An Unguarded Fort, and Neighbors Who See a Risk

New York Times March 22, 2009 Fort Totten An Unguarded Fort, and Neighbors Who See a Risk By JAMES ANGELOS FORT TOTTEN in Bayside, Queens, sits atop a hilly peninsula near the Throgs Neck Bridge, where the waters of the East River meet Long Island Sound. The fort was built during the Civil War to [...]

Fort Totten Gate Security: An Ever Changing Story

At a meeting held on Tuesday, February 17, 2009, Fire Department Chiefs and Unit Heads decided to completely eliminate gate security at Fort Totten. This is contrary to earlier reports from official FDNY sources that the security would be provided by light duty fire fighters. At this time attempts are being made to obtain copies [...]

New plans announced for Bay Terrace Shopping Center at community meeting

Queens Chronicle New plans announced for Bay Terrace shopping by Laura Shin, Chronicle Contributor 01/29/2009 Consumers who frequent the Bay Terrace Shopping Center have several changes to look forward to in the coming months. Cord Meyer Development Co. representatives revealed new plans for the property and addressed concerns at the Jan. 22 meeting of the [...]

Civilians, cops tag-team vs. graffiti

Queens has made major strides in the war on vandalism. Graffiti complaints dropped dramatically across the borough in 2008 — including a 20% decline in Queens’ northern precincts — even as citywide totals jumped more than 10%, according to preliminary NYPD stats. The number of graffiti complaints includes calls from the public to report vandalism [...]

Bay Terrace Community Alliance – Meet Your Local Merchants Night

It was standing-room-only at the BTCA’s January meeting. The huge turn-out on January 22nd, solidified the BTCA’s reputation as the “Voice of Bay Terrace.” In addition, the organization’s credibility was further enhanced by the presence of State Senator Stavisky, Gene McSweeney from Assemblywoman Carrozza’s office, Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky, four announced candidates for City Council in [...]

January 22nd Meeting in Bay Terrace – Important Shopping Center Updates

BAY TERRACE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, INC. Thursday, January 22, 2009 THE BAY TERRACE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE WILL WELCOME REPRESENTATIVES FROM BOTH CORD MEYER DEVELOPMENT & WALDBAUM’S WHO WILL ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PROVIDE UPDATES CONCERNING THE BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER. Special Guests Include: State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky Rabbi Yossi Blesofsky The next meeting of the Bay Terrace [...]