THE WATER IS CALLING
On September 23rd from 12-4pm, join GoFB for our second annual community-centric fundraiser, SaturBAY. The theme this year is 'The Water is Calling'—a call to action, a call to play and a call to celebrate. There will be music from DJ Rekha, food from Nha Minh, boating tours with local dragon boat teams, kayak tours with Upstream Alliance, biking tutorials with Bike NY, a 5k Fun Run with Queens Distance Runners, art workshops and more!
Entry to the event will be entirely free and open to the public. Fundraising will happen primarily online. Any amount you’re able to contribute plays a critical role in sustaining GoFB’s work in the watershed.
GoFB has always been sustained by our local communities and park users. Whether that be water quality sampling, organizing for land use equity, installing oyster cages, cleaning up the shoreline or fundraising—we could not take care of our local waters without you.
GoFB needs your support now more than ever. From Mets owner Steve Cohen’s proposal to take over 50 acres of parkland to build a casino, to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal for a Flushing Creek storm gate, to a federally funded resilience study for Flushing Meadows Corona Park, proposed projects and policies across the waterfront have the potential to forever alter Flushing Waterways. In the midst of this potential change, GoFB sustains grassroots coalitions, manages community science initiatives and organizes public education campaigns so that the proposed investments result in the ecologically just future that our communities and ecologies deserve.
The water is calling—join us as we answer the call together!
Getting There
Use this map for help getting to the FMCP public boat launch via walking or biking from Mets-Willets Point and Flushing Main Street, or see below for directions.
Coming from the Mets-Willets Point 7 Train station:
Exit the train on the Citi Field side.
Enter the Citi Field gate and walk along the sidewalk next to Citi Field, keeping the stadium to your immediate right.
Exit Citi Field onto Boat Basin Pl.
Cross Shea Rd and walk under the highway overpass.
Carefully cross Marina Rd (there are no pedestrian lights) to get to the Promenade. At this point, you should see the Candela Structures nearby/ahead.
Turn right onto the Promenade and walk until you reach the public kayak/canoe launch.
Coming from the Flushing Main Street 7 Train station:
Head North on Main Street toward Northern Blvd.
Cross Northern Blvd and turn left onto it—you want to walk on the North side of the Blvd.
Follow the Northern Blvd sidewalk until it reaches the bridge. Find the path to the Pedestrian bridge located on the far right side of the Northern Blvd bridge (entrance is across the street from Chun Fook Funeral Services). The Pedestrian bridge is named "Flushing Bay Promenade" on Google Maps.
Walk along the Pedestrian bridge and follow it to the pedestrian crosswalk located at the end.
Cross the crosswalk and turn left onto the Promenade.
Follow the promenade past the DOT site and keep walking until you reach the public kayak/canoe launch.