On Thursday, July 11, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall helped celebrate the completion of the renovation of Flushing Town Hall’s garden and portico. The $2 million renovation project was funded by her office and by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and the Queens delegation of the City Council.

Among those on hand were (from left to right) Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate Levin, Assemblywoman Toby Stavisky, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, City Comptroller John Liu, Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts (FCCA) Executive Director Ellen Kodadek, Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, City Councilman Peter Koo, City Councilman Leroy Comrie (standing behind Councilman Koo), Assemblyman Ron Kim, City Councilman Peter Vallone, City Councilman Daniel Dromm and FCCA Board President Howard Graf.