Our Mission
Alliance for Paseo Park is a resident-led non-profit organization dedicated to the complete transformation of Jackson Heights’ 34th Avenue into a permanent public park.
Formed by a diverse group of community members, Alliance for Paseo Park works directly with partners at the City of New York to ensure all who live, work, and move in Jackson Heights have access to safe, sustainable, and welcoming greenspace. As a steward of Paseo Park, Alliance for Paseo Park leads both the physical development and the long-term advocacy necessary to sustain this once-in-a-generation investment in public space.
About Us
Paseo Park – A 26-block open street along 34th Avenue from 69th Street to Junction Boulevard – emerged organically out of a collective need for safe gathering space and community connection in the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Since then, Alliance for Paseo Park has worked toward permanently transforming this network of open spaces into a celebrated new park. The successful completion of Paseo Park as a 1.3-mile park will drastically increase neighborhood-wide access to greenspace, provide critical climate infrastructure, and ensure the Jackson Heights community has the space it deserves to sit, stroll, bike, run, play, and connect.
Together with our City partners and neighbors, Alliance for Paseo Park is forging a safer, healthier, and more joyful future for Jackson Heights and all New Yorkers.
Alliance for Paseo Park was founded in 2023. It was previously known as Friends of 34th Avenue Linear Park, whose members first organized in support of the creation of the open street in March 2020. Board Members are: Josefina Bahamondes, Ondine Crispin, Alex Florez, Salmaan Khan, Luz Maria Mercado, Dawn Siff, Myrna Tinoco, Amber White.
Partners
Mayor Eric Adams
Comptroller Brad Lander
Borough President Donovan Richards
State Assembly Member Catalina Cruz
State Assembly Member Jessica Gonzáles-Rojas
State Assembly Member Steven Raga
Council Member Shekar Krishnan
34th Avenue Open Streets Coalition
The Central Park Conservancy
Epicenter NYC
Fiscal Sponsor
Alliance for Paseo Park operates under the fiscal sponsorship of Fund for the City of New York, which was established in 1968 to work with local government agencies and civic organizations to use innovative solutions to improve life for New York City residents.
Help Support Our Park
To ensure the transformation of 34th Avenue Open Street into a permanent public park, we need your support. Your contribution will help fund infrastructure improvements, programming, public art, maintenance, community outreach, long-term planning and other initiatives.
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