4 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 6, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Photo via Facebook/Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation GETTING RID OF E-WASTE IN THE ROCKAWAYS More than four tons of electronic devices were dropped off by residents during the recycling day event that state Senator Joseph Addabbo held in the Rockaways earlier this month. Computers, printers, televisions, cellphones and other equipment containing potentially harmful heavy metals and substances were brought to St. Camillus Church for proper disposal. “The increase in electronic waste collected at this year’s recycling event in Rockaway truly shows the awareness my constituents have for our environment and how we can do our part to keep it clean and safe,” said Addabbo, who is a member of the State Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. Addabbo is pictured checking out some of the e-waste that was deposited. Photo: Councilman I. Daneek Miller Mayor announces $1.6 billion in projects to go to southeast Queens By Liam Baker [email protected]/@QNS Southeast Queens is set to receive a makeover after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced at a community town hall this past week that the area will receive over a billion dollars in funding to go toward capital projects. At the town hall hosted by Councilman I. Daneek Miller at the Southern Queens Park Association, de Blasio announced to residents and representatives from civic and religious groups that southeast Queens will receive $1.6 billion in funding for capital projects. Of that sum, $120 million dollars has already been allocated. He also announced that his administration will be working with state officials to push for more support in Albany. The mayor also pledged that by 2021, 30 percent of the dollar amount of city contracts will be awarded to the minority and women-owned business enterprises (M/WBE), helping ensure that contractors and businesses from southeast Queens will be the ones to improve the neighborhood in the upcoming months and years. It was also announced that the Department of Transportation has finally committed to paving seven lane miles on Jamaica Avenue, between Francis Lewis Boulevard and 225th Street, which was received with unanimous elation, as the cracked and uneven pavement on that stretch of Jamaica Avenue has been a cause of concern for drivers for many years. Another takeaway from the town hall meeting was that the area now has 1,600 youth in pre-K programs, which is double the enrollment that the area had at the beginning of the current administration. ‘Wonderful Woodhaven’ fair slated for Oct. 16 BY THE QUEENS COURIER STAF [email protected]/@QNS This street fair is simply “wonderful.” Jamaica Avenue will again play host to the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation’s (GWDC) “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival” on Sunday, Oct. 16, from noon to 6 p.m. Everyone’s invited to check out the festival, which will take place below the elevated J/Z train tracks on Jamaica Avenue between 80th Street and Woodhaven Boulevard. There will be plenty of familyfriendly activities including pony rides, games and entertainment including the Mary Lamont country/western band and the Malaysian Lion Dancers. Guests will also be able to browse a variety of vendors with unique products and an array of food vendors featuring cuisine from around the world. They’ll also be able to check out some of the many shops along the Jamaica Avenue strip. For more information, call the GWDC at 718-805-0202.
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