National Night Out Against Crime
This August 7th, the National Night Out Against Crime with be celebrated in 2 locations in Old Astoria.
- Astoria Park, on the Great Lawn by the Hells Gate Bridge. Sponsored by the
NYPD 114th Precinct, , 14th Precinct Community Affairs, 114th Precinct Auxiliary Police, 114th Community Council, 114th Civ-op Inc, The Federation of Italian American Societies, the Historic St George Episcopal Church, and many other Community Based Organizations.
From 5 PM to 8 PM
Free Hot Dogs, Water, Horse rides for children, “Dunk The Police Officer n the Tank”
- Astoria Houses: On the Basket Ball Court by the Cul-De-Sac at the end of Astoria Blvd. Sponsored By NYPD-PSA#9 Police Community Council, Senator Michael Gianaris, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Councilman Costa Constantanides, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, the Astoria Tenant Organization, Emblem Health
From 4 to 9 PM
An evening filled with music, food, dance and getting to know neighbors
“Working together for a better tomorrow, and promoting unity in our Communities.
After the Astoria Park event, there will be a film sponsored by the Evangel Church “Ferdinand”
Richard Khuzami
Mr. Khuzami has been a member of Community Board 1 in Astoria, NY for the last 20 years. He sits on the Zoning and parks Committees and is on the Executive Board. Previously, he served as Parks and Culture chair of Community Board 1 for eleven years and also chaired Capital and Expense priority Committee. He is a member of the Queens General Assembly and had been a panelist for grant submissions for the Queens Council on the Arts (QCA). Richard also is an officer of The Eastern Mediterranean Business Culture Alliance (EMBCA) and President of OANA.