18 The QUENS Courier • june 11, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Grand opening of Tanenbaum Pool at Samuel Field Y BY ALINA SURIEL [email protected] @alinangelica Members of the Samuel Field Y in Little Neck celebrated renovations to, and the renaming of, the former Deepdale Community Pool on June 4. Now known as the Tanenbaum Family Pool, the Deepdale pool was acquired by the Samuel Field Y in early spring, and opened to the public in late May after renovations partially funded by the family for which it is named. The entire renovations cost an estimated $850,000, with $400,000 coming directly from the Tanenbaums, $250,000 from funding requested by Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein, and $200,000 in funds allocated by state Senator Tony Avella. The Tanenbaum clan has long ties to the Samuel Field Y, with Richard Tanenbaum serving as the organization’s cochair and member of the board of directors for over 25 years. His father, Joseph Tanenbaum, is named as a lifetime trustee, and was one of the original founders of the Y since it was The Tanenbaum family poses with others celebrating the ribbon-cutting of the Tanenbaum Family Pool at the Samuel Field Y. started in the mid-1950s. The entire Tanenbaum family was in attendance for the ribbon cutting of their namesake pool, as well as local officials and Samuel Field Y executives. All attendees enjoyed barbecue food at the pool club, which is located across the street from the Samuel Field Y at 58-25 Little Neck Pkwy. “The Deepdale Pool has always been a valuable resource for our community,” said Braunstein. “I want to thank the Samuel Field Y and the Tanenbaum family for working together to ensure the survival of this vital facility, not only for the present, but for future generations of Northeast Queens residents.” The pool club facility includes a large swimming Photo by Zerline Alverez pool with a shallow end for children, a kiddie pool, basketball, handball, and tennis courts, volleyball, and a snack bar. For information on joining the pool club as a member, call the Y at 718-428-5050. Flushing rejoices for new affordable residential tower BY LIAM LA GUERE [email protected] @LiamLaGuerre In a city where rental rates are astronomical in most areas, housing salvation came to 143 families in the form of a partnership between the legendary Flushing Macedonia AME Church and developer BRP Companies. The two-century-old religious institution and builder — along with all the Flushing politicos — praised the completion of the nearly $50 million, 143-unit affordable housing development named Macedonia Plaza in a ceremony on June 5. The 14-story building at 37-08 Union St. replaced a municipal parking lot that the city transferred to BRP Companies at a reduced cost. Macedonia gave unused air rights from its adjacent building for the project, maximizing the height of the affordable housing tower. “The mission of Macedonia AME Church is to minister to the social, spiritual and physical development of all people,” said Rev. Richard McEachern, senior pastor of the church. “We are grateful to God for the opportunity to provide much needed affordable housing to this community.” Macedonia Plaza has 161,720 square feet of space, which includes a 9,000-square-foot ground level retail space that will be occupied by grocery store Tree of Life NY. It has numerous green features as well, including a cogeneration facility, and has earned a LEED Silver ranking from the U.S. Green Building Council. The co-generation system will use natural gas to generate electricity for the commercial and common space areas. More than 30,000 people applied to live in Macedonia Plaza when the lottery for units in the building opened about two years ago. In December residents began moving into the building and now all units are fully leased. The apartments were reserved for people and families earning from $19,063 to $59,820 annually. The building is broken into 27 studios, and 58 one-bedrooms, 55 two-bedrooms, and two three-bedroom units. Amenities include a bike storage area on the ground floor, a common terrace on the second floor, a party room and a laundry room. The building’s completion closes a chapter in plans to construct over Flushing THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre municipal parking lots to feed the ever-exploding community’s population. The other chapters include One Flushing and Flushing Commons, which will be directly behind Macedonia Plaza. 37-08 Union St.
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