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Founded in 1957, The Queens Village Civic Association, located in eastern Queens in the City of New York, is affiliated with the Queens Civic Congress, Inc.,  a borough wide confederation of over 100 civic organizations in Queens County, New York.

 
NEXT MEETING OF THE QVCA
Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 8:00 PM
On the agenda:
To be announced...
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See the November 2011 newsletter for pertinent information and community activities. (PDF)

Queens Village Civic Association HISTORY.

Celebrating 50 years of service to the community! Photo (C) 2007 Joseph F. Nickischer Jr., www.JoeyNick.net Photography.

Queens Village Civic Association NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE.


Remember, our entire civic area is zoned R2.
That means detached single and 2 family homes only!
Conversions to multiple family homes, cellar and attic apartments are illegal. Commercial use is also illegal.  Paving and parking cars on front lawns and back yards is illegal.  Guard your property value!  Be a watch dog!  Preserve your quality of life! 
REPORT ANY AND ALL VIOLATORS!

 
NYC Complaints By phone, call:  311
Via the internet: NYC Department of Buildings Online Complaints
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/complaint.html
Check the status of your complaint online:  http://www.nyc.gov/html/dob/html/complaint.html

Community Board 13 (www.cb13q.org) via the internet: COMMUNITY BOARD 13
Community Board 13 by phone:  718-464-9700
By fax:  718-264-2739

All of the above are accountable to you and must provide you with their follow up.
or
just report it to us and we'll do the complaining for you.
If you reside within our boundaries and are interested in retaining the beauty and serenity of Queens Village,  our Executive Board...........

 
EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010-2011 
Nagassar Ramgarib...................................President

Joseph Nickischer...................................Vice President

Mohamood Ishmael....................................Treasurer

Chris Trofemuk......................................Financial Secretary

Sue Ann Amoroso.....................................Recording Secretary

Jo Vasquez..........................................Corresponding Secretary

Elsa Oliphant.......................................Sergeant at Arms


TRUSTEES

Gabreilla Krill, James Mooney, and John Stiller.


Newsletter Editor:  
Joseph Nickischer


Circulation Manager:  
Chris Trofemuk

 
........cordially invites you to join us in improving the quality of life in the neighborhood you chose to be your home.

 
The Queens Village Civic Association  serves the area beginning at Jamaica Avenue and Hollis Court Boulevard - North on Hollis Court Boulevard to Hiillside Avenue - East along Hillside Avenue to Braddock Avenue - Southeast on Braddock Avenue to 222nd Street - South on 222nd Street to 93rd Avenue - West on 93rd Avenue to Springfield Boulevard - South on Springfield Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue - West on Jamaica Avenue to the point of origin at Hollis Court Boulevard.
Queens Village Civic Association Boundaries
Queens Village Civic Association
P. O. Box 0766
Queens Village, NY  11428-0766
E-MAIL:  qvca@qvca.org

Our civic year runs from September through June of the following year.
Membership renewals are due in September for the new term.

The problems we are having with Quality of Life issues are not unique to Queens Village.  They are throughout Queens.  Check out these links to other civic associations to see how they are dealing with similar problems.
 QUEENS CIVIC CONGRESS
BELLEROSE COMMONWEALTH Civic Association
     KEW GARDENS HILLS Civic Association
 CREEDMOOR Civic Association
NORTH BELLEROSE Civic Association
 HOLLISWOOD Civic Association
ROCKY HILL Civic Association
 JUNIPER VALLEY Civic Association
 UTOPIA ESTATES Civic Association
.

Need to make a complaint about an illegal conversion, or find out about a violation:
(USE THIS DIRECT LINK)
    http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dob/home.html
New York City Department of Buildings


When and where does the Q.V.C.A. meet?

Unless announced otherwise, the Association meets on the third Tuesday of every month (except December, July, and August) at 8 p.m.  We meet at Stewart Hall (cafeteria) of Our Lady of Lourdes R.C. School, located between 92nd and 93rd Avenues, facing Springfield Boulevard, in Queens Village, New York. Please enter through the double gray doors facing the parking lot and go downstairs. As always, refreshments will be provided at the end of the  meeting. Within the bounds of courtesy and respect, we welcome everyone to our General meetings, including the press and people who are not from Queens Village.
MEETING DATES
(General membership meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month.) 
For the 2011-2012 civic year the meeting dates are 9/20/11, 10/18/11, 11/15/11, 
1/17/12, 2/21/12, 3/20/12, 4/17/12, 5/15/12 and 6/19/12.  
Our annual Christmas Tree Lighting in Veterans Plaza will take place in 
December, 2011.
The Executive Board meets the first Tuesday of every month throughout the year, with adjustments being made for election day and other holidays.


SPECIAL MEETINGS AND AWARDS
The installation of new officers for the following civic year takes place at the June general membership meeting with a guest dignitary swearing in the new board members.

If you would like to read more about illegal conversions and related topics, visit  The  Creedmoor Civic Association's  website.   

Need to make a complaint about an illegal conversion, or find out about a violation, call 311 or:
(USE THIS DIRECT LINK)
    http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dob/home.html
New York City Department of Buildings

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