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Queens will not only serve our An officer on the board of di- growing population but also has rectors of the Bowne House His- the potential to provide residents torical Society said the homeless- with intraborough transit and ness and accompanying problems further strengthen the local econ- at night have been occurring omy,” she said in a statement. during the last year in the park, “We’ve seen just that happen located 143-20 37th Ave. across the East River in Hudson This has had an adverse effect County, N.J.” It was a free-for-all with water guns as hundreds of kids joined a party for neighborhood youth thrown by the on the Bowne House, whose prop- The Hudson-Bergen line was River Fund, a city organization that fights hunger, homelessness and poverty, in Flushing Meadows Corona erty has been littered with liquor Park. Photo by Michael Shain bottles thrown over the fence and Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 Have a question about city stats? Boro terror suspect charged Census FactFinder has answers BY SADEF ALI KULLY group ISIS and the assault Island were arrested days of FBI agents, according apart but were charged BY TOM MOMBERG A federal grand jury to the U.S. attorney for the together in the grand jury returned an indictment Eastern District. indictment, which accused The Department of City Planning has an- Tuesday charging a young U.S. citizens Munther them of planning to plot nounced updates to its city Census FactFinder Flushing man and his Omar Saleh, 21, from terror attacks for ISIL in application that can now be used to quantify sta- Flushing resident Munther Omar Salah at friend with attempt and Bowne Street in Flush- New York and attempted tistics on demographics, social characteristics, his high school graduation, just a couple conspiracy to provide mate- ing, and his friend, Fareed murder of federal officers, economics and housing in the country’s most di- of years before he is accused of plotting rial support to the terrorist Mumuni, 21, from Staten court documents showed. Continued on Page 10 a terrorist attack. Continued on Page 10 A CNG Publication • Vol. 4, No. 33 UPDATED EVERY DAY AT TIMESLEDGER.COM 2 SERVING QUEENS SAME DAY TOP $ PAID HOUSEHOUSE AND THE ENTIRE SERVICE FOR JUDAICA CALLSCALLS TRI-STATE AREA AVAILABLE COLLECTIBLES Legionnaries’ disease ANTIQUESANTIQUES && ESTATEESTATE BUYERSBUYERS We Pay $CASH$ For Paintings, Clocks, Watches, no match for Queens Estate Jewelry & Fine China, . 16, 2015 UG From Single Items , A to Entire Estates! BY MADINA TOURE EEKLY W Coin & Stamp Collections s In the aftermath of a UEENS s Costume Jewelry small outbreak of Legion- Q s Antique Furniture s Lamps naires’ disease in Queens s Bronzes s Paintings s Prints this spring, borough hospi- MOVING or tals and buildings are con- s Chinese & Japanese DOWNSIZING? tinuing to undertake safety Artwork & Porcelain CALL preventive measures in US! Military s Sports Collectibles light of the recent outbreak Collections in the South Bronx. Wanted s Comic Books s Old Toys s Records In April and May, 13 Swords, Knives, s Cameras s Sterling Flatware Sets people got sick with Legion- Helmets, etc. HUMMELS & LLADROS naires’ in Flushing, three of whom live in the Bland Mayor de Blasio (r.) and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito SEE OUR AD EVERY SUNDAY IN THE POST Houses at 40-21 College (l.) introduced legislation to manage cooling towers in the city. Top $ Paid Point Blvd. in Flushing, ac- Courtesy of NYC City Council for Antique Sterling! cording to a Health Depart- 516-974-6528 ment spokeswoman. installed the week of Aug. 3 Councilman Peter Koo (D- ASK FOR CHRISTOPHER As of Wednesday, there and activated this week. Flushing) said his office ANTIQUEANTIQUE && ESTATEESTATE BUYERSBUYERS had been 115 cases and 12 Water to the faucets at asked for the meeting to be We buy anything old. One piece or house full. deaths in the South Bronx, the senior center will re- set up after learning of the WILL TRAVEL We buy anything old. One piece or house full. WILLWILL TRAVEL.TRAVEL. HOUSEHOUSE CALLS.CALLS. according to Mayor Bill main shut off until NYCHA cases. ENTIRE WILL TRAVEL. WE MAKE HOUSE CALLS. FREE de Blasio. There had been performs another round State Sen. Toby Stavisky TRI-STATE! Estimates! 173 N. WELLWOOD AVENUE, LINDENHURST, N.Y. no new cases since Aug. 3. of bacterial analysis next (D-Flushing) said there Health Commissioner Dr. week. were roughly three weeks Mary Bassett issued an or- “Working closely with of conference calls initiated der Aug. 6 that owners of the Department of Health, by the Health Department buildings with cooling tow- NYCHA moved swiftly to about the Queens cases. JORDAN’S ers are required to register mitigate, remediate and “They were responsive RETAIL MARKET their buildings and disin- reduce the risk of Legion- at that point, but they had fect their towers. naires’ at the Bland Houses not isolated where it origi- COUPON Legionnaires’ disease is senior center and com- nated,” Stavisky said. a type of pneumonia caused plex—since being detected New York-Presbyterian/ by Legionella bacteria that and addressed, no addi- Queens said it has limited LOBSTERS grow in warm water and tional cases have been re- cases of Legionnaires’ dis- are commonly found in ported,” a NYCHA spokes- ease, typically in the warm- cooling towers. woman said. er months. Some buildings use the De Blasio, Gov. Andrew “To ensure the safety of WITH COUPON ONLY $ 99 EXP. 8/24/15 towers in their air condi- Cuomo and City Council our patients and staff, we LB tioning, ventilation or heat- Speaker Melissa Mark- have a program in place 10 ing systems. Viverito (D-Manhattan) that includes inspection of s©LB%ACHs/THER3IZES!VAILABLEs.O#HARGE&OR3TEAMING The Health Department announced the city would our cooling system and Le- found that a cooling tower jointly create uniform gionella has not been iden- in Flushing had Legionel- regulations to combat the tified,” the hospital said in la, the spokeswoman said. disease. a statement. JORDAN’S It has been disinfected and The regulations will re- St. John’s Episcopal RESTAURANT maintenance is being per- quire time frames and pro- Hospital in Far Rockaway formed. cesses for maintenance and has not reported any pa- COUPON COUPON The department also testing of cooling towers, tients with the disease, but found bacteria in the water fines for failure to comply started checking its cooling 1 1/4 LB FISH & CHIPS system at the Bland Houses and a statewide registry. towers even before the city senior center, whose water NYCHA hosted a meet- issued the directive. LOBSTER DINNER DINNER supply is being disinfected. ing May 15 for residents, “We’re definitely taking The New York City Hous- senior center visitors and precautionary measures to $ 99 $ 99 ing Authority contracted staff at the center. Resi- ensure that we’re clear,” EXP. 8/24/15 22 WITH COUPON ONLY EXP. 8/24/15 10 WITH COUPON ONLY an environmental vendor dents were notified of the Thomas Thomson, the hos- to install a water ionization ionization system Aug. 5 pital’s director of market- Complete Menu online: www.Jordanslobster.com system for the complex’s and a resident meeting was ing and external relations, five buildings and perform held in partnership with said. Corner of 2771 Knapp St. & Belt Parkway (Exit 9 or 9a Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn) ongoing testing, according the Health Department Forest Hills Hospital ZAGAT GPS: 3165 Harkness Ave. (Across From UA Movies & TGI Fridays) to a NYCHA spokeswoman. Aug. 6. Results of ongoing has had no confirmed cases RATED 1-800-404-CLAW FREE The system releases ions, testing will be shared with and said its cooling towers EXCELLENT PARKING which kill the bacteria, residents. do not have the bacteria. she said. The system was A spokesman for City Dollar vans fear rules, not Uber 3 Drivers ignore competition as Queens legislators push for more fi nes, tougher regulations Q UEENS BY SADEF ALI KULLY knows us and they try to Limousine Commission take us down,” Erwin said. will collect data and per- W For downtown Jamaica “Who gonna take these peo- form an annual study on EEKLY commuters like those com- ple to Rosedale? The MTA? the state of the legal and , A ing out of the Parsons Bou- Ha!” illegal commuter van in- UG .
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