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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com SEPTEMBER 29, 2016 • The Queens Courier 11 World’s Fair Marina noise annoys College Point & Whitestone BY SU ZANNE MON TEVER DI smonteverdi@qns.com/@smont76 For months, Whitestone and College Point residents have been looking for answers regarding a loud, pulsing noise keeping them up at night. They finally got them at a civic meeting on Sept. 21. Deputy Inspector Judith Harrison, commanding officer of the 109th Precinct, was on hand at this month’s We Love Whitestone civic meeting on Sept. 21 to discuss the origin of the disruptive noise. “We had some complaints of noise emanating from outside the confines of the 109th Precinct,” said Harrison. “We found the source of the noise: the noise is at the World’s Fair Marina, which is in the confines of the 110th Precinct.” The World’s Fair Marina is a public marina on Flushing Bay at the northern edge of Flushing-Meadows Corona Park. It is owned by the NYC Parks Department. Harrison said that most of the noise is coming from the marina’s parking lot, where individuals have been known to gather and hold parties. “They drink, they smoke, they play loud music. And the loud music travels across the water,” said Harrison. She also attributed some of the noise to party boats, who may continue to play loud music before leaving Party boats at the World’s Fair Marina are keeping Whitestone and College Point residents up at night. or after docking. Harrison said she has worked directly with her counterpart in the 110th Precinct, Deputy Inspector Christopher Manson, to try and address the issue. She also said the 109th Precinct has reached out to the Parks Department and the dock manager to try and figure out what can be done to alleviate the problem. The 110th Precinct has taken action to curb the problems at the marina, the deputy inspector reported. Since July 1, the precinct issued 58 criminal court summonses to individuals congregating in the lot and has made 3 arrests. Still, residents say that more must be done. “There needs to be some kind of crowd-control in getting those people to leave immediately,” said one civic member. “Continuously, on a continuous basis: not just this weekend, next weekend. It has to be on continuous; they have to know they have to rush and get out.” “I don’t think anybody has a problem with music going on the weekend at nine, 10, 11 o’çlock at night,” said another member. “But when it’s going on at five, six in the morning on a Tuesday or Wednesday — kids have to get up for school.” Harrison encouraged community members to continue contacting the precinct with concerns and assured them that the issue will continue to be on the precinct’s radar. “Your problems are our problems,” said Harrison. “Once you let us know that something is a concern of yours, it’s a concern of ours.” Great rates like ours are always in season. 1.25% 18-Month CD APY1 $5,000 minimum deposit To qualify you must open a Flushing Bank Complete Checking Plus account. Get the complete access and control you desire with a competitive interest rate and banking on-the-go with our Flushing Bank Mobile2 app. For more information and to fi nd out about our other great offers, visit your local Flushing Bank branch, call 800.581.2889 or visit www.FlushingBank.com. 1 New money only. APY effective July 5, 2016. Annual percentage yield assumes principal and interest remain on deposit for a full year at current rate. Minimum deposit balance of $5,000 is required. Funds cannot be transferred from an existing Flushing Bank account. Premature withdrawals may be subject to bank and IRS penalties. Rates and offer are subject to change without notice. A new Complete Checking Plus account with a $5,000 minimum initial deposit is required to receive the CD with the advertised rate. Certain fees and restrictions may apply. For new IRA and rollover accounts, the minimum deposit balance is $5,000. A new checking account is not required for IRA accounts. Speak with a Flushing Bank representative for more details. 2 Flushing Bank Mobile Banking is available to all Flushing Bank online banking users. Flushing Bank is a registered trademark


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