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Major sewer project crawls along
Bayside and Flushing street repairs just 30 percent complete, with much more to go
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BY JENNA BAGCAL
It’s been causing headaches
for drivers and residents alike for
months, but the ongoing Bayside
sewer and water main
replacement project is nearly a
third of the way done, according
to the project’s contractor.
Since the Department of
Design and Construction (DDC)
and Long Island City-based
construction firm CAC Industries
broke ground in May 2018, workers
have completed approximately
30 percent of all upgrades on the
project. The $62.5 million project
aims to upgrade all sewers and
water mains in Bayside and
neighboring Flushing.
“At this point, CAC is doing
everything possible to finish
on time. We are currently
simultaneously working on
several locations with multiple
crews in order to expedite the
timely completion of the project,”
said Project Manager Boris
Sirunyan.
The entire project spans 33rd
Avenue from 156th Street to
Utopia Parkway and 37th, 38th
and 39th avenues from Utopia
Parkway to 216th Street. DDC
and CAC hope to have the project
completed by 2021.
Sirunyan said that there are
several crews onsite currently
working at four locations:
• Francis Lewis Boulevard and
38th Avenue
• 38th Avenue and 209th Street
• 37th Avenue and 192nd Street
• 33rd Avenue and 162nd
Street
According to Sirunyan,
construction typically takes place
from Monday to Friday, though
sometimes CAC crews do work on
weekends and evenings in certain
business areas per Department of
Transportation permits and DDC
specifications.
The project, which the
Department of Environmental
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A Ridgewood middle school
teacher was arrested for using a
mobile app to pay for child porn,
prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Eric Paulino, 30, was
charged with possession of child
pornography. He was arraigned
before the U.S. District Court in
Brooklyn on Aug. 27 and released
on a $250,000 bond.
“Paulino, while employed in
a position of trust as a New York
City school teacher, purchased
child pornography on the Internet,
contributing to the abuse and
victimization of children,” stated
United States Attorney Richard
P. Donoghue. “Prosecuting those
who feed the market for child
pornography, whether producers
or consumers, will always be a
priority of this office and our law
enforcement partners.”
According to the complaint,
Paulino, who sources say works at
I.S. 93 in Ridgewood, allegedly used
the mobile payment app Venmo
to purchase child pornography.
During a court-authorized search
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
Three men were killed in two separate
shootings during a violent Monday
on the streets of southeast Queens,
police reported.
BY MAX PARROTT
Councilman Costa
Constantinides has
secured funding to make
safety improvements
running from a stretch
of Astoria Boulevard
that has proven
particularly dangerous.
Early on in his
tenure as councilman,
Constantinides targeted
stretch running from 80th
Street to 90th Place after
several fatal accidents
transpired there.
“It really functions
more like a highway than
a street, particularly in
that neck of the woods,”
Constantinides said.
The width of the sixlane
road encourages
cars to persistently
speed through the area.
An intersection without a crosswalk
on Astoria Boulevard between
89th and 90th Street.
Photo courtesy of Google Maps
Safety repairs for Astoria Blvd.
Ridgewood
teacher cuffed
for child porn
Probe continues into
two deadly shootings
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