Campaign 2010 Doggie Patrol

Getting dog poop on your shoe, or having your dog sniff it up close is nasty but many people are unaware that all dogs harbor coliform bacteria in their gut; e.g. E. Coli, salmonella and guardia (please read USA Today) all which pose a threat not only to pets but to us humans as well (Important! read this too). Water runoff containing coliform bacteria from dog feces can pump unhealthy bacteria into our water system when pet owners don't pick up.

Norwood Gardens will be initiating a campaign to raise awareness of risks posed to pets, humans and plant life by not picking up. Many pet owners are not being responsible and we need everyone's cooperation and support to help our community and our pets stay healthy.

Let's all help. Call 311 if your street has excessive leave behinds. Sanitation responds with special patrols to problem areas. If you see someone embarrass their dog by not cleaning up, perhaps a polite word would help. After all it is the law, necessary for pet health and helps our community look and smell pretty.

Please feel free to download "Pick Up After Your Dog" fliers to laminate and post on your street.

Facts every pet owner should know about Canine Litter

• Pollutes our water through storm water runoff
• Spreads disease both to humans and other pets
• Carries heartworm, parvo, tapeworm, hookworm and can make dogs sick
  
• Detracts from our neighborhood
• The law says pick it up. Fine for not picking up is $250

Speed Bumps! Coming soon.

Norwood Neighborhood Association received terrific news from the Department of Transportation today! Our community will receive speed bumps! This is the first step towards helping slow down some of the traffic that has caused so many safety concerns for Norwood residents. There have been a number of terrible accidents in our community and speeding is a concern we take seriously. NNA will be sure to keep on top of this issue and send an update when to expect the installation. Thank you DOT!

Letter to NNA from the DOT

What's going on at DOB??

Review of 2 permits above show same job number but 2 different job descriptions. Permit #420092278-01-FO-EA (from DOB website) shows 30-86 36th Street as 4 story construction. The same permit (posted to site's fence @ 30-86 36th Street) shows a 6 story construction.

He's Back! The tree waterer!

A NYC contracted tree waterer helps our young trees

Astoria and Norwood Gardens has received so many beautiful newly planted trees. Our tax dollars helped pay for these young saplings. With a little care and attention they will flourish and provide cleaner air, cooling shade during the hot summers and help with rain water run off. Please help them survive. Pick up trash and doggie droppings from your tree pit. Water your tree and fertilize in the fall. It will repay you with beauty throughout the seasons.

Variance Issued On a Saturday??

Residents received no help from DOB on after hour construction week nights and weekends without permits for 2 weeks in May.

However the contractor gets a variance to work until 9 PM on weekdays and 6 PM on the weekends. The variance was issued on Saturday 5/22 when the DOB is closed. How did this happen? Then, Monday night work continued illegally until after 9:30 PM disturbing neighbors.

Save QUEENS Library!

Queens Libraries are an essential part of Astorian's lives: students, young children, business owners, families, seniors, newcomers to America, we all rely on our local branch library to be open for essential access to computers, to conduct research and to enrich lives in crucial and meaningful ways. Budget cuts mean closings and shorter hours of operation. Cutting funds to this vital institution would hit Queens residents hard.

Please sign the Queens Library Petition (link here). If you are able to make a financial contribution to the Queens Library System, no matter how small, please consider how meaningful the library has been in your life and the lives of others.

We must keep them open! Please take a moment and sign to restore funds.

Candidates Forum Monday May 24th!

Sponsored by Long Island City - Astoria Alliance. Come meet the candidates this upcoming Monday. Place: Quinn Building @ 6:30 PM.