying our volunteer projects from now through May.  If you are in need of volunteer hours and are looking for a venue to get them, do not hesitate to email me at my email address above.   

I hope to hear from you soon. Take care, and enjoy the warm weather.




Jostin Rodriguez
Queens Green Teen Borough Coordinator

Hey Queens Green Teens,

I'd like to invite you all to the Grow Our Grassroots NYC event happening next Saturday, February 11th.  There are still a few spots left so if you want to go, send an email to Jostin.Rodriguez@parks.nyc.gov and he will fill you in on what you need to do.  Hurry, the event is almost filled so email me soon.

Rockaway Beach Clean-Up Project - Thanks for all your help!

Quotes from our Green Teens

"To be honest, I never imagined there would be this much trash on the beach" - Chris, Far Rockaway, NY

"I give a lot of credit to people who work cleaning this park everyday" - Shannon, Richmond Hill, NY