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 [...]

Bayside activists protest lack of security at Fort Totten

Times Ledger Bayside activists protest lack of security at Fort Totten By Christina Santucci and Stephen Stirling Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:37 PM EDT Dozens of residents and community leaders descended on the security gates at Fort Totten Saturday morning to protest the recent termination of private security services in the historic park — a [...]

Fort Totten Park won’t need natural gas station unless Parks Decides Differently?

Despite verification that the compressed natural gas tanks proposal was dead, a statement from Parks said: “The Parks Department has not made any decisions about implementing temporary or mobile fueling stations at this time.” Customers in the Cafe commented that Parks Department seems to have mastered the ability to talk out of both sides of [...]

FDNY: Mayor’s Budget Proposal “Is Not Good” – Fort Totten Security to be Cut

FDNY: Mayor’s Budget Proposal “Is Not Good” From MSNBC FDNY Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta reacted quickly to Friday’s budget announcement by Michael Bloomberg. The mayor proposed heavy cuts in city jobs, cuts in services and increases in costs for everyday New Yorkers. Among the agencies that would face heavy losses is the FDNY. Scoppetta said that [...]