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WeareaskingourfellowAstoriaresidentstobandtogetherandsendaquickemailletter totheBoardofStandardandAppealsabouttheproposedmedicalbuildingat232531st Street.Besuretosendyourletterbefore9a.m.TuesdayFebruary26th. Pleasetaketheformletterbelowandeithercustomizeit(whichispreferable)orsendit verbatim.Pleasefeelfreetochange,rework,editandremixthesentencesandfocuson argumentsthatareimportanttoyou. TheonlypersonweshouldbeemailingisJeffMulliganatjmulligan@bsa.nyc.gov UndernocircumstancesshouldyouemailBSABoardChairMeenakshi Srinivasandirectlyasweneedtoadheretoproperrules. Copy,modifyandsendtheletterbelowviaemail. Pleasecontactnormsutaria[at]gmailifyouhaveanyquestions. Thankyouagainfortakingtimeoutofyourdaytohelpusandpreventthissituationfrom happeningtootherswordscannotexpresshowmuchweappreciateit.

To: BSAChairpersonMeenakshiSrinivasan incareofJeffreyMulligan,ExecutiveDirectorjmulligan@bsa.nyc.gov From:

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Subjectline:ObjectionstoBSA31512BZalsoknownas232531stStreet,Queens DearChairpersonSrinivasan, IamwritingyoutoobjecttoBSA31512BZ,alsoknownas232531stStreetinQueens. WhileIdontobjecttotheproposeduseofthebuildingasamedicalfacility,Idooppose theprofoundeffectsitwillhaveonourneighborhoodhereinAstoria. Notonlywillthebuildingharmresidentson32ndStreet,buttheBSAsdecisionwillsetthe precedentforothersituationswhereacommercialbuildingisbuiltadjacenttoresidences. TherulingaboutthisbuildingwillhavelongtermimplicationsforresidentsofAstoriawhen itcomestothequietenjoymentoftheirhomes,airquality,noisequality,lightpollutionand propertyvalues. Theexhaustventsfortheproposed135carparkinggaragewillbeventingtoocloseto homeson32ndStreet.Thiswillinevitablylowertheairqualityandpropertyvaluesinthe immediatevicinity.Alsounknownaretheownersplansforthegarage:howlongwillitbe open?Willitbeusedforafterhoursrestaurantparking? PlacementoftheventsalsogoagainstaZoningRegulation(Z.R.33292)thatrequiresa 30footrearyardofOpenSpace.Inaddition,Z.R.33292doesnotallowforprocessingof anykind,andthisincludestheprocessingofair.ZoningRegulationsaredesignedto protectresidentsandthecharacterofneighborhoods.Exhaustventsdirectlyadjacentto therearpropertieswillruinthepropertyvaluesofhomeson32ndStreet. Theownerofthebuilding,YiannisKonstantinidesandPaliRealty,LLC,alsodamagedthe foundationsofhomesalong32ndStreetduringconstructionandhaveactivelyrefusedtofix theproblems.Thisiscompletelyunacceptableandneedstoberemediedimmediately. Thehomesandpropertiesattherearofhisbuildingmustberestoredtotheiroriginal conditionbeforeconstructionbegan. Finally,ifitcanhappentomyfellowAstoriaresidents,itcanhappentoothers,notonlyhere inAstoriawherecommercialzonesmeetresidentialzones,butanywhereinNewYorkCity wherethistakesplace.

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