14 THE COURIER SUN • JULY 24, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Lefferts branch of Queens Library to temporarily close BY BENJAMIN FANG editorial@queenscourier.com The books at the Lefferts library will soon have a new cover. The branch, located at 103-84 Lefferts Blvd. in Richmond Hill, is temporarily closing, starting at the end of the business day on July 26, to install a new roof. The facility expects to reopen by the end of September. Residents are advised to use the three closest Queens Library locations: 118-14 Hillside Ave. in Richmond Hill, 92-24 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park and 128-16 Rockaway Blvd. in South Ozone Park. During the closure, limited service will also be provided by a mobile library. Further details will be announced at a later date. GRAND AV 33 St-Rawson St Queensboro Plaza N•Q•7 Lexington Av/59 St Lexington Av/53 St E•M EAST VILLAGE Lafayette St Jefferson St L WYCKOFF WYCKOF AV Broadway & Lorimer St Transfer free out-of-system Central Av M Broadway G WILLIAMSBURG between G and JM Nostrand Avs Bedford G Clinton Washington Avs C Classon AvG BLVD Lorimer St L Hewes St J•M Court Sq 7 weekends LITTLE ITALY Chambers St Brooklyn Bridge City Hall 4•5•6 Greenpoint Av Court St RIDGEWOOD EASTERN PARKWAY St ROOSEVELT ISLAND F Delancey St Bergen St F•G 4 Av–9 St Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts Transfer between ACG G train service suspended in Queens for fi ve weeks For fi ve consecutive weeks this will be located near G stations at: summer, the G train will not run between the Court Square station Southbound in Long Island City and the Nassau Jackson Av and 45 Av Avenue stop in Brooklyn due to Jackson Av and 47 Av Hurricane Sandy recovery work, Manhattan Av/McGuinness Blvd according to the MTA. and Greenpoint Av The repairs will be made from Manhattan Av/McGuinness Blvd Friday, July 25, at 10:30 p.m. until and Nassau Av Tuesday, September 2, at 5 a.m. Metropolitan Av and Union Av As an alternative, the MTA will provide shuttle buses between the Northbound stops, which will run along two Metropolitan Av and Union Av routes: Manhattan Av/McGuinness Blvd 1. Via Manhattan Av to/from and Nassau Av Nassau Av G station Manhattan Av/McGuinness Blvd 2. Via McGuinness Blvd to/from and Greenpoint Av Lorimer St/Metropolitan Av L station 44 Drive and 23 St Shuttle bus stops along each route Map courtesy of MTA E a s t R i v e r AND RA DeKalb Av Hoyt St 2•3 Clark St Union St York St F Union Sq 5•6 Q•R 3 Av L 1 Av L Spring St Queens Plaza E•M•R 52 St 7 46 St Bliss St 7 40 St Lowery St 7 7 61 St Woodside 7 Court Sq-23 St E•M Hunters Point Av 7 Vernon Blvd Jackson Av 7 Bowery J•Z East Broadway F 2 Av F Bleecker St B’way– B•D•F•M Grand St B•D Prospect Av 25 St 36 St Jay St MetroTech A•C•F•R Lafayette Av C Park Pl S Fulton St G 7 Av F•G 15 St Prospect Park F•G Fort Hamilton Pkwy F•G President St Flushing Av J•M Lorimer St J•M Nostrand Av A•C Franklin Av S Kingston Throop Avs C Myrtle Wyckoff Avs L•M Gates Av Z rush hours, J other times Kosciuszko St J Myrtle Av J•M•Z Myrtle Willoughby Avs G Marcy Av J•M•Z Metropolitan Av G Parkside Av Clinton Washington AvsG Hoyt Schermerhorn A•C•G Knickerbocker Av M High St A•C Atlantic Av–Barclays Ctr Fulton St Atlantic Av–Barclays Ctr Bergen St 7 Av Nevins St Hall Borough Grand Army Plaza Eastern Pkwy Brooklyn Museum Central Metro-North Jackson Hts Roosevelt Av E•F•M•R • Q33 Q47 LGA Airport NOSTRAND AV MANHATTAN AV UNION AV LAFAYETTE AV DE LANCEY ST BROADWAY MYRTLE AV BUSHWICK AV N 7 ST R UTGERS ST JAY ST SMITH ST NINTH ST MCDONALD AV FOURTH AV FOURTH AV 41 AV 63 ST FLATBUSH AV E 15 ST FULTON ST FULTON ST QUEENS FLATBUSH AV WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE McGUINNESS BLVD J C•Avs Av HHooyytt SScchheerrmmeerrhhoorrnn AA••CC••GG GG UNION AV LAFAYETTE AV MYR BUSHW AvW ICK AV JAY ST MITH ST ST MCDO THAV URTHAV FLATBUSH AV FULTON ST T MANHATTAN AV “‘ “‘ “‘ “‘ “‘ “‘ LANCEY ST WI Essex St F•J•M•Z EY ‘“‘“ Carroll St F•G 21 St Smith 9 Sts F•G F•G Nassau Av G ‘“‘“ ‘ “‘“ Flushing Av G DeKalb Av L Graham Av L Grand St L Montrose Av L Morgan Av L Bedford Av L exceptS 4•5 southbound 2•3 and northbound 4•5 7 BROOKLYN QUEENS CHINATOWN LOWER EAST SIDE PARK SLOPE RED HOOK GOVERNORS ISLAND CARROLL GARDENS BROOKLYN HEIGHTS FORT GREENE GREENPOINT BEDFORDSTUYVESANT BUSHWICK MASPETH DUMBO NAVY YARD Church Av F•G J ‘“‘“‘“‘“‘“ ‘“‘“‘“‘“ ‘“‘“‘“ ‘“‘“‘“‘“ FOURT E AV YRTLE A Nassau Av Transfer between G and b free shuttle buses Delancey St/Essex St Transfer between FJMZ Court Sq Transfer between 7 EM and b free shuttle buses Lorimer St/Metropolitan Av Transfer between G L and b free shuttle buses “‘ Shuttle Bus Routes Via Manhattan Av Via McGuinness Blvd Free out-of-system subway transfer (excluding single-ride ticket) THE COURIER/Photo by Angy Altamirano 5Pointz demolition expected to begin in August: reports BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com @aaltamirano The Long Island City site which once was home to the graffi ti mecca known as 5Pointz could soon be gone. Jerry Wolkoff, owner of the property on Jackson Avenue and Davis Street, said he hopes to begin demolishing the buildings in August after initially wanting to have started tearing down the site months ago, according to published reports. The demolition is expected to take up to three months to fi nish. Wolkoff and his company, G&M Realty, hope to build two apartment towers — one 47 stories and the other 41 stories tall — with close to 1,000 rental apartments, 32,000 square feet of outdoor public space and 50,000 square feet of retail space between them. In October, the City Council approved the developer’s proposal to build apartment towers to larger dimensions than allowed by current zoning rules. Last November, Wolkoff ordered to have the building and all the aerosol work that covered it painted white overnight only a few days after artists and supporters held rallies looking to save the graffi ti mecca and requesting the site be landmarked. Wolkoff previously said the towers would include about 20 artist studios and outdoor walls designated for artists. Wolkoff did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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