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Joe Franco’s restaurant rezone approved by city

Board agrees on 7.5% water rate increase

BY CONNOR ADAMS SHEETS A restaurateur’s plan to overhaul the White House restaurant in Whitestone is one step closer to becoming reality after securing the approval of the city Planning Commission. The commission, which did not respond to calls for comment, considered a proposal last month by Joe Franco, owner of the restaurant at 10-24 154th St., to rezone the block containing his property so he can upgrade and expand the space. The commission voted May 11 on Franco’s proposal, which would rezone the block of 154th Street from 10th to 11th avenues to allow the construction of certain types of two-story residential and commercial buildings, but stripped it of a commercial overlay on two homes that would have allowed them to be sold and converted to businesses in the future, according to state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside). The proposal now goes before the City Council, which is expected to vote for a version of the proposal because Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone) has said he would support it if it was tailored to meet specific criteria. Halloran said Tuesday he had yet to receive a final verContinued on Page 15

Coping with Loss

First single-digit increase in 5 years BY RICH BOCKMANN

BAMBI IN BAYSIDE Police officer Michael Hance holds a fawn that was brought into the 111th Precinct Monday. The deer was later taken in by Wildlife in Need of Rescue and Rehbilitation on Long Island, where rescuer Robert Hornath says the female fawn is being fed bottles of goat’s milk five times a day. Hornath estimates that the deer is three weeks old and says she is in good health. See Photo by Christina Santucci more photos at www.timesledger.com.

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Get ready to pay more for your water. On Friday, the city Water Board voted unanimously to approve the 7.5 percent water rate increase proposed by the city Department of Environmental Protection. It is the first single-digit increase in five years, but 35 percent less than the figure the department had projected last year. State Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck) said that while the increase was preferable to the proposed 11.5 percent, it is still too high. “Had there been reasonable increases in the past, this would be not so outrageous,” he said. “But these increases all add up. It gets compounded each year.” Weprin has introduced a bill that would limit each year’s water rate

increase to 5 percent. Earlier last week, the public turnout at the Queens Water Board hearing was like the new rate increase: in the single digits. Only a handful of people showed up at PS 499 in Flushing for DEP Commissioner Cas Holloway’s presentation, which cited a number of federal- and state-mandated projects such as the Croton filtration, ultraviolet disinfection and Newtown Creek treatment plants for 15 consecutive years of water rate increases. For fiscal year 2012, 42 percent of the DEP’s operating budget will go to pay the debt service for these capital projects. “I can say without qualification that this is the most capital work ever done at the same time,” the commissioner said. “That has to end. By doing all these projects at the same time, that’s what’s Continued on Page 16

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No bail for alleged terrorists Two Whitestone men planned to bomb synagogues, church: DA

Avella censures 311 at town hall meet BY RICH BOCKMANN

BY CONNOR ADAMS SHEETS Two Whitestone men from North Africa made their second appearances in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday after being ordered held without bail last Thursday on terrorism charges. The charges came in connection with an alleged plot to blow up synagogues and other targets in New York City, the Manhattan district attorney said. Ahmed Ferhani, 26, who is unemployed and moved to America from Algeria, and livery dispatcher Mohamed Mamdouh, an American citizen from Morocco, were arrested about 6 p.m. May 11 at separate locations in Manhattan, the DA said. They appeared in court Tuesday on charges connected to an alleged plan to bomb any of a number of sites they identified, including an unnamed church in Queens, the Empire State Building and an unidentified “major synagogue” in Manhattan, according to the DA. Ferhani went before a grand jury and a certificate of affirmative grand jury action was filed, Manhattan DA spokeswoman Diem Tra said. He is scheduled to be arraigned June 16. Mamdouh also appeared in court but did not go before a grand jury because the case was adjourned until June 2 “to allow more time for the grand jury,” Tran said.

Ahmed Ferhani, 26 (l.), and Mohamed Mamdouh, 20, appear in court for arraignment last Thursday. Both men are charged with a terrorist plot targeting various sites in New York, including synagogues AP Photo/Louis Lanzano, Pool and an unnamed Queens church. The men’s arrests came after a seven-month investigation handled entirely by local authorities because federal law enforcement declined to get involved. “The defendants were arrested at the conclusion of an investigation that revealed that they intended to bomb synagogues because of their hatred of Jews,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Margaret Gandy said last Thursday in court. The DA said the two men, who were charged with conspiracy as a crime

of terrorism, conspiracy as a hate crime, criminal possession of a weapon and attempted criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism, were lone wolves and had no direct ties to al-Qaeda or other terrorist groups. Mamdouh, who has family on Parsons Boulevard in Whitestone, lives elsewhere in the northeast Queens neighborhood, according to a female relative who answered the phone at the Parsons address. He attended Flushing High School, Steven Fusfeld, an attorney for Mamdouh

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said. Mamdouh came to America in 1999, Kelly said, and he lived on Parsons Boulevard. Ferhani, of 143rd Street, was a permanent resident of the United States who arrived in America in 1995, Kelly said. He worked as a sales associate at Saks Fifth Avenue and held an associate degree in business from Borough of Manhattan Community College, according to his profile on the social-networking site LinkedIn, where he was a member of groups for animal lovers, actors and modContinued on Page 20

Since taking office in January, state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) has repeatedly pledged to stay active in the local affairs of his constituents, and during his first town hall meeting last week, he placed himself — literally— between the city’s various departments and the people they serve. Representatives from the 105th Precinct and a number of municipal departments sat on the auditorium stage of MS 172 in Bellerose last Thursday night as Avella stood alongside local civic associations and mediated questions and complaints from a frustrated crowd. It did not take long to realize that city Department of Buildings spokesman Anthony Iuliano would have his work cut out for him. “The Department of Buildings is the worst agency in the history of the city,” Avella quipped. The senator said he was still

in the process of distributing his first newsletter — a civic checklist that nearly 2,000 constituents had already returned and listed buildings, city Department of Environmental Protection and traffic issues as their major concerns. Iuliano said that of the 7,500 complaints his department had received from Queens from January to April, 48 percent concerned illegal conversions and 39 percent were for work without permits. Most residents expressed frustration with the city’s 311 complaint registration service. “Never call 311,” said Avella, who encouraged those with complaints to contact the agencies directly or alert their civic associations and elected officials. He promised to make his second newsletter a listing of the heads of the city’s different departments and their phone numbers. In response, Iuliano spoke in a matter-of-fact tone when he said, “If you Continued on Page 16

State Sen. Tony Avella (c.) speaks at his first town hall meeting at Photo by Rich Bockmann MS 172 in Bellerose last week.

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One-woman show written by Anna Berger of ‘The Sopranos’ encapsulates 50 years of acting Anna Berger, known for her portrayals of characters in film and television and on the stage, brings her original play, “Absolutely Anna,” to the Bay Terrace Jewish Center this Sunday. Berger, a member of the Actors Studio, has been performing for more than 50 years in movies such as “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” and television shows like “The Sopranos” and “NYPD Blue.” The walls of her apartment on the Upper West Side are covered with photos of family and friends, some of whom have names more famous than others. She explained earlier this week that “Absolutely Anna” is somewhat of a history of actors, from the personal to the public. Berger, the daughter

of Jewish immigrants, pointed to a poster for the film “Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg,” a documentary on Gertrude Berg, star of the 1950s television sitcom “The Goldbergs.” “She was Jewish. It was unheard of at that time in America to be Jewish and be on television,” Berger said. “The Goldbergs” was her first television performance as a child, and “Absolutely Anna” depicts the personal trajectory of the actress, from growing up in tenements on the Lower East Side to living through the McCarthy era and the Red Scare, when many of her friends and colleagues were blacklisted. “It’s about art and the history of the theatre ... and a little bit of namedropping,” she said with a smile.

Anna Berger will star in “Absolutely Anna” this Sunday at the Bay Photo by Rich Bockmann Terrace Jewish Center. Those names include Walter Matthau and Mae

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Drink mogul speaks at SJU Vitaminwater founder Rapole gives commencement at alma mater

Asian residents grow as whites leave boro BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ

BY JOE ANUTA The St. John’s University graduate who crated a multibillion-dollar beverage company returned to his alma mater Sunday to impart three nuggets of simple wisdom to the class of 2011. Michael Rapole, the founder of the company that produces Vitaminwater, gave the commencement address to roughly 2,800 graduates and 20,000 spectators who sat through the intermittent drizzle on the university’s lawn shortly after he was given an honorary doctorate in commercial sciences. “There’s something about ‘Doc’ Mike Rapole that doesn’t sound right just now,” he said with a self-deprecating humor that would characterize much of his speech. “Does this mean I get to prescribe my own medication?” Rapole was honored for his quick ascent into success, but the university also awarded a St. John’s legend with the St. Vincent

Graduates of St. John’s University class of 2011 walk up to receive their diplomas during the comPhoto by Ken Maldonado mencement ceremony Sunday. de Paul Medal. Lou Carnesecca have served the university for 50 years as the longtime basketball coach and later assistant to the president. Carnesecca was retiring from his storied coaching career around the same time Rapole was getting his degree.

Rapole graduated from St. John’s 20 years earlier with a degree in sports administration, although according to the entrepreneur, he was not the best student. “I’m also glad there was not a background check or a look into my transcripts,” he said.

Rapole graduated with a 2.0 grade-point average, but nevertheless joined the ranks of entrepreneurs, like dropouts Steve Jobs, Richard Branson and Bill Gates, who seemed to have found far more success outside the classroom. And Rapole stressed Continued on Page 52

Lawmakers affirm immigrant rights BY JOE ANUTA Immigrant workers in Queens are often loath to alert authorities to unsafe or unfair working conditions for fear of being deported, but several lawmakers want to make it clear that every worker in the borough has the same rights. State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) hosted Immigrants Rights Awareness Day at the Richmond Hill Library Sunday. “This is a huge issue for Queens. This is the immigrant capital of America,” Lancman said. “Many immigrants are not familiar

State Assemblyman Rory Lancman (c.) and city Comptroller John Liu (third from r.) get the message out about immigrant worker Photo courtesy Rory Lancman rights in Richmond Hill. with their rights because they probably come from a place where work place safety is not a priority, but we wanted to do something to raise awareness.”

City Comptroller John Liu and representatives from the U.S. Department of Labor joined Lancman at the street-side table to snag passers-by who might

otherwise be wary of contact with any government entity. “One obstacle is getting the immigrant community to understand that there are parts of the government that are there to assist them and will not report them to other parts of the government,” Lancman said. For instance, if a worker complains about working conditions to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the administration will not report their immigration status to another government agency. It is important to get Continued on Page 52

Queens has grown more diverse over the last 10 years, with the Asian and Hispanic populations rising while whites and blacks are fleeing the borough, according to census data released last week. The Asian population in Queens increased 57.4 percent between 2000 and 2010. The borough now has more than half a million Asians compared to 391,500 in 2000. The census data released last Thursday only recorded six Asian ethnicities: Indians, Chinese, Filipinos, Japanese, Koreans and Vietnamese. Asians who did not fit into any of those six ethnicities represented the largest explosion in the Asian population, with a nearly 97 percent increase. In 2000, “other Asians,” which include Bangladeshis, Cambodians, Laotians and Malaysians, among other ethnicities, comprised 41,545 residents of Queens while 81,821 were counted in last year’s census. Among the six Asian ethnicities, the borough’s Chinese population grew the most with a 43 percent increase. Some 140,000 Chinese called Queens home in 2000 compared to 200,205 as of last year’s census. Both the Japanese and

Filipino populations in the borough increased by 25 percent. The Korean population rose by more than 3 percent — from 62,130 residents in 2000 to 64,107 in 2010 — while the Vietnamese population rose by 9 percent from 3,269 to 3,566. The Hispanic and Latino populations grew by 10 percent between 2000 and 2010, due to a large increase in the Mexican population. There were 55,481 Mexicans living in Queens, according to the 2000 census, while 92,835 Mexicans now live in the borough — a 67 percent increase. Both the borough’s Puerto Rican and Cuban populations decreased. There were 108,661 Puerto Ricans in Queens in 2000 and 102,881 in 2010 — a 5.3 percent drop. The Cuban population decreased by nearly 14 percent from 12,793 residents in 2000 to 11,020 in 2010. Queens residents who defined themselves as “other Hispanic or Latino” grew by more than 7 percent from 2000-10. Hispanic or Latino residents who were not from Mexico, Puerto Rico or Cuba numbered 379,670 in 2000 compared to 407,014 in 2010. Both the borough’s white and black populations dropped. Whites recorded Continued on Page 52

William Harfmann (l.), area manager for the U.S. Census Bureau, shows off variations of the census form in different languages as (l. to r.) Councilman Peter Koo, Assemblywoman Grace Meng and Chris Kui, executive director of Asian Americans for Equality, look on. The Asian population in the borough increased more than 57 percent between 2000 and 2010.

Grover Cleveland, John Adams rescued BY JOE ANUTA Two underperforming schools in western and southern Queens will be receiving millions of dollars in federal aid but will pay for it with major changes. Grover Cleveland HS in Ridgewood and John Adams HS in Ozone Park will both be getting $2 million annually as part of the federal government’s School Improvement Grants program. “To keep these schools open was the first priority,” said state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), whose district encompasses both institutions. “We’re going to make these better schools.” After both were listed as two of 54 underperforming high schools in the city, the city Department of Education informed them last week that they would be

receiving guidance under what is called the restart model. The federal government, which devised the plan, aims to improve the school’s performance with millions in financial aid and by partnering each school with a nonprofit, which Addabbo said will give each school the individual and tailored attention it needs. “What I like about it is the input for each school is different,” he said. “It’s not a cookie-cutter program.” The partnerships will hopefully strengthen the curriculum, develop academic supports for students and help teachers improve practice, according to the DOE. The city is currently in a request for proposal phase, which means that no specific nonprofits have been selected to help Gro-

Students and faculty of Grover Cleveland High School, who gathered with City Councilwomen Elizabeth Crowley and Diane Reyna earlier this month to welcome a new greenhouse, will get to stay in their ver Cleveland, at 21-27 Himrod St., or John Adams, at 101-01 Rockaway Blvd. “I think it’s a welcome program and it is a relief that they are not trying to close the school,” said

City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), whose district encompasses Grover Cleveland High School. But one part of the plan is set in stone: Teach-

ers and staff will get to keep their jobs. That was hardly a certainty in the weeks leading up to last week’s decision. Teachers and students from Grover Cleveland HS

had appealed to the DOE to implement the least drastic changes to their school, according to Brian Gavin, the union representative for the school. Last month it appeared that even the best-case scenario would have ousted the principal and at most 50 percent of the teachers, but this particular type of restart model has exceeded the wishes of the staff. The principal, Dominick Scarola, who would have been booted under other versions of the restart method, will also stay. Scarola has already been implementing changes to his school that correspond with some of the suggestions in the restart plan. He started a ninthgrade academy, which isolates the students in that grade from the rest of the

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Mets clubhouse manager took NYHQ prez touts staff, $2.3M in team artifacts: DA $210M wing in Flushing BY HOWARD KOPLOWITZ The former clubhouse manager for the New York Mets was charged in Queens Criminal Court last week with stealing nearly $2.3 million worth of Mets memorabilia, including autographed jerseys, bats and baseballs belonging to the Flushing team, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Charlie Samuels, 57, of Arverne, began his career with the Mets in 1976 and was made equipment manager in 1983 before being named clubhouse manager and traveling secretary, Brown said. “He had probably one of the best jobs that a sports

enthusiast could have and he threw it all away,” Brown said during a news conference at his office May 11, where two jerseys Samuels allegedly stole — a 1986 jersey signed by members of the Mets’ championship team and a special 2001 jersey signed by Mets players to commemorate Sept. 11, 2001 — were on display. “His alleged greed got the better of him.” The jerseys had an appraised value of $7,500 apiece, Brown said. Brown said Samuels had 1,673 Mets items worth an estimated $2.4 million stored in a friend’s Connecticut home, including 507 jerseys, 304 hats, 828 balls, 22 helmets, 10 bags of

equipment and two storage boxes. The DA said there was no evidence that Samuels sold any of the property and that prosecutors surmised he was saving the memorabilia to fund his retirement. “He was holding it as his own private collection,” Brown said. Charges were filed against Samuels, who was fired by the Mets in November, after the team became suspicious of his reimbursement requests. Major League Baseball was investigating Samuels before turning the case over to the Queens district attorney’s office. Continued on Page 52

BY CONNOR ADAMS SHEETS New York Hospital Queens invited the public to its annual State of the Hospital address last week, during which its leaders spoke of the technologies and techniques that are keeping them at the cutting edge of medicine, from robotic surgery to electronic record-keeping. The nonprofit private hospital, at 5645 Main St. in Flushing, faces myriad challenges, but it continues to innovate and expand in order to maintain its stature as one of the most advanced hospitals in Queens. NYHQ President and CEO Stephen Mills emceed the event, discussing the past year of triumphs and challenges at the hospital, and he trotted out a series of top doctors and specialists, who explained the lifesaving work they do every day. The hospital’s most visible accomplishment over the past 12 months was the opening in June of its new $210 million “west wing” building, which Mills called

New York Hospital Queens President and CEO Stephen Mills speaks about the state of the Flushing institution during his annual address on its triumphs and tribulations. Photo by Connor Adams Sheets

“the total package.” The construction of the building was a large gamble in the down economy, Mills said, but the higher level of care it enables the hospital to proContinued on Page 52

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BY RICH BOCKMANN The trains are running back on schedule, but the ride for Amtrak and the Long Island Rail Road is still a bit bumpy. On May 8, an Amtrak train traveling in one of the four East River tunnels derailed, closing the tunnel and forcing the LIRR to cancel about 25 percent of its trains during morning and evening rush hours from Sunday through last Thursday. Amtrak owns the tunnels, and its union employees have the exclusive right through their collective bargaining agreement to perform service and maintenance work in the tunnels. Through the terms of its contract with Amtrak, the LIRR is then billed for this work. In a letter Friday to Amtrak CEO Joseph Boardman, Metropolitan Trans-

portation Authority CEO Jay Walder cited four other incidents reaching back to March and his concerns over safety issues. He expressed a need to immediately address the accumulation of pooling water and clogged drains in the tunnel and went further to state the necessity to revise protocol between the two entities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;While the recent incidents in the East River tunnels have caused some to raise questions about the institutional arrangements between our organizations, my focus is solely on working constructively to expeditiously identify solutions for the many customers and employees of Amtrak, New Jersey Transit and LIRR who depend on the East River tunnels every day,â&#x20AC;? he wrote. â&#x20AC;&#x153;However, if it would facilitate a solution, or if Amtrak is unable to com-

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nance work. He said a broken rail was the cause for the latest derailment, which sent five cars off the tracks. Difficulties working in the tight quarters of the tunnel while replacing damaged ties, repairing the tracks and rerailing the cars kept delaying normal service to the tunnel. Regular service eventually returned to the LIRR early Friday morning and trains ran on schedule during the morning commute. A signal problem Friday afternoon caused delays for the evening commute, but trains have been running on time since. Reach reporter Rich Bockmann by e-mail at rbockmann@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4574.

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POLICE

Blotter Body found floating near Throng’s Neck

Man from Flushing impersonated cop: DA

BAY TERRACE — A grim discovery was made under the towers of the Throgs Neck Bridge May 11. The body of a white male was found floating in the water at about 8:52 a.m. near the intersection of the Clearview Expressway and Willets Point Boulevard in the confines of the 109th Precinct, police said. An NYPD Harbor Patrol unit spotted an unconscious and unresponsive person in the water and took him to 601 Totten Road where emergency medical services were waiting, according to the police. Once there, the man was pronounced dead on arrival, police said. On Friday, a spokesman for the city Office of Chief Medical Examiner said the autopsy had been inconclusive and the cause of death had not been determined. No identification had been made and the case is pending further study, the spokesman said.

AUBURNDALE — A Flushing man was arrested two weeks ago for allegedly impersonating an officer to settle a dispute, the Queens district attorney’s office said. Peter Germanis, 53, of Auburndale Lane, was arraigned May 4 on a criminal impersonation charge for the incident that took place April 28 around 5:05 p.m., according to the Queens DA’s office. A man got into a verbal dispute with Germanis at the corner of Auburndale Lane and Gladwin Avenue, when the suspect pulled out a police badge and said he was an officer, the criminal complaint said. Germanis, who has never been a member of the NYPD, allegedly then got into his vehicle and drove away from the scene, according to the complaint. An officer recovered the badge from the defendant who told him he received it from a police officer friend, the criminal complaint said.

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FOREST HILLS — A car slammed into a 60-year-old business on Metropolitan Avenue early Sunday morning, shattering windows and denting the metal security gate, the owner of the store said. At about 2:17 a.m., a livery cab driver and another car collided near 71st Avenue, according to Michael Lieberman, who owns Jones Surgical Co.

One of the cars veered onto the sidewalk and smashed into the front of the store, he said. No one was seriously injured, but police said one of the drivers was charged with a DWI, Lieberman said. The car caused thousands of dollars worth of damage, but Lieberman had his business open again by Monday morning.

Artist returns favor to Bravest BY REBECCA HENELY

A 2007 Volkswagen careened off the Queensboro Bridge early Saturday and smashed into a concrete barrier along Queens Plaza South between Crescent and 24th streets before landing on top of Photo courtesy Dan Dulligan a livery cab.

Third vehicle crashes on Qnsboro off-ramp BY JOE ANUTA Yet another car smashed into a Long Island City commercial block early Saturday morning after careening down an off-ramp of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. The Volkswagen crashed into a line of concrete barriers along Queens Plaza South between Crescent and 27th streets that was installed by the city Department of Transportation after the second fatal crash at the same spot. “This ongoing situation is intolerable and inexcusable,” state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) said in a statement. The lawmaker held a news conference after the second accident to call on the city DOT to fix the off-ramp. “Obviously, whatever safety measures DOT has taken failed to improve safety at this location,” he said. “For DOT to avoid responsibility and instead blame the drivers is unacceptable.” The latest crash occurred at about 6 a.m., when the Volkswagen was traveling at a high rate of speed while exiting the bridge and hit the concrete barrier, landing on top of a livery cab and striking scaffolding meant to repair damage from the last crash, police said. The driver and passenger of the Volkswagen were taken to Cornell Hospital

with minor injuries, the livery cab driver and passenger were not injured. Gianaris said the three accidents were no coincidence. But in each case the driver of a Volkswagen was was involved in the crash. On March 31, a car smashed into two storefronts on the block, killing pedestrian Anthony Buscemi and severing the arm of the driver. Then on April 6 another driver named Alexander Palacio, 39, and a 40-year-old female passenger slammed into the same storefronts, and reports said Palacio had also severed his arm. No one was seriously injured in the latest accident, but workers in the area hoped that the city would fix the problem. The barriers prevented the car from slamming into the row of businesses, which had been hit in the previous incidents. “They should do something about it,” said Breed Singh, who works at the corner cafe near where three cars in the last two months have missed the road. “The guys who work at night are scared.” DOT did not respond for comment. Gianaris sent a letter to DOT after the second accident to request that the agency review all off-ramps to the bridge.

When Astoria resident Katherine Kostreva takes pictures of shirtless firefighters in New York City and the rest of country for her self-published calendars, she is doing it to say thanks. “I was in a car accident when I was 16 and broke both my legs and my arms. Firefighters extricated me from the wreckage and saved my legs,” Kostreva said in an e-mail. “I vowed with each step I take, I would give back to these brave individuals.” From 2009-11, Kostreva, who has lived in Astoria for the last five years, has taken photos of welltoned city firefighters and published them in a “City of the Brave: Firefighters of NYC” calendar, which she prints herself through her company, On Point Publishing. The calendar raises money for the El-

sasser Fund, which helps the families of firefighters who die outside the line of duty. This year she is taking the project national with a calendar for 2012 called “Nation’s Bravest: Firefighters Unite,” which will be published in August. Kostreva has taken photos of firefighters showing off their chests as well as their special skills in Philadelphia, St. Louis and San Antonio. “These firefighters are brave and love what they do, preferring no other profession,” Kostreva said. “And each comes with a killer smile and personality.” Kostreva chooses the calendars through sending out memos to fire departments and firefighter unions. Firefighters who are interested in being a Mr. July or Mr. November, although right now the models are nicknamed after their city, must answer

a sheet of questions such as “Why did you become a firefighter?” and “Why should you be selected to represent your city?” After speaking with the firefighters over the phone, Kostreva makes a selection based on physique, but also personality and what one does when he’s not a firefighter, such as volunteer work and other hobbies. Kostreva describes the shoots, which are also attended by a photographer, as “spontaneous” and “relaxed.” “We all meet during the morning, get to know each other ... then we go to various landmarks across the city,” she said. “We also find a fun spot to interview the firefighter for inclusion in the video and shoot.” A video for the calendar’s “Mr. New York,” 27-year-old Phil Silvester of Brooklyn, shows the firefighter walking around the

city, jogging, jumping rope and tossing around a rugby ball. For the national calendar, Kostreva is teaming up with popular women’s magazine Cosmopolitan. She said she has few details on the partnership, but they are working on an online travel website where fans of the calendar can vote on their favorite firefighter. At the end of the year, the one with the most votes will be dubbed “The Nation’s Bravest.” Kostreva said family members of the firefighters love the calendar. “They fully support them and are proud that they participate in the name of charity,” she said. Reach reporter Rebecca Henely by e-mail at rhenely@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4564.

Astorian Katherine Kostreva’s “Nation’s Bravest” calendar features firefighters from around the United States. Phil Silvester (l.), a.k.a. Photo courtesy Kostreva “Mr. New York,” comes from Brooklyn.

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EDITORIALS

A NEW DAY IN NY POLITICS

Now that the results are in from the first national census of the 21st century, the state’s political bosses are salivating at the thought of redrawing district lines in a manner that will further partisan interests. Elected officials believe gerrymandering is a legitimate part of the democratic process. We disagree. Gerrymandering is the corrupt practice of redrawing district lines to protect incumbents and further partisanship. The lines are drawn without respect to geography and common sense. In the city and state, Republicans and Democrats have engaged in this backroom political manipulation. In a letter to the editor published last week, Patricia Dolan, president of the Queens Civic Congress, said the time has come to put an end to gerrymandering. We agree. The practice disenfranchises voters and contributes to a feeling of cynicism about the electoral process. The state Senate has passed a resolution that would create a nonpartisan redistricting commission after the next census — 10 years from now. New York voters cannot wait that long.

WELL DONE, MR. TSHAKA One of the privileges of being the hometown newspaper of northeast Queens is the opportunity to celebrate the achievements of people like Mandingo Tshaka. In June, Tshaka, a Baysider, will travel to Albany where he will be honored by the University of the State of New York’s Board of Regents for his contributions to the education of African and African diaspora history and culture. Tshaka, 80, a well-known community activist, has been named the first recipient of the Sanford and Hines Families Award for Study and Research in the African Experience in New York State, the Americas and the Diaspora. But that is only part of Tshaka’s story. He has also fought for the rights of the native Americans who were the first to call this area home. In his own words, in the 1980s the former doo-wop singer became “a force to be reckoned with,” chasing drug dealers out of minority neighborhoods with a machete. For decades he has been the voice for people who had no voice and a fighter for the causes he believed in. Congratulations, Mandingo, and on behalf of the people of Queens, thank you.

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Answers needed over conversion of street An open letter to City Councilman Dan Halloran (R-Whitestone): e are getting a lot of feedback with regards to the Community Board 7 meeting Malba Gardens Civic Association President Alfredo Centola attended last month. As per our conversation with your chief of staff, we were told the councilman spoke to city Department of Transportation Queens Commissioner Maura McCarthy about the trial one-way westbound conversion at 5th Avenue from 147th Street to the Whitestone Expressway service road. It was to be on a trial basis and that she had no objection to it. Then at the meeting, as you know, CB 7 Chairman Eugene Kelty announced that McCarthy was not in

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favor of a trial one-way. In speaking with several of our members, who are also members of other local civic associations, there are several questions being raised that need to be answered and/or clarified. We do not understand how McCarthy would not contact the councilman about her “sudden change” in position. We appreciate the letter the councilman was about to send McCarthy in order to make the “formal” request and trust he is still willing to send out the request. As you are aware, state Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) was at the meeting and said he would speak to the councilman about requesting the trial one-way. Kelty suggested that the assemblyman and

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councilman contact the commissioner’s office, as it may sway her back to her original agreement with the councilman. Your attention to this dangerous situation on 5th Avenue is greatly appreciated, as is all the hard work and time your office has put into this issue. We look forward to meeting with you in order to get some insight as to what actualy transpired and what the next course of action will be.

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Korean merchants in Flushing must find funds for English signs all Jews are Shylocks, all Italians are Mafia and all Muslims are Osama bin Laden. For many, if not most of us, our forebears were reviled when they came to this country with ethnic slurs. It is neither nationality nor religion which is involved in your article. It is human traits which can be universally condemned: lack of consideration, selfishness, demands for “rights” without responsibilities. America provides much for those who choose to come here from abroad. Our country has always assumed, as shown by its

actions, that those who come here will either become citizens and do their part or go back to their own country if they see that this is not what they thought it was. Everyone gets the use of free public libraries with books in their native languages, free English lessons provided by volunteers, public schools, low-cost public housing subsidized by American taxpayers and hospital emergency rooms. All groups have their own associations, which can help them adjust. To ask for special privileges beyond those given to all, at taxpayer expense, is chutzpah — to use a Yid-

Mayor should tap into surplus, but not lay off any city teachers

ayor Michael Bloomberg revealed his budget for the city and he is still insisting that he will have to lay off nearly 6,000 teachers. What happened to that $3 billion budget surplus that we heard about? Why can’t he apply that money

in lieu of laying off hardworking, dedicated, caring teachers? There is something rotten in the state of Denmark, folks. The mayor continues to play political footsie with the hardworking teachers, firefighters, police officers and sanitation workers and all the rest of the city’s

dish word now adopted by the English language — or as we used to say, “The gall of a brass monkey” or, “Some nerve!” The Korean businessmen who have conspicuous Korean signs with little or no English have known for a long time that they are breaking the state law passed in the early 1900s. If they put aside $1 a day, by the end of a year they would have $365 which could go toward changing the sign. If they have enough money to pay a landlord more money than a local flourishing store which serves the community, surely they have enough to afford a sign in

English with subordinate Korean. Instead, they go in and out of business with stupefying swiftness and regularity, only to be replaced by other Korean stores that repeat the same experience. What had always been a stable commercial and residential area working together has been destabilized by so many who have chosen to remain foreigners in their chosen land. I invite anyone interested in checking out the situation to come once a month to Northern Boulevard from around 155th to 162nd streets and look at both sides of the street to

see that it is unrecognizable from one month to another. Why? These stores mostly have no parking and do not serve the community — a violation of both the zoning resolution and the state law on signage. To propose, especially in these days of devastating budget cuts in education and other essential services, that our legislators be given money to help the poor Korean businessmen to stop breaking the law is almost unbelievable.

Marjorie Ferrigno Flushing

CORRECTIONS

In last week’s Focus on Queens section, Judge Steve Paynter was misidentified in one of the pictures. We regret the error. In an article last week about Bayside activist Mandingo Tshaka, Tshaka’s age was reported incorrectly. He is 80. A story last week on job opportunities at Aqueduct Race Track reported an error regarding available jobs. The jobs are permanent positions. Due to a production error in several May 12-18 editions of TimesLedger Newspapers, an incorrect photo of Leon Nascimbene was printed. The man in the photo was Leon Nascimbene Jr. The correct photo is to the right.

workers. It is time for him to stop his political grandstanding and look for alternate ways to close the city’s budget deficit without any layoffs of any city workers.

John Amato Fresh Meadows

Keep budget by cutting pensions

our recent story about local City Council members reacting to the mayor’s proposed budget is interesting. While all of them profess the desire to help the middle class by making cuts, none of them talk about cutting spending. It would seem to me that if we did not pay our

municipal workers such munificent health benefits, mostly paid for by taxpayers, and give such wonderful pensions, also paid for by taxpayers, we would have a great deal of money to support our fire houses, library system and other areas the mayor is proposing cuts for. When legislators talk

about “wasteful spending,” they might consider pensions, salaries and benefits to the municipal employees who are able to retire at an early age as one area in which to save money and help their constituents.

Kenneth Lloyd Brown Forest Hills

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JUST JAZZ

Special guest vocalist Antoinette Montague performs “A Blues” with the Queens Jazz Orchestra during a performance at Flushing Town Hall. The 16-piece orchestra with Montague was lead by the originating and continuing artistic musical director and conductor, Jimmy Photo by Norm Harris “Little Bird” Heath.

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egarding the May 5 TimesLedger Newspapers article “Signage fix eludes leaders,” isn’t it time we stopped kidding about “poor merchants” who “cannot afford” to change their signs to conform with the state law passed in the early 1900s, which says that all signs must be prominently in English? If I did not know enough Koreans well enough to be invited to their homes and call them friends, I might, as too many other Americans do, think of Koreans as being all the same as the worst of them. To those Americans,

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Gov’t must find better way to get ballots out to military William Lewis

Political Action

he U.S. Congress has recently passed the Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act, whereby state and local ballots have to be ready 45 days before an election so these ballots can be sent to overseas military personnel and returned in a manner that allows sufficient time for these ballots to be counted. One of the main problems in the past has been legal challenges between opposing candidates, especially in primaries, so that ballots cannot be printed

until the court decisions have been rendered as to which candidates will be on the ballot. This means that ballot printing is held up, delaying the process. Therefore, it is important that the Board of Elections be given more time. That would necessitate moving the primary election back to an earlier month. It will be up to the state Legislature to conform with the new federal law regarding military voting by passing legislation to make changes in time for the 2012 elections. The election timetable for 2011 is set and will remain in place. It should be noted that during the American Civil War, then-President Abraham Lincoln made sure that military service members were able to vote in the 1864 presidential

election. Today, our elected officials can do no less. Our voting process should be improved. With special elections coming up in the 23rd and 27th state Assembly Districts in Rockaway Beach and Flushing, there is increased speculation as to when Gov. Andrew Cuomo will schedule these races. Will it be before July or in September? The prospective candidates are awaiting this information so they can actively start preparing for the campaigns. Focusing on the 27th Assembly District, where Nettie Mayersohn resigned after serving 38 years in the Legislature — which, interestingly, is the same amount of time served by former state Sen. Frank Padavan — two candidates seem to be emerging at this

time. On the Democratic side, Michael Simanowitz is the leading candidate. As a graduate of Queens College who majored in political science, he has been a member of Mayersohn’s staff for 15 years. He is presently the chief of staff. In terms of issues, Simanowitz believes that constituent services are most important within the district by providing assistance in dealing with government agencies and other matters. He mentioned child abuse prevention as an important matter that if elected he intends to deal with in the future. He also mentioned improving education procedures from the standpoint of increasing technology tools in the classroom. The Republican candi-

date who will most likely be opposing Simanowitz is Marco DeSena, who has a rather impressive background considering he has a master’s degree from the London School of Economics. He has also been an adjunct college professor at Baruch College. DeSena has been active in politics by participating in some recent major campaigns, including serving as campaign manager for David Malpass, who ran in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate last year. He also served on Rudy Giuliani’s presidential committee in 2008 as deputy director of policy research and assistant speechwriter. He is presently a communications consultant. As for issues, if elected DeSena intends to concentrate on improving the

economy, especially in regards to increasing job growth. He believes that ethics in state government is important. In education, he wants to see some system developed where the best teachers are retained in the city public school system regardless of seniority. The registration of this district favors Democratic candidates, but in a special election with a low voter turnout, it is sometimes difficult to predict what the election results will be. Both candidates have stated a willingness to debate each other about the issues confronting the voters of their district and Queens as well. In this year of few elections, these special elections will be watched with interest as voting trends leading to the general elections next year develop.

Delicious food and drink abound at Taste of Queens Dee Richard

Dishing with Dee

ueens is coming into its own. It has made an impressive transition from a bedroom community for Manhattan into a vibrant, diversified borough on its own merit. It’s no longer necessary to travel into Manhattan to work, shop, eat, be entertained, etc. — that is, not unless you want to. For special occasions, the city is still the best, but for regular lifestyle events check out the beautiful, bountiful borough known as Queens. The superstition of things happening in threes is still proving it-

self. The first funeral was for Michael Riccato’s son Mikie, the second one was for Carolynn Karoff’s sister, Linda Bauer, and now the third one was for Geraldine Spinella’s mom, Dorothy Trypuc of Douglaston, a member of St. Anastasia’s Church Leisure Club. My condolences to Geraldine, her sister Carolynn Meenan and the rest of their family. I will add their mom’s name to our prayer list. That list is getting so long I’m going to have to start to go to bed two hours earlier in order to have time to say all my prayers and remember everyone before I tuck myself in. On May 10, the Queens Economic Development Corp. held its ninth Queens Taste of the World and welcomed everyone to a sumptuous celebration of culinary diversity held in

the Caesar’s Club at Citi Field. The Queens Iconic Restaurant Awards went to Lillian Gavin’s Dazies and Dominic Bruccoleri’s Papazzio. They were presented by Con Edison. There were so many wonderful foods and drinks to sample you didn’t know where to begin and had to be of pretty stern stuff in order to try and sample even half of them, much less all. The QEDC provides many programs and services. Its newest program is “The Entrepreneur’s Space,” which provides a home to more than 100 budding businesses. A commercial kitchen is open 24/7 to food manufacturers, caterers and bakers at 36-46 37th St. in Long Island City. This facility is open to any qualified food business seeking to bring its operation to the next level. In addition to which,

the space also offers access to business counseling, technical assistance and networking opportunities for all clients. All in all, a fun evening that is — if you consider what must have been a gain of 10 pounds — fun. May 11 was also high on the entertainment list. The Queens Chamber of Commerce held a business card exchange at Strawberry’s Sports Grill in Douglaston, owned by Darryl Strawberry. It’s another fun place. It has a different, money-saving special every night and its daily happy hour is one of the best. It provides valet parking as well. Due be sure to put it on your “check it out” list. Last Thursday night was the annual Queens County Republican Party Spring Dinner and Awards Reception at Terrace on the Park. This year’s honorees

were the Business Man of the Year Tom Belesis, founder and CEO of John Thomas Financial. The Ronald Regan Shining City on a Hill honoree was Aron Hirtz, CEO of Aron’s Kissena Farms; the Abraham Lincoln Leadership honoree was Edward Sawehuk, a professional engineer and attorney; the Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider honoree was City Councilman Dan Halloran. A special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to state Sen. Frank Padavan, thanking him for all he has done for the people of Queens and the state. There was a moment of silence when the Queens County Republican Party members fondly remembered Marguerite Adams, who was known as the grand dame of the Grand Old Party and they also remembered another fallen

friend, Gloria Piekarski. There were many VIPs at the party. This list included but was not limited to Edward Cox, John Catsimatidis, Betsy McCaughey, Jay Townesend, Nicole Malliotakis, Rob Astorino and George Maragos. Phil Ragusa and Vincent Tabone are to be congratulated on arranging a most enjoyable event. That’s it for this week. I look forward to hearing from you with information on people, parties and politics or gossip. I like receiving your voice mails at 718-767-6484, faxes at 718-746-0066 and e-mails at deerrichard@aol.com Don’t forget to check out the Focus on Queens page. Till next week, Dee.

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Our History

n what is known as the Webster-Hayes debate, Daniel Webster argued for â&#x20AC;&#x153;the supremacy of the federal government.â&#x20AC;? With all of his notable abilities and accomplishments, Webster unfortunately did not achieve his hope of succeeding one day to the presidency. He was, however, in negotiations over the Webster-Ashburton Treaty in 1843 to achieve what turned out to be his greatest diplomatic success. This treaty dealt with our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s northeast boundary. To do justice to Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s role in our countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

history would, at best, be a monumental task. His role in politics and public service ranged from 1805-22. After being educated at Exeter and Dartmouth colleges, he studied law, which he briefly taught. He was then admitted to the New Hampshire bar in 1805. His law practice was his entrĂŠe to political activities and soon he represented his home state in Congress. But he made it evident that he opposed the War of 1812. Webster made the move to Boston and it was evident he had earned the position as the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading attorney. This, in turn, was to lead him to the role as our nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest orator of his era. Notable at that time was his delivery of his speech on the bicentennial of the founding of Plymouth, and the response was the same when

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he spoke at the dedication of the Bunker Hill monument in 1825.

After his election to Congress in 1822, he was to serve in the U.S. Senate for

a good number of years and joined the Senate from 1827 to the 1840s. He would then desert his early free trade interests for the â&#x20AC;&#x153;tariffâ&#x20AC;? as a national interest. In his 40 years of service and as a leader of the Whig Party, he also served as a leader for the modernization and individual interests of New England. As he would say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Liberty and union, now and forever, one and inseparable.â&#x20AC;? One of the most important exchanges in Senate history took place in 1830, when Webster was to argue for the supremacy of the federal government. At that time Webster, and President Andrew Jackson were united in their opposition to nullification despite a long history of disagreement on almost every other issue. Websterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatest

diplomatic achievement occurred in 1843, when as secretary of state under Presidents William Henry Harrison and John Tyler, Webster was to negotiate the Webster-Ashburton Treaty. Later, he served once again in Congress in the Senate, where he worked diligently on the Compromise of 1850. Opposed as he was on the issue of slavery, he accommodated the Southerners because of his belief in the preservation of the Union as the more important cause. From 1850 until his death, Webster was to hold the position of secretary of state under President Millard Fillmore. Webster died Oct. 24, 1852, in his home. Joan Brown Wettingfeld is an historian and freelance writer.

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QUEENS TASTE OF THE WORLD PRESENTED BY QEDC AT CAESAR’S CLUB AT CITI FIELD

1 Jimmy Canola, Mr. Met and Antonio La Carbonara of Valentino’s of Bayside

2 Sherry’s Short Cakes in Manhattan, Sherry Rousso, Royce Becker and Ronnie Sussman

5 Susan Lacerte, Jack Friedman and Terry Osborne

6 Frank Russo Jr. of Russo’s on the Bay and Eric Ulrich

3 You Cake of Long Island City

7 Dolly De Thomas, Linda Da Sabato, Maryann Mattone and Sher Sparano

4 Jeff Rosenstock and Fred Fu

8 Helen and Don Marshall

QUEENS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE AT DARRYL STRAWBERRY’S IN DOUGLASTON

1 Queens Chamber President Carol Conslato

2 Queens Chamber Executive Vice President Jack Friedman, Victor Clavie and Corey Bearak

4 Darryl Strawberry

3 John Rohe, Mary Stupkiewics, Jon Postyn and Karl Silverberg

QUEENS GOP SPRING DINNER AND AWARDS RECEPTION AT TERRACE ON THE PARK

1 New York State Republican Chairman Edward F. Cox

5 Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos

2 Phil Ragusa, Queens County GOP Chairman, John Catsimatidis and Queens County GOP Executive Vice President Vincent Tabone

6 Vincent Tabone, Dan Halloran, Jay Townsend, Phil Ragusa and Ed Cox

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7 Frank Padavan and Barry A. Schneer

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But Avella is not happy with the commission’s vote to support Franco’s proposal, even with such amendments. Only one of the 13 commissioners, Anna Hayes Levin — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer’s appointee to the body — voted against the plan, according to Avella. The number of commissioners in attendance at the May 11 meeting could not be determined. “Shame on the City Planning Commission and its members for ignoring the overwhelming concerns of the Whitestone community in opposing this application,” Avella said in a statement. “It is beyond belief that the city would erode the Whitestone rezoning which we fought extremely hard to achieve only several years ago.” In the months since Franco purchased the aging White House restaurant from its longtime principal

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rized a lien sale so the DEP can receive money from delinquent accounts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People who can afford to pay need to pay,â&#x20AC;? Holloway said. One Queens resident said she was having trouble paying her bill. Carol Courtines, a retired school teacher living on a pension, said her bill had gone up from $62.94 from the second quarter of 2008 to $366.74 in first quarter of 2011. Corey Bearak spoke on behalf of the Queens Chamber of Commerce in opposition of the increase. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone knows that the water and sewer hikes really function as tax hikes in all but name,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This use of so many mil-

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at 2 p.m. May 30 at Jayson Avenue and Northern Boulevard and run down the boulevard to St. Anastasia Roman Catholic Church in Little Neck. “In the past we’ve had between 5,000 and 10,000 people marching and the sidewalks are lined for the whole route of the parade,” Bishop said. The day’s events will begin at 10 a.m. with the interfaith service at St. Anastasia, followed by a wreath-laying ceremony at the Veterans Monument and flagpole at Alameda Avenue and Northern Boulevard. Bishop said he expects the costs for this year’s parade to reach approximately $25,000, and he invited those interested in donating to attend upcoming fund-raisers at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at 300 Steamboat Road in Kings Point, L.I., May 29 at

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Errol Wilson, a Queens resident and 18-year veteran of the city Department of Transportation, was killed in an accident while conducting late-night repair work Tuesday on the Cross Island Parkway near Northern Boulevard in Bayside, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Tuesday. The mayor and DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan issued a joint press release Tuesday morning, announcing the death of the 59-year old highway repairer and commending him for his service and dedication. Wilson is survived by his wife Valerie White, son Errol Jr. and daughter Tanya, the statement said. “The accident is a trag-

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rol Jr. told me how much their father loved his job. He brought his best to work on New York’s streets and handled some of the most difficult assignments.” She added, “Errol will be sorely missed, and our hearts go out to all who were close to him.” The NYPD said an unidentified man fitting the description of Wilson was struck at 12:41 a.m. Tuesday morning by a 2000 MAC truck. The man was taken to North Shore University medical center, where he was pronounced dead on arrival, said the police. The NYPD suspected no criminality in the incident. Reach reporter Rich Bockmann by e-mail at rbockmann@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4574.

Tribe mulling plans to open Aqueduct racino rival venue The Shinnecock Nation said it has received an offer to build a casino at Belmont Race Track in Nassau, which could put a dent into profits for the Aqueduct racino in Queens that is slated to open in late summer. Beverly Jensen, a spokeswoman for the Southampton, L.I.-based tribe, said the Shinnecocks have not made a final decision on where to build a casino. The tribe gained federal recognition early last year, which makes it eligible to run a casino. “We have not decided where to put a casino,” Jensen said, rejecting rumors that the Shinnecock were set on building a ca-

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A Belmont casino may be more attractive to southeast Queens residents since the Elmont line has a Long Island Rail Road stop that easily connects it to the Jamaica LIRR station. The racino at Aqueduct, called Resorts World New York, is expected to be up and running with 1,600 of 4,500 video lottery terminals by late summer. In the early stages of awarding the VLT contract, the Shinnecock proposed their own plans for a casino at Aqueduct, but the project did not have the blessings of the area’s elected officials. State Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer (D-Rockaway Beach) said the Shinnecock plan was “too ambitious” because it called for table games such as blackjack and roulette.

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BY JOE ANUTA Two underperforming schools in western and southern Queens will be receiving millions of dollars in federal aid but will pay for it with major changes. Grover Cleveland HS in Ridgewood and John Adams HS in Ozone Park will both be getting $2 million annually as part of the federal government’s School Improvement Grants program. “To keep these schools open was the first priority,” said state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), whose district encompasses both institutions. “We’re going to make these better schools.” After both were listed as two of 54 underperforming high schools in the city, the city Department of Education informed them last week that they would be receiving guidance under

what is called the restart model. The federal government, which devised the plan, aims to improve the school’s performance with millions in financial aid and by partnering each school with a nonprofit, which Addabbo said will give each school the individual and tailored attention it needs. “What I like about it is the input for each school is different,” he said. “It’s not a cookie-cutter program.” The partnerships will hopefully strengthen the curriculum, develop academic supports for students and help teachers improve practice, according to the DOE. The city is currently in a request for proposal phase, which means that no specific nonprofits have been selected to help Grover Cleveland, at 21-27 Himrod St., or John Adams, at

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101-01 Rockaway Blvd. “I think it’s a welcome program and it is a relief that they are not trying to close the school,” said City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), whose district encompasses Grover Cleveland High School. But one part of the

plan is set in stone: Teachers and staff will get to keep their jobs. That was hardly a certainty in the weeks leading up to last week’s decision. Teachers and students from Grover Cleveland HS had appealed to the DOE to implement the least drastic changes to their school, ac-

cording to Brian Gavin, the union representative for the school. Last month it appeared that even the best-case scenario would have ousted the principal and at most 50 percent of the teachers, but this particular type of restart model has exceeded the wishes of the staff. The principal, Dominick Scarola, who would have been booted under other versions of the restart method, will also stay. Scarola has already been implementing changes to his school that correspond with some of the suggestions in the restart plan. He started a ninthgrade academy, which isolates the students in that grade from the rest of the school and gives them more individual instruction. He will be starting a 10thgrade academy next year. Educators at John Ad-

ams have been taking similar measures, as well as pulling up their graduation rates from previous years. That proved tougher for the two high schools than others in the borough, according to Gavin, because of the diverse makeup of the student bodies. In an earlier interview, Gavin said that a substantial number of students who do not speak English as a first language typically take five years to graduate, which then makes the school’s rate appear lower. There is also a high level of absenteeism at the school. But that is what makes Addabbo a fan of the plan. “Each school is different. A school might be underperforming for a variety of reasons,” he said. “The restart program evaluates that.”

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The differing funeral traditions in a melting pot BY REBECCA HENELY When attending a funeral for a member of a different religion, the divergent customs and rites may seem intimidating to the visitor who wants to be respectful at a sensitive time. But Queens clergy who represent the world’s five major religions say they work to ensure visitors to their churches and temples are at ease. “They are there like anybody else, to offer comfort and solace to the mourners and to show respect for someone’s loved ones,” said Rabbi Jonathan Pearl of the Astoria Center of Israel. Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu and Buddhist end-of-life tra-

ditions all involve prayer and a religious service, but the details can be dramatically different, from what the service represents to what is done with the body. The Rev. Francis Colamaria of the Holy Child Jesus Church in Richmond Hill said that in Catholicism, the wake — a ritual before the funeral when mourners meet and view the body — is a time to remember the deceased, but in the ceremonial funeral mass mourners pray for the soul of the dead to move out of purgatory and on to heaven. “We believe once the person dies the soul goes on to another life,” Colamaria said. “We call it eternal life.” Prayers are sung and said at

Catholic funerals. Communion, using wine and bread that is believed to become the body and blood of Jesus, is offered. But Colamaria said it is only appropriate to receive if one is a Catholic. The relatives of the deceased decide whether the body will be buried or cremated and where, although Colamaria recommends that ashes not be kept at home in an urn but are kept in a place where people do not live. Pastor Jeanne Warfield of Grace Lutheran Church in Forest Hills described similar traditions at her church. Funerals often include prayers, Bible readings and a sermon. Whether or not communion is offered and what is done with the body is decided by the family.

But Warfield said Lutherans consider funerals a time to remember the deceased. “Also to say some goodbyes, to reflect upon how their presence in this life was valued or affected folks around them,” Warfield said. While Christian religions involve choice when it comes to some rituals, Muslims have specific rules for what is done with the body before and after death. Imam Mohd Qayyoom of the Muhammadi Community Center of Jackson Heights said Muslim funerals are performed soon after a person dies. The body is cleaned and wrapped in a shroud. An imam leads the funeral, usually in a mosque. Prayers are recited

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Bill Feigelman, co-founder of the Long Island Survivors of Suicide, is a professor of sociology currently working on a book about bePhoto by Rich Bockmann reavement. Bereavement groups at Hospice are held twice a month and conducted by facilitators who are trained to consider the different ways people experience loss. Some groups are open, which means members can attend if and when they choose for an indefinite period of time.

Closed groups meet once a week for a period of eight to 10 weeks, and Fendrich said these offer a sense of security when participants see the same people on a regular basis. The Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens operates a number of both open and closed groups throughout its parishes in both boroughs. Director of Bereavement Services Ingrid Seunarine said she has found that some members begin coming to groups months after suffering their loss and others even begin years afterward. “Grief has no schedule to it. It has no timetable,” she said. The Catholic Charity’s groups meet twice a month and though they begin and end with a prayer, Seunarine said they do not teach religion. The groups serve bereaved individuals regardless of faith, culture or gender orientation and offer specialized support groups such as “Lost Miracles,” “Children Grieve Too” and “Bereaved Parents.” Bill Feigelman is a professor of sociology at Nassau Community College who is writing a book on bereavement. He, along with his wife, started the group Long Island Survivors of Suicide, after their son took his own life. “The uniqueness of suicide bereavement has a number of elements,” Feigelman said. “When people lose a child to cancer or a heart condition, they have a cause — some sort of physical malady. But when a child is lost to suicide, we’re left asking ‘Why?’ People blame themselves. There’s a lot of anger.”

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The perfect send-off to honor lost loved ones A primer on giving a moving eulogy BY VINCE DIMICELI I’d like to thank everyone for reading this today, and helping me celebrate the craft of writing and giving a eulogy. Look, I’m not going to sugarcoat this: I give great eulogies. It’s not something that I usually boast about, and it’s certainly not something that I look forward to doing. But when that call comes, and the person on the other end of the line gives me the sad news, I’m confident that I will give the dearly departed the send-off he or she deserves — and leave even the most cynical mourners crying in

the aisles. So here’s a few tips on how to do the same, from the master craftsman: • Do your homework: No one person knows everything about the person that has passed — and that includes you. So talk to people, and don’t be afraid to take notes. You’ll be surprised by the things you’ll learn from that third cousin who, it turns out, owes his career in banking to the guy you know couldn’t balance his checkbook. That’s gold, Jerry! • There’s no “I” in “eulogy”: Remember: you are not the person who died,

and mourners don’t want to hear story after story about your personal relationship with the deceased. If you proof read the eulogy and see “I,” “me,” or “mine” more than three or four times, you might get booed off the podium. • Four minutes and out: Attention spans are not

as long as they used to be — even when talking about the life of a person who meant so much to so many people. Plus, you’re never going to get the name of everyone in that room into the eulogy, and even if you do, they’ll be so touched by the gesture, they’ll immediately tune out. So keep it

short and sweet. • Set aside some time: This could take all night, so put the kids to bed, grab a cup of coffee, shut off the television, and get to writing. Four minutes speaking time is about four pages double-spaced, and it could be the toughest four pages you’ve ever belted out —

even if your a pro like me. So make sure you’ve got enough time to do it. • Don’t make it a roast: As the old saying goes, eulogies are easy, comedy is hard. So fight the urge to become Dean Martin when speaking about the beloved. Sure, opening with a joke is a good way to break the tension and to keep you loose, but leave it at that. (One exception: If you’re actually eulogizing Dean Martin.) • Remember, it’s not an obituary: Leave the facts of life to the newspaper. You’ll do better to speak in generalities, with touching anecdotes mixed in. • Practice makes perfect: I hate to break the news to you, but you’re not going to be able to wing this like you did that toast Continued on Page 37

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As Hindus have moved to America, they have held their end-of-life ceremonies in funeral homes. This picture shows a Hindu funeral at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Imam Mohd Qayyoom says in Islam it is important to stand when a funeral passes, even for non-Muslims.

In Catholicism, funerals are considered a time to pray for the soul of the dead to move out of Purgatory and into Photo by Christina Santucci heaven.

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Funeral traditions Continued from Page 33 standing up, and mourners are only allowed to say good things about the dead. In Islamic tradition, a Muslim is always supposed to stand up at non-Muslim funerals. Muslims are buried near the place they died with live branches or flowers on top of the grave. “This person was created from the soil and he is going back to the soil and in the day of judgment he will come again from the soil,” Qayyoom said, describing the prayer Muslims say over the deceased.

Judaism also requires that the deceased be cleaned, wrapped in a shroud and buried immediately. Pearl said traditionally the body is buried without a casket, although they are sometimes used and are left closed during a funeral out of respect for the dead. Judaism believes in returning the body to the earth, and mourners help bury the body at the cemetery. “We don’t hide from the immediacy and rawness of death,” Pearl said. “We’re encouraged to deal

Eulogy Continued from Page 36 at your daughter’s kindergarten graduation party. So once you’ve got it all down, do some read-throughs by yourself in the bathroom. Once you’re sure you can get through it without break-

with it.” For seven days following the death, the family enters a mourning period called shiva, in which mourners do not work and follow numerous rituals. Community members often visit and bring food during this time. The remaining 30 days have less restrictions for the family but are still considered a mourning period. Hindus have had to adjust their traditions to American life, said Ganapathy Padmanabhan, spokesman for the Ganesh Temple in Flushing. He said Hindu priests in America perform the ceremonial rites for

ing down, try it out on someone else, making notes to yourself on the page where to pause, breathe, or look up and smile. Rehearsals show you care. • Choose the right venue: Be sure to give the eulogy in a controlled environment. Waxing poetic about the beloved on a rainy,

the body either at a funeral home, where family and friends come to the service, or at a crematorium. Hindus are always cremated and their remains are interred in water, sometimes sent to the Ganges River in India, which is believed to be holy. Padmanabhan said this is because Hindus believe in reincarnation, and while the soul is immortal, the body is temporary. The deceased’s son needs to be present at the Hindu funeral, as he will recite prayers yearly in his ancestors’ memories, Padmanabhan said. After the death there is a 12-day morning period, with a cel-

windy day at the cemetery — where everyone is crying before you even start — is no way to pay your last respects. It’s best to be in a place that is air conditioned. And don’t do it without a microphone. • When all else fails, mention flowers: Just sayin’ you should

ebration on the 13th day. “The small soul goes and joins the big soul,” Padmanabhan said. Miao Zhong, a monk at the International Buddhist Society in Flushing, said Buddhists also believe in reincarnation. “For us, death is not the end of life. It is the other new beginning of our next life,” Zhong said. She said a Buddhist ceremony is led by a monk and includes flowers, fruit, food, incense, candles and a memorial plaque. The plaque is the most important part of the ceremony and represents how the deceased is present. On this

have it in your back pocket. If you fear your eulogy will bring more disturbed stares than tears, fall back on new life personified by the blooming flowers of spring. They base entire religions on that stuff. And there is some good news to all this: writing and reading a

plaque the name of the deceased and the officiant is written. The monk leads the family in chanting the holy name of Buddha. After the ceremony, most Buddhists choose to cremate the body, although burial is not unknown. The ashes are often buried under a tree or in a memorial hall. Zhong said the Buddhist ceremony is explained for guests, and visitors do not have to participate in any part of the ceremony if they do not wish to do so. “I think it’s more important to have them feel comfortable in the funeral service,” she said.

eulogy is a cathartic process. In my experience, it helps you mourn your loss, appreciate the life of a loved one even more, and get you moving forward with your life. So if you ever get that call, don’t be afraid and jump right in. When all is said and done, you’ll be glad you did.

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Jackson Heights artist examines the foundation of life through simple expressions BY ALLISON PLITT Currently displaying his artwork in a group show at dm contemporary gallery in Manhattan, Jackson Heights artist Eung Ho Park explores his life existence and his experience as an immigrant through a series of drawings called “Root Series.” The theme for the drawings developed when the artist was walking through a park in Brooklyn and found an uprooted tree trunk. Bringing the tree trunk back to his studio, Park contemplated the subject matter in light of his upbringing in Woonchun, South Korea. “Why this particular shape or form of tree trunk was interesting to me, I figured out later it was shaped like a ginseng root that I’m familiar with in Korea,” Park recounted. “Ginseng is used to make healthy tonic herbs. I grew up eating those ginseng roots because I was a physically weak person when I younger, so I was encouraged to eat it.” Describing his drawings in the style of “conceptual minimalism,” Park adheres to the minimalist aesthetic of thin lines to create the impression of simplicity. In terms of to conceptualism, he focuses his artwork

around the idea of roots and delves into its various meanings. First, Park tries to convey to the viewer the evolution of life as represented by the circular path of the trunk’s roots. “Transformation is my way of doing my work at this moment,” he explained. “‘Transformation’ meaning how we grow old — from infancy to adolescence to adults and so forth. Your body changes and your mind changes as well. I think it’s about dealing with death, birth and in-between.” Park also attempts to express the concept of people being uprooted from their homelands to immigrate to other places. He depicts the struggles of immigrants and he likens their experience to “landing on your two feet and being expected to walk.” “When I came to the United States in the early 1970s, there was a TV series called ‘Roots.’ I have the book by Alex Haley and he talks about his ancestors and the generations of slavery,” Park recalled. “My struggle is no comparison to African Americans when they came to America. They came forcefully and my family came freely, but coming here was Continued on Page 43

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BY RICH BOCKMANN If the blossoming flowers and the warmer weather didn’t tip you off that spring is upon us, the arrival of the Oratorio Society of Queens’ annual spring concert would be a good indication that the season is in swing. The content of the society’s annual holiday concert is generally dictated by a repertoire of holiday standards, but the spring concert is always a bit more eclectic, according to maestro David Close. “With spring, the sky’s the limit,” he said on a bright day last week, sitting on the porch of his home with LeeAnn Close, his wife and the society’s treasurer. The concert, which will be held May 22, at 4 p.m. in the Queensborough Performing Arts Center at Queensborough

The Oratorio Society of Queens chorus sings during the spring Photo by OSQ 2010 concert.

Maestro David Close conducts the Oratorio Society of Queens’ Photo by OSQ spring 2010 concert. Community College, will feature Brahms’ “Liebeslieder Waltzes.” The English translation of the title means “love songs,” and right before the work’s publication Johannes Brahms said he hoped “they will become real family music, and sung a lot.”

“Mostly folk-like in nature, Brahms set all of the pieces in the most popular folk style of his time: the waltz. Each song is to-thepoint, catchy and a perfect musical expression of the text chosen,” reads the society’s spring newsletter. “Brahms worked as a

choral conductor. He wrote the pieces to private songs sung in the home,” the maestro said. The concert will also include African-American spirituals and Americana songs such as “Hallelujah,” from the movie “Shrek” and “This Land is Your Land” — led by Jerry Korobow on guitar and banjo. Also presented will be an original composition by intern Julie Bouchard. “In the program, I try to balance what the singers want to sing and what the audience wants to hear,”

Close said. “Almost all of the singers sing in a church or temple choir. Church anthems are sung every Sunday, and the known repertoire is recycled over a 20- or 30-year period. With the pieces by great composers there’s more of a learning curve. They’re more grandly presented,” he said. The 120-plus members of the 84-year-old community chorus, ranging in ages from 16 to 86, perform and carry on the tradition of what the maestro calls “the American choral expe-

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way it does. Richard Vernon is gruffly humorous as the old drunk telegraph operator Mr. Grogan. And there’s Anthony Pierini as little Ulysses Macauley, who doesn’t understand why his father is dead and who loves few things better than to rush to greet the trains that go roaring through town. The play falters a little near the end — there’s just an iota too much cheerful bravery in the face of tragedy. One waits for screams, collapsing and cursing of God that never comes, but that’s not the fault of the cast. Saroyan’s novel was supposed to be a morale booster. Tom Wojtunik directs this musical without a hint of irony, which is much to his credit. Do read his moving note in the playbill.

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Acaddemiics Academics Adrian Breda of Ozone Park was named to the fall 2010 Genesee Community College dean’s list. Gloria Colon, Harmonie Kobanghe, Yo Sep Lee, Alejandro Madi and Kevin Magana — all students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City — have received Spring Caucus CUNY Scholarships, which place them in internships with New York state legislators who are members in the state Legislative Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Caucus. Onpui Wong of Woodhaven, Anant K. Rangan of Rego Park, Giovanni Cano and Chanel J. Grullon of East Elmhurst, Elizabeth Reytblat of Jackson Heights, Alicia E. Grant of Jamaica, Sinead C. Dignon of Briarwood, Lucila A. Rengifo of Kew Gardens, James W. Jin of Glendale and Laura A. Pu and Gal Dvir of Flushing are set to

KEVIN MAGANA graduate from SUNY Oswego. Domonique E. Moody of Jamaica was inducted into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society at University of the Sciences. Dan Cremens, a senior defender at St. John’s University in Jamaica, was named to the Big East Weekly Honor Roll.

Sean Donnelly of Flushing received the Unsung Hero Award at Saint Joseph’s College. Kevin Magana and Syed Hossain, students at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, have received Coca-Cola All-State Community College Academic Team Scholarships. The following were named to the Berkeley College winter 2011 president’s list: Sejoon Cheon, Krystal Dubose, Andrew Fonk, Alina Kasyanova, Jaehee Ko, Tekin Mangut, Alixander Nedrick, Seulge Pak, Carolina Pestana, Visnja Protic, Ahmed Sayed, Diana Shirer and Ulises Taveras of Astoria; Lacey Garnett and Monika Kowalska of Corona; William Easterling, Chathurika Lokuge, Marisa Rodriguez and Carla Valencia of East Elmhurst; Silvana Cevallos, Tenzing Chuki, Hyo Jung Kang, Yun Lin, Sandi Lwin, Kelly Murcia Echeverry, Eliza-

SYED HOSSAIN beth Parra and Jose Tabares of Elmhurst; Sung-Hong Kim and Su-Ellen Rowe of Flushing; Akie Iwata and Sirichat Powsutor of Forest Hills; Zia Din of Jackson Heights; Marcos Brito and Milena Jasionek of Maspeth; Rina Goldstein and Christine Laurent of Queens Village;

Ying Xu of Rego Park; Merelinda Duhan, Claudyn Encarnacion and James Warren of Ridgewood; Yangchen Dolkar, Jesse Duffy, Ken Mochimaru and Seunghoon Oh of Sunnyside; Rochel Eustaquio, Ang Lama, Yekaterina Sahakyan and Freddy Valle of Woodside; Avery Jones and Larrica Porter of Hollis; Mayon Baijnauth, Renatha Bain, Sufian Chowdhury and Kimberly-Ann Wisdom of Jamaica; Veronica Leto of Laurelton; Sylvia Duarte, Gurajpal Singh and Ray Thomas of Ozone Park; Nadia Ramcharan, Reuel Roopnarine and Tatiana Vasquez of Richmond Hill; Dominic Okonta of South Richmond Hill; Jacinth Gabriel, Lennox Grant and Amanda Singh of Springfield Gardens; and Michelle Samuels-Smith and Deanett Watson-Gayle of St. Albans.

Military M ilitary Air Force Airman Aneil S. Jagtiani of Jackson Heights graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Air Force Airman Rannell R. Bing of Jamaica graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Air Force Reserve Airman Johnny Tello of Bayside graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. Sgt. Windollyn Patino of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the 719 Transportation Co. Spc. Ronald Rivas of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the 145th Maintenance Co. Staff Sgt. Mahendranauth Dabichan of Jamaica has reenlisted to continue service with the Co. G (Forward Support Co.Field Artillery) 427th Brigade Support Battalion. Staff Sgt. Randy Wallace of Elmhurst has re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. C,

101st Signal Battalion. Sgt. Donald Everett of St. Albans has re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. C, 101st Signal Battalion. Sgt. Donny McKay of St. Albans re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. D, 1-69th Infantry. Spc. Johnathon Aaron of St. Albans has re-enlisted to continue service with the 727th Military Police Detachment, Law And Order. Spc. Perry Batts of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1-258th Field Artillery. Spc. Tanesha Orridge of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the 14th Finance Detachment. Spc. Michael Brown of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. G (Forward Support Co.-Field Artillery) 427th Brigade Support Battalion. Spc. Clayton Smith of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the Head-

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quarters and Headquarters Co., 2-108th Infantry. Spc. Erickson Illescas of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the 145th Maintenance Co. Sgt. 1st Class Aubrey Budhu of Jamaica has re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. G (Forward Support Co.-Field Artillery) 427th Brigade Support Battalion.

Spc. George Ruiz of Woodhaven has re-enlisted to continue service with the 222d Chemical Co. Staff Sgt. Eric Golowach of Woodhaven has re-enlisted to continue service with the 107th Military Police Co. Sgt. Carlos Moralesfebus of Ridgewood has re-enlisted to continue service with the 7th Finance Detachment.

Spc. Ramon Miranda of Flushing has re-enlisted to continue service with the Co. G (Forward Support Co.-Field Artillery) 427th Brigade Support Battalion. Army National Guard Pfc. Paul D. Berwise, grandson of Shirley Cox of Cambria Heights, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. Amilcar Rodriguez, son of Luz M. Palomino of Arverne, graduated from the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Daleville, Ala., and was appointed to the rank of warrant officer one. Army National Guard Spec. Charles F. Oliva, son of Charles F. and Shelley M. Oliva of Flushing, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. Air Force Reserve Airman Nasirul K. Huq, brother of Sayeeda Huq of Flushing, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

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Advisor Karen Silver of Oakland Gardens, who works for cosmetics firm lia sophia, earned a sales incentive trip to Puerto Rico for meeting sales and

recruiting goals. Allstate Insurance Co. has announced the opening of a new office in Long Island City independently owned and operated by agent Mariola Rutkowska. Emily Kwok of College Point was named a clinical services associate of behavioral health for the Quality Care Management Department of Fidelis Care. Advisor Mabel Bou of Fresh Meadows has earned top honors in lia sophia’s Excellent Beginnings Program Achievers for outstanding sales accomplishments and professionalism.

The following were named to the Berkeley College winter 2011 dean’s list: Mollica Am, Bilyana Bozhinova, Ozgehan Cakir, Ekmena Ceco, Qinfang Che, Estefania Chenoll, Megahn Chun, Melissa Daddio, Tsvetelina Kemalova, Nahoko Kumagae, Younggeun Kwon, Edward Lizotte, Lyasia Lowery, Anas Nahil, Chisato Ohara, Anunziatta Oliveros, Rogers Pali, Lisa Papiersky and Hui Dan Zheng of Astoria; Damian Badal and Justin Li of Bayside; Manuel Guzman, Christine Nzeyimana and Luis Rojas of College Point; Lisbeth Corona and Betsy Flores of Corona; Elisabeth Frogner, Basat Khan, Maha Shahid, Amrinder Singh and Paula Zamora of East Elmhurst; Ming Li, Patinya Pakdi, Sady Ramirez and Julee Restrepo of Elmhurst; Arman Ahmed, Qing Feng, Kowoon Han, Jong Chan Lee, Kathy Lo, Jonnathan Mora, Lorraine Munar, Salma

Noor, Avani Patel, Angelica Marie Sajonas, Noemi Saldivar-Torres and Saba Tariq of Flushing; Daniel Bragdon, John Engel and Marie Esther Saintable Forest Hills; Larab Mohsin of Fresh Meadows; Ariana Atria and Jennifer Cintron of Glendale; Andres Guarin, Jose Sanchez, Andres Suarez, Ufuq Tariq and Marvin Tejada Jackson Heights; Argentina Grosu of Little Neck; Fatimah Elsayed and Tadeusz Zych of Long Island City; Daniella Concha of Maspeth; Lela Mamistvalova and Prince Oberoi of Middle Village; Natasha Rajcooar and Mikhail Robertson of Queens Village; Susan Leviyev, Omar Lozano, David Quansah and Evelyn Worrell of Rego Park; Nora Candelaria, Vanessa Corlette, Elsen Kodra, Thalyana Rocha and Jhonny Rodriguez of Ridgewood; So Young Han, Ramona Hollstein, Sayaka Kato, Elena Montgomery, Arjan Shrestha

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Miscellaneous M iscellaaneous Frederick R. Bedell of Glen Oaks Village has won the firstplace award for public relations at the state Knights of Columbus convention April 29. Cecile Chong, Joy Curtis, Nadja Frank, Ben Godward, Darren Goins, Ethan Greenbaum, Jesse Greenberg, Rachel Higgins, Roxanne Jackson, Hong Seon Jang, Jason Clay Lewis, Saul FREDERICK R. BEDELL Melman, Jo Nigoghossian, Nick Paprone, Don Procella, Jessica Segall, Walter Benjamin Smith, Jean-Marc Superville, Nicolas Touran and Nicole van Beek have all received Emerging Artist Fellowships at Socrates Sculpture Park in Long Island City.

RYAN JAIPAUL and Sheraf Sonam of Sunnyside; Andrew Lovett of Whitestone; Sharjel Ali, Md. Hossain, Yoon Ki Kim, Dessy Liem, Mohammad Sabuz, Angela Sierra, Chia-chi Tung and Aye Mya Ya Mon of Woodside; Shanique Hawes, Ayana Inniss and Shaniece Melvin of Cambria Heights; Christopher Laieta, Erica Rolon and Elizabeth Tajes of Howard Beach; Jenifer Alvarenga,

Priyanka Banerjee, Ann Marie Bernard, Rashard Bryan, Nehikhare Eduwu, Leslie Goffe, Emily Gonzalez, Wanda Henrybarrow, I-Fan Hong, Teresa Hunter, Mohammed Islam, Stephanie Lue, Hifza Naureen, Peta-Gay Pearce-Simpson, Natalie Santana, Xhuljano Shala, Alexis Venzen and Luis Villarreal of Jamaica; Emoni Garrett of Laurelton; David Bravo, Laura

Army Reserve Spec. Gordon N. Massiah, son of Welma A. Massiah of South Ozone Park, is returning to the United States after a deployment to Iraq serving in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom/New Dawn, or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Vipulkumar R. Patel, son of Rameshchandra J. and Seema R. Patel of Jackson Heights, has been mobilized and activated at Joint Base Dix-McGuire-Lakehurst, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in

Hitzel, Stephen Lutchman, Katherine Mendez, John Pistikakis, Shariza Ramroop, Crystal Shaw, Felicia Singh, Jason Urena of Ozone Park; Melinda Acevedo and Candy Hernandez of Richmond Hill; Natalee Beaufort, Bethshyna Brue, Jennifer Jean, Rosie Leroy, Michell Marshall, Collie Sinclair, Rahanah Thomas and Richard Watson of Rosedale; Fanta Capers, Shadika Haye, Mariah Singh and Shanee Weir of South Ozone Park; Antoinette Hall, Angine Janga, Amritpal Singh, Katrina Stephen and Trisha Van Sertima of South Richmond Hill; Deanroy Ford and Monique Ray of Springfield Gardens; Lisa Wharton of St. Albans; and Patrick Gargano and Jonathan Ramsumare of Woodhaven. Ryan Jaipaul of Richmond Hill was named the 2011 salutatorian at the NYC College of Technology. Brittany Chase Bish-

ANEIL S. JAGTIANI support of either Operation New Dawn in the Iraqi Theater of Operations or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Theater of Operations.

op of Little Neck had been named to the fall 2010 Babson College dean’s list. The following have graduated from Pace Law School: Alokananda Dutta of Sunnyside; Joseph Andrew Danko and Elias Malikouzakis of East Elmhurst; and Aleksandr Khutoryansky, Yulia Kourasheva, Jiaying Song and Amarilda Brahimi of Flushing. Jenna Wojciechowski of Flushing and Briana Floyd of Bayside were named to the fall 2010 LIM College president’s list. Sierra Hunt of Glendale and William Labate of Whitestone were elected to Phi Beta Kappa at SUNY Geneseo. Amparo Garcia of Maspeth, Penny You of Elmhurst and Jasmine Staten of Cambria Heights have successfully completed an internship at Greyston Bakery funded by Pace’s Helene and Grant Wilson Center for Social Entrepreneurship.

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New pub in Sunnyside stays close to home Built by neighborhood contractors, Molly Blooms staffs area residents staff and seeks local literary crowd BY REBECCA HENELY With its dark wood facade, embroidered upholstered booths and 19th-century-style chandeliers, Molly Blooms, at 43-13 Queens Blvd. in Sunnyside, bears strong resemblance to a Victorian-era Irish pub — only with WiFi access and a large-screen TV. The pub and coffee shop, which opened in March, is the latest venture of Sunnyside resident and activist Ciaran Staunton. Having run O’Neill’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, at 729 Third Avenue in Manhattan, for 15 years, Staunton is taking a similar formula back to his place of residence, opening a seven-daya-week establishment that is a coffee shop by day and a bar by night. But by linking the bar to James Joyce’s famous novel “Ulysses,” whose main character’s wife is named Molly Bloom, Staunton is aiming to take visitors back to the type of place

Joyce might have frequented. “That’s what we wanted to recreate,” Staunton said. Yet Staunton is not only interested in luring in the coffee, beer or literary lovers. As someone who has long been interested in beautifying Sunnyside, he is also hoping to help out his neighborhood. In constructing and staffing his bar, Staunton said he hired local contractors and has hired people from the community to staff his pub. Much of the meat comes from the Butcher Block, at 43-46 41st St., in Sunnyside and local moms come in to cook scones in the morning. “We cannot say ‘shop local’ if we don’t spend local as contractors and hirers,” Staunton said. In addition to the Joycean interior, Molly Blooms also features a garden in the back where patrons will be able to sit, eat and drink when the weather is mild. Like the interior, the garden is Wi-Fi ready. Molly Blooms has six types

of draft beer, many city-brewed, as well as a small menu featuring salads, wraps, burgers, vegetarian items and daily specials. Some of the specials include Irish comfort food such as lamb stew and shepherd’s pie. In the morning the pub serves coffee, tea and scones. The bar is also planning to host nights with traditional Irish music, jazz music and book and poetry readings. Staunton said Sunnyside has always had a large progressive element and hopes that they will find at Molly Blooms a place to hang their hats. “That’s what we’re not,” Staunton said, “‘just another bar.’” Molly Blooms is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 11 p.m. on Sunday.

Ciaran Staunton, an activist and businessman, has opened up the James JoycePhoto by Rebecca Henely inspired Molly Blooms pub in Sunnyside.

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BUSINESS CALENDAR Elder Law Seminars — As in previous years, Flushing House will hold three “Elder Law Seminars” for Spring 2011. Once again, Flushing House opens its doors to the community, and uses their large dining room as a great hall to hear from the experts on the critical issues of our times. This spring their seminars focus on Medicare changes arising from the recently passed “Obama Care” (it’s actually called the Affordable Care Act [ACA]), with a particular emphasis on changes that will occur in 2011. RSVP. When: June 4, 11 and 18, 2:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. Where: Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flushing Contact: 347-532-3025, rsalant@ uam.org Queens Business Expo Breakfast — 8am - 10 am Breakfast Featuring Mort Zuckerman, Publisher, New

York Daily News. 10 am - 3 pm Business Expo. Register. When: May 24, 8 a.m. Where: Citi Field Contact: 718-898-8500 Powerful You! Women’s Network — A new Queens chapter of the national organization that empowers and supports women in their business, personal and spiritual lives. When: Third Tuesday each month, noon to 2 p.m. Cost: Members and ﬁrst-time attendees $30, nonmembers $40; includes lunch Where: Giardino, 44-37 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston Contact: Gayle Naftaly, gnaftaly@ accessofﬁce.net, 718-217-0009 Website: www.powerfulyou.com Power Networking Group — Led by Harvey G. Beringer

Reach reporter Rebecca Henely by e-mail at rhenely@cnglocal. com or by phone at 718-260-4564.

When: Every Wednesday, 7 a.m. Cost: $10 for breakfast Where: Jackson Hole Diner, 35-01 Bell Blvd., Bayside Contact: Harvey G. Beringer at HGBCPA@aol.com or 718-423-0427 BNI T.N.T. (The Networking Titans) Weekly Meeting — BNI is a business and professional networking organization that allows only one person per professional classiﬁcation or specialty to join a chapter. BNI provides positive, supportive and structured environment to further business through word of mouth marketing. Contact chapter president Martin Koos to arrange a visit. When: Thursdays, 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Where: Clearview Park Golf Course, 202-12 Willets Point Blvd., Bayside Contact: Martin Koos 516-488-8877, Ext. 15

Queens Symphony Orchestra’s 2011 Gala Celebration — The Queens Symphony Orchestra invites you to the 2011 Symphony Gala to experience A Night at the Opera honoring QSO Board President Herbert M. Chain, City Council Member Peter Koo, and Artist and Author Constance Maltese. There will be a cocktail reception as well as dinner and dancing. When: Wednesday, May 25 at 6:30 p.m. Where: Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111th St., Flushing Cost: “Early Bird” Ticket-$175 (deadline May 11th), Symphony Ticket-$200, Premium Ticket-$250 Contact: Queens Symphony Orchestra qso@queenssymphony.org 718.570.0909 Web site: queenssymphony.org The LaGuardia Community College Foundation honors former Mayor Edward I. Koch and White Castle Executive John Vogt — Edward I. Koch, the 105th mayor of New York

City who served three terms, and John Vogt, Regional Director of Restaurant Operations for White Castle, will be honored at the LaGuardia Community College Foundation’s 2011 Innovative Leadership Award reception for their signiﬁcant contributions to higher education. The mission of the LaGuardia Community College Foundation is to raise private funds to support and enhance education of LaGuardia students, most of whom have annual family incomes of less than $25,000. All proceeds from the reception will provide scholarship support for LaGuardia students for the 2011-2012 academic year. When: Tuesday, June 7, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Where: The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers, 61 Chelsea Piers # 300, Manhattan Contact: Randy Fader-Smith Randyfs@ lagcc.cuny.edu 718-482-5610 Web site: www.lagcc.cuny.edu/ lagfoundation/innovative.aspx

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Continued from Page 4 the largest decrease, more than 16 percent, between 2000 and 2010. There are now fewer than a million whites in Queens — 886,053 — while in 2000 there were 1,057,128. The black popula-

tion dropped 12.2 percent, from 486,197 residents in 2000 to 426,683 in 2010. Reach reporter Howard Koplowitz by e-mail at hkoplowitz@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4573.

Immigrant rights Continued from Page 4 that message out to this particular work force because it is often taken advantage of in Queens, Lancman said. “This is a very vulnerable population and they are exploited. We see it in every industry,” he said. “Employers know that the undocumented worker probably doesn’t know they have rights or they are afraid to exercise them.” Richmond Hill is a community largely composed of South Asian, Indo-Caribbean and Latino populations. But elsewhere in the borough, other lawmakers were addressing different immigrant populations. In Flushing, where a large Chinese and Korean diaspora have settled, Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) partnered with Lancman to spread the word on her turf. “Because some workers don’t have legal immigrant status, they feel they are not eligible for minimum wage,” said Linda Sun, a spokeswoman for Meng. “They didn’t know there was a minimum wage or if their employer was withholding their income. They were under the impression they couldn’t do

anything about it.” Meng set up her information booth along the heavily trafficked Main Street to try and dispel those myths. “People walked away with a lot of information in their hands,” Sun said. “Our office is here and if they have any follow-up questions, we can be the liaison.” But Lancman conceded that it would take more than information to make work places safer for immigrant laborers. “It’s one thing to have a law on a book that protects an immigrant worker against retaliation [from an employer],” he said. “It’s another for that law to be applied to protect that worker.” If a worker does report an unsafe condition, an employer can sometimes find ways to staunch cash flow and make that worker regret it. But Lancman added that it is important for workers simply to know they have the right to stand up to unscrupulous employers. Reach reporter Joe Anuta by e-mail at januta@ cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4566.

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Greg. “For St. John’s University, Louis Carnesecca — ‘Lou,’ as he is universally known — is such a man.” The 2,800 students were honored as well, although some were wary about life after graduation. “I’m really nervous,” said Krisy Insignares, who graduated with a degree in legal studies. “If I can’t find a job, my plan is to go back to school.”

Continued from Page 4 that students’ post-graduation lives will not be graded or scored. “If you are that 2.0 student, never give up — anything is possible,” he said. In fact, Rapole had very blunt advice for people who would try and say otherwise. “Tell them to bleep bleep,” he said, clarifying he did not want to swear on

stage. “With the father, the bishop and the clouds — I was worried about lightning.” Rapole kept his other pieces of advice simple as well, because as he put it, “because I have ADD.” He urged the graduates to have fun and savor the moment, to think big and dream bigger and finally to share their success.

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In an earlier interview, Gavin said that a substantial number of students who do not speak English as a first language typically take five years to graduate, which then makes the school’s rate appear lower. There is also a high level of absenteeism at the

school. But that is what makes Addabbo a fan of the plan. “Each school is different. A school might be underperforming for a variety of reasons,” he said. “The restart program evaluates that.”

cardiological ones — with a hybrid operating room; and the top two floors have been left open as “shell space” to be filled with new medical facilities as technology advances. A new parking garage added 372 parking

verse clientele, the hospital has employed a team of “patient navigators,” who help patients get past obstacles such as language barriers and insurance issues. “They will help you navigate through your care,” said Dr. Mitchell Chorost, director of surgical oncology at NYHQ and associate director of its cancer center. “They’re your friends who help you through your course and to get your care, and hopefully to get you on the road to recovery.” But there are still significant challenges facing NYHQ and other hospitals nationwide. There are shortages of doctors in many specialties and even primary care in the borough. And pay-

ments from government health-care programs — whose patients make up a large proportion of NYHQ patients — continue to fall even while hospital’s costs increase. Over the past four years, NYHQ has suffered a rate reduction of $50 million at the state level, and it expects to lose $6 million in this fiscal year’s state and federal budgets, according to Mills. “That’s something we’re dealing with here, less Medicaid and Medicare dollars coming in, and more expenditures from us here at hospitals,” he said. “Where does it end, how do we address this? I wish I had the crystal ball to be able to tell you that answer.”

Continued from Page 5 school and gives them more individual instruction. He will be starting a 10thgrade academy next year. Educators at John Ad-

NYHQ Continued from Page 5 vide makes it worthwhile. “We’ve had to make some very tough decisions in order to expand at this time,” he said. “And we won’t stand still. Already we have embarked on a comprehensive facility planning initiative that will keep us on the cutting edge.” The new, eight-story building’s entire first floor is dedicated to ambulatory surgery, with 10 new operating rooms. Two new patient units added 80 patient beds, increasing the hospital’s bed count to 519; the building has a floor dedicated to interventional procedures — particularly

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Carnesecca did not give a speech, but to many his career speaks for itself. He brought St. John’s into the national spotlight with a 526-200 record, five National Invitation Tournament championships, two Big East championships and also appeared in a 1985 Final Four tournament. “Every university has its giants — legendary figures who leave an indelible mark on the institution itself,” said Professor John

The former clubhouse manager was also charged with embezzling $24,955 from the Mets by submitting inflated expense claims above the total cost of meals provided to umpires during the season and failing to report or pay taxes on $203,789 that Samuels received as tips from Mets players and others in 2008

spaces. As home to the borough’s only hybrid operating room, multidisciplinary liver center and installation site for MRIproof pacemakers, NYHQ remains a leading force in Queens health care. In the past year, the hospital also started a formal palliative care program and made great progress on the goal of implementing fully electronic record-keeping. And in order to better serve its di-

and 2009, Brown said. The DA said Samuels faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the top charge against him: criminal possession of stolen property. A 21-count indictment against Samuels was unsealed May 11. Reach reporter Howard Koplowitz by e-mail at hkoplowitz@cnglocal.com or by phone at 718-260-4573.

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown (at podium) announces charges against former Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels, who is accused of criminally possessing $2.3 million in Mets memPhoto by Howard Koplowitz orabilia.

Sports BY ZACH BRAZILLER Marquis Barnett, the rugged Cardozo forward who has faced more adversity in his young life than most deal with in a lifetime, spoke freely and without worry. There was joy in his voice, a satisfaction in an accomplishment — a Division I college basketball scholarship — that seemed like a dream just two years ago. “I never thought this would happen,” the 6-foot7, 240-pound Barnett, best known for his rebounding and shot-blocking, said May 9, hours after he verbally committed to Quinnipiac University and Coach Tom Moore. Barnett, a third team All-Queens selection by the New York Post who helped Cardozo go undefeated in Queens AA and reach the PSAL Class AA semifinals, passed on visiting Central Connecticut State for Quinnipiac. Western Kentucky, Towson, Marist and Duquesne called in recent weeks, Cardozo Coach Ron

Cardozo’s Marquis Barnett verbally committed to Quinnipiac University. Photo by Denis Gostev

Naclerio said, after Barnett’s memorable senior year and his impressive play in recent AAU tournaments with New Heights. But Barnett didn’t need to see any other schools or meet any other coaches. He loved the Quinnipiac campus in Hamden, Conn., the large student center and felt a bond with Moore and his new teammates. “For me, it’s more like a new beginning, a new start,” he said. “I’m not going to have to go through stress. It can be a better life for me.” Barnett’s troubles have been well-documented. He recently moved to Staten Island from a Lower East Side shelter, the third shelter in three years with his family, and has been making the four-hour, four-borough commute each way daily. Because of mold and flooding, his family was forced to move out of their Far Rockaway apartment and into the shelter. Last February, Tavon Turpin, his autistic 11-yearold half-brother, was killed in a fire he set when he was left unsupervised in their grandmother’s Coney Island home. He’s also had to help his mother, Francine Baker, get out of a physically abusive relationship that went on for several years. “I just stayed positive through it all and it worked out,” he said. When he landed at Cardozo two years ago from St. Raymond, his grades were a mess and his game a project. He worked tirelessly at both, spending extra time Continued on Page 56

Smith settles on Louisville Christ the King All American guard reveals her college decision BY JOSEPH STASZEWSKI Bria Smith finally let everyone in on her secret. The Christ the King All-American guard made her college decision between Tennessee and Louisville last week, but kept it mostly to herself. With her mom Andrea by her side at the Middle Village school, Smith announced May 11 she would be playing for the Cardinals next season, after her intentions were first reported by the New York Post. “School was kind of normal, but the Internet and everything, like Twitter and Facebook, that’s been crazy,” said Smith, who wore a Tennessee sweatshirt to school to throw people off. “I’ve been getting contacted constantly.” The decision ends a nearly two-month recruiting process. Smith, the Post’s All-City girls’ basketball Player of the Year and No. 8-ranked recruit in her class by HoopGurlz, asked to be released from her National Letter of Intent at Virginia in March after Coach Debbie Ryan stepped down. “I felt like I needed to get that assurance that my coach will stay there, that I will have him for four years,” the 5-foot-9 Smith said. “It’s a better chance at Louisville.” Louisville, which was in her original top three, provided her with everything she was looking for. She wanted a budding

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Christ the King’s Bria Smith will play at Louisville next season. national program with a strong fan base and teammates and coaches she felt comfortable with. The Cardinals went 22-13 last season and lost in the Sweet 16 under Coach Jeff Walz. Smith believes he can get her ready to play against some of the top guards in the country and at the next level.

“Bria was more vocal and participated more the second time around,” Andrea Smith said. “She was actually telling me what schools she wanted. Before I, like, made up a list.” There was a familiarity with the Kentucky school. Smith took an unofficial visit there during her initial recruitment and

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BY ZACH BRAZILLER With each batter, Adrian Castano could hear John Adams Coach Glenn Beyer telling his hitters what pitches to expect. It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bother the Cardozo ace â&#x20AC;&#x201D; even though Beyer was pretty much on the money regarding his mid-80s fastball and hard-breaking hook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Them knowing my pitches,â&#x20AC;? Castano said with a smile, â&#x20AC;&#x153;that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean they can hit them.â&#x20AC;? The brash statement became more truth than braggadocio. The Judges sophomore ace, coming into the game in relief, retired all nine hitters he faced and struck out four to wrap up Cardozoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10th-straight league win to start the year, a 5-1 baseball victory Friday over John Adams that earmarks the Judges as Queensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best. After the win, Cardozo Coach Ron Gorecki looked to change the subject re-

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tunnel vision. During his appearance Friday, Castanoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s personal rooting section exchanged words with Beyer. His father Adrian Sr. and summer league Coach Nelson Santiago were upset with a flippant statement they alleged Beyer made, which he denied. The game is stopped as Beyer speaks with Gorecki and the home-plate umpire. All the while, Castano is standing idly on the mound, just one hitter into his first relief appearance since last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappointing showing. That day, Castano couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find the plate without any such distractions in a 7-4 playoff loss to Brooklyn Tech. Eventually, the game resumes and the hubbub dies down. Not that Castano seemed fazed by the commotion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s none of my business,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m here to play the game. I block that out.â&#x20AC;? It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t clichĂŠ; he

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Construction takes second straight title Britney Rodriguez gave up two runs in the first inning and walked five through five frames. Her control was all over the place. The Construction freshman ace’s poise in a big situation was being put to the test. “I think Britney’s heart rate today was probably over 200 for the first five innings,” Red Hawks Coach Marco Migliaccio said. “She was super pumped. She knows this is for the division again. When I warmed her up, she was on speed or something. That’s why her location was off.” It wasn’t until Construction blew the game open May 10 in the bottom of the fifth of a 14-2, sixinning win over Bryant in PSAL Queens A-II softball that Rodriguez was able to calm down. She struck out the side in the sixth inning and sophomore first baseman Linda McKernan’s three-run home run in the bottom half sent the Red Hawks to the victory and a second straight division title in just two seasons in Class A.

Construction’s Britney Rodriguez settled down late to help the Red Hawks to a win over Bryant. Denis Gostev

“When I got those runs, I was like, ‘OK, I gotta relax — we got this,’” Rodriguez said. Bryant (9-3), which has been on a roll, put an early scare into Construction (11-1). Junior shortstop Gaby Faustino hit a leadoff triple to start the game, Courtney Serrano drove her in and Ashley Torres Littwin made it 2-0 with an RBI single of her own. The Owls immediately put the Red Hawks on their heels. It took a massive threerun triple by pinch hitter Amy Pirozek in the second inning to get them back the lead 3-2. The freshman has been in danger of losing her regular spot in the lineup lately, but she came up with a rope that curled down the right field line that scored McKernan, Amanda Garcia and Katherine Valle (three walks, three runs). Alicia Gonzalez drove her in with a single and later Pirozek came up with an RBI single of her own. “Amy came up huge today,” Migliaccio said. Three straight Bryant errors to start the fifth inning helped Construction get some breathing room in a five-run fifth. McKernan (2-3, five RBIs, two runs) had the big hit with a two-run single off Tiffany Zecena, who Owls Coach Wally Hausdorf said began overcompensating because her defense was not making plays behind her. “It was a real confidence boost,” Pirozek said. Defense had actually been Bryant’s biggest strength in winning six of seven league games and a big non-league against Cardozo Friday. The Owls also left seven runners on against Rodriguez. Faustino went 2-for-4 and Serrano was 2-for-3. “You gotta learn,” Hausdorf said. “Maybe later in the playoffs, they’ll know what to do.” Ashley Burke was 2-for-4 with two runs and Continued on Page 56

Everyday inﬁelder impresses in emergency start against rival TIMESLEDGER, MAY 19-25, 2011

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Urena shuts out Terriers in gem

McClancy junior Jose Urena had two singles, an RBI and pitched a five-hit shutout.

BY DYLAN BUTLER Jose Urena is Monsignor McClancy’s everyday third baseman, but with the Crusaders playing their fourth game in four days, Coach Nick Melito knew he had to be creative to find last Thursday afternoon’s starter. Urena showed flashes during McClancy’s early-season trip to South Carolina, but he’s struggled out of the bullpen in a few appearances. Melito, however, had a hunch Urena was ready for a critical CHSAA Class AA Brooklyn/Queens baseball division title and gave him the ball. “Four games in four days and he has a very live arm,” Melito said. “I pitched him in South Carolina for a few innings and liked what I saw. Today was the day.” Urena, a junior, duly delivered, scattering five hits in a completegame shutout for the surging Crusaders, who beat St. Francis Prep 6-0 at Cunningham Park. “He throws hard, he’s got movement,” Melito said. “The upside of him is tremendous. He does it all. He’s a great player. He had composure and threw strikes. He was ready today and nothing bothered him.” Urena said he couldn’t wait to step on the mound. The Crusaders

couldn’t buy a win early in the season and started out 1-6. Now McClancy has won four of its last five and could finish third in a wild Brooklyn/ Queens division. “I felt great,” Urena said. “I was waiting for this game. We want to [finish] in third place.” Urena struck out three and had no walks, owning the inside corner of t h e

BASEBALL plate. He also managed to do something other teams aces haven’t been able to figure out all year. Not only did he keep St. Francis Prep’s Chris Cannon hitless. He also struck out the Navy-bound catcher three times. “I think we mixed it up pretty well,” Melito said. “That kid is a great player and if sits on a pitch he can really be dangerous, but I think we had him a little bit. When he was thinking fastball, we were throwing breaking balls. When he was thinking breaking ball, we were throwing a fastball and his fastball has a little giddy-up to it.” McClancy (8-7) jumped in front in the second as Jonathan Busardo drove in Mike D’Agostino with a twoout single up the middle. The Crusaders scored two more runs in the third

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as Rob Mongiori, who tried to call time but the home plate umpire didn’t recognize it, ripped a two-run triple to right. “I called time, but thank God he didn’t call it because I might not have gotten that hit,” Mongiori said. “We needed the runs. I gapped it and two runs scored.” St. Francis Prep (9-6) rallied in the third as Steven Pelan reached on a one-out error and Tom McKenna followed with single to right and it appeared the Terriers had runners at the corners with No. 3-hitter Jason Perrone coming up. But it was ruled Pelan missed second base and Perrone grounded back to Urena to end the potential rally. “I thought we were coming back, but that took the wind out of our sails,” St. Francis Prep Coach Brother Robert Kent said. “We didn’t make the plays, but McClancy did and their guy threw a good game.” McClancy tacked on three insurance runs in the top of the seventh as Urena drove in Dan Restrepo, who tripled to right, and Anthony Merchan scored on one of four St. Francis Prep errors. “We have something going and we’re getting some breaks,” Melito said. “At one time we were 1-6 and now we’re 8-7. That’s a big jump.”

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Construction Continued from Page 55 Kailan Luciano was 1-for-2 with a run. Rodriguez ended up allowing just those two runs on four hits, none after the second inning. She looked dominant in the sixth, setting the side down in order, each batter swinging at either a hard fastball or a devastating change-up. “She became unhittable again,” Migliaccio said. “This is a big step she had to take. It’s better that it happens now.”

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Rodriguez said her left hamstring started to bother her after throwing the first pitch of the game. The 5-foot-2 sprite has also been pitching with a broken finger on her left pitching hand since the first week of the season. Perhaps all that adrenaline she had early got her through the pain. “It was a big game,” Rodriguez said. “Bryant is a really good school and I wanted to win this game bad.”

Barnett Continued from Page 53 with tutors on his studies and hours after practice refining his basketball repertoire. Last week, Naclerio sent a series of text messages to fellow teachers and school officials and even more came flowing back. “He’s not well-liked at Cardozo, he’s loved at Car-

dozo,” Naclerio said. “I’ve been doing this for a long time and I’ve seen a lot of kids reach the pinnacle of getting a scholarship, but when it officially happened today, it really made me feel good. He needed this so bad for what he’s gong through in his life. He was looking at schools not based on playing time or non-league games, he was looking at

Continued from Page 53 now.’ It was funny.” Smith, New York State’s Miss Basketball, said it was hard to turn down legendary Tennessee Coach Pat Summitt. But she believes she had a better chance to make a bigger impact right away at Louisville. It also gives her the opportunity to play road games close to her Massapequa, L.I., home at schools like St. John’s, Rutgers, Connecticut and Seton Hall. Smith averaged 21.1 points and 7.5 rebounds to lead the Royals to a 21-9 record and a spot in the CHSAA Class AA state final this season. She also won a state Federation Class AA crown as a junior. “If she is not competing for degrees and job opportunities. I’ve never had a kid like that.” Based on the recent strides he’s made, Naclerio said he thinks Barnett could be an all-conference player by the time he’s an upperclassmen. One Division I assistant coach involved in Barnett’s recruitment said the power forward is still a

Rookie of the Year in the Big East, then there is an issue,” CK Coach Bob Mackey said. Her initial commitment to Virginia came and went with the normal amount of attention for a top highschool prospect. Smith waited for former California Coach Joanne Boyle to be hired as the school’s next coach, but felt that if things were meant to be at Virginia it would have worked out the first time. “Tennessee is a tremendous program with maybe one of the best coaches, men or women, of all time,” Mackey said. “Bria decided she wanted to make a fresh start. Louisville is a very up and coming program. Jeff Walz has proven he can get it done.” With her recruitment open and an appearance in the nationally televised McDonald’s All-American game, Smith was flooded with inter-

work in progress offensively, but should be able to help in other areas quickly. “He’ll have a chance to be what [former Transit Tech star] Rhamel Brown was for Manhattan in the MAAC this year — he got his points off playing hard,” the coach said. “Rebounding the ball is all about toughness and he has

est from college coaches and gained national attention as well as the growing interest and well-wishes of fans via social media. Both Summitt and Walz placed calls to Mackey to find out her intentions — something her teammates were also interested in. “I really wanted to know and I’d try to catch her off guard to tell me,” CK’s Illinois-bound forward Nia Oden said. “But she wouldn’t.” Smith had fun keeping her destination a secret from the public up to the waning hours and enjoyed all the kind words she received over Twitter and Facebook, but is happier to know she has a place she is comfortable to call home for the next four years. “It’s been crazy, actually,” Smith said. “The fans looking at you 24/7 and having coaches calling you constantly. It’s been nice, but I’m happy it’s over now.”

that.” Barnett isn’t overly concerned. He’s dealt with too many obstacles to even worry about basketball. It’s gotten him to college and now is his chance to make it worthwhile. “I love basketball, but playing basketball is going to be a hobby to me, even though it will be a full-time

job,” he said. “I’m basically going to college to get a good-paying job to make sure my mother gets her own house. I want her to have a good life, not have to worry about no bills, nothing.” “When I graduate college,” Barnett later said, “it’s gonna be something big — bigger than this.”

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15,973 Plus tax & Tags

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Auto, 4 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, Grey, 4dr, Stk #U1158, 41K mi 2008 Acura TL

Auto, 6 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, sunroof, Silver, Stk #U1024, 31K 2008 Honda CR-V EX 4WD

Auto, 4 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, Black, Stk #U1086, 35K mi 2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6

Auto, V6, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, sunroof, leather, White, Stk #U1137, 32K mi 2008 Honda Accord EX-L NAVI

Auto, 4 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, sunroof, Silver, Stk #U1112, 36K mi 2009 Honda CR-V EX 4WD

Auto, 4 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks/ moonroof, cd, alloys, Silver, Stk #U1213, 16K mi 2008 Honda Accord EX-L NAVI

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2008 Honda Accord EX-L V6 COUPE

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2009 Honda Accord EX-L V6

Auto, V6, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, leather, Silver, Stk #U1125, 29K mi

2008 Honda Pilot EX-L Navi 4WD

Auto, 6 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/ lks, cd, Grey, Stk #U1239, 57K mi 2008 Honda Pilot EX-L 4WD

Auto, 6 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, leather, moonroof, alloys, Red, Stk #U1071, 35K mi 2009 Honda Pilot EX 4WD

Auto, 6 cyl, 4 dr, p/s/ABS/winds/lks, cd, running brds, alloys, Red, Stk #U1216, 48K mi 2010 Honda CR-V EX-L 4WD

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