TIMES, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2014 • 14 MASPETH VENUE IS COOPERATING Cops: So Far, So Good At Knockdown Ctr. security team diligently checks visitors to ensure they are not illegally drinking or breaking other laws on the premises. As previously reported in this paper, local elected officials and civic activists oppose the center’s applications for assembly permits and liquor licenses to serve and accommodate up to 5,000 patrons at a given time. Opponents believe the influx of that many visitors into the area would cause a litany of qualityby Assembly Passes Sandy Tax Relief Helps Those Still Recovering From Superstorm assessed valuation and will, therefore, face an increase in real property taxes. In order to assist these property owners, this bill authorizes New York City to enact a local law granting a partial abatement of real property taxes so that the owners of these properties will not incur such an increase in real property taxes for fiscal year 2015. Robert Pozarycki Despite quality-of-life problems in the surrounding area, concerts at Maspeth’s Knockdown Center have been relatively trouble-free, the 104th Precinct commanding officer told residents during the 104th Precinct Community Council meeting last Tuesday night, May 20, at Christ the King Regional High School in Middle Village. Capt. Christopher Manson told the council he and his officers met “extensively” with Knockdown Center’s owner, management and security team in the weeks leading up to various events at the arts and entertainment venue, including the M.I.A. rap concert on May 9 and an alternative rock festival on May 16. “No matter what we asked them to do, they do it,” Manson said, noting the Knockdown Center’s -SEE 104TH COUN ON PG. 55- Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder successfully debated on the Assembly floor new state legislation to provide vital property tax relief for homeowners facing a large increase to rebuild or repair their Sandy-damaged homes. “Sandy was a devastating event for our community, and we must continue to provide our families with the resources they need to make a complete recovery,” said Goldfeder. “This legislation A.9578will provide some much-needed relief for many homeowners and reduce the enormous financial burden it will take to rebuild their homes.” Under current law, New York City residents who restored a building to its condition prior to the storm will face an increase in their property’s -SEE RELIEF ON PG. 54- SET TASK FORCE FOR LOCAL JOBS Mayor Appoints Panel Of Leaders Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last Tuesday, May 20, the 30 members of “Jobs for New Yorkers” that will develop realtime strategies to strengthen the city’s workforce and help workers develop the skills needed to secure good paying jobs in fast-growing careers. The task force will help shift the city’s approach to focus on employment for New Yorkers in skill-building, higher-wage jobs that offer opportunities for advancement, as opposed to job placement in lowpaying sectors. “Jobs for New Yorkers will play a key role in furthering the administration’s efforts to create more opportunity and fundamentally shift our workforce and education system to focus on quality, wellpaying jobs that support families,” said de Blasio. “With this task force, we are going to harness the experience, knowledge and expertise from this diverse group of business, education and community leaders to expand opportunity for more hardworking New Yorkers.” The 30 members represent a balance of ‘supply’ and ‘demand’ and represent millions of employees, union members, students and lowincome New Yorkers that are a part of creating the new goals. The task force’s 11-member leadership team is comprised of: Vincent Alvarez, president, New York City Central Labor Council; Jennifer Jones Austin, chief executive officer and executive director, Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies; Carlo Frappolli, head of talent, JPMorgan Chase; Leo Hindery Jr., managing partner, InterMedia Partners; Patricia Jenny, vice president for grants, New York Community Trust; Tim Johnson, senior vice president and executive director of finance and graduate medical education, Greater New York Hospital Association; Angie Kamath, executive director of the New York site, Per Scholas; Kyle Kimball, president, NYC Economic Development Corporation; John Mogulescu, senior university dean for academic affairs, CUNY; Maria Torres-Springer, commissioner, Small Business Services; and Fred Wilson, managing partner, Union Square Ventures. Led by these figures from the innovation economy, financial services, community development and higher education, the task force has been charged with delivering recommendations on how the city -SEE JOBS ON PG. 55- Times Newsweekly Established In 1908 As Ridgewood Times Has A New Address For All Our Mail! TTHHEE AADDDDRREESSSS IISS:: Times Newsweekly P.O. Box 863299 Ridgewood, Queens, NY 11386 Our Phone Number Is Still The Same: 1-718-821-7500 Our Fax Number Is Still The Same: 1-718-456-0120 Our E-Mail Address Is Still The Same: info@timesnewsweekly.com Our Web Site Is Still The Same: www.timesnewsweekly.com
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