Weekly Update from Queens Borough Hall

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Weekly Updates from Queens Borough Hall   LANDMARKS LAW 50th ANNIVERSARY Borough President Katz proclaimed April 2015 as Landmarks Month in Queens and announced a series of events throughout the borough - including a special reception onApril 21 - to commemorate the semicentennial of the New York City Landmarks Law. “As our communities and families grow, our borough also balances that growth with efforts to preserve the irreplaceable landmark treasures that contextualize our present and shape our future.”  For more information, visit www.queensbp.org/landmarks50. SPRING ANEW From our family to you and yours, please accept our warmest wishes for an inspiring Passover and a joyous Easter! A TECH HUB GROWS IN QUEENS Borough President Katz's Queens Tech Zone Strategic Plan Task Force convened on April 1 to discuss next steps after reviewing an inventory analysis of western Queens, where we're building the city's next leading tech ecosystem to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship. "Let's steer our borough into the competitive lane of the digital age." WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Borough President Katz celebrated Women's History Month with the Queens County Women's Bar Association on March 30. PASSOVER FOOD DISTRIBUTION Borough President Melinda Katz joined volunteers at the Tomchei Shabbos of Queens on March 29 to help with the Passover food distribution for people in need. Every child deserves a Pre-K seat, and this year's expansion has ensured universal access for every four-year-old in New York City. Because of free Pre-K for All programs, the average family saves more than $10,000 each year in childcare costs. Early childhood education is invaluable in shaping our children's futures, and every family is urged to take advantage of this opportunity. For more information, visit schools.nyc.gov/prek Application Deadline for 2015-2016 School Year: April 24, 2015 Candidates must be published poets and should be residents of Queens with a vision for promoting a love of poetry and literacy throughout our culturally diverse Borough.  For more information, visit www.queensbp.org/poet Deadline for Submissions: April 24, 2015 Qualified community- and education-minded individuals are invited to apply to serve as a 2015-2017 Borough President Appointee to a Queens Community Education Council (CEC). CECs allow for parent involvement at the Community School District level and play an essential role in shaping education policies for New York City public schools.  For more information, visit www.queensbp.org/education Application Deadline: April 30, 2015   UPCOMING QUEENS BOROUGH BOARD MEETING Mon April 13 at 5:30pm @ Queens Borough Hall QUEENS BOROUGH CABINET MEETING Tues April 14 at 9:30am @ Queens Borough Hall GREEK COMMUNITY LUNCH HOSTED BY COMPTROLLER STRINGER, BP KATZ AND CM CONSTANTINIDIS Tues April 14 at 11:30am @ George T. Douris Tower, 27-40 Hoyt Avenue South in Astoria QUEENS LAND USE PUBLIC HEARING Thu April 16 at 10:30am @ Queens Borough Hall BP KATZ HOSTS LANDMARKS LAW 50th ANNIVERSARY RECEPTION Tue April 21 at 5:30pm @ Queens Museum City&State RECEPTION TO LAUNCH "ON QUEENS" SPECIAL ISSUE Thu April 30 at 6:30pm @ Penthouse 808, 8-08 Queens Plaza South in Long Island City Copyright (C) 2015 Office of the Queens Borough President. All rights reserved.

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