TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014 • 12 BOARD 6 LEFT OUT OF CONCERT MEET Feds Working To Reduce Wait Times At Customs Meng: Will Help Summer Travelers As summer air travel moves into high gear, Rep. Grace Meng highlighted recent efforts to reduce long lines for customs inspections, particularly at John F. Kennedy Internationa Airport, and she urged Homeland Security officials to continue to outreach, the chairperson stated. reduce wait times. “More international passengers arrive at JFK than at any other airport in the United States and we want it to stay that way,” said Meng. “But long wait times through customs could negatively impact the experience that visitors have in New York, and it may make them travel somewhere else next time. Losing valuable tourism revenue for our city would be devastating to the region’s economy. It would affect local jobs, impact tourism and curtail the growth of the regional economy. Although wait times have been improving, speeding up the lines must be a priority, and I will continue to advocate for it.” Earlier this year, Meng voted for and the president signed into law the Omnibus Appropriations Bill which will add 2,000 customs agents around the country, 200 of which are set to be stationed at JFK. She also received a commitment from Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson to continue looking at reducing wait times after she raised F.H. Residents Fear Concerns Ignored FHCCA President Barbara Stuchinski expressed her displeasure. “With this new administration, we have no rapport,” said Stuchinski. “No one came from de Blasio, not once.” Last year, the tennis club held one of its first concerts in decades, bringing in folk band Mumford and Sons, which sparked a flurry of complaints from residents. Residents called Board 6 directly with issues such as vandalism, noise, bright lights, traffic, and urination in by Matthew Van Deventer Attendees at the Forest Hills Community and Civic Association (FHCCA) meeting last Tuesday, June 10, were upset when they learned that Community Board 6 would not be invited to an upcoming meeting on the West Side Tennis Club’s first summer concert. Board 6 Chairperson Joseph Hennessy told the civic group last Tuesday night of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit’s upcoming meeting of local city agencies to make sure the community’s safety and quality-of-life issues are met during the tennis club’s June 21 concert. According to Hennessy, both the Bloomberg and Giuliani administrations welcomed Board 6 and its 40 board members to the event-prep meeting, as it is a paid city agency that fully understands the needs of the Forest Hills community. However, the de Blasio administration has shown no such -SEE FHCCA ON PG. 53- -SEE CUSTOMS ON PG. 53- Sunday Dancers Take The Stage At Middle Village Dance Academy The Mari Meade Dance Collective and Inclined Dance Project showcased their skills at the Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre-The Academy during a performance in Middle Village on Sunday, June 15. The show was the third and final event in a series of free Sunday afternoon dances at the academy. The academy will hold various programs for local children this summer. Dancers are pictured in the right photo along with Salvatore LaRussa, the academy’s owner and director. (photos: Chris Bishop) Lighthouse Call Now & End Your Tax Nightmare! Assembly of God 71-29 68th Place (bet. Myrtle Ave. & Central Ave.) Glendale, N.Y. 11385 THETAXAD Sunday School for all ages 9:45 am Morning Worship -(& Children Church) 11:00 am 2014 -Sunday Evening Service 6:00 pm Friday-Prayer, Bible Study Newsweekly And Youth Meeting-7:30 pm (Preaching ALL The Gospel To ALL The Family) Times ©©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - LIGHTHOUSE 1-718-456-1203 Rev. Deo Geer, Pastor • Owe the IRS more than $10,000? • Being Audited? • Unfiled Tax Returns? • Wage & Bank Levies? Co-Author of the best selling book “Breaking the Tax Code” Salvatore P. Candela, EA, ATA, ABA Enrolled Agent - Tax Advisor The TaxAdvocate Group (T) 877.TAX.1040 (F) 718.894.4476 scandela@thetaxadvocategroup.com www.thetaxadvocategroup.com ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - SCLAFMORE CONSTRUCTION LLC Family Owned & Operated for 30 Years (718) 845-9200 Free Estimates Violations Removed •Kitchens & Bathrooms •Dormers & Extensions •Brick Work •Paving Stones •All Types of Concrete •Custom Built Homes •Residential & Commercial •New Construction •We Do It All! VISIT US AT... SclafmoreConstruction.Com NYC License #1314744 Nassau County License #HO445750000 Long Beach License #5944 Fully Insured
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