54 The Queens Courier • december 12, 2013 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com Glendale homeless shelter one step closer to reality BY LIAM LA GUERRE lguerre@queenscourier.com Once it was a rumor. Now it’s almost reality. The Department of Homeless Services (DHS) sent a 22-page letter to the mayor’s office in favor of a proposal by nonprofit Samaritan Village to transform the abandoned factory at 78-16 Cooper Avenue in Glendale into a homeless shelter for 125 families, despite strong objections from the community residents. Members of the community and elected officials have been protesting against the homeless shelter, saying that the site doesn’t make sense for the incoming struggling residents because of the lack of transportation in the neighborhood and also because the abandoned factory, which used to make plane parts, sits on very contaminated ground. “I am utterly disgusted by the initial reaction one year ago that it was a rumor, and I say to those people now that their negligence has caused this to occur,” said Kathy Masi, president of the Glendale Civic Association, which collected more than 4,000 signatures against the shelter. “If they were vigilant this would have never come to this point.” DHS provided a list of reasons why the agency believes the site is appropriate. Among them was the compatibility of the site, since it’s similar to buildings in the neighborhood. They also feel there will be no negative effects on the community. In addition, DHS noted it The Department of Homeless Services has voiced support for the unpopular Glendale homeless shelter proposal. will provide a commodity the area is lacking, since there are no homeless shelters in the community. “In proposing the building as a site for temporary, emergency housing for homeless families with children, the DHS has carefully considered and balanced such factors as effects of the facility on neighborhood character, the concentration of similar facilities in the THE COURIER/Photo by Liam La Guerre community district, the efficient and cost-effective delivery of services, alternative sites elsewhere in Brooklyn and the other boroughs, and the need for the proposed shelter,” the letter said. Obtain a FaSt DiVORCE in aS littlE aS 24 HOURS WE aRE HERE tO HElP! Visit us online or Call now! SERVinG tHE COMMUnitY FOR OVER 50 YEaRS! A leader in the fast divorce business has been Divorcefast.com of Massachusetts, a company that has been providing speedy, low-cost foreign divorces for 50 years. The company provides divorces that can be completed in as little as one day in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and the U.S. offshore island of Guam. According to Alan Alford, proprietor of Divorcefast.com, some of the divorces offered require travel to the court, while some can be done without any travel or court appearance. Some require both parties to sign the court petition for divorce, while others can be achieved with only one party signing. All of the divorces happen very quickly and with a minimal amount of paperwork. The divorces are valid and recognized everywhere, and Alford reports that he processes several thousand of them every year, particularly for New Yorkers. The total cost for fast divorces starts at $995, raising the price to as high as $1,500. All of the divorces, Alford says, are completed within a few days and the clients are then free to remarry or otherwise continue with their lives as single persons. Anyone interested in more details about the Divorcefast offerings can access the company web site at www.divorcefast.com. The forms and instructions can be printed out from there and submitted to the company. For those lacking Internet access, Alford and his staff are prepared to discuss foreign divorces on the phone, at 978-443-8387, or by mail directed to Divorcefast.com, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury, MA 01776.. THE PROCESS IS QUICK, EASY, LEGAL & AFFORDABLE 978.443.8387 WWW.DIVORCEFAST.COM
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