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PAGE 2 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2022

Morning Joe blames “Powerful Cable News Network”
Park Side Restaurant For Buffalo Massacre

Queens’Finest Italian Restaurant (Continued from page 1) conspiracies pushed by a former white against Jew.”
president, House Republican lead-
“It is the most grotesque of mar-
unleashed terror on an entire con- ers, social media monopolies and keting schemes that is killing, yes,
tinent because he is still stricken a powerful cable news network -- literally killing those very Ameri-
a generation later by the collapse billionaires, they’re leveraging that cans whose existence is now being
of the Soviet Union, union or, yes, fear to make more money and to used as leverage by news networks
like that infected appendage still gain even more power, by preying and a political party to breed that
attached to the GOP, the Trump on the aggrieved, working to turn fear, to make more money and to
wing, fueled by white grievance white against Black, white against win votes,” he concluded. “It is
and wild conspiracies. Those Hispanic, white against Muslim, sick.”
CM Moya Moves Globes From Hall of Science Parking
Lot to 111th Street Islands in Corona Heights

(Continued from page 1) with NYPD to relocate the on 111th Street between 48th and
About Park Side Restaurant - An Italian Landmark in the heart of Corona, Globes that were scheduled to 46th Avenues. Councilmember
Queens, Park Side Restaurant is truly a destination that is worth the trip. be removed from the Hall of Moya worked with NYPD to
After one visit, you will be sure to be back again and again for one the To address one of the qual-
city’s Best Italian restaurants. Bring your appetite and enjoy authentic ity of life traffic issues on 111th Science Parking Lot. The Hall remove the Globes from the
and always delicious dishes using the freshest ingredients and attention to Street, across from Flushing of Science parking lot is going to parking lot and placed them on
be reconfigured to make a new the Islands along 111th Street in
detail served by our professional staff. Park Side is also happy to host your Meadow Corona Park in Co-
next function with our private dining area and flexible banquet packages. rona Heights, Councilmember parking lot and entrance for new Corona Heights to prevent cars
Francisco Moya collaborated pre-K school being constructed from parking illegally on them.
107-01 Corona Ave. Corona Heights, NY MTA Announces Subways And Buses Set Single-Week
(718) 271-9274 • (718) 271-9871 Pandemic Ridership Record
- Reservations Suggested -
Nearly 24 Million New York- MTA Chair and CEO Janno panies began to bring employees
ers Rode the Subway or Bus in Lieber said, “This record week back to the office starting in
Second Week of May for the follows a strong April, when we March, and followed the rollout
Highest Single-Week Total Since had two weeks that ranked among of a series of pilot fare programs
Pandemic Began in March 2020 the best single-week totals for designed to make fares more
subway and bus ridership since affordable and more flexible.
Subways Carried Over 16.6 Mil- the pandemic began. The mes- On February 28, the Author-
lion Riders, Buses 7.3 Million, sage from New Yorkers is clear: ity launched a fare-capping pilot
and Staten Island Railway Over as we come back, we are taking through its contactless fare pay-
33,000 mass transit.” ment system OMNY that put a cap
New York City Transit Presi- on weekly subway and bus fares.
The Metropolitan Trans- dent Richard Davey said, “There The fare-capping pilot includes a
portation Authority (MTA) has is no doubt about it, New Yorkers “Lucky 13” feature where, start-
announced that 23,981,064 New remember the best way to get ing with the 13th ride of each
Yorkers took the train or bus last around the city; by continuing to week, every additional ride on
week, setting a pandemic-era focus on cleanliness, reliability subways or buses is free for the
Subscribe to the record for a single work week. and customer service records will rest of that week.
Between Monday May 9 and Fri-
continue to be broken.”
To encourage commuter
Queens Times day May 13, the subway recorded MTA Chief Customer Officer railroad customers to return, the
more than 16.6 million rides, Sarah Meyer said, “These trends Authority introduced discount
buses recorded 7.3 million rides, prove that mass transit is the fare packages including the debut
Your Local Newspaper-One Edition for All Of Queens and Staten Island Railway over easiest, fastest and cheapest way of a new 20-trip ticket to reflect
33,000 rides. around the city. With incentives hybrid work schedules. The 20-
Just $36.50 per year... and have the paper The ridership figures reflect like the OMNY “Lucky 13” to trip offers riders 20 percent off
delivered to your door by US Mail the third time in the past six weeks encourage riders to use the system comparable 20-peak one-way
NYC Transit has surpassed 23 more, combined with the warm fares when purchased through
Please Enter my Subscription For One Year million rides in a work week. In weather, we are looking forward MTA eTix or at a ticket window
April, subways, buses and Staten to breaking more records.” and are valid for 60 days.
Name .............................................................................. Island Railway recorded the two Metro-North Railroad and Prior to the pandemic, average
best work weeks of 2022, also the Long Island Rail Road last week weekday ridership totals routinely
Address .......................................................................... fourth and fifth best work weeks also experienced record ridership. exceeded 5.5 million in the sub-
since the COVID-19 pandemic. On Tuesday, May 10, Metro-North way system. That figure fell by
City..................................................Zip........................... The previous record came dur- carried an estimated 158,798 rid- 95 percent to a low of roughly
Please make check payable to: Queens Times and mail to: ing the week of April 25, which ers, 61 percent of the 2019 daily 300,000 daily trips in April 2020
11-20 154th Street, Whitestone, NY 11357 ranks as the fourth best week for average. On Wednesday, May 11, as the number of COVID-19 cases
ridership since the pandemic, with the LIRR carried an estimated peaked in the New York City met-
23,699,401 recorded rides. At that 178,100 riders, which was 62 ropolitan area. MTA employees
time, that record trailed only the percent of the 2019 daily aver- continued to provide service for
week of November 15, 2021, and age. The last time either railroad the frontline healthcare profes-
the week of December 6, 2021, surpassed this level of ridership sionals and other essential work-
when NYC Transit ridership was March 12, 2020. ers who needed to get to work
was recorded at 23,951,307 and The increase in ridership across during some of the most difficult
23,847,778 respectively. the agencies come as major com- days in New York City history.

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