44 THE QUEENS COURIER •BUSINESS •JANUARY 17, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com business s CANTOR ROYAL FLUSH FITZGERALD DONATED BY MELISSA CHAN (DEP) and Department of Design and will ensure adequate water pressure for$14M to replace water mains $10M TO mchan@queenscourier.com is expected to improve water quality, pres- borhoods for decades to come.”fi refi ghting, basic sanitation and cleandrinking water for these Queens neigh-The infrastructure improvement projectConstruction (DDC).A $14 million upgrade to replace the SANDY VICS Queens, authorities said. old, the DEP said. “Public health and the Park Lane South, Myrtle Avenue,The new water mains will be installedin locations near Union Turnpike,Queens Boulevard, Kew Garden Road,sure and distribution in residential andcommercial areas of the neighborhoodsby retiring mains that are over 60 yearsAbout 13 miles of new ductile ironborough’s aging water system will soonfl ow into portions of central and southern BY MAGGIE HAYES water mains will be installed to replace future growth of New York City are con- Metropolitan Avenue, Hillside Avenue, mhayes@queenscourier.com old unlined cast ones in Forest Hills, tingent on having an adequate supply of Jamaica Avenue and Beach 9th Street. Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill and high quality water,” DEP Commissioner Construction will be done in phases, A fi rm that was signifi cantly affected by Far Rockaway, according to the city’s Carter Strickland said. “By installing beginning March 2013, with expected the 9/11 attacks has taken the latest disas- Department of Environmental Protection nearly 13 miles of new water mains, we completion in 2015. ter, Sandy, and turned it into hope. donated $10 million to storm victims. Networking & business luncheonThe Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund has“We understand the tremendous loss that has shaken so many families,” said Howard Lutnick, Chair and CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald and BGC Partners, Inc. Cantor Fitzgerald lost hundreds of employees in the attacks on the World The Sunnyside Chamber of Trade Center. Commerce hosted a network- The relief fund has “adopted” 19 elemen- ing and business luncheon tary schools throughout the disaster-strick- at Dazies, where Nick Lugo, en communities and will be distributing president of the NYC Hispanic $1,000 prepaid debit cards to each family Chamber of Commerce was from the selected schools through March. the guest speaker. Pictured “We learned from the tragedy of 9/11 are Jose Orengo, president, how important it is to provide support JLO Consultant Inc.; Swain directly to people who are suffering,” said Weiner, president Sunnyside Edie Lutnick, the on-site executive director Chamber of Commerce; Chuck for Cantor Relief. “We are grateful for the Bonza, FEMA; Lily Gavin, opportunity to assist these families and help owner, Dazie’s Restaurant; communities to heal.” Michael Skeels, FEMA; Seth Cantor Fitzgerald has an annual Charity Pollack, FEMA. Day in which it typically donates 100 per- cent of its revenues to the relief fund and other charities. This year, the funds are going directly to the storm affected families. THE COURIER/Photo by Mike DiBartolomeo
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