6 The Queens Courier • august 22, 2013 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FREE Measuring & Installation w/purchase of $100. w.this ad. • Draperies • Vertical Blinds • Honeycomb Shades • Custom Window Shades • Mini Blinds Nobody Beats Our Prices! NOW AVAILABLE 0% Financing See store for details. • Roman Shades • Balloon Shades • Swags & Jabots • Shutters • Upholstery • Radiator Covers • Table Pads UP TO 70% OFF LIST PRICE Free Interior Design Consultation $20 OFF with purchase of $200 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 9/6/13 $50 OFF with purchase of $500 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 9/6/13 $100 OFF with purchase of $1,000 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 9/6/13 GOMER’S Window Treatments SINCE 1962 FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SERVING QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND 1.800.522.6156 www.gomersdecorators.com Public Hearing LIRR PROPOSED SERVICE INVESTMENTS MTA Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) will hold a public hearing on a plan to restore half-hourly service on the Port Washington Branch on weekends, and on a plan to operate weekend service on the Ronkonkoma Branch between Ronkonkoma and Greenport for approximately 10 additional weekends each year. Port Washington Branch Half-Hourly Service The LIRR would restore 32 daily weekend trains on the Port Washington Branch to provide half-hour service, effective with the November 11 schedule. Currently, trains operate hourly on the weekend. Ronkonkoma Branch Extension of Greenport Service The LIRR would extend weekend service on the Ronkonkoma Branch to and from Greenport by approximately 10 weeks, providing service starting in April and extending into November of each year. Currently, weekend Greenport service runs from Memorial Day Weekend through Columbus Day Weekend. TIME AND PLACE OF HEARING Tuesday, August 27, 2013 Starting at 5 p.m. (Registration begins at 4:30 p.m.) Metropolitan Transportation Authority 347 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor Board Room (between 44th and 45th Streets), NYC DIRECTIONS By subway 4 5 6 7 Sto 42nd St - Grand Central By Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M42m M101, M102, M103, Q32 Use TripPlanner+ at mta.info for specific directions, including LIRR travel Registration to speak will remain open until 7 p.m. on the date of the hearing. To register in advance to speak, call 718-521- 3333. Deaf/hearing impaired customers should call 711 for relay services, and then ask to be connected to 718-521-3333 to speak with an agent. Additional Ways to Comment: Comments can be submitted via email through the MTA website at http://mta-nyc.custhelp.com/ app/ask (or go to www.mta.info and click Contact Us) or write to: LIRR Government and Community Affairs, MTA Long Island Rail Road, Jamaica Station Building, Jamaica, NY 11435. The deadline for written comments is August 30, 2013. Customers may also visit the satellite facilities on the dates listed below where comments will be videotaped. All comments will be transcribed and made part of the permanent record of these hearings to be reviewed by the MTA Board. Please note there is a three minute limit for each individual’s videotaped session and there will be no question and answer period. Proposed Service Investments: Comment on Video for the Record In addition to the scheduled Public Hearing, LIRR customers will be able to record videotaped comments about the proposed changes at the following dates and locations: • Great Neck Station: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 From 4-8 pm, Station Waiting Room • Ronkonkoma Station: Thursday, August 29, 2013 From 4-8 pm, Station Waiting Room ACCESSIBILITY AND INTERPRETER SERVICES All public hearing locations are accessible to the mobility impaired. Interpreter services will be available upon advance request (no later than August 23, 2013) for hearing impaired customers. Metropolitan Transportation Authority Going your way www.mta.info Recycled as a can. Reborn as a can. Recycle everything. Call 311 or visit nyc.gov to learn more B:8.75” B:5.65”
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