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6 THE COURIER SUN • OCTOBER 16, 2014 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.couriersun.com Sinking street in Lindenwood continues to worsen BUY DIRECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER FREE Measuring & Installation w/purchase of $100. with this ad. • Draperies • Vertical Blinds • Honeycomb Shades • Custom Window Shades • Mini Blinds Nobody Beats Our Prices! • Roman Shades • Balloon Shades • Swags & Jabots • Shutters • Upholstery • Radiator Covers • Table Pads UP TO 70% OFF LIST PRICE Free Interior Design Consultation $20 OFF with purchase of $200 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/24/14 $50 OFF with purchase of $500 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/24/14 $100 OFF with purchase of $1,000 or more *Not to be combined w/other offers. Expires 10/24/14 GOMER’S Window Treatments SINCE 1962 FREE SHOP AT HOME SERVICE SERVING QUEENS AND LONG ISLAND 1.800.522.6156 www.gomersdecorators.com THE COURIER/Photo by Salvatore Licata A street in Lindenwood is starting to cave in. BY SALVATORE LICATA slicata@queenscourier.com/@Sal_Licata1 Just let this sink in: For years, the roadway at the corner of 157th Avenue and 79th Street has been slowly caving in, but recently it has worsened, leaving residents worried the street might collapse. “This part of the street has been like this for a while now,” said Joe Thompson, a resident of Lindenwood and president of the Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol. “We’ve put in complaints about it to the city.” After an April 30 fl ooding disaster, residents say the street has only gotten worse. The Spring Creek sewer overfl ow facility malfunctioned during a major rainstorm that night causing the sewers in Lindenwood to back up, fl ooding the streets. Since then, the part of the roadway that slopes to the sidewalk has been collapsing straight down, forming a ditch along the curb. There is also a large hole forming near the catch basin on the street that sinks down over a foot deep in the asphalt. “I have family visiting me all the time and I tell them to avoid this block because I do not want their cars to bottom out,” said one resident who was driving by the street. “It’s really bad and it’s only getting worse.” Thompson said he fi led his claim about three weeks ago with 311 but has yet to receive a response. He said that he has talked to residents who have said they have complained for years but have given up because nothing has been done. “It’s a very unsafe condition and we want to get it addressed,” Thomspon said. “Hopefully this will be solved.” The Department of Transportation deferred comment to the Department of Environmental Protection, which did not respond to an email request for comment. Total average savings of Let me show you how combining home and auto policies can really add up. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there.® CALL FOR A QUOTE 24/7 State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, State Farm Indemnity Company, State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL 0907501 Car + Home Savings Donald A Enga, Agent 216-18 Jamaica Ave 2nd Floor Queens Village, NY 11428 Bus: 718-468-6500 don.enga.gujn@statefarm.com $696* *Average annual household savings based on national 2009 survey of new policyholders who reported savings by switching to State Farm.


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