FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com MAY 26, 2016 • THE COURIER SUN 3 Queens Sports Authority stores will close down after all as entire franchise folds By Robert Pozarycki [email protected] @robbpoz The game’s over for the Sports Authority in Queens and the rest of the country. The bankrupt sporting goods retailer announced on May 19 that it would shutter all of its locations, including its store on Woodhaven Boulevard in Glendale and on Northern Boulevard in Long Island City. Earlier this month, employees at both Queens locations vehemently denied previously published reports of the stores’ impending demise. Sports Authority, which filed for federal bankruptcy protection in March after incurring more than $1 billion in debt, initially indicated it would only close about a third of its shops; the Queens stores were to be spared. The franchise, however, decided to liquidate the entire chain after failing to find a company to buy its stores, the Los Angeles Times reported. Instead, the company found buyers for its various assets including inventory and furniture. Sports Authority had put the leases for its Queens All Sports Authority locations, including its two Queens shops, are going out of business. locations on the market earlier this month, according to The Real Deal. More than 16,000 people are employed by the Sports Authority nationwide, the Los Angeles Times reported. Stores are expected to begin their going-out-ofbusiness sales this week. The Queens Courier contacted managers at the Photo courtesy of Flickr/Daniel Oines Glendale and LIC Sports Authority locations, both of whom declined to comment on the situation. New MTA buses featuring USB charging posts and free Wi-Fi arrive in Queens By Briana Ellis [email protected] @briinformed A ride around the city costs more than ever before, but at least passengers can enjoy some new eye candy coming soon. Starting on May 24, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) premiered its fresh fleet of refined buses. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that the MTA would begin to present their first set of 75 new buses that will feature Wi-Fi and USB charging ports toward the end of May. Seven buses went into immediate service starting on May 24 and the remaining buses will be delivered at four to five per day. All 75 buses will arrive by summer and will operate in Richmond Hill, South Jamaica, South Ozone Park, Springfield Gardens, Rosedale and Far Rockaway. “Today, we are reimagining the MTA for the 21st century and creating a transit system that will meet the needs of the next generation of New Yorkers,” Cuomo said. “New York is investing in the MTA like never before, and together we are recapturing the boldness and ambition that made this the Empire State in the Photo courtesy MTA first place.” Earlier this year, Cuomo revealed that a total of 2,042 buses would be cruising the city streets over the next five years, replacing almost half of the current fleet of vehicles. MTA buses are getting a new look.
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