Other News At CB 2 Meet: Sanitation Gripes Abound
Streetscapes, Rezoning Also On Agenda
story and photo by Sam Goldman
      The other topics at Board 2's September meeting included updates on local streetscape projects, a proposal for a local roller rink/audiovisual studio and more. Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer came out of her district to congratulate the board on the ribbon-cutting of the new first-floor meeting room of Sunnyside Community Services.
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A FISHY SITUATION
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      "Unsightly" and "unacceptable" were the terms used by local elected officials in describing the persistent stream of dead fish washing up on the beach of Shellbank Basin at a Monday, Sept.
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Civic Presses For Solutions To Parking Woes
Plan For TSA Workers Is Unveiled
story and photos by Ralph Mancini
      Residents attending the Wednesday, Sept. 3 Locust Grove Civic Association meeting at the St. James/St.
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Ridgewood Group Eyes More Local Landmarks
Praise Plan To Preserve Rowhouses
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
      While embracing a plan to landmark three blocks of Ridgewood rowhouses, members of the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association during their Sept.
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TAGGED AT HOME
Property Owners Clean Up After Block's Defaced
by Robert Pozarycki
      Numerous residents along 69th Avenue in Ridgewood awoke last Wednesday morning, Sept. 3 to find their homes branded with graffiti drawn by a vandal who remains at large, it was reported.
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Owners' Night Offers Tips To Landlords
City Reps Tackle Property Problems
story and photo by Robert Pozarycki
      Finding answers to common questions faced by landlords and property owners was the focus of an Owners' Night session hosted by the Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association during their Sept. 4 meeting at I.S. 93.
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Gas Tank Park Ready For Second Phase
Update Is Given At Board 4 Meeting
story and photo by Sam Goldman
      Parks Department officials updated Community Board 4 on the state of the former KeySpan gas tank site at the body's Sept. 2 meeting at St. John's Queens Hospital in Elmhurst.
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Glendale Gears Up
Projects Revealed At GPOA Meet
story and photo by Ralph Mancini
      Those at the Thursday, Sept. 4 Glendale Property Owners Association members meeting received a comprehensive rundown of upcoming construction projects in their community during the session at the Greater Ridgewood Youth
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Transit News and Updates
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
      Subway Changes The MTA has scheduled a number of service changes for several subway lines throughout the city due to construction work. These service advisories are current as of Wednesday, Sept. 10. Last minute changes to service and operating schedules may be made due to weather-related conditions or emergency repairs.
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Traffic News and Updates
Department Of Transportation
      Road Work Because of ongoing construction work at several locations throughout Queens and Brooklyn, the New York City Department of Transportation has announced numerous street closures in local neighborhoods for the upcoming week.
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Group To Dedicate Monument For Civil War Hero At Calvary
Grave Unmarked For Over 100 Years
by Robert Pozarycki
      More than a century after being buried in an unmarked grave at Woodside's Calvary Cemetery, a decorated Civil War veteran will be recognized for his service with the dedication of a monument in his memory this Sunday, Sept. 14.
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