From the Queens Courier:College Point leaders fear crumbling roads in an already congested neighborhood will not be able to handle a new police tow pound that “magically appeared” out of nowhere.
State Senator Tony Avella said NYPD tow trucks have been bringing cars in and out of College Point Corporate Park for more than two weeks without first alerting the community.
“This is going to have a major impact on the local area,” he said. “You have tow trucks coming and going all hours of the day and night. You now have more congestion in that area.”
The 31-22 College Point Boulevard lot in the industrial, retail center is approximately 174,000 square feet, according to a spokesperson for the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).
The NYCEDC oversees the corporate park but has not run the property in question since November 2012, the spokesperson said.
Local leaders said they know little about the use and duration of the operation. An NYPD spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment.
According to DOB, this site is for retail and is not owned by NYPD.
12 comments:
What was Chuck Apelian's position on this?
It won't be located in his quiet cul de sac, so I guess he's not losing any sleep over it.
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Now that I'm posting so frequently in the open, I won't have a friend left at CB7.
Did I ever really have one?
Maybe if I open up a construction firm I might get to sit in their developers VIP lounge.
But who will you call when your mother is getting robbed ?
NYPD, just another criminal syndicate.
What the deal with that building? It's been completed for some time now, yet remains vacant? And what the deal with the Academy job down the block? That job appears to be stalled for some time now?
I guarantee you Jerry, if your honest and stand for true betterment of the community you wont have any friends at cb7. But who cares. The community boards should all be shut anyway!
Gee, there's a tow pound that magically popped up right next to where the tow pound was before. Whoop dee doo. It's a fucking corporate park next to the highway. There are not many spots as ideal as this that will not bring this traffic past homeowners.
And those crumbling roads, they are not crumbling, they are literally sinking because it's swampland. There's a reason it's cheaper to live in college point.
Who will I call?
SMITH & WESSON...
a great little security and protection firm.
BANG! BANG!
Why let the phone ring, ring off the hook, only to be finally told that my case is a low priority?
Apelian's got to at least be scoring a printing contract somewhere off of all this. "Prestone", his shop, comes first.
Who's quality of life is this tow lot going to impact? No one. There are no residences in that area. You do not have to go through any residential area to get to the lot from the expressway.
Go find something else more useful to complain about, Avella.
But who will you call when your mother is getting robbed ?
NYPD, just another criminal syndicate.
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That really has nothing to do with the story. I'm sure the police department has some input in telling the city what its needs are, but it is the city who ultimately provides the land for city agencies.
Who will I call?
SMITH & WESSON...
a great little security and protection firm.
BANG! BANG!
Why let the phone ring, ring off the hook, only to be finally told that my case is a low priority?
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So when you get pissed off because a cop tells you that your fender bender or noise complaint is a low priority, you will resort to Smith and Wesson? Sane move.
People are fed up with the corrupt NYPD. They cant control motorcycle gangs, of which their officers are a part, but they can ride through residential neighborhoods writing expired sticker tickets on hard working New Yorkers. Who the hell needs them!
I remember seeing an impound lot over there 10 years ago, what else is new?
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