FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com august 21, 2014 • The Queens Courier 39 Resorts World Casino to clean up Hamilton Beach Park BY SALVATORE LICATA slicata@queenscourier.com @Sal_Licata1 After a long losing streak, Hamilton Beach’s Gateway Park finally hit the jackpot. Resorts World Casino is sponsoring the restoration of the rusted and graffiti-stricken park, located on 104th Street in Hamilton Beach. The park was hit head-on by the flood waters of Jamaica Bay during Superstorm Sandy and has not been repaired since. Funding for repairs has been sought by community leaders and local officials since the storm but nothing has come of it until now. “It’s extremely difficult to get funding for a federal park,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo. “We appreciate the efforts of Resorts World Casino for helping one of the hardest hit places during Superstorm Sandy.” Sometime in the next two weeks Resorts World, with the help of Local 79 of the construction laborers union, will start to work on the park. The old jungle gym will be fully recycled and they are hoping to have the new one up by the beginning of September. Councilman Eric Ulrich was the first to look for the funding. He then joined Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder and Addabbo for a meeting with Resorts World to see whether they would sponsor the park rebuild. Not long after their efforts, more than $30,000 was put aside for the park to purchase new floor mats, benches, a jungle gym and landscape work. “We are really grateful for Resorts World,” Ulrich said. “They have always been there, quietly working with us.” Photo courtesy Hamilton Beach Civic Association LOOK YOUNGER THIS SUMMER! cOSMEtic & lASiK SuRgERY FREE Evaluations AlinA K. StAnciu, M.D. Board Certified Eye Physician & Surgeon Retina and Viterous Specialist American College of Eye Surgeons American Society of Cataract & Retroactive Surgery Over 16 Years Experience New York Trained Make the Aging Lines Go Away Without Invasive Surgery! Just Ask Me How. sPanisH, FREnCH, italian, Russian, aRMEnian & RoManian sPoKEn CALL FOR AN APPOINTMENT Evening Hours, plus Saturdays and Sundays 70-25 Yellowstone Blvd. • Forest Hills 718-793-EYES (3937) • Fax: 718-793-0268 • Advanced Cataract Surgery • The Restor Lens • Retinal Specialist • Diabetic Retinopathy • Macular Degeneration • Glaucoma Evaluation & Treatment • Botox®, Restylane, Juvéderm • LID Surgery • Comprehensive Eye Exam • Laser Surgery • Flourecein Angiography • Optical Onsite • Designer Frames Providing Personalized, Expert Medical Care! *Patient and any other person responsible for payment has the right to refuse to pay, cancel payment, or be reimbursed for payment for any other service, exam or treatment that is the result of & within 72 hours of responding to the advertisement for the free discounted or reduced fee service exam or treatment. MEDicARE & MOSt inSuRAncE PlAnS AccEPtED
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