Dates To Know In Astoria, Long Island City This Week

LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Most meetings and events may be virtual nowadays, but there's still plenty going on in Astoria and Long Island City.

Patch has compiled a list of events for neighbors to mark on their calendars. From community meetings to family events, here are the dates to know for the week of Jan. 31.

Local Meetings & Events

Monday, Feb. 1: The Queens Borough Board, chaired by Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, will hold a virtual public hearing on the Mayor's Fiscal Year 2022 Preliminary Expense and Capital Budget at 10 a.m. For more information, or to register to speak, click here.

Tuesday, Feb. 2: Queens Borough Hall and Hungry Monk host a food giveaway at 12:30 p.m. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, Feb. 3: Queens Community Board 1 hosts a land use and zoning meeting at 6:30 p.m. over Zoom. Members will issue a recommendation on The Rock Health & Fitness's rezoning application for 22-06 31 St. and hear presentations on two other rezoning proposals. Click here for more information.

Wednesday, Feb. 3, and Thursday, Feb. 4: The NYC Department of Transportation hosts two virtual workshops on public space and pedestrian improvements in Court Square. Click here for more information and to RSVP.

Around Queens

Queens College hosts a discussion of youth activism with New York Assembly Member Khaleel Anderson, the youngest assembly member in two decades and a Queens College alumnus, at 10 a.m. on Feb. 5. Click here for details.

Queens Public Library hosts a Black Health and Virtual Healing Summit, with sessions scheduled all day on Feb. 5 and 6. Click here for more information.

Ongoing Events

The Museum of the Moving Image is streaming "Identifying Features" and "Preparations to Be Together" in partnership with Art House distributors, through Feb. 8. Click here for details.

The Noguchi Museum: Futura Akari exhibition, on display through Feb. 28.

Socrates Sculpture Park: Jeffrey Gibson's Because Once You Enter My House, It Becomes Our House, on display through March.

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