2 TIMES • JANUARY 28, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com It’s about time! BY ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport With many roads across southwestern Queens unplowed for days after the Blizzard of 2016 hit the city, representatives were pleased to see the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) fi nally getting around to clearing residential streets of snow. After Mayor Bill de Blasio a n n o u n c e d e n h a n c e d efforts to clean up Queens during a Jan. 25 press conference, DSNY deployed more plows focused specifi cally on the “World’s Borough.” “The city sent out 15 front end loaders, so that will give you an indication of where they can reach,” Community Board 5 (CB 5) Chairperson Vincent Arcuri said on Jan. 26. “But they did get down many of the blocks last night with the salters and plows. They also have 15 garbage truck plows and 11 salters for this district.” Woodhaven, which saw very little initial response to the storm, fi nally saw some progress. “I walked around Woodhaven for a few hours on Jan. 26 and an immense amount of work was done in Woodhaven on the night of Jan. 25,” said Alex Blenkinsopp, director of communications for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association (WRBA), on Jan. 26. “Dozens of streets that were impassable last night were clear by this morning. It should not have been necessary to pack an immense amount of work into one night. I feel like DSNY created an enormous workload for themselves.” Arcuri and Blenkinsopp had ideas on what caused the slow response from the city and how the city can be better prepared for another snowstorm. “When you checked the plow-tracker, each truck is equipped with a GPS, so they know where they plows have been, but not what they have done,” Arcuri said. “I think that the major part of the problem is communication.” “It’s obviously a very diffi cult situation. It doesn’t make sense for residential side streets of some neighborhoods get plowed three of four times, and our residential side streets don’t get plowed once,” Blenkinsopp added. “What I’ve seen over the past few days makes me wonder if the equipment being used is right. I wonder if there are better ways to leverage for better equipment and resources.” Southwest Queens civic leaders hail arrival of snow plows The city sent out 15 front end loaders, so that will give you an indication of where they can reach” Community Board 5 (CB 5) Chairperson Vincent Arcuri Ridgewood Property Owners and Civic Association JOIN US Thursday February 4, 2016 at the Ridgewood Presbyterian Church (Ridgewood Older Adult Center entrance) 59-14 70th Street between Forest & 60th Avenues at 7:00 PM Special Guest Speaker & Installing Officer Scott M. Stringer Comptroller of the City of New York The Comptroller has been asked share his views on a variety of topics, one of which is the proposed Glendale Homeless shelter. Immediately following C.U.R.E.S Civics United for Railroad Environmental Solutions will make a presentation, updating the membership and Mr. Stringer on the lack of progress in the fight for cleaner air and reduction of noise pollution in Ridgewood caused by the New York and Atlantic Railroad. During the second half of the meeting, sandwiches and salads, provided by Frank’s Deli of Maspeth and donated by Kerzner Realty, will be served. Coffee, Tea and cookies will be available.
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