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Mobile health clinic coming to Maspeth
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
CMOHAMED@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
An Advanced Cardiovascular
Diagnostics van is coming to
Maspeth on Saturday, Oct. 10,
for residents to receive a plethora of
free tests, as well as COVID-19 antibody
testing.
The mobile van will be parked outside
of Maspeth Federal Savings Bank
located at 56-18 69th St. from 10 a.m. to
6 p.m. Appointments and walk-ins are
welcome. All guests must bring their
government ID and insurance card if
they are insured. Strict social distancing
measures will be in place.
Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr. is
partnering with community leader
Kenichi Wilson for the event. They’re
encouraging residents to sign up and
get tested.
“Getting a clean bill of health is
vitally important, especially now during
the time of COVID,” Addabbo said.
“Cardiovascular health becomes more
important as we age and getting tests
regularly can help identify a potential
issue before it becomes a larger problem.
The COVID-19 antibody testing
can help determine if you have had the
coronavirus and if you can help save
others if you have the antibodies.”
When guests arrive, there will be
an administrator to check them in.
The guests will then see a doctor for
an initial consultation. Following that,
they will receive an EKG reading that
will determine what additional test
may be needed.
The Advanced Cardiovascular Diagnostics
van is equipped to perform
many tests including echocardiograms,
stress tests, Doppler’s, aortic aneurysm
ultrasounds and more. Guests can
decide if they only want the COVID-19
antibody test, which will be a blood
test and receive their results in three
to seven days.
Click here to schedule an appointment,
or contact Rebecca of Advanced
Cardiovascular Diagnostics at 516-
329-4556. For other questions and test
results, call the offi ce of Advanced
Cardiovascular Diagnostics at 516-
488-5050.
For more information on this event
by email, contact the offi ce of Advanced
Cardiovascular Diagnostics at info@
cardiovasculartesting.com.
BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
CMOHAMED@SCHNEPSMEDIA.COM
@QNS
A measure to combat mail fi shing
in the U.S. was recently passed
in a key spending bill by the
House of Representatives.
Congresswoman Grace Meng,
a member of the House Appropriations
Committee, authored the
measure that would direct the U.S.
Postal Service to report on the status
of all collection boxes that have
been retrofitted with narrow mail
slots. Retrofitting collection boxes
with narrower slots makes it more
difficult for thieves to steal the mail
that is inside.
“Mail fishing continues to impact
too many Americans and action is
needed to stop this mail theft crime
from occurring. In 2018, the Postal
Service agreed to retrofit all blue
mail collection boxes in Queens after
I urged the agency to do so, and
borough residents are benefiting
from this improved security,” Meng
said. “The agency must now take this
initiative a step further and retrofit
collection boxes throughout the
nation in order to fully combat the
problem.”
Mail fishing occurs when criminals
place string connected to a
sticky material into blue collection
boxes. The sticky substance attaches
to the mail and thieves “fish” out
the envelopes. They then open the
letters and steal people’s personal
information such as bank, credit
card and Social Security numbers.
Last year, Meng introduced the
Keep Mail Safe Act legislation to
require the Postal Service to study
the possibility of retrofitting all
collection boxes with narrow mail
slots.
The Postal Service’s report must
detail where, how, and why such retrofits
have been made, and include
a strategic plan for retrofitting additional
collection boxes. The report
must also include an estimate of the
resources necessary for such a plan
to be carried out throughout the
entire country, and it must be completed
no later than 180 days after
the enactment of Meng’s provision.
Mail fishing has resulted in many
incidents of identity theft, financial
and bank fraud. While the Postal
Service has retrofitted some collection
boxes, more must be done to
deter crooks from engaging in this
crime, and ensure the security of
mail.
“As we continue to fight against
the unconscionable and reckless
assault that Postmaster General
Louis DeJoy has made on the Postal
Service – and I continue to call for
his firing – we cannot lose sight of
the need to address mail fishing,”
Meng said. “It’s time to stop these
lawbreakers from taking people’s
mail and stealing their personal and
financial information.”
A juice bottle dipped in glue is an example of a fi shing device used to steal
checks from mailbox. Photo courtesy of NYPD
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