There were surveyors at the Ridgewood Reservoir today. At the stretch of woodlands between the west basin and Highland Blvd. several dozen trees were marked with spray paint. The city usually marks trees in this manner when they are planning to cut them down. If these trees are coming down, will the community board be notified?
This is the area where the trees were marked.
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Here is the link to the New York Times article that Parnell mentioned in a recent comment.
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Here are links to the websites of two police precincts that need to be contacted regarding ATVs at the reservoir, as well as, contact information:
Brooklyn 75th Precinct
Inspector David Barrere
1000 Sutter Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11208
(718) 827-3511
The 75th Precinct is located in the East New York section of Brooklyn. Included in this area are Cypress Hills, Starrett City and City Line. It is a residential and commercial community with eight major housing complexes. Shopping areas run along the east end of Fulton Street, Liberty Avenue and the south end of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Contact Information
Precinct: (718) 827-3511
Community Affairs: (718) 827-3553
Community Policing: (718) 827-3329
Crime Prevention: (718) 827-3524
Community Council
President: Jean Reynolds
1st Vice President: Orlando Cepeda
2nd Vice President: Anthony Mammina
Meetings: The precinct community council meeting is held the first Wednesday of the month at the precinct station house at 7:30 p.m.
Queens 104th Precinct
Captain Keith Green
64-2 Catalpa Ave., Queens, NY, 11385
(718) 386-3004
The 104th Precinct is located in the northwest section of Queens, covering the areas of Ridgewood, Glendale, Middle Village and Maspeth. There are 60 Houses of Worship and 18 cemeteries, of all faiths located within this command.
Contact Information
Precinct: (718) 386-3004
Community Affairs: (718) 386-2431/2446
Community Policing: (718) 386-4006
Crime Prevention: (718) 386-6223
Community Council
President: Mike Hetzer
Vice President: Diann Cusimano-Timki
Meetings: The 104th Precinct Community Council meets the 4th Wednesday of every month at 8:00 p.m. at the Covenant Lutheran Church located at 6859 60 Avenue.
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Last Sunday was the first time that I went to the Ridgewood Reservoir during mid-afternoon on the weekend. I was appalled by the abuse of ATVs throughout Upper Highland Park and around the reservoir. ATV owners would ride unrestricted on the running/bicycle path, the hillsides and, at one point, I watched one guy doing a wheelie up Highland Blvd to the intersection at Vermont Place. Angel told me that was business as usual and that the police and parks department have been called many times, but they don't do anything to curtail the problem. The damage that they do is so bad that you can see it clearly in the satellite images.
I don't understand what the problem is, as the "Rules of New York City" are very clear with regard to ATVs. What they are doing is not just destructive and annoying, it's illegal! Click here to download a list of "Department of Transportation" and "Department of Parks and Recreation" rules that unambiguously apply to ATVs.
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The Ridgewood Reservoir is the cover story for the November 1 issue. You can read the entire story on the Juniper Park Civic Association's website.
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An article by Amy Zimmer about the reservoir was published in today's Metro-NY. In the article Queens Councilman Tony Avella asks, “Why not spend the money where there are opportunities for ball fields where you don’t need to destroy natural areas?”
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