Streetfilms visited Corona Plaza and made a video of it

Check out this video that Streetfilms made of the new Corona Plaza near the 103rd Street 7 station.

We talked about Corona Plaza from the viewpoint of Corona’s Plaza, the community oriented programming commissioned by the Queens Museum of Art.

But first and foremost, the plaza is a gathering space for everyone in the neighborhood. And are they ever gathering there. The plaza has become quite the popular spot among neighbors; this pattern has been the case with almost every other pedestrian plaza that DOT has installed around the city. People hang out there, eat their lunch, meet up with friends, and it’s a safe space for their kids to play in because there are no cars. The space is also quite big.

It works so well, in part, because the community is seriously engaged. Community members put out the chairs and tables, take them down at night, and clean up the space with supplies purchased by the individuals involved. Local stakeholders were also consulted early on in the development of the plaza, so they also feel ownership over the space, and are sympathetic to the mission of the plaza as a community space.

Corona Plaza is one of the many pedestrian plazas that have been developed throughout NYC. Recently, Astoria got to enjoy a one-day plaza last weekend, which may or may not come to fruition. Community Board 1 will vote on it on September 11.