Monthly Archives: July 2011

Transit officers will add to security at casino

When the new casino opens in South Ozone Park, patrons and nearby residents can be assured that their safety is being looked after.
Resorts World New York Casino patrons will have an additional layer of security as they come and go to the trains in the form of city transit officers.
Captain Roy Kaplan, commanding [...]

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A convention center in South Ozone Park? Possibly.

According to reports, Genting is thinking about installing a convention center near to the Aqueduct racetrack. Genting officials unveiled the plans before a state board and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. last month.
Addabbo said a convention center would likely be welcomed in Queens because of the revenue it would generate for the city and state.
Currently, [...]

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New Racino causes security concerns

With all the hype of a racino coming to South Ozone Park, residents have expressed concerns about safety at almost every community meeting.
In May, over 100 neighborhood residents attended Community Board 10′s monthly meeting to address the potential problems that the rush of visitors would bring the neighborhood.
They all asked Patrol Borough Queens South [...]

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Apply for a job at Aqueduct

The new racino is hiring entry and mid-level employees.
A hiring center was opened last month in an effort to hire more people from the neighborhood. The company is said to hire 1,150 employees.
Local residents have already started to take advantage, like Shatima Williams and Najah Abdulkhabir but others are concerned. The Jamaica branch of the [...]

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