42 THE QUEENS COURIER • JUNE 28, 2018 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Photo via Wild Bird Fund/Jenny Olsen
Swan ‘doing much
better’ after rescue from
abuse in Flushing park
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
had oil on her feathers, substantial lead
smonteverdi@qns.com / @smont76
poisoning and a bacterial infection in
her gut.
A swan who appeared to have suffered
The swan is doing much better and
some abuse is recuperating nicely after
should return to the park in about a
being rescued from a Flushing park,
month, the state senator’s office said.
according to a local lawmaker.
The Wild Bird Fund shared a photo
A resident recently observed the
of the swan on their official Twitter
female swan with discolored feathers
account on June 14. Volunteers said the
in Kissena Park and reached out to
bird “came in covered in oil and grime
state Senator Tony Avella’s office, who
and it has taken a lot of baths to get her
then contacted the city’s Department
into swimming shape.”
of Parks and Recreation and nonprofit
“Without this constituent reporting
group The Wild Bird Fund. The bird’s
the swan’s condition to me, it may have
eggs were missing and she may have
met an unfortunate end,” Avella said. “I
been the victim of “foul play,” Avella
thank the Urban Park Rangers and the
noted.
Wild Bird Fund for taking swift action
Urban Park Rangers located the swam
and look forward to seeing the swan
and brought her to the Wild Bird Fund,
return to the park in the near future.”
where she was taken in and named
The case was also reported to the
Kissena. Rescuers discovered the swan
109th Precinct for further investigation.
Kissena takes a swim after being rehabilitated
NYFAC foundation
holds car wash and
show in Howard Beach
NYFAC (New York Families for
Autistic Children) and the NYFAC
Foundation gathered on 153rd Avenue
in Howard Beach on June 24 for the
organization’s annual car wash and car
show.
NYFAC employees and volunteers
washed cars in the parking lot of the
Queens County Community Bank, while
across the street, people gathered in the
Lindenwood Shopping Center parking
lot to show their cars in the car show.
Many Howard Beach residents supported
NYFAC by getting their cars
washed, attending the car show, and volunteering
to judge the cars that would be
awarded a trophy at the end of the event.
Additionally, Andrea, a zumba instructor
from Limitless Fitness on Cross Bay
Boulevard, hosted our first “Zumba
Dance Party in the Streets.”
Throughout the day, the volunteers
working the car wash had the opportunity
to wash vehicles that participated
in the car show, as well as the 106th
Precinct Auxiliary Police van, and the
Hamilton Beach Volunteer Ambulance
Corps. La Villa Pizzeria also assisted
other volunteers by donating 20 pizzas to
benefit everyone that participated.
Photos Courtesy of NYFAC
Volunteers Washing Cars: Two car wash volunteers are washing a car at the NYFAC Car Wash.
Zumba Dance Party in the Streets: Andrea, the Zumba instructor from Limitless Fitness, dances with
people that attended the event.
2nd Place Winner: Joey Bonfiglio wins second place in the 1950’s – Earlier category.
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