Here’s an update on Stone Soup Park from Cristina in Queens:

“I named the spot, Stone Soup Park, after the fable where each person brings an ingredient, and all get to enjoy a nice soup. The TA Queens Committee, along with the Friends of Travers Park, Green maps, and a handful of neighborhood businesses will make up the “stock”. We will have games and bubbles for kids, much needed park benches, greenery, and Tango music- which will begin at 5PM.
A photobooth, will be available for free pictures, and will also be used as part of a National Art exhibit about communities surrounding Laundrymats. (we are outside the Aqua Clara Laundrymat on 37th Ave between 78th and 79th St.)

I am really pleased to be spearheading the only Park(ing) Day spot in Queens! Jackson Heights is a dynamic neighborhood, which is experiencing an influx of new families who want to raise their kids in a friendly, healthy environment. However, this area at the  bottom of the list for Parks Department Parks. We have just a few, none with grass, and all completely overcrowded. Our Park will be the first networking effort to highlight the Green Agenda for Jackson Heights.”