14 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 25, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com Astoria Slow Zone to be implemented in the summer BY LIAM LA GUERRE [email protected] @LiamLaGuerre Astoria is cracking down on speed demons. Community Board 1 voted overwhelmingly Eneslow’s Grand Opening Celebration at 249-38 Horace Harding Expy, Little Neck, NY oPfr tohmeo Wtieoenk ! Must Bring This Ad. Happy Feet Make Happy People! NEW LOCATION! 249-38 Horace Harding Expy @ Marathon Parkway (Next to Duane Reade) Little Neck, N.Y. 11362 (718) 357-5800 470 Park Avenue South @ 32nd St. N.Y. (212) 477-2300 1504 Second Avenue @ 79th St. N.Y. (212) 249-3800 Free Gift - No Purchase Necessary! Free iStep® Assessment! i-Step® Computer Pedorthic Technology is used to help Eneslow assess your problems and solutions. We measure for foot size and type, analyze pressure, and evaluate biomechanical foot function as it relates to footwear and related devices. Eneslow uses pedorthic assessment and treatment techniques that have been time tested and developed for more than 106 years. Come in today for a free assessment! Certified Pedorthists $ Get $20.00 OFF your purchase of SAS brand footwear in all three of our stores! *Not to be combined with any other promotions. Expires July 9th 2015 to approve the creation of a slow zone in the neighborhood in a public meeting on June 16. The streets inside the boundaries of Astoria Boulevard to the north, Steinway Street to the east, 30th Avenue to the south and 21st Street to the west will all be included in the slow zone, which will be implemented later this summer. Those boundary streets (Astoria Boulevard, etc.) will not be part of the zone itself, but just the local streets inside. The current speed of the affected streets, which include a long section of Newtown Avenue, will be reduced from the current 25 mph to 20 mph, and 14 speed bumps and new signage will be added throughout to remind motorists to reduce their speeds. Residents — and even Councilman Costa Constantinides — have frequently complained to offi cials about speeding on 33rd Street in particular, which feeds into the Grand Central Parkway. “My offi ce is around the corner from 33rd Street, and my staff and I have witnessed numerous instances where cars and trucks speed down the block to make the following light,” Constantinides said in a letter of support for the slow zone plan to the community board. “Not only is this loud and disruptive, but potentially dangerous. Families living along these streets deserve peace of mind.” Chart courtesy Department of Transportation
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