Mr. Patel,
Senator Liu's Facebook staff told me to reach out to you regarding idling construction vehicles at 36-23 172 St. Friday, August 9 it began at 5:00 AM and went on for the rest of the day. Today, Monday, August 12 it began at 2:00 AM and has continued since.
At 2:00 this morning 2 dump trucks parked on 172 Street between 39 Ave and Crocheron Ave and idled on and off until 7:00 AM when construction began at the above address. At one point one of the trucks idled for over 60 minutes.
Attached are video and the license plate of the vehicle that was idling for 60 minutes.
Reports have been filed with 311 for idling vehicle noise and odor from idling vehicle, but these reports do no good when an inspector comes and the problem isn't occurring at that time.
Mr. Patel,
I happened to run into the inspector from the DEP yesterday, and he assisted me with filing idling complaints for these vehicles.
A Citizens Complaint has been filed for the incident on the morning of 8/12/19, report 2019-4534. As this happened again this morning, reports 2019-4540 and 2019-4534 have also been filed. While the above reports take care of the idling violation, these trucks also block private driveways and park in fire hydrants in addition to being noisy in the middle of the night.
Mr. Patel,
Unsurprisingly, you never followed up on this complaint. Trucks continue to arrive to this site at all hours of the night: 12:30 AM, 2:00 AM, 4:00 AM. And now I find myself absolutely unable to enjoy my weekend because someone approved a Saturday work permit (permit 421679142). Trucks have been racing up and down 172 Street since 5:30 this morning, beeping, honking horns constantly, grinding their gears. Calls to 311 do nothing because they come days after the problem is gone, only for it to return again during the night.
This is not Manhattan. This is a quiet, residential street in Flushing; there is absolutely no need for approval of a Saturday work permit. None. Stop destroying neighborhoods and communities and do something about this.
Patel is State Senator John Liu's deputy chief of staff.
23 comments:
They sleep, hang with whores and watch TV in those trucks, the union guys also have rest and meal curfew's where all work must stop
Is this the location? https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/10/permits-filed-for-36-25-172nd-street-murray-hill-queens.html
One New Building Permit for an apartment house
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0003673098&allisn2=0003005117&allbin=4619908&requestid=4
Wild!! Wha happened to the requirement for an SI - Lot Subdivision/Merger application to DOB???
https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/buildings/pdf/code_notes_subdivision.pdf
A Lot Merger form was filed with the Department of Finance, but they are also supposed to file an SI application to DOB.
i.e. NO SUBDIVISION/MERGER http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/JobsByTypeComBdDateServlet?allstartdate_month=01&allstartdate_day=01&allstartdate_year=2018&allenddate_month=09&allenddate_day=23&allenddate_year=2019&alljobtype=SU&passdocnumber=&allcommbd=407&allborough=4&requestid=1
AGAIN, why do you folks live in NYC? It is a shithole place to live on par with San Francisco, LA and Seattle. BUT NYC is the worst of all of them, well, maybe tied with San Fran.
It is a BIG COUNTRY.
Used to be a quiet neighborhood. And by the way, I know Senator Liu is your State Rep., but doesn't this get a little more local, like your City Councilperson? Who might that be?
Mr Patel? :D :D :D hahahahaha
Close your window.Get a white noise machine.Problem solved
>Liu does nothing to help his constituents
His district has no excuse - they knew exactly what they were getting when they voted for him. To think they picked him over a politician famous for responding to the needs of his constituents.
Holy Shite Batman !
Freaking "18 apartments" where a modest home once stood with a driveway and a yard with grass ! How dose this go on ? Over development is out of control in Queens.
You CAN get them summonsed on your own, and even get a cut of the fine.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/idling-citizens-air-complaint-program.page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Liu
"Ties to the Chinese Communist Party
John Liu met with Xu Yousheng, a top director of the United Front Work Department (UFWD), an agency known for carrying out propaganda work via overseas Chinese associations and influential individuals, and reports directly to the Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee. He visited People's Republic of China on a sponsored trip in 2007 to accept an award for "beautifying the world". The meeting was reported on by numerous overseas Chinese media outlets, including China Press and the Phoenix T.V. station. He raked in hefty campaign donations from the Fujian Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, an organization also tied to the UFWD and the Chinese consulate. During one violent incident where members of Falun Gong religion were attacked by CCP thugs, he encouraged lawsuits against newspapers that published images of the attack.[32]
Investigation into fundraising
Investigations into Liu's election fundraising revealed that two of his former associates used straw donors to contribute to his campaign, a discovery that rattled his 2013 mayoral campaign[33][34]
In November 17, 2011, Oliver Pan was arrested on charges of wire fraud from illegal donations.[35][36] Pan was approached by an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent posing as someone who wanted to donate $16,000 to Liu, well over the city donation limit of $4,950 for individual contributions, and agreed to arranged for 20 fictitious donors.[37]
In February 2012, campaign treasurer Jia "Jenny" Hou was arrested for using straw donors to circumvent campaign finance laws and gain more matching funds from taxpayers.[38] In October 2013, Hou was sentenced to ten months in prison after her conviction for attempted wire fraud, obstruction of justice and making false statements.[39] Pan was sentenced to four months in jail.
Liu was never accused of any wrongdoing in connection with his staffers.[40] On the eve of their trial, he expressed frustration with the U.S. Attorney's office for what observers have described as an "extraordinarily intrusive and exhaustive investigation," and was critical of the lengthy three-year long process and the interrogation of thousands of his supporters.[41][42] @
I'd say outstanding member of the community. Ties to Chicoms, corruption, etc...would say just a regular day in a DemocRats life. And you people worry about idling trucks? Good one! Poor Patel....
Idling politicians in the middle of the day
"Is this the location? https://newyorkyimby.com/2018/10/permits-filed-for-36-25-172nd-street-murray-hill-queens.html
One New Building Permit for an apartment house
http://a810-bisweb.nyc.gov/bisweb/WorkPermitDataServlet?allisn=0003673098&allisn2=0003005117&allbin=4619908&requestid=4"
Yes, that's the location.
"You CAN get them summonsed on your own, and even get a cut of the fine.
https://www1.nyc.gov/site/dep/environment/idling-citizens-air-complaint-program.page"
Complaints have been filed with the DEP, awaiting court date.
Additionally, these trucks park every night, overnight. One in a hydrant, at least one in front of the construction site, and others wherever they can find space. Commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking on the streets overnight, and the 109 has been unhelpful or unwilling to do address it.
"Used to be a quiet neighborhood. And by the way, I know Senator Liu is your State Rep., but doesn't this get a little more local, like your City Councilperson? Who might that be?"
Paul Vallone, who was also copied on the above emails and never acknowledged any of them.
Not all of us can just get up and move!!! We live where we live but SHOULD NOT have to deal w this kind of noise at 2am!!!!! Horrible. And I'm shocked Paul Vallone hasn't commented on this problem. I thought as our City Councilman he would try to help us get rid of this problem. Especially this being in the vicinity of his own neighborhood.
"This is not Manhattan. This is a quiet, residential street in Flushing; there is absolutely no need for approval of a Saturday work permit. None. Stop destroying neighborhoods and communities and do something about this."
Wrong, that was a quiet, residential street. The time to fight this sort of thing is when it's going through the permitting process, not afterward, and you can give up trying to do that living in NYC. There are no HOA's in the City (with good reason). Talk directly to the crew. Confront them in the morning, politely and firmly.
My neighbor bought his cousin a house across the street from his in our neck of the woods. He's simply gutted the inside and out and reclad it all with new materials, no expansion or upward construction. That is exceedingly rare, but it's because he doesn't want to ruin the quality of life for everyone else on our street, thankfully.
Unhappily, that is not the modus operandi of most people purchasing these kinds of homes. It's "tear down and crowd out" -- they know the weaker people will cut and run, and they get to do it again. and Again. AND AGAIN...
>Commercial vehicles are prohibited from parking on the streets overnight, and the 109 has been unhelpful or unwilling to do address it.
Amazing how the same cops who are happy to give us summons for nothing won't even give tickets to commercial vehicles flouting the law.
Flushing voted for Liu over Tony Avella so they got who they voted for. Tony Avella would have gotten personally involved and the story would have been in all the Queens weeklies. Sure a lot of Tony’s act was self promotion but Tony always got involved and put pressure on the responsible departments.
RE: "Paul Vallone, who was also copied on the above emails and never acknowledged any of them."
He has his sights set on QB Presidents office now, which allows Avella to possibly come back to the city council. The only silver lining I can think of. But I don't think it will happen for Avella though, because Avella would have to face an opponent AND the 'pop-up' NGO's similar to Justice Democrats that will try to destroy him. (It is getting increasingly hard to track these NGO's: case in point, the prostitution legalization "movement" that popped up in downtown Flushing recently.
RE: John Liu having "ties to the Chinese Communist Party"
A book written in 1999 by two Chinese colonels called Unrestricted Warfare, about warfare in the age of globalization. Their main argument: Warfare in the modern world will no longer be primarily a struggle defined by military means — or even involve the military at all.'
Concept of Lawfare: Lawfare[edit]
Lawfare, or political action through transnational or non-governmental organizations can effect a policy change that would be impossible otherwise. Because of the international nature of the modern world and activism, it is much easier for nation-states to affect policy in other nation-states through a proxy.
...A "PROXY"...
It's a nightmare living near this. Now it seems it's time to rip open the streets, as this is all going on, for whatever project the city decided it's time for. No parking signs on Crocheron Avenue. Very bad planning. I don't know what they're carting off with these trucks, it's been non stop for weeks now, countless trucks daily. You would think they're building the twin towers here....
And how the hell does an ambulatory office fit in on the block? It's a residential block!
They sleep and hang with whores ?
They get lonely working all them hours away from home and hotels are over $200 a night. What are they to do ?
John Liu, Vallone and the cops know this.
CLOSE YOUR DAM WINDOW or get better windows, move to a HOA where you will find the homeowners committees, politics and board meetings are much worse!
Be happy, things could be living next to SFX locomotives idling 22 cylinder Diesels, cutting & coupling cars 4AM
A book written in 1999 by two Chinese colonels called Unrestricted Warfare
Spare us the details. The way it looks now the Chicoms even bought the vice presidency. Hey everything is for sale for the right price.
How the hell did this get approved? It's endless noise coming from there, what are they building?!
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