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Neighborhood Chat / litter near 74th / Roosevelt subway station
« on: April 25, 2018, 06:13:56 PM »
Anyone knows what could be done reduce littering in 73, 74th street area, by the express station? It's a lot dirtier than the 7 stop on 82nd street. A lot.

With Diversity Plaza being finished eventually, a feature that could be nice will be gross if litter remains as it is now.  I would love to start a 311 enforcement call campaign.

Anyone has other ideas?




According to the city:
"Residential property owners must clean the sidewalks adjoining their property and 18 inches from the curb into the street. Sanitation agents can only issue violations for dirty sidewalks in front of residential property from 8 AM to 9 AM and from 6 PM to 7 PM, 7 days a week. Enforcement times may differ for properties used for both commercial and residential purposes.

Commercial property owners must clean the sidewalks adjoining their property and 18 inches from the curb into the street. Enforcement times are limited to two 1-hour periods per day and vary according to which sanitation section the address is located in.

Business owners can also request a commercial enforcement routing sticker, which lists the times during which the Department of Sanitation can issue tickets for dirty sidewalks and gutters."

http://www1.nyc.gov/nyc-resources/service/2455/sidewalk-cleaning-enforcement-or-sticker-request


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Neighborhood Chat / JH co-op clashes on the NYT again
« on: October 28, 2016, 01:13:54 PM »
Entertaining NYT story mentioning JH.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/realestate/generations-clash-over-co-op-upgrades.html

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Neighborhood Chat / A street car named desire... between Brooklyng and Queens.
« on: February 03, 2016, 06:48:21 PM »
Plans for a BQX street car line. But not thru Jackson Heights.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/04/nyregion/mayor-de-blasio-to-propose-streetcar-line-linking-brooklyn-and-queens.html


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Neighborhood Chat / Woman Raped After Man Lures Her with Promise of Recyclables
« on: December 04, 2015, 09:14:39 AM »
Another rape in the area, near 83rd and Northern.
Woman Collecting Cans Raped After Man Lures Her with Promise of Recyclables
http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20151204/east-elmhurst/woman-collecting-cans-raped-after-man-lures-her-with-promise-of-recyclables

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Neighborhood Chat / Plane noise town hall meeting
« on: September 24, 2015, 02:54:08 PM »
A sweet email that I just got:

"Thank you for contacting Congressman Crowley’s office with your concerns regarding plane noise. I would like to inform you of an upcoming town hall meeting devoted to the subject that will be taking place on Sunday, October 18th, at PS 69, 77 Street and 37 Avenue, Jackson Heights, beginning at 3pm. The FAA, The Port Authority, and local elected officials will be in attendance."

Elected officials who will attend, according to a PDF flier:
Joseph Crowley, Congressman
Jose Peralta, State Senator
Michael DenDekker, Assembly Member
Francisco Moya, Assembly Member
Daniel Dromm, Council Member

An attached PDF said:

TOWN HALL
on
AIRPLANE NOISE

Sunday, October 18, 2015
3:00 PM
P.S. 69 Auditorium
77-02 37th Avenue
Jackson Heights, NY 11372

Invited to attend are the Federal Aviation  Administration (FAA) and the NY/ NJ Port Authority. Please join us and share your concerns about this important issue that is affecting the community.

For more information, please c all 718-205-3881.

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Neighborhood Chat / Bike path to Astoria?
« on: May 06, 2015, 05:41:17 PM »
Is there a direct, marked bike path from Jackson Heights to Astoria? If there's not, anyone knows about the procedures to make one happen?

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Neighborhood Chat / Trash cans?
« on: January 19, 2015, 07:14:22 PM »
Anyone knows why there are no trash cans on 35 and 34th aves? Do you know how we go about making it happen?

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Restaurants & Food / What's the best bife de chorizo in JH?
« on: August 21, 2014, 05:21:27 PM »
Where can I find the best stake, meat, bife de chorizo Uruguayan or Argentinean style in Jackson Heights? Not looking for a butcher shop. I mean, I want them to cook it just perfect for me. ;-)

Good tips will be appreciated and thoroughly tested. Thank you.

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Neighborhood Chat / Travers Park / Staunton Field Redesign
« on: September 25, 2013, 09:08:11 PM »
The former athletic field from the Garden School, now an expansion of Travers Park, was dedicated Setp. 23 as Rory Staunton Field, in memory of a student from that school who died last year from sepsis. More about Rory here: http://www.jhgreen.org/wordpress/?p=170

Councilman Dromm announced during the dedication plans for a visioning session of Travers Park redesign on Saturday, Oct. 26. More on JHBG facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=517642874988473&l=7bfd614c43

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Neighborhood Chat / New mass transit line could pass through JH
« on: July 29, 2013, 09:40:26 AM »
A NYT piece mentioning an idea to create a select bus line linking the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn, that would have a stop in Jackson Heights:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/29/opinion/a-straphangers-campaign.html?hp&_r=0

It's called the "Triboro Rx Line" -- or just the "X line" -- and was first proposed in 1996. It would use a railroad path that the city already has the right of way. The difference now is that the proposal is to use select bus service -- "express buses in dedicated lanes, like rubber-wheeled trains" -- instead of subway trains. It is included in Christine Quinn's agenda and she says that buses would make it cheaper and faster to implement.

I dug a bit to see if I could find the stops, and found this link, from a guy who worked on the project: http://frumin.net/ation/2007/06/le_triboro_rx.html. You can download a GoogleEarth file here with the stops: http://transit.frumin.net/trx/data/kml/trx-subway-network.kml

In short, 2 JH stops: 74th st and Northern Blvd. The northbound express bus would connect JH directly to Astoria, up to the Yankee Stadium. The southbound route would go to Ridgewood, Sunset Park and end at Bay Ridge in Brooklyn.

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Neighborhood Chat / Queens Blvd Safety redesign
« on: July 19, 2013, 03:18:10 PM »
Transportation Alternatives is collecting signatures for a petition to make Queens Boulevard safer for pedestrians and bikes. The petition calls for the installation of bike lanes, pedestrian spaces and select bus service on road.

You don't have to mail anything, it's all done online, literally in one minute:
http://transalt.org/ourwork/neighborhood/queens/queensboulevard

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Neighborhood Chat / Short films at Travers Park July 20 and Aug. 30
« on: July 16, 2013, 01:38:07 PM »
July 20 and August 3, the Queens World Film Festival will show local and international indie films at the 78th Street Play Street.
http://queensworldfilmfestival.com/events/2013/street_play/

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Real Estate & Home Improvement / Spending in major building repairs
« on: July 10, 2013, 12:19:37 AM »
Hi, everyone. Quick question: How much is your co-op expecting to spend in major repairs and replacements in the next few years? How many units does your building have? I'm trying to figure out what is the average of Jackson Heights considering the age and size of the buildings. It would be a great help if you can share this information. Thanks much!

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Neighborhood Chat / Travers Park
« on: July 02, 2013, 07:46:30 PM »
Hi, all. First time posting here. The city bought new land to expand Travers Park in February. (Here in case you missed it: http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/traverspark/pressrelease/21107) Does anyone know if there are plans to add more green space to the park? What do you think would be nice to have there?

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