FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com MAY 2, 2013 • THE COURIER SUN 9 THE COURIER/Photo by Maggie Hayes Maspeth’s P.S. 290 has been renamed the Geraldine A. Ferraro Campus in honor of the fi rst female vice presidential candidate and three-term U.S. congressmember. Business Checking with a little something extra. Free with an opening deposit of Nexus 7 32GB Plus, get up to $ 1 0 0 when you open a new business checking account.1 Open a Flushing Bank Free Business Checking account today and receive a Nexus 7 32GB tablet with an opening deposit of $15,000 or more.2 Visit your local Flushing Bank branch, call 800.581.2889, or go to www.FlushingBank.com for details. 1 New account with new money only. A new business checking account is defined as any new business checking account that does not have any authorized signatures in common with any other existing Flushing Bank business checking account(s). 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Flushing Bank is a registered trademark Business Checking • No monthly maintenance fees • No minimum balance required $15,000 or more2 MASPETH SCHOOL RENAMED AFTER GERALDINE FERRARO BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] A Maspeth elementary school is paying tribute to a trailblazer. Public School 290 has been renamed the Geraldine A. Ferraro Campus in honor of the fi rst female vice presidential candidate and three-term U.S. congressmember. She passed away in 2011. The A.C.E. Academy for Scholars will open on the new campus in September of next year. Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott and Assemblymember Catherine Nolan announced the move. P.S. 290 Assistant Principal Shawn Porter said A.C.E. is an acronym for the school’s core values of accountability, courage and excellence, “We’re happy to honor a trailblazer and also refl ect our community and values,” Porter said. “I am thrilled to announce the name of this new campus after a congresswoman who continues to be an inspiration to youngsters around the country,” Walcott said. Walcott added that Ferraro, a former teacher, will inspire youth interested in public service. “I could think of no other person more fi tting to have a school named in their honor,” Nolan said. “Geraldine Ferraro was a great role model to me and countless other women in politics, a champion for our community, city and state.” Porter said students’ families participated in the renaming process. Underpass fi x will ease fl ood problem BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] A deteriorating Glendale underpass is getting a makeover. Come summer, it will be safer for both cars passing underneath and trains chugging overhead. However, the community says there are still issues in the area that need to be addressed. The Department of Design and Construction (DDC) took on the current $6 million capital reconstruction project in January 2012 on behalf of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). As of February, 65 percent of the work had been completed. For the project, DDC is rebuilding the underpass’ retaining wall and installing new sidewalks along with six catch basins underneath. “The retaining walls were in a state of disrepair,” a DDC spokesperson said. “We’re building a brand new underpass with new concrete walls, and we’re also installing additional catch basins to help remove storm water more quickly.” However, community members are concerned about the potential for excess storm water. “I don’t believe this project is going to do anything near what needs to be done to solve fl ooding problems in the Glendale community during heavy rains,” said Gary Giordano, district manager of Community Board 5. Giordano recalled two incidents in which the underpass area collected a significant amount of water, once reaching 12 feet. Giordano said possible fi xes include enlarging the sewer line or installing a retainer tank to hold storm water until sewer plants can handle it. “These rains are getting stronger and more frequent,” he said. The community has been in talks with Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley and the DEP to resolve the issue. Still, community members are glad about the DDC project. “Panels on top of the retaining walls in some areas were so deteriorated, you could see the steel beneath,” said Giordano. “You don’t want those falling down on the street.”
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