SHELTER SITE UNDER REVIEW Pols Eye Public Hearing On Glendale Plan was noted. Seconds later, authorities noted, the employee provided the bandit with about $2,200 in cash. The suspect reportedly took the money and fled the bank on foot in an unknown direction. Members of the 108th Precinct responded to the scene. There were no reported injuries. TIMES, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 • 12 Sending A Message To Stop UPS Firings Rally Supports Maspeth Drivers City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley spoke at the rally on the steps of City Hall protesting the firing of UPS workers at the company’s Queens facility. Crowley represents the 30th District on the City Council which covers parts of Maspeth. by Noah Zuss Dozens of United Parcel Service (UPS) employees rallied with union delegates and elected officials at City Hall last Thursday, Apr. 3, demanding that the courier revoke the impending termination of 250 drivers based at the UPS Maspeth facility. Public Advocate Letitia James has called on the city to reconsider a parking ticket deal that saves the company millions in fines after UPS decided to terminate workers who walked off the job for 90 minutes in February in a show of solidarity with another fired employee. According to a press release from James’ office, UPS benefits from a $43 Million public contract to provide delivery services to city and state agencies. The company also benefits from a ticket savings program with the city which UPS -SEE UPS ON PG. 64- Mike Miller and City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. A DHS spokesperson confirmed the ongoing study in a phone interview with the Times Newsweekly, but did not provide any further information about what the study exactly entails. Meanwhile, the five lawmakers sent a joint letter on Apr. 1 to Community Board 5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri and District Manager Gary Giordano asking the advisory by Robert Pozarycki Amid ongoing contract negotiations, the city’s Department of Homeless Services (DHS) recently started an environmental study for the former industrial site in Glendale that a nonprofit organization wants to transform into a transitional housing shelter. Officials with the DHS informed local lawmakers of the study during a meeting last month regarding Samaritan Village’s proposal to develop a homeless shelter for up to 125 families at 78-16 Cooper Ave. “They indicated the study had commenced but were not able to identify when it would finish,” according to Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, one of the five legislators who participated in the meeting. The others were Rep. Grace Meng, State Sen. Joseph Addabbo, Assemblyman -SEE SHELTER ON PG. 63- Bandit Makes Woodside Withdrawal Cops: Stole Bank’s Cash With Demand Note by Robert Pozarycki A note-carrying bandit got away with thousands in cash from a Woodside bank during a heist on Monday morning, Apr. 7, law enforcement sources said. -SEE HEIST ON PG. 63- The caper reportedly occurred at about 10:28 a.m. Monday at the Astoria Federal Savings Bank located at 60-20 Woodside Ave. Police stated the perpetrator— described as a white man believed to be 50 years of age, standing 6’-tall, weighing 200 lbs. and having short hair—entered the location, approached the counter and handed a demand note to a teller. No weapons were displayed, it ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 R.B.CTR
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