18 THE COURIER SUN • JANUARY 2, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com 5POINTZ WHITEWASHED After a long fi ght to save 5Pointz, Long Island City’s graffi ti mecca, years of art was whitewashed overnight. The owners of the property on Jackson Avenue and Davis Street, the Wolkoff family, ordered the action, to the shock and dismay of hundreds of local artists and fans. Rallies were held throughout November to save the site, including a gathering just three days before the whitewashing, requesting the building with its art be landmarked. NOVEMBER TYPHOON HITS LOCALLY Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines on November 8, destroying islands in the eastern Philippines and claiming the lives of thousands of people. Following the storm, which was one of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded, members of the Queens Filipino community scrambled to get in touch with loved ones at home while organizing donations in the borough. THE COURIER/Photos by Angy Altamirano Photo courtesy of NASA NOAA GENERAL ELECTION The 2013 general election brought in a slew of freshman legislators. Melinda Katz won the general election and will be the 19th Queens Borough President, replacing term-limited Helen Marshall. Later in the year, Katz appointed longtime Councilmember Leroy Comrie as her Deputy Borough President, who was also term-limited out of his 27th district City Council seat. Union leader Daneek Miller was elected as his successor. Elsewhere in the borough, Councilmember Eric Ulrich was re-elected to represent the 32nd district. Paul Vallone was chosen for the 19th district to replace disgraced Councilmember Dan Halloran, who was arrested in April on corruption charges and didn’t seek re-election, and Costa Constantinides will take offi ce in District 22, where previously Vallones had reigned for decades. BEFORE THE COURIER/Photo by Terence M. Cullen AFTER s year in photos
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