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FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com SEPTEMBER 8, 2016 • The Queens Courier 29 Queens Museum is closed until the end of the US Open due to ‘heightened security’ Photo courtesy of Queens Museum CUTLER’S LIGHTING Over 50 Years Experience REPAIRS • REWIRING • RE-FINISHING • LAMP SHADES FALL SAVINGS TAKE 20-50% OFF 10% OFF ANY PURCHASE With Coupon. Not combinable – New Orders Only. Limit 1 per customer. $150.00 max for discount. Excludes Repairs, Refi nishing, Rewiring. Exp. 9/30/2016 CUTLER’S LIGHTING CUTLER’S LIGHTING LYNBROOK 817 Sunrise Hwy (2 Blocks west of Peninsula Blvd.) 516-887-1300 GREAT NECK 120 Northern Blvd. 516-482-1919 12 years from now, this LED bulb will still be saving you money. OFF LAMP SHADE SALE on yellow and red tagged items By Angela Mat ua [email protected]/@Angela Matua The Queens Museum has been closed since Saturday, Sept. 3, due to an uptick in security for the U.S. Open. In a message to visitors on its website, officials said, “due to the heightened security for the tennis tournament, access to the museum is affected.” The museum is located a few hundred feet from the new 8,125- seat Grandstand Stadium, which was opened as part of USTA’s $550 million makeover. The NYPD has been using museum lots as staging areas for vans and trucks, according to DNAInfo. The U.S. Open takes place at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The park is home to the Queens Museum, New York Hall of Science and Queens Botanical Garden, and it was home to the 1939-1940 and 1964-65 World’s Fairs. According to Grace Munns, spokesperson for the Queens Museum, no city agency forced officials to close the facility. The heightened security made it difficult for visitors to enter and exit the museum, so officials made the decision to close it until after Sept. 11, when the tournament ends. by The Winning Edge Skillman Pets Your neighborhood store for pet supplies and accessories at our everday low prices 49-16 Skillman Ave • Woodside, NY 11377 (718) 803-3635 • SkillmanPets.com FOLLOW US ON STORE HOURS Mon - Sat: 10am - 7pm Sun: 11am - 5pm 10% OFF Accessories & Food with a Grooming Service Since it is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, the museum will officially reopen to the public on Sept. 14. The museum has always stayed open during the U.S. Open but the addition of the Grandstand Stadium – the USTA pushed its property line 30 feet on the south to make room for it – has brought it closer to the action.


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