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TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 • 54 train. Weekend Changes For E & F In Qns. E trains will run on the F line in both directions between Roosevelt Avenue and West Fourth Street this weekend, from 11:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13. During this period, Jamaica Center-bound E trains will resume normal service following the 21st Street-Queensbridge station. As a result of this change, E train service will not be available at the Court Square-23rd Street and Queens Plaza stations. Transfer to a free shuttle bus at 21st Street-Queensbridge to connect to and from both stations. Additionally, E and F trains will run local in both directions between 36th Street and 71st- Continental Avenues this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Monday. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Split Service Hits L Line Weekdays L trains will operate in two sections—between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway and between Broadway Junction and Eighth Avenue—weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning this Monday, Oct. 13, and continuing through Friday, Oct. 24. Riders can transfer between L trains at Broadway Junction to continue their trip. It was noted that L trains running between Broadway Junction and Rockaway Parkway will operate every 24 minutes. Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. Switch Of Lines For E Trains To Jamaica Jamaica Center-bound E trains will run on the F line between West Fourth Street and 21st Street-Queensbridge late nights, Monday through Friday, from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. through Friday, Oct. 24. During this period, Jamaica Center-bound E trains will not stop at the Seventh Avenue, Fifth Avenue-53rd Street, Lexington Avenue-53rd Street, Court Square-23rd Street and Queens Plaza stations. E trains will resume normal service following 21st Street-Queensbridge. Transfer to a free shuttle bus at 21st Street-Queensbridge for service to and from Court Square- 23rd and Queens Plaza. Late Night Local Svc. Along F Line Jamaica-bound F trains will operate local service between 21st Street-Queensbridge and Roosevelt Avenue overnights, Tuesday through Friday, from 12:30 to 5 a.m. through Friday, Oct. 24. Riders are advised to allow additional travel time. Delayed Service On G Line Sat. G train service will operate in two sections—between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues and between Bedford- Nostrand Avenues and Church Avenue—on Friday, Oct. 10, from 11 p.m. until 5 p.m.; and this weekend, from 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, until 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13. Riders can transfer between G trains at Bedford-Nostrand Avenues to continue their trip. It was noted that all G trains between Court Square and Bedford-Nostrand Avenues will operate every 30 minutes (every 20 minutes this weekend). Riders are advised to allow for additional travel time. For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511. Transit News And Changes -CONTINUED FROM PG. 18- Traffic News And Changes Avenue and the dead end in Glendale for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; • 60th Place between 75th and St. Felix avenues in Glendale for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; • 60th Street between St. Felix and Cooper avenues in Glendale for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; • 74th Street between Queens Boulevard and Woodside Avenue in Elmhurst for paving on Thursday, Oct. 9; • 76th Street between 58th and Eliot avenues in Middle Village for milling on Thursday, Oct. 9; • 76th Street between Woodside and 45th avenues in Elmhurst for paving on Friday, Oct. 10; • 78th Avenue between Cypress Avenue and 60th Lane in Glendale for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; • 79th Avenue between 60th Street and Cypress Avenue in Glendale for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; • 79th Street between Eliot Avenue and Queens Midtown Expressway in Middle Village for milling on Thursday, Oct. 9; • 84th Street between 58th and Eliot avenues in Middle Village for milling on Thursday, Oct. 9; • Granger Street between Horace Harding Expressway and Martense Avenue in Corona for milling on Thursday, Oct. 9; • Penrod Street between Martense and Westside avenues in Corona for milling on Friday, Oct. 10; and • Queens Midtown Expressway between 78th and 80th streets in Middle Village for milling on Thursday, Oct. 9; Drivers are reminded that parking on these streets is prohibited during work hours, under penalty of a fine and removal of vehicle. Lane Closures On Van Wyck Expwy. One of three lanes in each direction of the Van Wyck Expressway between Jewel Avenue and Union Turnpike may be closed on Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. due to construction work related to the Kew Gardens rehabilitation project. Additionally, up to two lanes in either direction of the expressway in the same section may be closed on overnights from 1 to 5 a.m. Kew Gdns. Project Affects Union Tpke. Long-term construction related to the state Department of Transportation’s Kew Gardens Interchange project will require the right lane of Union Turnpike eastbound to be closed at all times between 128th and 134th streets. All existing traffic lanes will remain open and are shifted to the left.L ane Closures On Grand Central Pkwy. One lane of the Grand Central Parkway in each direction will be closed between 82nd and 111th streets on weekdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. on weekdays. Lane closures will also take place from 10 p.m. Fridays to 7 a.m. Saturdays and from 10 p.m. Saturdays to 3 p.m. Sundays. Two lanes of traffic in each direction may be closed on weeknights from 12:01 until 5 a.m., Saturdays from 1 to 6 a.m. and Sundays from 1 to 9 a.m. Additionally, up to two lanes in both directions on the Grand Central Parkway may be closed under 44th Street and 47th Streets weeknights from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. through September to allow for bridge repainting. Sewer Work Leads To Pkwy. Closures One of three lanes of the Belt Parkway between Cross Bay Boulevard and 194th Street in either direction may be closed on weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and weeknights 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Additionally, two of three lanes in either direction may be closed in this segment on early weekday mornings from 1 to 5 a.m. The closures are required to allow for sewer reconstruction, which is expected to continue through July 2016. Furthermore, one of two lanes of the Nassau Expressway exit ramp to the eastbound Belt Parkway between 115th and 128th streets will be closed until further notice. For additional closures, visit the city DOT’s website at www.nyc.gov/dot or call 311. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 18- Corona Man Busted With Gun saw him attempting to flee and jump a fence, police said. The officers continued to pursue the suspect, and apprehended him in front of 783 Bristol Street, police stated. The loaded weapon was recovered in the back of the building at 390 Bristol Street, DiNapoli: Speed Up Station Repairs Woodside Man Jailed For Child Porn -CONTINUED FROM PG. 17- underage girls, the DA noted. Baker further copped to inappropriately touching a nineyear old girl, and said he began looking at the illicit materials when he was in high school, Brown said. “More than 1600 images of young girls engaged in sex acts were found on the defendant’s home computer and two hard drives,” Brown said in a statement “It is vitally important for the public to remember that these are not just pictures. For all intents and purposes, these are crime scene photos of innocent children being abused. Upon his release from prison, Baker will be required to register as a sex offender, it was noted. “These victims will have to live with these painful memories for the rest of their lives. As such, the sentence meted out by the Court is more than warranted,” Brown added. Senior Assistant District Attorney Kateri A. Gasper, of the District Attorney’s Computer Crimes Unit of Special Proceedings, prosecuted the case under the supervision of Assistant District Attorneys Anthony M. Communiello, bureau chief of Special Proccedings, and Oscar W. Ruiz, deputy bureau chief. $4.5 billion, but not committed resources to maintain them as they have deteriorated over time. Beginning in 2010, NYCT altered how it deals with station conditions by giving priority to the most deteriorated structural components, instead of fully renovating the stations. The data in DiNapoli’s report is based on NYCT’s 2012 study, the most recent available information. The NYCT surveys station conditions every five years. Other findings in the report included; NYCT planned to fully renovate all 468 stations by 2022, but that goal will not be reached; just 51 stations, 11 percent, of the system’s stations met NYCT’s minimum standards for both structural and architectural components; and the NYCT estimates it will need to invest more than $5 billion over the next 20 years for subway station repairs. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 18- officials said. Neither of the officers were injured, and the investigation is ongoing, law enforcement sources stated. Mctier was charged with criminal possession of a machine gun, resisting arrest and criminal trespass, law enforcement sources noted. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 11- IT’S YOUR CITY–KEEP IT CLEAN! Put Small Litter Only In Public Waste Baskets. It’s The Law!


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