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Report: Queens real estate market is on the upswing PAGE 2 After several years of decline due to a burst real estate bubble, a financial crisis, a foreclosure problem and Hurricane Sandy, a new report issued by Douglas Elliman says the borough’s real estate market is on the rebound.

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Home sales booming throughout Queens Realtors find themselves swamped as new report details sharp growth by Christopher Barca Reporter

ust six years ago, the bursting of the housing bubble sent the United States hurtling into a major recession. As we enter 2014, Queens, the most diverse area in the country, is experiencing something of a real estate boom. According to the latest Queens Elliman Report, a quarterly study of real estate conducted by the Douglas Elliman Real Estate group, there were 9,088 more sales in the fourth quarter of 2013 than in the final three months of 2012, a 35 percent increase. Additionally, the number of listings on the market fell 39 percent to 5,248, the lowest total since 2005, and the amount of time a listing sat on the market fell to 4.7 months, the shortest amount of time in eight years. In laymen’s terms, that means the last three months of 2013 saw a surge in home sales compared to the same time a year ago, and real estate listings are sitting on the

market for a very short period of time. When it comes to a comparison of 2013 to 2012, the number of sales jumped 74.7 percent while the average number of days a listing spent on the market fell 5 percent. In ter ms of the type of housing that experienced the biggest sales increase, coops saw a 126 percent jump, while condos saw a 148 percent increase. Luxury housing and one-to-three family homes experienced 76 percent and 40 percent increases respectively, as well, cementing the current market as a seller’s one. Laura Copersino, president-elect of the Long Island Board of Realtors and an Elliman Real Estate agent in Bayside, believes the current boom is all about inventory. “Interest rates are down, and with inventory being low, people are rushing to buy,” Copersino said. “It’s causing prices to edge up a bit, and more buyers are out there looking. Homes are selling much more quickly now because of it.” continued on page 33

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The average sales price of a home in Queens, represented by the line, increased in the fourth quarter of 2013 to $431,241, while the number of sales, represented by the bars, rose to 3,344, CHARTS COURTESY DOUGLAS ELLIMAN according to the quarterly Elliman Report.

The median sales price in South Queens rose 4.3 percent to $360,000.

The median sales price in Central Queens fell 19.5 percent to $292,500.

The median sales price in west Queens rose 0.5 percent to $435,000.

The median sales price in northwest Queens increased 0.9 percent to $534,581.

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Mary Ann Carey blasts chairman at otherwise routine board meeting by Domenick Rafter Editor

Community Board 9’s first meeting of 2014 didn’t stray far from the issues that paralyzed the board last year. During her monthly report at Tuesday’s session in R ich mond Hill, Dist r ict Manager Mar y A n n Carey shocked some board members and many in the audience when she took a direct shot at CB 9’s chairman, Jim Coccovillo, who was absent from the meeting due to an illness. She said he often hangs around the board’s office in Borough Hall and is intimidating. “The staff and I are harassed,” she said. “We fear for our jobs.” Carey, who was targeted for removal by several board members last spring, also said that she failed an initial evaluation given by Coccovillo last year as part of a six-month probation period that was given to her when the board decided not to fire her as district manager in June. That announcement led to a short, but spark-filled, discussion over when Carey’s probation actually started and why one was done already. According to the official schedule approved by the board, Carey’s six-month probation began Aug. 30 and is scheduled to end in March, but a three-month preliminary evaluation was called for, which Carey said she had not passed. The objection was brought up by Sam Esposito, who himself was targeted for removal from the board last fall over alleged anti-Semitic emails he sent to three now-ex-board members. Esposito said the issue was overblown and he was targeted for his support of Carey. Some board members quietly squirmed in their chairs at Carey’s indictment of their chairman and a number later said they found it offensive that she had lashed out at him while he was not present. When contacted for a response Wednesday, Coccovillo

was surprised by Carey’s remarks and noted that he had not been in the office very often recently due to personal issues and the holidays, but reserved the right to do so as chairman. “I’m really under the impression that I have a very good rapport with the office,” he said. “I really don’t understand her remarks. Mary Ann has been a fantastic district manager for years and years. All I’ve been trying to do is modernize the office and make it more technologically-savvy.” At the meeting, First Vice Chairman Ivan Mrakovcic, who was acting as chairman in Coccovillo’s absence, quickly gaveled for the meeting to move forward, but not without making a point about the board’s ongoing internal strife. “We should keep our internal matters out of the public realm,” he said, noting that the strife within the board has gotten out of hand over the last year. “In the private sector, where I work, this would never be allowed. Hopefully, we won’t have this in 2014.” But several board members said after the meeting that they expect the Carey issue to resurface in March when her six-month probationary period is up. “There are some who are itching to get rid of her,” one member said. “It doesn’t matter how she’s evaluated, there is still going to be a fight.” In the meantime, the board did manage to vote on a number of liquor licenses Tuesday night, including at three controversial locations. The first was an on-premises liquor license for Fusion NYC Inc., a restaurant located at 124-12 101 Ave. in Richmond Hill. A representative of the owners at the meeting noted that the hall had been called Crystal Palace, but merged with Fusion NYC and kept its name. He also said the location was wrongly singled out as a site of criminal problems — usually something that pushes CB 9 to disapprove a license — because the location that had the

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CB 9’s embattled DM lashes out

Community Board 9’s District Manager Mary Ann Carey harshly criticized the conduct of Chairman Jim Coccovillo at Tuesday’s night meeting which he did not attend, leaving many board PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER members uncomfortable. problems had a similar name and was also located within the CB 9 area. The board unanimously approved the license. A second license for a billiards hall called El Rey at 75-16 Rockaway Blvd. in Woodhaven was disapproved unanimously after a number of residents from the area came to the meeting to complain about problems at the location under past ownership, though community affairs officers from the 102nd Precinct said it hadn’t been a continued on page 19

Plan to rename school for 9/11 hero on hold CEC opposes bid to name MS 202 for man who was killed in the WTC by Domenick Rafter Editor

“Mr. Crowther was a hero in one of our city’s worst days. That’s the connection.” She also pointed out that renaming the middle school would differentiate it from the high school. Several other schools in the area don the names of non-New Yorkers, including MS 226, named for astronaut and Indiana native Virgil Grissom who died in the Apollo 1 disaster, JHS 210, named for British-born Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United States to earn a medical degree, and Franklin K. Lane High School, named for President Franklin Roosevelt’s secretary of the interior, who was born in Canada and settled in California. But supporters of keeping Goddard’s name note that the middle school existed and carried his name decades before the high school and suggested it should be the high school that changes its name. Should the renaming go through, the school would not be the first in the area to be named for a 9/11 victim. PS 65 is named the Raymond York School after a Howard Beach firefighter who died in the attacks. MS 137, just two blocks away from PS 65, is called America’s School of Heroes, partially in honor of those who died in the 9/11 attacks. Both schools Q opened less than a year after the tragedy.

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The Community Education Council in District 27 is opposing a Department of Education plan to rename MS 202 in Ozone Park after a Rockland County man who died at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. The DOE has announced plans to rename Robert H. Goddard Junior High School after Wells Remy Crowther, a 24-year-old equities trader who worked for Sandler O’Neill & Partners in the World Trade Center. Crowther, who had ambitions to be a New York City firefighter, is believed to have saved at least a dozen lives in the South Tower before he was killed in its collapse. Joshua Hirschman, president of District 27’s CEC, said the request to change the name came from the school community itself. “They want to do it and they feel it represents them,” he said. Hirschman said there had been strong opposition A proposal to rename the Robert to the plan from the outside community who feels Goddard Junior High School after a the name change would turn its back on decades of 9/11 victim has been tabled by the tradition. The CEC had planned on taking up the issue last CEC due to community opposition. PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER month, but Hirschman said it would be revisited.

“I asked the supporters to come to the meeting with parents and members of the school community,” he said. CEC 27 had scheduled a vote opposing the renaming for Jan. 27. In the resolution that was scheduled to be voted on, the CEC noted the “extraordinary sacrifices” made by Crowther, but suggested it was not appropriate to rename the school after him because there was no direct connect between Crowther and the borough of Queens or the schools in the area. The CEC says it believes it would be more appropriate for a school in Nyack to be named for him. Hirschman said that vote will now be tabled indefinitely. The school building at 138-30 Lafayette St. is also home to a high school that also carries Robert Goddard’s name — Robert H. Goddard High School of Communication Arts and Technology — which opened in 2008. Supporters of the name change have pointed out that Goddard also does not have any Queens ties. He was a Massachusetts-born scientist who is credited with building the world’s first liquid-fueled rocket. “We don’t limit the names of our schools to just people who came from the area,” said a teacher at the school who did not want to be identified.

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Temple gets closer Beach Channel gets to evicting caterers $5M for Sandy fixes Judge denies request to toss case out by Domenick Rafter Editor

The Rockwood Park Jewish Center has moved one step closer to evicting its caterers, who are accused of holding raucous parties on Saturday nights without the congregation’s knowledge that caused friction between the synagogue and nearby residents. On Dec. 20, a judge in the state Supreme Cour t denied a request by J&M Catering, the parent company of Crown Royale Caterers, which operates in the Howard Beach synagogue at 15645 84 St., to toss out a case the temple’s lawyers have filed seeking the eviction of the caterers and the voiding of the contract between the two sides. Gary Rosen, Rockwood Park’s lawyer, said the decision now allows them to move forward with the eviction. “It’s great for us,” he said. “It allows us to file against J&M and have the caterer evicted.” Rosen had been trying since news of the parties broke last May to get the cater-

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er evicted. He said court arguments on the eviction case were to begin this week. The court battle stems from a series of parties in 2012 and 2013 held at the synagogue on several Saturday nights. Many of the parties were Latin-themed, featured scantily clad dancers and were advertised on Facebook. Some of the fliers named the location as “Rockwood Park Center,” not mentioning that it was a synagogue. At least one of the parties also served alcohol despite the caterer not having a liquor license. Residents complained about partygoers hogging parking spots and causing a ruckus on residential blocks late at night. One resident said a patron urinated on his lawn after one party. The problems appear to have ceased after a party on Nov. 17 ended with a visit from police. One of Crown Royale’s owners, Josh Gurell, received two summonses for unlicensed sale of alcohol and not having a liquor license posted. The caterers did not respond to a Q request for comment.

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Nearly $5 million in federal funds has been allocated for major Hurricane Sandyrelated repairs and emergency protective measures at Beach Channel High School and related cleanup in Jamaica Bay. The total funding, $4,902,607.21, will reimburse 90 percent of the costs the School Construction Authority undertook for post-storm repairs at the school on the shore of Jamaica Bay. They include cleaning up an oil spill caused by the school’s ruptured oil tanks; rental and installation of temporary power generators, including staging for more than two dozen other schools in the disaster zone; rental and installation of a temporary boiler and a fuel oil tank; and new fire alarms. The grant was announced by U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) last Thursday. “This new funding will go a long way in helping Beach Channel High School move forward with their recovery and ensure our children continue to receive the quality

education they deserve,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), who pushed for federal reimbursments for Beach Channel and several other schools in the disaster zone. “I commend Senators Schumer and Gillibrand for staying on the forefronts of Sandy relief and I will continue to work with them until every school in southern Queens and Rockaway makes a full recovery.” In December, Schumer, Gillibrand and Goldfeder announced $1,861,901.33 in federal funds for the SCA in support of major Sandy-related repairs at PS 207 in Howard Beach, which suffered terrible damage in the storm, including a ruptured oil tank that flooded the basement and broken fire alarms that were still not working 14 months later. In September, Schumer and Goldfeder also announced $5,277,661 in federal FEMA funding for the SCA to support repair work at three other public schools that were damaged by Sandy, including PS 43, Temple Beth Elementary School Q and PS 198, all in the Rockaways.

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Dignity in Schools, yes. Discipline too.

re black and Latino students in New York City schools disciplined at a higher rate than their classmates because of their ethnicity, or because they break the rules more often as a whole? That’s a question on which good people may differ, and one the city may find itself having to address headon sooner rather than later, because of new federal guidelines issued last week. The guidelines seek to end racial disparities in discipline, a worthy goal, but how exactly that will be done and what the impact will be in the actual classroom is yet to be seen. Issued jointly by the U.S. departments of Education and Justice, and properly known as the Federal School Discipline Guidance, the directives don’t exactly carry the force of law, but the threat of legal action over their supposed violation lies beneath the surface. According to the Dignity in Schools Campaign, which fights against what it sees as discriminatory disciplinary policies, “students, parents and educators in the coalition will use this federal Guidance to continue urging changes to our schools’ discipline codes and practices.” Urging changes sounds good; that’s what advocates

do, and it may be that some changes are warranted. But it’s the next line in the nationwide group’s statement that might get you worried: “This will tell school boards and administrators that failure to change puts them at greater risk for civil rights complaints and investigations.” Whoa. Here we go again. Sounds like a case for U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin. You know, the jurist who determined that the Police Department stops and frisks blacks and Hispanics more often than white people out of racial animus, ignoring the fact that blacks and Hispanics together commit, and are the victims of, more than 90 percent of violent crimes in the city. Scheindlin’s ruling was overturned of course, and she was dismissed from the case over her lack of impartiality. But the case is still ongoing and could be for years. We hope that would not happen with any case brought against the city over whatever “disparate impacts” school discipline is found to have on minority students. On the other hand, if it is found that minorities are disciplined more harshly than white students for the same infractions, that needs to change immediately. It’s just hard to believe that happens often in a liberal city such as

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Union proud Dear Editor: For many years the middle class has been dumped on and forced into full, often humiliating retreat. Our standard of living and quality of life has taken a crippling hit. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the injury, grievous and slow-healing as it is, is not fatal. Now is the right time for us all to fight back with a revived militancy. Unions have held high and run with the torch for generations and have enabled the middle class to make progress for much of that time. And they are in the best position to carry on today. Many people have been suckered into the myth that unions are part of the problem, not the solution. They’ve been tricked into believing that union members prosper at the expense of the middle class, when history shows a direct correlation between the ascendency of the middle class and the rise of unions. The enemies of unions are the same folks who fiercely oppose the rights of all other employees also. They invariably side with bosses, no matter how blatantly arbitrary or flagrantly unfair their actions. They are foes of a living wage, due process, family medical leave protection, paid sick and vacation days, or any other mandated job security safeguards. And sure as hell they’ll never support any voluntary such safeguards! These anti-union, anti-middle-class elements cloak themselves in “patriotism,” but © Copyright 2014 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.

New York that takes pride in its ethnic diversity, under the last mayor as much as the new one. The new guidelines do contain some good elements. For one, they urge alternatives to harsh actions such as suspension and expulsion, which have gotten out of hand in recent years. Students are kicked out of school for infractions that used to result in much more reasonable punishments. Leave race out of the equation, and we’re all for adding more common sense to the “zero tolerance” policies that have often brought “zero intelligence” along for the ride. Think of the 7-year-old in Maryland who was suspended for supposedly chewing a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun (he says it was supposed to be a mountain like the one he had just drawn). Ridiculous. The guidelines also make recommendations on promoting a positive climate in school and giving students and parents more say in developing disciplinary policies. Those both sound worthwhile. It will take time to see what impact the new guidelines have on city schools. We just hope the result will be an affirmation that students should be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

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they are the most unpatriotic of all Americans and in this sense they are far less “American” than people of undocumented status. They favor privatizing the military, privatizing the penal system, privatizing education, privatizing the postal service and anything and everything else (except maybe mom-and -pop delicatessens). With hellish fury they fought every act of mercy ever legislatively proposed as a safety net for Americans in agony. Are you a patriot? Then regardless of your economic bracket, professional title or credential or position in the social strata, your personal interests are union interests and middle-class interests and American interests. Defend them! Ron Isaac Fresh Meadows

Pizza sacrilege! Dear Editor: It was just reported that Mayor Bill de Blasio eats his pizza with a fork and a knife. Well how about that.

Now I know I’m not the only one. Mayor de Blasio is a man after my own heart. You can’t enjoy a pizza and savor the taste and flavor if you don’t eat it slowly with a fork and a knife. To Mayor de Blasio, I say, “Good show, you have good taste and truly know the proper way to eat a pizza.” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Editor’s note: Where does the writer go to turn in his New Yorker ID card? Just kidding, Fred. Mangia! However you go about it.

No separation of powers Dear Editor: The people are best served when government operates with checks and balances. Mayor Bill de Blasio’s engineering of Melissa Mark-Viverito as speaker of the City Council tarnishes his reputation as a liberal and is an inauspicious beginning for his Mayoralty (“Mark-Viverito wins speaker’s election,” Jan. 9). Nor does it say much for the City Council

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Rails and trails Dear Editor: I have been reading how the QueensWay versus the restoring the Rockaway Beach Line has turned out to be a fight of “trails versus rails.” But it doesn’t have to be that way. Instead, why not “trails with rails”? Rails can coexist synergistically with trails in the same corridor, with trains bringing people with their bikes and strollers to the trails and parks. Case in point is Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which has an extensive trails system beside and under the city’s expanding and mostly elevated rail rapid transit system, linking parks, other destinations, and communities. One of those trail routes uses the roadbed of an old interurban commuter rail line with the rapid transit line built above it. There are other trails that avoid the rail routes where it is not practical to follow them, Those who have visited Vancouver, as many did four years ago during the Winter Olympics, may have seen the trails while riding on the trains. Vancouverites treasure their biking, walking, and transit very passionately, along with their concern for the environment, scenery, views and quality of life. I can attest to that, and to the trails with rails network, from having lived in the area for several years. In applying Vancouver’s example to the RBL, couldn’t the MTA and/or the city study the feasibility, costs and benefits of replacing the old and controversial berm with a similar elevated deck for the trains and placing the trails below? And where there are major roadways, like Atlantic Avenue and Union Turnpike, to put the trail on separate bridges? What does New York have to lose by investigating trails with rails for the RBL? Brendan Read Belmar, NJ

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6) Stock value rose 27 percent in 2013. This means 401(k) plans are growing stronger. Unfortunately, there are serious issues facing Congress in 2014. 1) Unemployment benefits need to be restored to the 1.3 million who lost them Dec. 28. 2) New immigration laws need to be enacted. 3) A stronger safety net for the poor (food stamps) must be approved. 4) Enact Obama’s Americans Jobs Act. 5) And most important: Reduce ... income inequality between the middle and upper classes! As a retired social studies teacher, I give my “star pupil” Barack a grade of B+ for his fiveyear effort! Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Letters continued from page 9 opportunity. We ignore its tenets at our peril. The French historian Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote about his travels in the United States in his book “Democracy in America” in 1835, observed: “Americans are so enamored of equality that they would rather be equal in slavery than unequal in freedom.” Edward Konecnik Flushing

many nations. It is difficult to convince Washington for more money when the country is currently running annual budget deficits close to $1 trillion accompanied by a long-term debt exceeding $17 trillion and growing. Ditto for Albany, with a long-term debt approaching $70 billion. Perhaps de Blasio needs to put his own fiscal house in order before asking Albany and Washington for more assistance. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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Dear Editor: Today’s accepted handshake for many is the touch of the fists. The original handshake was brought on to show a new acquaintance your hand does not conceal a potential threat. A closed fist not only means I come in peace but I also come with admiration. An open handshake is no longer considered a threat yet it can be an uncomfortable hard grip, a fist touch never is. Accordingly one who gives a fist touch virtually is considered a true friend. So next time you see a friend, a gentle fist touch is considered a true feeling of trust and closeness. So keep this procedure in practice. It means true confidence in one another. Upon meeting a new acquaintance a handshake is acceptable, and quite just. Thomas Melville Fresh Meadows

Joe Abbracciamento’s Restaurant and Catering will close its doors on March 2 after over 60 years in business. Owner John Abbracciamento, with his wife, Marie, says that he has no plans PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA to sell the building after the restaurant ceases operation, inset.

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There is a light at the end of the tunnel for John Abbracciamento. The restaurant bearing his father Joe’s name, located at 62-96 Woodhaven Blvd. in Rego Park, has been in business since 1948 and has served dignitaries such as President John F. Kennedy and Rep. Geraldine Ferraro in addition to generations of hungry Queens residents. But on Sunday, March 2, Abbracciamento’s servers will take dinner orders from hungry customers and uncork bottles of wine for the final time before closing the restaurant’s doors the following day. Abbracciamento says that so many of his customers have begged him and his wife, Marie, who handles the business portion of the restaurant, not to close. But after over 60 years of hard work and dedication, they say it’s time to take a break. “People have told us ‘Please don’t go, we’ll miss you,’ but it’s just time to sit back,” Abbracciamento said. “So we’re retiring the restaurant. It’s been a 60-year run and I’ve been here all my life. “We’re physically and mentally exhausted,” he continued. “All that time working really adds up, you know?” Abbracciamento’s was opened by Joe Abbracciamento, John’s father, in 1948. Born and raised in Middle Village, the son began working in his father’s eatery at 12 years old, when he was tasked with opening the restaurant and cleaning. In addition to its food and history, Abbrac-

ciamento’s, which is open every day except Monday, is known throughout the borough as a landmark venue. The restaurant features a signature red marquee, left over from part of the building’s previous use as a movie theater, bearing the eatery’s name as well as a bright, neon sign. Eventually, the father and son duo began operating the restaurant together and Abbracciamento says that it was their dream to retire the restaurant together as well. But the elder Abbracciamento passed away in 1999 after a stroke at 73 years old, and his son, who is one of the restaurant’s chefs as well as owner, has been running the restaurant in his father’s memory ever since. “This was his dream and this was his life. He gave his life for it. I remember cooking for him and he was standing in front of me cutting the bread for years,” he said. “This is a tribute to my father. This is his place and it will always be his place. I think he would very much be proud of what the restaurant is today.” In the late 1970s, Abbracciamento’s father bought the block on which the restaurant and other businesses sit. But Abbracciamento insists that, once his establishment closes, there will never be another restaurant on that location for as long as he owns it. That is, unless, he decides one day to bring Abbracciamento’s back, an option that may remain on the table after its closure. “There won’t be another restaurant here. As long as I own the property, there will continued on page 32

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Queens embraces Katz at inaugural Borough native takes office in the community in which she grew up by Michael Gannon Editor

The setting for Melinda Katz’s inauguration as the 19th Queens borough president was Queens College’s LeFrak Concert Hall, an intimate setting that recalled her late parents David, who founded the Queens Symphony Orchestra, and Jeanne, who founded the Queens Council on the Arts. Throw in a couple thousand of her closest friends and supporters, including a who’s who of elected officials such as Mayor de Blasio and U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), and you had Queens celebrating the triumph of a native daughter with two decades of public service. Following a brief video beginning with a portrait of a young David and Jeanne Katz, the new borough president took the stage to thunderous applause, accompanied by her sons, Hunter and Carter, and her partner, Guardian Angels founder and radio host Curtis Sliwa. De Blasio administered the oath of office with Katz placing her hand on an Old Testament held by Congressman Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx). The book is a family treasure given to her father in the 1960s by former Queens District Attorney Frank O’Connor. Katz welcomed her family, and honored her immediate predecessors, Helen Marshall and Claire Shulman, the latter of whom Katz often credits as her mentor in public life. Also on stage was Deputy Borough President Leroy Comrie, who had challenged Katz for the nomination last year. Assemblyman Jeff Aubrey (D-Corona), who Katz said first convinced her to seek office 20 years ago (“‘Because it’s the right

Borough President Melinda Katz, right, greets well-wishers following her formal swearing in at PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Queens College’s LeFrak Concert Hall. thing to do,’ he said”) served as master of ceremonies that included prayers from Rabbi Gerald Skolnik, the family’s longtime rabbi, and the Rev. Floyd Flake, the former congressman. Striking a theme from her campaign, Katz spoke of Queens’ vast ethnic and cultural diversity as its greatest strength. “We are the Bangladeshi small business owner on Hillside Avenue; we are the Ecuadorian mother who is balancing two jobs and raising two children,” Katz said. “We are the senior couple from Laurelton trying to figure out how to keep our home on a

fixed income. We are a newly married gay couple making a life in Jackson Heights and raising a family, and we are a fourth-generation Italian family tasked with keeping our traditions.” Katz gave a brief reiteration of her campaign platform, including reintroducing Shulman’s education war room, and more comprehensive healthcare, including a vow to retain and increase the number of hospitals in the borough. She said her other goals are to use smart land use practices to balance economic growth and protect neighborhoods; and

increase funding for transportation infrastructure and the arts. “My father used to say that you should be able to have all you want in Queens without having to cross over a bridge or go through a tunnel,” she said. The mayor and Aubrey, both of whom check in at about 6 feet, 5 inches tall, lent a light touch as de Blasio was introduced, with both men playfully straining to reach 6-foot-6 as they stood side by side. DeBlasio was ef f usive i n h is congratulations. “I am looking forward to working with her for the next four years,” he said. Among the other dignitaries present at the ceremony were Queens County District Attorney Richard Brown; Public Advocate Letitia James; Comptroller Scott Stringer; and newly minted City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan), as well as members of the Queens delegations to the City Council, state Senate and Assembly, and nu merous com mu nit y boards. “Melinda does it all,” James said. “She has a family. She raises her kids. She deals with Curtis.” Schumer, who arrived late due to flight delays out of Washington, DC, made it to the stage as Katz wound up her acceptance speech. He offered his own brief congratulations as he took to the podium. “It’s never good to get up after the guest of honor has spoken,” he said. “So ...” The senator then tore up his prepared congratulatory speech, eliciting both hearty laughs and the second-loudest ovation of Q the night.

A rite of passage taken 75 years late Howard Beach Holocaust survivor finally celebrates his bar mitzvah by Domenick Rafter

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Bar mitzvahs, and bat mitzvahs for girls, are key moments in the lives of those who practice Judaism. But for one Howard Beach man, a bar mitzvah was elusive — for more than seven decades. Until this past Saturday. Karl Birenbaum was due to celebrate his bar mitzvah in Radom, Poland in January 1940. But a few months earlier, Germany had invaded Poland and Jewish residents were forced to go into hiding, or were rounded up and taken away. The onset of the war forced the cancellation of the then-13-year-old’s Bar mitzvah. The war was not easy for Birenbaum. The young teenager was forced to endure the hardships of the Nazi regime and lost both his parents during the Holocaust. He eventually immigrated to the United States where he married and started a family. His wife, Janet, passed away last summer. It was just a few months ago that Birenbaum, now 87, mentioned to Rabbi Avrohom Richter

of Chabad of Howard Beach that he had never had his actual bar mitzvah. Richter sent out an email to the community stating that this past Sabbath was exactly 74 years to the day since Birenbaum would have had his bar mitzvah and that all were invited and encouraged to attend this important event. Birenbaum was not told about the plans so the congregation could surprise him. At the celebration, Birenbaum was called to the Torah and was showered with candies as is the custom and everyone broke out in song “Mazal Tov.” A Kiddush lunch — a meal consumed before the end of Shabbat — was served. The community came together and bought a Torah altar cover in honor of the bar mitzvah. The cover is dedicated in the memory of Janet Birenbaum. “Karl Birenbaum is a beloved member of Chabad of Howard Beach,” Rabbi Richter said. “He is admired by all. As a 13-year-old boy he so heroically fought to survive the Nazis. He was robbed of the opportunity of having his bar mitzvah as the war broke out just two months prior.” Q

Karl Birenbaum, left, poses with Rabbi Avrohom Richter, during his celebration of his bar mitzvah at Chabad of Howard Beach last Saturday, 75 years after his original celebration was cancelled due to the onset of World War II. PHOTO COURTESY CHABAD OF HOWARD BEACH

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World War II vet served on board for 32 years by Domenick Rafter Editor

Robert Ruffin, second vice chairman of Community Board 10 and a World War II veteran active in Queens veteran groups, passed away Dec. 28 at the age of 94. The South Ozone Park resident was born in Fort Worth, Texas on March 3, 1919 and spent his childhood and teenage years there. He entered the U.S. Army in 1941 and served for four years during the Second World War. He was honorably discharged and lived for two years in San Francisco, where he attended Golden Gate College. He came to New York in 1953 to attend Monroe Business College in the Bronx. There, he received a certificate in bookkeeping, accounting and tax preparation. For 31 years, Ruffin worked for the U.S. Postal Service, eventually retiring as superintendant of building services. Ruff in later settled in South Ozone Park, joining CB 10 in 1981 and attending York College, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science at the age of 70. On CB 10, Ruffin rose to become second vice chairman and chairman of the Transportation Committee. He was unanimously reelected as second vice chairman last April. “Bob Ruffin was a valued member of Com munit y Board 10 who ser ved his

community day in and day out for decades,” said CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton. “He, his smiling face, and his ever-present chuckle will be missed by all of us.” He had been absent from several board meetings recently and Braton noted that he was ill at the November board meeting. Active in veterans groups, Ruffin was chaplain at Veterans of Foreign Wars Proctor Hopson Post #1896 in Jamaica and a member of American Legion Post #1946 in Laurelton.

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Cuomo has ambitious plans for boro airports State takes over construction at LGA terminal, JFK air cargo sites by Michael Gannon Editor

In his State of the State address on Jan. 8, Gov. Cuomo said the state has talked too long about modernizing LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International Airports without the action to back it up. He said it is time for that to change, even going so far as to have the state take over construction management of LaGuardia’s new central terminal from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey A spokeswoman for the governor said Cuomo is assembling a task force of people from outside the PA that will oversee the LaGuardia project and repor t to him personally. The aim, as Cuomo said in his speech, is to “redevelop those airports the way they should have been redeveloped many, many years ago.” “Unfortunately, the State of New York has fallen behind,” Cuomo said in regard to its standing among the nation’s busiest airports. “LaGuardia Airport is ranked as the worst airport in America, believe it or not,” Cuomo said. “That is a disgrace, my friends, and it is unacceptable and it is going to change.” In a 219-page booklet accompanying the governor’s address, three full pages are dedicated to the airports, which Cuomo said support 350,000 jobs, $18 billion in salaries and nearly $50 billion in related economic activity. Calling the airports the gateway to the city for about 20 million domestic and international passengers each year, Cuomo vowed to step in and end delays much as he did in 2012 with the Tappen Zee and Kosciuszko Bridge replacement projects, which were accelerated by about one year. Aside from a call to greatly improve the existing passenger experience at both airports, the governor said JFK, once the preeminent air cargo spot in the country, has lost about one-third of its cargo volume in the last decade. Cuomo’s plans call for redevelopment of JFK’s aging cargo facilities and infrastructure, though he did not cite any specific cost

Gov. Cuomo called for more state involvement in development projects at LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airports last week, but his speech and an accompanying document PHOTO COURTESY NYS were short on some of the specifics. or timelines. But the Port Authority — which ultimately is directed by Cuomo and Gov. Chris Christie (R-New Jersey) — appears to be on board with the governor’s directives. “JFK and LaGuardia Airports are unrivaled as regional economic engines and job creators; however, as Gov. Cuomo noted in his State of the State speech, these aging facilities are in dire need of modernization and redevelopment,” said a statement issued by the PA. “We welcome the Governor’s leadership and we are confident that his efforts will expedite major projects such as a new Central Terminal Building at LaGuardia Airport and ensure that New York’s airports meet the demands of 21st century air travel.” Jack Friedman, executive director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, said Cuomo’s air cargo plans are exactly what the borough needs, and not just for domestic

shipping. “Promoting the import-export industry [around the airport corridors] is a tremendous opportunity for Queens,” Friedman said. “Import-export is an opportunity for jobs that offer very good pay — they are not ordinary service jobs — in shipping, freight handling, trucking, warehousing. It is a tremendous opportunity that is untapped.” Friedman said Kennedy now ranks about 18th in the country as an air freight hub. And while Cuomo’s speech appeared to directly address only air cargo infrastructure within JFK’s fences, Friedman said interior changes will not help all that much without changes to roadways and regulations that make it difficult — and more expensive — to get truck traffic into and out of the airport. He said JFK is losing out to places like Newark-Liberty Airport in New Jersey and

Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta largely because of access and cost. “Access for trucking is a problem,” he said. “Air cargo companies like FedEx are using Newark, not JFK, because there is no direct highway access linking Kennedy and Manhattan or anywhere else.” The Belt Parkway, for example, which runs along JFK’s northern perimeter, does not allow trucks or commercial vehicles, forcing drivers to use side streets or the Van Wyck Expressway. Friedman also said regulations limit tractor trailers operating in New York City to 48 feet in length, while those operating in New Jersey can run up to 53 feet. “You have to do something,” he said. “And you have to take into account that with all of this, you are dealing with residential neighborhoods.” Cuomo’s press office said regulations, truck access and future road projects all are part of ongoing discussions that will continue to include the PA, New York City and its agencies such as its Depa r t ment of Transportation. Residents in neighborhoods such as Springfield Gardens and Rosedale long have been fearful of JFK expanding beyond its existing borders. Those fears only have been heightened in the last three years by the Port Authority’s effort to relocate an existing runway — 4 Left/22 Right. The current proposal from the PA calls for keeping the runway within JFK’s existing footprint, but moving it more than 700 feet closer to residential neighborhoods north of the airport. The PA also has not allayed many fears since it entered into negotiations last year with the city’s Parks Department to top or possibly remove more than 300 mature trees within Brookville Park. The PA has said the trees are tall enough given their proximity to JFK to present a hazard to aviation. PA representatives deny that there is a plan to expand the airport footprint into what is Q now parkland.

Gennaro gets state position Will work on storm preparedness at DEC by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

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Former City Councilman Jim Gennaro, who was term-limited out of office this year, has a new job. He was named deputy commissioner for the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The state job will keep him in the city at the DEC’s New York City Sustainability and Resiliency office. His focus will be on preparing and making New York City better able to meet the challenges he believes are coming due

to climate change and to rebuild after recent storm events. “Superstorm Sandy, which heavily impacted New York City, made clear that we have much to do to fortify the community for the future,” Gov. Cuomo said. “Mr. Gennaro will be a valuable leader in those efforts ...” Gennaro will also serve as DEC’s liaison to the state’s Resiliency Institute for Storms and Emergencies. Cuomo created RISE last November to provide scientific information to use in developing

comprehensive plans to better protect communities from extreme weather and natural disasters. Gen naro, who lives in Jamaica Estates, served as 24th District councilman from 2002 until 2013. He was chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection and authored several environ mental laws including reducing city greenhouse gas emissions, reducing water and air pollution and increasing brownf ield cleanup Q projects.

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continued from page 5 problem recently. Wood haven member Alexander Blenkinsopp confirmed the location hadn’t had issues for a few years, but there were concerns that the issues would manifest itself again if the hall got a liquor license. The third liquor license was a cabaret license for Maracas Club at 121-08 Jamaica Ave. in Richmond Hill. The owners of the club said they had only reapplied for the license because they had to reincorporate as an LLC, but had been around for 20 years and there had been no reports of problems there. But two board members, Blenkinsopp and Sylvia Hack, took issue with the location. Hack, who chairs the Land Use committee, said the area, which is heavily residential, was no place for a club with a cabaret license. Blenkinsopp pointed out that Maracas was the location where a cop who was later beaten almost to death a mile away on Liber ty Avenue back in November first got into an altercation with his alleged attacker. He and Hack were among a handful of members to vote against the license, which was ultimately approved. A police source later said that cops keep a close eye on the club during late Q nights.

Cuomo signs ‘puppy mill’ bill New law allows municipalities to pass stronger laws by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

A bill to help protect the health and safety of dogs and cats by authorizing local municipalities to adopt more stringent laws to regulate pet dealers was signed into law last Friday by Gov. Cuomo. It authorizes municipal governments to enact more stringent laws than those currently existing at the state level by removing the current pre-emption on municipalities to enact their own laws regulating or licensing pet dealers. Any new local ordinance must be at least as stringent as state law and must not result in the banning of the sale of dogs and cats raised in a safe and healthy manner. The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets will continue to enforce existing state laws pertaining to animal care by pet dealers. Under this legislation, if a municipality chooses to adopt a more stringent local law, enforcement of the new law will be the responsibility of the municipality. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a prime co-sponsor of the legislation, called the new law “An important step forward for animal safety in New York State.” “Permitting municipalities to pass strong

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JOHN A DAMS HIGH SCHOOL S POTLIGHT

The Newcomers Institute at John Adams High School, Ozone Park, is one of seven Small Learning Communities (SLC) in which the high school has been divided. Each SLC has a specific theme. The Newcomers Institute has about 500 newcomers to the United States with the purpose of supporting the new students who not only come to a new large urban high school but also are in a new society with a new culture and language to learn. The institute works to integrate the newcomers into our society and also help them maintain their native language and culture. Freshman and Sophomore Counselor Ms. Rivera explained that students in Newcomers can stay in it as long as they need to and graduate after meeting the regular requirements and after also passing the NYSELAT, the New York State English Language Arts Test. One activity to help the students is the Newcomers Transitional Group. At its meetings, new students can come to make new friends and integrate into their new school. There are also monthly English as a Second Language meetings for parents. In Newcomers, the students take their regular high school classes in their native languages, which in John Adams High School can be Spanish, Bengali or Hindi. They can receive college credit by taking College Now college level classes in Spanish and ESL, plus Spanish AP. Some special activities are ESL Parent Night, Newcomers Student Government, a multicultural festival, a Spanish theater called Repertorio Espanol, drama class, college trips, Bangladesh Independence Celebration, Diwali Celebration, ESL for Parents and an ASPIRA club for Hispanic students and a SASA club for South Asian students. The students can join any teams or clubs or take part in any other activities in John Adams. Other faculty in the Newcomers Institute are Directors Ms. Arriaga and Ms. Pineda, Guidance Counselor Ms. Rivera, and Junior and Senior Counselor Ms. Castro. (PHOTO & ARTICLE BY BOB HARRIS)

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Senior Class President Darion Ramkissoon, a resident of Rockaway Park, is certainly busy making a positive difference as a student at John Adams High School. He is enrolled in the Queens Business Institute, which is one of the seven Small Learning Communities that John Adams has been divided into. Darion has been Chairman of the school chapter of the National Honor Society; a member of the Leadership Team; a participant in the school play, “Alice in Wonderland,” portraying the Mad Hatter; one of the stage models at the Fashion Show, and he has also created video presentations showcasing the wonderful things that exist at his school. As part of the National Honor Society and the Leadership Team of the Student Government, led by ARION AMKISSOON Coordinator of Student Affairs Ms. Panzer, Darion SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT has volunteered to help people impacted by Hurricane Sandy. He has also helped at the Boys and Girls Club in Richmond Hill, where he played with the younger students and did arts and crafts. In addition, he is a peer educator with younger students at John Adams, by helping them adjust to their new, large high school, and he has taken part in blood drives, March of Dimes collections and breast cancer walks. Academically, Darion has taken College Now courses in psychology, critical thinking and theater arts, has a GPA of 95.06, and is on the Principal’s List (which is for students with an average of 90 or higher) — all while working at a part-time job. He is planning to study Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Darion feels very grateful towards his older brother Davis, who has helped raise him since they do not have a father in their lives and their mother died during Darion’s fresh(PHOTO & ARTICLE BY BOB HARRIS) man year of high school.

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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. The new logo features a swirl of colors interacting around a cross, which is at the center of all Catholic education. The vibrancy of the colors and the movement and shadows in the logo portray the inner-connectivity and community life that are present in our Catholic schools. The national Catholic Schools Week celebration became an annual event in 1974. The observance is a joint project of the National Catholic Educational Association and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. Individual dioceses and local Catholic elementary and secondary schools develop and promote their own CSW activities each year. The Benefits of a Catholic Education 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. • 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. • 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

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Ave Maria Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440 Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-5068 Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153 and 56-10 214 St., Bayside, (718) 225-8795 Holy Child Jesus School, 111-02 86th Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988 Holy Family School, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124 Holy Tr init y School, 14 - 45 143 St., W hitestone, (718) 746-1479 Immaculate Conception School, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., Astoria, (718) 728-1969 Immaculate Conception School, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica, 718) 739-5933 Incarnation School, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066 Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy, 136-58 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-1403 Most Precious Blood School, 32-52 37 St., Long Island City, (718) 278-4081 Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., Ridgewood, (718) 821-2221 Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 125-18 Rockaway Blvd. (Rockaway Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-0212 and 109-55 128 St., (128th Street Campus) South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316 Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031 Our Lady of Hope School, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, 92-80 220 St., Queens Village, (718) 464-1480

Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., S. Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184 Our Lady of Sorrows School, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517 Our Lady of the Angelus School, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School, 34-45 202 St., Bayside, (718) 229-4434 Our Lady of the Snows School, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs School, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622 Resurrection Ascension School, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963 Sacred Heart Catholic Adademy, 115-50 221 St., Cambria Heights, (718) 257-0123 Sacred Heart School, 216-01 38 Ave., Bayside, (718) 631-4804 Sacred Heart School, 84-05 78 Ave., East Glendale, (718) 456-6636 St. Adalbert School, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376 St. Andrew Avellino School, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887 St. Bartholomew School, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575 St. Camillus School, 185 Beach 99 St., Rockaway Beach, (718) 634-5260 St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174 St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990 St. Francis de Sales School, 219 Beach 129 St., Belle Harbor, (718) 634-2775 St. Francis of Assisi School, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405

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St. Gregory the Great School, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053 St. Helen School, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4156 St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020 St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., Long Island City, (718) 728-0724 St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110 St. Leo School, 104-19 49 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050 St . Lu ke S cho ol , 16 - 01 150 Pla c e, W h it e st one, (718) 746 -3833 St. Margaret School, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922 St. Mary Gate of Heaven School, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689 St. Matthias School, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003 St. Mel School, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211 St. Nicholas of Tolent ine School, 80 -22 Parsons Boulevard, Jamaica, (718) 380-1900 St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myr tle Ave., Glendale, (718) 821-6721 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy, 154 Beach 84 St., Rockaway Beach, (718) 474-7079 S t . S e b a s t i a n S ch o o l , 39 -76 58 St ., Wo o d sid e, (718) 429-1982 St. Stanislaus Kostka School, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585 St. Thomas the Apostle School, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904 Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230 Information obtained from the Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools website.

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involvement, develop real-world skills, shape leaders, reward achievement, reinforce values, allow for spiritual growth, embrace differences, raise standards and empower each student. The Diocese of Brooklyn offers a high school fair in the fall where students, faculty and administrators from the high schools are available to answer questions and distribute materials. Each high school also offers open houses and tours so that parents and prospective students can meet with current students, faculty and administrators and learn about the academics and activities the schools offer. Add it ionally, ma ny schools of fer “Buddy Days,” where prospective students can spend a day in the school attending classes with a student who is currently enrolled. All of the high schools also have websites that highlight their specific admissions policies and dates for open houses. For more information about the features and benefits of each of the Catholic high schools in Brooklyn and Queens go to: Q mybqcatholicschool.com.

Queens Catholic high schools Archbishop Molloy High School 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood (718) 441-2100 Website: molloyhs.org

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

Bishop Ford Central Catholic HS 500 19 St., Brooklyn (718) 360-2500 Website: bishopfordhs.org

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

Cathedral High School 350 East 56 St., NYC (212) 688-1545 Website: cathedralhs.org

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

Cathedral Preparatory Seminary 56-25 92 St., Elmhurst (718) 592-6800 Website: cathedralprepseminary.com

St. John’s Preparatory 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

Saint Edmund Preparatory HS 2474 Ocean Ave., Brooklyn (718) 743-6100 Website: stedmundprep.org

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

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MTA: MetroCard on its way out by 2019 Aging technology, maintenance costs prompt search for a change by Michael Gannon Editor

The MetroCard celebrated its 20th anniversary last week. But transit officials have announced that it will be going the way of the old subway token in time for its silver jubilee in 2019. Kevin Ortiz, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, said the cards have been an unparalleled success since their introduction, but that their time has come and gone. “It had a dramatic impact on the system,” Ortiz said in an interview on Monday. “Back in 1994 we had about 1 billion annual riders. This past year we surpassed 1.6 billion.” He said much of that is attributed to a change in 1997 that allowed a card holder to get a free transfer between bus and subway routes. “That said, as successful as it has been, it is nearing the end of its usefulness. The technology is nearing the end of its useful life. It’s becoming obsolete, and it is getting increasingly expensive to maintain.” Aside from maintenance, the printing of the cards themselves costs the MTA upward of $6 million per year. “From an economic standpoint, we want to decrease the top costs of running such a system,” Ortiz said.

The MetroCard is destined to go the way of the subway token and the nickel transit fare beginning FILE PHOTO in 2019, when the MTA hopes to have a new system that will allow phasing them out. He said the agency is committed to finding a system that can be integrated not only between buses and subways but with the Long Island Rail Road, MetroNorth and other regional transit systems. Requests for proposals are scheduled to

go out later tis year, with bids to be awarded sometime in 2015. Ideally, the new system would allow riders to tap one or more devices, a credit card, bank card or a smartphone that would allow money for a fare to be deducted from an account remotely.

“It’s pretty common in other places in the world, like Europe,” Ortiz said. Any changes will enter the planning stages with questions, such as dealing with riders who do not have access to bank or credit cards. Many students in the city’s schools also would not be old enough for a card, and not all would likely carry cell phones. A spokeswoman for the city Department of Education said the DOE would not respond to “proposals.” But the MTA said students will be accommodated. “We’re fully aware that some people don’t have access to debit cards,” Ortiz said. “That’s all part of the development process.” Paul Fleuranges, also with the MTA, said student transportation is a basic component, but that no specifics can be charted until the platform of a new system is determined. Ortiz also said the process would by necessity take questions of system security into account. He also said 2019 is not going to be the drop-dead end of blue-and-yellow cards with the magnetic strip. “We certainly expect that there would be an overlap with the new system,” he said. “People would have to get familiar with the service, and we would have to obtain the equipment we need.” He said it was 2003 before MetroCards Q were used exclusively.

Get new sports gear for old Athletic clothes company running donation drive by Stephanie E. Santana In keeping with the New Year tradition, it’s “out with the old and in with the new” for one Howard Beach-based online clothing company, BringIt2NY. Starting Jan. 16, the clothing company will combine people’s desires to clean out their closets with an initiative to help the underprivileged with a unique sports-centered charity drive, benefitting both the givers and receivers. Sports fans can donate their old gear and clothes to the Great Tape Charity and in exchange, receive a sports-related gift including stickers, hats, pins, bracelets and T-shirts. “We wanted kids to get interested in sports outside of America,” said Vincent Puleo, cofounder of BringIt2NY, as to why the drive was organized. Collected goods will go toward underprivileged families both abroad and locally. Donations will be collected

Angelo Pellegrino, co-founder of the online clothing company BringIt2NY, showcases samples of his company’s custom Knicks shirts. Pellegrino is encouraging people to donate old sports items in COURTESY PHOTO exchange for new ones. for two months and can be mailed to 26 Old Hemlock Drive, New Windsor, NY 12553. BringIt2NY is the first business for the 23-year-old Puleo and his partner, 21-year-old Angelo Pellegrino, who came together because of their appreciation for the Knicks. Puleo describes the business

as a social networking clothing company, fueled by a community of Knicks fans. His custom shirt designs are often based on popular hand signs Knicks players display to each other, such as the team holding up their hands like telephones to signal camaraderie, a key concept that unites their own customers.

To bring community engagement offline, the founders periodically organize outings to basketball events. Sporting Puleo’s graphic tees, a group of about 50 will meet up to enjoy a game. Combining Puleo’s background in graphic design and Pellegrino’s business savvy, the two founded their clothing company after meeting on Instagram. Pellegrino ran a popular K n ick s blog wh i le P u leo enjoyed creating unique sports images. “My main goal was to get a like from one of the [Knicks] players,” said P u leo, who reached out to the popular blogger to propose his business concept. Since they founded their business a year ago they have already received Instagram likes from Jason Kidd, J.R. Smith, Kenyon Martin and Amar’e Stoudemire. For questions about the charity, send an email to Bringit2NY@gmail.com or call Puleo Q at (845) 401-2164.

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Deli honored Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder awarded Lindenwood’s Tuscany Deli the “Small Business of the Month” award for January. “We’re honored to have been chosen,” Tuscany Deli co-owner John Gurino, left, seen here accepting a citation from Goldfeder on Jan. 9, wrote on the deli’s Facebook page. “We would like to thank our wonderful community, you inspire us each day. Without you we would be nothing and, we thank you all for your constant love and support.”

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Cross Bay Boulevard turned into a film set Tuesday as the hit prime-time drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” came to Howard Beach to shoot an upcoming episode. At least one of the show’s stars — rapper Ice-T, right with Cross Bay Chemist owner Frank Pantina, who plays Det. Odafin Tutuola — was on set to film a scene at the pharmacy Tuesday afternoon. Crews also filmed scenes at the Surfside Motel and the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge. Pantina said he wasn’t sure when the episode would air, but he believes it likely will be sometime in March. NBC has only scheduled episodes through Jan. 20. “Law & Order: SVU” is currently in its 15th season. It airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. on NBC. South Queens has played host to several television and movie filmings in recent years including the hit show “Boardwalk Empire,” which shot a scene in Forest Park and, recently, the movie “Run All Night” starring Liam Neeson, which filmed several scenes on Jamaica Avenue in Woodhaven.

The Queens County Christmas Bird Count, a project of the National Audubon Society, was rated a success with more people than usual participating. Corey Finger, the count compiler and organizer from Forest Hills, said that 44 birders braved cold temperatures on Dec. 15 and found 118 species, which ties their modern record, set in 1979, and is only six short of their all-time best. The previous year, there were fewer than 30 participants, so the 2013 increase was encouraging to Finger. Some of the more unusual birds seen

were the king eider, Nashville warbler, palm warbler, glaucous gull and five sightings of the snowy owl. Birders recorded 10 species in quadruple digits. They included: snow goose, 2,276; brant, 2,314; Canada goose, 3,597; mallard, 1,188; greater scaup, 6,302; ringbilled gull, 4,251; herring gull, 1,441; rock pigeon, 1,616; European starling, 2,081; and common grackle, 2,821. Many of those listed are waterfowl. Queens participants went to one of eight locations, where they spent the day Q searching for birds. FIRA-063257

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Take steps to ensure your resolutions are a success New Year’s resolutions may have varying degrees of success, but even those people who find it difficult to keep their resolutions year after year still tend to make a new resolution once the hour of midnight chimes. Though it may seem as though resolutions are made to be broken, resolutions can be the first step many people take toward a happier and healthier life, making them more than just a silly annual exercise in empty promises. A common hurdle many people must clear when making a New Year’s resolution is choosing the resolution itself. Resolving to become a millionaire in the next 12 months is likely unrealistic, as is taking on the same resolution you made last year that proved unsuccessful. Before making a New Year’s resolution this year, consider the following tips aimed at helping you choose a resolution that has a chance to be successful. • Make it something you’re likely to enjoy. Resolving to lose weight is perhaps the most popular New Year’s resolution every year. Though there’s no way to measure how many people make this resolution and stick with it, it’s safe to assume many people fall short of their weight-loss goal. That’s because the steps people must take to lose weight are not always easy to embrace. Many people join a gym in January so they can fully commit to their resolutions to lose weight. But joining a gym isn’t always the answer, as it’s easy to become intimidated at a gym where the majority of your fellow members are already in great shape. But this doesn’t mean you should shy away from your resolution. Instead, look for ways to make your resolution enjoyable so you’re more likely to stick with it. If you have resolved to lose weight but a gym isn’t for you, sign up for a dance class or join a cycling group. There’s more than

one way to commit to a given resolution, and finding the most enjoyable way to tackle your resolution is often the easiest way to make it a success. • Make it a realistic goal. Your resolution should be realistic. If not, the chances of being successful are slim. For example, resolving to move overseas by the end of this year may be a great goal, but if you have no job prospects overseas or too many commitments at home, then this goal is not realistic and you probably won’t reach your goal. However, this doesn’t mean you have to abandon your dream of moving overseas. Instead, resolve to make changes that make your desire to live overseas more realistic. • Employ the buddy system. Resolutions don’t have to be a one-person show. In fact, your resolution may prove easier to keep if you can find someone to go along for the ride. For instance, if you have resolved to quit smoking, find a friend who also smokes and commit to your resolution together. You can lean on each other when times get tough and serve as each other’s watchdog. If you resolve to learn a foreign language in the year ahead, find a friend to enroll in a class with you. You might commit to visiting a foreign country where this language is spoken at the end of the year if both of you have successfully fulfilled your resolutions. • Develop a plan before making any commitments. Before you commit to a resolution, develop a plan as to how you’re going to make that resolution a success and determine if this plan is realistic. For example, if you resolve to lose weight, part of your plan should include an exercise regimen and any dietary changes. Once you have laid out this plan, check it out with your doctor and then examine it to see how likely you are to stick with it.

Employing the buddy system is one way to improve your chances FILE PHOTO of making your New Year’s resolution a success. If your plan includes waking up at 6 a.m. every morning to work out and you know waking up that early is problematic for you, then you don’t have to abandon the resolution, but you might want to develop a new plan that’s more likely to be successful. The plan should be in place before you make your resolution. If you simply cannot map out a plan that’s amenable to your schedule, then this resolution might prove very difficult to keep and you might want to explore another option. Many people find their New Year’s resolutions have fallen by the wayside come the end of January. But those serious about making a change can take steps to ensure their resoluQ tions are a success. — Metro Creative Connection

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Only 8 percent of people who make New Year’s resolutions actually achieve their goals, according to a recent study by the University of Scranton. This year, instead of making a promise to lose weight, make small but impactful changes to the way you eat to ensure you reach your resolution goal. “Many people don’t realize how swapping a few simple ingredients can significantly impact caloric intake,” says Rita Held, culinary professional. “Making these easy modifications to meals will help improve overall health this year and for years to come.” Keep healthy eating resolutions without forsaking taste with these tips from Held: • Head to the produce aisle. Many people only focus on fresh produce during the warm weather months but winter also provides a vast array of delicious fruits and vegetables. Brussels sprouts, fennel, grapefruit, kale and clementines are all in season and bountifully accessible during the winter months. Enjoy them as a fresh alternative to processed snacks and sides. • Ditch dressings and butter. At only 20 calories per tablespoon, seasoned rice vinegar is a great alternative to store-bought dressings, oil and butter. Splash it on salads, cooked vegetables or even baked potatoes for a tangy twist with lots of flavor. Seasoned rice vinegar comes in many flavor varieties. • Replace heavy pasta with grains. There’s a reason quinoa is so popular. This tiny little grain is gluten-free and packs a high protein value. Try it in place of pasta or rice in meals.

• Embr ace meatless Mondays. Pick a day of the week when you choose not to eat meats. Not only does swapping meat for vegetables lower your caloric intake but can reduce your chance of developing chronic illnesses. Look for vegetables and grains high in protein, like broccoli, to keep you full. Try this quick and easy salad that combines super food kale with crunchy sunflower seeds in a light dressing. Asian kale salad withsunflower seeds Prep time: 30 minutes Ingredients: • 1/4 cup olive oil • 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar (roasted garlic) • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seed oil • 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic • 1/4 teaspoon sea salt • pepper (to taste) • 1 bunch lacinato kale, washed and sliced very thin • 1/2 cup roasted sunflower seeds Directions: Combine olive oil, rice vinegar, sesame seed oil, garlic powder, sea salt and pepper. Mix until thoroughly blended. Pour dressing over thinly sliced kale and toss to coat. Place salad in the refrigerator for 10 minutes to 2 hours to infuse flavor. Remove from refrigerator and toss with sunflower seeds before serving. Q Makes 4 servings. — Brandspoint Media

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Take steps to prevent diabetes According to the New York State Department of Health, nearly 1 in 8 New Yorkers has diabetes. However, type 2 diabetes (the most common form of diabetes) can be preventable. Having diabetes means that the body’s blood sugar levels are too high. Dr. Daniel Lorber, director, Endocr inolog y, and associate director, Theresa and Eugene M. Lang Center for Research and Education, New York Hospital Queens, says, “It’s important to be screened for diabetes if you or your doctor believe you are at risk for developing the disease. Your doctor can check your blood sugar levels with a simple blood test.”

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Eyeing the racial divide in school discipline As feds tout new guidelines, some focus on disparity’s root causes by Domenick Rafter Editor

T he Obama ad m in ist ration has an nounced new federal g uidelines to decrease the racial disparity in school suspensions, expulsions and arrests. The guidelines were laid out by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder in Baltimore last week. The new recommendations ask schools to create a climate with high expectations and rewards for good behavior, keep tabs on data concerning disciplinary actions, create student codes of conduct that spell out specific punishments for specific infractions, offer staff training on conflict resolution, provide adequate counselors and social workers and define appropriate roles for police on campus. While some express concern that the new guidelines will force schools to change disciplinary measures they say have become standard practice and are working, many are taking the opportunity to focus on why disparities exist and how to tackle the large source of the problems. According to statistics gathered by the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights division in a survey of school systems with more than 50,000 students enrolled in the 2009-10 school year, African-American students represented 24 percent of enrollment but 35 percent of arrests for in-school infractions. White students accounted for 31 percent of enrollment and 21 percent of arrests. For Hispanic students, there was less of a disparity in arrests. They accounted for 34 percent of enrollment and 37 percent of arrests. Some teachers were not surprised by those statistics. “As much as I hate to say it, the behavior issues are really more a problem with [minority students],” one Queens high school teacher confessed. Another high school teacher in the borough said suspensions and other forms of discipline don’t seem to be helping, regardless of race. “They come back and their behavior doesn’t change. Sometimes it just gets worse,” she explained. “It really comes from outside of school. Whatever we’re doing now, it’s not working.”

The racial disparity in punishment between students of color and white students has grabbed the attention of the Obama administration, which has issued new guidelines in an attempt to combat the problem. One problem many teachers have pointed out is that black and Latino students in the city typically come from poorer neighborhoods with complex family situations that influence their behavior and attend schools that lack the adequate number of guidance counselors to deal with problem students — a concern shared by both teachers and at least one elected official. “Until we address some of those issues, we still continue to see some of this negative behavior going on,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), a former teacher who said socioeconomic issues are the primary reason for bad behavior in schools. He noted that poorer students, who are often black and Hispanic, tend to feel a necessity to act tougher, which can lead to bad behavior. Dromm said there is definitely an obvious

Abbracciamento’s closing up continued from page 10 never be another restaurant here in this spot,” he said. “For all I know, we’ll see how I feel over the next few months. Will there be a possible comeback? I don’t know. You never know what doors may open for you.” Abbracciamento also says that, while the restaurant may be closing in just a few weeks, there are no plans in the works to sell the building at this time. “I have no idea,” he said, when asked what will become of his building after the restaurant closes. “I’m taking the stages as they come. This will be the first stage and

we’ll see what happens.” Among the many customers, including Chronicle employees, who have mourned the restaurant’s impending closing, Bob Holden, president of the Juniper Park Civic Association, is saddened by the news. “It’s the end of an era with Abbracciamento’s closing. We were planning the Juniper Park Civic Association’s 75th anniversary party there in the spring. However, that can’t happen now.” Holden said, adding that the group’s 70th anniversary event was held there. “We all attended many functions there over the years, we are all sad to see it go.”

disparity, and the federal study notes that black students without disabilities are three times more likely to be suspended or expelled than white peers for the same infraction. “We have seen a large increase in the number of students, particularly black and Latino and those with individualized education programs, being suspended from schools, and sometimes for minor infractions,” he said. He blamed zero-tolerance policies which often bring harsh punishments against firsttime offenders. Dromm noted a story of a girl who was suspended after threatening a teacher. She had never before been in trouble. Holder held the same opinion. “Too often, so-called zero-tolerance policies, however well-intentioned they might be, Abbracciamento is sad to see his restaurant go as well, but he chuckles recounting a l l t h e m e m o r i e s h e h a s of h i s establishment. While President Kennedy and his brother, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, coming to dine stands out in his mind as moments that Abbracciamento will never forget, the media scrum surrounding then-Vice Presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro’s visit to the restaurant is the most memorable. “People were calling the restaurant from all over the place to ask what she had to eat,” he said. “It was completely crazy.” Abbracciamento insists that, while his restaurant may be retiring, he certainly has no plans of doing so.

make students feel unwelcome in their own schools; they disrupt the learning process,” Holder said in Baltimore. “And they can have significant and lasting negative effects on the long-term well-being of our young people, increasing their likelihood of future contact with the juvenile and criminal justice systems.” The guidance counselor issue looms large for many. Several high school teachers said their schools lack an adequate number of guidance counselors. In some schools the ratio between counselor and student is as large as 1 to 400. “I would tend to lean more to the issues dealing with not enough guidance counselors,” said Kenneth Cohen, regional director of the NAACP’s New York State conference, who called the issue “sensitive” to many communities. “You need a small army to deal with all the students in a school.” Cohen noted that often students who act out do so for a number of different reasons, from issues at home or outside school to boredom in class “It’s going to take a lot more investigation,” he said. “When they take a strong look at it, there is going to be various different reasons.” Cohen suggested another important step would be for teachers and school staff to become more integrated into the communities the students are coming from. “One way to combat this is to get to know parents better and interact in the community,” he said. “I’m not saying disciplinary action shouldn’t be taken, but there has to be a new way.” In the classroom, the punishment situation is something obscure, according to one high school teacher. “There are no specific punishments for specific situations,” said the teacher, who did not want to be identified but teaches at a school with a high minority population. “Really it’s up to the teacher giving the punishment and there are sometimes situations where one student gets one punishment for one thing and someone else gets a different punishment for the same violation. Perhaps a list of standard punishments would help.” Q He works as a freelance photographer on the side, and, in addition to making up for lost time with his wife, he will be trading in his pots and pans for cameras and film for the foreseeable future. Abbracciamento may be leaving the restaurant, possibly for good, in just six weeks, but he says the restaurant will not only never leave his mind, but it will physically never leave him as well. “Once this place closes, I think I’m going to take the big Joe Abbracciamento neon sign down and I’m going to put it on the back of my house above my pool,” he said. “And every time I get a little lonely, I’m going to turn it on and let it reflect on Q my pool.”

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Home sales boom in Queens had a place on the market for fou r months at above market price and as soon as we dropped the price, we got four offers.” Just 15 months af ter Sandy, Fin k believes the market in South Queens has recovered well and will continue to do so throughout 2014. “People are more confident now that we’re past the one-year point,” he said. “It’s a great market and a great area. I believe it is going to bounce back nicely.” Maryanna Zero, owner of Home Hunters in Maspeth, has also seen that the market is thriving in her area. The inventory is so low, she says, that the only things left on the market are hard sells. “We have had houses on the market and on the first showing, someone will make an offer at the sales price or even higher,” Zero said. “It certainly makes up for all of the bad times recently.” Zero believes the bump can be attributed to the area’s unique, tight feel and proximity to other bustling areas of the city. “We’re very close to Manhattan and close to Williamsburg but there’s still that neighborhood feel,” she said. “This neighborhood is a great place to be.” Long Island City, a unique enclave that attracts potential buyers from both Queens and Manhattan, has also felt the borough’s housing boom. Eric Benaim, CEO and founder of Modern Spaces: Long Island City, has also seen a hy peractive winter and believes that the market shows no signs of letting up. “We’ve seen our busiest winter in years,” Benaim said. “I definitely do see the market keeping up in 2014 and 2015 because there’s less inventory.” Part of Long Island City’s recent boom can also be attributed to the Manhattan housing market. Benaim believes any price increase across the East River positively impacts the housing market in the waterfront community. “Because the Manhattan market is out of control right now, the average person can’t afford anything there, so people come to Long Island City,” he said. “They’re getting their bang for their buck Q here.”

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continued from page 2 The low-inventory market is not only a Queens trend, but a national phenomenon in the real estate industry, according to Copersino. She says it’s hard to pinpoint exactly why there are so few homes available, but possible factors include economic instability and people feeling secure for the time being in their current homes. She projects that inventory will r ise with the temperat u re come the springtime. Because prices are still low and there are fewer homes on the market, she says she hasn’t been this busy in years. “In the two-family home market, we are really experiencing that low inventory,” she said. “We’re watching and waiting for new places to come on the market, and when they do, we end up with multiple offers and even bidding wars.” According to the Elliman Report, Central Queens, which it defines as neighborhoods such as Forest Hills and Rego Park, and northwest Queens, defined as Long Island City and Woodside, are ground zero for the real estate boom. Copersino believes the jump in sales there can be attributed to the beauty of the areas, but areas in Southeast Queens have fallen behind the rest of the borough when it comes to growth. Foreclosures have been common in neighborhoods like Jamaica, and their future isn’t as bright as other sections of Queens. “It’s all about desirability. Forest Hills is always hot,” she said. “But in places like Jamaica and Rosedale, they are pretty much stuck in the short sale and foreclosure market right now. “Homeowners owe more to the bank than what their house is worth,” she continued. “It’s been like that for years now.” Much like Copersino, Jer r y Fin k, owner of Jerry Fink Real Estate in Howard Beach, has been incredibly active as of late. Homes are flying off the market so fast that he hasn’t had time to spend on or with anyone else. “This is normally the slowest time of the year, but it’s been very active. Right after Christmas, I didn’t have a day off,” Fink said. “I have showings every day. I

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Interim prez has ties to Queens College Evangelos Gizis served as provost and vice president there in past by Liz Rhoades

result that the college is now nationally recognized as a leader in quality education,” Gizis said. He indicated he will focus on student recruitment and develWhen Queens College Interim President Evangelos Gizis took over the reins this month at the Flushing campus, he oping new high-demand academic programs, especially at the had a short learning curve, having served in the past there master’s degree level. The college’s enrollment is around 19,000 and he wants to attract another 1,000 students. as vice president and later provost. “We have an obligation to tell residents the advantages that CUNY announced his temporary position last week, replacing James Muyskens, who retired at the end of December to Queens College offers — a high graduation rate and high standards, affordability and a beautiful campus,” he said. return to teaching after 11 years at the Queens College helm. He will reach out to residents of W hen Muyskens revealed his Nassau and Suffolk counties as well as retirement plans last fall, the CUNY the rest of the city. board authorized a national search Gizis defines high-demand acafor his successor. Board Vice Chairt’s a great college and it demic programs as majors that the person Philip Berry, a Queens Colwell serves the borough.” college doesn’t offer yet. “There has lege alumnus, is leading the search to be existing jobs and a demand by committee, which also includes trust—Queens College Interim President students,” he said. ees, a CUNY college president, facEvangelos Gizis A native of Greece, Gizis left in ulty, students, alumni and others. 1960 to pursue graduate degrees in the Gizis, 79, who retired in 2009 as provost, remained part of the CUNY administration, working part- United States. He earned his M.S and Ph.D. in food science and time as a senior advisor. He is expected to retain the interim post biochemistry at Oregon State University, went on to do in Flushing until officials pick a permanent replacement prior to research at Michigan State University and other top labs before taking administrative posts at four City University colleges. the fall semester. A biochemist with a specialty in food science, Gizis has “I feel honored to be appointed interim president of Queens College and I accept this responsibility knowing the challenges previously served as interim president of Hunter College, the college will face,” he said. “It’s a great college and it well Hostos Community College and Borough of Manhattan Community College. serves the borough.” “It wasn’t hard to change course because I did it little by The interim president also had high praise for Muyskens, who oversaw new programs and the building of the school’s little,” the president said. “Eventually, it didn’t work trying first residence hall. “I applaud President Muyskens for to do both and I’m happy with the decision I made to enhancing the academic experience of our students, with the become an administrator.” Managing Editor

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Rights for women talk A panel discussion on women’s rights issues will be held on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 5 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, located at 171-39 Northern Blvd. in Flushing. The event is sponsored by Northeast Queens for Action and will include discussions by Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo (D-Brooklyn), Assembly wom a n Ni ly Roz ic ( D -Fresh Meadows) and Rachelle Suissa, president of the Brooklyn-Queens chapter of the National Organization for Women. Also on the panel will be Emily Pasnak-Lapchick, an end-trafficking fel low w it h t h e U. S. Fu nd fo r UNICEF. Issues to be discussed include pay disparity, workplace discrimination, healthcare concerns, sex trafficking, domestic violence and having an indepth conversation about what can be done to combat them from legislat ive, out reach a nd com mu n it y organizing perspectives. To RSVP, go to my.barackobama. com/page/event/detail/gs87kc. The Queens group was organized last fall to fight for President Obama’s Q agenda and progressive issues.

Queens College Interim President Evangelos Gizis PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS COLLEGE

He first came to Queens College in 1986 as vice president for college affairs, planning and information systems. Two years later, he chaired the committee for the college’s first five-year plan, which evaluates existing programs to see if they are relevant. Gizis left Queens College for five years to work at Hunter College, where he held several posts, including interim president. He returned to Queens in 2001 as interim provost and became provost two years later, a position he held until his retirement. Q He and his wife live in Manhasset, LI.

Ira Cohen, Queens photographer, dies by Domenick Rafter Editor

Ira Cohen, a well-known Flushing photographer who was a staple at borough events over the years, has passed away. Cohen, 66, was found dead in his Kew Gardens Hills apartment last Friday. A veteran of the Vietnam War who also retired from the MTA and was an auxilary police officer, Cohen was a regular at press conference and public events in the borough, where he would take photos and converse with other photographers, reporters and officials. He was known for telling people his job “didn’t feel like work.” Cohen spent more than a decade taking photos for the Queens Tribune and Press of Southeast Queens newspapers, and his photos would regularly grace the covers of both papers. He is survived by two daughters, Rachel and Denise, and a brother, Barry. Elected officials were among those responding to Cohen’s death this week. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) all

Queens photographer Ira Cohen died last Friday at age 66. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS TRIBUNE issued condolences on Twitter. Cohen’s funeral is to be held this Friday at 10:15 a.m. at Sinai Chapels, 16205 Horace Harding Expressway in Fresh Meadows. Burial will follow at Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Q Blvd., Calverton, LI.

Save-Pavilion event Jan. 25 With the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1964-65 World’s Fair around the corner, a group of people hoping to restore the neglected New York State Pavilion are holding a kickoff discussion of the issue Jan. 25. All are invited. People for the Pavilion wants to create enough public support and momentum to prompt the city to finally do something with the old Tent of Tomorrow and the adjacent Observation Towers, icons of Queens that have been in disrepair for decades. The group is mounting a social media campaign and producing a documentary film to garner public backing for restoring the structures, something that would cost tens of millions of dollars. The Jan. 25 event will include a presentation on the group’s goals and discussion of how best to achieve them. It will be held at 2 p.m. at the Queens Theatre, which is next to the pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Light refreshments will be available. To RSVP, which is requested but not required, visit nyspavilion.org. “This is an exciting time for the Pavilion,” the group said in a prepared Q statement. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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have heard that it is a very good movie, watch for it to be released later this year and look for Woodhaven and Woodhavenites in some of the scenes. I have been advised that there is a low cost mobile veterinarian clinic parked at 137-20 Cross Bay Blvd in Ozone Park across from Animal Pantry for Pets on Sundays 10 to 5 p.m.. Check it out, and then take your pet. Wood haven has so ma ny stores a nd businesses. The GWDC still has gifts for your consideration. We have an original miniature Woodhaven f lag suitable for window display. Also, the GWDC is offering a gift of the recognition of the GWDC’s accomplishment in the landmarking of the Forest Park Carousel, “the Jewel of Forest Park”. This gift being given to us by the noted and accomplished artist Constance Del Vecchio Maltese, who has contributed to us replicas of her painting of a beautiful carousel horse called the “Forest Park beauty.” These two unique Woodhaven gifts are fundraisers that you can give to relatives or friends and are priced at $12 for the flag, and $5 for the painting of the “Forest Park beauty.” Please call (718) 805-0202 to order either of these perfect gifts, which are a part of Woodhaven memories. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans and may God bless America. Q

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BASKETBALL Red Storm’s skid extends to four games ST. JOHN’S

Johnnies continue to struggle as they lose to Villanova and DePaul by Christopher Barca Reporter

It might be too early to push the panic button, but St. John’s has dug itself a huge hole during the first two weeks of conference play. Fresh off two losses, including one blowout, at the hands of Xavier and Georgetown, the Johnnies continued to sputter against Big East rivals Villanova and DePaul. The Red Storm were defeated by the Wildcats, 74-67, at Madison Square Garden on Jan. 11, and the Johnnies’ woeful ways made the trip to Chicago with them, as they lost to DePaul, 77-75, on Jan. 14. St. John’s has now lost four straight contests, dropping its record to 9-7, and is without a win in 2014. Much like the heartbreaking loss to second-ranked Syracuse at the Garden, the Red Storm went shot-for-shot with eighth-ranked Villanova, and even took a 33-31 lead into halftime. While the Red Storm didn’t shoot very efficiently from the floor in the first half, they played solid defense, limiting Villanova to just 26 percent shooting from the field, including a mere 22 percent from three-point range. The Wildcats shot the ball much better in the second half, though, as ‘Nova buried 44 percent of its shots and hit three of its seven shots from long range. St. John’s missed all four of its three-point shots while shooting 35 percent from the field. Ju n ior g u a rd D’A ngelo H a r r ison scored a game-high 22 points, 13 coming from the free-throw line, and freshman guard Rysheed Jordan followed with 12 points, but it was Villanova who had five players score double-digit points on its way to victory.

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67 74 Villanova defeats the Red Storm on Jan. 11. The same symptoms plagued St. John’s against DePaul, as the Johnnies held the Blue Demons to just 11 percent shooting from the three-point line in the first half. But in the second half, DePaul buried five three-pointers as opposed to the Red Storm’s two. The two squads traded the lead multiple times in the second half, and St. Joh n’s act ually led the Blue Demons 75-72 with three minutes to play. But the Red Stor m m issed its f i nal f ive shots, including an ill-advised Orlando Sanchez three-point attempt in the final seconds to allow DePaul to steal the win. “We are naturally disappointed with this result. Our kids were able to rally in the second half ... but we were not productive in the closing st ages of the game,” fourth-year coach Steve Lavin said. “We now must move on and get ready to play Providence on Thursday.” Ha r r ison score d a ga me -h ig h 24 points, his ninth time scoring at least 20 points this season, even though he nearly missed the game with a mild concussion suffered against Villanova. He is 47th in all of college basketball in scoring, averaging 19.1 pointsper-game, but the Red Storm need more consistent offensive production from players like Sanchez and sophomore forward JaKarr Sampson for the team to realize its full potential. The Johnnies will look to break their lengthy losing skid against Big East rival Providence on Thursday at 7 p.m. at Carnesecca Arena on campus. Dartmouth, the Red Storm’s final nonconference opponent this season, will also travel to Queens this weekend to do battle with the sputtering Q Johnnies on Saturday at 6 p.m.

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ARTS, CULTURE C ULTURE & LIVING IVING

A shot from Alexandre Rockwell’s new film “Little Feet,” which had its U.S. premiere at the museum on Friday as part of a film series honoring new independent and low-budget films. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

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drunkenly passes out on the couch on a regular basis — the young ones have learned to take care of themselves and have fun doing it, probably out of necessity. What “Little Feet” does best is portray the limitlessness of a child’s mind. When little Nico asks Lana to tell him a bedtime story, she creates a world where a panda bear, who lost his wife, lives the rest of his life in a closet. Perhaps the film portrayal of childhood imagination is so dead-on due, in part, to Rockwell’s co-writer: his daughter Lana. “I had her and I sit down and she’d just tell me what she wanted to see in the movie and we’d paint pictures and discuss,” Rockwell said. “It really shows the almost demented thoughts kids have and how they can become fixated on a small thing and stick to it.” “Little Feet” is a gorgeously stripped-down film that revolves around the innocent and imaginative minds of children and the harsh world they are forced to navigate. Continuedonon page continued page 41

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It’s film festival season, and while there are plenty of promising venues screening indies throughout the city, the First Look series at the Museum of the Moving Image is one not to be missed. To kick off the week-long film fest, dozens crowded into the museum’s theater last Friday to watch the U.S. premiere of Alexandre Rockwell’s “Little Feet.” Hailed by critics as the “first great film of 2014,” the drama tells the story of Lana and Nico — Rockwell’s reallife children with the same names — who decide to bring their goldfish Curly to the LA River after its mate dies in their fishbowl. The children don’t live in ideal conditions by any means but given the harshness of their world topped with the death of their mother and a neglectful father — who

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The Queens Symphony Orchestra performs at LeFrak Concert Hall on Jan. 19.

Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. 25 Years of Madden NFL video game exhibition. Five versions of the groudbreaking game on view and available to play now thru Sunday, Feb. 23. Indie Essentials: 25 Must-Play Video Games, Exhibition of 25 playable, independently produced games, through March 2. Museum hours: Wednesdays-Thursdays, 10:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fridays, 10:30 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturdays-Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. $12 adults, $9 seniors over 65 and students with ID, $6 children 3-12, under 3 free.

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Blue Suede Birthday — The Elvis Bash, Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside, Saturday, Jan. 25, 8 p.m. Master performers Scot Bruce & Mike Albert deliver a superb Elvis experience. $40. Box Office: (718) 631-6311.

MUSIC Solo harp recital, Tomina Parvanova, First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, Corner of Queens Boulevard & 54th Avenue, Elmhurst, Sunday, January 19, 1:30 p.m. Music by Bach, Viotti, Hindemith, Grandjany and Tournier. $10, all proceeds donated for church repairs. “Gianni Schicchi,” Puccini‘s comical opera, Queens Symphony Orchestra, Queens College, LeFrak Concert Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Sunday, Jan. 19, 3 p.m. Free. Contact: queenssymphony.org.

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Sacred and Profane, Music of Ludwig van Beethoven, Redeemer Concert Series, Episcopal Church of the Redeemer, 30-14 Crescent St., Astoria, Sunday, Jan. 19, 6-7:30 p.m., $15 at door, $10 students/seniors. Contact: info@redeemerconcerts.org. 50th Anniversary of The Beatles Coming to America, St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, Friday, Jan. 24, 8-11 p.m. $25, includes food, live tribute performance. Contact: Hank Kraker (718) 866-5471, hankthek@aol.com. Musica Reginae presents PUBLIQuartet, The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Avenue, Forest Hills, chamber classics with modern spin, with reception/meet the artists after the concert, Saturday, January 25, 7:30 p.m. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 students (13-21), kids under 12, free with an adult. Con Brio Ensemble, Twilight Concert, The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills, Sunday, Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m. $12, $10 students/seniors,

Oakland Little Neck Jewish Center, 49-10 Little Neck Pkwy., Monthly Shabbat Morning Experience, Saturday, Jan. 25, 9 a.m., breakfast and Torah discussion. Sisterhood Shabbat, Saturday, Jan. 25, 3:30 p.m., women lead in prayer, D'var Torah, open to men and women. Contact: Lisa Pollack, (718) 224-0404, lisapollacknyc@gmail.com. Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., New Knitting Circle, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2 p.m. All levels, plus crocheting, bring own knitting equipment, refreshments served. Free. Afternoon Bingo, every Tuesday, January-February, early game, 2 p.m., doors open at 1:30 p.m., everyone 18 & over. Call (718) 459-1000.

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TDF vouchers accepted. Contact: Dr. Diana MittlerBattipaglia (718) 459-1277, dianamittler@aol.com.

DANCE Ballet Hispanico, Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Goldstein Theater at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Saturday, Feb. 8, 8 p.m.; Sunday Feb. 9, 3 p.m. $49, $29 at KupferbergPresents. org, or at the box office.

AUDITIONS Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. Rehearsals/ auditions, Wednesdays, 7:30-10 p.m. Contact: Franklin Verbsky, (718) 374-1627, fhso.org.

LECTURE “Phenomena or God‘s Warning?,” Church of God International Queens, New Life Fellowship, 82-10 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2-4 p.m. Free. Contact: (903) 939-2929, info@cgi.org.

CLASSES Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers. Yoga classes, Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, registration ongoing for winter series (14 classes), Mondays (intermediate/open), 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. $168 CQY members, $210 general public; seniors, $66 CQY members, $119 general public. Register: (718) 268-5011, cgy.org.

Defensive Driving Course, Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-08 Queens Blvd., sponsored by the National Safety Council. Sunday, Jan. 26, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Register: (718) 263-7000. Ballroom Dance Classes, Year ‘Round Social Dance Program, Monday & Friday evenings, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Call 718) 478-3100. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy. & Northern Blvd., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Wednesdays, $25/session. Instruction from award-winning artist. Call (718) 969-1128.

KIDS Tot Tu B‘Shvat, Young Israel of Sunnyside, 43-01A 46 St., Sunday, Jan. 19, 10:20 a.m.-12 p.m. Hands-on centers, stories and snacks, indoor scavenger hunt. Suggested donation: $5 per child. Contact: (718) 786-4103, youngisraelofsunnyside@gmail.com. Career in Visual Arts program, Arrow Park & Community Center, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-6 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.12 p.m, sponsored by the Latin American Cultural Center of Queens. Children 8-16, free. All materials provided. Contact: LACCQ (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. Wildlife Conservation Society’s Queens Zoo, Flushing, registration for 2013-2014 winter education programs, including teen zoo internship and meeting zoo keepers. Register: (718) 271-7361, queenszoo.com/programs, qzeducation@wcs.org. Arts & Crafts Class, Ridgewood YMCA, 69-02 64 St., Wednesdays, now-Feb. 23, 6-7 p.m., ages 5-12. $65 Members, $75 nonmembers. Contact: Sarah Feldman (212) 912-2180, labohemianartist@gmail.com.

Malava Malka, featuring Israeli singer Avi Peretz, Congregation Machane Chodosh, 67-29 108 St., Forest Hills, Saturday, Jan. 18, 7:30 p.m. Dairy buffet served. Reserved tickets; $22 members, $25 nonmembers, $10 under 16 years old. Nonreserved tickets at the door, $28. Call (718) 793-5656. Birthday of the Trees and PJ Library Launch, Hollis Hills Jewish Center, 210-10 Union Tpke., Sunday, January, 19, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Must preregister, RSVP: Nancy (718) 776-3500. Winter Dance Party, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens and Sunday to Remember Program, El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2:30-5 p.m. Free, donations welcome. RSVP: (718) 261-7664, LACCQ@aol.com. No cost mammograms and clinical breast exams, Care Clinic, New York Community Bank, 156-02 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach, Thursday, Jan. 30, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Sponsored by American Italian Cancer Foundation and NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. Appointment is necessary, call (877) 628-9090. Financial Literacy, Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave., Astoria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6-8 p.m. Go from artist to creative entrepreneur, learn to prioritize needs over wants and manage cash flow with Tricia Taitt, certified finance & accounting consultant. Free. RSVP required: queenscouncilarts.org/go-from-artist-to-creative entrepreneur/.

SPECIAL EVENTS Book Signing, “The Theory of Opposites,” Allison Winn Scotch, Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St., Tuesday, Jan. 21, 7-8 p.m. Reading of new novel, free. Contact: Ann-Marie Nieves (914) 461-4360, am@getredpr.com. Shorewalker Walks: Hellgate Ferry Road (Astoria) to Newtown (Elmhurst), Saturday, Feb. 1; Three Lakes, Three Parks, Sunday, Apr. 13. Contact: Christine at (212) 787-1136, chryost@hotmail.com.

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The shorts shine at Laughing Devil Comedy Club by Tess McRae qboro editor

Though they specialize in stand-up, the guys at Laughing Devil hold a special place in their heart for films. The venue, located in Long Island City, already hosts movie nights, screening some of the biggest comedies in recent years, but it is also home to the annual Laughing Devil Short Film Festival. The decision to show shorts as opposed to full-length features is — at least in jest — so that the audience will stay interested. “These films are approximately five minutes long,” owner Steve Hoffstetter said. “We’ll show five or so a night, that’s five times the average person’s attention span.”

Laughing Devil Short Film Fest When: Every third Sunday of the month starting Jan. 19, 8 p.m. Where: Laughing Devil 47-38 Vernon Blvd., LIC Tickets: $10, laughingdevil.com

“My background is in documentary film and I’ve done the film festival circuit,” Daniel Reynolds, director of the festival, said. “When we opened our own theater pub, I knew I wanted to do a short film festival but one that was a little more intimate and allowed for more interaction between filmmakers and audiences.” To that end, Reynolds and the rest of the Laughing Devil crew decided to have a festival that would run on a rolling basis, showing a handful of films every month before culminating the best of the best into a more traditional four-day festival in December. “We accept all genres and above all are looking for quality and voice,” Reynolds said of the festival’s standards. “Although we lean towards comedy films, we want to represent all types of film, from non-narrative art-house to edgy documentary.” He cited “Ivan’s House,” which will be showing at the first screening on Jan. 19, as one of the dramas. The movie is based on the Chekhov play “Uncle Vanya,” which portrays the visit to the countryside of an elderly professor and his glamorous and younger second wife, Yelena, who

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Each month, the Laughing Devil will screen 5 to 15 short films leading up to a four-day final competition in December as part of their annual festival. FILE PHOTO gets the attention of Vanya and Astrov. The Laughing Devil will also award films for excellence, something Reynolds said wa s not originally going to be implemented. “Originally, we were only going to do the monthly screenings, without awards, but Steve Hoffstetter, one of the owners of Laughing Devil, felt it was important to

have some sort of payoff at the end of the year, so we committed to doing a four-day festival which would be judged by a jury panel in December.” Hoffstetter said the inspiration came from his experience in the stand-up world where stand-out comedians are acknowledged for their work at festivals. continued on on page page 43 00 continued

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

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Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. 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 hopes to help out in the most and let the Internet auctioneers honest way they can. STORE HOURS handle the rest. MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm “For this, I like to think we’re SAT. 10am - 6pm For anyone who has ever doing the community a service,” SUN. by Appointment dealt with the hassle of selling Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com and shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting spot. They can come to our store up a user and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee and know that we can educate them on what they that Ice Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. really a 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. Sat urday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – pri vate “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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All of the attention during the 2013 Jets season was on whether head coach Rex Ryan would retain his job in 2014. The general thinking was that Ryan was on thin ice because the man who hired him to coach Gang Green, Mike Tannenbaum, got fired at the end of the 2012 campaign. As is the case with corporate America, an NFL general manager likes to bring in new personnel at the expense of the old. John Idzik, the man who replaced Tannenbaum as Jets general manager, rarely spoke with the media outside of his introductory press conference last winter. His poker-faced exterior further fueled speculation that Rex would be a goner once the Jets were eliminated from the NFL playoffs. There were widespread media reports that Rex even told his players that he thought he would be fired at the end of the year before the penultimate game of the season against the Oakland Raiders. The Jets went on to beat both the Raiders and the Dolphins in Miami the following week to finish with an 8-8 record. That may be the definition of mediocrity, but given the low expectations for the Jets coming into the season because of their paucity of talent, it was downright miraculous. Idzik wisely ditched conventional wisdom by allowing Ryan to return to the Jets sidelines

in 2014 and will probably give him a one-year extension on top of that. He knew very well that Jets owner Woody Johnson is enamored of Rex, and the players, fans, and media like his fun-loving, largerthan-life personality. If Idzik were to have fired Rex he would have found slim pickings for his replacement. If the Jets do well next year, Idzik looks like a genius, and if they don’t, he can then fire Ryan and not be held accountable. The Esquire Network’s “Friday Night Tykes,” which looks at organized peewee football in Texas, is generating a lot of controversy. Even though the players are 8 and 9 years old, the coaches are caught on tape screaming and cursing at them as if they were competing for jobs in an NFL training camp. The NFL is reportedly aghast at the show because of how the sport is portrayed, with the worst offense being the number of jarring helmet-to-helmet hits. American Express and the NBA have teamed up to produce a series of videos that let fans learn little tidbits about their favorite players that they wouldn’t have known otherwise, such as the Boston Celtics’ Rajon Rondo’s love of fashion, particularly Starter satin jackets. In another segment, the Brooklyn Nets’ Paul Pierce (Rondo’s former teammate) explains why he is a bowling devotee. You can see the Q videos at nba.com/offthecourt/.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: SAGA VENTURES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/13/13. 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, 153-01 Jamaica Avenue, Suite 201, Jamaica, New York 11432. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Lamour Group LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/16/13. 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, 11-15 Broadway, Apt. 2C, Astoria, New York 11106. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: TRAPEZI LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/30/2013. 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 Christos Charalambous, 4227 35th Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Proper Care, L.L.C. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/13/13. 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, 107-14 Watson Place Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WESTLAKE BROTHERS LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the (SSNY) on 12/06/2016. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Christopher Kyriakides and Peter Kyriakides, 23-77 38th St., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose

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Notice of Qualification of 39-11 62ND STREET, LLC. Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/13/13. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 09/11/13. Princ. office of LLC: c/o A & E Real Estate Holdings, LLC, 1065 Ave. of the Americas, NY, NY 10018. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Douglas F. Eisenberg at the princ. office of the LLC. DE addr. of LLC: Corporation Service Co., 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF Edward Lui Architect PLLC. Arts of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/27/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE PLLC, 58-43 256th St., 1st Fl., Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: practice the profession of architecture.

CITATION File No. 2013-4753, SURROGATE’S COURT, Queens COUNTY, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: DONALD LAZAR, LAWRENCE LAZAR, BARBARA BLEIWESS, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COUNTY OF QUEENS, and to the heirs at law, next of kin, and distributees of CLARA DUNLEAVY, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead to their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, legatees, executors, administrators, assignees and successors in interest whose names are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. A petition having been duly filed by Gregory L. Matalon who is/ are domiciled at 110-10 Queens Boulevard, Apt 22G, Forest Hills, New York 11375. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica , New York, on February 13, 2014 at 09:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of CLARA DUNLEAVY lately domiciled at 35-20 Leverich St., Apt. B224, Jackson Heights, New York 11372, United States admitting to probate a Will dated May 14, 2008 (and Codicil(s), if any, dated__), a copy of which is attached, as the Will of CLARA DUNLEAVY, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that: Letters Testamentary issue to Gregory L. Matalon. Dated, Attested and Sealed, Dec. 13, 2013. Hon. Peter J. Kelly, Surrogate; Margaret M. Gribbon, Chief Clerk; HOWARD CAPELL, Attorney. CAPELL BARNETT MATALON & SCHOENFELD LLP, 100 JERICHO QUADRANGLE, SUITE 233, JERICHO, New York 11753, (516) 931-8100. NOTE: This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.

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SQ page 48 SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF OBJECT OF ACTION SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS ACTION TO FORECLOSE A MORTGAGE INDEX NO. 6502/13 CASTLE PEAK 2012-1 LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2012-1, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, Plaintiff, vs. AMIR ALI, SIRAJ U. BUTT, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO NATIONAL CITY BANK, JOHN DOE (Said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises.), Defendant(s). MORTGAGED PREMISES: 91-30 90th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421 BLOCK 8983 LOT 119 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT: 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)’ attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. Dated this 3rd day of January, 2014. TO: SIRAJ U. BUTT, Defendant(s) In this Action. The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Rudolph E. Greco, Jr. of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated 10th day of December, 2013 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Queens County Clerk, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, executed by AMIR ALI and SIRAJ U. BUTT dated the 14th day of August, 2007, to secure the sum of $372,000.00, and recorded at book CRFN 2007000499058 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, on the 1st day of October, 2007; the maximum aggregate principal balance secured by this mortgage is $427,800.00 which is 115% of the original principal note amount; which mortgage was duly assigned by assignment executed the 26th day of September, 2011, and recorded on the 6th day of December, 2011, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2011000424737; which mortgage was further assigned by assignment executed the 16th day of January, 2013, and recorded on the 28th day of February, 2013, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2013000084657; which mortgage was further assigned by assignment executed the 22nd day of January, 2013, and recorded on the 28th day of February, 2013, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 201300084658. The property in question is described as follows: 91-30 90th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421 SEE FOLLOWING LEGAL DESCRIPTION Block: 8983 Lot: 119 ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the building and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Fourth Ward of the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the Westerly side of 90th Street (formerly Gherardi Avenue) distant 250 feet Southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of said Westerly side of 90th Street, with the Southerly side of 91st Avenue (formerly Fulton Street); RUNNING THENCE Westerly parallel with 91st Avenue and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet; THENCE Southerly parallel with 90th Street 16 feet 8 inches; THENCE Easterly parallel with 91st Avenue and part of the distance through a party wall, 100 feet to the Westerly side of 90th Street; THENCE Northerly along the Westerly side of 90th Street, 16 feet 8 inches to the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as: 91-30 90th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The state encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work 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 Department of Financial Services at 1-877-BANK-NYS (1-877-226-5697) or the Foreclosure Relief Hotline 1-800-269-0990 or visit the department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services. §1303 NOTICE 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 has filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 3, 2014 Gross Polowy Orlans, LLC Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s), 25 Northpointe Parkway, Suite 25, Amherst, NY 14228. The law firm of Gross Polowy Orlans, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 294242

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In the mid-1990s another unofficial landmark was demolished in Forest Hills, ending an era. Colonial Garage was the last gas station on Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. At one time not so long ago there were seven gas stations with garages Colonial Garage, 118-02 Queens Blvd., Forest operating on either Queens Boulevard Hills, September 2, 1930. or Austin Street in Forest Hills. Now there are none. Aside from the Colonial, over with white enamel block panels. All the located at the corner of 78th Avenue, two of plants, ivy and foliage were ripped out and the better known were the Seminole Garage covered over with concrete. The west wall, at 112-17 Queens Blvd., replaced by The shown in the photo above, was torn down to Pinnacle building, and the Continental allow more room for cars to pivot. The station continued to operate well into Garage on Queens Boulevard at 70th Road, the 1990s due to the money generated by replaced by Lane Towers. Colonial Garage was built in the early renting out garage spaces in an overdevel1920s by the Malhurst Corp. Owners Phil oped neighborhood. When the garage was being gutted, the Maltz and Mike Hurst, both Forest Hills residents, designed and decorated their garage original Colonial-style architecture was with beautiful ivy vines and trellises that revealed one last time, for the first time in 60 years, before it was demolished. were used to thread and support them. Today a FedEx and CVS occupy the In the early 1940s, the business was sold and became a Gulf gas station. Keeping with location, with no traces of Colonial Garage Q the Gulf format, the building was covered anywhere in sight.

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