Cambria’s arch win

Thanks to volunteer work by skilled laborers, the arches are golden again.

No, we’re not talking about fast food. We’re talking about the Cambria Heights archways, a pair of quaint little landmarks dear to the community. With their wood frames and shingled roofs, they look much like the structures you’d see over an old-time wishing well, right at home in a fairy tale or Thomas Kinkade painting.

At least they looked that way until Superstorm Sandy hit in 2012. It knocked one down, leaving only its brick base structures behind at the corner of 222nd Street and 115th Road. It stayed that way for 11 years. The other one remained, though its sturdiness came into question.

Enter Laborers’ Local 1010. Providing the supplies itself, the union rebuilt the missing archway. The workers, area residents and City Councilwoman Nantasha Williams celebrated the job well done last week. The union plans to take care of the other one at a later time.

Sometimes it’s the little things. Residents and volunteers together beautifying a community; no taxpayer funds needed. Kudos to Cambria Heights and Local 1010.