TIMES, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 • 54 Transit News And Changes 11:45 p.m. Friday, Nov. 14, until 5 a.m. Monday, Nov. 17. For service to this station, take the Q112 bus along Liberty Avenue (days and evenings only) or the A train to Rockaway Boulevard, then transfer to an Ozone Parkbound A train. For service from this station, take the A train to Lefferts Boulevard, then transfer to a Manhattan-bound A train. * * * For a complete list of service changes and last-minute updates, visit the MTA’s website at www.mta.info or call 511. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 18- Traffic News And Changes 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- Bigger Tax Break For NY’s Veterans -CONTINUED FROM PG. 17- much. “It is incumbent on all of us to take care of our veterans when they return home,” Gianaris said. “With this new law, we send a message to all those who serve that New York welcomes you back with open arms and will do everything we can to repay you for keeping our country safe.” “The passage of this legislation is a well-deserved step towards repaying the tremendous debt of gratitude that we owe to veterans for all their sacrifices on our behalf,” added Simotas. “By easing their tax burden, we help ensure that those who honorably served their country can stay in their homes and live in the security that they have earned.” The bill is slated to take effect on July 1, 2015, and veterans will be able to apply for the increased exemption on their 2015 tax returns. Calamus Ave. Sewer Project Finally Underway This map shows the extent of the sewer project under 69th Street and Calamus Avenue in Maspeth and Woodside. Rising Rents, Violence Contribute To Homelessness -CONTINUED FROM PG. 17- “One likely reason that entries to shelter attributable to domestic violence have grown by so much more is because the city became better at screening for it,” the report noted. Approximately 93 percent of homeless families seeking emergency shelter were led by women, the IBO report noted. The majority of these families identified themselves as being either black or Hispanic. Three Brooklyn neighborhoods were hit particularly hard by homelessness during the study period: Crown Heights North, East New York and Stuyvesant Heights. According to the IBO, more than 6,000 families from the three neighborhoods sought emergency shelter. The IBO noted that nearly 10 percent of all shelter entrants came from just 30 of the city’s more than 2,000 census tracts. They included South Jamaica in Queens (228) and Brownsville in Brooklyn (207). New York City currently spends nearly $1 billion annually to maintain the homeless shelter system and provide related services for displaced families and single adults. The IBO advised the city government ought to determine more efficient means of addressing the homeless problem according to the situation of the families affected. “The number of families entering and remaining in the city’s shelter system has grown dramatically from 2002 through 2012,” the report concluded. “It is important to consider families’ living situations prior to shelter, both to understand why some families may require emergency housing and how some of these needs could be met through less costly alternatives to shelter.” The full report can be found online at www.ibo.nyc.ny.us. city. Community activists long sought the upgrade after flash floods following summer thunderstorms in 2007 damaged homes and businesses in Maspeth, Woodside and nearby Middle Village. Along with the sewer upgrades, crews will also install new water mains, manholes and catch basins. Once underground work is completed, the streets will be resurfaced and new street lights and traffic signals will be installed as needed. The DDC projects the work will be completed in 2016, and until that time, residents can expect limited street access on certain blocks and intermittent water service disruptions. Homeowners will receive written notice of impending shutdowns by 4 p.m. the day before water service is turned off; all service will be restored by 4:30 p.m. on the disruption day. All streets, however, will be open for deliveries and emergency vehicle access. However, some bus stops and bus routes, however, may be shifted depending on where work takes place. This will primarly affect the Q47 line between Glendale and LaGuardia Airport, which runs on both Calamus Avenue and 69th Street. Notices will be posted when bus stops are temporarily closed. To guard against vermin infesting nearby homes and businesses, the DDC noted, crews have placed bait in the construction zone. Most construction work will take place on weekdays, Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Night and weekend work may be necessary at times; the DDC indicated crews will notify residents of any work schedule changes. -CONTINUED FROM PG. 11- FFrroomm AAll OOf UUss AAt TThhee... Times Newsweekly Ridgewood Times Have A Happy & Healthy Thanksgiving! HHEELLPP TTHHEE LLEESSSS FFOORRTTUUNNAATTEE:: DDOONNAATTEE TTOO LLOOCCAALL FFOOOODD PPAANNTTRRIIEESS!!
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