Happy weekend, Jackson Heights! Here's what's happening around the neighborhood this Friday through Sunday. Plenty of local music, art, markets, workshops, and community activities to check out.

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Fri • October 16

• 9:00 AM - Free Notary Services (K L Sanchez Law Office)
• 2:30 PM - Hula Lessons with Verona (34th Ave & 93rd St)
• 5:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
• 5:00 PM - Friday Wine Tasting (Addictive Boutique Winery)
• 6:00 PM - Baile Folklórico (34th Ave & 93rd St)
• 6:00 PM - Clases de tejido / Crochet Classes (93rd St & 34th Ave)
• 7:00 PM - Gouache Botanical Workshop / Clase de Pintura de Gouache (artists 13+) (Art Retail Therapy)
• 8:00 PM - Xianix Barrera & Nueva York Flamenco City| Flamenco (Terraza 7)
• 8:30 PM - Music Show: Rachel Murdy & friends (Espresso 77)

Sat • October 17

• 9:00 AM - Zumba with Veva (34th Ave & 94th St)
• 9:00 AM - Saturday AM Kids Art Club! / Clases de Arte para Niñxs! (Art Retail Therapy)
• 9:00 AM - Boxing/Kickboxing Workout (34th Ave & 93rd St)
• 9:00 AM - PS69 Flea Market (PS 69Q The Jackson Heights School)
• 10:00 AM - JHBG's Tree LC (37th Ave)
• 10:00 AM - Toastmasters International: America's Best (NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst)
• 10:00 AM - 34 Ave World Bike Ride (93rd St & 34th Ave)
• 10:00 AM - 34 Ave Gardening Club (34th Ave & 90th St)
• 10:00 AM - Flea Market (81st Street & 35th Avenue) (81st St & 35th Ave)
• 11:00 AM - Get Ready to Vote! Table (Jackson Heights)
• 12:00 PM - Clases de Baile - Cumbia Sonidera (34th Ave & 93rd St)
• 1:00 PM - Art Class (Adults) (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
• 2:00 PM - Indoor Plant & Cutting Swap (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
• 2:00 PM - From Chaos to Clarity: Declutter Your Camera Roll and Curate Your Photos with Isabelle Dervaux (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
• 2:30 PM - Free Mandarin Conversation Classes for Adults (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
• 3:00 PM - Children's Art Class (7 years and up) (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
• 3:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
• 5:00 PM - Complimentary Wine Tasting (Addictive Boutique Winery)
• 8:30 PM - Music Show: The Violet Mine (Espresso 77)

Sun • October 18

• 8:00 AM - Jackson Heights Greenmarket (34th Ave & 79th/80th St)
• 9:00 AM - PS69 Flea Market (PS 69Q The Jackson Heights School)
• 9:00 AM - Les Petites Gallery (34th Ave & 83rd St)
• 11:00 AM - Pages in the Park: Sunday Funday in Koreatown with Aram Kim (Travers Park)
• 11:30 AM - Whistle Kit & "Know Your Rights" Materials Distribution (Jackson Heights)
• 12:00 PM - NYC Book Club with TOMDNYC: The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe (The World’s Borough Bookshop)
• 3:00 PM - Fall Layers: Watercolor Workshops / Talleres de Pintura en Acuarela - ages/edad 12+ & adults (Art Retail Therapy)
• 3:00 PM - 34 Ave Bike classes - all ages (34th Ave & 93rd St)
• 4:00 PM - Sketching Classes: Hatching Techniques / Talleres de Dibujo “Rayado” (Art Retail Therapy)
• 4:00 PM - Postcard-Writing Party (Jackson Heights)
• 4:30 PM - Time Bank Pot Luck (Travers Park)
• 5:00 PM - MONECO | Chicha Peruana (Terraza 7)
• 5:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
• 5:30 PM - Jackson Heights Adult Improv Course: The Who, What & Where! (The Queensboro)
• 6:00 PM - Summer Sundays Plus: Jack Marcin (Espresso 77)

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Times and details can sometimes change, so please double-check with the event organizer before heading out.

$34 mm investment in our neighborhood! It’ll be at the billiards spot on 34th ave!

Gotta give props to Shekar for getting this through. he was speaking about this for years. Hopefully permanent paseo park is next!

The future Jackson Heights Variety Boys & Girls Club will include the first-ever community pool, indoor gym with basketball courts, and an auditorium-style theatre. It will serve as a hub for after-school and summer programs, senior programs, early childhood education, academic enrichment, workforce development, health and wellness initiatives, arts and cultural programming, recreational opportunities, and community events, creating opportunities for generations of Queens families. Residents will be invited to help shape potential additional uses for the site, including affordable housing, child care, outdoor sports and recreation facilities, and a rooftop farm. When built, this extraordinary investment will serve up to 10,000 kids and create a place where residents of all ages can gather to learn, play, and build community.

Saw a youngish looking tuxedo cat hanging in front on my building tonight (74-10 35th Ave, between 74th and 75th). Larger than a kitten and appeared healthy, but still what I would call "petite." I tried tempting it into a carrier with a few treats. It ate a few before getting startled and running toward 74th St.

If you lost a cat matching this description, you may want to check near these blocks. And I hope you find each other!

Hi everyone, I live alone in an apartment building in NYC, and something really strange happened today. I'd appreciate some outside perspectives because I'm not sure how seriously I should take this.

I found an already-opened package in the common area downstairs. Inside was a silicone breastplate. There was no shipping label, recipient name, or clear address, but someone had handwritten “2C” on the package, which is my apartment number.

There was also a sticker on the package that said “Made in China.”

I didn't order anything like this, and I have no idea who left it there or why my apartment number was written on it.

What makes me especially uncomfortable is that I'm a woman living alone, and I'm the only Chinese person in my building, as far as I know.

I realize the sticker could be completely unrelated, and I don't want to jump to conclusions. However, finding a strange, opened package containing an intimate body-related item with my apartment number written on it feels unsettling. I can't help wondering whether someone could be targeting me, playing a prank, or trying to make me uncomfortable.

There's a security camera covering the area where the package was left, so I'm planning to contact my super or building management to ask them to review and preserve the footage.

For those of you who live in NYC or have dealt with something similar:

• Would you consider this potential harassment, or could there be a more innocent explanation?
• Would you ask building management to review the security footage first, or file a police report?
• Given that I'm a woman living alone and the only Chinese resident in the building, would you be concerned about possible targeting, or is there not enough information to make that connection?
• Is there anything else I should do to document the incident or protect myself?

I don't want to overreact or make assumptions about anyone's intentions, but I also don't want to dismiss something that could be intentional.

I'd really appreciate hearing your thoughts and advice. Thank you!

does anyone know where to find fresh marigolds for a party in jackson heights?

Terraza 7

Polish jazz musicians in New York, Bogna Kicinska (“jaw-dropping vocal facility (…)” - Rick Anderson, cdhotlist.com) and Kuba Cichocki (“Polish piano marvel” - Downbeat Magazine), join forces to create an exciting mix of Polish folk music with jazz. Supported by some of the most sought-after artists from the NYC music scene, they explore traditional Polish dances, melodies and stories, using contemporary arrangements. The group evokes a raw energy through intense grooves, rich harmonies and stirring, virtuosic vocals, but also delves into nostalgic lullaby-like songs

Sets at 7pm and 9pm.

$20

As the title states, looking for some running coaches that are in the area.

Picked up running fairly recently and according to some pain I’m experiencing and some light googling/AI’ing, it’s because I have bad form.

Always want to stay local so looking for recommendations/reviews from folks here!

I only drive rentals and I’m always confused about how to navigate exiting the BQE onto Northern Blvd. from exit 41. It seems oncoming traffic is green with exiting traffic but no yield sign and it’s dark at night, so I always get honked at here and it feels dangerous. Any tips or experiences from seasoned drivers in the area?

I've been wanting to try cuy (guinea pig) for a while now. I'd rather it be in a sit-down restaurant than purchased off a shopping cart grill, but I'm not totally opposed to the cart. The main concern is quality, since I understand cuy are usually expensive and I would hate to waste my money on a bad pig. Any cuy recs?

Hi,
I am looking for an opponent to play with. Played years ago and just got a new copy.
Got to one of the coffee shops figure it out and play some.
Weekend of the 17th inn the afternoon.
If interested DM me.

Summary: If you're in City Council District 25, please sign this petition to ask Shekar Krishnan to protect our First Amendment rights.

Last year, Councilmember Krishnan co-sponsored a bill (1176-2025) that would hold the NYPD to some common-sense standards in how it polices peaceful protest. The NYPD is inconsistent -- they stood and watched during a protest while Proud Boy thugs beat up multiple people, but kettled, batoned, and pepper-sprayed peaceful marchers seeking police accountability. The CURB Act (Communities United to Reject Brutality) would address this, and make it safer to participate in peaceful marches.

This year, the same bill was reintroduced, but Shekar didn't co-sponsor it. Several people called his office to ask why, and got a sort-of explanation: they're instead supporting the Mayor's plan to eventually disband the Strategic Response Group, the unit that's behaved most egregiously when policing protest.

This unsatisfying explanation doesn't address a key reason to support the CURB Act: it includes structural safeguards against the NYPD creating another unit like the SRG to take its place, carrying on with the same tactics against peaceful protesters. Even if our current city administration disbands the SRG tomorrow, we need this guarantee, not just in a memo but set down in law, to ensure that a future Mayor or Police Commissioner won't undo these protections.

And, if Krishnan cosponsors this bill, it'll have 26 cosponsors -- a majority on the 51-member Council -- and it might get easier to get it a committee hearing.

So six of us visited his office on Sept. 18^th, and spoke with two of his staffers. They again said that, instead of supporting this legislation (which would reduce the harm the SRG currently does), they're working closely with the mayor in his effort to disband the SRG (a negotiated process with the NYPD that has no timeline and which could take years). So we asked if they could help us speak to someone from the mayor's office about our concerns, and to ask them about progress in dealing with the SRG. Krishnan's staff said they would ask the mayor’s office to try to get us a meeting, and committed to follow up with us within a week.

We haven't heard from them since.

So we've started a petition to ask the Councilmember to "continue your commitment to civil rights and public safety: cosponsor the CURB Act without delay." Please sign and share it. I'll be pointing Krishnan's office at it once it reaches 100 signatures.

Found a black wallet near Chipotle located on Northern blvd and 88th Street. DM me if you lost one today. There’s an ID inside along some cards.
I’ll take it to the Precinct 115 tomorrow if owner not found.

Not sure how long it's been here, but this municipal sign rocks.

Here’s what’s happening around Jackson Heights this weekend. Times and details can sometimes change, so please double-check with the event organizer before heading out.

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Fri • 9 October
3:30 PM - Magic and Comedy Show with Omar Olusion (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
4:00 PM - IRL: Teen Time (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
5:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
5:00 PM - Friday Wine Tasting (Addictive Boutique Winery)
6:00 PM - Baile Folklórico (34th Ave & 93rd St)
6:00 PM - Clases de tejido / Crochet Classes (34th Ave & 93rd St)
6:30 PM - 20th Hispanic/Latino Book Fair (Renaissance Charter School)
8:30 PM - Music Show: Secret Handshake (Espresso 77)

Sat • 10 October
9:00 AM - Zumba with Veva (34th Ave & 94th St)
9:00 AM - Saturday AM Kids Art Club! / Clases de Arte para Niñxs! (Art Retail Therapy)
9:00 AM - Boxing/Kickboxing Workout (34th Ave & 93rd St)
9:00 AM - PS69 Flea Market (PS 69Q)
10:00 AM - The Lion's Share Food Pantry (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
10:00 AM - 34 Ave World Bike Ride (34th Ave & 93rd St)
10:00 AM - 34 Ave Gardening Club (34th Ave & 90th St)
10:00 AM - Flea Market (81st Street & 35th Avenue) (81st St & 35th Ave)
11:00 AM - Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration in Assembly District 30 (NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst)
11:00 AM - Get Ready to Vote! Table (Jackson Heights)
11:00 AM - Filipino American History Month (Apicha Community Health Center)
11:00 AM - 20th Hispanic/Latino Book Fair (Renaissance Charter School)
12:00 PM - Clases de Baile - Cumbia Sonidera (34th Ave & 93rd St)
1:00 PM - Art Class (Adults) (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
2:30 PM - Free Mandarin Conversation Classes for Adults (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
3:00 PM - Children's Art Class (7 years and up) (St. Mark’s Episcopal Church)
3:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
5:00 PM - Complimentary Wine Tasting (Addictive Boutique Winery)
7:00 PM - Americana Pie Folk Fest (Nancy Blake’s Tavern + Tap)

Sun • 11 October
8:00 AM - Jackson Heights Greenmarket (34th Ave & 79th/80th St)
9:00 AM - PS69 Flea Market (PS 69Q)
9:00 AM - Les Petites Gallery (34th Ave & 83rd St)
11:00 AM - 20th Hispanic/Latino Book Fair (Renaissance Charter School)
1:00 PM - K(now) Y(our) R(ights) Business Outreach (Jackson Heights)
2:00 PM - LGBTQ+ History Month: Coming Out Day Film Festival (Queens Public Library at Jackson Heights)
3:00 PM - Fall Layers: Watercolor Workshops / Talleres de Pintura en Acuarela - ages/edad 12+ & adults (Art Retail Therapy)
3:00 PM - 34 Ave Bike classes - all ages (34th Ave & 93rd St)
4:00 PM - Sketching Classes: Hatching Techniques / Talleres de Dibujo “Rayado” (Art Retail Therapy)
5:00 PM - Dance Rehearsal for Jackson Heights Halloween Parade (69th St & 34th Ave)
6:00 PM - Summer Sundays Plus: Gaston Kaisin's Tango Urbano (The Queensboro)

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Found this café that just had a soft opening in Jackson heights, coffee was pretty good and the interior is amazing, they’re way better than Qahwah Valley imo

Looking for any info on a hit and run incident on Queens Blvd near Elmhurst early Monday morning on 10/5.

A friend of mine who works at the local hospital there was WALKING to work when he was hit by an unknown vehicle and the driver fled the scene. Thankfully paramedics were called and my friend was brought to the same hospital he works at for treatment. Shattered shoulder and severely bruised face and right side of his body. Can thankfully walk and no brain damage or major head trauma.

If anyone thinks that they might have info that could help the authorities in their investigation, please share here or call the 110th police precinct: (718) 476-9311

I hate the New York Post they’re a right wing rag. Any article they post online is useless pro Trump bs, but as a fan of the Mets the back cover they use for sports is going to be delicious after the Yankees loss. I can normally get it from a 7-11 near my office in Manhattan, but I am working from home tomorrow. Where could I buy a copy of the evil New York Post, I feel like I mostly see Hispanic news papers in this neighborhood.

casually walking my dog right now and there’s a few ice agents cross of Taco Bell. Near 83rd and 37ave. Please be aware.

Was walking home and saw the usually covered storefront, no longer covered! Is it happening?!?! I’m exciteddddddddd.

Hi everone I was just curious to know if anybody here has a small business in Jackson Heigths and is also been harrased by yelp, I just opened my business acct with yelp and they call me everyday at different times of the day trying to sell me stuff, is it just to me or to everyone??? Amd doesn anybody here how to stop them from harrasing me

Living in the area. Would
Love to know which parts have free things for your birthday. Let me
Know. Thanks so much!