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 of [...]

Fort Totten Gate Security – Update

According to reliable sources, the FDNY has decided that terminating Fort Totten gate security is a bad idea. Light duty firefighters will continue to protect the Fort’s front gate. Fire marshals will share some of the responsibility.
BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD

BLOOMBERG TO FORT TOTTEN & BAY TERRACE: DROP DEAD
Gate security at Fort Totten will be discontinued on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Fire Commissioner Scoppetta is taking this action in response to the Mayor’s recently announced budget cuts. Termination of the security contract will threaten Fort Totten and the surrounding community.
Both FDNY and NYPD house units [...]

Queens is Ready to Puck Around

From the NY Daily News
Could Isles net the Point? Plan pushes Iron Triangle home

BY Nicholas Hirshon
Tuesday, February 10th 2009, 10:45 AM
SKATING SOON at a rink near you – the Iron Triangle Islanders?

The Queens Chamber of Commerce is making a long-shot bid to lure the four-time Stanley Cup champions from Nassau County as part of redevelopment [...]

Marshall Backs Effort To Honor Park Activist David Oats

Queens Tribune

Marshall Backs Effort To Honor Park Activist
David Oats
By Brian M. Rafferty
David Oats loved Flushing Meadows Corona Park. One of his first assignments as a young reporter was to speak with Robert Moses, the visionary power broker who masterminded so much of the development in the city – as well as the creation of the [...]

Congratulations to State Senator Frank Padavan

The Bay Terrace Cafe congratulates Frank Padavan on his reelection to the New York State Senate and wishes him continued success. Based on past performance there is no doubt that Senator Padavan will work tirelessly on behalf of all his constituents. We look forward to Senator Padavan visiting the Cafe.
Newsday.com
Padavan set to return to NY [...]

Fort Totten on the “Fringe”

FORT TOTTEN ON THE “FRINGE”
On Thursday February 5, 2009 the TV show “FRINGE” is  scheduled to shoot interior and exterior scenes at Fort Totten Park.
Approximate time:    9am – 6pm

North Flushing Says “NO” To McMansions

FROM THE DAILY NEWS
Homeowners group head Sandi Viviani and civic group head Tyler Cassell have been working on new Flushing zoning.
In an effort to ward off oversized McMansions, city planners have proposed new zoning for 257 blocks in northern Flushing.
The plan is designed to help the area keep its look and feel of mostly single-family [...]

New York Hospital Queens Expansion on Schedule

From the Queens Chronicle
The $300 million expansion project at New York Hospital Queens in Flushing is right on target for a scheduled completion in mid-2010.
The seven-story wing will provide 80 single-bed rooms, in accordance with a 2006 state law. The remaining space will be used for surgery and expanded services.
Located on the front side of [...]

Phil “Pit Bull” Konigsberg Reelected 4th Chair of CB7

This time the “Best Person” did emerge victorious. Phil “PIT BULL” Konigsberg was reelected 4th Chair of CB7. Phil is a person who refuses to compromise his principles. Among the other CB7 Executive Committee Members, Konigsberg, a Bay Terrace resident, represents the lone independent voice – an objective free thinker who rejects overtures for him [...]