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Six airlines
change terminals
at LGA
With the multibillion-dollar renovation
of LaGuardia Airport in
high gear, six airline carriers are
relocating their operations within
the airports terminals in December,
according to the Port Authority
of New York and New Jersey
(PANYNJ).
Beginning on Saturday, Dec. 9,
American Airlines and American
Shuttle — which currently operate
out of Terminals B and C —
will entirely relocate to Terminal
B. JetBlue and Alaska Airlines,
which operate out of Terminal B,
will shift to Terminal A (Marine
Air Terminal). Delta Shuttle, which
operates out of Terminals A and C,
will completely move to Terminal C.
Frontier Airlines and Spirit
Airlines, both of which operate out
of Terminal B, will each handle all
departures out of Terminal C and all
arrivals out of Terminal D.
According to the Port Authority,
the relocations aim to streamline
airline operations while also
enhancing customer experience at
LaGuardia as it undergoes a transformation
designed bring the airport
into the 21st century.
Robert Pozarycki
Winning Take
5 ticket sold in
Fresh Meadows
Do you have the winning ticket?
Th e New York Lottery announced
on Oct. 24 that the winning Take 5
ticket from the Oct. 23 drawing was
sold in Fresh Meadows.
Th e winning ticket, which is a Free
Play worth $73,684.50, was sold at a
7-Eleven located at 168-01 Union
Tpke. Th e winning numbers for the
Oct. 23 drawing were 05 – 14 – 20
– 27 – 37.
Take 5 winning numbers are
drawn from a fi eld of one to 39. Th e
drawings are televised every evening
at 11:21 p.m. Winning Take 5 tickets
at all prize levels may be cashed
up to one year from the date of the
drawing.
Emily Davenport
Beg our pardon
An imaging error caused the twopage
Kings of Queens story on Pages
26 and 27 of the Oct. 19 Queens
Courier to be printed in low quality.
Th is resulted in both the pictures
and text being distorted.
We are reprinting the story in the
proper quality on Pages 26 and 27 of
this week’s Courier.
We apologize for the error and
regret any confusion which may
have resulted.
Queens Courier staff
Photo via Wikimedia Commons/Ryan Joseph Daley of Bayside NY
City’s plans for Fort Totten
Corrections academy irk Board 7
BY SUZANNE MONTEVERDI
smonteverdi@starnetwork.com
@smont76
Th e city wants to bring a wind turbine
and a Corrections Department training
academy to Bayside’s Fort Totten — but
not everyone is thrilled with the latter idea.
FDNY offi cials stopped by the monthly
Community Board 7 meeting to
share plans to construct a wind turbine
in the southeast portion of Fort Totten.
However, while the proposal was initially
met with positive feedback, news that
another city agency may be looking into
moving into the site had certain board
members rethinking the matter.
At the Oct. 23 meeting, board member
Chuck Apelian said he has received
word that the Department of Corrections
is actively considering Fort Totten as
the potential site for a training academy.
Apelian called the news “very alarming.”
Fort Totten — formally an active U.S.
Army installation in the Bay Terrace section
of the neighborhood — is currently
used by the U.S. Army Reserve, NYPD
and FDNY. Certain portions are designated
public park areas.
Apelian made a motion to table the
board’s vote on the Fire Department’s plan
until details about the proposed academy
site were clarifi ed, which passed.
“We’ve had this many times before, where
we get half a story from one agency, from
another agency,” he said. “Without clarifi -
cation on what’s happening in Fort Totten
right now, and the mayor trying to push different
agendas on us, I think it’s unfair for
this board to take a position right now.”
Remarks made by former Correction
Commissioner Joseph Ponte in May confi
rm the city agency’s interest in the site.
Aft er allocating $100 million for a new
training academy, Corrections is working
with the Department of Design and
Construction (DDC) to do a feasibility
study for the use of Fort Totten.
Board 7 Chairperson Gene Kelty said he
has sent letters to four city agencies asking
for clarifi cation on the matter.
“Th e only leverage this board has is by
somebody in the city of New York wants
something from us,” he said. “So by not
giving that to them and holding off , they
have to come back and talk to us.”
According the fi re offi cials, the wind turbine
would be the city agency’s fi rst placed
on public land and used as a learning tool.
Th e city agency took a similar approach
when installing a new solar power system
in recent years.
Trevor Atkinson, a sales manager at
Northern Power Systems, said the turbine
is “fairly quiet,” and would be located
a distance away from any residential
homes. Th e turbine would cost the Fire
Department $460,000 of capital funding
and take “minimal site work” to install.
“Th e turbine will set a precedent
in New York City,” board member Joe
Sweeney said.
Sweeney said the turbine would reduce
pollution and the agency’s carbon footprint.
It would also reduce the agency’s
electrical costs.
Th e board requested that FDNY add
an educational component be added into
plans for the turbine, giving the community
the chance to view the structure and
learn about its technology and impact.
A view from inside Fort Totten.