West Side Tennis Club members are expected to decide next month whether to sell the club’s stadium, an iconic structure that was home to the US Open for more than 60 years, but which has not been used for decades and which residents said is dilapidated.
The club did not return a request for comment, but a notice posted at the club stated members are slated to vote on the potential sale Aug. 19. A meeting about the sale has been proposed for Aug. 10 at the club.
The news that club members were reconsidering selling the stadium — an idea proposed before in the mid-1990s — has brought hopes from some community members that the arena, which is falling apart, would be razed and turned...
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Jewish institutions get security grants
Seven Jewish institutions in Queens at risk of being targets of terrorism will receive nearly $525,000 in U.S. Department of Homeland Security grants, U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Forest Hills) and a group of borough officials announced Monday at the Rego Park Jewish Center.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTFresh Meadows teen draws inspiration from Holocaust museum internship
Fresh Meadows resident George Itzhak has found his voice.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDT
Woodhaven rally calls for crime crackdown
Forest Park Co-op residents held a rally against violence Monday after a woman from the development was carjacked Sunday.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTSt. Saviour's backers fight development
Despite efforts by area politicians and activists to preserve the property, Scott Kushnick, developer at Maspeth Development LLC, said he is moving forward with plans to build warehouses at the former site of St. Saviour’s Church at 57-40 58th Street in Maspeth.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMTA elevators, escalators need repair: Liu
City Comptroller John Liu said his agency has issued recommendations to the MTA after an audit found transit officials have grown lax in maintenance and safety oversight of subway elevators and escalators.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTGennaro bill slated to clean Queens air
A bill sponsored by City Councilman James Gennaro (D-Fresh Meadows) and slated to pass the Council Thursday is expected to reduce air pollution, promote the use of alternative fuels and create green jobs in the city, Gennaro and Mayor Michael Bloomberg said this week.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMayor, DMC take stand on caregiver abuse
The recent killings of children by caregivers in Queens and throughout the city prompted Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Hollis hip-hop artist Darryl McDaniels and a bevy of other officials to launch a citywide campaign in Forest Hills last week urging parents to be cautious about those looking after their little ones.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTLIC summer camp puts girls up close to nature, science
For many children, summer camp means playing ball or hiking through the woods on a sunny day, but for Green Girls, participants in a summer program for middle school girls through the City Parks Foundation’s Coastal Classroom, summer camp means seining the East River in Long Island City on a cloudy, drizzly day — and loving every minute of it.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTAstorians discuss waterfront improvements
For more than a year, Green Shores NYC has been working to realize its vision of a connected waterfront along the East River from Bowery Bay to Newtown Creek, and last week the organization began to formulate that vision further with the public.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTNYPD cracks down on tix fix
The city Police Department has started tracking all parking and traffic tickets issued by police officers through scanners at precincts across the five boroughs in a bid to stop ticket fixing.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMan accused of stealing from 8 LIC businesses
A 47-year-old Port Washington, L.I., man was charged with multiple counts of burglary and larceny last week for allegedly stealing multiple items equivalent to thousands of dollars from eight businesses in Long Island City, the Queens district attorney said.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTSt. Mary's Hospital to expand
St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside is embarking on a $114 million expansion the facility said will move its patients into more modern quarters and cut down on their hospital stays.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTFamily of Taconic crash mom cuts deal for movie: NY Post
The family of the mother who killed eight people, including herself, her daughter and her three young Floral Park, L.I., nieces in the wrong-way Taconic Parkway accident last year just inked a deal with a movie company that plans to exhume her body to determine if a stroke led to the crash, the New York Post reported.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMoynihan Station starts construction in October
Work is expected to start in October on the long-delayed project to turn the James Farley Post Office on Manhattan’s West Side into a resplendent successor to Penn Station, the last stop for thousands of Long Island Railroad riders from Queens.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMysterious dogs sent on wild goose chase at Fort Totten
Dogs made of bark that cannot bite have been popping up around Fort Totten to scare off gaggles of geese, but no city agency has yet to come forward to take credit for placing the pretend pooches at the historic fort.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTWeiner trumps Turner in fund-raising for 2010
Bob Turner, a Republican from Rockaway Point who is running for U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-Forest Hills) seat, has raised a little less than $40,000 and has given himself a little more than $50,000 in the last campaign filing period, according to his most recent filing with the Federal Election Commission.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTRangel faces trial before House Ethics Committee
U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel (D-Sunnyside) will face a trial before the House Ethics Committee to determine whether he violated ethics rules following a House panel’s recent investigation.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTMartha's bakery in Bayside temporarily closes after fire
A weekend fire on Bell Boulevard has forced the popular Martha’s Country Bakery to shut its doors temporarily and a physical therapy office to close until the extensive damage is repaired.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTNew medical center opens at Kennedy Airport
With hundreds of thousands of travelers, airline workers and other visitors using John F. Kennedy International Airport every day, there are countless health risks faced by people at the airport, according to Dr. Manuel Ceja.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTWestern Queens Bulletin Board
Ongoing events and notices in your community
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Business (top)
Fresh Meadows gym fills area business void
At first glance, Push Fitness, a new fitness center that recently opened in Fresh Meadows, looks like a tiny storefront sandwiched among Union Turnpike’s restaurants, bars and shops.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTColumnists (top)
Berger's Burg: 'Vacation' not in vocabulary of the United States' workers
On a job applicant’s résumé: “I don’t care what salary I’m offered because money has no meaning to me. I never look at the clock and will work 80 hours a week. However, I want 46 days vacation time annually. The résumé was promptly returned stamped, “Try France.”
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTDishing with Dee: GOP must stop backing Dems and start grooming their own
Last week, we printed Liz Berney’s assessment of her problems with the upper echelon of the Queens GOP. As we promised in last week’s column, we would contact the Queens GOP and get its rendition of the current status between Phil Ragusa and Berney.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTI Sit And Look Out: Political games end position of longtime public service
The members of the state Board for Professional Medical Conduct are appointed to three-year terms by the governor. In the years I served on the board, I was reappointed on schedule with never an indication that politics was a problem. The reappointment occurred without my knowing about it until I was told. It seemed to be almost automatic.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTLetters (top)
Sometimes exaggeration goes too far
An open letter to TimesLedger Newspapers columnist Alex Berger:
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTOwners of co-ops and condos need Senate 'ombudsman bill'
Bob Friedrich wrote in his June 17-23 letter that the state Senate co-op and condo “ombudsman bill” (S7958) addresses “a problem that does not exist.” We wish he was right.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTCity has to better track crimes in parks
We at New Yorkers for Parks were saddened to read your recent article on the murder of Ruben Angel Vargas in Astoria Park (“Homeless pair charged with murder in park,” Astoria Times, July 15-21). The park is heavily used and greatly loved by residents and visitors to the neighborhood with a dedicated stewardship group, the Astoria Park Alliance, and numerous year-round events. Unfortunately, this tragic incident highlights the urgent need to collect and publish data on crime in all of our parks so park users are educated about safety.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTCity more green than people think
A few years ago, Forbes magazine picked Vermont as the greenest state in the nation. But if it had truly wanted to honor an ecological paradigm, it should have selected New York City, since the average New Yorker uses only about a quarter as much gasoline as the average Vermonter. New Yorkers also use less electricity — about 4,700 kilowatt-hours per household per year compared with about 7,100 kilowatt-hours in Vermont and more than 11,000 kilowatt-hours in the United States as a whole.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTCity residents must always try to secure quality education for their children
Of the number of times I have written or spoken to you constructively criticizing your editorials, I thought it incumbent upon me to express my gratitude for your editorial in your July 8-14 issue. “Jamaica HS Saved from the Gallows” was an appropriate title. During slavery in this country, if you did not follow “massa’s” orders, you were hanged. But since massa did not follow the law of the land, Jamaica High School, along with several other high schools, were saved, thanks to the lawsuit filed by the United Federation of Teachers and the NAACP.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTPols spend too much on races
After reading about the amount of money being raised and spent for state Assembly and state Senate races this fall, it appears that when you divide the amount of funds spent by the total votes received on primary night, the candidates — both winners and losers — will have shelled out close to approximately $30 per ballot cast in their favor.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTSupport, don't cut, school funding
With all the budget cuts that are going to have to be made in these hard economic times, one place where no budget cuts should be made is in the field of education.
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDTSaujani a worthy Maloney opponent
I am an Astoria resident and a Reshma Saujani supporter, so I feel compelled to respond to a letter published suggesting Saujani was running a “slick” and “nasty” campaign against U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Astoria) (“Don’t believe negative attacks aimed at Carolyn Maloney,” Astoria Times, July 15-21).
Thursday, July 29, 2010 12:11 PM EDT
Previous Forest Hills Headlines
July 29th, 2010
Despite efforts by area politicians and activists to preserve the property, Scott Kushnick, developer at Maspeth Development LLC, said he is moving forward with plans to build warehouses at the former site of St. Saviour’s Church at 57-40 58th Street in Maspeth. Forest Park Co-op residents held a rally against violence Monday after a woman from the development was carjacked Sunday. July 22nd, 2010
The city has not adequately ensured that automated external defibrillators are correctly implemented and staff know how to use them at centers throughout the city, including a spot in Rego Park, according to an audit released by city Comptroller John Liu last week. Hotly contested campaigns with candidates vying for seats representing western Queens are gaining traction with the July 15 campaign finance filings. July 15th, 2010
Forest Hills residents who have been fighting for decades to get the city to do something about a house they said went from being one of the most beautiful homes in the neighborhood to a horror show that is filled with trash and poses serious safety risks to neighbors may finally get some results.
