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How Queens can help Harvey’s victims
Many of us in Queens probably relived the destruction Hurricane Sandy
wrought here fi ve years ago in witnessing the heartbreaking images coming
out of Texas the past few days during and aft er Hurricane Harvey.
Th is October marks fi ve years since Queens suff ered Sandy’s wrath. Lowlying
areas of our borough didn’t stand a chance, and the damage they faced
was so extraordinary that some residents — all these years later — have yet
to fully recover.
How long will it take the people of Texas to recover from Harvey, a storm
that dumped biblical amounts of rain that caused every river, creek and bayou
in the area to overfl ow their banks? Entire communities in the Houston area
have been wiped out; the scenes of fl ooded streets and highways are almost
beyond our imagination. Th e recovery will be too long to bear, but we can all
lighten the burden a bit by doing our part to help Texans rebuild.
We encourage our readers to donate cash to a reputable charity such as
the Greater Houston Community Foundation (www.ghcf.org) or the United
Way. Th at money will be used immediately to help purchase supplies and
equipment needed to rescue, shelter, feed and care for the fl ood victims.
Cash donations are the fastest, most impactful way Queens residents can
help our fellow citizens in the Lone Star State. Let’s give what we can and
make it count.
Kudos to the MTA workers
Th is Labor Day, Queens residents will celebrate not only the contributions
of the American labor force, but also the conclusion of the “summer of hell”
for anyone who relies upon subways or the LIRR to get around.
Much-needed track improvements at Penn Station forced the Long Island
Rail Road to implement service cutbacks and enact a contingency plan of
buses, rerouted trains and even ferries to help people get around. Along with
the normal subway disruptions caused by scheduled track maintenance,
those who rely upon the M line also lost service between Middle Village and
Bushwick for two whole months while a bridge was rebuilt.
While people grumbled about the inconvenience of lost or reduced train
service, it seemed that the experience for most Queens residents wasn’t as bad
as initially predicted. In our view, this is a credit to the MTA and its team of
employees who worked hard to keep the borough moving amid the chaos.
We off er a special word of thanks to the hard-working men and women
of the MTA who did what they could to ease the commuting pain as much
as possible.
STORY: Flushing home invaders bashed two men with a bat and a
wooden plank to steal their stuff : cops
SUMMARY: Police released images on Aug. 23 of four men wanted
in connection with a violent home invasion in Flushing earlier this
month.
REACH: 23,422 people (as of 8/28/17)