14 The QUEE NS Courier • SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com High Line-style park might be making its way to LIC: reports The MTA is reportedly turning to the community for ideas on how to put a stretch of unused railroad tracks in LIC back to use, possibly by creating a park like the High Line in Manhattan (pictured). BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF editorial@queenscourier.com/@QueensCourier Some unused railroad tracks in Long Island City might soon be given new life, as the MTA begins to reach out to the community for ideas on how to put the space to use, according to published reports. The transit agency is currently looking for local groups to aid in restoring two sections of the Long Island Rail Road totaling more than a mile, which haven’t been used since the 1990s, the New York Post reported. The sections include parts of the old Montauk and Main Line tracks located by the intersection of Skillman and 49th avenues. According to Curbed, the MTA has released a Request For Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for that section as a way to examine different options from businesses, nonprofits, community groups and individuals. Ideas can include, but are not limited to, public open space, urban farming, or museum or sculpture garden space. The stretch used to connect the LIRR’s Lower Montauk Branch, running along Newtown Creek, to the Sunnyside and Arch Street Yards to the north, according to the RFEI. For anyone looking to submit concept ideas, they must offer access points; plan to bring utilities such as electricity and water to the area; and plan for site maintenance, according to Curbed. This isn’t the first time a High Line-style park has been proposed for Queens. Plans were announced last year for a 3.5-mile stretch – dubbed QueensWay – of recreational, walking and biking trails crossing through the neighborhoods of Rego Park, Forest Hills, Glendale, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and Ozone Park. $$Top Cash Paid$$ HIGH END ANTIQUES HIGH CASH PAID Oil Paintings, Mid-Century Accessories 1950s/60s, Porcelain, Costume Jewelry, Sterling Silver, Gold, Furniture, Objects of Art, etc. 1 Pc. or entire estates Damaged Quality Pieces also wanted Premium prices paid for Tiffany, Meissen Porcelain, Bronzes, Marble, etc. CALL JOSEPH OR RUTH 718-598-3045 or 516-270-2128 Family Business for over 40 years AntiqueAssets.com Buying and Selling over 40 Years / Member New England Appraisers Association NEW YORK CITY REAL ESTATE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015 10:00 AM Bronx County Courthouse 851 Grand Concourse, Bronx, NY 10451 CITY OF NEW YORK BILL DE BLASIO, MAYOR STACEY CUMBERBATCH Commissioner, Citywide Administrative Services RICARDO E. MORALES Deputy Commissioner, Asset Management PUBLIC AUCTION For more information please visit nyc.gov/auctions HEATING OIL SAVE NOW • Oil prices at near 5-year lows* • Ultra Low Sulfur Bioheat/Fuel • 24/7 service and support in any weather Call for special offers! 877.226.1534 Oil | Heating | Cooling | Duct Cleaning petro.com petro mobile connect on *Oil prices as of August 2015. Additional terms and conditions may apply. NYC Lic. No. 1314079. ©2015 Petro. P_15563
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