30 THE COURIER SUN • MAY 21, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com 12 times • MAY 21, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com editorial sun WWW.COURIERSUN.COM VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. SCHNEPS BOB BRENNAN ROBERT POZARYCKI AMY AMATO-SANCHEZ NIRMAL SINGH GRAZIELLA ZERILLI STEPHEN REINA RON TORINA, JENNIFER DECIO, CHERYL GALLAGHER LIAM LA GUERRE, CRISTABELLE TUMOLA, ANGY ALTAMIRANO KATRINA MEDOFF, ANTHONY GIUDICE, ANGELA MATUA, ALINA SURIEL CLIFF KASDEN, SAMANTHA SOHMER, ELIZABETH ALONI CRISTABELLE TUMOLA DEMETRA PLAGAKIS WARREN SUSSMAN CELESTE ALAMIN MARIA VALENCIA VICTORIA SCHNEPS-YUNIS JOSHUA A. 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What are your plans for Memorial Day weekend? “I’m a person who works on the weekend so I have to do that. So mostly just working.” Arthur Sacks BY ANGELA MATUA “Pretty much take it easy, have some barbecues, probably stay around Bell Boulevard. Maybe hit up Jones Beach if the weather is nice, spend some time with the family and appreciate the troops.” David Galarza “I teach at a driving school here. I’m going to do that part of the time and I’m going to take it easy some of the time, maybe barbecue some of the time. Normal stuff.” Joe Altschuler “Barbecuing and having family over in Bayside.” John Pafi tis “I think I’m going to go out of town. Vegas, I have family out there.” Robert Echols “We were planning to go to the beach but it depends on the weather. Probably Jones Beach.” Veronica Miranda street talk “I’m staying home and having a barbecue with family and friends.” Joel Melter “Probably just a barbecue at home. Out on the island.” Karen Lee SNAPS QUEENS P.O. Andy Youssef and “McQuade” patrolling Flushing Meadows Corona Park Photo courtesy of @ NYPDSpecialops Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! Submit them to us via our Facebook page, tweeting @queenscourier or by emailing editorial@ queenscourier.com. The thanks of a grateful Queens On May 25, Queens residents will join Americans elsewhere in celebrating Memorial Day, a holiday dedicated to those who “gave their last full measure of devotion,” as Abraham Lincoln said at Gettysburg, in defense of our country. Fortunately, every corner of this great borough has plenty of proud veterans willing to march through the streets this weekend in celebration of freedom and the sacrifi ces of those who came before them. They will be front and center at these parades as they walk or ride down on fl oats, accompanied by many marching bands and politicians and fl ag-carrying onlookers. The debt we owe these veterans is one that can’t possibly be repaid. We salute people such as City Councilman Eric Ulrich who actively work toward paying back that debt; every year, Ulrich hosts a job fair for veterans returning home from war, a real tribute to those making the diffi cult transition from the battlegrounds to the homefront. We all can offer our own tribute this weekend by attending one of the many Memorial Day parades scheduled in Queens. Check this issue and our website to fi nd a list of Memorial Day events near you. Our soldiers, past, present and future, deserve the thanks of a grateful Queens. Let us offer that this Memorial Day weekend. MTA’s Band-Aid for a broken subway The subways are overcrowded and slow! That’s not breaking news to any Queens commuter, but it apparently is to the MTA. Transit authority offi cials announced on May 18 plans to speed things up along three lines with the longest wait times, including the 7 and F lines. Reportedly, 76 percent of all 7 trains met the standard wait time, while 72.1 percent of trains on the F line were on schedule. Moreover, 7.6 percent of all 7 trains and 11.7 percent of all F trains ran with major delays. So what’s the MTA’s remedy for these tardy lines? It will introduce 100 “platform controllers” to help riders board and depart trains, reduce layovers at stations to between 30 and 45 seconds, install cameras to monitor platform crowds and bring in ultrasonic devices to detect potential rail problems. The overcrowding and delays on a subway system are symptoms of the MTA’s much more serious, much more costly infrastructure problem. The subway system, much of which still relies upon 20th-century technology, cannot meet the needs of a 21st-century New York City. This quick fi x will ease the pain for many commuters, but it won’t cure the disease of crumbling infrastructure. It’s time we wake up to the fact that we’re going to need to spend billions of dollars if we want faster, less-crowded trains — and it won’t be done overnight. Somebody’s got to pay for it. Who will step up and foot the bill? Font: Engravers Old English Normal Font: Engravers Old English Normal COPYRIGHT 2015 SCHNEPS NY MEDIA, LLC. 62-70 Fresh Pond Rd., Ridgewood, N.Y. 11385 General Publication Office: 38-15 Bell Blvd., Bayside, NY 11361 TELEPHONE: 1-718-821-7500/7501/7502/7503 FAX: 1-718-456-0120 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.timesnewsweekly.com ON TWITTER @timesnewsweekly PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY FOR 107 YEARS COMPOSITION RESPONSIBILITY: Accuracy in receiving ads over the telephone cannot be guaranteed. This newspaper is responsible for only one incorrect insertion and only for that portion of the ad in which the error appears. It is the responsibility of the advertiser to make sure copy does not contravene the Consumer Protection Law or any other requirement. 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