Published October 17, 2018
Forest and Metro Aves
Someone just got locked up recently for breaking into the boxes but the USPS is not telling the whole story
Donald J. Trump
Grace Meng not fighting hard enough in DC for us, Call her office the number is 718 358 6364
It’s starting again. 3 days no mail. I hope the USPS is closed down.The mail theft has been going on for 3 years and nothing is being done. Maybe if Schumer worried about his constituents instead of illegals and spreading lies about the president this would end.😡
Report mail theft or vandalism to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service at www.uspis.gov/report or 1-877-876-2455
Call 9-1-1 to have the 104 secure it.
ELMHURST’S 23-YEAR NIGHTMARE
There is a curious thing that has been going on for more than two decades on 57th Avenue just east of 80th Street. Per Department of Buildings records, a contractor established a storage yard in the middle of a block of homes back in 2002 – and despite a complaint having been referred for an OATH hearing and to the department’s padlock unit at that time, it’s still there 23 years later.
Many moons ago, there was an empty lot at the bottom of the hill, just east of the lot in question. Local kids used to play in it. It’s a steep slope and at the time also had a mapped street through the middle of it, so it was not considered a target for development. It was finally developed with 8 homes circa 2016. Construction equipment which originally was thought to have been left over from the project has been parked in the side lot ever since, on top of what was already being stored there illegally. The bulldozer parked back there can be seen from the westbound LIE off ramp and on Google Maps.
Area representation had been lacking, but after the district lines were redrawn and that block became part of Council Member Bob Holden’s district this past January 1st, an inquiry was re-opened at the request of JPCA.
Holden’s office did contact the Department of Buildings and on February 18, Samuel Schechter of the Department of Buildings sent a response: “Members of our padlock team observed that there was what appeared to be a contractor’s yard in a Residential District. They have issued a violation to the owner and a warning letter to the owner to cease the activity.”
We’ll keep on top of this until the matter is resolved.
23 years and you think anyone is ever going to do anything about it? Good luck. I applaud your optimism and diligence. I hope I'm wrong. I think it's never going to change. There's probably dozens of unpaid fines on their record.
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All – Exactly 2 months ago, Mayor Adams signed the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity (CoYHO) into law. You may remember that I sent out an email blast