54cleaning up DOE FUND IN ASTORIA BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO After numerous complaints about trash from residents, the streets of Astoria are getting a much needed cleaning. The Doe Fund has been brought to the western Queens neighborhood in order to keep sidewalks and trash cans cleaner, Councilman Costa Constantinides Councilman Costa Constantinides announced the Doe Fund will help keep Astoria streets garbage free. is a big step forward in keeping Astoria’s streets clean,” Senator Michael Gianaris said. “There is plenty more to do and we will keep the pressure on the Department of Sanitation until we no longer have a trash problem, but today we celebrate a substantial step in the right direction. The Doe Fund will help provide reinforcements Photo Courtesy of Councilman Costa Constantinides’ Office Don’t Just See SEE BETTER IN 2014 The nonprofit organization, which employs recently homeless or incarcerated people as part of its Ready, Willing, and Able transitional work program, started cleaning Astoria on April 1 beginning at 31st Street, 30th Avenue, and Broadway. “The Doe Fund will help make our streets cleaner and more navigable to residents and visitors,” Constantinides said. “This was one of the major issues that I campaigned on last year during the election and I am happy to be able to deliver on my promise to bring cleaner streets to my constituents.” Once each day the Department of Sanitation collects garbage from the corner trash cans, however littered streets have caused problems in the neighborhood, such as sidewalk accessibility “Bringing the Doe Fund to our neighborhood Until recently, the only lens choice available for cataract surgery was a single-focus implant that helped you see distance. Now, Advanced implant options are available that provide a wide range of vision correction and freedom from glasses. It is important to understand your options when planning cataract surgery. VISION CHANGES WITH AGE The aging process affects that clarify and quality of vision, which may impact your ability to read or drive at night. Two primary causes of vision loss with age are presbyopia and cataracts. WHAT IS PRESBYOBIA? As we age, the natural crystalline lens in our eye becomes less flexible. The lack of flexible compromises the eye’s ability to switch from one focal point (objects at a distance-driving) to another focal point (objects that are close-reading). This is called presbyopia. The practical effect of this loss of flexibility in the natural lens of the eye is that we lose our ability to read or see close objects without reading glasses or bifocals. WHAT IS A CATARACT The natural crystalline lens of the eye is made mostly of water and protein. 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