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Congress Bill Spotlight: Smithsonian
Italian American Museum
The Queens Times
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Meng: U.S. Army Veteran From Queens
Unjustly Fired From NYC Veterans
Hospital Gets Job Back
People entering the Smithsonian Institute National Museum of American History in the
Behring Center in Washington DC. Getty Images, Ceri Breeze. See story on page 2.
Senator John Liu Announces Earth Day Fun Run
On Long Island Motor Parkway On April 27, 2025
First 100 runners will receive free
t-shirt
Some runners may receive a little
extra motivation… in the form of
live cockroaches
In celebration of Earth Day,
and to help highlight the need for
more interconnectivity between
parks throughout Queens and Long
Island, State Senator John Liu will
host a 5K Earth Day Fun Run in
Kissena Corridor and Cunningham
parks on April 27, 2025.
The Earth Day Fun Run will
kick off at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April
27, 2025, with participants meet-
ing at the Peck Fields in Kissena
Corridor Park at Peck Avenue and
193rd Street. The 5K route will
wind along the Long Island Motor
Parkway, through Cunningham
Park. The first 100 runners to ar-
rive will receive a free t-shirt. Queens residents are invited to run, walk, or skip along the
State Senator John Liu stated, Long Island Motor Parkway trail during the Earth Day 5K.
“On Earth Day, we are reminded Via the office of Sen. John Liu
that our parks and greenways are so spaces while highlighting the need and link more communities to the
much more than just beautiful plac- for stronger, safer connections Brooklyn Queens Greenway, and
Pictured is Luke Graziani and Congresswoman Grace es to gather, but vital infrastructure between them. We’re pushing ultimately the Empire State Trail.
Meng at the President’s address to Congress on March critical to our community’s health forward legislation to study the All are welcome to run, walk, skip
4. The address took place inside the House Chamber at and connectivity. Our Earth Day expansion of the Long Island Motor
the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. See story on page 2. Fun Run will celebrate these green Parkway trail, which would extend (Continued on page 2)
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