The Woodhaven Residents' Block Association recently surveyed the entire neighborhood and found that out of 77 mailboxes, both green and blue, 44 of them (or 57%) had been tagged by graffiti vandals. "Some of these mailboxes were painted over just a few weeks ago as part of our graffiti cleanup. We're going to have to be just as persistent as the vandals," said WRBA President Edward Wendell.
Note: Graffiti will be one of the issues on the table for discussion at Woodhaven's monthly Town Hall meeting in July, this time on a rare Friday Night -- July 27th at 7 PM -- at the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps (78-15 Jamaica Avenue).
The WRBA reached out to local elected officials early Monday for supplies to do battle with, particularly blue and green paint. Assemblyman Mike Miller responded immediately and by early that afternoon, the WRBA was in possession of 8 cans of green and 4 cans of blue paint.
The WRBA has released the following schedule of small graffiti cleanups, each event lasting approximately 90 minutes.
- Saturday, July 14th (10 am)
- Tuesday July 24th (6 pm)
- Saturday, August 4th (10 am)
- Thursday, August 9th (6 pm)
- Sunday, August 19th (10 am)
If you are interested in taking part in this project, please contact the WRBA by leaving a message at 718-296-3735 or emailing them at info@woodhaven-nyc.org.
Here are the findings of the WRBA mailbox survey. Woodhaven was divided into 3 zones --
• Zone A - Woodhaven Boulevard to Richmond Hill Border / Park Lane So. to Atlantic, including the part of 94th Street North of Park Lane So., and the Co-ops. 10 Green mailboxes, 4 tagged. 6 Blue, 1 tagged. Total 16/5 -- 31% tagged.
• Zone B - North of Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven Boulevard to Forest Parkway. South of Jamaica Avenue, Woodhaven Boulevard to 85th Street. Park Lane So. to Atlantic. 22 Green mailboxes, 10 tagged. 12 Blue, 5 tagged. Total 34/15 -- 44% tagged.
• Zone C - North of Jamaica Avenue, Forest Parkway to Dexter Court. South of Jamaica Avenue, 85th Street to Elderts Lane. Park Lane So. to Atlantic / Rockaway. 20 Green mailboxes, 19 tagged. 7 Blue, 5 tagged. Total 27/24 -- 88% tagged.
Total: 52 Green mailboxes, 33 tagged. 25 Blue mailboxes, 11 tagged. The Grand Total was 77 mailboxes with 44 of them tagged, or 57%.
Here are the locations of each mailbox in Woodhaven. It is entirely probable that we have missed one or more mailboxes. Please review the area near your home and let us know if we have missed any.
Zone A
Zone B
Zone C
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