8 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 1, 2017 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM 6/29/17 6/29/17 6/29/17 6/29/17 SPRING INTO SAVINGS! Encore Premium VARILUX PROGRESSIVE LENSES $169 (No-Line Bifocals) w/metal frame.Select frames with clear plastic no-line lenses +/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plan packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at location only. Some restrictions apply see store for details. Offer ends 6/29/17 QC Soccer star to open Queens fi lm studios Queens will become home to yet another production studio next year, this time focusing on non-fi ction content. Queens MediaWorks, a production, media and business center is being planned with the help of Brent Montgomery, CEO of ITV America; Bruce David Klein, president and executive producer of Atlas Media; Richard Seet, former principal at Th e Carlyle Group and soccer player David Villa. Th e partners want to create “a cost-eff ective solution and alternative for New York’s primarily Manhattan-based unscripted video content production industry.” Th e space will off er about 150,000 square feet of offi ce and production space and restaurant and food vendors. Assemblyman Francisco Moya, chair of the Commission on Science and Technology, will help the partners as they pick a location and begin to operate the studio. “Queens MediaWorks is a bold and innovative initiative that spotlights Queens and joins it with a vibrant creative industry,” Moya said. “I am proud to help champion this project that will bring exciting new opportunities to the Queens community and off er our students and young people signifi cant exposure to careers in media and technology.” Angela Matua July 4 fi reworks again on East River Queens residents will once again get the best view for the Macy’s Fourth of July fi reworks as the display is headed back to the East River this year. Last year, the fi reworks show included more than 45,000 pyrotechnic shells during a 25-minute synchronized display and artist Meghan Trainor visited Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City to perform songs during a live broadcast. Similar to last year’s schedule, a live broadcast will start at 8 p.m. on NBC, where artists will perform along the waterfront. A spokesperson for Macy’s said the performers will be announced in the next two weeks. Th e fi reworks will begin around 9:20 p.m. According to the 108th precinct, there will be no parking from 44th Drive to 54th Avenue from July 3 at 10 p.m. to July 4 at 11 p.m. Th is “frozen zone” includes all side streets as well. All vehicles parked at that time will be towed and you can call the 108th Precinct at 718-784-5411 with any questions. Angela Matua No surprise: JFK & LGA worst for summer travel BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@qns.com / @AngelaMatua If you’re planning to fly out of LaGuardia or JFK Airports for your summer vacation, there’s a good chance you’ll experience a delay. Milecards.com, a website that gives tips on earning travel rewards points, analyzed federal Department of Transportation airport on-time arrival data during the summers of 2007 through 2016. According to the data, LaGuardia ranks second in most summer travel delays while JFK ranks fourth. Newark Airport in New Jersey is the worst offender. At LaGuardia Airport, just 66.9 percent of flights arrive on time and at JFK Airport, 69.2 percent of flights arrive on time. Both airports also have more summer delays than winter delays, and 40 percent of the 50 busiest airports experience more delays in the summer than in the winter. The study also found that June is the worst month for summer delays, with 76 percent of the 50 busiest airports experiencing more delays in June than in July or August. Airlines for America, an airline industry trade organization, estimates that 234.1 million passengers will travel worldwide on American Airlines between June and August 2017. This number represents a 4 percent increase from last year. Both LaGuardia Airport and JFK Airport are going through renovations but until those are complete, MileCards.com encourages fliers to try to book early morning flights, which are less likely to experience delays, and to frequently check mobile apps from specific airlines or FlightAware.com to know in advance if your flight is supposed to get in late. Photo via Flickr Creative Commons/Thomas Lillis IV LaGuardia and JFK Airports experience more fl ight delays in the summer than other busy airports around the country.
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