SUPPORT THE TROOPS RALLY, Queens, NYC-THIS SUNDAY,3/30/03, 1PM

The office of NYC Councilman James Gennaro | 3/37/03 | Councilman James Gennaro

[WomanofStandard]

Councilman JAMES F. GENNARO

Invites You to a Rally…

To Support Our Troops!

Please Join Us…in a community declaration of unwavering support for the brave men and women of our armed forces serving in the war in Iraq. Help us to show our deepest appreciation for the commitment, valor and sacrifice of our military personnel and their families. Stand with us as we honor those who have made the supreme sacrifice for our freedom and as we fervently hope for the safe return of U.S. and allied troops now engaged in battle.

TIME: Sunday, March 30, 2003 at 1:00 pm
Rain or Shine -- Please Bring an American Flag!

LOCATION: In Front of the Kew Gardens Hills Library Main Street & 72 Road, Kew Gardens Hills, Queens

THIS RALLY IS CO-SPONSORED BY:

Vaad Harabonim of Queens
Queens Jewish Community Council
Local Union #3 I.B.E.W.
Voice of Mid-Queens
St. John’s University
107th Precinct Community Council
American Legion Hillcrest Post #1078
Jewish War Veterans
North Shore Queens Detachment, 240 Marine Corps League
Civic Association of Utopia Estates, Inc.
Fresh Meadows Homeowners Civic Assoc.
Kew Gardens Hills Tenants Association
Hillcrest Estates Civic Association
Jamaica Hill Community Association
Pomonok Residents Association
West Cunningham Park Civic Assoc.
Plumbers Local Union #1, UA
Enterprise Assoc. of Steamfitters Local #638, UA
Jewish Community Relations Council
Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty
One Israel Fund
Adlai Stevenson Democratic Club
JFK Democratic Club
Saul Weprin Democratic Club
Councilmen David Weprin and John Liu

COMMITTEE IN FORMATION

For Further Information or to Co-Sponsor, Please Call 718-217-4969

[WomanofStandard]

They are inviting other organizations to co-sponsor this rally. Please pass this info on to other organizations you know of. I'd love to see this rally get TONS of participants too!

[GailA]

What Clear Channel radio is not the prime sponsor??????? </sarcasam)>

[diotima]

Firebrand...I know you are probably recovering from the last one BUT...;^)

[firebrand]

This looks like a good one.

[wellesleyrepublican]

I COMING FROM MASS, READY TO RALLY!

[firebrand]

Welcome! We will try to get the FR troops out for this one. Look forward to meeting you.

[firebrand]

How about some transportation tips for the Manhattan-o-centric? (And others.) : )

[wtc911]

No easy way to get there without a car. This section of Main Street, strictly residential (mostly Orthodox Jewih), is south of Jewel ave. and north of Union Tpke, just east of the Van Wyck. The closest subway, I think, is the E or F Queens courthouse stop. From there it's a good fifteen minute walk. I don't ride buses so I can't help with that.

[WomanofStandard]

I just called the councilman's office for directions and they gave me the exact address of the Library as

72-33 Vleigh Place
Kew Gardens Hiills, NY

I'm going to try and look it up on Yahoo Maps/directions but in the meantime, the girl I spoke with said it will look on the map like it is on Main Street but it is not, it is actually on Vleigh Place where 72nd Road and 72nd Avenue come together. It is RIGHT near Main Street though.

I know the 7 train to Queens will get one into Flushing, it's the last stop. Right upstairs one would take the Q44 city bus (going towards Jamaica, not towards the Bronx Zoo)which travels down on Main Street which will take you right to Vliegh Place/72nd Road/72nd Avenue. If you ask the bus driver he will surely know where the library is located.
In addition, anyone taking a bus from Kew Gardens can catch the Q74.

If Driving: take the Midtown tunnel to Queens and follow the signs for the LIE (Long Island Expressway). Get off at the Main Street exit and go south (turn left onto Main Street). Follow Main Street until you find the Library at the above specified location. OR a driver can come over the Queensborough/59th Street Bridge to Queens and stay on Queens Blvd upon exiting the bridge until you come to the LIE. Take the LIE EAST towards Long Island and follow the exit instructions above.

From L.I. take the LIE West (towards NYC) to the Main Street exit and upon exiting go south by making a left turn onto Main Street and proceed to the streets/location listed above.
OR, you can take the Northern State Parkway East (towards NYC) to the 168th Street Exit and then once exited remain on the parkway service road (going past 168th street, past 164th Street, past Parsons Blvd) until you get to Main Street. Turn RIGHT onto Main Street and keep going until you arrive at the above described location.

Hope this helps!

[firebrand]

chapter pingo

WomanofStandard, thank you so much for posting this and finding out about it. : )

Can Free Republic be listed as a sponsor?

[apackof2]

Rally bump

[WomanofStandard]

The closest subway, I think, is the E or F Queens courthouse stop

Oh yes, I forgot about the E or the F. This would be another way to get there from Manhattan or other boroughs and take the same bus as from the 7 train but it is approaching from the opposite direction. I personally don't know much about the E train since they split it off from F years ago so if anyone else knows where to get off the E train to get to Sutphin Blvd, I know the Q44 going towards the Bronx Zoo STARTS right there at the corner of Sutphin Blvd and Archer Avenue, right outside the Jamaica LIRR Station (Duh....ONE CAN TAKE THE LIRR FROM PENN STATION TO JAMAICA STATION TOO OF COURSE!).

The Q44 going toward the Bronx Zoo will take one right up Sutphin Blvd, turn on Jamaica Avenue for 3 blocks or so, turn up onto 150th Street to the top of the hill which is Grand Central Parkway (Northern Parkway to Long Islanders). At that point the bus will go around in a U to go over the parkway overpass and turn onto Main Street. Then it's just a few blocks from there. I would estimate the bus ride from the LIRR/E train to be about 25 minutes or so....haven't rode it in years but that's my guess.

If coming on the F train you go towards Queens, then you take it to the Sutphin Blvd stop. Go upstairs and catch the Q44 city bus going towards The Bronx Zoo. You can catch it on the corner right where you come up.....Sutphin Blvd and Jamaica Avenue. It will take the same route described right above.

[WomanofStandard]

RALLY PING!

[WomanofStandard]

WomanofStandard, thank you so much for posting this and finding out about it. : )

Can Free Republic be listed as a sponsor?

Well, what I posted above is RIGHT OFF THEIR FLYER and they are inviting co-sponsors so I would think so. The phone number for more info and to co-sponsor is listed at the bottom. Go for it! It would be great to have dem groups and FR jointly sponsoring an AMERICAN event like this. Even if we don't agree on other issues we ALL agree on supporting the troops in this instance. It would also give FR more exposure since I'm sure any politicians attending are alerting all the media/press.

[WomanofStandard]

Oh, and I quoted back the first line you wrote to me in the previous post because I meant to say, "You are most welcome!"

[WomanofStandard]

I'm REALLY losing it here. LOL That last YOU ARE WELCOME was to YOU firebrand, NOT to me!

[WomanofStandard]

Rally Ping!!!

[Dutchy]

Good Luck on having a great Rally!! I'll be organizing a counter FReep to the Anti-American Lefties in the Hudson Valley....

[A Navy Vet]

Please post an after-action report with photos if possible. We are compiling the photos for a CD Tribute, and keeping a running list of pro-Troop events for media exposure.

Please ping A Navy Vet, Bob J, and diotima. Thank you.