4 The QUEE NS Courier • MARCH 10, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com THE COURIER/Photo by Anthony Giudice WHO DO YOU THINK DESERVES TO Photo courtesy of Facebook/Spa Castle Patrons have been seen having sex inside the pools and hot tubs at College Point’s Spa Castle, the New York Post reports. Spa Castle visitors were regularly having sex in the pools, report says By Anthony Giudice agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Some customers may be a little too relaxed at the Spa Castle luxury complex in Queens. Several patrons have been found having sex inside their pools and hot tubs at the spa located at 131-10 11th Ave. in College Point, the New York Post reported this morning. During two recent visits to Spa Castle, The Post found spa-goers sitting in the nude, groping at each other, making out and having what appeared to be sex while still submerged in the pools and hot tubs. According to The Post, most of the X-rated action takes place in the heated wading pool, which is equipped with underwater jets and a swim-up bar. City law states that “no establishment shall make facilities available for the purpose of sexual activities” and that “such facilities shall constitute a threat to the public health.” Spa Castle is no stranger to health violations. Between 2014 and 2015, the Health Department cited Spa Castle for 49 violations, including failure to post signs prohibiting discharge of bodily fluids in pools, The Post discovered. The Health Department temporarily shut down all of Spa Castle’s pools on Tuesday, citing the spa for “not following safety standards” and said the closure came about due to an investigation when a 6-year-old girl nearly drowned at the complex on Feb. 19. A historic home in the heart of Bayside is on track to become a city landmark By Robert Pozarycki rpozarycki@qns.com @robbpoz Call it a landmark day for Bayside. The historic Lydia Ann Bell and William Ahles House, a 19th-century home named after two of the neighborhood’s most important figures, will receive landmark status from the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, Councilman Paul Vallone announced on March 8. The Bell-Ahles House was among 95 proposed historic sites across the city on the LPC calendar that had been repeatedly delayed year after year. In clearing its backlog of proposals, the LPC also moved to scrap two controversial landmarking proposals focused on historic areas of College Point and Douglaston. Regarding the Bell-Ahles House, the three-story home on 213th Street off 36th Avenue, is “an iconic reminder of Bayside’s character and history,” Vallone said in a statement. According to the Historic Districts Council, which also advocated for the home’s landmarking, the house was constructed around 1873 by farmer Robert M. Bell for her daughter, Lydia Bell, and her husband John William Ahles, a merchant and officer of the New York Produce Exchange and Queens County Agricultural Society. The home was constructed about seven years after railroad service reached the Bayside area. The home is located one block west of Bell Boulevard, named for the Bell family, which serves as the neighborhood’s main commercial district. Paul DiBenedetto, president of the Bayside Historical Society, applauded the Ahles House’s impending landmark status, noting that the organization has fought for such a designation for over 20 years. “We were thrilled to hear that this 1870s Bell family estate, a critical reminder of Bayside’s rich and rapidly disappearing past, is soon to become an official NYC landmark,” he said. Vallone noted that the proposal would undergo another round of public hearings before the LPC and City Council, but the plan is “certain to pass with the Council member’s support,” according to a press release from his office. Meanwhile, the LPC decided to forego plans for the expansion of the Douglaston Historic District, a plan that drew strong criticism from Community Board 11 and local residents. The board and homeowners in the affected area believed the landmark regulations accompanying historic district designation would restrict property owners’ rights to make improvements. The LPC also abandoned the proposed landmarking of the First Reformed Church and Sunday School of College Point, located at 118-17 14th Ave. As with the Douglaston expansion plan, Community Board 7 and the church congregation opposed landmarking over concerns that it would impede any future use or renovation of the property. BE CROWNED A “KING” OF LONG ISLAND? NOMINATE TODAY! This spring, New York City’s premier business event is coming to Long Island. On Tuesday, April 12, from 6 to 9 p.m. at Leonard’s Palazzo, 555 Northern Blvd. in Great Neck, the Star Network will host its inaugural “Kings of Long Island” awards ceremony and networking expo. For more than a decade, Star Network, along with Schneps Communications (publishers of The Queens Courier), have successfully held similar events, honoring the powerful and prominent of the business, technology, banking, real estate, medical industries and more, in Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. This will be the first to recognize the elite businessmen of Nassau and Suffolk counties. Along with dinner and the awards ceremony, the “Kings” (and sister “Queens”) events have become known for providing a unique opportunity for business professionals and community leaders in all sectors to mingle, share their accomplishments and make important connections. No other event brings together so many elite business professionals and leaders at one time. It is not to be missed. To nominate someone as a King of Long Island, visit www.qns.com/nominations. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, March 15. For tickets, visit www.qns.com/upcoming star-networking-events. For info on sponsorship opportunities, call LaurenCremer at 718-224-5863, ext. 227, or email lcremer@starnetwork.com.
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