WWW.QNS.COM RIDGEWOOD TIMES MARCH 2, 2017 3 Maspeth & Woodside rail against stalled sewer project ARE YOU TIRED OF Residents fumed during a meeting about the Calamus Avenue sewer project in Woodside on Thursday, Feb. 23. MISSING TEETH LOOSE OR DENTURES? MINI DENTAL IMPLANTS COULD BE THE ANSWER! WE HAVE DENTAL IMPLANTS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES & SIZES THAT ALLOW US TO BEST MEET YOUR NEEDS & BUDGET! • Great for replacing missing teeth or stabilizing loose, uncomfortable dentures • No more suffering from pain while eating or embarrassment while smiling • Financing options available Call today to schedule your FREE evaluation with needed X-rays Robert P. Cukier, DDS | Glendale Family Dental 76-01 Myrtle Avenue Glendale, NY 11385 718-386-2655 (718) 804-5579 | WWW.MINIDENTALIMPLANTSGLENDALENY.COM Photo: Anthony Giudice/RIDGEWOOD TIMES Personal Injury - Workers' Compensation - Criminal Defense - Real Estate ARRESTED? INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT? INJURED ON THE JOB? INJURED AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE? INVOLVED IN A BUS OR TRACTOR-TRAILER ACCIDENT? OUR LAWYERS ARE AVAILABLE WHEN EMERGENCIES HAPPEN 24 HOURS A DAY AND WE HAVE RECOVERED MILLIONS FOR OUR INJURED CLIENTS! WE ALSO SPEAK FRENCH-CREOLE, GREEK, RUSSIAN, AND SPANISH! The Grigoropoulos Law Group PLLC, is a law firm serving clients in all five New York boroughs, as well as Nassau, Suffolk, and Westchester counties. We represent clients who are seriously injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents, slip/trip and fall accidents, constructions accidents or accidents in the workplace. Our experience coupled with our "shark" attitude sets us apart from other firms and our attorneys know what will drive litigation and what wins cases. riminal cases defending felony and misdemeanor charges! Call today for a free consultation! THE GRIGOROPOULOS LAW GROUP PLLC. Chrissy Grigoropoulos, Esq. 60-93 Myrtle Avenue - Suite 1 Ridgewood NY 11385 (718) 249-7447 (929) 900-LAW1 www.GrigorLawGroup.com Attorney Advertisement Founding Partner BY ANTHONY GIUDICE AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM @A_GIUDICEREPORT Maspeth and Woodside residents have been angered over months of delays in the reconstruction of sewers under Calamus Avenue and 69th Street — and they were even more upset on Thursday night, when they learned the project’s completion is still 15 months away. Nearly 50 concerned residents of the aff ected neighborhoods fi lled the parish hall of St. Mary’s of Winfi eld on Thursday night to hear why the Calamus Avenue Sewer Project — which has left Calamus Avenue and the surrounding areas a virtual mine fi eld of potholes and craters, detoured the Q47 bus for nearly three years, and been a headache for anyone trying to commute in the area — has yet to move forward. “There was a huge error, an unforgivable error in this project that has put us to this point where we’re at today,” said Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley. “And that had to do with construction documents not being accurate and a project being in the midst of construction that had to be halted and brought back to the drawing board.” Ali Mallick, assistant commissioner for the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) North Queens Construction, clarified what documents weren’t accurate and why that was such a major problem for the project. The delays have pushed back the projected completion of the project to May of 2018. “There were problems with the design due to some unforeseen conditions in the ground because the drawings that we had did not match what was in the ground, so we had to do a major redesign with the work,” Mallick said. Understanding the communities’ frustrations, Mallick and the DDC are looking at ways to work with the contractor to have the workers expand their work day and even work on some weekends to hopefully expedite the construction process and get the job done before the end of this year. Other members of the DDC, Department of Transportation (DOT), and the Department of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) were on hand to listen and respond to the residents’ concerns. Noticeably absent from the meeting was a representative from the MTA. Several of the local elected offi cials reached out to the MTA, alerting them of the meeting and asking them to send a representative. “By the MTA not being here, they will know tomorrow morning how upset we were, how not happy we are with them not being here,” said state Senator Joseph Addabbo. Although the MTA was not at the meeting, Mallick, however, mentioned that the MTA told him that they refused to bring the Q47 back to its original route, even though work was suspended on the project, until the work was complete so they would not have to reroute the bus again once construction started back up.
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