But Queens Community Board 6 wrote to the city in October 2024 that there were no complaints of gaps in coverage, and that there was a lack of transparency, other than the telecommunications carriers’ preference, to site the 5G Tower at PS
144.
Concerned residents in Forest Hills, Queens voiced their concerns about the adverse effects a 5G Tower will have on their community -- decreased property values, attracting vagrants, encouraging cell phone use at a time when the city is looking to reduce childhood addiction to social media, and adverse biological effects – especially on the children at elementary school PS 144.