Artist Community Draws Line in Sand Boat on Ferries: Long Island City Developer Went Too Far Altering Elks Lodge Building’S Façade Sen
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City is missing Artist community draws line in sand boat on ferries: Long Island City developer went too far altering Elks Lodge building’s façade Sen. Addabbo BY BILL PARRY rative facade on the Elks Lodge seen removing elk heads from Photographer Orestes Gonza- building on 44th Drive Tuesday, the molding with jackhammers les, who launched the Elks Lodge BY GABRIEL ROM Some of the biggest names in one week after neighborhood resi- before the Department of Build- landmark petition in a grassroots the Long Island City arts commu- dents renewed efforts to have the ings issued a stop work order on effort save it from destruction, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Jr nity declared war on developers property landmarked. the site for “dangerous and illegal saw workers drill into the facade (D-Howard Beach) is asking the who illegally altered the deco- Construction workers were construction.” Tuesday afternoon. city to reconsider its procedures Richard Mazda, the owner of for selecting an operator for ferry the Secret Theatre and founder service to and from Rockaway. of the LIC Arts Open, had been After attending a meeting in FROM SEATTLE WITH LOVE documenting work being done at Rockaway last week hosted by the site. He said workers sneered the city Development Corpora- at him when he asked to see per- tion, Addabbo mentioned several mits and they claimed they were items that the city should take doing asbestos removal. into account before awarding a “Maybe this building is a line contract. in the sand about how we go about According to news reports further development here,” Maz- published in February, Mayor da said. “We’ve had a relationship Bill de Blasio tapped San Fran- with other developers like Rock- cisco-based Hornblower Cruises rose and TF Cornerstone, who & Events to run the city’s water go about things by the rules. Not routes. these Johnny-come-latelies.” The new ferry routes are set Mazda was referring to Alwest to open in 2017. One will connect Equities and Planet Partners, Rockaway to south Brooklyn and which planned on replacing the downtown Manhattan; a second Elks Lodge with an eight-story, will go from Astoria to Long Is- 74-unit condo building. City land City, Roosevelt Island and Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer Midtown Manhattan; and a third (D-Sunnyside), who organized the will connect Brooklyn and Man- rally of artists outside the Elks hattan . The baristas at Starbucks record the big-wigs speeches at a new store that opened in Jamaica this week. It is the Lodge Wednesday afternoon, was But with several ferry opera- first of a projected 15 stores around the country built to train young workers and managers in financially lagging furious. Last week he wrote to the tors already in place that cur- communities. See story on Page 3. Photo by Michael Shain Continued on Page 10 Continued on Page 10 Avella allocates $1M St. Pat’s for All Parade staying to Bayside HS projects BY BILL PARRY march under their banner man Avenue in Queens at the traditional St. Pat- Sunday. “Now brothers BY GABRIEL ROM The St. Pat’s for All Pa- rick’s Day Parade in Man- and sisters, we have ar- rade will continue as a vi- hattan. rived at that better place Bayside High School will receive about $1 tal part of the fabric of the “This beautiful parade and on March 17, we will be Stephen Malone, the spokesman for the million in major infrastructure renovations, borough even though the sent the message that we marching together down courtesy of state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside). horse carriage industry, brought his horse march’s founder, and his can unify and be one city,” Fifth Avenue, all together Avella presented a check last Friday to help Sampson to the St. Pat’s for All Parade in Lavender and Green Alli- Mayor Bill de Blasio said celebrating the extraordi- fund the restoration of the school’s aging audito- Sunnyside, where Malone was born and ance, have been invited to before he marched on Skill- Continued on Page 8 Continued on Page 8 raised. Photo by Bill Parry
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Tony Sen. state Avella from mil- receives acheck for $1 School High Athy ofBayside Michael Principal see the leadership of the city city ofthe leadership the see to great it was day and ous ofits 17each years. in Pat’s aSt. for All missed not who has (D-Sunnyside) Van Jimmy Bramer man Council- City and Astoria) Sen. Michael Gianaris (D- state (D-Flushing), Meng Heights), U.S.Rep. Grace (D-Jackson Crowley Joseph ficials including U.S. Rep. of- elected with filled float parade a from spoke Blasio reception inSunnyside. De gotamuch warmer Parade, and serve as a presentation apresentation as serve and needs current meet to dated up- be will Music Wing, the ditorium’s seating. au- ofthe adeterioration to led ultimately however, has use, Extensive years. for 80 events cultural and certs con- performances, atrical for the- used been has and of1,300 capacity a seating auditorium has The rium. audito- ofthe restoration $750,000 will go toward Improvement Request, tal the for Bayside High School’s Capi- appropriate will Avella projects. mentation ofthe imple- for the responsible of Education, which will be half of the city Department onbe- check the received house. field letic ath- arenovated and rium Bayside HS “It was suchamarvel- was “It The auditorium, part of part auditorium, The that million $1 the Of Athy Michael Principal ing St. Pat’s for All will not not will Pat’s for St. All ing clusive ours.” as cultural celebrations as in- peopleparade hasinspired other best tosight make that reflects the very of amarvelous It was tri-colors. our theirrainbow flags with the Irish borough.to take in the sights of the ownturn back overAvenue, help but Icouldn’t my This shoulder onSkillman hill up the ued “As contin- said. march the Sunnyside to take part,” Fay way its to make again once the facilities and resources resources and facilities the ects that give will students alwaysful of things off eager that list. I’m we ahand- chip year every to fund that sure make but we can proj- schools, our for enough do never “WeAvella can said. replacement,” downright improvement or needs ofwhat list have alaundry 2017. January as early may be slated to begin as the planning process. Work working with the school in tion Authority is currently teams. athletic outdoor PSAL 100 school’sfor the than more exterior the and bathrooms showers, oflockers, ration resto- the include will tions renova- The house. ic field anew athlet- gotoward will classes. production and cludes performance both which now in- program, for Bayside’sspace music Van Bramer agreed, say- Van agreed, Bramer “So many of our schools schools ofour many “So The School Construc- The remaining $250,000 (718) 260–4564. (718) cnglocal.com or by phoneRom at by e-maileryday,” hesaid atsomething I’m able to do ev- grom@ funding this year. 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Avella Sen. state of Courtesy QUEENS WEEKLY, MARCH 13, 2016 9 Katz, requested who that a anticipates Crowley proposed Crowley’s theMTA conduct a travel demand study to determine potential and future rider- CB5 applauded ship levels, specifically in her letter for voting in favor of Crowley’s light rail proposal. $3 rail car will about cost million. The tracks and the of the right-of-way—two most expensive pieces— beenhave secured the for to according project, future spokeswoman.a Crowley rail line would run from Glendale near Woodhaven Island Long into Boulevard with passenger stopsCity, theat Metro Mall in Middle Village and in Long Island The approximately City. 5-mile stretch of tracks that City Island Long runs from to Glendale is currently used only a brief for peri- transport to overnight od freight. The end- which vote, In December Communi- December In ed up 36 in support, six six support, in 36 up ed against and one abstention, came on the heels of CB5’s Public and Transportation nar- committees Transit the recommending rowly proposal the week before. ty Board 5 voted to support to City Councilwoman Eliz- (D-Glen-baeth Crowley’s Glendale from commuter- proposed dale) plan rail without City, Island Long recommending explicitly the usage of light-rail. reactivating the Rockaway Rockaway the reactivating Line and currently the JFK to goes from light-rail a in Arcuri said Jamaica,” if “So interview. December couldyou tie these all in, master be would a whole it accom- be could that plan Arcuriplished.” contrasted the large-scale plan with Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) light- rail proposal from Glendaleto Long Island City. 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