![]() Feb 21 3:00PM --to-- 4:00PM Arts and Crafts for KidsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Please join us for an enjoyable time of arts and crafts for children! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 3:00PM --to-- 4:30PM Hip Hop Health and Wellness Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Instructor Darlene Arrington demonstrates her hip hop workout through dance and shows participants how to follow a healthy lifestyle. | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() Feb 21 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Notes on Music ProductionLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Come join us at the Teen Center at Cambria Heights while we explore and make music together! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 5:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Ask An Expert: Professional Development Sessions for Artists Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Two arts professionals will be available to meet one-on-one with Queens-based artists to advise on topics that can range from portfolio review, project planning, and recommending local arts resources. To register, visit https://qnsmuse.nyc/askanexpert. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM Adult Craft HourLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us weekly for a variety of crafts. We will learn to crochet, knit, make jewelry, explore paper crafts, create collages, and paint with coffee, watercolor, and acrylics. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 21 6:00PM --to-- 7:00PM Ping PongLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Play ping pong in the library! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 22 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Mommy and MeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for playtime with arts and crafts for toddlers ages 1-3. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 22 3:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Movie Fridays for KidsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for fun movies! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 23 1:00PM --to-- 3:00PM Write On with the NY Writers Coalition!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Everyone has a voice. Everyone has a story. Bring yours and join us for writing and sharing work in a supportive, respectful environment. Poetry, plays, short stories, and everything in between – all crafted in one room! Tap into your unwritten stories at this free workshop for writers (teens and adults) of all experience levels, backgrounds, and genres. Writing prompts and materials will be provided. No sign up required -- simply turn up! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Feb 23 2:30PM --to-- 4:00PM Traveling Shoes: Black Migrations - Meet Playwright Laurence Holder Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Laurence Holder speaks about his life as a playwright. He has written plays on figures in African-American and African history, including "M: The Mandela Saga," "Zora Neale Hurston: A Theatrical Biography," and "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost." A reading from an excerpt of "When the Chickens Came Home to Roost" will be presented. For more Traveling Shoes programming, visit https://queenslib.org/travelingshoes19. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Feb 23 2:30PM --to-- 4:00PM Health and Fitness ChallengeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required All are invited to join the free community-wide, three-month health and fitness challenge, brought to you by Senator Leroy Comrie and the Healthcare Education Project! For more information, please call 718-765-6359. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 23 2:30PM --to-- 4:00PM Write On With The NY Writers Coalition!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Everyone has a voice. Everyone has a story. Bring yours and join us for writing and sharing work in a supportive, respectful environment. Poetry, plays, short stories, and everything in between – all crafted in one room! Tap into your unwritten stories at this free workshop for writers (teens and adults) of all experience levels, backgrounds, and genres. Writing prompts and materials will be provided. No sign up required -- simply turn up! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 25 10:00AM --to-- 12:00PM Learn English Conversation!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn English at the library for free! No registration required. Aprann anglè! Apprendre l'anglais! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 25 10:00AM --to-- 11:00AM Introduction to Computers ClassLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn the basics of how to use a computer. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 27 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Cambria Heights QuiltersLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Please join us Wednesday mornings for beginner quilting. We will learn basic and intermediate techniques to create beautiful individual and group projects. All are welcome; supplies will be available for use during the sessions. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 27 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Toddler TimeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required This program is for toddlers ages 1-3. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Feb 28 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Traveling Shoes: Black Migrations - African Dancing and Folktales Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Audience members become the storytellers in a series of African folktales as our facilitator guides them through an interactive African dance class. Space is limited. Preregistration is required. For more Traveling Shoes programming, visit https://queenslib.org/travelingshoes19. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 2 11:00AM --to-- 12:30PM Language Learning Group for Beginners in French Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Online or by phone Availability: 14 openings Have you ever wished you could speak French? Learn how to use Transparent Language Online and benefit from a ten-week group learning experience too! You will need a Queens Library card and a computer, tablet, or smart phone to access Transparent Language to do your weekly assignments. Bring your device to the first session for help in setting up your Transparent Language Online account. Space is limited and preregistration is required. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 4 6:30PM --to-- 7:30PM Yoga for BeginnersLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn about basic yoga skills you can use to feel and look great! 2019 is your year! Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 6 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Nutrition Workshops with Community Healthcare NetworkLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us for nutrition workshops for kids. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 6 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Intro to Martial Arts: Hung GarLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required This program is for ages 11 and up. Each session will be about a specific aspect of Hung Gar martial art technique. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 9 12:00PM --to-- 1:30PM Circle of Transformation: Empowerment CircleLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The Circle of Transformation brings women together to support each other. A healing space is created where women can discuss issues that impact their lives. In a safe environment, women can explore ways to self-develop and address issues that impede their personal development. Workshops will be available for visual art and writing poetry as means to process stress, pain, and facilitate healing. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 9 1:30PM --to-- 2:30PM Inspiring Women In Science: Bingo!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The excitement of Bingo and the fun of learning something new? Yes please! Fun facts about fifty Inspiring Women in Science in a bingo game for the whole family! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 12 10:30AM --to-- 12:00PM Haitian Creole Computer ClassLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn how to use a computer with a fun instructor! Aprann kouman yo sèvi ak òdinatè a. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Mar 15 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM The Fire Safety Show with the Rappin' FiremanLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required The Rappin' Fireman and his safety friends take children ages 6-12 through an adventure in safety, rapping safety songs with robots, puppets, a smoke house, and a whole lot of help from the audience. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 19 1:15PM --to-- 2:15PM Cambria Heights Adult Book Discussion GroupLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join our book discussion group at Cambria Heights! We will discuss the following books: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 23 1:30PM --to-- 2:30PM Inspiring Women In Science: Trivia Game!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Do you think you know your Inspiring Women in Science? Think again! Prepare yourself to be amazed, surprised and, well, definitely inspired learning more about the achievements of these fearless scientists that changed our thinking, science, and world forever! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Mar 23 2:30PM --to-- 4:00PM Inspiring Women in Science: Moiya McTierLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Having a hard time picturing yourself as a scientist? Award-winning astrophysicist and science communicator Moiya McTier speaks candidly about the research she does. She shares her journey to becoming a scientist given that she had no role models who looked like her and the obstacles she faced along the way including financial struggles and racism. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Apr 4 6:00PM --to-- 7:30PM We Do Family ResearchLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join us as we learn, explore, and record our family histories. Each session we will learn about the basic tools and research methodologies of genealogy. We will also have an opportunity to share our research findings and create visual family trees. Join us as we recover the lives of our ancestors. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Apr 5 4:00PM --to-- 5:30PM Teen Code ClubLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Learn to code at Queens Library! Our code club has no lectures: you’ll learn to make websites, animations, apps, and games by actually making them, step by step. Prepare for a tech career or learn skills you can use in the real world right now to make whatever you can dream up. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Apr 12 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Urban Comics WorkshopLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Children 6 to 12 will learn how to draw street style with Ivan Velez. Participants will make connections to their own experiences and cultures as they create their own characters for their own comics. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Apr 16 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM Purposefully Pretty WorkshopsLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required In these workshops young women will have open discussions about different topics such as self- esteem, self-love, relationships, and stereotypes, among other topics. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Apr 18 4:00PM --to-- 5:00PM April is Poetry Time!Location: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Explore your feelings through poetry. Feelings are in poems and poetry can give us big new feelings that make us proud! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() May 14 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM ZumbaLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Instructor Audrey Bright Greene leads a fun Zumba workshop for children ages 6-12. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Jun 10 3:30PM --to-- 4:30PM Mr. Chris Musical ExperienceLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Join Mr. Chris and his team in a performance that includes music, movement, storytelling, and interactive games for ages 5-12. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() Aug 14 10:30AM --to-- 11:30AM Healthy Brain, Healthy LifeLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Gain insight into some of the best ways to reduce the risk of cognitive impairment as we age. Learn some steps to take to have a healthy brain and a healthy life by experiencing techniques designed to keep your brain happy and well. All are welcome. Additional Program Dates/Locations This is a recurring program. If registration is required, you must register individually.Additional Dates
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![]() Sep 6 6:00PM --to-- 9:00PM An Evening of Art with the Cambria Heights Library Craft Artist ExtraordinaireLocation: Cambria Heights Registration: Not required Celebrate Cambria Heights Library's artistic community at their 4th Annual Artist Reception and Exhibit. An array of creative expression will be on display through October including yarn crafts, water color, acrylics, jewelry, line art photography, quilts, and sewing projects. |
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International Language Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
Special Interest/Noteworthy Collections at the Cambria Heights Community Library include:
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Child Care / Preschools | ||
Cambria Center for the Gifted 233-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991 | Cambria Heights Christian Academy 221-02 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-5920 | Helping Hands Day Care 225-16b Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-6258 |
Juliasa Nursery School & Kindergarten 224-03 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-9434 | Le Grand Elite Learning Lab Universal Pre-K 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (800) 690-2652 | Lil Ones Learning Center 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 |
The Nurturing Center 225-11 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-5932 | Wonder Kids Academy 116-53 227th Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-8900 |
Community Board | ||
Queens Community Board #13 Queens Reform Church, www.cb13q.org 219-41 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village NY , 11428 phone: (718) 464-9700 fax: (718) 264-2739 |
Community Organizations & Services | ||
Cambria Heights Civic Association Kelli Singleton, President, P.O. Box 110007 Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: 917-922-4136 fax: | Cambria Heights Sports Association 116-49 223rd St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718)525-4494 fax: | |
Haitian-Americans United for Progress (HAUP) 221-05 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-3776 |
Fire Department | ||
Engine 317 Ladder 165 117-11 196th St. St. Albans NY , 11412 |
Local Hospitals | ||
Local Newspapers | ||
Queens Courier | South-East Queens Press
South-East Queens Press |
Parks and Playgrounds | ||
Cabbell Park/Cambria Playground 121 Ave. & 220th Street | PS 147 Playground (East Springfield) 115th Rd. Bt. 218th & 219th Streets | PS 176 Playground 121 Ave & 237th Street |
Police Department | ||
Post Office | ||
Cambria Heights Station 229-01 Linden Blvd phone: (718) 528-1484 |
Private / Parochial Schools | ||
Bethel Christian Learning Center (Pre-K -12) 219-09 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-4357 | Cambria Center for the Gifted (Pre-K-5) 223-10 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 341-1991 | Le Grand Elite 229-16 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 949-6565 |
Revealed Word Christian Academy (PreK-6) 230-01 Linden Blvd. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 276-3669 | Sacred Heart R.C. School (Pre-K-8) 115-50 221st Street Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 527-0123 |
Public Elementary Schools | ||
PS 147 Ronald McNair (Q147) K-5 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 | P.S. 147 MINI (Q851) 218-01 116 Ave. Queens NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 | PS 147 MINI School Spec Ed (Q852) 218-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-2420 fax: (718) 723-7819 |
PS 176 Cambria Heights (Q176) K-5 120-45 235 St. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 525-4057 fax: (718) 276-3458 |
Public High Schools | ||
Mathematics, Science Research and Technology Magnet High School (Q492) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-1837 fax: (718) 978-2063 | Law, Government and Community Service High School (Q494) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-6432 fax: (718) 978-6749 | Business, Computer Applications & Entrepreneurship High School (Q496) 207-01 116 Ave Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2807 fax: (718) 978-3402 |
Humanities & Arts Magnet HS (Q498) 207-01 116 Ave. Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 978-2135 fax: (718) 978-2309 |
Public Intermediate / Junior High Schools | ||
IS 192 - The Renaissance Middle School 109-89 204 St. St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 479-5540 fax: (718) 217-4645 |
Senior Centers | ||
Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center 220-01 Linden Blvd Cambria Heights NY , 11411 phone: (718) 528-8238 fax: |
Elected Officials | |
NYC Council Hon. I. Daneek Miller IDMiller@council.nyc.gov | |
District Office 172-12 Linden Boulevard St. Albans NY, 11434 phone: (718) 776-3700 fax: (718) 487-3580 | Manhattan Office 250 Broadway, Suite 1810 New York NY , 10007 phone: (212) 788-7084 fax: (212) 788-7093 |
NYS Assembly Hon. Clyde Vanel VanelC@nyassembly.gov | |
District Office 97-01 Springfield Boulevard Queens Village NY, 11429 phone: (718) 479-2333 fax: (718) 464-7128 | Albany Office LOB, Room 548 Albany NY, 12248 phone: (518) 455-4711 fax: (518) 455-3740 |
NYS Senate Hon. Leroy Comrie Comrie@nysenate.gov | |
District Office 113-43 Farmers Boulevard St. Albans NY , 11412 phone: (718) 454-0162 fax: (718) 454-0186 | Albany Office Room 617, Legislative Office Building Albany NY, 12247 phone: (518) 455-2701 fax: (518) 455-2816 |
US Congress Hon. Gregory W. Meeks | |
District Office 153-01 Jamaica Ave., Suite 204 Jamaica NY , 11432 phone: (718) 725-6000 fax: (718) 725-9868 | Legislative Office 2234 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC, 20516 phone: (202) 225-3461 fax: (202) 226-4169 |
Boro President Hon. Melinda Katz Info@queensbp.org | |
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Mayor Hon. Bill de Blasio | |
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Cambria Heights was originally a farming community which supplied produce to Brooklyn and Manhattan. It began developing in 1923 on 163 acres of land bought by Oliver B. LaFreniere, a real-estate agent. It acquired the name Cambria in about 1924 from its owner the ‘Cambria Title Savings and Trust Company’ a coal concern located in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. “Heights” was added because of the area’s high elevation.
First populated by Jewish, German, Irish and Italian residents, the community became a predominantly Black, middle-class suburb after the Second World War. Present demographics reveal a community comprised predominantly of African Americans and West Indians.
Library service for the community began in 1930 with the establishment of a bookmobile stop on Linden Boulevard for one hour a week. The following year, the bookmobile moved to PS 147 where it provided service to the children for a few hours each week. Service expanded as demand grew leading eventually to the need for a regular library.
Campaign efforts by a committee of the Civic Association resulted in the opening on July 15, 1949 of a sub-branch in rental quarters on Linden Boulevard. In 1964, the rental facilities were expanded and upgraded to a new location, 220-20 Linden boulevard, where it remained until 2006.
The latest incarnation of the Cambria Heights library is a state-of-the-art facility located at 218-13 Linden Boulevard. Opened in 2006, the library offers computers, WiFi, programs and materials of all types for all ages.
Sources:
Cambria Heights before it was Born by George W. Winans (Pamphlet)
The Origin of Community Names in Queens Borough. (Pamphlet)
The Encyclopedia of New York City ed. by Kenneth T. Jackson