Philippine Culture Blending in NYC

Janes Walk

Led By Gerardo Dupingay, PRO/BIBAK NY

This walk covers mostly the length of Vanderbilt Parkway, a newly paved bike and hike pathway. Come with a comfortable walking or running rubber shoes and shirts. The Temperature in early May could be anywhere from the 50’s to 70’s. Most part of the route will be among trees and natural environment. Most attendees are Filipinos from the Igorot tribe in Philippine’s north who wants to share their cultural history in NY in the hope of establishing a shared heritage with New Yorkers.

Accessibility

The walk covers a distance of 3 miles mostly along a newly paved 2-lanes bike and pathway. It offers mostly flat and a few moderate ascending grades accessible to wheelchair users. The planned route is to walk half way (1.5 miles) and back to the starting point ending at the nearby Starbucks which shares a huge compound with bike/car parking areas.

Location Information

RSVP is required and capacity is limited. Meeting location, ending location, and directions will be provided via email before walk date.

guided

Saturday, May 4, 2024
9:00 AM
1 hour

Borough: Queens
Theme: History & Culture
Language: English
Cunningham Park in Fresh Meadows, Queens. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Tdorante10. Modifications: photo cropped.