8 MAY 2, 2019 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Crackdown on Maspeth spot savers Presentations
& nominations
at CB 5 meet
Community Board 5 will hold
its next monthly meeting
this Wednesday night, May
8, in Middle Village.
As announced by District
Manager Gary Giordano, the
session begins at 7:30 p.m. in
the cafeteria of Christ the King
High School, located at 68-02
Metropolitan Ave.
The program includes a
presentation by executives from
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center.
Representatives of the Math
Start Program at LaGuardia
Community College will also
address the board.
Following the presentations,
the board will proceed with its
agenda, which includes the public
forum; a review of liquor license
applications and demolition
notices; and various reports.
The Parks Services Committee
is expected to report their
recommendation for plans to
construct a new entrance to Forest
Park in the area of Myrtle Avenue
and Union Turnpike in Glendale.
Additionally, the board will
also accept nominations for
Executive Committee positions;
the committee will be elected by
board members in June.
Call 718-366-1834 for more info.
Maspeth residents who used trash cans to save spots found themselves in trouble with the 104th Precinct.
BY MARK HALLUM
MHALLUM@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@RIDGEWOODTIMES
Homeowners using cones
and garbage cans to reserve
parking on the streets of the
104th Precinct got a rude awakening
from NYPD as the command completed
a sweep of Maspeth.
The 104th Precinct went on an
initial crusade against utility cones
used on the street to save parking
spots in December when they
scanned the Liberty Park area of
Glendale.
“NCO Charlie (#Maspeth) and @
NYCSanitation cracking down
on residents complaint with
homeowners using waste bins and
cones to reserve parking space.
Violators were issued summonses
with the help of sanitation,” the
precinct tweeted out on April 26.
In their initial crackdown,
authorities pointed out that not only
is it illegal to claim a public spot for
oneself, it can cause frustration with
neighbors and even be considered
theft if the cones are taken from a
nearby construction site.
Councilman Robert Holden backed
up this move back in December
pointing out that homeowners do not
own a parking spot unless they have
a driveway on their property.
Parking constraints are a Queenswide
issue with complaints from
every neighborhood surfacing
mainly at community board meetings
when the city government proposes
installing bike lanes or other
types of development perceived to
diminish curbside overnight storage
of vehicles.
Ridgewood Kiwanis helps set up Wyckoff food pantry
Utilizing funding from City Councilman Antonio Reynoso, the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, and the Kiwanis Club of Ridgewood 3-2-1 have
partnered with Maternal and Infant Community Health Collaboratives – (MICHC) to create a Food Pantry and Blessing Bags Initiative at Wyckoff
Heights Medical Center. Ridgewood Kiwanis Chairperson Margie Stahl recently met with Eleanor Juray, program coordinator for MICHC, to deliver
much needed items for families. To date, MICHC has given away 26 Blessing Bags that contain, diapers, wipes, onesies, blankets, socks and
other baby items to mothers who have delivered their babies at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. The Ridgewood Kiwanis Club has committed
to giving a Blessing Bag to everyone delivering a baby throughout the year. In addition, over $26,000 in Food Pantry items will be distributed
to families in need, thanks to Reynoso and the GRYC. Photos courtesy of Bob Monahan
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