12 times • JULY 9, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.timesnewsweekly.com 26 THE COURIER SUN • JULY 9, 2015 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.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 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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The advertiser agrees to hold THE COURIER SUN and its employees harmless from all cost, expenses, liabilities, and damages resulting from or caused by the publication or recording placed by the advertiser or any reply to any such advertisement. “What do you do to beat the summer heat?” “I try not to move too much and stay in the shade. I don’t want to overexert myself.” Kevin Flaherty BY BROOKE RUTMAN “I go to a pool in Long Island with my sister-in-law, and I stay in air conditioning.” Celia Contartesi “I stay in air conditioning. I go to work in air conditioning, and the bus is air-conditioned, too. So I’m only not in air conditioning out on the street for a few minutes.” John Nekarda “I eat ice cream and I try to stay inside in the air conditioning.” Kimberlyn Cho “I go to the pool and I work all the time in air conditioning.” Tina Mihalios “I stay in the air conditioning. I don’t have air conditioning in my car, so I try to drive fast.” Robin Moskowitz street talk “I stay in air conditioning as much as I can. Then soon I start swimming.” Robert Kadar “I don’t like the sun, so I go to air conditioned places like museums or movies. Occasionally I go to the pool, too.” Regina Freiberg SNAPS QUEENS The Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks as seen from Gantry Plaza State Park in LIC Photo by Mike Graver/@jacksonheightsny Send us your photos of Queens and you could see them online or in our paper! Submit them to us via our Instagram @queenscourier, Facebook page, tweeting @queenscourier or by emailing [email protected] (subject: Queens Snaps). Time to spruce up Flushing Meadows Queens is the “World’s Borough,” and seemingly the world comes to Flushing Meadows Corona Park to enjoy outdoor activities both active and passive. It should be the crown jewel of parks, but its condition is anything but sparkling. Problems could be seen during the recent Queens 10K run, where participants had to hop over potholes and navigate bumpy stretches of asphalt along the course. Soccer players have also worn down the turf in many locations right now to the dirt. Much attention has been given to the northern end of Flushing Meadows in recent years in the construction of Citi Field and the expansion of the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. All of Flushing Meadows, however, could use a major makeover. Such an endeavor will cost tens of millions to complete, and we don’t expect the city’s Parks Department to foot the bill entirely. Queens’ lawmakers on every level of government — city, state, federal — need to step up and start advocating for Flushing Meadows. We urge our elected offi cials who haven’t already done so to bang the drum for funds to renovate the park; those already banging that drum must bang it louder. The people of Queens love this park, and now the park needs tender, loving care. Let’s make Flushing Meadows the crown jewel of Queens parks. Why individual fi reworks are illegal Some things are best left in the hands of professionals, as demonstrated by the wonderful Macy’s 4th of July fi reworks extravaganza that returned to the East River waterfront in Long Island City on Saturday night. The same could be said for terrifi c fi reworks shows in Astoria and Fort Totten earlier in the week. There were no major incidents related to these pyrotechnic spectaculars — no reports of kids maimed or killed, no property damage or fi res. These spectacles were truly, as the old cliche goes, good times had by all. Many New York City residents wonder why fi reworks are illegal within the city limits. A few frustrated with the ban vented on social media after our online report on July 3 about the arrest of individuals in Ridgewood and Middle Village for illegal fi reworks possession. Pyrotechnics in the hands of untrained individuals is a situation ripe for disaster in a place such as New York City, crowded with people and buildings as it is, for reasons that should be obvious to everyone. Even the trained professionals who set up these amazing fi reworks displays take incredible risk and care handling the volatile chemicals in the pyrotechnics — and there have been past instances when even their precautions weren’t enough. Fireworks aren’t for amateurs; too much can go wrong too quickly. Let’s always keep safety fi rst and let’s celebrate the summer watching fi reworks rather than playing with fi re. 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