LaGuardia Community Greenway Mission Statement

The LaGuardia Community Greenway is a vision to create a new open space for Long Island City, and LaGuardia’s 33,000 students and faculty created by the President’s Society Environment Program.
We envision reclaiming public streets to create a space that is sustainable and positively impacts the physical and mental health of the community and environment. We aim to achieve this goal by closing 29th Street from Skillman Avenue to 47th Avenue, creating a public open space, with trees, and paths for pollinators, scenic surroundings, and places to rest. Turning a portion of 30th Street between Thomson Avenue and 47th Avenue into a street which is shared with pedestrians, vendors, and light vehicle traffic will help meet the demand for open space in the community and alleviate pedestrian congestion on Thomson Ave. Public water access is crucial to our plans for 29th Street adjacent to 47th Avenue, because it provides hands-on opportunities for community involvement in efforts to restore the Creek and wetlands.
Together, LaGuardia Community College and the local community will work to reclaim the public streets to create an urban sanctuary that gives people mental and physical respite, and an opportunity to reflect on how we should engage with our environment. It is our goal to ensure a sustainable future and we believe that we can make history and enhance the campus life for generations to come.