Dear T-20, Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! It was great to see you on Sunday for the rehearsal. You did a fabulous job and I am very proud of you. As I mentioned, we are working behind the scenes to make this a special time for you. You are invited to meet Lori, Alyssa and me this Saturday, May 8, in Kissena Park to receive your graduation gifts. Stop by between 10am and 12 noon, whenever is convenient for you. Lori and Mikey might need to leave earlier so if you want to see them be sure to arrive before 11am. Please wear a mask when approaching us even though we will be outdoors. The meeting place at the park is the parking lot for the Kissena Velodrome; directions below and more info at https://www.nycgovparks.org/facility/cycling-tracks/kissena-velodrome. If you will not be there, please reply to this email to let me know if I can give your gift bag to a friend and so that we do not wait for you to show up. As mentioned at the rehearsal, here is the link to the QC backgrounds for Zoom. It will make a big difference if you all (or mostly all) have a similar background and the QC theme is appropriate; it will look like a polished presentation: Queens College, City University of New York (cuny.edu)<https://www.qc.cuny.edu/communications/Pages/Zoom_Backgrounds.aspx> I hope to see you on Saturday! Mrs. Weinman Directions to the Kissena Velodrome: By Subway 7 Train Take the 7 train to the end of line at Main Street in Flushing. Ride (1.0 miles) south on Kissena Boulevard to Kissena Park. Turn left at Booth Memorial Avenue. Turn left at Parsons Boulevard to Velodrome entrance. F Train Take the F train to Parsons Boulevard, Queens. Ride (2 miles) north uphill on Parsons Boulevard. Veer left on Kissena Boulevard. Turn right on Booth Memorial Avenue. Turn left at Parsons Boulevard to Velodrome entrance. By Car
From The West Take the Long Island Expressway and exit at Kissena Boulevard (Exit 24). Make a Left at the first light off the exit ramp and drive for about 4 to 5 blocks. Make a Right onto Booth Memorial Avenue. Make a left into the park at Parsons Boulevard (after about 4 blocks) and park in the lot. The park is on Booth Memorial Avenue between Kissena Boulevard and 164th Street. If you have gone to 164th, you have gone too far.
From The East Take the Long Island Expressway to Exit 24. Follow Horace Harding frontage road. Turn right at Parsons Boulevard. Cross Booth Memorial Avenue to the Velodrome entrance.