FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com FEBRUARY 5, 2015 • The Queens Courier 23 CONSTRUCTION SET TO START ON HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY LIBRARY BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com/@aaltamirano28 The Long Island City community celebrated on Jan. 29 the beginning of construction of a new waterfront library set to have the best view in Queens. Local elected officials, community leaders, students from P.S./I.S. 78 and residents of the western Queens neighborhood came together for the start of the construction phase for the Hunters Point Community Library, which will be located at Center Boulevard and 48th Avenue, right next to Gantry Plaza State Park. “This is an amazing historic day for Hunters Point, Long Island City,” said Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who helped secure $30 million to begin construction of the new branch. “For so many folks here who may have thought, ‘Is it really ever going to happen?’ today we are here to say it is, it’s happening, it’s real, this is a huge victory.” The state-of-the-art library, set to break ground in the spring and be completed in 2017, was designed by architect Steven Holl. “The great struggle of a neighborhood like this which has buildings going up by the day and thousands of people moving in, is making sure the infrastructure keeps up,” said state Senator Michael Gianaris, who provided $500,000 in state funding for the library. “To be able to say…we are going to have this landmark that people will look at from Manhattan and be jealous of is a testament to all the hard work that everyone has been doing.” The 21,500-square-foot facility will feature a reading garden, rooftop terrace, reading rooms for all ages, a gallery, a performance space and a children’s area. It will overlook the Manhattan skyline across the East River. “It will absolutely be the best view of any library in Queens. We are excited to see that start to rise and to know that we are providing a new library for this community that so desperately wants and needs it,” said Rendering courtesy of the Queens Library Bridget Quinn-Carey, interim president and CEO of the Queens Library. “The library is in a great place for 2015 and beyond and projects like this really show how we can come together with our communities to provide what you need in a library.” CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES LAMP SHADE SALE y y 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still on yellow and red tagged items y be saving you money. 10% OFF OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 FEBRUARY Sweetheart Deals 20-50% OFF y GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 2/28/2015 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING Notice of Joint Public Hearing, February 9, 2015: Intent to Award as a Concession the Renovation, Operation and Maintenance of a Catering Facility, Snack Bar and/or a Restaurant at the Heliport Building at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens to the Crystal Ball Group, Inc. d/b/a Terrace on the Park. NOTICE OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING of the Franchise and Concession Review Committee and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to be held on Monday, February 9, 2015 at 22 Reade Street, Borough of Manhattan, commencing at 2:30 p.m. relative to: INTENT TO AWARD as a concession the Renovation, Operation and Maintenance of a Catering Facility, Snack Bar, and/or a Restaurant at the Heliport Building at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens (“Licensed Premises”), for a potential twenty (20) year term, to the Crystal Ball Group, Inc. d/b/a Terrace on the Park ("Crystal Ball"). Compensation to the City will be as follows: for each operating year, Crystal Ball shall pay to the City a license fee consisting of a guaranteed annual fee versus a percentage of gross receipts (Years 1-5: $800,000 vs. 10%; Years 6-10: $950,000 vs. 12.5%; Year 11-15: $1,200,000 vs. 13.5%; Years 16-20: $1,200,000 vs. 14%). A draft copy of the agreement may be reviewed or obtained at no cost, commencing Friday, January 23, 2015 through Monday, February 9, 2015, between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm, excluding weekends and holidays at the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation, located at 830 Fifth Avenue, Room 313, New York, NY 10065. Individuals requesting Sign Language Interpreters should contact the Mayor’s Office of Contract Services, Public Hearings Unit, 253 Broadway, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10007, (212) 788-7490, no later than SEVEN (7) BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. TELECOMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR THE DEAF (TDD) 212-504-4115
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