Queens’ new soccer club joins NYC’s Census Team

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It’s all hands on deck for one last effort to make sure Queens residents are counted in the 2020 Census. That means Queens’ newest professional sports club is getting involved in the effort. Photo via QBFC/Twitter

It’s all hands on deck for one last effort to make sure Queens residents are counted in the 2020 Census. That means Queens’ newest professional sports club is getting involved in the effort. Photo via QBFC/Twitter

By Rachel Vick

Queens’ newest professional sports club is partnering with the city’s outreach team to make sure borough residents are counted in the crucial 2020 U.S. Census.

Soccer club Queensboro FC will urge futbolistas to fill out their forms near the soccer fields at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

With just 61 percent of Queens residents so far responding to the Census ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline, QBFC is joining an all-hands-on-deck effort to boost participation.

Dozens of institutions and organizations across the borough are working to ensure a complete count, performing outreach at various locations across the borough, like soccer fields, museums and popular plazas. Residents will be able to fill out their Census on the spot and snag swag from local companies and organizations.

The census can also be completed online at 2020census.gov. It takes less than 10 minutes to finish.

And for individuals who cannot make this weekend’s in-person events, the Queens Museum will stream local performances, including an animal show and live music from 12 to 2:30 p.m Saturday. The event, Queens Gets Counted, is organized by the Queen Museum, Queens Night Market, Queens Public Library and Association for a Better New York.