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THURSDAY, JULY 25, 2024 THE QUEENS TIMES PAGE 7

Queens-Based Artist Showcases Beauty in the Ordinary

Garment District Space for Pub-
lic Art presents Chinese super-
market-inspired exhibition by
Jenny Lin Acosta
The Garment District Alliance
(GDA) announced the latest in its
ongoing series of public art exhib-
its, unveiling One Can of Coconut
Milk, a series of original artworks
by Jenny Lin Acosta that explore
the beauty of stillness in objects
found in Chinese supermarkets,
how these items provide everyday
nourishment, and the impact they
have on Acosta’s multi-ethnic
identity.
The installation is part of the
Garment District Space for Public
Art program, which showcases
artists in unusual locations and
has produced more than 200
installations, exhibits, and per-
formances over the past 18 years.
Located in a street-level window
at 209 West 38th Street, in the
heart of the Garment District, the
free exhibit is accessible to the
public through August 31st.
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Can of Coconut Milk to the public market. As a Hainanese-Puerto at Easy Lover BK and Welcome
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passersby to visit.” finds nostalgic comfort in Chinese received a BFA in interdisciplin-
Through One Can of Coconut supermarkets while simultaneous- ary sculpture from the Maryland
Milk, Acosta seeks to transform ly indulging as an outsider through Institute College of Art (MICA).
compacted cardboard boxes from her mixed-race background. The Garment District is home
Chinese supermarkets into works Acosta is a brand designer at to diverse business sectors from
of art that memorialize and reflect Welcome to Chinatown, culinary technology to hospitality and
a keen cultural understanding. instructor, and independent artist/ includes thousands of people
Acosta draws inspiration from designer living in Queens, NY. working in the creative economy,
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NYC Parks Opens Four New Pickleball Courts
In Alley Pond Park 107-01 Corona Ave. Corona Heights, NY
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The $28,000 project adds a new - Reservations Suggested -
dedicated space for one of the
fastest growing sports in NYC

On Friday, July 19th, NYC Parks
Queens Borough Commissioner
Jackie Langsam joined Council
Member Linda Lee to celebrate
the completion of four brand new
standalone pickleball courts for
use in the athletic fields area of
Alley Pond Park. The new courts
occupy a space at the end of the
Alley Pond Main path, joining
the tennis and baseball fields in
the area.
“Alley Pond Park is home to
athletic fields, golf courses, hiking
trails and playgrounds, and today for its beautiful parks and green that local greenspaces provide
we’re adding pickleball to the spaces, so I am proud to join NYC exciting new options which serve
list of amenities which make this Parks in ensuring that our com- their communities’ diverse needs
park so special,” said NYC Parks munity’s facilities are maintained best. These four new courts at
Queens Borough Commissioner for all residents,” said Coun- Alley Pond also join the newly
Jacqueline Langsam. “The popu- cilmember Linda Lee. “I know surfaced pickleball court at nearby
larity of pickleball continues to how much the community enjoys Farm Playground, converted from
grow in Queens, and NYC Parks tennis and pickleball at our city’s a previously underused handball
is excited to meet enthusiasts at parks so I look forward to seeing court. The new courts come on
our many courts around Queens. athletes young and old enjoying a the heels of the new $26 million
In adding pickleball to the many state-of-the-art court all summer Alley Pond Environmental Center,
options parkgoers have at Alley long. Thank you to NYC Parks and which opened in 2023. Parks is
Pond Park, we’re offering another Commissioner Donoghue for your also currently planning a pathway
way for Queens residents to stay partnership.” reconstruction project throughout
active and have fun with this new By creating new spaces for the park that will increase acces-
exciting sport.” this popular pastime, this project sibility within this beloved com-
“Eastern Queens is known furthers Parks’ goal of ensuring munity greenspace.