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More than 50 new Citi Bike locations coming
to Ridgewood area before summer, DOT says
BY JULIA MORO
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
@QNS
The Department of Transportation
(DOT) is planning to install 52 Citi
Bike stations in Community Board
5 just before summer.
There are currently four existing Citi
Bike stations in all of Community Board
5. The DOT released an early draft in
February, that maps out all the stations,
where they’re located and whether they
will be on the street or sidewalk.
The expansion does not include in
Maspeth or Middle Village at this time;
however, DOT is still adjusting the plan
as they hear from the community. DOT
is gathering feedback with a comment
period extended through April.
“Citi Bike has proven to be a vital,
wildly popular transportation option
— especially during the pandemic when
ridership soared,” DOT spokesperson
Vincent Barone said. “We’re excited
to bring this service to more New
Yorkers and are always open to their
feedback.”
The 52 stations would be located every
few blocks, approximately three to five
minutes’ walking distance between each.
DOT plans to install 35 street stations,
which some are worried will take away
from parking spots in the community.
During a Community Board 5 meeting,
concerned resident Richard Huber said
that he hopes DOT revises their plan and
puts stations primarily on sidewalks.
“We’re going to lose a bunch of spots,”
Huber said. “All of those people that are
living there, that drive around all night
looking for a parking spot are going to
drive a little further and burn some
more fuel with this proposal.”
DOT did not address how many spots
were going to be lost.
Councilman Robert Holden reached
out to DOT with the same concerns,
saying that the installation of Citi Bike
in the Ridgewood area will have a huge
impact on the neighborhood’s quality of
life.
“A lot of the stations unnecessarily
take away parking,” Holden said. “In an
area that has poor public transportation,
for the DOT to just randomly and unnecessarily
take up parking with these bike
stations, is irresponsible and wasteful.”
Holden said that he will be working
with DOT to pitch new bike stand locations,
which would primarily be on
sidewalks to preserve parking.
Citi Bike was launched in 2013, and
now has nearly 20,000 bikes available
across Manhattan, Brooklyn and
Queens. DOT is currently expanding
Citi Bikes, adding over 35 square miles
of stations and 24,000 bikes by 2024.
Courtesy of Citi Bike
Winning Take 5 ticket sold
Ridgewood Property Owners & Civic
Association, Inc.
“After 90 years of community service we’re still building
a reputation, not resting on one!”
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP & PUBLIC MEETING at Middle Village 7-Eleven
BY JULIA MORO
EDITORIAL@QNS.COM
@QNS
The New York Lottery announced on
Friday, March 25, that a Take 5 top
prize-winning ticket was sold Thursday,
March 24, in Middle Village.
The winning ticket, worth $19,562, was
purchased at the 7-Eleven located at 79-37
Metropolitan Ave.
Middle Village also sold a top prizewinning
ticket worth $15,786 on Jan. 30, as
well.
Queens has seen multiple winners
spread across the borough in Ridgewood,
Whitesone and Corona. Earlier this year,
a winning ticket worth over $20,000 was
purchased at the YZ 99 Cents Store, located
at 817 Seneca Ave. in Ridgewood.
Take 5 players with midday and evening
draws on the same ticket must check their
numbers at nylottery.ny.gov to determine
if they have the winning numbers for
the corresponding midday or evening
drawing.
New York Lottery is North America’s
largest and most profitable lottery,
Photo by Mike Sgear/REUTERS
contributing $3.59 billion in fiscal year
2020-2021 to support education in New
York state.
New Yorkers struggling with a gambling
addiction can find help by calling the state’s
toll-free confidential line at 877-8-HOPENY
(877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY
(467369).
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