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PAGE 4 THE QUEENS TIMES THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024

As High Temperatures Continue, The
New York Department Of State’s
Division Of Consumer Protection
Reminds New Yorkers To Never Leave

Children And Pets In Hot Cars
Take Precautions to Keep Chil- could face criminal charges.
It’s In Queens! dren and Pets Safe and Prevent Safety Tips for Children
(July 12 to July 18) Heat Stroke • Never leave a child in an unat-
tended vehicle in the warm weath-
Some multi-event, outdoor pro- “As temperatures continue to er, not even with the windows
grams start this week, while oth- rise this week and throughout the slightly open or down, due to the
ers continue. Warm Up and City summer, I urge all New Yorkers risk of heatstroke (hyperthermia).
of Water Day are huge. So is the to remember these life-saving tips • If you see a child in a hot car,
Jamaica Bay Festival. Indoors, and remain attentive when getting call 911 right away and follow their
Irish music, fused glass, and in and out of your car because just instructions. Emergency person-
house restoration entice. a simple mistake or a few minutes’ nel are trained to respond.
time can put your loved one in seri- • Teach children not to play in
• July 12, Warm Up 2024, 4 pm. ous danger.” or around vehicles and to alert
Now in its 26th season, Warm Up As high temperatures continue an adult when a friend is playing
presents live DJ sets and shows on across New York State, the New in a vehicle without supervision.
a stage designed by artist Stewart CityofWater York Department of State’s Divi- Make sure children understand
Uoo in the PS1 Courtyard. The sion of Consumer Protection is the dangers of trunk entrapment
opening night lineup is KIM warning New Yorkers of the dan- (suffocation, heatstroke, etc.).
ANH/Can U Not Talk Records/ ger children and pets face when • Place something you need, like
New York Johnny Dynell/New left in hot cars. Unfortunately, keys, a purse or bag, or your cell
York Gatekeeper/Dungeon Ses- multiple deaths have been reported phone, next to your child’s car seat
sions/New York DJ Miss Parker/ after children and pets have been so you will remember to check the
Brooklyn. MoMA PS1, 22-25 left in a hot vehicle. Heatstroke or backseat before you lock the car.
Jackson Ave., Long Island City. death due to hot cars occur most Alternatively, place a stuffed toy
• July 12, A Night of Irish Music, commonly when an adult uninten- in your child’s car seat when not in
7 pm. The Blarney Star Concert tionally forgets a child or pet, who use and move the toy to the front
Series continues with top-notch may be quiet or sleeping in a in a passenger seat when your child is
tin whistle player Mary Bergin rear-facing seat. Along with these in his/her car seat as a reminder
and bouzouki player and singer Eich incidents, children can also gain that your child is in the vehicle.
Alan Murray. Students from the unsupervised access to parked cars • Use drive-through services
Woodlawn School of Irish Music nity. Artist Jacqueline Qiu leads a shattered windows, a punctured and get stuck inside, especially if whenever possible while driving
play an introductory set. New weaving workshop. The Noguchi foundation, and an airborne chim- child safety locks are on. There is with a child in a vehicle.
York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Museum, 09-01 33rd Rd., Long ney cap were only some of the a real and severe danger in extreme • It is vital to recognize the symp-
Ave., Long Island City. Island City. challenges. Bayside Historical weather and when temperatures toms of heatstroke in children.
• July 13, Jamaica Bay Festival, • July 14, Modern Ruin, 3 pm. Society, The Castle, 208 Totten don’t “feel” hot. At 60 degrees Symptoms include absence of
8:30 am. This seventh annual A screening of a documentary Ave., Fort Totten. outside, after just one hour a closed sweat, confusion, disorientation,
extravaganza includes free kayak- about the New York State Pavil- • July 17, Act One: One Act car can get as hot as 105 degrees. flushed skin, loss of alertness,
ing, fishing, surfing, hiking, bird ion. Then, Director Matthew Silva Festival 2024, Aug. 11. Curator “Hot weather can pose many unconsciousness or rapid/shallow
watching, art, and nature at vari- and Bill Cotter, co-author of The Cassandra Gutterman-Johns risks to New Yorkers, and one of breathing.
ous spots in Jamaica Bay. 1964-1965 New York World’s reviewed 180 individual plays the most prevalent dangers comes Safety Tips for Pets
• July 13, City of Water Day, Fair, participate in a panel discus- and organized her selections into from children or pets being left • Never leave a pet unattended
noon. A paddle outing and chanc- sion moderated by Queens World groups of seven programs with unsupervised in hot cars,” said in the car. Like children, dogs and
es to learn about the borough’s Film Festival Executive Director eight plays each. The winning Secretary of State Walter T. Mos- other animals have a harder time
waterfront (marine ecology, water Katha Cato. Queens Theatre, 14 play, actors, and director receive ley. “As temperatures continue to staying cool, leaving them ex-
quality, superfund contamination, United Nations Ave. S., Flushing cash prizes. The Secret Theatre, rise this week and throughout the tremely vulnerable to heatstroke.
and resilience) with the Queens Meadows Corona Park. 38-02 61st St., Woodside. summer, I urge all New Yorkers • A car can overheat even when
Landing Boathouse and Environ- • July 14, Fused Glass Work- • July 17, Italian Nights 2024: to remember these life-saving tips the window has been left cracked
mental Center, Newtown Creek shop, 11 am. Designer Naomi Gene DiNapoli, 7 pm. DiNapoli and remain attentive when getting an inch or two. Parking in the
Alliance and the North Brooklyn Rabinowitz teaches how to fuse offers Italian style pop music in and out of your car because just shade or leaving water in the ve-
Community Boathouse. glass jewelry. Alley Pond Envi- made famous by Italian American a simple mistake or a few minutes’ hicle won’t prevent your pet from
• July 13, Remembering Queens ronmental Center, 229-10 North- artists as part of this free summer time can put your loved one in seri- overheating, either.
Historian Jack Eichenbaum, 2:30 ern Blvd., Douglaston. series. Athens Square Park, 30th ous danger.” • According to the American
pm. An informal, communi- • July 14, Kamran Sadeghi, Street and 30th Avenue, Astoria. Tragically, 1,083 children have Society for the Prevention of Cru-
ty tribute to friend, colleague, 3:30 pm. The monthly Bang on • July 18, Seth Goldart & Co., 7 died nationwide due to Pediatric elty to Animals (ASPCA), young,
mentor, tour guide, and official a Can series continues with elec- pm. The Free Summer Concerts Vehicular Heatstroke since 1990. overweight or senior animals or
Queens Historian Jack Eichen- tronic musician and mix engineer in the Park series, presented by Fifteen of these were in New York those with short muzzles or thick
baum. All are invited to share Kamran Sadeghi. The Noguchi the Northern Woodside Coalition State. According to People for the or dark coats are most at risk for
their memories. Kingsland Home- Museum, 09-01 33rd Rd., Long and Goliard Concerts, continues Ethical Treatment of Animals overheating.
stead, 143-35 37th Ave., Flushing. Island City. with a night of Eclectic Folk (PETA), every year many pets • If you see a pet in a hot car, call
• July 13, FMCP History/City of • July 14, Alex Owen Quar- and Country. Sgt. Collins Tri- die from heat exhaustion because 911 immediately.
Water, 2 pm. The second World’s tet, 6 pm. The Jackson Heights angle, Broadway and 59th Street, they are left in parked vehicles. In • Recognize the symptoms of
Fair History Walk of 2024 is Beautification Group’s Summer Woodside. 2023 alone, 163 animals died due heatstroke in pets and take action
themed to honor the 17th annual Sundays program continues with • July 18, Barkha Dance Com- to heat–related deaths and another if you see them. Symptoms include
City of Water Day. It features a New Orleans Jazz. Travers Park pany, 7 pm. A free dance perfor- 855 were rescued from the heat. restlessness, heavy panting, vomit-
guided walk to learn the aquatic at 78th Street and 34th Avenue. mance among Suchitra Mattai’s Anyone found responsible for leav- ing, lethargy and lack of appetite
stories that shaped the World’s • July 14, Family Day: Cel- art exhibition. Socrates Sculpture ing a child or pet alone in a hot car or coordination.
Fair and the borough. American ebrating Prototyping Play, 1 pm. Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long
Society of Landscape Architects Highlights include workshops, Island City.
New York employees inform on installations, play, storytelling, • July 18, The Live Experience Statement on Governor Hochul’s
making the Mist Garden. Meet at and building. Queens Museum, & DJ, 7:30 pm. Central Astoria Gateway Tunnel Announcement
the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows NYC Building, Flushing Mead- LDC’s Summer Concert series
Corona Park. ows Corona Park. continues with a night of Pop Riders Alliance Policy & Com- project, her flip flop lost New
• July 13, Introduction to Botani- • July 16, Calvin Johnson & music. Astoria Park Great Lawn, munications Director Danny York the biggest ever federal capi-
cal Eco-Printing, July 14. Artist Native Son, 7 pm. The Live at near Astoria Pool. Pearlstein said: tal investment grant, which would
Dani Song leads workshops on the Gantries series continues with • July 18, Desert Highway, 7:30 have built the Second Avenue
eco-printing with organic mate- a family-friendly, high-energy pm. This group performs covers “Governor Hochul’s congestion subway to East Harlem.
rials such as plants, insects, and show inspired by the sounds and by The Eagles as the Forest Park pricing betrayal is wasting time “While wooing suburbanites,
natural minerals to create mul- vibes of New Orleans. Gantry Pla- Summer Concert Series contin- and money. Gateway will cost who hate her, the governor has
titudes of colors. Schedule: July za State Park, Long Island City. ues. George Seuffert Bandshell, double the prior tunnel plan that abandoned millions of city bus
13 at 11 am; July 14 at 10:30 am. • July 17, Lee McColgan: A Woodhaven Boulevard and Forest former New Jersey governor Chris and subway riders, who elected
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 House Restored, 7 pm. Archi- Park Drive, Forest Park. Christie blocked. her and are stuck waiting for reli-
Main St., Flushing. tectural conservator and author • June 18, Fashion Bandana “As the governor cheers one able and accessible public transit.”
• July 13, Community Day, 11 Lee McColgan discusses his new Workshop, 1:30 pm. Artist Phyllis
am. Admission is free with special book, A House Restored, about Ger leads a workshop with a sup- QueensTimes.com
programming to celebrate the restoring the 1702 Loring House ply of cotton bandanas. Voelker
Asian American, Native Hawai- in Pembroke, Massachusetts. De- Orth Museum, 149-19 38th Ave., Read Our Paper Online and Play Sudoku
ian, and Pacific Islander commu- teriorating bricks, frozen pipes, Flushing. and crossword puzzles online