FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com OCTOBER 6, 2016 • The Courier sun 19 CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES FALL SAVINGS TAKE 20-50% OFF on yellow and red tagged items 10% OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 10/31/2016 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. OFF LAMP SHADE SALE BP Melinda Katz opens new wing of Borough Hall to honor predecessor By Liam Baker [email protected]/@QNS Queens Borough Hall celebrated on Sept. 27 the rededication of its atrium honoring one of Queens’ most beloved public servants. Presented by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the “Helen Marshall Cultural Center” opened its doors for the first time at 11 a.m. The 11,000-square-foot space — which is named after Katz’s predecessor and 18th borough president Helen Marshall — will be used to host exhibits, entertainment and civic events within Borough Hall. “It’s going to be a place where her legacy is going to thrive. Kids are going to come here and do productions, seniors are going to use this,” Katz told NY1. It is estimated to have cost around $23 million, which is the first major investment that Borough Hall has received in the past 70 years. Marshall began her political career in the New York State Assembly, serving five terms before being elected to the New York City Council in 1991. Then in 2001, she was elected to her first of the three terms she would serve as Queens borough president, both as the first African American and the second woman to be elected to that position. In her tenure as borough president, Marshall allocated more than $600 million to projects for the construction and renovation of libraries, schools, parks and other community institutions. She was also a staunch advocate for education as well as the borough’s elderly population, fiercely opposing budget cuts to senior centers and programs. Marshall could not attend the grand opening, but had several family members there to show support. “Her feeling is she’s going to be 87 on Sept. 30, so this is a beautiful, beautiful birthday present for her,” Marshall’s daughter, Agnes, told NY1. Photo: Victoria Schneps/QNS
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