Block Party
As a New Yorker, one of my dreams was to organize a block party. In the summer of 2021, that dream came true, and now, it is an annual event!
After a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and tragically losing a number of our beloved neighbors to the virus, my neighbors and I wanted to come together as a community and celebrate the spirit of our historic block in Queens, Pauline LeBlond Way.
From communicating with our local Community Board to holding planning meetings on the stoop, I loved organizing the event with my fellow neighbors. And as the resident artist, I was tapped to create the poster for the event! It was surreal and so moving to see my artwork posted all over the block and shared throughout the neighbourhood I love.
After a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and tragically losing a number of our beloved neighbors to the virus, my neighbors and I wanted to come together as a community and celebrate the spirit of our historic block in Queens, Pauline LeBlond Way.
From communicating with our local Community Board to holding planning meetings on the stoop, I loved organizing the event with my fellow neighbors. And as the resident artist, I was tapped to create the poster for the event! It was surreal and so moving to see my artwork posted all over the block and shared throughout the neighbourhood I love.
2022 Posters:
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/941cbcfaec909fead1374bd8c877f5461bf4d162713aa6f0a7799b57dd44c631/BlockParty-2022-Poster-BW.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/24ffdf1e156fc0284e729e7e0f64950acd420c929b4d809619b9cb59c122dd00/BlockParty-2022-Poster-BlueJeans.png)
Ridgewood Times reported on our block party again in 2022, and I was happy to speak with them about the event. You can read the article here!
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![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0352cd76628254f6f27870675bb9183947440f008e3fb2cf5789efa9bcd6a879/BlockParty-2022-RidgewoodTimes_3.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5369c5c3e3359502fe2539db54af5b70cdb9f9789d8d15f52d42907dee931e1/BlockParty-2022-RidgewoodTimes_4.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fd840f780176282a0726573e9e8c5b3c1bc48b5a50f1e64f085133396f3f4067/BlockParty-2022-RidgewoodTimes_6.png)
2021 Posters:
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a5942a5df9c12c8dedbbc146f35abf60c905f608606f2a51baca7c69d5eb722d/BlockParty-Artwork-by-Haruka-Aoki.png)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec7f7ccc038a252c2caeb94682c12f643cbfd3ef7b93ed0937209a52ea4ae840/BlockPartyPoster2-Artwork-by-Haruka-Aoki.png)
And one of the cool things that happened? Our local paper, The Ridgewood Times, covered the event!
You can read the article here.
You can read the article here.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a796b800635e08995715c068146c0043a130330b18b3d0a4c76b5ecd43005923/BlockPartyArticle-Haruka-Aoki.jpg)