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Blue lives matter too, NYPD supporters say Civic, ethnic and religious groups applaud cops at Borough Hall rally by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

he message was loud and clear. The NYPD deserves better than this. More than 150 supporters gathered in the cold on Tuesday at Queens Borough Hall for a pro-police rally, organized by retired Capt. Joe Concannon, with multiple city and state civic, religious and political groups declaring their support for the NYPD. “We’re here today to take a stand, to let the world know that the vast, vast majority of New Yorkers support their local police,” Concannon, a Bellerose resident, said. “We trust our local police and we are so ever thankful for our police officers who take care of our city every day of the week.” He and other demonstraters blasted various elected officials for failing to sufficiently support the NYPD in the wake of last month’s grand jury decision not to indict the officer who fatally put Staten Island scofflaw Eric Garner in what many say was an illegal chokehold last July, leading to massive citywide protests. The former police captain said anti-cop rhetoric and actions from Mayor de Blasio, the Rev. Al Sharpton and numerous protesters among others couldn’t be more misguided, and that the vast majority of the NYPD’s officers are good people in need of a strong level of support from the

New York Sheriffs’ Association President Chris Moss, center, speaks at a pro-police rally at Borough Hall on Tuesday. The supporters expressed gratitude for the daily work officers do, as well as anger over city government’s perceived lack of support for the NYPD. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA community, something they’re not getting from city government. “We’ve heard a lot of dangerous dialogue, some of which has led to division and violence, rather than u nit y and respect,” Concannon said. “But our voices will be heard.”

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New York State Sheriffs’ Association President Chris Moss made the trip from Chemung County, just west of Binghamton, where he serves as sheriff, to applaud the NYPD for all it does. “We want you to know you have our full support and we thank you for the tremen-

dous job you do every day,” Moss said. “You should be proud to be considered the crown jewel amongst law enforcement agencies.” Moss, an African American, also ripped Sharpton and his continued presence at the forefront of the discussion over policecommunity relations, alongside the mayor. “As a law enforcement officer with over 25 years of experience, I can tell you that police chiefs and county sheriffs want nothing more than to have open discussions over how to improve relations with the communities we protect and serve,” he said. “But if we truly want meaningful discussions with meaningful results, individuals like Al Sharpton can have no seat at the table. “We need honest individuals with no hidden agenda to make honest progress,” he continued. “Remember, it’s easy for individuals who have never worn the uniform to critique and criticize ... Some will never understand the honor, the commitment and the sacrifice that come with wearing the uniform.” Groups such as the New York chapter of the National Latino Republican Coalition, the Queens Jewish Community Council, the Queens chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, the Queens Village Republican Club and Elmhurst United all were in attendance, displaying signs and banners. continued on page 22

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Aqueduct, racing officials put in reforms to curb equine fatalities by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Last Friday, one horse died from injuries and another experienced nonlife-threatening injuries after both animals broke down in the middle of a race at Aqueduct Race Track. The rest of the races for that day were canceled, along with the following day’s schedule. Jockeys involved in the race told racing websites that high winds were to blame for the deadly breakdown. But last Friday’s death is not an isolated incident at the Queens sporting venue. It is only one of 11 equine fatalities and multiple injuries to jockeys and horses that have taken place at the course since the beginning of Aqueduct’s winter schedule, which began in late November. In 2013, there was a total of 23 animal deaths at the track, the New York Racing Association said. An Excel spreadsheet provided by the state details how and where on the track the horses have died. Many of the horses were euthanized after sustaining a fracture during the race, the spreadsheet states. Some of them also died after unseating their jockey and falling down. In a Dec. 5 incident, one horse clipped its heels and died of its injuries and another was

Aqueduct Race Track has seen 11 horses die on its course in the first 20 days of its winter schedule. Racing officials met at the Queens venue last Saturday to discuss ways improvements FILE PHOTO to the track can be made. euthanized after it sustained injuries from falling over the first horse. Racing officials met at the racetrack last Saturday, Jan. 10, for two hours to discuss the conditions of the venue. Rick Violette Jr., president of the New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association,

said in a statement that jockeys will be asked to bring up concerns of the track’s conditions before and after races. “Additionally, stewards will be asked to continue closely monitoring track activities, and we will continue to confer with outside experts to review data, and ensure continued

safety for our riders and horses,” Violette added. NYRA has also approved two breaks in the track’s winter schedule, one that finished just before Christmas and another to happen in March. The track where the horses met their fate was studied by Michael Peterson, executive director of the Racing Surfaces Testing Laboratory, in December and on Jan. 5 and 6. He determined that it was safe for the animals to run on. “New York has set the bar for the standard of care of racetrack surfaces,” Peterson said. “What stands out in New York is the recordkeeping and the ability to compare measurements from year to year.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) — the ranking member of the Racing, Gaming and Wagering committee, which oversees NYRA — said when reached by a Chronicle reporter that he was unaware of the series of animal deaths. “I haven’t heard anything, nor has the committee heard anything,” Addabbo said. The senator added that he believes the track and Resorts World Casino, located next door, should team up to improve the track conditions. A portion of the casino’s tax revenues are continued on page 35

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City leases Queens building for UPK School to open in Richmond Hill in September, real estate agent says by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

“I think it was a great deal for the city because of the location. It’s great exposure and it’s easy to bring the kids in and out.” — Dmitri Gourianov, real estate agent

“I think it was a great deal for the city because of the location,” he said. “It’s great exposure and it’s easy to bring the kids in and out.” Seth Wellins, education chairman for Community Board 9, said

he did not know about the plan to place a UPK school in the area until a Chronicle reporter called him. He did say that he believes the program, a central point of Mayor de Blasio campaign, would have a positive impact on the community. “I think it’s great,” he said. “Generally, we need more space.” Wellins added he hopes the Department of Education will reach out to the Richmond Hill com munity before the school opens in September. He also said that he believes the program has been a success since its implementation last year. “I haven’t heard any complaints from parents about it,” he said. “I’m very pleased that we have the program going.” When asked specific questions about the opening date of the school and why the city picked that location, a DOE spokeswoman said in an email, “We are considering a wide range of options for DOEoperated sites across the City as we expand high quality pre-K options

The building at 132-10 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill will soon become a universal pre-k for 100 students, according to the real estate agent who brokered the deal. Universal pre-K was a central point of Mayor de Blasio’s PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY election campaign. for four-year-olds.” “We will continue to engage community members as we move forward as part of our commitment

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T h e S c h o ol C o n s t r u c t io n Authority has leased a 12,400-square-foot warehouse at 132-10 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill to use for a 100-seat universal pre-kindergarten program, according to the real estate agent who reached the deal with the city. Dmitri Gourianov, an agent with the Brooklyn-based realty company Kalmon Dolgin Affiliates Inc., said the SCA signed a 10-year lease for the property, with two five-year extension options. Gourianov said the property was previously used as a warehouse for an arcade company and that its owner did not use the whole building. “We suggested that we find a new occupant,” he said. Gourianov said the SCA leased the property for $30 per square foot, but declined to disclose the exact figure the city paid — $30 multiplied by 12,400 square feet puts the annual payment for the

property at $372,000. Gourianov touted the location’s proximity to several bus stops, subway lines and the Van Wyck Expressway.

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CB9 to interview five for DM position Vote on Carey’s replacement could take place as soon as Feb. 10 by Domenick Rafter Chronicle Contributor

In a sign that replacing their former district manager, Mary Ann Carey, will not be an easy task, the 14-member committee of Community Board 9 members who will hire her replacement met in a public meeting Monday night at Borough Hall to look over the 11 applications they received for the position. But the otherwise routine meeting was not without its drama, as one Kew Gardens resident demanded to be heard, claiming the process was not adequately transparent. Beth Barrett, a “concerned constituent,” demanded to ask questions about the process at the meeting, but CB 9 Chairman Ralph Gonzalez asked her to voice her concerns in writing and said that though the public was invited to attend Monday’s meeting, it could only do so to observe. “I am a taxpayer and I have questions,” Barrett said, noting that the district manager position is a public job funded by taxpayer money. She later complained that Carey, who was district manager for more than 30 years, spent too long on the job. “This process hasn’t happened in over 30 years,” she noted. After the outburst, the committee, headed

Members of Community Board 9’s District Manager Search Committee review resumes from 11 applicants for the position. Those resumes were then culled down to five people who were to PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER return to Borough Hall on Wednesday. by Dr. Vincent Evangelista of Ozone Park, moved forward with reviewing the resumes. Each application’s name had been redacted, so “there is no accusations of prejudice,” Evangelista explained. Five of the resumes were picked to advance to an interview that was slated to take place on Wednesday at Borough Hall.

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Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing); and Beryl Nyack, assistant district manager for Brooklyn’s Community Board 3. The candidate chosen by the full board will receive a starting salary of $67,500, a figure voted on by the panel last Thursday. CB 9’s finance committee had proposed a salary of $65,000 a year in an effort to allocate money for extra help in the board’s office, which has two employees, according to Marie Turley, CB 9’s executive secretary, who sits on the Finance Committee. “That number was decided upon because [Finance Committee Chairman David Adorno] figured the board could hire someone, maybe part time, to work in the office and help out,” Turley said. Carey announced her retirement last September. Though it came suddenly, it was not entirely unexpected. At Tuesday night’s CB 9 meeting, the board unanimously passed a new policy that would have the new district manager evaluated by board members every year. Board members added that a vote on who would get the job could take place as early the board’s Feb. 10 meeting. The panel will present three of the candidates to the full Q board. Anthony O’Reilly contributed to this story.

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his was a good week to be an immigrant in New York City, regardless of legal status, especially here in Queens. The city is doing its best to serve all its residents, including the estimated 500,000 unauthorized immigrants who live here. They in particular are the focus of the new IDNYC identification cards, which as of this week are available, at no charge. While anyone can get one, and everyone is encouraged to — with Mayor de Blasio proudly displaying his own at an event Monday at the Flushing Library — they are especially geared toward people who are unable to get other forms of ID, such as driver’s licenses, due to their immigration status. City Hall, including the vast majority of members of the City Council, want illegal immigrants to come “out of the shadows” where they live, facing challenges that citizens and legal visitors do not, and the IDNYC cards are a big step in letting them

do just that. They will allow holders to access government buildings, such as schools their children attend. They will be accepted as valid ID by the Police Department, which means holders who are charged with violations — not actual crimes but relatively minor cases of lawbreaking such as drinking alcohol outdoors or jaywalking — will just be given summonses, like anyone with identification, and not arrested, as is standard for those who cannot prove who they are on the spot. The IDs can double as library cards, will be accepted by a limited number of banks to open accounts and even come with discounts on purchases ranging from prescription drugs to groceries at one particular chain. Proponents tout the cards as the greatest thing since sliced bread, just as they did with de Blasio’s other major initiative, universal prekindergarten. And it is true that no one is going to round up the city’s half-

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Dear Editor: An old adage says political leaders & diapers must be changed often, for the same reason. Sheldon Silver is a perfect example. He’s been “Pampered” by cronies in both parties for more than 20 years, leaving a lasting stench in Albany. Silver is now under federal investigation for failure to report income from a law firm, the latest of many scandals that have darkened his career & the state Legislature’s reputation. Why do Assembly members act like chew toys for this tyrant? It’s time for term limits & disposable dynasties, not Huggies hanging on for too long. Richard Reif Flushing

Condemning terror Dear Editor: Recently, the whole world has come to know of the terrorist attack upon the satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, in France, which involved three young Muslim men who shot and killed over a dozen people. The men arrived, heavily armed, ready to shoot to avenge Prophet Muhammad, who was dishonored by the magazine’s caricaturing of him. Regardless of the fact that what Charlie Hebdo did was offensive to many Muslims it does not warrant an act of violence. The gun© Copyright 2015 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

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million illegal residents, so they should be able to live their lives here. Securing the borders and enforcing stay limits on visas to avoid further illegal immigration are important things to do, but trying to deport those who have been here for years and have not committed serious crimes would not even be possible, much less humane. The joy of those who received their new cards this week was palpable, and we hope they put them to good use. We also hope the city is right that enough measures have been taken to prevent any fraud connected with them, a valid concern of critics. Also this week, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced the creation of his own immigrant affairs office, which will make it easier for non-native crime victims to understand and navigate the system. That’s also part of bringing people out of the shadows, and a worthy effort on the part of the DA to help serve them.

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men should have read the Qur’anic verse which states “the killing of one ... is like the killing of all mankind” (5:32). As a young American Ahmadi Muslim girl — I am 13 — I wholeheartedly condemn this barbaric attack. The founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, has taught his followers to be the warriors of the pen, and this is how I defend the honor of Prophet Muhammad- with words and not with bullets. Husna A. Mirza Member, Muslim Women Media Team Jamaica Hills

Not true Muslims Dear Editor: I am seventh-grade student of a New York City public school. My Muslim immigrant parents taught me from a young age that the Holy Prophet taught Muslims never to use violence to solve anything but to use peace. The word Islam itself means peace and sub-

fter all the criticism of the NYPD and the recent protests against certain police practices, and to some degree simply against the police, we were glad to see Tuesday’s rally in support of the force outside Borough Hall. This is where the silent majority, as City Councilman Eric Ulrich of Ozone Park described it, got to voice its backing of New York’s Finest. We find it sad that Ulrich appeared to be the only elected official there, but that’s where we are today. He and organizer Joe Concannon of Bellerose, a retired NYPD captain with an eye on elected office, are to be congratulated for the event, along with all who attended. We too are nearly always “proud of our police.”

mission. Seeing that I am born a Muslim it hurts me to see other “Muslims” not following the teachings of Islam and not following the examples of our Prophet. The three “Muslim” men in France who committed the crime were attempting to avenge the Prophet of Islam by killing over a dozen people. Two of them, Ahmed and Mustafa, being Muslims themselves. It is ironic that The Holy Prophet had these two names as well. This tragedy shows us that there are many people who come under the banner of Islam. Most are the people that follow their religion and believe in God. Some are the ones that we call “Muslims” who use the name but know nothing about the religion. These people are the reason why the true peace loving Muslims like my parents are facing discrimination today. Mirza Ghulam Haseeb Member, Muslim Writers Guild of America Jamaica Hills Editor’s note: The writers of this letter and the prior one are siblings.

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Willets plan a scandal Dear Editor: Re “Hwy. agencies may review ramp plans,” Jan. 8, multiple editions: There are four major arteries that service the Willets Point and dow ntow n Flushing areas. They are the Grand Cent ral Park way, Van Wyck Expressway, Northern Boulevard and Roosevelt Avenue, and they have been described as among the most vehicular-congested in New York City. It does not require a degree in roadway engineering, just a simple drive along those arteries, to note it would be impossible to enlarge those roadways, in any significant manner. They are what they are and will remain so. It does not require deep thought to understand the development of the original Willets Point plan, now enlarged to include the so-called Willets West that would include a 1.4 millionsquare-foot mega shopping mall, will generate an enormous increase in vehicular traffic in the area that already services airports, and professional baseball and tennis stadiums. While so-called ramps to and from the Van Wyck Expressway would enable vehicles to have access to and from the area, ramps will not and cannot solve the basic continued on next page

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Dear Editor: This is in response to a letter to the editor by Steve Behar from Bayside appearing in the January 8th Queens Chronicle titled “Quoting Cuomo.” Mr. Behar’s letter states that he went back and watched Mario Cuomo’s keynote address at the 1984 National Democratic Convention, and that this speech shaped Mr. Behar into the political person he is today, which is a proud Democrat. In reality, Mr. Behar should be a proud Republica n, because wh ile M r. C uomo was defending the liberal Democratic agenda, and criticizing the first term of Ronald Reagan in the process, Mr. Cuomo was wrong, and the facts prove it. Mr. Cuomo mocked Mr. Reagan for calling America a “shining city on the hill.” Instead, he called it a “Tale of Two Cities” (made famous again now by Mayor de Blasio), with homelessness, drug addiction and unemployment dominant in many areas. Mr. Cuomo charged Mr. Reagan with heartlessness by conjuring up a “woman who had been denied the help she needed to feed her children because you said you needed the money for a tax break for a millionaire or for a missile.” Mr. Cuomo claimed the Democratic Party, “which has saved this nation from depression, from fascism, from racism, from corruption, is called upon to do it again - this time to save the nation from confusion and division, from the threat of eventual fiscal disaster, and most of all, from the fear of a nuclear holocaust.” But the facts prove otherwise: 1) The voters apparently disagreed with Mr. Cuomo, because in November of that year the Democratic nominee, Walter Mondale, lost 49 states as Mr. Reagan swept to a dramatic and historic landslide victory for a second term. 2) The Reagan economy that Cuomo expressed contempt for in his speech and called an eventual f iscal disaster had grown by a roaring 4.5 percent in 1983 and would continue to grow in 1984 to an amazingly unheard of 7.1 percent. And it kept on booming, with an astounding 10.7 million jobs created in Mr. Reagan’s second term alone. This is a fiscal disaster? 3) Mr. Cuomo’s attacks on Mr. Reagan’s pro-military agenda and spending proved to be false as well. In five years, the Berlin Wall came tumbling down (“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”). And a major contributing factor to the collapse of the Soviet Union was that it could not keep up with our military spending. Therefore,

millions of people were liberated from Communist oppression. While we all can applaud Mr. Cuomo’s oratory skills, the historical record shows the substance of his speech was staggeringly incorrect. Jayson Levitz Hollis Hills

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The above was made known to the amount of interest we owe is going New York City Council, whose mem- down, yet the debt is going up because bers for many years have viewed their we are bor rowing money to pay the true constituency as the large real estate interest on the money that we already interests and not the little people in this borrowed. Is Bush to blame? Absolutecity or small businesses, and predictably ly. But so is Obama. If we are going to ignored the above and, almost unani- place blame instead of finding a solumously, approved through the back door tion to fix the problem, shouldn’t that blame be “fair and balanced?” the Willets West mega mall plan. 4. Unemployment may be 5.8 percent, It appears the state Department of Transportation and Federal Highway but you are again leaving out facts. The Administration will now take a second 5.8 percent does not take into account lo o k a t t h e p r o p o s e d Va n Wyc k the number of individuals who have Expressway ramp plan as indeed they given up looking for work. This also should. The people of this city expect a does not count those who are working second-look decision to be based upon part-time because of the fact they canthe merits, not politics and meddling not find a full time stable job. In fact, from large real estate interests and a real unemployment is practically double full discussion about how ramps will the number that is always touted by the solve the Va n Wyck Expressway’s media that you claim is more “fair and i n abi l it y] t o h a nd le a sig n i f ica nt balanced” than Fox News. 5. Obamacare deser ves increase in traffic. more than just two sentencFi n a l ly, o u r c u r r e n t es. Did I mention that my Mayor Bill de Blasio who ONLINE healthcare plan with my r a n on a cla i m t o pay Miss an editorial or artiemployer is going to be more attention to the needs of cle cited by a writer? expensive because of Obamthe little people, and small Want news from our other acare? And how my family businesses should step foreditions covering the rest now has to pay more out of ward, review the entire of Queens? Find past pocket because of Obamplan with its enor mous r e p or t s , ne w s f r om acare? I would challenge you traffic consequences and to a debate about the philost a ke a posit ion on t he across the borough and ophy of gover nment-r un issue. He should also keep more at qchron.com. healthcare as a whole in a in m ind the key to the forum that is larger than just city’s treasury was given to the billionaire real estate developers two sentences. Doesn’t do it justice. 6. The IRS scandal is not “alleged.” of Willets Point and Willets West, involving an amount so great it would T he r e a r e e m a i ls t h at h ave b e e n cause the infamous Boss Tweed to tip unearthed that prove that the IRS was his hat in admiration — and the fact the targeting conservative groups. The “fair promised Willets Point affordable hous- and balanced” media you think that is ing will not take place until 2025, if at better than Fox News didn’t report on it so they can stroke the President’s ego. all. Benjamin M. Haber Same thing goes for the VA. It’s a shame Flushing that you refuse to acknowledge a clear scandal against our Veterans. 7. Those portraits have nothing to do Answering the Left with their party. Presidents 41 and 43 are father and son. It’s nice to have that Dear Editor: A response to: “Fox News: always on television, especially during the holidays. I wish more stations showed them. wrong,” Letters, Jan. 8: Clearly, there was no mention of the And a portrait of 42 and 44 on Christfact that A) Any other cable news net- mas? Man, I would love to be at that work is biased toward the liberals in this Christmas dinner. Does Fox News have a bias? Absocountry, so apparently that’s OK and Fox can’t be biased and B) someone lutely. But, if you compare them to from the other side should be given a MSNBC, Fox has more people presentchance to counter writer Anthony G. ing the other side of the aisle than MSNBC. MSNBC will have multiple Pilla’s point, so I figured I’d do it. 1. OK. So, the entire Left uses this people with the same viewpoint talk argument in favor of Obama that he has about an issue, instead of promoting nothing to do with gas prices, so Repub- debate. So, no, Mr. Pilla, in answer to your licans should stop harassing him, yet you want to give him credit for the question: You are not correct. Michael Panico lower gas prices? 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City starts to fund Spring Creek work Marsh restoration expected to cost $6M, be completed by 2017 by Anthony O’Reilly

T he project will consist of f illing “degraded upland areas” with debris and The design work for the restoration of soil to restore the marsh in an effort to Spring Creek, which was damaged during reduce the effects of flooding, according to Superstorm Sandy, is underway after the Meghan Lalor, a press secretary with the city last month allocated $100,000 for the City Parks department. The restored marsh will also serve as project. According to a Dec. 9 letter from Lizette “open space for passive recreation and environmental education Christoff, assistant t o n e a r by u n d e rd i rector of the s e r v e d n e i g h b o rOffice of Managehe city has started to hoods and visitors to ment and Budget, the Ja maica Bay $10 0,0 0 0 i n c it y fund the design phase wat e r shed ,” La lor funds has been allosaid in an email. cat e d t owa rd t he for the repair of Spring “This is par t of design phase of “the Creek, in an effort to the cit y’s comprerestoration of the hensive, multi-laySalt Marsh and end flooding in the area. ered resiliency plan Coastal Upland at being implemented Spring Creek Park.” Amy Spitalnick, a spokeswoman for across Jamaica Bay,” she added. Lalor said construction is slated for OMB, said in an email the total design will cost $1 million, half of which will be paid summer 2016 and is expected to be finfor by the city. The other half will be fund- ished the following summer. Flooding has been a problem for Lindened by the Army Corps of Engineers. “This ... represents the first $100,000 of wood residents who neighbor Spring Creek. On April 30, 2014, thousands of homes the city’s share,” Spitalnick said. She added that the construction is esti- in the area were f looded after a heavy mated at $6 million — the city will pay 25 downpour. Some residents said the damage percent of that cost and the Army Corps was “worse than Sandy.” Residents lambasted the city’s slow response to the flooding. will pick up the rest. Associate Editor

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SJU lands elite hoops recruit St. John’s men’s basketball fans went to work or school a little more excited than normal on Monday morning. That’s because head coach Steve Lavin landed a commitment from Louisiana high school hoops prospect Brandon Sampson, ranked as the 32nd best player in this year’s class, according to ESPN. The guard, who’s averaging 17 points and close to eight rebounds per game this year, chose St. John’s over Califor nia and the Universit y of Southern California. Sampson projects to replace Red Storm star guard D’Angelo Harrison, who is completing his senior year. The Johnnies will have a lot of replacing to do after the season, as seniors Phil Greene IV, Sir’Dominic Pointer and Jamal Branch will also exit the program. Sophomore Rysheed Jordan and junior Chris Obekpa may also be gone at the end of the year, opting to go professional. Sampson’s coach compared his shot to that of Golden State Warriors sharpshooter Steph Curry, one of the most electrifying players in the NBA. He joins Philadelphia native Samir Doughty as Lavin’s two 2015 recruits. Q

The city is seeking to make floods in Lindenwood a thing of the past after approving $100,000 for the design phase of a flood mitigation project that is slated to be finished in summer 2017. FILE PHOTO The construction is expected to cost $6 million. The project’s timeline is similar to that of the National Park Service and state Department of Environmental Conservation plan to increase public access to Spring Creek Park. The $50.8 million plan was approved by Gov. Cuomo in December 2013 and will be

Water main breaks turn streets into ice HBCOP alerts residents on Facebook by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Two water mains broke in Howard Beach last Thursday, causing water to gush out into the streets and turn them to ice as temperatures dropped below freezing. The Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol unit uploaded pictures of the water main breaks to its Facebook page, alerting residents of the incidents. The f irst break occur red at 95th Street between 161st and 162nd avenues in Old Howard Beach, and a second one happened at First Street and Rau Cour t, according to the patrol unit’s Facebook post. The unit posted a few hours later that the Department of Environmental Protection repaired the breaks and the Sanitation Department cleared the streets of ice. Attempts to reach the DEP’s press office for comments on the cause of the two breaks were unsuccessful by press Q time.

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CEC elections set for spring Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced last Thursday that elections for positions on community and citywide education councils will take place in the spring. “Members of education councils have a unique and critical opportunity to help shape education policy and become transformative leaders in their communities,” Fariña said in a statement. Those elected to the councils serve a two-year term. Candidates can start applying on Feb. 11. Voting will take place online on April 19 and May 8 at NYCParentLeaders.org. The results will be announced on May 12 on the website. Anyone interested in applying for a seat on one of the councils is encouraged to attend a Jan. 26 information session at Tweed Courthouse, located at 52 Chambers St. in Manhattan, from 6 to 8 p.m. Candidates must be parents of child ren at tending a cit y public school within the district they want to apply for. Community education councils have nine members each and vote on school zoning lines, hold hearings on capital plans and provide input on policy Q issues.

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Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced on Tuesday the establishment of an Immigrant Affairs Office, which will assist those unfamiliar with America’s criminal justice system. “Queens County is the most ethnically diverse urban environment in America, with 47 percent of its 2.3 million population foreign born and nearly 140 different languages spoken here,” Brown said in a statement announcing the initiative. “As such, our office handles many cases annually in which members of immigrant communities are victimized, both by crimes of violence

Prosecutor named inaugural director and crimes of financial exploitation. In some cases, immigrants are specifically targeted because they are immigrants.” The program’s inaugural director will be Carmencita Gutierrez, formerly a senior prosecutor for the borough. She will act as a liason between immigrant communities and prosecutors handling criminal cases, Brown said. “Carmencita is the ideal candidate to head up the newly created office and I

know she will serve with distinction,” Brown said. “Both her experience as a prosecutor and her compelling background narrative will undoubtably help her in her new position.” Gutierrez is a first-generation Colombian American, and is the first member of her family born in America. Her father served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy after moving from his native country in 1962. Her mother worked as the Queens

regional director for the city’s Department of Social Services for 19 years until her retirement. Gutierrez has worked in the Queens DA’s office for 22 years and handled a variety of criminal cases, including one in which a TSA officer stole $10,000 from two immigrants traveling through John F. Kennedy International Airport. Queens is now the third borough to form its own office to help immigrants through the criminal justice system. Manhattan established an office in 2007 and Brooklyn created its office last year. Q

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Two Community Board 9 members expressed reservations at Tuesday’s board meeting about the city and MTA’s plan to put a dedicated bus lane along the length of Woodhaven Boulevard. One CB 9 member said the majority of the traffic along the corridor comes from cars, and not from buses. “I don’t see how this is going to change anything,” the board member said. Another member said the project would have “a much bigger impact on the drivers.” The plan for a dedicated bus lane in an effort to reduce congestion on the 12-mile corridor has been presented to multiple community organizations over the past few months by the MTA and DOT. Officials from both agencies once again presented the three options for the bus lane, which include: putting the bus lane on the outer-right and outerleft parts of the boulevard; putting the bus lanes on the service road of the corridor; and putting the bus lane on the lane closest to the median. MTA and DOT officials expect to pick an option and start the project Q next year.

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Ban on polystyrenes starting this July DSNY determines recycled ‘Styrofoam’ food containers have no market value by Matthew Ern Chronicle Contributor

As of July 1 the de Blasio administration will be enacting a ban on single-use expanded polystyrene foam. The material commonly found in coffee cups, clamshell containers and packing peanuts is widely known by the trade name of the similar “Styrofoam.” The bill creating the ban, Local Law 142, passed in 2013 under the Bloomberg administration but its implementation was delayed to give manufacturers, primarily the Dart Container Corp., time to prove that recycling polystyrenes is a viable alternative to a ban. According to City Hall, Dart failed to do so. The Department of Sanitation determined that there are currently no effective or efficient ways to recycle EPS because the material does not break down chemically. It flakes into physically smaller pieces that can contaminate the waste system by mixing with other recyclable and compostable, organic materials. “It’s of use to consumers for minutes but remains in our environment for centuries,” Director of the New York program for the National Resources Defense Council Eric Goldstein said of the material. “Polystyrene has been a problematic portion of the waste system.” Robert Alvey, an adjunct professor at York College and senior geologist for the Environ-

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One dead after car crash: cops A 22-yea r- old Nassau Cou nt y woman died early Tuesday morning af ter the ca r she was r id i ng i n crashed into a tree near John F. Kennedy International Airport, police said. Police said they responded to an accident near the Nassau and Van Wyck expressways at about 3:19 a.m. and saw that a 2010 Nissan had crashed into the tree. Police said the driver, an unidentified 26-year-old female, lost control of the vehicle while driving eastbound on the Nassau Expressway near the JFK exit. She is listed in critical condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, police said. The front seat passenger, an unidentified 26-year-old female, is listed in stable condition. The sole victim of the crash was identified as Deygoo Patina of Valley Stream. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. Police said no other vehicles were involved in the fatal accident. The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is investigating Q the incident.

mental Protection Agency in New York, said there are currently no established markets to there is no real need for EPS because there are purchase and recycle the EPS that would be viable alternatives such as paper and plastic. collected in the MGP program, which is con“Even though it’s not a chemical harm it sidered ‘dirty’ by current buyers. As such, a is a pollutant because it just doesn’t go determination of recyclability fails on the basis away,” Alvey explained. He added that Sty- of environmental effectiveness and economic rofoam coffee cups and plates have “gone feasibility, as defined in LL 142.” Dart approached the from being a convecity with an offer to subnience to a nuisance.” sidize the first five years M e m b e r s of t h e of a recycling program. DNSY worked with According to Garcia’s Sims Municipal Recyletter, the DSNY had cling, the city’s recyissues with the plan’s cling processor, to find a guarantees of buyers for possible st rategy to the recycled product and make recovered polystyquestioned the timeline rene commercially viathat it could be impleble. They determined mented and profitable t h at re cycl i ng EPS within the five years. would require the purCorporate Director of chase and installation of new sort-lines for the Expanded polystyrene foam cups like this Recycli ng for Da r t facility and estimated one will be illegal in New York City in a Michael Westerf ield the capital cost at $2.46 little under six months. FILE PHOTO denounced many of the DSNY’s claims that million. The current NYC metal, glass, plastic and there is no market for recycled polystyrenes. According to Westerfield, Dart partnered carton commingled collection program has no years ago with Indianapolis-based Plastic way of separately processing polystyrenes. In a letter to Mayor de Blasio explaining the Recycling Inc. to clean and reuse “dirty foam.” DSNY’s findings, Sanitation Commissioner PRI has been recycling it since 1990, and uses Kathryn Garcia wrote: “DSNY concluded that the resulting clean pellets to manufacture the

spools at the cores of rolls of receipt paper and Scotch tape. “There clearly is a market,” Westerfield said in an interview Wednesday “Plastic Recycling offered to buy the material [from the city] and Dart would have guaranteed that.” The offer promised PRI would buy the materials for five years with Dart incurring a penalty if it couldn’t back that up, Westerfield said. Other companies besides PRI do that type of cleaning, but it is the largest to do so with polystyrenes. Dart’s plan was to build a new recycling plant in Indianapolis that would process the polystyrene waste from New York. It would cover the shipping costs and send the material to the new facility by rail at no expense to the taxpayers. Westerfield says that Dart is still planning on finishing the facility despite the city declining the deal, and that it will be up and running by April 1. “What I don’t understand is we offered a program that was truly better for everyone,” Westerfield said. “It’s not rocket science.” The DSNY estimated that Sims would have a low capture rate of EPS in the waste system and that in turn less than half of what would be sent to the PRI facility for processing could actually be recycled and recovered. A continued on page 22

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Calls for $10 million from 2016 budget U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday urged the Department of the Interior to designate $10 million from its fiscal year 2016 budget to benefit and refurbish critical areas of New York’s Gateway National Recreation Area, which includes the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, Riis Beach, Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennett Field and Canarise Pier. “Gateway National Recreation Area provides unique, urban park and beach space to countless New Yorkers and visitors, and these transformative projects will make it an even better and more resilient urban park,” Schumer said in a prepared statement. Many areas of the park were closed after Superstorm Sandy due to damage from flooding, debris and fallen trees. The Gateway is one of the most densely urbanized regions of the country. “Gateway National Recreation Area is not only a historic site and one of the greatest public parks in the region, but is also an essential barrier against storm surges like Superstorm Sandy,” Assemblyman Phil

Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said. “I applaud Senator Schumer’s leadership and join him in calling on the Department of the Interior to fully fund projects critical to our resilience.” In a letter to the DOI, Schumer called for the funding of several projects designed to enhance costal resiliency, engage urban youth and “increase recreation access for diverse populations.” Those projects include the reconstruction of Frank M. Charles Memorial Park, restoration of the Jacob Riis Bathhouse and recreation area that was flooded during Sandy, as well as wetlands restoration and shoreline softening on the southeastern and northern portions of Floyd Bennett Field, among others. Further plans to revitalize Canarise Pier with a newly constructed dock for public excursion vessels and other recreational activities were also proposed by Schumer. According to Schumer, those are just the first in many long-term plans for the area to allow increased access via public transQ portation, biking and walking.

An upstate man on Tuesday was sentenced to one and a half to four years in prison for hitting and killing a woman while intoxicated in 2013, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said. “This case is yet another tragic example of how deadly motor vehicles can be and the consequences of climbing behind the wheel of an automobile after consuming alcohol,” Brown said in a statement announcing the sentencing. “The defendant pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter and has now been sentenced to prison for his actions.” According to Brown, Vishwanand Subryan, 24 of Schenectady, will serve his term and will be required to have an ignition interlock — a device that does not allow a car to start if the driver’s blood alcohol content is above the legal limit — on his car for three years after his release. Subryan on Sept. 13, 2013, while drunk, sped past a solid red light at 117th Street. Officers from the 102nd Precinct found a 59-year-old woman on the ground between two parked cars. She was pronounced dead at a nearby Q hospital, Brown said.

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EQA launches White House petition on JFK Noise initiative support solid in borough; signatures from as far away as California by Michael Gannon Editor

If at first you don’t succeed, ask President Obama. That’s what the Eastern Queens Alliance is doing in the wake of a federal cour t r uling in December that tur ned down the group’s request for in-depth environmental studies of a plan to relocate a runway at John F. Kennedy International Airport. The EQA has introduced a “We the People” petition on the White House website — whitehouse.gov — that, if successful, would get the Obama administration to review the possibility of lowering the bar for acceptable noise levels near airports.

Barbara Brown of the Eastern Queens Alliance, left, and Janet McEneaney of Queens Quiet FILE PHOTOS Skies.

“R ight now, the [Federal Aviation Administration] uses a level of 65 decibels as its maximum safe level of noise exposure,” Barbara Brown, president of the EQA, said in a telephone interview on Thursday. “But all recent studies have said that anything above 55 decibels definitely has harmful impacts on people.” The petition can be found at wh.gov/ ig5J5 and also at petitions.whitehouse. gov/petition/require-faa-re-examine-its65-decibel-dba-noise-safety-level-andc o n sid e r-55 - d b a - n ew- s t a n d a r d human/2zGt1GN8. “The adoption of the 65 [level] reflected a compromise between what was environmentally desirable and what was technically and economically feasible in the 1970s and 1980s,” the petition states. “We ask that the FA A’s standards be revisited in light of research and modern technological breakthroughs to protect communities surrounding airports.” Brown said if they can get 100,000 people to add their names to the petition by Feb. 5, the Obama administration will consider the request for review. But as of Wednesday morning, the count was at 918. Ma ny were f rom Queens, a nd the group Queens Quiet Skies is encouraging it s me mb e r s t o ba ck t o t he EQA’s initiative. In an email on Monday, Queens Quiet

The Eastern Queens Alliance needs 100,000 people to sign on to a petition asking the Obama administration to re-examine acceptable federal noise standards near airports. The petition can GRAPHIC COURTESY WHITEHOUSE.GOV be viewed on whitehouse.gov. The deadline if Feb. 5. Skies President Janet McEneaney and Vice President Bob Whitehair were fully behind the EQA’s contention that 65 decibels is an outdated standard. “We support it and have suggested to our members that they sign it,” McEneaney wrote. The organization sent out emails to its

members on Jan. 7 with the links to the petition on the White House website. But additional signatures have came from Chicago, Massachusetts, Minneapolis and a handful of cities in California. “As we’ve explained before, the United States is the only developed country in continued on page 37

Mayor introduces his IDNYC program Announcement made at Flushing Library to help illegal immigrants by Liz Rhoades

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Calling it a “gateway to city services,” Mayor de Blasio launched the city’s municipal identification card program Monday morning at the Flushing Library. Although all New Yorkers age 14 or over are eligible to apply, the program is geared toward illegal immigrants and the homeless, who may not now have proper identification. It will allow those people without driver’s licenses to use the ID card when stopped by police or for entering city buildings, hospitals and schools. As incentive, the cards will provide access to libraries throughout the city, oneyear memberships in cultural institutions and will be considered valid as primary ID for opening bank or credit union accounts at more than 10 financial institutions. “This card represents who we are: New Yorkers who value equality, opportunity and diversity,” the mayor said. “Today we are launching the most ambitious, dynamic and useful municipal ID program in the country, which will have a real and tangible impact on the lives of all New Yorkers.” Three enrollment centers are in Queens, at the Flushing Library, at 41-17 Main St.; the Jamaica Library, at 89-11 Merrick

Blvd., and Make the Road New York, at 92-10 Roosevelt Ave. in Jackson Heights. Persons applying need proof of identity and residency. Examples of identity proof include passports and birth certificates. For residency requirements, documents include driver’s licenses, utility bills, a cur rent lease and income tax statements. Applications are available at the enrollment centers and online at nyc.gov/idnyc. They must be submitted to one of the centers and when approved, the ID will be mailed. The city announced Wednesday that because of demand, appointments to apply will be required. They can be made by calling 311 or going to the IDNYC website, above. Sami Shumays, deputy director at Flushing Town Hall, one of the participating cultural institutions, said that membership is not automatic with an ID card. “They will have to apply to the cultural institution. They can come to the box office or sign up with us online.” Shumays does not believe the program will discourage paying memberships. “We offer 10 to 15 percent discounts on performing arts programs,” he said. “We hope the program will generate new members who will still be paying for tickets and we

don’t expect to lose money on this.” Shumays noted that there is a provision in the program that if people are already members of a cultural institution, they can’t get new free membership. “It protects us,” he said. Ellen Kodadek, executive and artistic director, offered the following prepared statement: “This is extremely meaningful to Flushing Town Hall, where we provide global arts to a global community in one of the most diverse boroughs, and neighborhoods, in the city, state and nation. Our small staff represents 25 different cultures, and our audiences span all ages, ethnicities, races and cultures.” Susan Lacerte, executive director of the Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, was very enthusiastic about the ID plan. “We view the identification program as win, win, win. Win for the people who get to know more of what this great green apple has to offer,” she said. “Win for the city and all of us having success and more people with documents that will open up so many doors. It’s also a win for QBG and all the culturals who will have more visitors.” Other Queens institutions participating in the program are the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, MoMA PS 1, Museum continued on page 35

Mayor de Blasio presented an IDNYC card to Mexican immigrant Esther Sanchez of Jackson Heights. The mother of three has lived in the city PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN for 18 years.

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spending practices and few voters p a r t icip a t e d i n school board elections. Under mayoral control and the DOE, the public is more aware of t h e bu d ge t , spending and the ad m i n ist rat ive process. For example, anyone can visit the DOE’s website and see each school’s progress reports, pass rates and percentages, as well as other statistics. A 2009 New York Post study showed state reading and math exams passing rates in local schools, as well as the high school graduation rate, soared after the start of mayoral control, specifically in my district. In this past year’s grading period, with education still under the city’s control, student progress percentages show more than half of the district’s schools meeting or exceeding their targets. We must prioritize our students and their best interests, and the numbers clearly show they excel while under local control. Giving our parents, teachers and administrators a greater voice encourages and welcomes their involvement, which in my mind is a recipe for success. As the weeks and months pass in Albany, and mayoral control is discussed, I intend to make these facts known, as well as push for the revisions I believe are needed. As always, I welcome my constituents’ input, opinions and concerns. Feel free to email me at addabbo @ nysenate.gov, comment on my Facebook page, Senator Joe Addabbo, or call any of Q my three district offices. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is New York State Senator for the 15th District, in South and southwestern Queens.

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Questions remain on e-waste removal Seniors and disabled persons face the brunt of new city regulations by Rosanna Singh Chronicle Contributor

Since the Department of Sanitation no longer allows New Yorkers to dispose of their old electronic equipment at the curb, residents are seeking changes for their e-waste to be picked up. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblymen Mike Miller ( D -Wo o d h ave n) a nd Ph i l G old fe d e r (D-Rockaway Park) are looking for new approaches from Sanitation to create more drop-off locations for old electronics and to make the process more convenient. Addabbo and Miller want changes in the law since it now does not pick up the electronics from one- and two-family households and it does not make any exceptions for the elderly or persons with disabilities. Addabbo said that he is asking DSNY to seek better methods. “I am hoping the Department of Sanitation will have an open dialogue on finding alternatives,” he said. State law recently made it illegal for New Yorkers to discard their electronic waste at the curbside and those who don’t comply may receive a summons. Addabbo said he has numerous concerns regarding the new e-waste policies and how it will affect the disposal of electronics “Right now, it’s all about informing the

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Dual-language program is announced Eight schools in Queens, and 32 elsewhere in the city, will receive a $25,000 federal grant to initiate a dual-language program for the 2015-16 school year, city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña announced on Wednesday. “In some ways we are all immigrant children, and as an English Language Learner, I know education makes the difference and these new dual language programs will give students new pathways to college or a meaningful career,” Fariña said in a statement announcing the program. Schools that are part of the program will have classes taught in English and a language chosen for the school, including Mandarin, French, Haitian, Creole, Hebrew, Japanese and Spanish. School principals, assistant principals and teachers participating in the program will attend workshops led by bilingual education experts, Fariña said in her statement. The schools in Queens that will have a dual-language program are PS 228; PS 19; PS 110; PS 212; Waterside School for Leadership; MS 72; IS 230; and PS 127. Q

Recycling old televisions and other electronic equipment just became harder. The Department of PHOTO COURTESY FLICKR WARZAUWYNN Sanitation is no longer accepting curbside pickups. residents,” he said. “We’re at an early state so we have to educate people on it.” The senator added that there is a lot of work to do. “We don’t want an increase of people dumping electronic waste on the road because they can’t comply with the new regulations. If we don’t do this right, it’s not going to help the environment.” Addabbo pointed out that he wrote to DSNY Commissioner Kathryn Garcia to

express his concerns about the e-waste regulations regarding no curbside collections. Goldfeder also took a similar initiative, writing to the commissioner, urging that the agency’s new e-recycle program make some changes so that seniors and people with disabilities do not have to face the difficulties caused by the new policy. According to Goldfeder there has been no response from the DSNY regarding the

issue, but he will continue to look for alternatives to improve the recycling. “The new program does not take all families into effect,” he said. “This is going to make it very hard. I’m optimistic that the Department of Sanitation will reach out to us because they should be able to do pickups for people who are seniors or disabled. “People are very happy that we brought it up. The program is good, but there are going to be bumps in the road. We’ve got to make sure everyone can benefit,” Goldfeder said. In a statement, the DSNY commissioner said: “By recycling electronics, New Yorkers can help decrease disposal costs and protect the environment,” but she did not indicate how that can be accomplished. Addabbo believes that changes can be made. He thinks that the agency should have one day of the week where they can do “special pickups for electronics.” He added that twice yearly he and Miller hold recycling events in Woodhaven’s Forest Park, where residents have the opportunity to leave their old and damaged electronics waste to be disposed of in an environmentally appropriate way. The two legislators are working on having additional recycling events this year so that residents can have an opportunity to Q dispose of their electronic waste.

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continued from page 2 While there were no uniformed city police off icers in attendance, Janet Maderik, of Bellerose, the wife of a 27-year veteran of the force, spoke of her husband, John, and his colleagues as heroes who sacrifice so much in the name of public safety. “They’re not cops on patrol just looking to make a bust, they are in fact the guardians of our city,” Maderik said. “They are our heroes. I find the utter lack of respect extremely offensive.” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) was the only elected official to speak at the event, saying the crowd represents the silent majority of city residents who support the NYPD and that their voices need to be louder than those who have slammed officers and their tactics in recent months. “Today, we stand on the steps of Borough Hall in a city that is safer than it’s ever been in its history, and we have the men and women of the NYPD to thank for that,” Ulrich said. “The mayor of the City of New York is letting the professional police critics and the editorial boards dictate the policies on how the Police Department is run. That is not right, and that is why we have to stand here and let the whole city know the cops are the good guys and not the bad guys.”

continued from page 16 significant majority of the city’s EPS would still end up in a landfill. Crain’s New York reported that EPS accounts for an estimated 50 percent of Dart’s $3.5 billion in annual sales. “The administration saw through and wisely rejected Dart’s phony recycling plan,” Goldstein said. He added that many restaurants in the city have already voluntarily switched to alternative materials. According to Westerfield, Dart itself would buy the recycled foam but because its products are used with food, the FDA has restrictions that prevent that. The impending city ban allows businesses a six-month grace period ending Jan. 1, 2016 before fines can be imposed. Nonprofits and small businesses claiming less than $500,00 a year in revenue can apply for hardship exemptions from the Department of Small Business Services that would allow them to continue to use polystyrene containers. In fiscal year 2014, the DSNY collected about 28,500 tons of EPS, roughly .79 percent of the city’s total waste. The majority of polystyrene products, about 90 percent, come from single-use containers in the food-service industry, though Westerfield contests this figure. According to Goldstein, the city estimates savings of $10 million a year in Q reduced cleanup costs.

Conca n non also referenced last week’s terror attacks in Paris, where three Islamist extremists killed 17 people over three days, including 12 at the office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Jan. 7, before police killed the suspects last Friday. “Whether you live in New York City, Main Street, USA or somewhere in Paris, France, the vivid images this week have made us all see the valor, the courage, the bravery and professionalism of law enforcement all over the world,” he said. “They will hear us from Queens County, New York City to Paris, France. Support your local police.” After the rally, Concannon held a press conference in which he further slammed the mayor, but said he only “wishes nothing but the best” for de Blasio when asked if he felt he should resign. He also applauded NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton for remaining in his officers’ corner throughout the political firestorm. “The commissioner is doing an absolutely outstanding job,” he said. “I take my hat off to him. I say a prayer when I go to Mass that he’s able to endure and hang in there.” Concannon said he is planning events in the other four boroughs, with “thousands” expected at the Brooklyn rally Q on Jan. 20.

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Getting ready for Catholic Schools Week 2015 ‘Catholic schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2015 is January 25-31. The theme for the National Catholic Schools We e k 2 015 i s “ C a t h ol ic Schools : Com mu n it ies of Faith, Knowledge and Serv ic e.” S c h o ol s t y pic a l ly observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and com mu nit y members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. The logo and theme, developed for NCSW, was in response to member requests for a theme and logo that would last more than a year; the new theme will be used for at least three years. This will provide opportunities for schools to brand the week and their ongoing marketing activities with repeated mentions and use of a consistent logo. The theme encompasses several concepts that are at the heart of a Catholic education. First, schools are communities — small families in their own right, but also members of the larger community of home, church, city and nation. Faith, knowledge and service are three measures by which any Catholic school can and should be judged. T he n at ion a l C at hol ic Scho ols Week celebration became an annual event in 1974. The observance is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association and the United St ates Con ference of Catholic Bishops. I nd iv idu al d ioceses a nd local Catholic elementary and secondary schools develop and promote their own CSW activities each year. The Benefits of a Catholic Education Local Catholic schools and academies within the Diocese offer many benefits including: • Building strong Catholic values, based on the mission of Catholic education and fully integrated into all programs. • Integrating of the school community into the life of the parish through various liturgical events and service projects. • Ensuring that religion is a priority;

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• Educating the whole child in mind, body and soul; • Providing class sizes that meet the needs of all students; • Offering a challenging curriculum that reflects the New York State Learning Standards in a safe, caring and supportive learning environment that encourages lifelong learning and prepares students for high school and beyond; and • Providing students with the skills necessary to be successful in the 21st century, including state-of-the-art technology and programs that challenge students to go beyond the core curriculum. What sets Catholic schools apart from the pack? Three things, say educators, parents and community leaders: faith, academics and service. • Faith — Children are taught not just the basics of Christianity, but how to have a relationship with God. • Academics — which in Catholic schools are held to very high standards and help each child reach his or her potential. • Service — the giving of one’s time and effort to help others is taught both as an expression of faith and of good citizenship. In Catholic schools, young people learn to question, to establish confidence in their own positive choices in life and to experience the sense of accomplishment stemming from individual achievement and responsibility. Take this opportunity during National Catholic Schools Week to learn about Q Catholic schools in Queens. — NCEA

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Catholic schools: frequently asked questions The Catholic Elementary Schools and Academies within the Diocese of Brooklyn serve more than 30,000 students in Brooklyn and Queens and offer quality education at every grade level – pre school, elementary school (kindergarten through grade 8) and high school. Below are some frequently asked questions: What is the difference bet ween a school and an academy? A Catholic school is governed by the parish, so the pastor is directly in charge. An academy is governed by a two-tiered board that is comprised of a Board of Directors and a Board of Members. The Board of Directors is composed of lay people who work with the principal, and the Board of Members is composed of clergy and safeguards the Catholic identity of the academy. In some cases the “Board of Members” oversees multiple academies. Every school within the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens will become an academy by the year 2017.

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How can I find out what the schools/ academies near me have to offer? The best way to find out specific offerings of the schools/academies near you is to ask them. Although many provide descriptions on their websites, a phone call or a visit is typically the best way to get the most updated and accurate information. The Diocese of Brooklyn website

m y b qc a t h o l i c s c h o o l .c o m / f r e q u e n t l y asked-questions provides general information regarding schools/academies within the diocese. What should I ask when I visit a school/ academy? Visiting a school/academy is the best way to get a sense of it. It gives you the oppor t u n it y to spea k with the staff and to m ov e t h r o u g h t h e environment to see if it feels right for your ch i ld r e n a n d you r family. In addition to experiencing the school /academy, you can learn about it.

programs and how to apply, you can visit the scholarships and financial aid page or the Futures in Education website. For high schools, Futures in Education is partnered with Student Sponsor Partners. You can learn more about their program by calling (212) 986-9575 or visiting sspnyc.org.

Can you provide the New York State test results of a particular school/academy? Although The Office of the Superintendent does publish the agg regated test results for Catholic schools /academ ies within Brooklyn and Queens, the decision to publish test scores of Can my child attend a individual schools is a Catholic school/academy even COURTESY FACEBOOK local decision. If you would though we are not Catholic? like to know the overall test Yes, Catholic schools/academies wel- scores for a particular school/academy, you come children of all faiths, and you will must call to ask if they can provide you with find that some are very diverse. All can the information. benefit from the education provided in Catholic schools/academies. My child attends Catholic school, but I do not have his /her New York What types of scholarship opportuni- State test results. How do I obtain this information? ties are available for Catholic school? Futures in Education offers three scholarBecause only the individual school/acadeship programs for Catholic elementary my is provided with its student test results, school students. To learn more about these only the principal at that school/academy has

access to state test results. The schools/academies send student results home once they are released by the state. If you have not received this information, please call the school/academy to obtain the results. My child attends Catholic school, but I do not have his /her Terra Nova test results. How do I obtain them? Parents of each student in grades 3-8 will receive a Home Report from their school/academy. If you have not received the information, please call the school/ academy to obtain the results. My child attends Catholic school, but I do not have his/her TACHS test results. How do I obtain this information? If your child took the TACHS test in November, you should receive a Home Report either from your Catholic school/ academy or in the mail at the end of January. If you do not receive your TACHS results, call Riverside Publishing before March at (866) 618-2247. What test scores do my children need to be admitted into Catholic High School? Each high school has its own admissions requirements. To find out more, you should contact the high schools and attend open houses for schools that your child may want to apply to. — Information courtesy of Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools website

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As parents, you want the best for your sense of accomplishment that stems from indichild. Catholic high schools offer four years vidual achievement and responsibility. Catholic high schools: Build character, fosof attention and support to ensure that students graduate and four years of rigorous ter community service, encourage involvecoursework to prepare them for college. Near- ment, develop real-world skills, shape leaders, reward achievement, ly 100 percent of reinforce values, allow Catholic high school for spiritual growth, seniors graduate, embrace differences, compared to around raise standards and 60 percent of New empower each student. York City public T he Diocese of school students and Brooklyn offers a high about 98 percent of school fair in the fall these graduates go where students, faculon to college. ty and administrators With college from the high schools tuition often being a barrier for many stuare available to answer dents wishing to questions and distribcontinue their eduute materials. cat ion , Cat hol ic Each high school schools work hard to also offers open housfind colleges that CHART COURTESY DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN AND QUEENS WEBSITE es and tours so that m a t c h s t u d e n t s’ parents and prospecinterests and budgets. In recent years, Catho- tive students can meet with current students, lic students have received nearly $200 million faculty and administrators and learn about the in scholarships that have enabled them to pay academics and activities the schools offer. for their college education. They are also All of the high schools also have websites accepted to the most competitive colleges in that highlight their specific admissions polithe country. cies and dates for open houses. In Catholic high schools, young people learn For additional information about Catholic to question, to establish confidence in their high schools in Brooklyn and Queens, go to Q own good choices in life and to experience the mybqcatholicschool.com.

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The Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens supports high schools in the borough of Queens and Brooklyn. Though the schools have a Catholic Christian mission, they are open to students of all faiths. Archbishop Molloy HS 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood (718) 441-2100 Website: molloyhs.org

St. Agnes Academic HS 13-20 124 St., College Point (718) 353-6276 Website: stagneshs.org

Cathedral High School 350 East 56 St., NYC (718) 688-1545 Website: cathedralhs.org

St. Francis Preparatory High School 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 423-8810 Website: sfponline.org

Cathedral Preparatory School and Seminary 56-25 92 St., Elmhurst (718) 592-6800 Website: cathedralprep.org

St. John’s Preparatory High School 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria (718) 721-7200 Website: stjohnsprepschool.org

Christ the King Regional HS 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 366-7400 Website: ctkny.org

Bishop Loughlin Memorial HS 357 Clermont Ave., Brooklyn (718) 857-2700 Website: blmhs.org

Holy Cross HS 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-7250 Website: holycrosshs.org

The Mary Louis Academy 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates (718) 297-2120 Website: tmla.org

Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School 71-06 31st Ave., East Elmhurst (718) 898-3800 Website: msgrmcclancy.org

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Don’t freeze to death out there And avoid other, more common cold-air risks by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Even with the kind of frigid weather Queens and the region have been experiencing the past couple of weeks, doctors rarely see cases of frostbite or other conditions related to exposure, according to a top physician with the North Shore-LIJ Health System. More common are other ailments and injuries brought about as a result of winter weather, said Dr. Salvatore Pardo, vice chairman of the Emergency Department at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park. That’s largely because the lifestyles of most people in the area do not lend themselves to prolonged exposure to the cold the way they do in places such as Minnesota, according to Pardo. There are some exceptions, however. “What we see here basically that is exposure-related is mostly people who don’t have access to warmth: the homeless, or people who can’t get themselves out of the cold, like the intoxicated,” Pardo said. “The homeless guy that drinks too much that’s sitting outside — he comes in with hypothermia.” And even those cases are relatively rare, he added, because police officers, emergency service personnel and others do their best to get people off the streets on the coldest days. Instead, doctors at LIJMC more often see people suffering from carbon dioxide poisoning because they decided to heat their homes improperly, maybe using the stove or even burning something in a barbecue grill indoors. What they also see are those who have been injured due to what Pardo called “byproducts” of cold weather: slipping on snow and ice,

hitting their heads or breaking bones, often in the hips or wrists. And while there has been virtually no snow yet this season, emergency room doctors last year saw many people come in with cardiac complaints due to shoveling snow, said Pardo, who also is an assistant professor at the Hofstra University School of Medicine and a fellow with the American College of Emergency Physicians. “They usually work out OK because the basically come in and get treated with the typical chest-pain protocol we have,” which includes getting an EKG scan immediately, he said, noting that LIJMC has a cardiac catherization team on duty 24/7. That means they can work on a heart right away, preventing damage to the muscle, which is crucial. “If you have chest pains, come in immediately,” Pardo said. Asked for any specific tips he might have to get through the winter, the doctor said infants and people over age 65 should all be sure to get their flu shots. But despite the relative lack of exposure-related cases doctdors in the area see, there are precautions people should keep in mind just in case. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention together have published tips in a document called “Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety.” The guide is available online at http:// emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/winter/guide.asp. It opens with an introduction that echoes some of what Pardo said. “When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can become a challenge,” it reads.

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continued from page 5 ments” to the track and structure of the given to NYRA, Addabbo said, but a large venue, but that, “They can always do sum of those funds are given to Belmont more.” He added that he has recently met with or Saratoga racetracks. “If they were to be together, the people NYRA officials and Aqueduct trainers to would benefit from it,” he said of Aque- build a better relationship with those wo r k i n g a t t h e duct and the racetrack. casino. “I’m going to Assembly man ntil the racing industry continue to push for Ph i l G old fe d e r funding,” he added. (D-Rockaway stops exploiting horses “But I’ve built a Park) proposed a for a profit, they will new relationship bill last year that with NYRA.” would have all of continue treating Allie Feldman, the revenue given executive director to NYR A go to these animals as nothof NYCLASS — Aqueduct R ace the lobbying group Track. ing more than a pushing for a cityGoldfeder, who disposable commodity.” wide ban on horsesaid he had heard drawn carriages — about the recent — Allie Feldman, said in an email to string of deaths executive director of NYCLASS the Ch ron icle, “through the “Until the racing grapevine,” said he reintroduced that legislation to the industry stops exploiting horses for a profAssembly after the Legislature’s new ses- it, they will continue treating these animals as nothing more than a disposable sion started last week. “There is absolutely no question that we commodity.” A spokesman for NYRA said in a stateneed to push for funding for Aqueduct Racetrack,” he said. “Not only for the safe- ment on the association’s website that it ty of the horses, but for safety and well- “cares deeply about, and takes very seriously, the health and safety of its equine being of the patrons that come to enjoy it.” The assemblyman added that Aqueduct athletes and jockeys at Aqueduct Race Q officials have made “significant improve- Track.”

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Port Authority pushes for freight alternatives Borough Board told that continued trucking of goods is “not an option” by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

If you think thoroughfares like the Long Island or Van Wyck expressways have too many trucks and tractor trailers on them now, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says just wait until 2035. In a Monday presentation to Borough President Melinda Katz and the Borough Board, Director of New Port Initiatives Mark Hoffer said the present day model of trucking domestic freight in and out of the city is already nearly infeasible, and will become even more so in 20 years. “Over 90 percent of the freight coming in comes by heavy truck,” Hoffer said. “It is an inefficient and expensive way of moving goods.” That’s why the Port Authority is making strides on a new Cross Harbor Freight Program, in which the agency is studying 10 alternatives to trucking freight across area bridges and through tunnels. The only present alternative to trucking cargo is by train. Because there is no rail bridge in the immediate area allowing trains to cross the Hudson River, the freight-carrying locomotives traveling from west of the city are required to travel to Selkirk, NY, just south of Albany. There, the trains are able to cross a bridge

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey representatives Mark Hoffer, left, and Ian Van Praagh discuss waterborne and rail alternatives to transporting freight throughout the city at a meeting PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA of the Borough Board on Monday. over the river before moving back down the Hudson’s eastern bank towards the five boroughs and Long Island. Hoffer, along with government and community relations director Ian Van Praagh, presented the five waterborne and five rail tunnel alternatives to the board and noted that, while a new way to transport freight is needed, whatever choice is made will be a painful one.

“I would not sit here and say to any of you that any of these choices are easy or pain free. Because they’re not,” Hoffer said. “But we think standing pat is simply not an option.” The five rail tunnel options presented to the board involve a rail tunnel between New Jersey and Bensonhurst that either allows for solely train service, both train and truck access or a much smaller version of the

Chunnel system that links England and France beneath the English Channel, among other possibilities. Hoffer said the rail alternatives would take between 1,400 to 5,000 trucks per day off city roadways, with daily truck miles traveled throughout the city, Long Island, northern New Jersey and the Hudson Valley lessened by up to 157,000 miles. Rail would be much costlier than waterborne transport, however. Hoffer outlined that implementing a rail alternative would involve the construction or renovation of numerous shipping and handling facilities throughout the region, including Queens, with the total cost running between $7 and $11 billion over the course of up to eight years. “We’re going to have to be partners in terms of funding,” he said. “A federal partnership or a private sector partnership will be needed.” The five waterborne options presented included a railcar float from New Jersey to Brooklyn, a truck float, a truck ferry and two iterations of container barge transport. Hoffer said those alternatives would take approximately 600 trucks per day off city roadways and cut daily truck miles traveled throughout the city, Long Island, northern continued on page 52

School communities press for funding Advocates declare the state owes city public schools $2.2 billion by Cristina Schreil

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“Let’s hear it for public schools!” city Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said before a passionate crowd last Thursday evening. Dromm, chairman of the Council’s Education Committee and a former teacher of 25 years, was among fellow electeds, parents, school administrators and other advocates at the State of Our Schools Town Hall, which took place in the auditorium of PS 69 in Jackson Heights. The focus was the campaign for fiscal equity, a request from the state for $2.2 billion once promised by the state to city schools. “In 2006 we had a resounding victory,” Michael Rebell, a lawyer for a lawsuit against the state, said. The case declared that a sound, basic education — specifically, an education at the 12th-grade level, which best ensures young adults can become productive members of society, Rebell said — is a state constitutional right. He added the 2006 case also established a statewide funding formula that promised an increase in more than 3 billion dollars to New York City schools over a multi-year phase.

“By the fourth year, 2011, we should’ve had over 4 billion dollars,” Rebell said. But, because of the 2008 financial downturn, funding froze. “From a legal point of view, this is totally illegal,” Rebell said. “The constitution does not go on hold just because there’s a recession.” Rebell explained there was a need to file a new lawsuit that asks for the full amount of money, plus a permanent system that guarantees the state maintains its jurisdiction to ensure children’s constitutional rights to a full education, despite any future changes in state Legislature or a recession. The advocacy group, Alliance for Quality Education of New York — which leads the campaign #WeCantWait, referring to the immediate need for the owed funding — also attended the meeting. Representatives from the off ices of Assemblyman Mike Den Dekker (D-Jackson Heights), Sen. Joe Crowley (D-Bronx, Queens), Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights), and City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) also attended. Leadership from Community Boards 3 and 4 were also present. “We need to get parents involved,” Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Sunny-

Parents raise their hands in agreement that city schools need more funding at a State of Our Schools Town Hall last Thursday evening. City Councilman Danny Dromm and state Assemblywoman PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL Cathy Nolan, inset, spoke at the event. side), who attended in person, said. “We care a lot about ourselves locally but we need all parents to step up to the plate and advocate for children. The budget fight starts now to get our fair share dollars for education.” Nolan added that funding for education

competes against money for other areas, such as parks, mental health and transportation. However, she said, education is a key social foundation and must be properly funded. Zakiyah Ansari, advocacy director of the Alliance for Quality Education, said the key continued on page 52

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Cinemart Cinemas needs big turnout tonight for film’s early screenings by Matthew Ern Chronicle Contributor

Struggling independent theater Cinemart Cinemas has a second chance at new life if there is a large turnout to this weekend’s screenings of Clint Eastwood’s new film “American Sniper,” starring Bradley Cooper. Owner Nicolas Nicolaou was in talks with realtors to either sell the property or rent the space out when he got word that Warner Bros. Pictures would give Cinemart a trial by licensing “American Sniper.” “After suffering many losses at the theater, we had decided that there is no future,” Nicolaou said of the decision to close down the Cinemart. But now he’s optimistic that drawing a large crowd this weekend can turn things around. He will delay closing if major studios decide to continue licensing him movies. “This gives us an opportunity to show that the theater deserves to be open another 85 years,” Nicolaou said. “It would kill part of my soul to shut it down.” He inherited the theater from his grandmother in the 1970s. Michael Perlman, chairman of the RegoForest Park Preservation Council, put the word out in the community urging people to patronize the theater. “I was aware that the business was on the decline, as a result of Hollywood studios not prioritizing on the Cinemart for first-run films for approximately seven years,” Perlman said. Another Forest Hills theater, the Brandon Cinemas on Austin Street, closed down last April. According to Nicolaou, the studio will be checking the Cinemart’s totals from this weekend’s box office sales and will determine Monday whether or not to continue licensing it first-run movies in the future. The theater, located at 106-03 Metropolitan Ave., will begin screenings of the film Thursday, Jan. 15 at 7, 8, and 9 p.m. Those will include free popcorn and a drink with refills.

continued from page 18 the world that uses a 65 [decibel] standard,” McEneaney wrote. Whitehair also said that even should they get 55, he and the organization would like to see existing and new technology combined to create a new, more accurate means of assessing noise impact. He said the current level and testing methods are far more suitable for planning and zoning purposes than actual noise reduction. “[They] do very little to measure the just plain awful impacts and annoyance

Regular showings will commence on Jan. 16 and likely run through the Oscars. The Forest Hills Gardens Corp. is a supporter of the Cinemart as well and organized a mass email to Forest Hills Gardens residents urging them to attend the screenings this weekend to help the historic institution. The Cinemart is a five-screen theater dating back to 1927. Nicolaou had new digital projectors flown in Monday to give patrons “the best possible projection and sound systems.” Perlman observed that around 95 percent of movies today are released digitally and theaters that do not upg rade will not be accommodated. Despite online streaming services hurting movie theater attendance in recent years, he hopes to keep the Cinemart open with the support of the community, and, that he can continue to offer Forest Hills families a pleasant and affordable movie-going experience. “I don’t want to cost them an arm and a leg. We want to get people from the community to Q come to the movies more often,” he said. of 1,000 takeoffs daily over the homes of Queens residents,” Whitehair wrote. The Port Authority, which operates JFK and LaGuardia airports, is seeking to relocate, widen and lengthen runway 4-Left/22-Right, a project that would keep the runway within the current JFK boundaries, but would move it about 700 feet north — and 700 feet closer to residential areas of Brookville, Rosedale and Springfield Gardens. The FA A last year r uled that an environmental assessment performed by the PA was sufficient. The EQA and its member civic associations want a more-detailed environQ mental impact statement.

Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

WE PROVIDE CASH LOANS FOR AUTOS AND MOTORCYCLES! they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. the rest. “For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10am - 6pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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A grand slam in the dead of winter by Christopher Barca

sey in honor of what he called the team’s “backwards decision making” over the years. Now wearing a vintage jersey signed by For many fans, the Major League Baseball offseason is four months of boredom and ago- former Met Howard Johnson, McNally said nizing over whether that superstar free agent he and his son loved last year’s convention so much, he can’t picture spending another Januwill sign with your favorite team. If you’re a fan of the New York Mets, that ary without attending any future event. “We had such a great time last year, we describes just about every offseason, espehad to come back,” McNally said. “We’ll be cially this one. Not only has the routine of watching the back every year, without a doubt.” Woodside native Steve Santangelo conteam every night been broken for months now, Mets fans have sat around and watched curred that the Queens Baseball Convention their division rivals make trades and sign free is the place to be for Mets fans, as well as agents while the Queens club hasn’t done fans of the team’s home borough. Santangelo came dressed in a white jersey much of anything in terms of roster building. But Amazin’s supporters love their team that read “Queens” in place of the Mets’ name, and happily showed off no matter what. And that was an additional orange Queens as obvious as the Mets’ need jersey with a 1964-65 World’s for a power bat on Saturday, Fair 50th anniversary patch as hundreds of diehard fans on the sleeve. braved the subfreezing tem“I put it together myself,” peratures to attend the second Santangelo said. “It’s so great annual Queens Baseball Conto be here with other Mets vention at McFadden’s bar fans who are all looking forwithin Citi Field. ward to the season.” The th rongs of people The second Queens Basedecked out in blue and orange ball Convention was a hit for participated in question-andWilson, as well. The former answer segments with former Mets players Mookie Wilson It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, outfielder exchanged stories and Wally Backman, listened it’s Met Man! The baseball and laughs with everyone to panel discussions on the superhero goes by the name who asked for his autograph history of the team and pur- Anthony Sigalas in civilian life. and later said chatting with fans about the game they all chased memorabilia from the love was the reason he attended. dozens of vendors lined up near the entrance. “Any opportunity you get to talk baseball, An autograph session with Wilson and Backman proved most popular, with people how can you not want to do it?” Wilson said. lining up for hours to shake hands with and “This is a very vibrant area when it comes to baseball. They’re very passionate, so it’s a get the signatures of the two fan favorites. Bayside resident Ron Healey, a dead ringer great opportunity.” Event co-manager Keith Blacknick, better for Mets manager Terry Collins, also signed a handful of autographs for fans who were con- k n ow n a s Me d i a G o o n o n we b s it e MetsPolice.com, which helped organize the vinced he was the team’s head man. “I’ve had so many people come up to me event, said he couldn’t have been happier with and ask me to sign their baseballs. It’s great,” how many fans who attended last year came said the 76-year-old Healey, who attended the back and enjoyed themselves once again. “It seems like a success. People are first-ever game at Shea Stadium in 1964. “I thanking me like crazy, it’s awesome,” live and die with the orange and blue.” The same can be said for Howard Beach Blacknick said. “It’s great seeing everybody man Peter McNally and his son, Michael. The happy and enjoying it.” Other co-organizers said discussions about two attended the event last year, with the Q elder McNally rocking a backwards Mets jer- the 2016 event are underway.

John Zuccaro, a 10-year-old Rockland County resident, shows off his Mookie Wilson autograph on a picture of the former speedy outfielder’s famous ground ball that trickled through Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner’s legs in Game Six of the 1986 World Series. The boy attended last year’s convention as well.

Many fans, like Steve Zuccaro, center, and his son, John, posed for pictures with Bayside resident Ron Healey, who is a dead ringer for Mets manager Terry Collins.

Howard Beach residents Peter McNally, right, and his son, Michael, enjoyed last year’s Queens Baseball Convention so much that they came back for 2015’s event.

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Woodside native Steve Santangelo poses with his white and orange customized Queens jerseys, held up by him and a baseball convention staffer.

New York Mets fan favorite and World Series champion Mookie Wilson shakes the hand of Fairfield, Conn. youngster Ethan Larkin at last Saturday’s 2015 Queens Baseball Convention at PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA McFadden’s bar within Citi Field.

Just two of the many items on sale at the merchandise table. Even Mets fans have to #RE2PECT Derek Jeter, the retired captain of the hated crosstown rival New York Yankees.

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wo fishermen cast their lines near the Sandy Hook Lighthouse as the sun sets. A turtle is pulled from the water and is treated by a volunteer veterinarian. And in both cases, a photographer was there to capture the moment at Gateway National Park. The two photos will be on display along with 25 others taken by photographers young and old in an exhibit at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center that begins on Jan. 24 and runs through the end of March. The Gateway Photography contest, hosted by the National Park Service, challenged photographers to tell a story of the natural landscape with a simple photo. The photographers submitted their photos to the Park Service, which then picked the top 10. Those 10 photos were uploaded to the federal agency’s Facebook and Instagram pages for the public to decide which would be the winner of the photo contest. But for Charles Markis, the curator of the exhibit, the photos that people submitted did not tell the stories he was expecting. “We told people to tell a story and we were expecting to get a lot of the scenic shots,” he said. But many of the photos instead told the story of the park’s history. “It kind of tells the story that natural history is important,” he said of the pictures sent in to the federal agency. Markis pointed to the picture of the turtle being treated by the veterinarian, which won the contest and is entitled “What’s up, Doc?” as an example of the natural history depicted in people’s photos. Another photographer took a selfie while a bird was laying eggs in the photo.

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Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Contact: (718) 478-3100.

Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook and “In Practice: Under Foundations,” opening Sat., Jan. 24, 5–7 p.m., SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 361-1750.

Free English classes for Spanish speakers every Sat., South Asian Center, 72-26 Roosevelt Ave., Jackson Heights. All levels available, must call (646) 727-7821 to register.

“Art in the Garden—Paul Lin: Botanical Therapeutic Art,” beginning Jan. 20, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 8863800, queensbotanical.org.

Spanish for beginners, Bayside Jewish Center, 203-05 32 Ave., free. Info: (347) 771-9132.

“Isamu Noguchi, Patent Holder,” featuring inventions and designs created by the sculptor in the years leading up to the 1939 World’s Fair, Dr. M. T. Geoffrey Yeh Art Gallery, St. John’s University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Fresh Meadows, Jan. 15-Mar. 19. Info: stjohns.edu/about/events/isamu-noguchi-patentholder-designing-world-tomorrow.

Central Queens YM & YWHA classes, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, contact: Robin Budnetz (718) 2685011, ext. 504, rbudnetz@cgy.org: yoga, registration ongoing for winter series, Mondays (open level), 10:20-11:20 a.m.; Wednesdays (beginners/seniors), 10:10-11:10 a.m.; Fridays (intermediate/advanced), 11:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.; $144 CQY members, $180 general; seniors, $56 CQY members, $102 general; balance training, registration ongoing for winter series of 12 classes; Section 1 – 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m., Section 2 – 12:30-1:30 p.m., Section 3 – 1:402:40 p.m; $70 CQY members, $102 general.

THEATER “Hair,” The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City, Jan. 22-Feb. 1 — limited two-week run. Evenings, 8 p.m.; matinees, Sun., Jan. 25 and Feb. 1, 2 p.m.; Sat., Jan. 31, 3:00 p.m. $18. Info: secrettheatre.com, (718) 392-0722. “Stand and Deliver,” Maspeth High School Theatre, 54-40 74 St., Thurs.-Fri., Jan. 22-23, 7 p.m. $7 adult, $5 students. Tickets: maspeththeater.com. The Moth Story Slam, open mic storytelling competition, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Mon., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. $8. Info: (718) 463-7700.

MUSIC David Wells & Mark Bennett performing Motorized Books, Fisher Landau Center for Art’s Literary Devices exhibit, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City, Sat., Jan. 17, 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

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Wings of Song Concert Series, Saint Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. Classical pianist Ivy Adrian recital, Sun., Jan. 18, 3 p.m. Suggested donation $12; $10 seniors/students. Info: (917) 494-4334. Pride of New York in Concert, Irish traditional music, Fri., Jan. 23; doors open 7:30 p.m., show starts 8:30 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Tickets: $25, seniors/ students/unemployed: $22. Info: (718) 482-0909.

FILM Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. The Muppet Show: Entertainment Legends, a commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, three classic episodes of The Muppet Show featuring legendary African-American performers Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey, and Diana Ross, Mon., Jan. 19,

Pieces by Thai artist Araya Rasdjarmrearnsook, who will have her first retrospective in the United States at SculptureCenter in Long Island City beginning Jan. 25. PHOTO COURTESY SCULPTURECENTER

1:00 p.m. Free with paid admission. First Look Festival, a series of screenings including over 40 international films, thru Jan. 18.

AUDITIONS Bayside Glee Club is looking for new members to prepare for Spring Concert in May. No prior music training required. Rehearsals, 7:30 p.m., Tue., All Saints Church, 214-33 40 Ave., entrance on 215 St. 7:30 p.m. rehearsals, Info: (718) 961-6852. Oratorio Society of Queens, Mon., Jan. 19, 7:00 p.m., FSG Hall, Temple Beth Sholom, 172 Street and Northern Blvd., Flushing. Rehearsals every Mon., 7:4510 p.m. Info: (718) 279-3006, queensoratorio.org. Community Singers of Queens is looking for new members for rehearsals for Spring Concert, especially tenors and basses, every Mon., starting Jan. 19, 8 p.m., Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165 St., Flushing. Call: Ruth Amsterdam (718) 658-1021.

LECTURES “The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,” sponsored by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, Queens Library Central, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, Sat., Jan. 17, 1 p.m. Free. Info: queenslibrary.org or (718) 990-0700. “Birders: The Next Generation,” by Richard Santangelo, Queens County Bird Club, describing the NY Audubon Society's program to introduce schoolchildren to birding. 8 p.m., Wed., Jan. 21,

Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Light refreshments served. Contact: Nancy Tognan at (718) 225-8064 or nancy.tognan@gmail.com. Info: qcbirdclub.org.

CLASSES Star Searchers, “Exploring the Night Sky,” professor/astronomer Mark Freilich leads an interactive Q&A session, Sat., Jan. 17, 7 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com; $15 adults, ages 9 and up, pre-registration required. Bird Watching with Jeff Kollbrunner, Prereg. req’d. Info: jknaturegallery.com. “Birds in Flight, Jamaica Bay” Sun., Jan. 17, 10 a.m.,two-hour photography workshop, meet at Jamaica Bay Visitor Center, Broad Channel for short walk and setup for flight photos. $55 pp. “Willow Lake at Flushing Meadow Park,” Sun., Jan. 18, 9-11 a.m., one of the last protected freshwater wetlands in New York City, meet at Park Drive East main gate to Willow Lake. $40 pp. Juggling workshop, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., Sat., Jan. 24, 1 p.m. Info: (718) 463-7700. Workshop: $7 adults, $4 kids, free for members. Performance, 2:15 p.m., $13 adults, $10 members, $8 kids, $6 member kids. Hawkins-based modern technique dance with Valerie Green, every Tue., 6:30-8 p.m. $18 pp; $15 dancers/students. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Contact: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org/classes.html.

Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced, with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128.

KIDS Games galore: Children and teens age 8 and up play console and board games. 3:30-5 p.m., every Friday, Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-8332. Free art classes: Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, for ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

COMMUNITY ASPCA mobile unit dog & cat spay/neuter clinics, all begin at 7 a.m. Petland Discounts: Wed., Jan. 21, 55-52 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood; Thurs., Jan. 22, 130-40 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens; Thurs., Jan. 29, 91-08 Atlantic Ave., Pathmark Center, Ozone Park; Sat., Jan. 31, 71-08 Kissena Blvd., Kew Gardens Hills. State of the Borough Address, by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. Open to public. 10 a.m., Jan. 22, Colden Auditorium at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: (718) 286-3000. RSVP: queensbp.org. Ballroom dancing lessons, by instructor Jing Chen. Beginner to advanced. 6:30-7:30 p.m., every Monday (except Jan. 19). Free. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: (718) 268-7934, queenslibrary.org/events.

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In LIC, two artists make a group effort by Cristina Schreil qboro editor

A tangle of limbs, gripped with emotion. A pile of fish, plopped within a clear glass bowl. Upon entering the space of Artistrun Gallery, it takes a moment to make the connection between the work of the two artists featured in a new exhibit titled, “complex FORMS.” A collection of multiple-figure terracotta sculptures by John Belardo dominates the center of the room, while vibrant paintings depicting groups of fish by Paul Carrellas line the walls. Yet, connections between the collections soon surface. Both depict clusters of realist ic subjec t s in dif ferent , evoc at ive permutations. One work by Carrellas, “Red Snappers,” in which six fish lay gleaming on crumpled paper — seemingly at peace before being deboned or devoured — sparks new connections when viewed alongside Belardo’s adjacent “Creative Destruction,” wherein a heap of nude figures cling together in a hectic nest of limbs. Just as the fish scenes make the viewer meditate upon color and

‘complex FORMS’ When:

Tues. to Sat., 12-6 p.m.; and by appointment through Jan. 24 Where: Artistrun Gallery, 36-31 22 St., LIC Website: artistrungallery.com

“Creative Destruction” by John Belardo and “The Green Bowl” by Paul Carrellas are among other works by the two artists that are on display at the Artistrun Gallery in Long PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL Island City until Jan. 24. form, the sculpture invites one to question the emotions in the work, whether ecstasy, anger, grief or melancholy. The compelling clusters of each artist’s work draw forth comparisons and contrasts between them.

Belardo’s sculptures are infused with ever-transforming movement and constantly changing emotion, while Carrellas’ paintings, which employ meaty strokes of satisfying and radiant color to create dimension, seem to capture a single moment.

The sculptures, formed from terra-cotta clay, have a warm, earthy tone, which communicates well with the juxtaposition between warm and cool colors in the fish paintings. The fish in Carrellas’ paintings, which were created between 2003 and 2008, are gleaming and perfect, almost plastic-like, as they sit stacked in a bowl or piled atop plates. In contrast, Belardo’s sculptures are realistic and anatomically correct; they show the muscles and tendons and minuscule finger joints. But each figure twists into another, and bodies seem piled on top of each other in a snarl of arms, legs and fingers. continued on page 45 00 continued

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‘Avast ye mateys!’ Play series caters to little ones by Cristina Schreil

become a ballerina. A third play, “Katz ’n’ Dogz,” is an animal-filled spin on “Romeo and Juliet.” It’s a salty, surly, high seas adventure — in a playhouse in Parents who may feel bludgeoned and numbed by the Queens. often frenetic energy, monotonous question-and-answer “Pirate Pete’s Parrot,” running on alternating Saturday format and cheesy enthusiasm inherent in many of today’s afternoons at The Secret Children’s Theatre — the little sister children’s programs need not worry about the performancof The Secret Theatre in the Long Island City Art Center — es at The Secret Children’s Theatre; the plays, penned by packs a punch with audience interactheater founder and artistic director tion, striking costumes, silly noises, fun Richard Mazda, are rooted in a music, a noble quest and sky-high levsophisticated past and aim to throw els of energy. From the play’s opening, in jokes for mom and dad. Mazda pirates encourage the children to draws from the English tradition of scream, boo, hiss and clap. pantomime shows, which originated When: Alternating Saturdays An audience la st Saturday of in the 1700s and typically contain at 2 p.m. around 25 parents and young chilelements like a talking animal, crossWhere: The Little Secret Theatre, dren gathered in the cozy, intimate dressing and fairy tale origins. 44-02 23 St., LIC theater. Before the performance, the Sometimes, the jokes go over the Website: secrettheatre.com children, some dressed in pirate hats little ones’ heads — save for the or bandannas, roamed around the sophisticated 7-year-old who knows stage, interacting with props. the words “posterior” and “derriere” At the play’s opening, a precocious parrot is on the quest — but elicit a chuckle from parents not expecting actors to for pancakes in lieu of boring birdseed. There’s also a band slip in a subtle dig at the 1 percent or a reference to Beyonce. of bawdy misfits — including a delightfully sardonic pirate At one point, in the middle of the crew’s quest for treasure named Miroslav, the “Czech Mate” — a joke-telling lion, (to pay the rent, no less), Pirate Pete exclaims, “I don’t think and a grumpy villain who happens to have an enormous rear there’s any treasure on Long Island!” end. What’s not funny about that to kids? The performers are also talented singers and comedic “Parrot” is one of three children’s plays showing regular- actors, which may compel some parents to return to The ly at the theatre. Another, “Princess Particular,” follows a Secret Theatre for a more age-appropriate show. young royal as she defies her princess duties and vows to More cynical or less imaginative adults, however, may qboro editor

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Pirate Pete, played by Richard Mazda, center, embarks on PHOTO BY CRISTINA SCHREIL a quest for treasure. focus too much on the sparse set design (while colorful, it may take a child’s wild imagination for it to really come to life); some tedious moments, such as when the pirates invite the children to count with them all the way to 15, may grate on impatient nerves. “Pirate Pete’s Parrot” has been running since September 2012, and Mazda, who plays Pirate Pete himself, said there Q are no plans to stop anytime soon.

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Photo exhibit offers a Gateway to boro paradise continued from page page 00 39 continued from but had been canceled several years ago. Part of the reason for its revival, Markis He said these two photos were loved among the voters who participated in the said, is popular demand. “People would ask, ‘When are you social media aspect of the contest. “Once again, people just love natural going to have the photo contest again?’” he said. history,” he said. The 50 p photos submitted for the contest The picture of the turtle, he said, p placed came from photografirst and its photographers young and old, pher, Hyungjun Yoon, some with years of won $100. When: Sat., Jan. 24, photography experiThe picture of two 2 to 4 p.m. ence and some just fishermen standing beginning to develop on the beach during Where: Jamaica Bay Wildlife their talent. the sunset, taken by Refuge Center, He said he wanted J a s o n Ph i l i b ot t e, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., the photographers to placed second, and a Broad Channel focus on Gateway picture of a raccoon National Park, which gazing at photographer Margaret Kelly through a pile of stretches from the southern tip of Queens and into New Jersey. leaves placed third. “It’s supposed to be localized,” Markis The top 10 photos, along with 17 others that were considered for the social media said. He said some of the photos also aspect of the contest, will be on display showed the natural beauty of the park during the two-month exhibit. This is the first time the Park Service along the backdrop of constant developwill host the contest in years, according ment in the city. Markis said he hopes to keep the photo to Markis. It had previously been an annual tradition contest an annual tradition, and to have

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continued from from page page 00 41 It compels the viewer to rotate around the sculpture to decipher where one form ends and another begins. Belardo said as he sculpts he searches — fishes, if you will — for the form within the material. “I start out, basically, with a big lump of clay and I start to find figure after figure,” Belardo said. “Each figure has to find its own space. In other words, it’s not designed. It happens, it emerges. It’s organic. I liken it to a beehive or a termite mound, or a commodities market.” Belardo was first approached by Artistrun to do a solo show, but he soon became concerned that the blank walls behind the sculptures would look too bare. He thought of Carrellas, his longtime friend and colleague at Lehman College in the Bronx, as an accompanying artist. “The complexity of the fish really relates directly to the complexity of the figures here,” Belardo said. “It’s an obvious fit.” The gallery, run by three artists and tucked away amid factory spaces in Long Island City — it’s across the street from a car wash — opened in December 2013. Since then, it’s had around a dozen exhibits of mostly group shows, with a few

solos thrown in the mix. “complex FORMS” is a rare two-artist show, but Carrellas agreed it was a natural fit. “They really complement each other just in a formal sense,” Carrellas said of the two bodies of work. Carrellas, who was born and raised in Newport, RI but now lives in Jackson Heights, said fish was a special subject for him. “I’ve always loved the forms,” he said. I’m Portuguese; I’ve been eating fish ever Q since I was a little kid.”

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Sandeep Express LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/16/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Jasvir Singh, 14404 87th Ave, Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: General.

LASTCO 28-28/30 STEINWAY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/20/14. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 30-32 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11103. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NOURISH PULSE, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/19/2014. 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 EMILY MOORE, 75 ASCAN AVE., FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

PROVENANT ENTERPRISE, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/12/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 35-15 223rd St., Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SANITIZE-IT LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/25/14. 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 UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

LEGACY INSULATION LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/5/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 83-40 72nd Dr., Glendale, NY 11385. General Purposes.

NOVI CONCEPTS, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 10/29/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Donald A. Tela, Esq., 21337 39th Ave., #189, Bayside, NY 11361. General Purposes.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/19/2014, bearing Index Number NC-00102314/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) RAYMOND (Last) LIN. My present name is (First) SUMMER (Last) LIN (infant). My present address is 153-38 60 Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355-5539. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is July 07, 2014.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SPEEDWAY AUTO BODY, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2014. 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, 115-28 127 STREET, SOUTH OZONE PARK, NY 11420. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/23/2014, bearing Index Number NC-00103914/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) MA’AYAN (Middle) NAVA (Last) GAFNI. My present name is (First) EMILY (Middle) BETH (Last) GAFNI (infant). My present address is 141-16 70 ROAD, Flushing, NY 11367. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY. My date of birth is March 01, 2005.

ONERO REALTY LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/24/14. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 21-22 28th Avenue, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ROOPNARINE3 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/17/2014. 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, 196-07 MCLAUGHLIN AVENUE, HOLLIS, NY 11423. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

VIRTUOUS HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 10/06/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 94-17 131st St., Jamaica, NY 11419. Reg Agent: Margaret Singh, 94-17 131st St., Jamaica, NY 11419. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MK INSIGHTS, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/12/2014. 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 UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: PINTHA LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/16/2014. 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 PHIMWALAN INTHAWONG, 70-64 YELLOWSTONE BLVD., 3B, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

S &R PROFESSIONAL CLEANING LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/20/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 251-16 Cullman Ave., Little Neck, NY 11362. General Purposes.

W & B PROSPERITY REALTY LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/5/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Bei Ye Lin, 248-37 Thornhill Ave., Douglaston, NY 11362. General Purposes.

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Notice of Formation, 61 Lexington, LLC, Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2014. Office location: County of Kings, SSNY designated for service of process, SSNY shall mail copies of any process served against the LLC to c/o: THE LLC, 187-20 Brinkerhoff Ave., St. Albans, NY 11412. Purpose: For any lawful purpose or activity.

Notice of Formation of BRH Properties LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/3/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 6861 Yellowstone Blvd., #615, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, of City of New York, Queens County on 12/23/2014, bearing Index Number NC-001088-2014/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, in room number 357, grants the minor the right to assume the name of DONNA HEESUE KIM. The minor’s present address is 43-29 172nd Street, Flushing, NY 11358; the place of the minor’s birth is NYC, NY; the minor’s date of birth is February 21, 1998. The minor’s present name is HEE SUE KIM AKA DONNA KIM.

Notice of Formation of 66-76 FRESH POND ROAD, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/22/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 3 Timber Dr., N. Caldwell, NJ 07006. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/23/2014, bearing Index No. NC 0010842014, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the Queens County Civil Court, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, grants me the right to assume the name Carlos Alberto RodriguezRutishauser. My present address is 5346 206th Street, Bayside, NY. The date of my birth is January 29, 1988. My place of birth is Queens, NY. My present name is Carlos Alberto Rodriguez, a/k/a, Carlos A. Rodriguez, a/k/a, Carlos Rodriguez.

DOSOS Clothing LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 9/24/14. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY desig. as agt. upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Danreb Soriano, 7829 88th Ave, Woodhaven, NY 11421. General Purposes.

H & R Block Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff, against Jesus Guevara; et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 5, 2014 I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on January 23, 2015 at 10:00AM, premises known as 84-12 108th Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11417 All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 9143 Lot: 6. Approximate amount of judgment $447,206.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 17858/2012. Nicole Katsorhis, Esq., Referee, Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff, 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, NY 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: December 16, 2014 1123988 12/25, 1/1, 1/8, 01/15/2015

9039 MK Realty Group LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/11/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 1393 N Jerusalem Rd, East Meadow, NY 11554. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CITIWIDE FUNDING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/05/2014. 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 CITIWIDE FUNDING, LLC, 66-24 FRESH POND ROAD, 2ND FLOOR, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number “Pending” for beer, liquor and wine has been applied for by El Típico Dominicano Inc. to sell beer, liquor and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 107-02 Corona Avenue, New York, NY 11368 for on-premises consumption. El Típico Dominicano Inc.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: HABER COUNSELING GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/17/2014. 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 CARLOS GUSTAVO HABER, 6708 JUNO ST., FOREST HILLS, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILIT Y COMPANY. NAME: AMERICAN DREAMS PAWN, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/21/2014. 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, 10611 37TH AVENUE, APT. 3R, CORONA, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: COMMERCIAL FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/10/2014. 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 MR. SCOTT LOVETRO, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Excel Us Enterprise LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 10/27/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to Xiaochen Wang, 144-30 Sanford Ave., #2C, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: General.

J-5 REALTY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 09/07/14. Off Loc.: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: The LLC, 57-32 255th St., Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: to engage in any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BALCOM 390 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/29/2014. 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, 13614 NORTHERN BLVD., APT. 2F, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DIANE CHANG CONSULTING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/20/2014. 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 DIANE CHANG CONSULTING LLC, 34-20 74TH STREET, #3C, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GNK PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/09/2013. 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 SUKHWINDER SINGH, 115-06 95TH AVENUE, SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, NY 11419. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of KC HOSPITALITY II, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 5/23/2013. Office location, County of Queens. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 87-23 144th St., Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: any lawful act.

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SUMMONS INDEX NO. 705035/2014 D/O/F: July 21, 2014 Premises Address: 164-48 109th Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11433 SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, -againstADRIANNA ALICE PAGE AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSON; LATOYA CYNTHIA ATKINSON-SMITH AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSON; MILDRED ATKINSONWILLIAMS AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSTON; NICOLE RUBY ATKINSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSON; RONALD KEVIN ATKINSON AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSON; THAMAR LEE HARPER AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF RUBY ATKINSON; JOHN DOE 1 THROUGH 50; JANE DOE 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF RUBY ATKINSON WHO WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 20, 1941 AND DIED ON JUNE 1, 2012, A RESIDENT OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES OF RESIDENCE ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; MIDLAND FUNDING NCC-2 CORP; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; MRC RECEIVABLES CORP; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; QUEENS SUPREME COURT (KEW GARDENS); RAB PERFORMANCE RECOVERIES LLC; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; “JOHN DOES” and “JANE DOES”, said names being fictitious, parties intended being possible tenants or occupants of premises and corporations, other entities or persons who have, claim, or may claim, a lien against, or other interest in, the premises, Defendant(s), 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, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorneys within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, where service is made by delivery upon you personally within the State, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner, and 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 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. The following notice is intended only for those defendants who are owners of the premises sought to be foreclosed or who are liable upon the debt for which the mortgage stands as security. YOU ARE HEREBY PUT ON NOTICE THAT WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT, AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. The present amount of the debt as of the date of this Summons: $277,729.39, consisting of principal balance of $215,153.88 plus unpaid accrued interest of $33,251.53, escrow/impound shortages or credits of $7,824.33, MIP charges of $15,775.23; Servicing Fees of $3,115.00; late charges of $0.00; Broker’s Price Opinion/ Appraisal of $425.00; Property Inspection and miscellaneous charges of $425.00; attorney fee $1,200.00, surrogates search $21.73, and title search $537.69. Because of interest and other charges that may vary from day to day, the amount due on the day you pay may be greater. Hence, if you pay the amount shown above, an adjustment may be necessary after we receive the check, in which event we will inform you. The name of the Creditor to whom the debt is owed: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY. Unless you dispute the validity of the debt, or any portion thereof, within thirty (30) days after receipt hereof, the debt will be assumed to be valid by the herein debt collector. If you notify the herein debt collector in writing within thirty (30) days after your receipt hereof that the debt, or any portion thereof, is disputed, we will obtain verification of the debt or a copy of any judgment against you representing the debt and a copy of such verification or judgment will be mailed to you by the herein debt collector. Upon your written request within 30 days after receipt of this notice, the herein debt collector will provide you with the name and address of the original creditor if different from the current creditor. Note: Your time to respond to the Summons and Complaint differs from your time to dispute the validity of the debt or to request the name and address of the original creditor. Although you have as few as 20 days to respond to the Summons and Complaint, depending on the manner of service, you still have 30 days from receipt of this Summons to dispute the validity of the debt and to request the name and address of the original creditor. TO THE DEFENDANTS: The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against you in this action. TO THE DEFENDANTS: If you have obtained an order of discharge from the Bankruptcy court, which includes this debt, and you have not reaffirmed your liability for this debt, this law firm is not alleging that you have any personal liability for this debt and does not seek a money judgment against you. Even if a discharge has been obtained, this lawsuit to foreclose the mortgage will continue and we will seek a judgment authorizing the sale of the mortgaged premises. Dated: July 21, 2014 Joshua P. Smolow, Esq. Rosicki, Rosicki & Associates, P.C. Attorneys For Plaintiff Main Office: 51 E Bethpage Road, Plainview, NY 11803 516-741-2585 Help For Homeowners In Foreclosure New York State Law requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. Mortgage foreclosure is a complex process. Some people may approach you about “saving” your home. You should be extremely careful about any such promises. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. There are government agencies, legal aid entities and other non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about foreclosure while you are working with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-BANKNYS (1-877-226-5697) or visit the Department’s website at www. banking.state.ny.us. The State does not guarantee the advice of these agencies.

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School announces sudden June closure Families are ‘in disarray’ that 300 students might soon be displaced by Cristina Schreil Associate Editor

A tight-knit school community was rocked over the weekend with sudden news that Most Precious Blood, a Catholic school located at 32-52 37 St. in Astoria, will close in June. Parents say they were told in a cold manner, with the Rev. William Krlis reading a letter at Sunday Mass and then walking away without taking questions. The letter, which Krlis dated for Friday, Jan. 9 and apparently mailed to arrive at parents’ homes over the weekend, said costly repairs for both the school and the adjacent church leave no option but to shutter the school’s doors. “Currently, repairs are estimated at $5.5 million, inclusive of both the school and church buildings,” Krlis said. “We do not have the necessary funds to complete this work.” Krlis describes approximately $2.55 million in necessary repairs at the school and around $3 million in the church. The letter does not detail what needs to be repaired in the school, but said the church’s south wall had started to separate and had to be shored up temporarily. Krlis also cited that decreased enrollment has dropped 20 students since last year, and this was a main cause of the decision to close the 58-year-old school, which teaches from the nursery level to 8th grade. According to Krlis, there are 190 students at the school. Lissette Paz, a parent to 4- and 7-year-old

students, said it wasn’t apparent at all that things were in such disarray that the school would have to close in a matter of months. “The church, however, is falling apart,” Paz said. “So, he is selling out our students to fix this church.” Paz is a member of the Home-School Association and a volunteer lunch duty parent. She added that she and other parents asked the school principal last September what needed to be done at the school and was only told about a gym floor that needed refinishing. Paz added that children were worried and some were crying on Monday. She added the mood among the teachers she’s spoken to is very somber and that seventh graders will be at a disadvantage when having to attend three different schools in three years. “Everyone is in disarray. No one knows what to do. Everyone is calling the bishop trying to get answers. We’re devastated,” Paz said. She said Tuesday that she doesn’t know one parent who has reached Krlis or Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, head of the Diocese of Brooklyn and Queens. Former city Councilman Peter Vallone of Astoria made a statement on his Facebook page that addressed rumors among parents that the school closing is directly related to the church’s financial needs: “Most Precious Blood School is slated to be closed DESPITE the fact it is profitable? If the Church will close a profitable

well-loved and attended school for a quick influx of money for sale of property, that sends a terrible message to Catholic schools everywhere that they can be closed at ANY time.” He added he would be personally reaching out to the diocese. Stefanie Gutierrez, the spokesperson for the Diocese of Brooklyn, said that there are 87 Catholic schools under the diocese’s jurisdiction and any enrollment that drops below 250 students is cause for questioning the viability of it. Gutierrez also added the Most Precious Blood students will get priority placement at nearby Catholic schools. Jennifer Masterson, another school parent, started an online petition to keep the school open on Saturday after receiving Krlis’ letter in the mail. At press time, there were nearly 2,500 signatures. She said she isn’t involved with the school’s finances, but believes there are other schools in the diocese in greater need of funding, but are not slated to close. Masterson and other parents are among many who planned to attend a Wednesday night rally to address concerns face-to-face with Krlis, as well as representatives from the Diocese of Brooklyn. In light of the sudden announcement and Krlis’ unanswered phone calls, she added parents had hoped for extensive media coverage to encourage Krlis to address them directly. “People are worried that we do raise the

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continued from page 36 New Jersey and the Hudson Valley by up to 30,000 miles. The estimated cost for a waterborne option would be between $100 to $600 million and whatever solution is chosen may take up to four years to build. “Because of cost and construction duration, maybe the answer is not one alternative or the other,” Hoffer said. “It could be a combination of both, or maybe one for the short term and another for the long term.” Construction of a rail tunnel would deeply impact the Fresh Pond and Maspeth rail yards, as they would most likely be used heavily by the potential trains and trucks moving freight. Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) threw her support behind the waterborne options during Monday’s meeting, saying any rail plan would undoubtedly impact her district severely, which includes the Fresh Pond and Maspeth rail yards. “When we move forward, I would like to support using more waterborne alternatives,” Crowley said. “If there’s going to be rail, then there has to be a real commuter advantage.” Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri also fretted about the impact of freighting cargo by rail in southwest Queens.

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Arcuri, who has decades of engineering and construction experience, differed with Hoffer on where a potential tunnel would come up above ground in Brooklyn because of grade changes, as well as how overburdened Brooklyn and Queens’ rail lines would be. He speculated that trains would reach ground level in Bensonhurst, as opposed to around 10th Avenue in the Bay Ridge area, and that neither area would have enough land available for an offloading facility. Arcuri also noted the Bay Ridge rail line, which has one operable track, and Maspeth rail yard would be heavily used in such an operation. The chairman categorized that possibility as “destructive.” “It’s destructive to the entire city,” Arcuri said. “We’re going to have nine million, most of them in Brooklyn and Queens. How are they going to travel? Where are they going to live? It’s almost an impossibility.” Hoffer said the location of such a facility in Queens is “to be determined,” and disagreed that any of the options would be destructive. However, he did concede that each alternative would impact the borough in some facet. “Every one causes some difficulty. Everything causes some pain,” he said. “But we respectfully don’t think sitting back and doing nothing is an option.” Q

approach now is through consistent lobbying and publicity. “Our enrollment has grown dramatically,” Ansari said. “We should be getting a higher proportion of state aid. In a nutshell, the state owes us billions of dollars. Our schools are being cut left and right.” She added that the state doesn’t count enrollment increases in the current funding formula, but should. Later in the meeting, Ansari asked the crowd how many parents have been reaching out of pocket to buy basic classroom essentials such as toilet tissue and copy paper. Many raised their hands. “There’s no reason on earth that, even with a crash in the economy, we should still have to buy toilet paper, copy paper, that we have to plead to buy drama, to plead to have music,” Ansari said. “What are we doing to education, what are we doing to our children?” She encouraged parents to write to state legislators and lobby in Albany. Nora Bibb, PTA president at PS 69, said the school’s budget was cut by more than $500,000, which strained funding toward music and arts programs. She said the PTA is fundraising the money themselves for costly arts supplies. One mom, Myrna Palacios, spoke in Spanish of her second-grade daughter’s experiences.

Students gather outside Most Precious Blood School on 37th Street in Astoria. Families learned over the weekend that the school, which apparently requires $2.55 million in repairs, will close in less than six months. PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN

money and they’ll still end up closing the school and the money will go to the church,” Masterson added. “There’s been a lot of people that have volunteered to help this school from closing. It’s just a matter of the pastor of being open to accepting the help. I don’t see why on God’s green earth why he wouldn’t be open to Q doing that,” she said. “A person should be developed in all areas — social, physical, emotional — to be able to be a competent person. My daughter sometimes has been frustrated because she can’t speak English,” she said with help from a translator. “Her school can’t provide bilingual classes effectively because it doesn’t have the resources necessary. I know many students in this city want and need these bilingual classes. I see the needs in schools in Jackson Heights urgently.” The importance of arts education beca me a passionate topic of conversation. Jeffrey Guyton, the president of the Community Education Council for District 30, shared that his daughter, Roxan ne, came alive because of drama class. “She was going through terrible tantrums about school, she was in school refusal. It was horrifying for her parents, she was such a good kid,” Guyton said. “One day about two months into PS 150, we noticed something different. No more crying. No more dragging her fingernails across the face.” He added that the ar ts should be thought of as extracurricular disciplines, as they help children find passion in going to school. Like Ansari, he also called on fellow parents to help. After the town hall, there were tables designated in the school’s cafeteria where parents wrote letters that detailed their Q stories to their state legislators.

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Mike’s narrow miss by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Mets fans were understandably disappointed that Mike Piazza fell just a tad short in the Hall of Fame voting conducted by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Piazza was listed on roughly 70 percent of the BBWAA ballots, and 75 is the magic percentage for election into the Cooperstown baseball museum. There is no argument that Piazza is the greatest hitting catcher of all time, and that’s no small feat when you think of names such as Yogi Berra, Bill Dickey, Carlton Fisk and Johnny Bench, who all have plaques in the Hall of Fame. What is often overlooked is that Mike was a fine defensive catcher as well. While he was average at best at throwing out baserunners who were trying to steal, he was superb at preventing wild pitches, snagging countless balls in the dirt. Pitchers also credited him for calling the right pitches at the right times. Piazza should have been a first ballot Hall of Famer when he became eligible three years ago. Unfortunately some curmudgeonly BBWAA members made the assumption that Piazza was a beneficiary of performanceenhancement drugs because (a) of the era in which he played and (b) an observation of acne on his back that some decided was indicative of steroid use. I am not sure how baseball writers can believe that they are dermatologists. The good news is that it would be shocking

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if Mike doesn’t easily clear 75 percent next January. The only slam-dunk candidate will be Ken Griffey Jr. Trevor Hoffman, who was a dominant relief pitcher for the San Diego Padres, will be on the ballot for the first time and has a good shot of being elected. Astoria native Bob Costas declared that Piazza was a lock during the Hall of Fame announcement on the MLB Network. Even Daily News columnist Bill “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” Madden conceded that it’s inevitable Piazza will be elected. Newsday’s David Lennon rightfully wrote that it’s time to place statistics above suspicions. Although I am sure Mike would rather have been elected on this go-round, the good news is he won’t be overshadowed in the crowded Hall of Fame Class of 2015, which includes pitchers Pedro Martinez, Randy Johnson and John Smoltz, and infielder-outfielder Craig Biggio. What hasn’t been discussed is why the Hall of Fame cut the time a player can stay on the ballot from 15 to 10 years, which is unfortunate for solid choices such as Tim Raines and Lee Smith, among many others. I thought this was designed by the shrinking BBWAA to exert more influence over today’s players. New York Post baseball columnist Ken Davidoff, however, told me it was the Hall of Fame itself that decided to cut down the time. I don’t get it. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

Woodside’s first trains: so quaint by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Back when railroading was a booming business, lines came and went, as new companies emerged, succeeded, failed or were gobbled up by the big boys. One such firm was the Flushing A classic steam engine pulls a train through Woodside and Woodside Rail Road, whose in this 143-year-old Queens Library photo. station in the latter community is seen here. This is, according to the book and North Side Rail Road, which was “Old Queens, N.Y. in Early Photographs,” formed in 1868 by residents of Whitestone the oldest known photo of Woodside. Taken and College Point including Conrad Poppensometime during the winter of 1871-72, it husen of the institute that bears his name. A shows what eventually became the corner of branch that went to those communities and its stations were abandoned in 1932. 58th Street and 38th Avenue. So were many other depots and lengths of The Flushing and Woodside Rail Road was established in 1864 at the behest of track that ran through Queens as lines were Flushing residents who were fed up with the consolidated by the LIRR over the years. But alleged shoddy service of the pre-existing above we see a glimpse of Queens and railNew York and Flushing Rail Road, which road history, as the engine New York, with had built tracks to Hunters Point in 1854. its classic 4-4-0 wheel configuration, pulls That was before the Long Island Rail Road three passenger cars past a sign that cannot be read here, but according to “Old Queens” reached Long Island City. The F & W built tracks parallel to the NY says “Watch out for the cars.” Those would & F to move people east and west. It was be the railroad cars, as the automobile would taken over by yet another firm, the Flushing not be invented for another 15 years or so. Q

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2 BR, 2 Bath Corner Unit Co-op in Desirable Fairfield Arms, Formal Dining Room, Living Room, Call Theresa 347-531-9060 or Maryann 917-838-2624

Store For Sale In Brand New Renovated Building! Nice and Busy Location! Asking: $75,000

Call Shafique 917-586-4900

JAMAICA

RIDGEWOOD

Subject Property Is A Huge 3-Story Brick & Steel Building. A Total of 7,351 Sq. Ft. Ideal For Owner User, Investor In M1-4 Zoning. Property Is In Excellent Condition with Close Proximity To Airports & Highways Which Offers High Visibility. Call Subhas Ramroop For More Info 347-581-5596

Fully Renovated 1 Family Semi Det, 3 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Close To L Train and Shopping on Myrtle Avenue.

Call Teddy Navarrete 347-531-9060

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Commercial Properties For Sale, Property and Business, Great Location!

JAMAICA

HOWARD BEACH

2 Fam. Det. Hi-Ranch, 2 BRs over 2 BR, Full Finished Basement, Pvt Driveway.

1 BR Garden Co-op Apt, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Full Bath, Needs Work, Owner Motivated, Pet Friendly, 20% Down Required.

Call Paul Deo For More Info 718-848-4700

Call Glenda Inestroza For More Info 646-325-3627

OZONE PARK

Call Paul Deo For More Info 718-848-4700

Variety Store For Sale! All Inventory Included In Sale. Asking: $180,000

Call Jumaanah For More Info 917-698-1687

OPEN HOUSE Sat., Jan 17th & Sun., Jan. 18th 2:00-4:00 pm 81-14 155 Avenue Apt #1-015C

S. OZONE PARK Gorgeous Custom Built Brand New 2 Family Home Is Ready For New Owner. It Features L.R./D.R, Kitchens W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 6 BRs, 5 F/Baths. Hardwood Floors, Central AC & Heat, Full Fin. Bsmnt & Wide Pvt. Dvwy. Conveniently Located Close To All Amenities. Won’t Last! Call Ali Rashid 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH Large “L” Shaped 1 BR Condo In The Plymouth House Building, New Bath, Hardwood Flooring, Large Living Room, Updated Kit, Closets Galore!! Asking: $169,000 Call Carolyn Defalco For More Info 917-208-9176

WOODHAVEN

HOWARD BEACH

Affordable 1 BR/1 Bath Co-op In Desirable Forest Park Co-op Development. $525 Monthly Maintenance Includes All, 20% Down Payment Required. Flip Tax Applies. Convenient To Forest Park Amenities (Carousel, Golf, Biking, Walking/ Jogging Trails, Victory Field), Transportation & Schools. Call Maryann 917-838-2624 or Theresa 347-531-9060

Great 2 BR Garden Co-op Apt, Ready To Move In! Formal Dining Room, Full Bath, Kitchen, Lots of Closets! Pet Friendly. 20% Down Payment Required. Owner Very Motivated!

Call Glenda For More Info 646-325-3627

RICHMOND HILL