8 JULY 6, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Glendale
medical
facility
plan tops
July Board
5 meet
Two applications that developers
submitted to the
Board of Standards and
Appeals (BSA) will be considered
at the July meeting of Community
Board 5 this Wednesday night in
Middle Village.
As announced by District Manager
Gary Giordano, the session
takes place at 7:30 p.m. on July 12
at Christ the King Regional High
School CNL Center, located at
68-02 Metropolitan Ave. (enter
through Door 10, take elevator or
stairs to third fl oor).
Board 5 will hold a public hearing
on an application submitted
by architect Kris Koslowski on
behalf of the 64-25 Central Avenue
LLC regarding the development
of a medical diagnostic and
treatment facility located at 64-25
Central Ave. in Glendale.
According to the application,
the plans call for the addition
of a second fl oor to the building
and a provision for an indoor
parking facility on the fi rst fl oor.
The building is located in an M1-1
zoning district.
Additionally, the board will
hold a public hearing on an application
on behalf of Atlas Park
LLC for a 10-year special permit
for the operation of a physical
culture establishment (New
York Sports Club) located at 80-16
Cooper Ave (Block 3810, Lot 50)
in Glendale. The site is in a M1-1
zoning district; the application
includes amending the hours
of operation and a request for a
waiver of the rules of practice for
a late fi ling.
Following the hearings, Board
5 members will proceed with its
regular agenda, which includes
the public forum; a review of
liquor license applications and
demolition notices; reports by
Chairperson Vincent Arcuri and
District Manager Gary Giordano;
and committee reports.
For more information or to
register to speak in advance, call
Board 5 at 718-366-1834.
Ridgewood bar off ers ‘F the M’ drink
specials while M train is out of service
BY ANTHONY GIUDIC
AGIUDICE@RIDGEWOODTIMES.COM
@A_GIUDICEREPORT
If you’re already dreading the nightmare
that will undoubtedly come
with the two-month closure of the
M train between Middle Village and
Bushwick starting last weekend, one
bar in Ridgewood has the cure.
The owners of Sweet Jane’s, located
at 64-02 68th Ave., have created what
they are calling the “F the M train”
drink menu — a changing menu of
daily drink specials that will run for
the entire length of the M train closure
beginning on July 1.
Nikki Koch, co-owner of Sweet
Jane’s, said she and the other owners,
Julia Kingrea and Keith Satnik, originally
came up with a single drink
special with the same name that
they would off er to customers for $4
on any day the M train was not running,
which was usually confi ned to
weekends.
The original “F the M” drink was a
cocktail made using any well liquor
(vodka, gin, rum, tequila or whiskey)
combined with honey simple syrup,
elderfl ower and a splash of pink grapefruit
juice.
When they learned that the M train
would be out of commission for an
extended period of time, the owners
of Sweet Jane’s collaborated to come up
with a weekly drink menu to cater to
the diff erent tastes of the customers.
“We decided that, for the long window
of time that the M train is shut
down completely near us, we are going
to change the “F the M” concept to be
a daily drink special, with a variety of
options on a weekly basis to appeal to
even more customers,” Koch said. “We
are working out the details of that now,
and will post on social media once we
have it all sorted.”
Although Sweet Jane’s is located just
a few blocks from the M train’s Fresh
Pond Road station, Koch is remaining
optimistic that the closure will not
have a negative impact on business,
and even believes it could bring more
people into the bar.
“We don’t know how this will aff ect
our business, but we hope that we can
keep people local,” Koch said. “A large
portion of our customers are local already.
Our core customers live really
close by so if anything, it will help
bring more people here. Maybe with
the M train being down it can bring in
more locals. I live in Ridgewood myself
so I know it will be inconvenient,
but that means I will be able to keep
it local and support local restaurants
and bars.”
In order to attract more customers,
Sweet Jane’s has begun hosting karaoke
on Friday and Saturday nights,
live music performances on some
Thursday evenings, and trivia contests
on Wednesdays. Be sure to check
Sweet Jane’s social media pages to stay
up-to-date on everything happening
at the bar.
Photo by Anthony Giudice/QNS
Nearly a half-century on Board 5
Ridgewood’s Paul Kerzner was
honored for 45 years of service
to Community Board 5 by
Queens Borough President Melinda
Katz during a ceremony honoring
longtime Queens community board
members at Borough Hall in Kew
Gardens. Kerzner joined Board 5
in 1972; a prolifi c civic activist, he
helped to found the Greater Ridgewood
Restoration Corporation and
is also known for his leadership of
the Ridgewood Property Owners
and Civic Association. Kerzner is
pictured (center) fl anked by Board
5 Chairperson Vincent Arcuri (left )
and Borough President Katz. Photo courtesy of Queens Borough President’s offi ce
