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Congratulations to Detective Saponieri, 110th Precinct!

6/30/2024

Congratulations to our 110th Precinct Community Officer Detective David Saponieri on his promotion to Detective Second Grade!!

Over the years Dave has been there for us answering our phone calls, emails and personally coming out to check out our concerns and he aways does it with a smile on his face.

No one deserves the promotion more than him!

See attached

Community Board 4 - City of Yes Hearing

6/27/2024

110th Precinct NCO A Build the Block, Saturday 6/29, 5:00 pm

6/26/2024

Hello everyone,

Officer Laqua and I will have our 2nd Quarter Build the Block Meeting this Saturday at 5 pm at the Rock Church. The address is 57-02 Hoffman Drive.

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Respectfully,

Police Officer Jeffrey Rocco
New York City Police Department
(718) 476-6725 office

Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan to be Held Wednesday, July 24

6/21/2024

Some of you may want to check out the last paragraph's "Future Trip Planner"

MTA Announces Public Hearing for Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan to be Held Wednesday, July 24

Formal Comment Period for Proposed Final Plan to End July 26
Proposed Plan to Invest in Queens Bus Network for More Reliable, Equitable, and Faster Bus Service

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today announced that the public hearing for the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan will be held on Wednesday, July 24 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall and livestreamed on the MTA Live YouTube channel. In support of the release of the Proposed Final Plan in December 2023 for faster and better bus service, the project team participated in over 70 engagements to collect feedback from Queens bus riders and stakeholders through online and in-person feedback collection. The MTA hosted 23 in-person outreach events like open houses, pop-ups, and Mobile Sales pop-ups, 22 community board presentations, and 28 briefings with elected officials, labor partners, and community stakeholders. This latest round of outreach supplements the scores of outreach events (in-person and virtual) that were held throughout the preceding phases of the project.

“The Queens Bus Network Redesign is the largest bus network redesign project in the United States, with slated improvements for the borough’s nearly 800,000 bus riders,” said New York City Transit Interim President Demetrius Crichlow. “The feedback gathered from everyday bus riders is integral in producing a modern bus network that delivers the service improvements Queens communities deserve, and when supplemented with other initiatives like automated camera enforcement, which we activated along a few Queens routes this past week, faster and safer bus service is well underway.”

“Getting to where we are now is a tremendous accomplishment, and it would not have been possible without the amazing support, and collaboration we got from stakeholders and the community,” said NYC Transit Senior Vice President of Buses Frank Annicaro.“The public hearing is the last major milestone before we present the Proposed Final Plan Addendum to the MTA Board for a vote. We strongly encourage everyone to look at the proposed changes and submit their comments.”

The Proposed Final Plan balanced the feedback received from all stakeholders, while applying network redesign strategies to improve the bus network such as balancing bus stops, expanding connectivity, simplifying service, and in partnership with New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT), identifying streets where future bus priority treatments would have the greatest impact for Queens bus riders – proposing an adaptable framework to meet travel patterns of current and future bus customers.

How to Register for the Public Hearing or Comment on the Plan
The formal comment period for the Proposed Final Plan will conclude Friday, July 26. Members of the public who wish to speak at the hearing in person, remotely via Zoom, or telephone, are required to register in advance by:

Registering online at https://new.mta.info/2024-qbnr-hearing
Calling the Public Hearing Hotline at (646) 252-6777 to register (opens Monday, June 24)
In person. Same-day registration will be available the day of the hearing. Registration begins at 5:00 p.m. and closes at 6:30pm.

Speakers will be provided two minutes to speak.

Comments may also be submitted online or via mail to: MTA Government & Community Relations, 2 Broadway, D16.94, New York, NY 10004. All written statements must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26. Comments received after that date and time will be reviewed, but will not be included in the official hearing record.

American Sign Language and CART Captioning Services will be available. For more information, see https://new.mta.info/2024-qbnr-hearing.

The project team will review all comments and make final adjustments to the plan, which will be reflected in the Proposed Final Plan Addendum. Lastly, the plan will be presented to the MTA Board for a vote at a later date to be announced.

Learn More About the Proposed Bus Service Enhancements
The public is encouraged to visit the Queens Bus Network Redesign project webpage and see individual route profiles to learn more about their bus route and of any proposed changes. The route profiles provide a helpful summary of proposed changes, frequencies, and a map clearly outlining the new and existing routings, and portions where service is either discontinued, shortened or extended.

For a more tailored learning experience, the MTA launched the Future Trip Planner in December 2023, which allows customers to input a start and end location and see an overview of their trip with the bus route changes in effect. Comments can be submitted via the online form and on the interactive Remix map, both found on the project webpage.

DSNY - No trash/recycling pickup Wednesday, 6/19 for Juneteenth

6/17/2024

We reached out to DSNY and were told if your pickup is usually on Wednesday, put your trash and recycling out Wednesday evening instead of Tuesday evening. The trash and recycling will be picked up on their midnight tour.

COMET's Sanitation Meeting 6/12/2024

6/14/2024

Don't forget Zoom meeting tomorrow with DSNY to discuss new regulations

6/11/2024

Homeowners have a lot of questions regarding the Department of Sanitation's new regulations that will take effect in the fall. Councilman Holden's office was able to get a representative from DSNY to attend and explain the regulations and answer our questions.

Some questions folks ask us:

Do we have to buy the special pails by the fall? $50 large, $40 small.
Will we need three pails for trash, paper and bottles/plastics?
How heavy are the pails? Many folks are seniors.
Someone may steal my pails so they don't have to buy them.

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Time: June 12, 2024 07:00 PM

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NYPD Recruitment

6/11/2024

Detective Saponieri, 110th Precinct Community Affairs sent us the following info. Please pass along to anyone you may know who would be interested.

Please see below website for the upcoming NYPD exam.

https://calendly.com/nypdrecruit

You can register for tutorials as well for CAMP at the above link.

The current Police Officer exam is open for registration until June, 28, 2024. You can register through https://nypdrecruit.com

108th Precinct Update Regarding People Living in RVs in West Maspeth

6/6/2024

Those of you who attended our Zoom meeting on Monday heard the concern about people living in multiple RVs in west Maspeth. There was an allegation that some were stealing electricity as well as acting suspiciously while walking through the neighborhood with shopping carts.

We received the following update from Captain Wong, 108th Precinct Commander:

We identified 18 trailers yesterday in sector David. They are all photographed with addresses noted. Sgt. Horne will be visiting them today to deliver the literature regarding the parking rules. He reached out to community links from the Chief of Patrols Office. The earliest date that we can do an operation with Sanitation is the 18th of June, which can change depending on what’s happening throughout the city. We would need to get DHS (Dept of Homeless Services) out a couple days earlier but we don’t have a specific date for that part of the operation yet. Just want to keep you updated on our progress.

The Crackdown on Scooters Continues

6/6/2024

Det. David Saponieri, 110th Precinct Community Affairs, sent this photo that he thought you might be interested in seeing.

These scooters were confiscated in the confines of the 115th Precinct which covers the communities of East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights.

The confiscation of illegal scooters is a citywide effort and hopefully with continued enforcement these problem will be brought under control.

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