Earth Day - Big Rock Beach

Big Rock Beach used to be a vibrant place for the residents of the College Point area in northern Queens for fishing, swimming, marine biology classes, and etc. Over time, those who used to live there have either moved on or stopped coming to the beach, and the beach slowly became abandoned. Over the last couple of years the beach has been primarily used as a local dump site for trash and debris. At this time, the site has collected a large amount of trash. In addition, the stairway to the site has deteriorated over the years and is in need of a serious repair to provide a safe way to the waterfront. This is where we come into the picture. On May 1st, join us for our Earth Day project, as we plan to rebuild the stairway down to Big Rock Beach and help Coastal Prevention Network do a massive clean up of the area. We hope to preserve natural resources and the existing natural environment and, where possible, to repair damage and reverse trends. In addition, we hope to and increase the awareness of environmental protection and preservation. TMC NY are coming together to build a stairway and conduct a beach clean up as part of “Riverkeeper Sweep”, an annual day of service conducting 100+ beach cleanups in NYC and Westchester. Co-sponsored with A Better College Point Civic Association. Come join us at Big Rock Beach (119-6 28th Ave, Queens, NY 11354) on May 1st, 2021 at 11:00 am to help clean up this beach and improve community access to the beach area. Please make sure you register ahead of time for the event. You will be doing us a huge solid!

Type

Service Project

What To Wear

Clothes you don't mind getting dirty in and a mask, please and thank you!

What to Bring

A "ready to put in work" mindset

Inclement Weather

In the event of rain, we will postpone our event to a later date.