26 THE QUEENS COURIER • MAY 4, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM THE QUEENS editorial PUBLISHER & EDITOR CO-PUBLISHER ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER EDITOR-IN-CHIEF VP, EVENTS, WEB & SOCIAL MEDIA ART DIRECTOR ARTIST SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER STAFF REPORTERS CONTRIBUTING REPORTERS ASSISTANT TO PUBLISHER CLASSIFIED MANAGER CONTROLLER PRESIDENT & CEO VICE PRESIDENT VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS BOB BRENNAN ROBERT POZARYCKI AMY AMATO-SANCHEZ NIRMAL SINGH RON TORINA EMILY DAVENPORT KATRINA MEDOFF, ANTHONY GIUDICE, ANGELA MATUA SUZANNE MONTEVERDI CLIFF KASDEN, SAMANTHA SOHMER, ELIZABETH ALONI DEBORAH CUSICK CELESTE ALAMIN MARIA VALENCIA VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS Schneps Communications, 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 718-224-5863 • Fax 718-224-5441 www.qns.com editorial e-mail: editorial@qns.com for advertising e-mail: ads@qns.com Entire Contents Copyright 2017 by The Queens Courier All letters sent to THE QUEENS COURIER should be brief and are subject to condensing. 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The advertiser agrees to hold THE QUEENS COURIER and its employees harmless from all cost, expenses, liabilities, and damages resulting from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the advertiser or any reply to any such advertisement. SPRING AT THE ONDERDONK HOUSE // PHOTO BY ROBERT POZARYCKI Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! To submit them to us, tag @queenscourier on Instagram, visit our Facebook page, tweet @QNS or email editorial@qns.com (subject: Queens Snaps) Progress in Queens at last! Th is was an amazing week for Queens, as the “World’s Borough” celebrated not one, but two major infrastructure achievements that stand to benefi t tens of thousands of commuters every day. First, the fi rst of two new spans to replace the crumbling Kosciuszko Bridge was opened to drivers on April 27. Th e modern, cable-stayed bridge is nothing like the obsolete, steel truss behemoth it’s replacing — and that’s a defi - nite compliment. Without a doubt, the new Kosciuszko is far more aesthetically pleasing than the original, but this project isn’t just about vanity. It’s more about ensuring a greater traffi c fl ow and getting rid of the physical problems that made the old bridge a traffi c nightmare for generations of drivers. Th e new Kosciuszko has shoulder lanes in each direction, creating a way for drivers to get around disabled vehicles. It’s also at a lower grade, making it easier for trucks to travel at a consistent speed. Yes, there are still traffi c jams on the new bridge, and they are inevitable. We expect, however, that those jams will be reduced in severity in the years to come — and especially aft er the second half of the project is completed and opened to drivers. It might even incline more truck drivers to stay on the expressways rather than use our local streets to get around a jam-packed bridge. Looking south, the new Rockaway-Manhattan ferry service that opened on May 2 gives residents of southern Queens a slightly quicker way of getting to and from work each day. Th e only rail link between southern Queens and Manhattan is the A line, which must pass through central Brooklyn en route to Manhattan. It’s a long, arduous trip — and many south Queens advocates have called for a new subway line that would make it easier and faster to reach the heart of the city. Th at project would cost billions of dollars which the city doesn’t have and, from all outward appearances, the new federal government may not be willing to provide. Expanding ferry service on the city’s waterways may not be perfect, but it’s the most prudent way the city has right now to address the increasing transit needs of southern Queens residents. Th e Rockaway ferry has the dual benefi t of providing all New Yorkers with another way of getting to the beach this summer. Hopefully, this will mean a boost in tourism and economic activity across the peninsula. Queens has a long way to go when it comes to boosting infrastructure; much more work is needed to improve our roads and public transit system. Nevertheless, the new Kosciuszko Bridge and Rockaway Ferry are two investments that will benefi t us all for decades to come. STORY: These 9 Queens neighborhoods rank in the top 50 NYC neighborhoods to live in SUMMARY: A total of 22 Queens neighborhoods showed up on Niche’s top 100 “2017 Best Neighborhoods to Live in New York City” report. REACH: 16,608 (as of 5/1/17)
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