46 THE QUEENS COURIER • QUEENS BUSINESS • MAY 10, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
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Grant brings increased graffi ti removal and beautifi cation NE Queens
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
A $100,000 grant allocated to a nonprofit
organization that gives job opportunities
to unemployed and underemployed
New Yorkers will help ensure the northeast
Queens community looks its best.
Local organization Wildcat has a crew
six days a week working on graffi ti removal
in areas of Bayside, College Point,
Douglaston, Little Neck and Whitestone.
Th e crew started their services in April.
A $100,000 grant for the services was
allocated to the organization by state
Senator Tony Avella, whose Senate district
will be covered. He announced the
funding on May 3.
Graffi ti removal is being focused fi rst
on the area’s commercial districts and
“will expand outward,” according to
Avella. Constituents with locations in
mind can contact the senator’s offi ce, and
staff members will forward the requests
to Wildcat.
Workers will also work to beautify the
area’s green spaces and streets and rid
them of litter.
Th e state senator used the organization’s
services on a trial run this past
winter to assist with his snow removal
for seniors program. Th e funding will
go toward continuing that partnership,
as well.
David Saturn, director of Wildcat,
noted the organization hires people who
are previously incarcerated, coming off
public assistance or with disabilities. He
called the partnership “a win-win situation.”
“Th e community gets cleaned and the
employees do a tremendous job,” Saturn
said. “We’re providing jobs for people
with barriers … And we’re improving the
quality of life for everyone in the community.”
Th e funding allocation will last until
March 30, 2019.
Photo by Suzanne Monteverdi/The Courier
“It’s a wonderful situation when we can
fi nd help from our government to get services
we need,” said Tom Palma, president
of the College Point Board of Trade.
“College Point needed it and we’re getting
some of those services. We are very
thankful for this.”
Avella presents the grant to Wildcat on May 4
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