4 THE COURIER SUN • DECEMBER 29, 2016 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com 2016 YEAR IN REVIEW FEBRUARY Transportation needs Schneps Communications continued to grow as a company in February as it announced the acqusition of two online properties: Brokelyn.com and the Bethpage Best of Long Island. Brokelyn is one of the hottest entertainment and lifestyle blogs in Brooklyn with a theme of helping local residents with “living big on small change.” The Best of Long Island series highlights the best businesses and individuals that capture the spirit of Nassau and Suffolk counties, giving the public the opportunity to cast their votes for their favorites. CROWDED IN QUEENS A February report by StreetEasy found that Queens had some of the most crowded neighborhoods in the city. Corona, East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights had overcrowding rates exceeding 20 percent based on 2013 census data. Coincidentally, these areas also had the highest percentage of immigrant residents. The U.S. Census Bureau defines a crowded household as having more than one person per room, and a severely crowded household as having more than 1.5 people per room. Divided it falls Getting better ALL THE TIME! The World’s Borough came together following the June 12 massacre of 49 people at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Rainbow flags are normally flown across Queens in June as part of National Pride Month, but this time they were also flown in solidarity with the massacre victims and their families. Hours after the massacre, hundreds gathered at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights for a memorial vigil. One Whitestone family also decorated their front lawns with 49 rainbow flags.Special Education, QSFSC; Jennifer Dull, borough instructional lead, Special Education, QSFSC; Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman; Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, president, Queens College; Edwina Branch- Smith, professor, Fieldwork and Student Teaching Experiences, Queens College. Nothing about the Flushing home’s description in the for-sale advertisement made sense: a large, three story home with 15 bedrooms and three bathrooms. Members of the Broadway-Flushing Homeowners Association decided to investigate and reach out to city officials to see what was happening. As it turned out, the home on 153rd Street was illegally subdivided into a 15-bedroom boarding house. According to the listing, the owner lived on site and made a monthly profit of $7,000 through the illegal apartment scheme. The Department of Buildings issued a vacate order, and the home was subsequently taken off the market.
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