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From the
Queens Courier:
The parking lot at Little Bay Park in Whitestone can fit nearly 100 more vehicles after being expanded as part of a $6.659 million reconstruction project of the park’s amenities.
Public officials and Parks Department representatives were on hand to celebrate the ribbon cutting of the park, and classic cars were on display as part of the event. The new parking lot was expanded to include 224 spaces, 99 more than were previously there.
Green infrastructure was also added for increased stormwater management.
Twenty-nine new retention tanks will capture and manage all of the site’s stormwater runoff, eventually releasing it back into the ground to minimize any strain on the city’s stormwater sewage system. Bioswales, or raised beds of soil and plants meant to capture and filter rainwater into the ground, were also installed above the retention tanks and planted with perennials, grasses, trees and shrubs.
The project was funded through $3.65 million allocated by the mayor, $720,000 from the City Council and $2.016 million in federal grants. Although work on the comfort station was delayed due to bad weather, construction is now underway and scheduled for completion this fall.
From
DNA Info:
Commutes for 42,000 bus riders would speed up with the rolling out of Select Bus Service along the Q44 route, which links Jamaica, Flushing and the Bronx.
The service would include improved bus stations, seats and real-time information on arrivals, as well as fare collection before boarding, according to the Department of Transportation.
It would also add bus lanes in downtown Jamaica and Flushing. The lanes, however, would not be implemented in the neighborhoods along the rest of the Select Bus Service route after locals opposed them, officials said.
The bus lanes are proposed for portions of the 14-mile Q44 bus route which serves about 42,000 riders on a daily basis. The new lanes will be installed on Main Street between Northern Boulevard and Reeves Avenue in Flushing and on Sutphin Boulevard, Archer Avenue and Hillside Avenue in downtown Jamaica, according to the DOT.
The bus lane design and hours are still being developed, the agency said.
In some of those areas, parking in the bus lanes would be allowed during off-peak hours, the agency said.
From
CBS:
Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government needs to crack down on the problem of scrap metal theft.
Schumer, D-N.Y., on Sunday is calling for federal regulations on scrap metal sales, including a requirement that scrap yards and recyclers maintain detailed records on their purchases, and require those selling metal to provide documentation.
The senator is also calling for the creation of a new federal crime of stealing metal from critical infrastructure like railroads.
Schumer cited the recent theft of copper cable from New York City subway lines as one example of what he says is a national problem.
Scrap metal theft has risen over the past decade as thieves look to cash in on rising metal prices.
From the
NY Times:
Torrential rain brought major New York City thoroughfares to a brief halt on Sunday evening as flash flooding overtook parts of Queens and Staten Island.
Little more than five inches accumulated, and the storm subsided shortly before 10 p.m., freeing up traffic along area roadways that were closed for about two hours. Though weather advisories remain in effect until Monday morning, and sScattered showers were forecast for the first half of the coming week.
Those traveling into the city on Monday should not expect delays, Nancy Silvestri, a spokeswoman for the city’s Office of Emergency Management, said.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning just after 5 p.m., and up to four inches of rain was reported in the city shortly afterward.
The Long Island Expressway was closed to traffic in both directions in Fresh Meadows, Queens. By 8 p.m., the Utopia Parkway, the Cross Island Expressway and the Jackie Robinson Parkway were mired by standstill traffic for several miles because of flooding, city officials said. The police were helping to cordon off roadways and to retrieve stranded motorists.
From the
NY Post:
At least 10 people were injured when a construction crane dropped a massive heating and air-conditioning unit nearly 30 stories at a Midtown building Sunday, officials and witnesses said.
Workers were attempting to lift the unit into one of the Madison Avenue office building’s control rooms when the rigging strap holding it broke, sending it plummeting to the street around 10:45 a.m., said a source familiar with the investigation.
The metal rectangular unit struck the side of the building multiple times as it fell, sending glass and building debris raining down. The unit landed in the middle of Madison Avenue between 38th and 39th streets.
