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AMI j' PI CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING i IN THIS SECTION DXL DW i Wednesday, August 1, 1990 oo Mod Landmarkers delay vote on proposal By JOAN SHEPARD Closed lanes cause jams Traffic advisory: Bronx-Whitestone Bridge one lane in each direction closed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Throgs Neck Bridge one lane in each direction closed Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The lane closings for construction on both bridges at the same time by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA) are creating monumental traffic jams getting to and from the Bronx and making life miserable in the communities of Locust Point and Throgs Neck.

State Sen. Guy Velella, who has received numerous complaints, from bridge construction workers and local residents, met late last week with TBTA officials to try to resolve some of the problems and to find out why the TBTA was doing work on both bridges simultaneously. Velella said that he not only is concerned about the excessive noise caused by the ongoing construction but also about safety charging that wood is being used to hold up parts of the bridge in place of steel. "The problem goes way back. All this is deferred maintenance that should have been done long ago.

Now it is being done simultaneously," Velella said. Arlene Rosa, a Locust Point resident, said the noise from trucks striking the steel construction plates on the Throgs Neck Bridge is just incredible. "Not only do we have air pollution but access roads getting to and from the bridge are jammed. If an emergency vehicle has to get here, it can't get through." A spokesman for the TBTA said repairs were necessary on both bridges. "There was no way to get around it," he said.

Part of the work is being done because of the complaints about noise, he said, and by October, when part of the work is complete, "the bridge will be as quiet said Commissioner Sarah Landau. Commissioner David Todd took exception to her remarks. "We have to encourage the right kind of change," said Todd. "We just can't maintain the status quo." At one point in the meeting, Todd jumped up from his chair and said. "I find it (the proposed building) totally appropriate." The opponents two West Side organizations: Landmark West and Who Owns The Sunshine? said they would continue their lobbying efforts to stop ttie project.

Opponents maintained the building is too tall and an example of overbuilding in Manhattan. This is the lipping Gladys Do-belle, chairman of the Sunshine organization. 'I am not worried' According to Landmark West, the tallest building in the Central Park West Histor- ic District is 30 stones, the Century Apartments at C2d St. and Central Park West. The commissioners also took issue with the proposed entrance to the building, the style of the windows and the removal of stone doors.

But the architect will have time before the vote is taken to make changes suggested by the commission. "I am not worried about approval," said architect John Beyer of Blinder, Belle, and Beyer. "I think they like the overall design of the building Although the Landmarks Commission doesn't actually design buildings, it does make recommendations, which architects invariably follow in order to get approval. The YMCA project was approved by Community Board 7 and the Municipal Art Society. Several public officials, including Borough President Ruth Messinger, have also expressed reservations over the proposed building's height.

Manhattan Cultural Affairs Editor The Landmarks Preservation Commission postponed yesterday a vote on a YMCA proposal to build a 41-story high-rise apartment complex in the newly created Central Park West Side Historic District. It followed a contentious discussion that produced no clear consensus among the six members present. Five members were absent. At least six votes are needed to pass a measure at the commission. "We don't have a clear consensus," said Laurie Beckel-man, the chairman.

Air rights an issue The proposal calls for a high-rise apartment building over the existing YMCA on West 63d St. right off Central Park West. The is currently negotiating triw trai of its-air flgfltS over the building. The money realized from the air-rights sale would be used to improve the 35 YWCAs in the five boroughs. The Landmarks Commission vigorously argued the architectural merits, with members splitting on the issue.

"I am worried about approving towers in historic districts," as it ever was. Work continues until 1991 Work on the 50-year-old Bronx-Whitestone Bridge began in December 1989 and is to continue until December 1991 at a cost of $20.3 million. In addition to road re- SUrrace cufitjTPtfe -ore ucing iri' 'I am worried about approving towers In historic districts.9 stalled. On a safety scale of one to seven, the Bronx-Whitestone rates a five, which is very high for a bridge 50 years old, the TBTA spokesman said. Construction on the Throgs Neck Bridge, built in 1961, also began in December 1989 and is expected to be completed in February 1992 at a cost of $5.95 million.

Work is being done on a 60-foot stretch, from side to side, and in the toll plaza area on the Bronx side of the bridge. Night work also is underway on the Throgs Neck Bridge with one lane closed in each direction from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. "We are trying to alternate construction work. Three times so far we have pulled construction on the Throgs Neck Bridge.

It is something people are going to have to live with, but not always with this intensity," the spokesman said. John Lewis Commissioner Sarah Landau Int'l hoop game A team of Soviet teens visiting New York for 10 days will take on youths of the Police Athletic League in a basketball game at 10 a.m. today at the Maritime College of State University, Fort Schuyler. The Soviet youngsters are visiting the city in an athletic and cultural exchange sponsored by the PAL. Last month, a PAL boys' basketball team and a girls' track team visited Moscow.

The goal of the program is to share ideas and concerns facing today's Center's Education Center, 600 E. 233d St Sponsored by the hospital and the New York State Nurses for Political Action, the event will include speeches by Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer; Carolynn Goetze, the senior vire president of Nursing Administration at the hospital; and Rosanne Wille, the dean of the Lehman College Department of Nursing. Arts and crafts The Bronx Parks Recreation Department invites everyone to a Variety Arts Day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at Comras Mall, Bronx Park East and LydigAve.

There will be clowns, music, skating, face-painting, a puppet show, an art display, a talent show, and a camp banner contest. -XT'" vJI -m young people. Meet and greet A forum entitled, "Bronx Nurses Meet and Greet Bronx Legislators," will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow night at Our GET TO WORK: As workers watch, a backhoe starts ripping up Eighth Ave. at 48th St.

where a water- Lady of Mercy Medical main DreaK occurred at a.m. yesterday. It caused southbound subway service on the A and Trains to be diverted to the Sixth Avenue Line. Northbound service was not affected, the Transit Authority said. Eighth Ave.

was closed between 48th and 49th Sts, and 49th St. was closed between Eighth and Ninth a police spokeswoman said. tommomiiiminias.