4 times • APRIL 21, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com Glendale lot vacant for six decades gets thumbs-up from community board for mixed-use building By Anthony Giudice agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport It’s been vacant for six decades, but a Glendale lot may soon see a shovel in the ground. Community Board 5 (CB 5) voted to approve variance requests to build a mixed-use building on the empty lot on the corner of Myrtle Avenue and 74th Street in Glendale. The owner of the lot, located at 73-45 Myrtle Ave., is seeking a variance from the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) to allow for the development of a twostory plus cellar mixed-use building on the oddly shaped lot. The property is 100 feet long along Myrtle Avenue, 30 feet wide on 74th Street and 17 feet wide in back. The variance is needed because the proposed building would be contrary to the current residential floor area, front yard, side yard and parking and use regulations within the R4-1 zone. Also, part of the property lies within the right-of-way for Myrtle Avenue on the city’s official map, so the owner is seeking a waiver from the city to permit development of the lot within the bed of a mapped street. “They want to put a 1,400-squarefoot commercial on the first floor, the doors will open towards Myrtle Avenue, and a basement,” explained Walter Sanchez, chairperson of CB 5’s Land Use Committee. “They want to go 35 feet high with two residentials upstairs, and the entrance to that will be on 74th Street.” The committee reviewed the requests and recommended to vote in favor of them, bringing them to the full board for a vote during the CB 5 monthly meeting on April 13 at Christ the King High School in Middle Village. “We really felt that the site was unsightly and the neighbors didn’t come out to complain during the public hearing, and they were notified, or at the committee report,” Sanchez said. “So we recommended in favor. We had no objection to the variance on the condition that the applicant build three tree pits … along Myrtle Avenue and one tree along 74th Street in the front of the property.” The board voted almost unanimously to approve the variance requests, with the only holdout being CB 5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri. He voted against the proposals “on principle” because he claimed the shape of the lot is a self-imposed hardship, adding that the owner knows they would not be able to build on the oddly shaped property. The BSA makes the final determination on building variances. Christ the King High School celebrated a school Mass on Wednesday, April 13, where eight students received their First Holy Communion with their families present. Antonia Concordia, Stephany David, Felix Jerez, Robert Payamps, Robert Soto, Alberto Torres, Adrian Velez and Amy Walter are part of the Sacrament Program coordinated by Sister Elizabeth Graham, C.S.J., who is the Campus Minister. Father Frank Spacek (CK ‘88), the chaplain celebrated the Mass. All the students in the sacrament class are looking forward to receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation in May. Pictured from left to right: Principal Perter J. Mannarino, School Chaplin Father Frank Spacek, Robert Payamps, Amy Walter, Alberto Torres, Antonia Concorde, Robert Soto, Stephany David, Adrian Velez, Felix Jerez, Deacon Paul Norman and Campus Minister Sister Elizabeth Graham. By ANTHONY GIUDICE agiudice@ridgewoodtimes.com @A_GiudiceReport Now his legacy will last forever. Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan faithfully served the Our Lady of Hope parish in Middle Village from its founding in 1960 until his death in 2013. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley secured the co-naming of 71st Street and Eliot Avenue as Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Way, on the corner where he spent decades celebrating mass with members of the parish. “When Bishop Sullivan is remembered or spoken of in this community, we only hear fond and warm memories. We hear of his admirable faith, selfless service and fierce devotion to improving the lives of the people of New York. He was highly respected and greatly loved,” Crowley said. “His service remains unmatched by any other, and therefore, it is only right to display his name on this very corner, where he spent Sunday after Sunday for more than half a century. Growing up in a Catholic family, I know the importance a devoted priest. That is why I’m so happy to have this conaming – because I understand the impact that Bishop Sullivan made on the lives in this parish.” Sullivan’s work was not limited to the Our Lady of Hope. He served on numerous church and civic boards concerned with health and human services, such as the Human Resources Administration’s Task Force on Welfare Reform and was chairman of the Social Development and World Peace Department of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Crowley noted. He also served as executive director of Catholic Charities in Brooklyn and Queens, and under his leadership, the organization became the largest Roman Catholic human services agency in the country. Christ the King students receive sacrament of Holy Communion Middle Village remembers Bishop Joseph Sullivan with street co-naming Photo courtesy of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley’s office Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley with members of the Our Lady of Hope parish with the new Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan Way sign. Photo courtesy Christ the King High School Community Board 5 voted to approve the variances needed to build on the vacant lot on the corner of 74th Street and Myrtle Avenue. QNS/Photo by Anthony Giudice
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