2 MAY 25, 2017 RIDGEWOOD TIMES WWW.QNS.COM Suggestion to name Glendale plaza after fallen fi refi ghter met with apprehension ALBA RISTOPANTE & PIZZERIA FINE IALIAN CUISINE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT Dinner, Dancing and Live Entertainment with The Famous DJ Jinny V. Only at Alba’s Famous Pizzeria 7 pm to 11:30 pm JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY FRIDAY and Saturday Evening 8:00 pm to Midnight for DINNER & DANCING 137-65 QUEENS BLVD., BRIARWOOD / KEW GARDENS HOURS: Sun. – Wed. 11am – 11pm • Thurs., Fri., Sat. 11am – 12 midnight We Accept All Major Credit Cards Live Entertainment - NO COVER CHARGE – - Singles Welcome - Delicious Best Menu Items LUNCHEON BUFFET Every Mon-Fri 12pm To 3pm $8.95 Plus Tax per person THHURSDAY NIGHT RECEIVE A FREEE BOTTLE OF WINE FOR TWO OR MORE PEOPLE Have Your Party, at Alba’s! RESERVE YOUR DATES NOW! SPECIAL FATHER’S DAY PARTY Large, 100 Seat Capacity PARTY ROOM! FREE CAKE Mon. & Tues. PASTA NIGHTS Eat In or Takeout Only $995 FREE DELIVERY AVAILABLE with $10 Mim 718-(Corner 291-of Main 1620 Street) CATERING AVAILABLE For All Occasions BY ANTHONY GIUDICE [email protected] @A_GIUDICEREPORT The current project to create a pedestrian plaza where Myrtle and Cooper avenues intersect in Glendale is almost fi nished, and some people around the neighborhood would like to see the plaza named aft er Firefi ghter William Tolley who died in April while battling a blaze in Ridgewood, but there is one problem: the triangle already has a name. The request was brought to the attention of the Community Board 5 (CB 5) Public Transportation Committee during the committee’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 23, at the board office in Glendale. A longtime staff member at P.S. 88 in Ridgewood sent the request to the board, aft er making the request to the FDNY, Gary Giordano, district manager of CB 5, announced. The triangle is currently called the Glendale Veterans Triangle, and is home to the Glendale War Memorial, which was dedicated in 1921 to honor the 21 Glendale residents who died in combat during World War I, and is a major piece of the neighborhood’s history. Although Tolley gave his life serving Ridgewood out of the Glendale-based Engine Company 286/Ladder ARE YOU TIRED OF Company 135, committee members were apprehensive about recommending the renaming of a plaza that already has a memorial dedicated to it. The committee, however, did discuss alternate options to remember Tolley, his 14-year career in the Glendale fi rehouse, and the sacrifi ce he paid serving the community. One option put forth was the pedestrian plaza at 71st and Myrtle Avenues in Ridgewood, near where Tolley took his tragic fall. But, there are plans in the works to possibly MISSING TEETH LOOSE OR DENTURES? MINI DENTAL IMPLANTS COULD BE THE ANSWER! WE HAVE DENTAL IMPLANTS OF DIFFERENT SHAPES & SIZES THAT ALLOW US TO BEST MEET YOUR NEEDS & BUDGET! • Great for replacing missing teeth or stabilizing loose, uncomfortable dentures • No more suffering from pain while eating or embarrassment while smiling • Financing options available Call today to schedule your FREE evaluation with needed X-rays Robert P. Cukier, DDS | Glendale Family Dental 76-01 Myrtle Avenue Glendale, NY 11385 718-386-2655 (718) 804-5579 | WWW.MINIDENTALIMPLANTSGLENDALENY.COM name that plaza after Herman Hochberg, who was instrumental in making the neighborhood into what it is today. Another space suggested by the committee is the opposite end of the Myrtle/Cooper plaza, near the Mobile gas station. “Maybe something could be created there,” said Ted Renz, executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District (BID). “It needs some enhancement. Right now it’s a barren, concrete area.” In lieu of naming a plaza aft er Tolley, the committee also brought up the idea of possibly co-naming a street in the late fi refi ghter’s honor. Some of the suggested locations included the block where Tolley fell, Wyckoff and Putnam avenues; or the section of Myrtle Avenue in front of the fi rehouse near 66th Place. Aft er much discussion, the committee decided to table the request for now due to the many variables involved in renaming or naming a plaza at this time. “This is very close to the tragedy, and maybe some dust needs to settle a little bit,” said John Maier. “And this needs to be thought about, like where to best address the needs of the Department, his colleagues, and the communities.” File photo The Glendale Veterans Triangle is already dedicated to the 21 members of Glendale who died in World War I.
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