Mission

The Friends of Gantry Park is a community-based organization that formed out of an appreciation for this special public place on the Queens waterfront.

Our mission is to enhance the quality of life of Long Island City by promoting awareness, concern and participation for the publicly accessible green and open spaces in the neighborhood and the waterfront.

Goals

We are dedicated to the following goals:

• Assisting the park's staff and management in the maintenance of the natural and man-made features of the landscape
• Preserving the tranquil beauty of this retreat along the river
• Contributing community input to the design of future phases of the park's development
• Participating in, and helping to plan, special events and activities that celebrate the community and the park
• Enhancing play and recreational opportunities in the area
• Monitoring potential problems, informing authorities about the problems, and tracking the problems to help justify adequate levels of park personnel and police
• Promoting an understanding of the unique environmental concerns of the waterfront
• Encouraging the improvement and expansion of publicly accessible green and open space in the neighborhood.

We strive to realize these goals through the work of committees focused on specific concerns, and the efforts of the group as a whole working in cooperation with the public and private agencies responsible for the improvement of Hunter's Point.

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Live at the Gantries

Live at the Gantries starts Sunday June 14 and continues every Tuesday from June 23 through August 18. Every show starts at 7 o'clock and ends with a spectacular sunset at Gantry Plaza State Park, a 2.5-acre waterside oasis between 49th and 50th Avenues along the East River.

The series is produced The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, Queens Theatre in the Park, and Queens Council on the Arts. It is sponsored by Rockrose Development Corp with additional support from Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan, O'Connor Capital Partners, Con Edison, and The New York Water Taxi and LiQcity.com