8 The Courier sun • OCTOBER 6, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com RAPPER COMMON HELPS TURN UP THE VOTE IN JAMAICA The rapper Common (right) and Starbucks President/CEO Howard Schultz joined Queens Borough President Melinda Katz at the during the “Turn Up the Vote Party,” a non-partisan voter registration event held in Rufus King Park in Jamaica on Sept. 27 as part of National Voter Registration Day. The event was underwritten by the Starbucks Community Store (located at Sutphin Boulevard and 89th Avenue in Jamaica) with Starbucks partners Democracy Works and the Common Ground Foundation. More than 100 people registered to vote during the event, which featured voter registration tables, local artist/art activity tables and music. Eligible New York State residents have until Oct. 14 to register to be able to vote in the Nov. 8 General Election. Visit http://www.elections.ny.gov/ VotingRegister.html for more information. Photo courtesy of Queens Borough President’s office OUTRAGED RESIDENTS RALLY OUTSIDE OF JAMAICA LUMBER YARD DEMANDING SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS By Anthony Giudice [email protected]/@A_GiudiceReport “Wood” you please cover your lumber? That’s a question some angry southeast Queens residents asked as they gathered outside of Metropolitan Lumber’s Jamaica lumber yard over the weekend for a rally to get the company to improve maintenance and safety at the lumber yard. The New York Communities for Change Queens Chapter joined the protesters outside at 108-20 Merrick Blvd. on Saturday, Oct. 1, demanding that Metropolitan Lumber clean and maintain the property, and enclose its lumber. According to protesters, the pieces of wood at the lumber yard are currently unsecured, uncovered and stacked above the property’s perimeter fence, creating a hazard to passersby and members of the community. They are concerned that the wood could fall and injure pedestrians, especially during times of inclement weather. Protesters say that at Metropolitan Lumber’s other Queens locations, in Corona and Astoria, the lumber is stored in enclosed structures. The protesters want to see the same standards implemented at the Jamaica lumber yard. Those at the rally presented their demands to the owner of the property. The Courier has reached out to Metropolitan Lumber for comment and is awaiting a response. Southeast Queens residents rallied outside of Metropolitan Lumber’s Jamaica location. Photo courtesy of New York Communities for Change Queens Chapter LUMBER Y A RD WOES
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