14 NOVEMBER 23, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM
Speed bumps approved for in
front of Maspeth Town Hall
BY ANTHONY GIUDICE
Ridgewood Democrats
thank Crowley for her
years of service
Photo courtesy of The Ridgewood Democratic Club
On Friday, Nov. 17, the Ridgewood
Democratic Club
(DRC) held its monthly
meeting which featured a panel
on development and its effects
on the communities. The panel
featured Ava Farkas, director
of the Metropolitan Council on
Housing; Jenny Dubnau, artist
and activist with Artist Studio
Affordability Project Peoples
Cultural Plan and Justice for All
Coalition in Long Island City; and
Paul Kerzner, president of the
Ridgewood Property Owners and
Civic Association.
The DRC also thanked Councilwoman
Elizabeth Crowley for
her nine years of service in the
communities.
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A narrow two-way street in
Maspeth that is accessed by
numerous children, families
and other residents on a daily basis
is set to receive a pair of speed
bumps to help calm the traffic in
that area.
The New York City Department of
Transportation (DOT) announced in
a letter to Councilwoman Elizabeth
Crowley that Community Board 5
(CB 5) has approved the community’s
requests to place two speed bumps on
72nd Street between 53rd Road and
Grand Avenue, right near the popular
Maspeth Town Hall.
“Maspeth Town Hall operates after
school programs for local schools,
hosts nighttime meetings and provides
services to people of all ages
throughout the community,” Crowley
said. “It’s important we do all we can to
ensure this is a safe space, both inside
and outside, on the street.”
In the DOT’s Nov. 9 letter to Crowley,
DOT Queens Borough Commissioner
Nicole Garcia told the lawmaker that
a speed bump will be installed at the
location “when resources become
available.”
