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Living wage bill divides Queens Competing interests squared off last week at a legislative hearing by Paula Neudorf Associate Editor

t a New York City Council hearing held on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, opponents and proponents of the living wage bill sounded off. The hearing came on the heels of a well-attended pro-living wage rally held Monday at Riverside Church in Manhattan. The bill, called the Fair Wages for New Yorkers Act, would require developers who receive public subsidies to pay employees $10 an hour with benefits or $11.50 without. It has sharply divided Queens and the rest of the city, and has already been significantly amended to address various concerns. Twenty-nine City Council members, including four of Queens’ 14, have sponsored the bill, more than the 26 votes required to pass it should it come up for a vote. Mayor Bloomberg, however, has publicly voiced his opposition to a living wage mandate. It’s unclear whether there is sufficient support for the bill — 34 votes — to override a mayoral veto. Many agree that Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) holds the key to the bill’s future. Quinn can effectively kill the measure by not bringing it to a vote, or could rally support were she to back it. In Queens, business leaders by and large oppose to the bill, as they say it will lead to lost jobs and fewer development projects. “It’s a job killer,” said Jack Friedman, the executive director of the Queens Chamber of

Commerce. “You can’t just force a business to increase its payroll.” Friedman said a business paying $10 or $11.50 an hour would not be able to compete with one paying $7.25, the federal minimum wage. The bill requires even firms renting space in a project built with $1 million or more in taxpayer dollars to pay their employees the living wage, a major point of contention. “A grocery store could have to pay more than a grocery store down the street,” said Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria), who also opposes the bill’s “massive reporting requirements,” and says that in its current form it would hurt small businesses. The bill’s supporters argue, however, that a new provision in the measure, requiring only companies that gross more than $5 million a year be subject to the living wage mandate, protects small businesses. Nonprofits would also be exempt from the provision. “You don’t have to accept public money as a private company or entity,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), one of the bill’s sponsors, said. “The amount of businesses that this would apply to is getting smaller and smaller. And the threshold is more than $1 million in subsidies and tax breaks. If you are receiving those benefits and subsidies, it is appropriate to ask more of those [businesses].” Of the arguments that a living wage could hurt the economy, Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said simply, “I don’t buy them.” “We’re not talking about huge sums,”

The New York City Council during last week’s hearing on the living wage bill, which would require companies receiving more than $1 million in public funding to pay employees $10 an hour with PHOTO BY STEVE MCFARLAND/LIVING WAGE NYC benefits or $11.50 without. Dromm said with reference to the living wage. Citing the Queens Center mall, one of the “highest grossing malls in America,” Dromm noted that “people in the surrounding communities are living in poverty.” Companies that receive subsidies, like the mall’s builder, “have a moral obligation to pay $10 an hour,” Dromm added. “No one can survive on $7.25 an hour anymore.” Many opponents of the living wage bill cite the Bronx’s Kingsbridge Armory as a cautionary tale. They say the $300 million development project slated for the armory fell through because a living wage would have been required there. Dan Morris, a spokesman for the Retail,

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Wholesale and Department Store Union’s living wage campaign, countered that it was Bloomberg’s unwillingness to compromise which scuttled the deal, and noted that Related Companies, the developers involved, had actually agreed to living wage standards for a different project in Los Angeles. “We cannot continue to pump billions of dollars into low-wage jobs,” Morris said. While retail workers, who are frequently employed by stores in government-subsidized projects, would gain from the bill’s passage, Morris said countless employees across the city would benefit. “This is a fight that’s really bigger than this Q union,” he said.

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Searching for bargains away from the crowds Residents find Black Friday, holiday deals in the quieter parts of Queens by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

While hundreds of people beat down the doors at the Queens Center mall when it opened at midnight on Black Friday, there was a quieter, steady stream of customers in places like Woodhaven, Ozone Park and Howard Beach last weekend — and shoppers and store owners said they’d rather have it that way. “It’s easy for me to shop on Jamaica Avenue because I live just a couple streets away, and then I don’t have to deal with the headache at the mall,” said Natalie Arguelo, 34, of Woodhaven. “There’s still lots of sales here. Some of my friends don’t want to shop here because it’s hard to find parking, but I actually don’t think it’s that bad.” From electronic shops on Jamaica Avenue to shoe stores on Liberty Avenue and a travel agency on Crossbay Boulevard, residents found many a holiday present — and contributed to the record $52.4 billion shoppers spent on Black Friday weekend across the country, a 15.6 percent increase over last year. Although there are no official numbers for sales in Queens specifically, many store owners said they saw business increase

Hari Kafle, an employee at Platinum Discount Deals on Crossbay Boulevard in Howard Beach, said holiday shoppers didn’t flock to his store over Black Friday, but noted the store is offering numerous sales with the hope that more resiPHOTO BY ANNA GUSTAFSON dents will come to the shop. over the weekend, albeit modestly. Still, some noted it was better than the last couple of years, when the economy kept many from shelling out the kind of cash they once did during the holidays, while others said sales remained about the same as in 2010. The 226 million shoppers who visited stores and websites over Black Friday weekend — which

now includes Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday — dug deep into their pockets and spent an average of about $398, up from $365 last year. Shoppers spent an average of $150 on the web — 37.8 percent of their total weekend spending. “People definitely came out for our sales,” said Victor Aponte, the store manager of Petco on Crossbay Boulevard in Howard Beach.

“There wasn’t a huge amount of customers, but there was a bump in sales.” Jerry Minio, the manager of Bob’s Sneaker Corner on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park, said the store fared well on Black Friday. “We do a lot of sales on Black Friday, and all the time,” said Minio, an Ozone Park native who has managed the store for 25 years. “The holiday season is usually pretty big for us.” Minio added that many of their customers will shun the big box stores to come to them because “we do things the old-fashioned way,” and because Bob’s Sneaker Corner offers brands like Timberland Pro and Redwing boots — favorites among workers toiling in fields like construction, he said. “We give you service,” Minio said. “I’ve watched kids come in here who now come to the store with their own kids.” Because they know their customers, Minio added that they can customize sales. “I know things are rough, so sometimes I’ll give someone a coupon to get a few dollars off,” the manager said. And at Cross Bay Travel Service of Howard Beach, residents have been snapping up gift certificates

for cruises to places like Bermuda and Alaska — the latter for when it turns a little bit warmer, of course. “People are buying cruises, even in a bad economy, because you can get a $600 seven-night cruise to the Bahamas,” said Nick Gramenides, CBTS owner. “That’s the price of a flight alone to, say, California.” Maria Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, said “people are shopping a little more” on Jamaica Avenue this holiday season than last, and she expects more to come after getting fed up with malls. “They all went to the big malls and big shopping centers and they didn’t get taken care of,” she said. “I don’t think there’s anything you can’t find on Jamaica Avenue at a comfortable price, and I think people are getting that message.” Thomson added that her group has been giving away quarters for parking over the last several Saturdays to help shoppers staking out deals. Still, not everyone has been pleased with this year’s holiday shopping season. “Nobody has money,” said Hari Kafle, an employee at Platinum Discount Deals in Howard Beach. Q “Things are not great.”

Ulrich tapped to lead Romney city campaign Political heavyweights say Queens Republican is party’s ‘rising star’ by Anna Gustafson

credited the councilman in part for his victory over Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Little Neck). The counIt has been a while since a Republican presidential can- cilman’s efforts, which included a failed attempt to get didate won New York’s vote — Councilman Eric Ulrich Jane Deacy into the Assembly, have not gone unnoticed (R-Ozone Park) wasn’t even alive the last time it happened by political players in the national GOP. with Ronald Reagan in 1984 — but the legislator said he “Since being elected in 2009, Eric Ulrich has emerged hopes to change the state’s Democratic tide in his new role as one of the rising stars in the Republican party,” said as city chairman for Mitt Romney’s campaign. Molinari, a former congressman and Staten Island borRomney’s state chairman, Staten ough president. “I am honored that Island’s political heavyweight Guy he has agreed to work with me to Molinari, announced this week that ensure that Gov. Romney assembles Ulrich, 26, will lead the former Massa formidable organization here in ince being elected in achusetts’ governor’s campaign in New York City for our party’s primaNew York City — a place not always ry, and we return New York to the 2009, Eric Ulrich has seen as the easiest of stomping Republican column next November.” emerged as one of the grounds for the GOP. Since 1972 — Ulrich said he looks forward to which represents the last 10 presidenworking with the Romney campaign rising stars in the tial elections — the Democratic canas it gears up for New York’s Repubdidate has won seven times. The last lican primary on April 24, 2012. Republican party.” time a Republican claimed the state’s “As the debate over our nation’s — Former U.S. Rep. Guy Molinari vote was in 1984, when Reagan won future reaches a critical stage, I am 49 states; he also landed New York in certain that Gov. Romney has the 1980. experience and ideas needed to get Still, there’s the Republican’s latest political coup — our country moving again,” Ulrich said. “In 2009 and U.S. Bob Turner’s (R-Queens, Brooklyn) victory in the 2010 the Republican party in New York City experienced 9th Congressional District, a Democratic stronghold pre- remarkable gains in city, state and congressional elecviously represented by Anthony Weiner — a win many tions. I am looking forward to working with Guy MoliRepublicans are hoping is a barometer for what will hap- nari to build on those successes and elect Mitt Romney pen in 2012. to the next president of the United States.” Ulrich, the Council’s minority whip, has worked hard According to the most recent poll issued by ABC News, to cultivate a more active conservative base in the bor- Romney has slightly less support than fellow Republican ough in recent years, and Turner in his victory speech candidate Newt Gingrich, landing a “favorable” rating Senior Editor

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and individuals listed on them, as well as give sworn statements and photographs to While Woodhaven residents applauded aid prosecution. legislators for tearing down illegally posted While the state has no governance over signs throughout southern Queens last week, the signs, residents also reached out to they said the move is only a short-term solu- Miller since he represents much of the tion and urged a more comprehensive problem area and worked with Ulrich to approach to a problem that has long plagued remove the papers. the area. Ulrich and Miller joined city agents to Members of the Woodhaven Residents’ remove about 30 signs from Jamaica Block Association wrote a letter this week to Avenue, Woodhaven Boulevard, 101st Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) Avenue and Lefferts Boulevard last week. and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone The city officers used phone numbers Park), asking them to support changes to city and business names from the signs to track law that would allow private citizens’ testi- down violators and issue summonses for all mony to be used in prosecuting individuals of them. or businesses who illegally hang signs on “Derelict businesses that disregard our telephone poles, street lights and trees. city’s laws in search of a quick buck simply According to the don’t care about the Sanitation Departneighborhood or our ment, the city cannot quality of life,” currently prosecute Ulrich said. “These llegal signs blotting those responsible for eyesores litter our hanging the signs if a commercial cor riour neighborhood resident takes down dors, making the area are a growing problem.” the paper because less inviting for meronly a sworn statechants and shippers, — Alexander Blenkinsopp, WRBA member ment by a city official, and often block street such as a sanitation signs at busy interworker, can serve as sections.” evidence. Miller asked that residents call legislaWRBA members pointed out that city tors’ off ices or 311 to report the signs, off icials cannot take down the signs as which he said can damage trees and “proquickly as residents, who pass by them far mote businesses that can prey upon people.” more often than sanitation workers. Individuals and businesses can face fines “Illegal signs blotting our neighborhood of $75 for each sign on telephone poles and are a growing problem, and the WRBA has street lights and $150 for signs nailed to been fighting them for well over a year,” trees. said Alexander Blenkinsopp, the block assoWRBA President Ed Wendell cheered the ciation’s communications director, who legislators’ efforts, but he too said residents wrote the letter to Miller and Ulrich on need “the law to be on our side.” behalf of the organization’s board of direc“The block association has been relenttors. “But the problem will persist, because less in tearing down illegal signs,” Wendell tearing down signs is only a temporary solu- said. “We have a zero-tolerance approach. tion. We need our elected officials to work … We applaud our local representatives’ with us on a longer term solution — chang- willingness to recognize this problem in our ing the law to empower our residents.” community, and we hope that they, and Specifically, Blenkinsopp asked that resi- other lawmakers, will help make this comdents be permitted to tear down signs and mon-sense change we’re suggesting to preQ then provide testimony about the businesses serve our neighborhood’s character.” Senior Editor

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Protecting our children he city recently took heavy criticism from parents, local education council officials and many media outlets, including this newspaper, for coming up with a sex education curriculum we believe is too much too soon for young students. But lost in all the brouhaha was one key issue we believe should be addressed in one way or another from the earliest ages: how to avoid, and, when necessary, report sexual abuses committed against children by adults. The issue has dominated much of the media because of the scandals surrounding the athletic programs at Penn State and Syracuse universities. The accused are innocent unless proven guilty, though the evidence appears damning. The people who in a different sense are no longer innocent, however, are the victims, most of whom reportedly were prepubescent boys at the time they were allegedly molested in places like the locker room

shower. It must take a lifetime of strength to overcome the horrors suffered by such young sex abuse victims. But, much like so many cases involving priests in the Catholic Church, one of the remarkable things about the recent allegations is that the victims were silent for years. That’s what we hope the city’s new sex ed curriculum will fully address, starting with the most basic concepts, like warning signs of a predator’s intent that children can be taught to recognize, the way a victim should scream bloody murder if an assault begins, how it is never the young victim’s fault when a sex crime does occur, how to overcome the trauma to lead a normal, healthy life if one is victimized. Less comparison shopping of condoms (an element of the curriculum) and more discussion of how not to be a child rapist’s victim: that would be something for which we could applaud the Education Department.

Say no to the ‘Living Wage’ bill he ball is in Christine Quinn’s court. The City Council speaker, and mayoral hopeful, has to decide whether to allow the so-called living wage bill to come to the floor of the chamber for a vote. As always, the speaker is torn between her liberal inclinations and the conservative leanings of the corporate contributors her campaigns depend on — as well as the mayor, who on this issue stands with the business community. The question is whether the city should mandate that employees of any company getting any subsidy or tax break be paid at least $10 an hour, far more than the $7.25 minimum wage. The figure would be $11.50 for those who don’t receive benefits from their employers. As anyone with even the most rudimentary understanding of economics and

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Save the animals Dear Editor: I was dismayed to read about the Queens Animal Care and Control facility that is not to be. I hope people realize that although they won’t have to worry about an ACC shelter that will be euthanizing animals, they will be doing that at a much quicker pace at the only two shelters we have, Brooklyn and Manhattan. One thing for certain is that when the animals come into Brooklyn and Manhattan from the other boroughs, some will die sooner because the city has to make room for more outerborough drop-offs. Even when animals are reserved sooner, you only have so much space. The shelters we have fill up fast. I know; I used to work in one. Who’s to say whether we would still have to euthanize animals if had we had our own community shelter in Queens County? Maybe we would do a better job taking care of our own neighborhoods’ animals and keep them longer. Queens residents buy more dog licenses than any other borough. Don’t we deserve better? Joan Silaco Queens Village

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Dolan’s dedication Dear Editor: On behalf of the entire family at the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, we were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of our friend, Pat Dolan (“Civic leader Pat Dolan killed crossing street,” Nov. 17). Pat embodied what it meant to be a dedicated citizen activist. While a friend to many parks in Queens, she devoted considerable energies to Flushing Meadows Corona Park and she was the president of the Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conservancy. Among her achievements were advocating for Urban Park Ranger programs at Meadow and Willow Lakes, installing bird blinds at both lakes, and working toward the shoreline restoration of Meadow Lake and a future installation of an osprey pole and nest at Willow Lake. Pat was also instrumental in providing crucial letters of support that bolstered our grant applications and was a tire-

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less advocate for the funding of essential maintenance equipment. But her efforts did not end in Queens’ largest park. She was a leader in neighborhood greening efforts, including the creation of a Greenstreet at 73rd Avenue between 141st Street and Main Street. On a personal level, Pat was a caring and spirited woman who inspired others to get involved for the betterment of their community. We will deeply miss her energy and her presence. Adrian Benepe NYC Parks Commissioner Manhattan

No smoking in apts. Dear Editor: Fresh air is a precious commodity and a right for all New Yorkers. Yet, many multiunit dwellings are not smoke-free environments. Tenants and property owners are subjected to the harmful effects of secondhand smoke even when they have wisely chosen not to smoke themselves. According to the Nicotine and Tobacco Research journal, secondhand smoke cannot be contained. Even cleaning the air and ventilating buildings

business knows, the bill is nothing more or less than the “job killer” it’s been labeled by Queens Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jack Friedman. Companies forced to pay $10 or $11.50 an hour for a brand-new cashier, for example, simply cannot compete against rivals paying $7.25. Passage would mean more pay for some with jobs, but fewer jobs to go around. That means less tax revenue, which means weakened public services. Remember that the Kingsbridge Armory project in the Bronx, which would have created thousands of jobs, was killed over this issue. Partly as a result, the Bronx retains the highest unemployment rate in the city. A majority of the council supports the bill, so the only way to prevent its passage is for Quinn to table it. We hope she does.

cannot eliminate the health hazards of secondhand smoke exposure. We need to protect our most vulnerable residents — our children. In New York City, more than 200,000 children are exposed to secondhand smoke in the place that they should be safest — their own homes! Some of these same children are entering hospital emergency rooms suffering from asthma attacks induced by the cigarette smoke they are forced to breathe. From a purely economic standpoint, the cost of rehabilitating a residential unit occupied by heavy smokers totals over $3,500. A no-smoking policy can reduce the cost of physical property damage while a 100 percent smoke-free multi-unit dwelling means higher property values, lower fire risk and lower insurance rates. Exercise your right to breathe smoke-free air in your home by contacting your landlord and local city officials to request a smoking ban in your complex. We can all enjoy the long-term benefits to our health and our property. Joan M. Bush Health Educator North Shore-LIJ Health System Great Neck, LI

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Dear Editor: I am writing to commend The Queens Chronicle for its coverage of one of the major problems facing the Southeast Queens community – the widespread flooding that has plagued communities throughout this area. Since the city Department of Environmental Protection stopped pumping underground water from the 69 wells formerly operated by the Jamaica ONLINE Water Supply To catch up on the Company in most thorough coverage 1996, the there is of the flooding g r o u n d wa t e r crisis affecting Southeast level in SouthQueens, just search the east Queens archives at qchron.com, has risen by your source for news all over 30 feet in across the borough. some areas. This has resulted in round-the-clock flooding at places such as York College, the Parsons/Archer subway, IS 8, The Queens Bridge Home, and countless homes and businesses which must run water pumps in their basements 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The elected off icials and residents of Southeast Queens have been pushing DEP for years to start re-pumping (and purifying) the water to lower the groundwater level, or to provide some permanent flood relief to Southeast Queens. DEP’s response in August 2011 was to propose to start repumping the wells in 2018. This is to replace water lost to the city at that time due to the needed repairs on a tunnel bringing water from upstate watersheds. This community is outraged that we are expected to live with this flooding for seven more years, and a community-wide effort is underway to push the city to pump water from the wells sooner or provide a real plan for flooding relief. AnnMarie Costella of your paper was the f irst to highlight this problem, and her efforts have led to broader media attention and scrutiny regarding the issue. Homes have been ruined by this flooding, residents have been subjected to mold spores and other unhealthy conditions, and

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countless homes and businesses have incurred huge costs for 24-hour pumps and associated electricity charges. The elected off icials and community residents are determined to push for a permanent solution to this problem, and I believe the Chronicle and other media outlets are performing a real public service by highlighting our struggle to gain relief from this flooding. William Scarborough NYS Assemblyman for the 29th District Jamaica

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Bill seeks CB take Man found guilty of on liquor at stores raping and framing ex Addabbo, Meng want grocers to meet bar, restaurant standards State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) will sponsor companion bills that would give community boards more of a say in the licensing of businesses that sell alcohol to be consumed off premises. The bills, S.5901 and A.8524, would require community board input when an application is pending before the State Liquor Authority. Community input already is required for businesses such as bars and restaurants seeking to serve alcohol on premises. In a joint statement issued Tuesday, Addabbo pointed to a recent series of compliance stings in all five boroughs that resulted in 118 licensed grocery stores in the city being cited for selling to underage decoys. Thirty-four of the 67 stores visited in Queens were charged. “While neither of our districts have included offending stores, our districts do have large populations of youth who come from homes where both parents work all day,” Addabbo said. “If we don’t keep on top of such potentially serious violations ... we’ll see an increase in youth in our districts and around New York City purchasing alcohol, which could possibly lead to dri-

ving drunk on our local roads, endangering all. Both of us are eager to go back into legislative session in January to push for passage of this legislation through our respective chambers.” “Stores that sell alcohol for off-premise consumption should be held to the same standards as restaurants and bars,” Meng said. “Our bill is important in decreasing underage drinking in Queens and New York City.” A full list of the offending stores in Queens is on line at sla.ny.gov/. Shops in Astoria, Long Island City, Corona, Cambria Heights, St. Albans and Jamaica were cited. Licensees charged by the SLA with underage sales face civil penalties of up to $10,000 per violation, with fines starting from $2,500 to $3,000 for a f irst-time offense. Repeat offenders also face potential suspension or revocation of their licenses. In addition, the NYPD issues criminal court summonses. Meng and Addabbo said a similar bill passed the Assembly in the 2009-10 session, but died in the Senate’s Economic Development Committee. It also passed the Q Assembly in 2007-08 and 2005-06.

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Implicated her in robberies in Jamaica by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

A Far Rockaway man was convicted of raping his former girlfriend and then, before he was to stand trial, concocting an elaborate scheme framing her in a series of armed robberies for which the single mother was arrested and spent seven months in prison, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. Jerry Ramrattan, 39, was convicted last week of rape, perjury, conspiracy, tampering with a witness and falsely reporting an incident following a month-long jury trial at Queens Supreme Courthouse in Kew Gardens. He will be sentenced on Jan. 4. According to the DA, Ramrattan restrained the arms of his ex-girlfriend, Seemona Sumasar, in whose Far Rockaway home he had been staying after they broke up, with duct tape and dragged her downstairs to his room, where he raped her. Following his arrest on rape charges in March 2009, Ramrattan worked with three others to implicate Sumasar in a series of false robbery allegations in Jamaica and Inwood, Long Island, Brown said. Ramrattan’s scheme included having others report the false robberies, planting fake evidence at one of the so-called crime

scenes and having one of the alleged robbery “victims” commit perjury before grand juries in Queens and Nassau counties, according to the DA. The Far Rockaway man secured the cooperation of those who reported the “robberies” either by offering them money or threatening them and their family members with deportation, the DA said. As a result, each of the conspirators alleged to police that their vehicles had been pulled over and they had been robbed at gunpoint by a male and female — who they identified as Sumasar — dressed as police officers. Because of this, Sumasar spent seven months, including last Thanksgiving in a cell room on Long Island. “The jury in this case has righted a terrible wrong and justice has finally been served for the victim,” Brown said in a prepared statement. “It would not be an understatement to say that, for the victim in this case, truth was indeed stranger than fiction. She was first forcibly raped by the defendant and then saw her life turn into a hellish nightmare as he hatched an intricate and sinister plot to extract vengeance against her by having her falsely accused Q of committing armed robberies.”

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A step closer to spinning? City, nonprofit discuss group operating carousel by Anna Gustafson Senior Editor

While the fate of the Forest Park carousel is still up in the air, residents may be one step closer to seeing the beloved merry-go-round spinning once again after a meeting with Assemblyman Mike Miller (DWoodhaven), an area nonprofit and the Parks Department last week. Miller met with parks officials and representatives from

Independence Residences Inc., a nonprofit that assists individuals with physical and mental disabilities, to discuss IRI’s interest in operating the carousel that was built in 1903 by master wood-carver Daniel Carl Muller. “They’re not saying no, and they’re letting IRI gather things that are needed, like funding,” Miller said. “But they also want to go forward with the request for proposals.”

Residents take a spin on the historic carousel, built in 1903, when it was FILE PHOTO still running in recent years.

One of only five carousels in the city, the Forest Park ride was operated by New York One until 2008, when the company let its contract lapse. The city has since issued three requests for proposals, with the f inal one going out in mid-April. No one submitted proposals for the city’s f irst two RFPs, but off icials said they did receive answers to applications after the most recent one. Still, the city said it found no “suitable” companies to r un the merry-go-round. Parks spokeswoman Trish Bertuccio said last month that the department intends to rerelease an RFP and will “conduct extensive outreach to find a suitable proposer.” IRI did not return a request for comment about operating the carousel, though Miller said the g roup’s off icials expressed interest in running it and said they would reinvest money made from the carousel into renovating the structure, and providing other community benefits. The nonprofit told Miller it would be beneficial for the group because it could teach disabled residents to do such jobs as taking tickets.

Before the city will seriously entertain the IRI’s offer to run the merry-go-round, Miller said the nonprofit will have to come up with about $150,000 for renovation work. “The city of New York owns the carousel, and they don’t want to landmark it; they don’t want to do anything with it,” said Maria Thomson, a civic activist who has long advocated for the structure to be preserved. “They should make the initial investment to refurbish the area and make it look good before they go out and get a bid. It’s going to take a lot of money, and people don’t have that kind of money to invest.” Miller said whatever happens with the operator, he hopes the carousel is up and running soon. “I can remember riding the carousel as a kid,” Miller said. “You’d look forward to a Saturday or Sunday when you’d go up to the park and the carousel. It’s something we need here. This is an opportunity to bring people back to Forest Park, to make it useful in another way that hasn’t been Q done in a couple years.”

Power out briefly in Ozone Park The power went out for what Con Edison said were slightly more than 1,300 customers in Ozone Park at about 7:40 a.m. Tuesday. It was quickly restored, with all but seven back online by 10 a.m., Con Ed spokesman Bob McGee said. The affected area was bounded by 107th Avenue on the north, 149th Avenue on the south, 84th Street on the west and 96th Street on the east, McGee reported. According to residents, among those buildings that lost power were MS 202 on Lafayette Steet and the North Conduit, and PS 63 at 90th Street and Sutter Avenue. The cause was an overhead cable failure, McGee said, and the utility is doing a “post-mortem” on the line to see what went wrong, as per standard procedure. McGee added that Con Ed has the most reliable service of any utility in the nation, as measured by the number of minutes power goes out per year divided by the number of customers served. He said the average outage for Con Ed customers is 20 minutes a year, 85 percent less than the national average. And, he noted, that figure is just an average, with many clients going for years without a loss of power. The system is that reliable because, unlike the cable that went down today, most of it is underQ ground, McGee said. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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There were laughs and tears Tuesday night as Queens paid tribute to civic activist Pat Dolan, killed two weeks ago while crossing the street. Former and current borough presidents from Queens and Manhattan, along with religious, elected and civic leaders spoke about their dealings with the feisty Kew Gardens Hills resident, who wore many hats working for her community and the borough. Dolan, 72, died on Nov. 15 on her way to a Community Board 8 Transportation Committee meeting in Hollis. The accident occurred on Hillside Avenue near 198th Street,

A floral tribute to Dolan, who was memorialized on Tuesday in PHOTO BY LIZ RHOADES Forest Hills.

when she was struck by a Nissan sedan transportation system for seniors run and was pronounced dead at Jamaica out of the Queens Community House. Hospital Medical Center. Irma Rodriguez, executive director, The activist lived in Kew Gardens told about Dolan’s sense of humor, Hills most of her life, in the home her her knowledge and love of plants and parents purchased. She served as presithe fact that she didn’t drive. dent of the Kew Gardens Hills Civic The most emotional outpouring Association for 25 years, was a member was from Dolan’s lifelong friend, of CB 8 for 20 years and founded the Norma Stegmaier, a neighbor, who Flushing Meadows Corona Park Conrelated Dolan’s devotion to her large servancy. She also served as president cat Timmy, who now has a new home. of the Queens Civic Congress. “Pat had a way of pulling people The hour-long memorial, held at together and got me to be recording Schwartz Brothers Forest Park Chapel secretary of the KGHCA,” Stegmaier in Forest Hills, was led by Harold said. “She had a funny, warm side Baron, board chairman of the KGHCA, and liked going to museums.” who said that Dolan “devoted all her City Comptroller John Liu, who was time and her life to the community, a civic leader in Flushing before runwhere she lived, and the city for their ning for elective office, reflected on betterment.” Dolan’s knowledge of zoning, traffic Dolan was Irish, but Kew Gardens and other topics and her perseverance Hills now has a large population of when she wanted something done. Orthodox Jews, whom she worked with. “She was such a special person. It’s Pat Dolan FILE PHOTO hard to believe such an incredible force Rabbi Yoel Schonfeld, leader of the Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, has been taken from us,” Liu said. called her “tough-nosed and hard, but underneath was a Borough President Helen Marshall discussed Dolan’s woman with soft qualities who wanted to do what was right.” involvement in planning the expansion of the Kew Gardens Richard Hellenbrecht, executive vice president of the Hills Library, which will begin in a few months. Marshall Queens Civic Congress, said the evening’s turnout was promised a special memorial to Dolan will be unveiled uplifting. “Pat was a tireless, intrepid, tough taskmaster ded- when the addition opens. icated, bright and intelligent and a mentor,” Hellenbrecht “If we had 50 Pats, we could take care of the world,” the said. “She always had advice and ideas.” borough president said. Aida Gonzales-Jarrin, chairwoman of the park conserManhattan Borough President Scott Stringer said that vancy group, said that Dolan loved Flushing Meadows and Dolan always jokingly reminded him that the area he reptaught youngsters to care about the environment. resents is just a suburb of Queens. “She gave so much of continued on page 28 Dolan worked as director of Queens Connection, a

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Busted! A Corona woman who allegedly tried to smuggle about $700,000 worth of cocaine through JFK International Airport was arrested after police dogs discovered the drugs, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. Dayanet Rodriguez, 32, arrived the morning of Nov. 22 from Santiago, Dominican Republic and was arrested by CBP officers for allegedly trying to bring 22 pounds of the drug into the United States. The cocaine was discovered in Rodriguez’s three checked bags, CBP officials said.

Chen Huang is expected to spend the next 27 to 29 years in jail when he’s sentenced on Dec. 21 for murdering a Flushing woman last year and tearing out her heart and a lung. Last week, Huang, 49, an undocumented Chinese immigrant from Shanghai, pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter and tampering with evidence in the death of Qian Wu, 46, on Jan. 26, 2010. Queens Supreme Court Justice Richard Buchter said he would sentence Huang to the maximum under the law — 25 years — on the manslaughter charge and a consecutive twoto four-year term for evidence tampering. District Attorney Richard Brown said that the guilty plea allows the victim’s family to be spared the “gruesome details” of the killing at a trial and that they can be assured the defendant will serve a lengthy prison sentence. Huang has been held without bail since his arrest shortly after the crime, which took place in the victim’s apartment building at 135-32 40 Road. He lived nearby at 135-24 40 Road. Police believe that Huang killed Wu, who ran an employment agency, in retribution for her having f iled a criminal complaint against him for an assault in 2006 when he took a plastic rope and wrapped it around Wu’s neck, choked her and repeat edly punched her in the face. He returned the following day and pointed a

knife at her stating he needed a job. Huang was arrested, pleaded guilty to weapons possession and was sentenced to 30 days in jail. He was then sent to El Paso, Tex. for deportation proceedings. He was out on supervised release when he fled to New York in January 2010. Wu filed another police report that month saying Huang had harassed her again. In the murder attack, police say that Huang went to Wu’s apartment and killed her in the hall while she was returning from buying milk for her husband. He struck her with a hammer more than 30 times and stabbed her multiple times in the torso, arms and face and then cut out her left lung and heart. Huang then disposed of the murder weapon, returned to his apartment and in surveillance video is seen with blood on his body and clothes. He then is shown cleaning blood off his building stairwell. A hammer and utility knife were recovered inside a plastic bag that had been dumped in a garbage can near Huang’s apartment. It contained a bloody sweater, bloody jeans and a bloody rag. Quick detective work and alert emergency room workers at New York Hospital Queens caused Huang to be brought in for questioning. After changing clothes, Huang went to NYHQ where he told medical workers he had been robbed and needed treatment for wounds to his leg and hand he said he had suffered while fighting off the robber. But workers became suspicious when they only saw blood on his shoes and

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Conned West Indians out of cash obtain mortgages for the houses, located in Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Jamaica and Florida, and then transfer the deeds to the victims, so they could either live in them or sell them to someone else at a large profit, the DA said. Checks were laundered through eleven different bank accounts — eight belonging to the couple’s daughter, Shantal, 23, and three belonging to the family’s race car repair company, Baba Boost Racing of Long Island City, of which Shantal is president and her mother is manager. The trio conned 11 victims out of more than $1.5 million as

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River Fund benefits from 17th toy drive One of three groups in Queens receiving holiday gifts for children

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This year, one of the beneficiaries of the Queens Chronicle’s 17th annual Toy Drive is the River Fund New York. A nonprofit group with headquarters in Richmond Hill, it’s been around 20 years with a mission to feed and empower people living near or below the poverty level. In Queens, the River Fund primarily works with families in Richmond Hill, Jamaica, South Ozone Park and Ozone Park. The organization’s primar y focus is its food bank, distributing canned and boxed food weekly at its offices at 8911 Lefferts Blvd. in Richmond Hill and twice a month through its mobile unit at Rufus King Park in Jamaica. Last year, it distributed holiday toys at the park and will do the same this year, according to Maureen Almirez, donations coordinator. The River Fund expects to ser ve 43,000 children in 2011 in Queens and at its Coney Island site. That number is up almost 4,000 from 2010. It also gave out Easter baskets in the spring and backpacks in the fall. The River Fund organized a basketball league last year and in the fall took youngsters on a trip to a Long Island farm. Almirez said her organization is thrilled to be getting new, unwrapped toys from the toy drive. But we need your

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The River Fund New York gave out holiday toys last year from its mobile unit at Rufus King Park in COURTESY PHOTO Jamaica.

Welcome Heavenly Angels Pet lovers from throughout the city flocked to Ozone Park last weekend for the grand opening of Heavenly Angels, a group that rescues cats and dogs from kill shelters up and down the eastern seaboard and then puts them up for adoption. “Everybody seems to be really happy we’re there,” Heavenly Angels founder Lori Carpino said of the shelter at 97-14 Libert Ave. “It’s a really nice place.” Among those attending the event were Heavenly Angel owners Adriano Carpino, top

left, and Lori Carpino, groomer Jaime Carrelli, Assemblyman Mike Miller and Colette Read, another owner. Paul Werdel and his wife, Amna Werdel, above, came to the opening to look for a dog. Carpino said the group is looking for volunteers, as well as donations. Heavenly Angels will host a bowling fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 11 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at JIB Lanes in Flushing. For more information, call Carpino at (347) 722-5939.

Richmond Hill South Civic to host Christmas party Holiday cheer will abound at the next Richmond Hill South Civic Association meeting on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church at 112-14 107 Avenue. The group will holds its annual Christmas party during the meeting. Residents are asked to bring a $5 gift if they want to participate in the grab bag. Refreshments will be served, Q and there may even be a visit from Santa.

Queens Zoo offers 2-day winter camp The wildlife conservation society’s Queens Zoo is hosting an educational camp for children ages 6 to 10 on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 28 and 29. The Queens Zoo is all outdoors. No zoo camp would be complete without a meet-andgreet with the animal residents. Participants will learn how animals native to North and South America adapt to winter weather at animal presentations in the zoo’s education classroom. Winter camp will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Members: $125; nonmembers: $150. For more information about winter camp or other Queens Zoo education programs, visit Q queenszoo.com or contact the zoo at qzeducation@wcs.org or (718) 271-7361.

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Black Friday eats up Thanksgiving night by Paula Neudorf Associate Editor

Many retailers in Queens kicked off Black Friday early this Thanksgiving, opening their doors at midnight or earlier on Thursday for shoppers intent on getting the best deals. Nationwide, the early ploy seemed to work: the number of shoppers was up by 7 percent this year versus last, according to the National Retail Federation. Between Thursday night and Monday night, 226 million people shopped at stores and online, spending a whopping $52 billion, a 15.6 percent increase over last year. Shopping online during “Cyber Monday” was also way up, by 33 percent, according to IBM Benchmark data. At the Queens Center mall on Thursday

night, the line to get in snaked around the building. Present in the throng were Meaghan Mackenzie and her mother, who had come all the way from Toronto to take part in the Black Friday savings. Queens Center mall spokeswoman Dawn Simon said the number of shoppers was definitely up this year versus last year, according to the mall’s counters, though she declined to offer specific numbers or sales figures for the weekend. Adopting the early bird strategy in the extreme, four people in line at Long Island City’s Best Buy — Harold Robles, Maria Garcia, David Michael and Sundos Michael — said they had skipped Thanksgiving altogether in favor of shopping, planting themQ selves in front of the store on Tuesday. Unlike last year, early birds were let into the Queens Center mall at 11 p.m. on Thanksgiving, but had to wait in front of stores like Macy’s, above, until they officially opened at midnight. PHOTOS BY STEVE MALECKI

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like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay offer on her ring from another area shop, but selling services. Their cash loans program is straightforward and was looking to get a better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business acumen, she told simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who her new prospective buyer what her previous has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg offer was. Still, after examining her piece, he said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for talking about and we respect that.” For those who are less Internet-savvy or cash in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias and Edward Goldberg can relate to just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying first-hand, having been laid off from their jobs offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what in jewelry manufacturing. They understand a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry that people get into situations where they just Buying would purchase, like a handbag or need a little cash fast to make the bills and Ice antique furniture, they can help find a buyer Jewelry Buying Service hopes to help out in on their eBay store. Elias consults with the customer to find a target the most honest way they can. price and let the internet STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re handle the rest. doing the community a service,” MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm auctioneers For anyone who has Elias said. “We’re in the business SAT. 10am - 5pm ever dealt with the hassle of helping people who are in a SUN. by Appointment of selling and shipping tough spot. They can come to an item on eBay — all the our store and know that we can educate them on what they have and we’ll give forms involved in setting up a user and paypal them what their items are worth. When that account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice woman told me her previous offer, it made me Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is wonder how many times this happens — how really a bargain deal. “At the end of the day, I just want people many people who really need that money get to feel comfortable doing business with us. taken advantage of?” Elias opened his Rego Park shop with People have this conception of gold buying Goldberg less than a year ago, and already stores as these slimy places with slimy they’re seeing a lot of repeat customers and people, and they’re typically right. But we referrals. This is a sign to them that they’re want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to doing something right — the pawn business see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in typically deals in one-time transactions but their counter for $800. We don’t do that.” Ice Jewelry Buying Services is located at Elias is determined to break that mold, 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of building a reputation on trust. “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11am to days; you can go into the barber shop down 7:00pm and Saturday 10am to 5pm; Sunday the road and sell your jewelry. The problem private appoinments are available. Call for Q with all these places is they treat everything more information (718) 830-0030.

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The weather has been very balmy for November with no frigid days or snow, just some cold rain. I hope that this balmy weather continues through this week and into our Woodhaven Business Improvement District’s “Holidays in Woodhaven Weekend.” I remember the night of our Christmas tree and Menorah lighting ceremony in 2003. We had a real heavy snowstorm with about a foot of snow. Our stage couldn’t get here because the truck delivering it had spun out on the Long Island Expressway. We were not sure if all of our families with their small children would show up. Our special surprise guest that evening was Mayor Michael Bloomberg who, we were certain, would not make it due to the blizzard. But, my staff and I bought the Santa hats, stickers and giveaways, our star Santa, Mrs. Claus and the holiday characters with us to the Christmas tree and hoped for the best. Well, to our surprise there were nearly 100 hearty Woodhavenites gathering in the cold and snow ready for Santa. Since we had no stage, we gathered around our beautiful Christmas tree and, with the sound system working, we sang “Jingle Bells” and other holiday songs. Everyone had their Santa hats on and were cheery in spite of the heavy snowfall. Then, a car drove down from Forest Parkway in the deep snow and the mayor was here. Through all of the snow he made it to our ceremony. He was promptly given a special Santa hat by Jeff Lewis of Lewis’ of Woodhaven.

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herself,” Stringer said. “We can’t replace her, and now it’s up to us to bring people together.” Former Borough President Claire Shulman said she thought Dolan was immortal. “I had a healthy respect for Pat,” Shulman said. “She protected her neighborhood and wanted to maintain its quality of life. She was honest and fair.” The former borough president indicated that Queens was really Dolan’s life and it’s hard to believe she’s gone. “I think she’s upstairs directing traffic,” Shulman said. Aside from boroughwide civic leaders,

Wearing the Santa hat the mayor wished us happy holidays and a Happy New Year. He proceeded to sing with us and speak to all those in attendance individually. The mayor was under the tree with us in the blizzard of snow. After spending a great deal of time with us, he left. Then the families, WBID board members, my staff, Santa, Mrs. Claus and holiday characters all trugged home with happy thoughts of Woodhavenites being there in a snowstorm to light our tree with our mayor and many good memories. So now, hopefully this year we will have good weather for the WBID-sponsored “Holidays in Woodhaven Weekend” set for Friday, Dec. 2, at 6:30 p.m. with the Christmas tree and Menorah lighting ceremony in the Forest Parkway Plaza area off Jamaica Avenue. The next day, Saturday, Dec. 3, the “Welcome Santa to Woodhaven” parade kicks off at noon from 100th Street marching down Jamaica Avenue to Dexter Court, where Santa and Mrs. Claus will greet the children. The WBID will take free pictures with Santa and friends at our Forest Parkway Plaza area on two Saturdays, Dec. 10 and December 17, from 1 to 4 p.m. (weather permitting). I hope that you had a nice Thanksgiving and gave thanks for all that we have here in America and for those in the Armed Forces who perpetuate and preserve our freedom and keep us safe and free. Please remember to keep them in your thoughts this holiday season. May God bless them and may God bless Q America.

the chapel pews were filled with other elected off icials who did not speak. They included Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, state Sens. Toby Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Tony Avella (D-Bayside), Assemblymen Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), David Weprin (D-Little Neck) and Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing), and City Council members Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village) and Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens). Jackie Forrestal, corresponding secretary of the Hillcrest Estates Civic Association, said the memorial was a fitting tribute to Dolan. “It was lovely and the Q speakers were perfect,” she said.

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When Stefania D’Andrea, a 16-year-old from Howard Beach, began her project to collect goods for troops serving overseas, she knew it would make an impact for the soldiers — she just didn’t realize how much of a difference it would make in her own life. “When you’re 16, you go to school and you go home and you don’t really stop to think,” Stefania said. “This has made me think about what I have and what other’s don’t have. Because of this project, I want to always be doing something in my life that helps people.” As part of a project for Girl Scout Troop 4215 in Maspeth, Stefania will rack up at least 80 hours collecting items, which she’ll donate to a program called “Give 2 the

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Finding a job during these tough economic times is a difficult and challenging task, especially for those over 50 — but there are employers out there who are looking for the experience and skills that can only come with age — and the key is knowing how to put your best foot forward to get optimum results. “Age has an edge when it comes to bringing value to an employer,” said Scott Kane, 66, founder and managing partner of Gray Hair Management, a career coaching and networking firm based in Illinois that offers its services nationwide via webcam. “The key is being able to articulate that value. Most people are hired because they offer a solution to a problem. You just have to figure out what solutions you can provide to meet their needs.” The first step is to polish and update your resume. While some individuals downplay their age by leaving off certain dates, like the year they graduated from college, Kane believes that is a mistake. He said an employer can easily figure out an applicant’s age and omitting years can make the potential boss wonder what else you may be hiding. “There is some age bias out there,” Kane said. “But if you are truly the best solution to their problem then age has nothing to do with it.” He also noted part of the difficulties older people encounter as far as age is not due to bias, but culture. Not fitting in at a company where on

average staffers are in their twenties is often brought on by age, but it can be overcome by understanding and keeping up with the times. In line with that, another key element to finding work is to be technologically savvy. It is an absolute necessity to know how to use a computer. Too many people, more than Kane said he’d like to admit, don’t even know how to attach a file to an email. “Eighty-five percent of recruiters and HR professionals want all communication sent electronically,” Kane said, adding that the days of sending a resume by snail mail or fax are long gone. The typical job length for a position in the management field, a director level or above, is about 1.8 to three years. That’s one reason why he believes when one is laid off, it’s probably not a good idea to try and switch careers. “Employers today don’t need to treat their employees as valuable assets any longer, because there is a glut of talent out there,” Kane said. “All they have to do to fill a position is toss out a few bread crumbs and they have people coming out of the woodwork.” Kane said, for example, each job listing on the employment website Monster.com gets about 15,000 applications. “How do you compete like that?” Kane asked. “It’s like trying to win the lottery.” One must remember to list accomplishments on a resume, not just responsibilities. Try to figure out what problems the company you are applying with has and demonstrate how you have solved them

elsewhere. Don’t point out the company’s faults during the interview, however, because the employer may not take kindly to someone off the street criticizing the way the firm does business. Once you get hired, then you can make suggestions. Kane, who founded Gray Hair 16 years ago, said the one thing he regrets not doing, and it is something he always recommends to others, is keeping a log of all one’s work accomplishments, whether by making a list or throwing notes in a folder. “That’s something they don’t teach you in school,” Kane said. “Keep track of everything you do.” A 2007 study by the Urban Institute found the fastest growing profession for people over 50 is network systems and data communications analysis, which is expected to grow by 53.4 percent between 2006 and 2016, followed by personal and home care assistance, which is expected to grow by 50.7 percent for the same time period. Rounding out the top five position where growth is expected were personal financial advisors, computer software engineers and medical assistants. When it comes to finding a job, remember ‘tis the season for seasonal work. Extra cash comes in handy year round, but especially during the holidays, with people purchasing gifts, throwing parties and preparing big family meals. The AARP, formerly the American Association of Retired Persons, suggests the following holiday

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No, Bob, rock never forgets, at least not the best by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

This holiday season the pop music connoisseur can choose from several new compilations of old favorites, ranging from the lounge lizard classics of Sinatra and Queens’ own Tony Bennett to the classic roots rock of Silver Bullet Bob Seger and the more modernist stylings of REM. And if it makes you feel old to be reminded that the latter band formed 31 years ago, so be it — it’s not necessarily the end of the world as you know it. Happy Holidays!

REM “Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982-2011” (Warner Bros.) When REM lead singer Michael Stipe announced this past September that his band was calling it quits after more than 30 years of performing, the public reaction was rather muted. Perhaps this wasn’t so surprising since despite all of their success, REM always maintained a bit of an “underground and waiting to be discovered by the masses” image. Stipe, a terrific vocalist and composer, never tried to be a larger-than-life leader of his band the way that Bono has helmed U2 and Mick Jagger has fronted the Rolling Stones. “Part Lies” is a two-disc, 40-song package that compiles tracks from both the band’s early days on IRS Records, and from Warner Brothers, their recording home for the last 22 years. It’s fun to hear “Radio Free Europe” and “It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)” alongside “Losing My Religion,” “Everybody Hurts,” “Shiny Happy People,” and the delightfully lighthearted and catchy “Stand,” which a lot of us remember as the theme from Chris Elliot’s early ’90s Fox Television sitcom, “Get a Life.” Also included here are REM’s contributions to the 1999

Jim Carrey biopic of the late comedian Andy Kaufman, “The Great Beyond” and the title track, “Man on the Moon.”

Bob Seger “Ultimate Hits: Rock & Roll Never Forgets” (Capitol) While it never reached the intensity of the great 1960s Beatles-Rolling Stones debate, in the 1970s and early ’80s rock fans argued the merits of New Jersey’s Bruce Springsteen versus Michigan’s Bob Seger. While at the peak of his fame, Seger walked away from the entertainment industry to raise his family in the Detroit suburbs. Now that his kids are grown, Seger has returned to performing. “Ultimate Hits” covers a 20-year period of Seger’s career ranging from 1968’s “Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man” to 1987’s “Shakedown,” which was used in a key scene of the Eddie Murphy flick, “Beverly Hills Cop II.” Of course there are such crowd-pleasers as the youthful reminiscence “Night Moves,” the wistfully philosophical “Against the Wind,” and the defiant “Like a Rock.” Toss in “Fire Lake,” “Still the Same,” “Hollywood Nights,” “Turn the Page,” “Mainstreet,” “You’ll Accompany Me” and “Old Time Rock and Roll” — the tune to which Tom Cruise danced in his Hanes in his 1983 breakthrough film, “Risky Business” — and you have very solid collection. The downside is that Top 20 hits “Even Now” and “American Storm” are missing, as are Seger’s terrific inconcert covers of Tina Turner’s “Nutbush City Limits” and Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son.”

Tony Bennett “Duets II” (Columbia) It’s hard to believe that 85-year-old Astoria native Tony Bennett had his first-ever No. 1 album when “Duets II” hit

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Developers await a decision on historic stadium in Forest Hills by Michael Gannon Associate Editor

Developers interested in acquiring the old tennis stadium site in Forest Hills were still awaiting word from the West Side Tennis Club on Wednesday afternoon. Club officials had set Nov. 30 for a decision on proposals ranging from condominiums to a sports and entertainment complex at the historic venue. The Chronicle was unable to reach tennis club officials or representatives of the Stadium Arts Alliance for comment before its deadline on Wednesday afternoon. The Stadium Arts Alliance is one of two developers whose interest has been made public. Anthony Colletti, chief operating officer of the Cord Meyer Development Co., with headquarters in Forest Hills, said in an email Wednesday afternoon that his company still had not heard from the club. Cord Meyer has proposed condominiums inside the preserved facade of the 1923 stadium. Stadium Arts Alliance has proposed renovating the horseshoe-shaped venue and redeveloping it to host tennis, concerts, college and minor league hockey games and other outdoor recreation. The group has ties to the Aviator Sports and Events Center at the old Floyd Bennett Field in Brooklyn, which also offers multiple activities and entertainment options. The stadium hosted the U.S. Open tennis

The future of the iconic stadium in Forest Hills is the subject of development proposals in the hands of the West Side Tennis Club. Club officials were expected to announce their decision on the PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON proposals on Wednesday. tournament from 1923 to 1977. Tennis luminaries who played there include Billie Jean King, Rod Laver, Chris Evert, Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, Roger Federer and Douglaston native John McEnroe. Althea Gibson and Arthur Ashe rose to prominence there, being the first African Americans to win U.S. Open titles. The event has been held in Flushing

Meadows since 1978, with the major stadium named in Ashe’s memory, and the complex itself named in honor of King. Frank Sinatra, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan are among the music legends who have performed at the Forest Hills stadium. It was the first concrete and steel structure designed exclusively for tennis, and was conceived by famed architect Kenneth

Murchison. It has fallen into disrepair and would require major — and costly — structural upgrades to meet modern building, fire and safety codes. Deterioration and safety concerns were among the reasons cited last year when the city declined to award the stadium landmark status. Back in August, club president Kenneth Parker said club officials would examine all proposals before presenting recommendations to their members. Colletti’s firm has been interested in the site for more than a decade, and made an offer similar to the recent one last year. He has said that the residential character of the neighborhood make condominiums preferable to an outdoor entertainment venue, citing problems neighbors used to have with large, raucous crowds and onstreet parking. City Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) has vowed to scrutinize any project that would mean loud crowds, litter or parking concerns. John Banks, chairman of the Stadium Arts Alliance, said in November that an outdoor venue can be sensitive to and respectful of neighborhood concerns. Michael Perlman, chairman of the RegoForest Preservation Council, has actively supported preserving the stadium structure. He is throwing his support behind any plan Q that encompasses tennis and the arts.

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Lubavitch expansion plan slightly smaller Community still concerned about traffic, trash, disrespect for nabe by AnnMarie Costella Assistant Editor

Blocked driveways, traffic jams, excessive trash and people urinating in the streets — these are just some of the problems Cambria Heights residents say they have to deal with because of an area synagogue. Now, the congregation wants to expand, though on a smaller scale than originally planned, but it still caused tempers to flare at a town hall-style meeting on Monday. Congregation Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, located at 226-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., is seeking to accommodate the large crowds that visit the grave of the sect’s leader, the Rebbe Menachem Schneerson, and his father-in-law, Yosef Schneersohn, the prior rebbe, at Montefiore Cemetery in Cambria Heights. The site was converted to a synagogue and community facility more than 15 years ago after the rebbe’s death and abuts the cemetery, which provided the group with a lease and allhours access, but no parking. The expansion plans have changed slightly, Frederick Becker, a lawyer for the group, told the roughly 50 attendees at the meeting, organized by the Cambria Heights Civic Association, many of whom expressed frustration over being “invaded” by the Lubavitch pilgrims and did not feel the new plan would do anything to relieve the stress residents face, especially during the High Holy Days. If anything, they said, expanding the facility, even though it will be smaller than originally proposed, will attract more people and make things worse —

Rabbi Abba Refson, left, of Congregation Ohel Chabad Lubavitch and attorney Frederick Becker PHOTO ANNMARIE COSTELLA explain the group’s plan for expansion at a meeting in Cambria Heights. something Becker denied. “By building this, we are not making the site more attractive, in terms of use or interest,” Becker said. “People will come to the rebbe if there is nothing there or if we have a 10-story building — which is not happening. They come because they come.” The original plan called for a two-story, 25,000-square-foot facility, but that size has been reduced by 2,500 square feet. The increase to a 10,000-square-foot basement, which was to be used as a large multi-function space for dining and other purposes, will be

eliminated, and the sleeping accommodations for 52 people have been reduced to 34 beds. “Those people cannot fit in that little area,” said Elaine Wallace of 125th Avenue in Laurelton. “It’s a small synagogue that’s going to be on this premises and it cannot accommodate the amount of people, the multitude that you’re talking about, that are going to come into our neighborhood, and once it’s built, it’s going to be like a festival every day.” The plan does not require a zoning change because churches and synagogues are allowed in residential districts. However, a variance is

required to allow for the planned building, which would be larger than permitted and extends farther into the rear yard than allowed. The Lubavitch facility is operating illegally and has received several violations, which Becker said could not be corrected until the congregation is granted the variance. “Short of shutting down the facility, we will be in violation and so, therefore we cannot correct the violations until we get some relief from the Board of Standards and Appeals.” The congregation says it’s doing its best to control the crowds, but that people will do what they want to do, according to its Rabbi Abba Refson. “All these people that are coming into our area, they do not live in our area and they are very destructive and they bring a lot of trash and garbage,” Walllace said, adding, “Now we have possums and all kinds of creatures running around in my neighborhood.” The facility serves as a place where people can stay prior to visiting the gravesite, which is a holy place for the Lubavitch sect and others as well. On many occasions the pilgrimage coincides with the Sabbath, so individuals are not able to leave until the next day. Members of the sect are not allowed to travel by vehicle, carry things or push baby carriages on the Sabbath, Becker said, and other than a Howard Johnson’s, which is about three miles away from the site, there are no other hotels in the area — and to walk there is a long trek, especially for the sick or elderly, and continued on page 41

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people with children. “We are not presenting an as-of-right plan without sleeping accommodations because it is totally contrary to the programmatic needs of the facility,” Becker said, even though the BSA specifically asked the group to get rid of that aspect of the plan at its last hearing because the city considers the sleeping accomodations transient housing, and thus prohibited. The plans for enlarging the basement were eliminated due to cost and concern for community impact, Becker said, but also because it does not overlook Schneerson’s grave a key part of communing with the rebbe, praying to him and writing him notes, which congregants leave at the grave. The basement will instead be a refrigerated room where garbage will be stored until it can be carted away. The Lubavitch sect has been in existence for more than 200 years. Schneerson was the seventh and last rebbe in the line of succession as leader of the group. When he was alive he was a revered figure and accessible to his followers practically all the time at his office at 770 Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights and people would come to ask his advice regarding nearly every aspect of their lives. “With him gone, and there is no current rebbe, for the first time in the history of the Lubavitch sect,” Becker said. “This is the closest thing people have and they still come 24 hours a day to ask for guidance, to ask for miracles, about family-life, business etc.” Several people suggested that there be a set time frame when people could visit instead of allowing it to be an all-hours affair. And on days when there are special events people should use the front entrance to the cemetery as opposed to the rear where the Lubavitch center is, because that would be less disruptive to the community, they said. It is a legal right of the cemetery to provide all-hours access, Becker noted, and he explained that the congregation’s entrance is a safe way to enter the graveyard especially at night, in the poorly lit cemetery, which is nearly 100 years old. The main entrance, which is on Springfield Boulevard, is approximately 3,000 feet from the rebbe, while the Lubavitch facility is adjacent to the back entrance of the cemetery and is 100 feet away from the grave and has a carefully marked and lighted path. The existing facility consists of five houses, some additional space that was built, temporary trailers and a tent in the rear yard. It contains approximately 10,000 square feet of floor area, which is divided into sleeping accommodations for about 35 people, several conference rooms, the rabbi’s suite, both a secular and religious library, a synagogue, a letter writing area, restrooms and a small kitchen. The facility gets about 300 visitors per day. They come in busloads from Crown Heights; schools and civic associations usually during the day, with a sporadic handful trickling in at night, according to Becker. But during the High Holy Days, there are thousands. Jim Williams, a retired firefighter who lives on 232nd Street in Cambria Heights, told attendees that the sanitary condition of the neighborhood has deteriorated due to the crowds and said he has personally witnessed both male and female Lubavitchers

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urinating in the sewer. “I realize there is a cemetery there, but come on, they have to show us some respect,” Williams said. “You’ve gotta have some kind of port-a-potties or something.” Becker said the proposal will provide a “substantial” increase in the number of restrooms. “We are aware of some of the problems that have occurred on some of the larger days,” Becker said. “It is inexcusable and I can only apologize for it. It’s not appropriate and cannot be excused in any way.” Patricia Zephir of 229th Street in Cambria Heights called the parking situation “horrendous” and said that both she and her neighbors’ driveways are often blocked by Lubavitch visitors. “When you got this lease, you didn’t think about parking, you just accepted it knowing that you were going to have a lot of cars coming into the neighborhood, and they refused to give you parking on a daily basis, but they gave you a lease to open the cemetery 24 hours,” Zephir said. “How is it that you all sat there and didn’t say anything? I can’t believe that.” Refson explained that prior to having their facility, there was no access to the cemetery past 4 p.m., but people would come regardless and just jump the fence. “We wanted to stop that unruly situation,” he said. “We asked the cemetery and they provided the lease to keep things going in an orderly fashion. ... The parking wasn’t relevant. They were coming anyway.” He added that 350 days out of the year the parking is “OK,”; it’s only on these special holidays when things get out of hand. But he did say he was open and willing to do anything he could to improve things. The cemetery does provide parking on the busiest day of the year for the group, the anniversary of the rebbe’s death. “When people start feeling it’s hopeless that we can do anything about this ... that has to be changed. All feelings like that can do is cause dissension and ... it makes people angry,” said Assemblywoman Barbara Clark (D-Queens Village), adding, “What we are talking about here is something that is easy to do, but I don’t think there is anything that is happening to try to force people to understand that they are totally showing their disregard for the community.” Kelli Singleton, president of the Cambria Heights Civic Association, said she had recently spoken to representatives from Montefiore Cemetery and they mentioned that its parking lot is coming up for a variance and since the area is underutilized, the board can decide upon an alternate usage, adding that they would be open to discussing possibilities with the congregation. “The cemetery has told us they have no interest in selling us their parking lot site on Springfield nor do they have any interest in letting us use it on a daily basis for parking either and that is well within their rights,” Becker said. Doris Bodine of 217th Street in Cambria Heights suggested the sect find a new leader. “If they had a current [rebbe] then people would be going back to 770 Eastern Parkway with their notes and their requests, so if you got a new [rebbe] that would be one thing that would be one way to solve the problem,” she said. Becker just chuckled and said it was an issue that hundreds of thousands of people have been debating since Schneerson died. The next public BSA hearing regarding the variance will be held on Dec. 13 at 1:30 p.m. at 40 Rector St. in Manhattan. Q

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n exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art highlights “Wonderstruck,” a new book by children’s author and illustrator Brian Selznick, which prominently features both the museum and its beloved Panorama of the City of New York. “Wonderstruck” is Selznick’s follow-up to his critically acclaimed “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” a Caldecott Medal winner which has been adapted into the film “Hugo” by Martin Scorsese, now in theaters and garnering rave reviews. Selznick described “Wonderstruck” (Scholastic) as his “valentine to New York City.” “It really is a fantastic story,” said David Strauss, director of external affairs at the Queens Museum of Art. The exhibit, Strauss explained, is both about how Selznick recreated the Panorama, which along with Flushing Meadows Park and the Unisphere, appears in the book’s final pages, and about how the Panorama itself was built for the 1964 World’s Fair. “Wonderstruck” tells two stories: one set in 1977 about a boy named Ben who runs away to New York City to try and find his father; the other set 50 years earlier, about a deaf girl named Rose who runs away to PHOTO COURTESY SCHOLASTIC PRESS the city on a quest of her own. Selznick employs a surprisingly effective formal device to tell his twin narratives: Ben’s story is told entirely with words, while Rose’s is conveyed through Selznick’s black-and-white drawings. In its concluding pages, the relationship between Ben’s and Rose’s storylines is revealed. Continued page continued onon page 51

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Joseph LoGuirato’s sketched collection of historic structures around the city will run Saturday, Dec. 3 to June 30 at the Poppenhusen Institute, 114-04 14 Rd., College Point. Hours are Monday and Friday, noon-6 p.m., Wednesday, noon-4 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Free screening mammograms for eligible women hosted by Assemblyman Michael Miller at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd., Woodhaven, on Sunday, Dec. 11, starting at 9 a.m. for women 40 and older who have not had a mammogram in the past year. An appointment is necessary. Call 1(800) 564-6868.

“Long Island City Works,” a photo exhibit by students, will run now through Feb. 29 at the LaGuardia Community College Gallery of Photographic Arts, in the college’s B-building, 3rd floor at 30-20 Thompson Ave., Long Island City. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

AARP Chapter 2889 will meet on Wednesday, Dec. 7 at noon, at the Elks Lodge, 82-20 Queens Boulevard, Elmhurst. New members are welcome. Entertainment by Kitty.

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The Flushing AARP Chapter 1405 will meet at the Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave. at 1 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 5.

Holiday art exhibition runs Dec. 5-Jan. 7 of paintings by members of the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Parkway. Gallery Hours: Monday through Thursday and Saturday, 1-4 p.m. “Duality,” an exhibit of stoneware and bronze, continues at Queensborough Community College’s art gallery in Bayside through Feb. 3. Hours are Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-7p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, noon-5 p.m.

AUDITIONS The Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra has openings in oboe, bassoon, violin, viola, cello and bass sections. Auditions will be held during the regular rehearsals of the orchestra on Wednesday from 7:30-10 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 10606 Queens Blvd. Interested players should contact the conductor, Franklin Verbsky at (718) 374-1627 or (516) 785-2532.

DANCE Flamenco and Lorca, a program of Flamenco music and dance, will be performed on weekends through Dec. 11 at the Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. Tickets are $30. Reserve online at thaliatheatre.org/pages/home.cfm or call (718) 729-3880.

One of Joseph LoGuirato’s sketches set to be on display at the Poppenhusen Institute Dec. 3 through June 30. COURTESY PHOTO Secret Theatre Musicals, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City, announces a rare revival of the Tony Award nominated musical “Little Women.” Performances will begin Thursday, Dec. 8 and continue through Saturday, Dec. 17. Evening shows are at 7:30 p.m., with matinees at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $18. For tickets visit secrettheatre.com. The Greek Cultural Center, 26-80 30 St., Astoria, begins its winter season with an original play titled: “With Over Two Pieces of Luggage,” written and directed by, and starring, Alexandros Malaos, from now-Dec. 11 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $15 for seniors and children. Call (718) 726-7329

“The Nutcracker” will be presented on Sunday, Dec. 11, at 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tchaikovsky’s classic music comes to life as ballet for young audiences introduces children to the story. Tickets are $16. Call (718) 463-7700 ext. 222.

“Anon(ymous),” a play based on Homer’s Odyssey, will be presented at Shadowbox Theatre, Z-Building, Queensborough Community College, 222-09 56 Ave., Bayside on Fridays, Dec. 2 and 9 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10 at 7:30 p.m.; Thursdays, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; matinee, Wednesday, Dec. 7 at 1:15 p.m. ($1 per ticket). Tickets $10 adults, $5 seniors and students. For information/reservations call (718) 631-6311 or email Amika Giokas at s@qcc.cuny.edu.

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Maggie’s Little Theater at St. Margaret Parish presents: “The Claus Family Christmas Spectacular,” an original, family-oriented musical revue. Performances are Saturdays, Dec. 3 and 10, at 8 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 9, at 8 p.m.; Sundays, Dec. 4 and 11, at 2:30 p.m.; at 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Ticket prices: Adults: $15, seniors: $13, children under 12: $10. To reserve tickets visit maggieslittletheater.org, or call (917) 579-5389.

“Annie” will be shown on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at Queensborough Community College, 222-05 58 Ave., Bayside. It will be a sing-along with props. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased online at visitqpac.org or by calling the box office at (718) 631-6311.

The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City, presents the one-woman play “Full Disclosure,” Tuesday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 18. Performances are Tuesdays-Fridays at 8 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased online at goingtotahitiproductions.com, by calling (866) 811-4111 or at the door.

MUSIC Percussia, a musical group that presents classical, modern and world music, will give a free performance on Thursday, Dec. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery on the St. John’s University Campus, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica. Rudresh Mahanthappa and the Indo-Pak Coalition perform jazz on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 8 p.m. at Flushing

Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Cost is $25/$20 members/students with I.D. The Sacred Music Chorale presents its annual Holiday Concert on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. in St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St., Richmond Hill. The chorus, with professional soloists and chamber orchestra, will perform Bach’s “Magnificat” and a selection of holiday favorites. Admission is $15, seniors and students $12, children free. A concert featuring Cantors Magda Fishman and Randy Herman accompanied by a band of four musicians will perform an eclectic mix of music: pop, rock, jazz, Israeli, cantorial and musical theatre, on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:45 p.m. at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Tickets are $18, children and students with ID are free.

FLEA MARKETS The sisterhood of Bay Terrace Jewish Center, located at 13-00 209 St., Bayside, will hold its annual bazaar on Sunday, Dec. 4 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A giant holiday fair-flea market will be held on Saturday, Dec. 10, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. at Flushing House, 38-20 Bowne St., Flushing.

LECTURES Antonio Masi demonstrates his materials and watercolor techniques on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy, Douglaston. NYC Compost Project in Queens: Composting for Winter at Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, on Saturday, Dec. 3, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Fee: $5. Call (718) 539-5296 to register. Havurat Yisrael, 68-60 Austin St., Forest Hills, is featuring Barbara Gleicher of “Transform You...your home, your wardrobe, your business, your health” at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4. Cost is $10.

A special program on Chanukah will take place at a meeting of Horizons, a club for those 55 and over, at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 St. on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 12:30 p.m. Rabbi Elizabeth Wood will discuss the traditions and Cantor Cary Schwartz will perform songs associated with this joyful holiday. Attendees are invited to bring lunch. A $3 charge will include coffee and cake. North Flushing AARP Chapter 4158 meets on Tuesday, Dec. 13 at noon at Church on the Hill, 167-07 35 Ave., Flushing. New members welcome. You Gotta Believe, a community-based older child adoption agency, is looking for families who would be willing to provide love and nurturing to a child in the foster care system. To learn more join the agency every Sunday at 4 p.m. at Little Flower Children’s Services, 89-12 162 St., Jamaica.

OUTDOORS A light hike through Fort Totten Park will allow you to view birds along the shore and the Rangers will guide you to the best wildlife viewing spots in New York City on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. Meet at Fort Totten Visitor Center, Building 502, in Bayside.

CLASSES A holiday centerpiece workshop will be held at the Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing, on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 7 and 8, from 23:30 p.m. Workshop fee for either session is $10 and $8 for members, inclusive of materials. Discover different varieties of greens, suitable styles of ribbon and the use of decorative materials, both natural and man-made. Join in celebrating autumn’s last full moon with a class on astronomy on Saturday, Dec. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. The cost is $12 members, $14 nonmembers, $8 children (ages 12 and under). Pre-register by calling (718) 229-4000. Make an evergreen wreath at workshops given at the Queens County Farm Museum located at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway, on Saturday, Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4. Three sessions are offered at 10 a.m., noon and 2 p.m. All materials are provided; you only need bring a garden shear. Registration required. Workshop fee is $20. To register call Museum Events at (718) 347-3276, ext. 301.

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PS1’s new exhibits highlight video art by Paula Neudorf Associate Editor

Five new exhibits, each featuring a single artist, have opened at MOMA PS1. The result is something of an art glut, by and large highlighting video works, which viewers could spend hours consuming. What follows is a modest roundup of the five, on view through January.

FRANCES STARK Los Angeles-based artist Frances Stark has used a popular free moviemaking website, Xtranormal.com, to make a feature-length film. Xtranormal allows users to create animated films with a few clicks of a mouse, by choosing characters, sets and sounds from a stock list, and typing in dialogue which the characters then “read” in monotone, robotic voices.

PS1’s new fall exhibits When: Thurs.-Mon. noon-6 p.m. Where: 22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Ave., Long Island City Tickets: $10, $5 students and seniors, free for residents (11101-11106, 11109) with proof of residency (718) 784-2084, ps1.org

A still from Frances Stark’s film “My Best Thing,” in which animated characters read dialogue transcribed from video PHOTOS COURTESY MOMA PS1 chat rooms. Stark’s film, “My Best Thing,” has Xtranormal characters mouthing dialogue transcribed from real-life video chat rooms. Playing with ideas about how we communicate online, and what might get lost in translation, the film, which was shown at this year’s Venice Biennale festival, is fascinating, sad and hilarious.

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It’s this kind of meticulous research that “I knew the Panorama would be the makes “Wonderstruck” a joy to read and right place to end the story,” Selznick look at, as not only the Queens Museum said. “I was always intrigued by the of Art and the Panorama, but a number of Panorama and saw it for the first time a other city locations, including the Museum couple years ago. I was spellbound.” of Natural History and Times Square in the The Queens Museum of Art’s exhibit 1920s, come to life on his pages. features 19 original graphite drawings Selznick, who grew up in New Jersey that appear in the book; sketches and now splits his time between Brooklyn Selznick made while and San Diego, researching the explained how the Panorama; eight Museum of Natural book “dummies”— History was one of outlines of book his favorite places to When: Through Jan. 15 pages that help a visit as a child. He Wed.-Sun., noon-6 p.m. writer and publisher even knew someone plot out a book’s who worked at the Where: New York City Building, development — museum, so that Flushing Meadows Park and documentary much like his characTickets: $5 suggested donation materials relating to ter, Ben — who (718) 592-9700 the Panorama itself. hides out in the queensmuseum.org To draw the museum when he famed model of the first arrives in New city, Selznick visited the museum a num- York — Selznick had the rare opportunity ber of times and was given the chance to to get a glimpse of its inner workings, “see the Panorama from every conceiv- secret rooms and hidden corners. able angle,” Strauss explained. Selznick Selznick is also a huge fan of film, was even allowed onto the model floor — which is evident in the almost cinematic visitors are normally only allowed on an quality of his illustrations. elevated walkway — and also saw the He said that he has tried to find “a way 9,335-square-foot miniature from a of combining what the cinema can do bird’s- eye view by being hoisted above it. with panning, zooming in and out, and

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The Jackson Heights Art Club offers art classes, all mediums. Daytime and evening adult classes are offered Monday-Friday; daytime children’s classes are offered during the weekend. Classes are held at St. Mark’s Church, 82nd Street and 34th Avenue. Cost for adults are $75 for four sessions, $65 for children for eight sessions. Membership available. For information, call Rob at (718) 454-0813.

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The Church of the Nazarene in Richmond Hill is sponsoring a free Christmas Brunch on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The church is located on the corner of 95 Avenue and 108 Street. Space is limited. Call to reserve at (718) 849-5734. Make and decorate clay tiles, a family art workshop on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 2-4 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Cost is $5. Free for members. Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 115 St., Kew Gardens, will hold a St. Nicholas Day celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3. No admission fee – open to the community at 7 p.m. with food, fun, music and a visit from St. Nick with gifts. For reservations and information call (718) 847-2649. Le Theatre Motus presents “Baobab,” a family friendly Kwanzaa performance on Sunday, Dec. 4 at 2:15 p.m. at Flushing Town Hall, 137-30 Northern Blvd. Cost is $12/$10 members; $8 children/ $6 member children. An Evening with Stephen Soundheim in Conversation with Frank Rich on Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 7 p.m. at Queens College in the Music Building on the Flushing campus. Tickets are $20.

SUPPORT GROUPS The Queens Counseling Services of the Foundation for Religion and Mental Health announces a free Women’s Support Group on alternate Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. at the Kissena Jewish Center, 43-43 Bowne St., Flushing. If you are experiencing anxiety, fear or stress and are searching for a venue that can provide understanding, compassion and respect, call to register for the first session on Dec. 8 at (718) 461-6393.

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LISTING INFORMATION Items for the Community Calendar must be sent two weeks before the date of the event. Listings should be typed, from a nonprofit organization, either free or moderately priced, and be open to the public. Keep the information to one paragraph. Because of the large number of requests for the free calendar listings, we cannot include every event submitted. Send to: Queens Chronicle, Community Calendar, P.O. Box 74-7769, Rego Park, NY 11374, fax to (718) 205-0150.

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ACROSS 1 Overseer of JFK and LAX 4 Jewel 7 Gear parts 12 Throw in 13 Big hatchet 14 Plankton components 15 Actor McBride 16 March Madness semis 18 Pirouette pivot 19 Movie 20 Pond gunk 22 Away from WSW 23 Verifiable 27 Antiquated 29 Riddler of yore 31 Verboten 34 Trip around the world? 35 Namesake of a sort 37 Conk out 38 Information 39 Ottoman officer 41 Way out 45 Representative 47 Before 48 Done with desperation 52 Opposite of “oui” 53 Spud state 54 Golf prop 55 - and outs

Soad Hosni.” Stephan splices together footage of the actress from her movies, offering a sweeping look at how Arab women have been portrayed in film through the many characters Hosni has played.

GEORGE KUCHAR

56 Male and female 57 Raw rock 58 Favorable vote

DOWN 1 Data 2 Kind of committee 3 Farewell 4 Hook with a handle 5 Ostracized 6 “- Black” 7 Chat 8 Subordinate Claus 9 Id counterpart

10 Greek consonant 11 That woman 17 Experts 21 Jupiter has 63 23 Crowd? 24 Tease 25 Numerical prefix 26 Addnl. phone 28 Powell co-star 30 Luau bowlful 31 X rating? 32 Mimic 33 Violinist’s need 36 Creche trio

37 One inspired by Terpsichore 40 Reach 42 Ohio city 43 O. Henry’s specialty 44 Nervous 45 Commotions 46 Quaker address 48 Fleur-de- 49 Citric beverage 50 Reed instrument 51 Definite article Answers at right

The most extensive of the five new exhibits at PS1, “Pagan Rhapsodies” is a retrospective of video artist George Kuchar’s work. Kuchar died in September of this year, though the exhibit was planned before his death. Knowing this makes looking at the dozens of films on view in the exhibit — projected in five huge rooms as well as screened on over 20 TV sets — a poignant experience. Born in the Bronx but based in San Francisco for most of his life, Kuchar celebrated the weird, mundane and perverse, making low-budget movies that often pay homage to classic film cliches.

painting the N-word in black on a white wall, then covering it with successive layers of paint — photographs of the process are on view — or locking himself up in a room with another black man to produce two photographs intended as a commentary on the African-American male gaze. Not for the faint of heart, the videos and photoraphs that make up the works — collectively titled “Anthology” — are both disturbing and thought-provoking. Q Note: some of these exhibits contain graphic material or language not suitable for children.

Crossword Answers

CLIFFORD OWENS Clifford Owens enlisted 26 fellow African-American artists to create “scores” — written or graphical instructions for performance works — which Owens then enacted and documented, all at the museum itself. These performances included

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 2-26 50th AVENUE (12C) LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/04/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o Graubard & Associates, P.C., 65 West 36th Street, Ninth Floor, New York, New York 10018. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Glamsmash LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/21/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 19-20 Ditmars Blvd., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: General.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 183 DUANE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/18/11. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 23-01 Borden Avenue, Long Island City, New York 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

CARROLL PLACE GMC LLC, a domestic Limited Liability Company (LLC), filed with the Sec of State of NY on 9/22/11. NY Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process against the LLC served upon him/her to the LLC, 1835 130th St., College Point, NY 11356. General Purposes.

Notice of Qualification of Chenega Security & Support Solutions, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/17/11. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Alaska (AK) on 1/10/11. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 875 Ave. of the Americas, Ste. 501, NY, NY 10001. Address to be maintained in AK: 3000 C St., Ste. 301, Anchorage, AK 99503, also the principal office address. Arts of Org. filed with the AK Commissioner of Commerce, Community & Economic Development of the State of AK, 333 W. Willoughby Ave., 9th Fl., Juneau, AK 99801. Purpose: any lawful activities.

Nuchas TSQ LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/21/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 30-58 34th St., #4D, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: General.

SHUSTER 5-21 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/28/2011. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to c/o Law Offices of Arthur J. Israel, 250 Madison Ave., 17th Fl., NY, NY 10016. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of RW 1715 BEDFORD, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 07/29/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: HELPERCORNER LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/24/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 262-276 ATLANTIC AVE., LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/25/11. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 95-25 Queens Blvd., 10th Fl., Rego Park, NY 11374. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Laundry Capital Co., LLC at the princ. office of the LLC. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

File No: 2010/4393/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Boshulav Heza, Jiri Heza, Kinetic Concepts, Inc., ACB American, Inc., For Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of EDWARD HEZA, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of EDWARD HEZA, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 251-38 43 Avenue, Little Neck, NY 11363, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administration of the Estate of EDWARD HEZA, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 15th day of December, 2011 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administration of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $27,993.14 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 5.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why the claim from Kinetic Concepts, Inc. in the amount of $2,970.00 should not be rejected; and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed, 27th day of October, 2011. GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard Floor Rego Park, New York 11374. HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queen County, Margaret M. Gribbon, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-atlaw appear for you. Accounting Citation

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: NEW YORK FOREIGN STUDENT SERVICES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/24/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 136-18 39th Avenue, 5th Floor, Flushing, NY 11354. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BNL TOP ONE REALTY LLC Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/26/2011. Office location: Suffolk County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: Weining Liang, 1 Stiles Dr., Melville, NY 11747. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of limited liability company. Name: CONSERVATION KIDS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/23/2011. Office location is Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to ALISON COOK, 4427 Purves St., Apt. 10A, Long Island City, NY 11101. The general purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of GREAT WALL DYNAMIC PHYSICAL THERAPY & ACUPUNCTURE PLLC Art. of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/2011. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 58-30 Main Street, 2nd Fl., Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 13509/2011 Date Filed: 6/6/2011 US Bank National Association, as Trustee, successor-in-interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association as Trustee for Morgan Stanley Loan Trust 2006-12XS, Plaintiff, against April Domino, Administratrix of Estate of Eva L. Prince a/k/a Eva L. Prince-Hodges a/k/a Eva Prince a/k/a Eva Louise Prince a/k/a Eva A. Prince; Fredrick D. Hodges; Walter Prince; Warren Prince; Boro Fuel Oil Company, Inc.; State of New York; any unknown heirs, devisees, distributees or successors in interest of the late Eva L. Prince a/k/a Eva L. Prince-Hodges a/k/a Eva Prince a/k/a Eva Louise Prince a/k/a Eva A. Prince, if they be living or, if they be dead, their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to the Plaintiff, and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10”, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to the Plaintiff, the person or parties intended being the person or parties, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the complaint, Defendant(s). PROPERTY ADDRESS: 135-09 229th Street, Laurelton, NY 11413 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT: THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $272,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office of the City Register on 7/31/2006 in CRFN 2006000430759 covering premises known as 135-09 229th Street, Laurelton, NY 11413. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING A PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: June 3, 2011 Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorneys for Plaintiff 250 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Suite One, Rochester, NY 14624 (585) 247-9000 Our File No. 10-005511 Premises known as 135-09 229th Street, Laurelton, NY 11413. All that certain property situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 10894 Lot: 40

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25-76 99th Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 7/29/11. Office in Queens County. SSNY designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Roy D. McFarlane, 25-76 99th St., East Elmhurst, NY 11369. Purpose: General.

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The Jets came into last Sunday’s game with the Buffalo Bills with a 5-5 record and coming off two consecutive losses, a pounding two weeks earlier to the archrival New England Patriots and a heartbreaking last-minute loss in Denver to the Broncos five days after that. To say the Jets needed to beat the injuryracked Bills was a huge understatement. The Jets did prevail 28-24 in a seesaw affair, thanks to a last-minute drive spearheaded by QB Mark Sanchez that included a miraculous third-down one-hand catch by wide receiver Plaxico Burress to keep their final drive alive. Gang Green then got very lucky when Bills QB Ryan Fitzpatrick threw a pass just behind a wide open Stevie Johnson in the end zone with 8 seconds left in the game. After the game, Jets head coach Rex Ryan, as per his custom, tried to exude a “we had ’em all the way” air of confidence to the media. He conceded, however, that the Bills all too often chewed up big yardage on first down throughout the game, thanks to both the terrific running of C.J. Spiller and the great hands of All-Pro wide receiver Stevie Johnson, who got the best of Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis — which is a rarity in the NFL. Sanchez only threw one interception but he tossed plenty of ill-advised passes into double coverage that easily could have been picked off, a fact he did not dispute when I questioned him on pass selection after the game. I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the NBA

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lockout ended a few days after Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association announced a five-year agreement. Sports leagues compete with one another, and my guess is that NBA Commissioner David Stern was gnashing his teeth watching his MLB counterpart, Bud Selig, shaking hands with union chief Michael Weiner. It was clear from the outset that Stern did not want to lose those Christmas Day telecasts, which have long been a promotional tool for his league. The deal hammered out over Thanksgiving weekend saves his big day. Stanford University forward Josh Owens is considered a probable NBA first-round pick in the 2012 draft, and he sure played that way at last week’s Pre-season National Invitational Tournament held at Madison Square Garden. He admitted he was very worried that the NBA would impose an even harsher rookie salary cap than what currently exists. No word yet as to whether Owens’ fears are justified. The new baseball contract makes it clear that large-market teams can never receive subsidies from other clubs no matter how dire their financial situation. Big-city teams such as our beloved Mets are basically being told that they will have to invest in their on-field product if they want to be profitable. Columbia University fired men’s head football coach Norries Wilson the day after the team won its only game of the season. The administration is sending a strong signal to the next coach that he’d better win two games next Q year or else!

took a hurricane bath by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

In 1950 Harry R. Kesner, an apartment dweller in Kew Gardens, heard about the upscale luxury ranch houses being built by Hadley Homes in northern Queens Village and Oakland Gardens. He purchased one on Peck Avenue, on a corner lot abutting the service road of the Grand Central Parkway, and hoped to live there for many The house at 219-66 Peck Ave. in Queens Vildecades to come. lage, at the corner of the Grand Central Parkway Nature had other plans. service road, on Aug. 13, 1955. On Aug. 12, 1955, Category 1 Hurricane Connie hit Queens with recordabout in the driveway and the front yard, as breaking rains. LaGuardia Airport regis- seen here, for a photographer on Aug. 13. tered 12 inches, and southeastern Queens When the flood receded, the extensive was hit hardest of all with 13.24 inches. foundation and mold damage was too Kesner and his wife made the best of the much for the Kesners to bear. With the water engulfing their home, splashing insurance settlement, the couple and daughter Robyn bought a brand-new ranch home on Tappentown Lane in Brookville, LI in 1957. Later the couple moved to Roslyn. They eventually retired and passed away in Florida. Even in today’s depressed housing market, the long-ago repaired Peck Avenue home is worth $706,800, according to the Zillow appraisal service, once again proving the strong value of Queens Q Today, a bit more peaceful and serene. real estate.

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