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Cuomo’s ambitious plan for Legislature Marijuana, Dream Act and plastic bag ban; and $175B to make it all work by Michael Gannon Editor

ov. Cuomo on Tuesday rolled out a proposed $175.2 billion budget for the 2020 fiscal year, which begins April 1. And he is counting strongly on the new Democratic majority in the state Senate to team with the heavily Democratic Assembly to push through what he is calling his “justice agenda.” “Pass the Child Victims Act. It has been too long. This is the year we need to do it. Pass the Dream Act. It has been too long. This is the year we need to do it. Dreams deferred are dreams denied. We are going to pass it this year. “Legalize adult-used cannabis,” Cuomo said. “Stop the disproportionate criminal impact on communities of color. And let’s create an industry that empowers the poor communities that pay the price and not the rich corporations who come in to make a profit. Implement real campaign finance reform. ... Let’s provide and protect more affordable housing by finally enacting aggressive rentregulation reform. With the Democratic Senate we can get that done. ... And let’s overhaul the MTA and pass congestion pricing so we have a reliable funding stream for the MTA once and for all.” Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh

Meadows), who said he agrees with much of the agenda, balked at congestion pricing. “Even the governor admits it will not solve congestion and will not fully fund the MTA in and of itself,” Weprin said. “It’s a tax on drivers and businesses in Queens, who are not the major cause of congestion in Manhattan.” Cuomo also is finally calling for a ban on plastic bags after sinking a city plan to reduce their use two years ago; adding deposits to more types of drink containers; making the 2 percent property tax cap permanent; legalizing sports betting and extending the millionaire’s tax, which was first scheduled to sunset in 2011, an additional five years. “You look at the damage done by plastic bags, it is everywhere,” he said. “Let’s once and for all step up. I know it’s not easy, I know everyone has an opinion. Let’s expand the bottle bill and let’s ban plastic bags once and for all.” As anticipated, the long sought-after legislation that would authorize things like college funds for undocumented immigrants is being referred to as the Jose Peralta Dream Act in memory of the late East Elmhurst senator who died in November [see related story in some editions or online at qchron.com]. “It’s ambitious, and it certainly would help a lot of people” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said of Cuomo’s

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Gym jumped the gun, officials say Permit-less Planet Fitness starts workouts before approvals are in by Michael Shain

In most cases, a business owner is given time to straighten out its problems before more drastic action is taken. Without permits or a city license to operate a gym, “You build a house and move in before you get a certifPlanet Fitness opened its doors this week in Howard icate of occupancy — people do it all the time,” CalcagBeach — raising howls from civic leaders and neighbors. nile conceded. The gym, which has been under construction on Cross The requirement for gyms to have a physical culture Bay Boulevard, is still an active building site. A second establishment license dates back to the 1970s, when the story was added to the building in the past few months, city enacted laws to fight shady massage parlors that were but it still has no outside facade, just insulation paneling. springing up in Times Square. Clients of the gym, who were told by email last weekStill, the city’s website warns that “it will take you 4 to end that the workout space would be open first thing 6 months to get the permit.” Monday morning, must enter the building under a sideMany in the neighborhood learned of the controversy walk shed. last weekend when the HBL Civic Association’s FaceYellow banners hang outside the gym declaring “Now book page posted a warning to potential clients. Open.” “BUYER BEWAR E! ENTER AT YOUR OW N But officials of Community Board 10 and the Howard RISK !!” read the post. “Why does Planet Fitness Beach Lindenwood Civic Association last week quesHoward Beach think they can operate outside the tioned why the club’s owners would risk opening without law!?” the required approvals. The posts drew an angry response from some resi“They are not off to a good start,” declared John Cal- Visible through a second-floor window, members are working out at cagnile, an architect and head of CB 10’s Land Use Comi- Planet Fitness this week despite the lack of a certificate of occupan- dents who, like Richard Naimolo, suggested “someone ttee. “It’s not professional.” PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN must have [his or her] own agenda against planet cy and a city gym license. fitness.” “We welcome new businesses to our community, but Meanwhile, members of CB 10 this week had little Documents filed with the city’s Board of Standards and they really jumped the gun with this opening,” Joann Ariola Shanks, head of the civic association told the Chronicle. Appeals, which regulates land use, list the gym’s owners as good to say about Howard Beach’s newest business. “They are putting their customers in jeopardy,” said 140 Cross Bay Boulevard Fitness Group. State corporate “They are not good neighbors.” January is prime time for gyms. The weeks following all records show that company is owned by PFNY LLC, a Yon- Calcagnile, who, along with board Chairperson Betty Brathose New Year’s resolutions to lose weight and get back in kers-based franchisee owned by Jeff Innocenti and James ton, met with a representative of the gym last fall in preparation for a vote on Planet Fitness’ application for a Innocenti. shape are the busiest time of year for workout places. The Innocenti brothers are reportedly the largest owners license. Apparently, unwilling to miss its window of opportunity, the “They are way ahead of themelves,” he said. “This is new Planet Fitness decided to open despite the lack of a physi- of Planet Fitness franchises in the country with more than 30 clubs in New York, New Jersey and elsewhere under their not a good move.” cal culture establishment license or a certificate of occupancy. “We asked about traffic and parking, stuff like that, A Department of Buildings spokesman confirmed this control. It is unclear, however, what penalties the gym is subject because this is going to be a 24-hour operation,” Braton week the building had no certificate of occupancy, as well as to. While it is possble for the Buildings Department or said. being in violation of zoning regulations. The representative “didn’t have any answers but said Calls asking the gym’s owners for comment were not FDNY to order the place closed for its lack of permits, such Q he’d get back to us. He never did,” she said. orders occur rarely. returned. Editor

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For the first time since the surprise mistrial in the Karina Vetrano Howard Beach murder case, the accused killer will be back in court next week. In just about any other case, the hearing set for Jan. 22 would be a routine meeting in court to set a new trial date for the 22-yearold Chanel Lewis and discuss procedural items. But the Vetrano case — among the mostly widely reported Queens murder case in decades — has been anything but routine. Reverberations from the jury’s failure to reach a verdict in the trial are still being felt in the Kew Gardens courthouse. The courtroom is expected to be packed with family of the victim and media since the hearing will be, in effect, the opening bell of Lewis’ retrial. Vetrano — a vivacious, 30-year-old

speech pathologist who lived with her parents in Howard Beach — was strangled and sexually assaulted while jogging alone near her home during the summer of 2016. The trial was supposed to be “a slam dunk,” as one criminal lawyer put it. Prosecutors went into court last fall with a videotaped confession and evidence of the defendant’s DNA found at the murder scene. But after just a day and a half of deliberation, a seven-woman, five-man jury declared itself hopelessly deadlocked. To the shock of many in the courtroom, the judge in the case agreed and ordered a new trial. Around the corridors of the courthouse, speculation over why the distrist attorney’s case failed has been topic A. “I wasn’t that sur prised” by Justice Michael Aloise’s decision to dismiss the jury, Lewis’ lawyer, Legal Aid attorney Robert Moeller, told the Chronicle this week. The jury “watched the confession tape in

its entirety again,” he said. “They heard the DNA people again. “The crux of it is that all of the stuff they needed to make a decision, they got. “And the jury’s note was pretty clear — they were hopelessly deadlocked. That’s definition of a hung jury.” A spokesperson for the Queens DA’s Office declined to make anyone from the prosecution available for interview. “For pending cases, the office, as a rule, does not talk about cases, especially when we are on the eve of trial,” the spokesperson said. Prosecutors have not offered Lewis a plea deal, Moeller said. “We’re always willing to listen,” he said. “But, no, we haven’t been approached.” The judge is expected to set a new trial date for sometime in March or April. What changes prosecutors will make in their case are also the subject of much speculation.

“I don’t know how much they can change their case,” said Moeller. “You can’t change the facts.” But if past history is a guide, it is difficult for a defendant to escape conviction in a second trial. Prosecutors usually have the chance to correct flaws in their case in a second trial, while defendants do not. To some, the Vetrano case came down to whether the jury believed the police who investigated the murder. Was Lewis’ confession truly voluntary? Had there been contamination of the evidence at the scene? “Lots of time, your case is decided by how the jury feels about the police,” said a veteran defense lawyer speaking on background because he was not involved in the case. “People love the police when they need them,” he said. “But if you get the right mix Q on a jury, things happpen.”

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De Blasio issue No.1 in Ulrich campaign Race for public advocate needs to be referendum on mayor’s ‘failure’ by Michael Shain Editor

The field of candidates running for public advocate next month is starting to resemble the start of the New York City marathon. So Eric Ulrich, the three-term Council member from Ozone Park, has found a simple message to stand out. “If people love Mayor de Blasio, if they think he’s doing a great job and think the city is headed in the right direction, then they have 20 other candidates to pick from,” he said in an interview this week with the Queens Chronicle. “If someone is looking for someone to be a public advocate [who] is not afraid to be independent of the mayor, then I’m their candidate. That’s why I’m running.” Ulrich, one of only a handful of elected Republican officials in the city, believes he can win the race for one of New York’s three citywide offices by playing up his differences with de Blasio. “The mayor is more interested in raising his national profile than in governing the city day to day,” said Ulrich bluntly. Ulrich, who turns 34 two weeks before the special election February 26, is a popular figure in his South Queens Council district after his surprise victory in a 2009 special election and then winning re-election three times in an area that is overwhelmingly Democratic.

He is barred by term limits from running appointees on the MTA board. The governor for City Council again when his current term has a lot more power than he does but [de Balsio] has not used his role as mayor as a bully expires in 2021. The public advocate election was called pulpit to improve the subway and bus system. earlier this month to fill the seat left vacant by He absolutely can do what other mayors have Letitia James, who ran for state attorney gen- done. [Past mayors] have either failed or succeeded but they were able to use the power eral last fall and won. In a one-hour interview at the Chronicle that they had.” On his controversial opposition to investiabout his campaign for public advocate, Ulrich ranged over a number of topics. Here’s a sum- gations of Orthodox Jewish yeshivas: “The mistake the state made was to paint mary of what he said. all yeshivas and religious schools with the On homelessness: “The lack of affordable housing is definite- same brush, to give the impression that yeshily ... contributing to the homelessness crisis. vas in general are not educating children up to state standards. We don’t have a real robust city and state s v “All these kids are graduating, rental subsidy program anymore too n o e tes they’re ue going on to college ... There help people afford the high rents and Q is no shortage of Jewish dentists, stay in their apartments. doctors and lawyers coming out of “No wonder the fastest-growing the yeshiva system. Whatever population in the homeless system they’re doing, it must be working.” is women and children. These were On scrapping the Specialized people who were one pay check High School Admissions Test: away from becoming homeless in the 201 9 “The critique there are not enough stufirst place. “Let’s bring back rental subsidies that dents of color participarting in [elite schools] work, that allow people to live in their own is a failure on the city’s part. We have failed in communities with dignity and support their preparing them to take this exam and to families. And it would cost us half the improve the schools in those communities amount it currently costs to house them in a where those students are coming from. “The SHSAT is a color-blind test and if Holiday Inn.” there aren’t enough seats [in specialized high On transportation: “Here’s an area where [the mayor] has three schools], lets make more seats.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, a Republican, has an uphill battle to win next month’s special election for public advocate. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN “To suggest Asians are not minorities, for instance, or that Latinos or Guyanese who attended Stuvesant or Brooklyn Tech are not counted as minorities is very offensive to these communities. “The mayor and the Education Department like to divide communities That’s how they continued on page 10

Kim wants to save NYC small businesses Assemblyman, a foe of Amazon, talks about his public advocate campaign by Ryan Brady

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When Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) was growing up, his parents filed for bankruptcy on their small grocery store. Like many immigrants, they had came to New York City for the American Dream, working endless hours. But it wasn’t enough. The business they built failed. They ended up struggling to pay back creditors for a decade. It had a lasting impact on Kim, who is running in a crowded field for the Feb. 26 special election for public advocate. Over the years, he has met countless other people in the same situation as his parents. “And I kept asking myself, ‘How did we reach the point where it’s almost impossible for small business owners?’” Kim said in a sitdown interview with the Queens Chronicle last Thursday. Eventually, he reached an answer: economic policies that unfairly favor the biggest players. Kim warns the consequences will be dire if the system isn’t radically reformed. “That’s how I got involved with this race,” he said. “I wanted a bigger soapbox and a platform to push that agenda. To reverse the decades of bad policy that have suppressed momand-pop stores.” The assemblyman was first elected in 2012 and is the first Korean American in the state Legislature. He represents a large part of Flushing and some of Whitestone. Lately, he’s been highly critical of Amazon. Like many, Kim argues the e-commerce giant is a monopoly that needs to be broken up. He doesn’t want it in Long Island City and says the

Assemblyman Ron Kim speaks about his campaign for public advocate at the Queens Chronicle’s office. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY $3 billion incentive package for it negotiated secretly by Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio is a disgrace. “This is our taxpayer’s money ... We had no voice whatsoever,” said Kim. The public advocate position has few official powers and is widely criticized as a stepping stone to higher office. Letitia James vacated the office earlier this month to become attorney general, and de Blasio had the job before her. Kim says it “became a glorified, ribbon-cutting, ceremonial office where they used it to run for something else. And we can

do a lot more.” If elected, he wants to use the office to highlight the debt struggles of ordinary people like students, which many economists say have reached crisis levels and limit economic growth. “Corporations are able to write down debt every day,” he said. “And they get tax write-offs because the bigger you are, the easier it is for you to write down or cancel your debt.” The assemblyman says policy solutions like states or localities purchasing individuals’ debts should be explored. Last year, he announced that he would introduce legislation that seeks to take funds spent by the state on business subsidies and use them to purchase and cancel student debt. Another issue Kim is passionate about is the Specialized High School Admissions Test. De Blasio wants state law changed so he can abolish the exam, one facet of a strategy to make the eight specialized schools more demographically reflective of the city’s public school population. Most students at the “elite eight” are Asian or white, while last year just 4.1 percent of admissions offers to the schools went to blacks and 6.3 percent to Latinos. Kim says the mayor is effectively “pitting blacks and Hispanics and Asians and minorities against each other.” And he believes de Blasio “scapegoated” the test when the racial segregation of the specialized schools is the result of other parts of the education system. Among other school changes, he recommends bringing back more local control. “There’s nothing more that people feel passionate about as parents than having a direct say in our local continued on page 10

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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mokey Robinson looked out over the audience at a concert in Selma, Ala. and singled out two white men with clubs. They were there to make sure the crowd, segregated by race, stayed that way. Stand aside, Robinson told the men as both American and Confederate flags stood on the stage behind him. We’re here to make music and have a good time, not for violence. His words must have been as compelling as mama’s advice in “Shop Around.” The men stood aside as asked, the music started and the crowd mingled, black and white coming together not due to speechmaking from politicians or sermons from the pulpit but from the simple joy of dancing. And there beside Robinson on that stage was a young Martha Reeves, who with her Vandellas was singing unforgettable songs like “Heat Wave,” “Nowhere to Run” and their biggest hit of them all, “Dancing in the Street.” Want to hear Reeves tell stories like that firsthand? Want to see the Motown legend in an intimate setting and hear about her life as a successful performer? You’ll get your chance Saturday, when she comes to the Black Spectrum Theatre in Jamaica to give a talk as part of the venue’s Speakers Series. Black Spectrum Chairman Emeritus Bob

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Law, the producer and syndicated radio host, will moderate. Reeves told that story about Robinson and the crowd in Selma during an exclusive, wide-ranging interview with the Queens Chronicle. The result is the story you see on the front page of this week’s qboro, our Arts, Culture & Living section. We don’t know how much of her talk will deal with such issues during her rise to stardom but expect some will. Race relations are of course nothing like they were in the heat of the 1960s during the civil rights movement, when Martha Reeves and the Vandellas — along with the other stars of Motown — were turning out their top hits but many Southerners in particular still opposed the black community’s drive for the long-overdue equality promised by the Declaration of Independence. But relations are not nearly as good as they should be 50 years later. Polls on the issue are wildly divergent, but most show a decline since 2013 or so. Black students in New York are still going to schools that too often are not nearly the equal of those primarily serving white and Asian kids. The crime rate in black neighborhoods is still far above that of other communities. Discrimination still rears its ugly head in countless ways hard to quantify. We can and must do better. Martha Reeves did.

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We hope that one way we can do better is for Queens to really turn out to hear Reeves speak on Saturday. To that end, not only did we write about her here and in qboro, we made sure the Jamaica chapter of the NAACP knew about the event. “She is awesome, still going strong,” chapter President Leroy Gadsden told us, adding that he’ll be passing out the flier promoting her speech and helping fill seats. That’s also important for the Black Spectrum Theatre itself. Though supported by various organizations, companies and elected officials, it also relies on ticket sales to keep operating. Reeves herself mentioned to us how important it is to support such venues. Tickets are only $25; just about what you’d pay for a movie with a drink and popcorn. Go. And we hope that Reeves’ speech, even more so than that concert with Smokey Robinson, is attended by a real mix of people, not just the African Americans who dominate at most Black Spectrum events. The theater is there to promote black culture, of course, and does a fine job of it, but it’s not there just to preach to the choir. In The World’s Borough, the most ethnically diverse large county in America, an event like this should break the barriers and draw people of all colors and creeds. Like Motown did. Like Martha Reeves did.

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Down on the boulevard Dear Editor: Re “Vacant fronts in Little Neck cause concern,” Jan. 10, multiple editions: It’s not lack of parking. Think through what’s being said: “Nobody shops there anymore, you can’t find any parking.” So who is parking there if no one goes shopping? There is parking on both sides of the boulevard, and a quick glance at an aerial view on Google Maps shows a number of suburbanstyle parking lots dotted along the corridor. There’s plenty of parking but the problem is that

people don’t want to hang out there. It’s ugly. Old storefronts interspersed with suburban style strip malls; no benches, no public space. It’s not walkable or conducive to getting around in any way without a car. Remove some of the parking, widen sidewalks, add benches, add bike lanes, push for more buses and change the character of the place away from a commuter highway for northern Nassau commuters — push them back onto the Long Island Expressway and take back what should be a cute little town center. Peter W. Beadle Rego Park

I’ve still got Mel’s glove Dear Editor: I’m sad about the news of the passing of Mel Stottlemyre. I feel a strong connection to him from as far back as my memory truly exists.

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Dear Editor: (An open letter to the House of Representatives) Reporting over the weekend from The Washington Post indicates the president has taken steps to conceal transcripts of his conversations with Vladimir Putin. Given the ongoing investigations into Russian meddling in American elections, and the recent disclosure that the Trump campaign did provide internal polling data to Russian oligarchs, the president’s attempt at obfuscation is an outrage the scale of which is impossible to mea-

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I grew up in Queens, a stone’s throw really (or a bus ride — the Q23) from Shea Stadium. I was born a Mets fan. That’s just how it was in my house. My dad rooted for the Mets (he had been a New York Giants fan before the traitorous move to San Francisco and then we were Mets fans). I don’t really remember being aware of baseball until maybe I was 5 or 6 — then it was playing catch in the back alley with my dad and my brother, going to the school yard at PS 144 ... then joining the Forest Hills Little League. I loved playing baseball. I was an infielder, a shortstop ... I was Buddy Harrelson: small and scrappy, quick, light stick but good glove. So back to Stottlemyre. I had a few baseball mitts early on: those big fluffy ones, better for softball than hardball. Then one day — and I don’t know if I found it or I got it as present — I had a soft, big, leather baseball glove. It was a Mel Stottlemyre glove. A pitcher’s glove, with a hole for my index finger. I didn’t care that Mel was a Yankee. The Yankees were awful for a period of time in the late ’60s and early ’70s, while the Mets were ascendant. I loved my Mel Stottlemyre glove ... took it to camp, used it when I was on the Restivo Brothers Bakery team in Little League on Fleet Street and carried it through all my moves, all my geographics. Teaching my kids to throw and catch, the Mel glove was with me. It was fitting that Mel became the pitching coach of the Mets during the Doc Gooden era. And then back to the Yankees. He hung in there with leukemia for years. Strong, silent, resilient. With integrity. Decency. I still have the glove. All these years later, it’s maybe the only vestige of me when I had blonde hair, no glasses, when I was free in a way that I can’t always find today. I feel sad that he died but I have his glove. That doesn’t suck. Elliot Sloane Manhattan The writer is a Forest Hills native who attended Russell Sage Junior High School and graduated Forest Hills High School in 1979.

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Ulrich sitdown continued from page 6 win elections and get headlines.” On closing Rikers Island: “Rikers needs an extreme makeover, a complete renovation. “I don’t want to see the community jails and I don’t trust this administration quite frankly because of how they’ve gone about siting homeless shelters. “Is [Rikers] outdated? Does it need to be made safer, cleaner for the inmates and the employees? Absoluely. I don’t think we’ve spent nearly enough money there on the capital needs and the maintenance of the buildings. “But close it? That’s just the mayor pandering to the progressive wing of the Demo-

Kim runs for PA continued from page 6 schools,” Kim said. More than 20 other candidates are in the public advocate race, among them wellestablished names like former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito. Also running is Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn), whom Kim endorsed last year in his primary challenge to Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, which she fended off by seven points.

cratic party. It’s what he does best.” On legalizing pot: “I don’t support legalization of marijuana. I do support decriminalization. “Make it a civil violation or penalty. I don’t want people smoking it in public, in front of children or in parks and other places. “But there’s no reason people should be spending three, four, five nights in Rikers Island because they couldn’t afford cash bail after they got caught smoking weed in Central Park in the middle of the night. “But the full legalization of marijuana I think is a slippery slope. I think it is a gateway drug. “The government would be endorsing and encouraging people to light up and that’s not something, as a parent, I want my Q daughter doing.”

But Kim is confident. He pointed to how he’s the only Democratic elected official from Queens running and has earned support for his advocacy on provincial issues like excessive airplane noise. There have also been endorsements from elected officials, other community leaders and clubs from both his home borough and Manhattan. “And so in such a crowded race, a coalition of a couple of boroughs and a few strategic neighborhoods would put us over the Q top,” he said.

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LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page pay them. He showed no compassion for their economic state or the welfare of their families. We should have heeded their warning. Our federal workers should not expect any better treatment during this government shutdown. Trump’s intransigence should not be underestimated, and when he says he is willing to keep the government closed until he gets his symbolic wall, believe him. Unfortunately, keeping the government closed indefinitely will have cold-hearted repercussions on many families throughout this nation. Be prepared for disturbing and embarrassing international reports showing Dickensian-like images and stories of despair about our fellow Americans. Also, Trump stated previously he likes debt and spending the money of others, which is consistent with his stance. He has no compunction about depriving our citizens the benefits of government services, while also placing the burden of paying for a southern border wall on their backs, after he “guaranteed” many times during the campaign that the wall would be paid for by Mexico. For the good of this nation, Congress must perform its role as an equal branch of government to resolve this impasse. In the Senate, if Mitch McConnell does not have the will to bring the issue to the floor, the rank and file should go public with their dissent

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and demand a vote; it’s the least they can do to show their constituents where they officially stand on this important issue. Thoreau stated in his pamphlet “Civil Disobedience,” “the American government ... has not the vitality and force of a single living man; for a single man can bend it to his will.” Trump is trying to run this country the way he ran his real estate business, like an autocrat. If this president is not checked legislatively by Congress, judicially by the Supreme Court, or electorally by the American people, one cannot predict what dark path he will lead us down next. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

A great letter Dear Editor: Kudos to Glenn Hayes for writing his superb Jan. 10 “Recall better presidents” letter! As a retired American history teacher, I wish to thank Glenn for alerting Chronicle readers to Ike’s warning about the “growing inf luence of the militaryindustrial complex.” This warning, delivered to the nation in President Eisenhower’s 1961 farewell address, was in my view, his most important message as our beloved commander-in-chief. Anthony Pilla Forest Hills

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MTA closes elevated stop in both directions for six-month renovation by Michael Shain Editor

The J train won’t be stopping at the 111th Street station for the next six months. At least. Work on a comprehensive rehabilitation of the century-old subway stop began early Monday morning. Stairways to the elevated platforms were blocked with tape and orange barrels. Signs told commuters to take the bus to either the 104th Street or 121st Street stations, east and west of the closed station, to pick up the J train. The rebuilding work began just two weeks after an excrutiating 16-month makeover of the 104th Street station that blocked much of busy Jamaica Avenue with construction vehicles and material was completed. In hopes of shortening the time it takes to do the job, the MTA decided that — instead of alternating the closures between the citybound and Jamaica-bound sides — it would shut down the station altogether.

“The MTA told us it was taking way too long to do this kind of rehab,” said Kenichi Wilson, head of the Transportation Committee for Community Board 9. “They promised us it would only take six months this way,” he said. “Let’s hope.” The MTA has been experimenting with this approach in Brooklyn with success, he said. Much of the station renovation work includes replacing large pieces of the support structure with huge, prefabricated sections of iron and concrete. Those pieces have to be trucked in from out of state and a total shutdown of the station allows for more efficient delivery. “Everything can be brought in at once,” Wilson said. Nevertheless, the construction extends the congestion and disruption farther down Jamaica Avenue. The four-lane avenue is down to two lanes in areas around the station to accommodate the scores of contractors, Q trucks and cherry-pickers at the site.

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A look at who’s vying to replace DA Brown Politicians, career jurists among those seeking exiting prosecutor’s job by Ryan Brady

Queens native Tiffany Caban, a New York County Defender Services staff attorney, hopes to succeed Brown, too. She previQueens District Attorney Richard Brown may have announced ously worked for The Legal Aid Society. When she was studying just last week he won’t run for re-election this year, but the field of at New York Law School, one of her internships was with Brown’s office. candidates to replace him has been shaping up for months. There is also Jose Nieves, a special prosecutor with the state Here’s a look at who’s in the ring. Borough President Melinda Katz, who will be term-limited out Attorney General’s Office. His career includes work for the of office in 2021, aims to succeed Brown. Before getting her start Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office, the U.S. Army Judge Advoin elected office, she worked for the law firm Weil, Gotshal & cate General’s Corps and the city Department of Correction, Manges. Between leaving the City Council and running for bor- where according to his campaign he prosecuted officers in excessive use-of-force cases. He also served in Afghanistan as a U.S. ough president, she was also employed by the lobbying and law captain. A firm Greenberg Traurig. s v n o e tesArmy e According to published reports, other potential candiAnother public official running is Department of u Q dates include Bronx County Criminal Court SupervisConsumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas. Her ing Judge George Grasso and Mina Malik, a deputy experience includes a stint at Catholic Migration Serattorney general for the District of Columbia who previces, where she was director of legal services; the viously worked as an assistant district attorney for Obama administration’s Labor Department, for which Brown’s office and as executive director of the Civilian she was wage and hour administrator; and at Make the Complaint Review Board. Road New York, where she was in charge of litigation 201 9 The Democratic primary election for the District Attorrelated to housing, immigration and employment. Greg Lasak, who recently retired from a state Supreme Court ney’s Office will likely be in June. Although it’s now scheduled for judgeship in Queens, aims to replace Brown, whom he once September, the date is expected to change because Gov. Cuomo is worked for. He served as chief of homicide for the office, prosecut- going to sign a bill to consolidate federal and state primary elecing some high-profile cases like the College Point and Wendy’s tions in June. Lancman and Katz announced this week that each has raised massacres and working to overturn nearly two dozen wrongful more than $1 million in their campaign accounts for the race. convictions. First behind them is Lasak, who has collected more than Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), a former trial lawyer who chairs the Committee on the Justice System, is also $800,000 in contributions for the district attorney race. In a vying. Like Katz, he faces term limits in 2021. A champion of Wednesday statement, he claimed that he is actually “the top funcriminal justice reform, he has been a vocal critic of what he says draiser” because unlike Katz and Lancman, he did not transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars from other campaign accounts to are overly punitive policies at Brown’s office. Editor

With Queens District Attorney Richard Brown not running for reelection this year, the race to replace him is heating up. FILE PHOTO ones dedicated to the race to succeed Brown. Nieves has raised $10,385, according to the most recent state election records available. State BOE records list two campaign accounts for Caban, though her fundraising numbers have not yet been posted online. A Chronicle inquiry to the candidate was not immediately returned. As of Wednesday, a campaign account for Salas was not publicQ ly available on the BOE website.

Brown to leave mark as tough prosecutor District attorney’s nearly 28-year tenure has admirers and critics by Michael Gannon

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“Being a district attorney is a difficult job.” Robert Morgenthau ought to know, having served as the chief prosecutor for the Borough of Manhattan from 1975 to 2009. He had been on the job for 16 years when Richard Brown accepted the appointment as Queens district attorney from the first Gov. Cuomo in 1991. Morgenthau spoke on Tuesday, less than one week after Brown announced that he will retire at the end of his term on Dec. 31. Brown, through his office, declined to comment for this story, but Morgenthau offered a fond but direct assessment of the tenure of the man he said is both a colleague and a friend. “Queens is going to miss him,” Morgenthau told the Chronicle. “I knew him when he was a judge, counsel to the governor and then as district attorney. He’s a dedicated public servant ... In many ways, we’re different, but Richard Brown has always tried to do the right thing. I have nothing but the highest regard for him as a public servant.” Two of the most high-profile cases during Brown’s career in Queens also were the most controversial. In 2002 his prosecutors secured the death penalty for John Taylor, the leader of what

Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, first appointed by Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1991, will FILE PHOTO retire at the end of the year. became known as the Wendy’s Massacre in which seven employees were tied up, robbed and shot execution-style in the Flushing fast-food restaurant’s walk-in freezer. Brown would call it the most gruesome crime scene he ever saw.

But two of the victims lived, including one who would testify against Taylor and accomplice Craig Godineaux. Godineaux was sentenced to life in prison. Taylor’s sentence was commuted to life with no hope of parole after new York’s Court of Appeals ruled the death penalty to be unconstitutional. Brown’s office sought an exception in Taylor’s case, not surprising for a DA considered by his defenders to be a law-andorder prosecutor. Critics, on the other hand, saw him as being too strict and rigid. “I would respond to that by saying nobody can please everybody,” Morgenthau said. But candidates running to take Brown’s place, including Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Ror y Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), are promising to prosecute fewer low-level crimes and abolish or greatly reduce the use of cash bail. The shooting of Sean Bell by police officers in 2006 also put Brown’s office in the spotlight. Bell, leaving a party at a strip club the night before he was going to be married, was killed in a fusillade of 50 NYPD bullets. Two others in the car were wounded. Police alleged that Bell attempted to run an officer over with his vehicle. Officers also testified they heard members of Bell’s

group mention getting or possessing a gun. Brown’s office prosecuted NYPD Officers Gescard Isnora and Michael Oliver on charges including manslaughter, and Det. Marc Cooper for reckless endangerment. All three were acquitted in a bench trial. Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP, has been a critic of Brown. “We wish him well in retirement, and we do thank him for his public service, especially with respect to the sacrifices he made for the city’s well-being,” Gadsden said. “That said, I didn’t agree with some of his policies and how he handled some cases.” Gadsden said Brown appeared disinclined to prosecute police officers over allegations of misconduct and police brutality. He also has been a frequent critic of using plea bargains as a tool to delay grand jury indictments. Brown has been criticized for asking defendants to waive the six-day limit by threatening to refuse a plea bargain down the road if they did not. “This is the only county in the state I know of where that is backed by the district attorney,” Gadsden said. In 2014, the state’s top court ruled that the Queens DA’s office had violated the law by using pre-arraignment interviews with defendants before they were given their Miranda Q warnings against self-incrimination.

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Queens pols weigh in on State of the City Holden concerned about costs; Miller praises retirement initiative by Ryan Brady Editor

Mayor de Blasio’s 2019 State of the City address was filled with a long list of progressive priorities. Some of most notable include making healthcare available to all New Yorkers, making individual retirement accounts available to all working city residents and requiring paid personal time for all employees at businesses with five or more workers. Among some of Queens’ City Council representatives, views are mixed on the mayor’s Jan. 10 address. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) in recent months has harshly criticized de Blasio for the $3 billion incentive package for Amazon’s planned facility in Long Island City. “Sitting in the audience for the Mayor’s State of the City speech, I had braced myself for the moment where he would laud the Amazon deal,” Van Bramer said in a statement. “To my surprise, he only mentioned Amazon in one sentence and then quickly moved on. It is clear to me that by avoiding Amazon in his speech, the Mayor acknowledged that this deal is a loser in progressive, democratic circles.” Despite his staunch disagreement with the mayor on Amazon, Van Bramer agreed with some parts of the address. “But I do see some opportunities for future collaboration,” the lawmaker added. “Health care for all and paid vacation time for all workers are laudable initiatives that I wholeheartedly support.” Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) said he’s pleased with the mayor’s plans for bus lane enforcement. De Blasio had said the NYPD would be getting its first-ever unit of tow trucks focused on getting illegally parked cars out of the lanes.

Council members from Queens have different takes on Mayor NYC PHOTO / FLICKR de Blasio’s State of the City address. “People park in them,” the lawmaker said of the lanes. “Sometimes, it’s government vehicles. Sometimes, it’s people waiting for somebody. ... I was glad that he addressed that.” The lawmaker also said he plans to press the de Blasio administration in the new budget season to subsidize tickets on the Long Island Rail Road so that commuters can ride it with a MetroCard. Grodenchik’s district has no subway or LIRR stops, though there are some of the latter near its edges and the

councilman believes more of his constituents would want to use the rail system if it were less expensive. During his address, de Blasio also said the city would help prevent buses from being late by “doubling” the number of intersections where buses have green light priority. Councilman Robert Holden (D-Middle Village), a frequent critic of the mayor, is concerned about costs that will be created by de Blasio’s new plans for the city. “The mayor tends to announce his initiatives first and figure out how to pay for them later, which unfortunately means that the burden falls on the middle class in the form of increased taxes,” he said in a prepared statement. Still, the lawmaker said he approves of how “the mayor hopes to speed up buses, but this must be addressed more in my district where transportation options are scarce.” In his speech, the mayor also announced new ferry routes and stops would be coming, but the expansion won’t impact Queens. “While creating more ferry routes is great, I would like to see even further expansion to La Guardia and John F. Kennedy Airports,” Holden said. Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), chairman of the Committee on Civil Service and Labor, had introduced legislation with his colleague Ben Kallos (D-Manhattan) to establish a “retirement security for all” system in the city. He lauded de Blasio for taking initiative on the issue. “Too few Americans lack the means or direction to adequately plan for their retirement,” the lawmaker said in a prepared statement. “We all recognized this deficiency several years ago, and dared to act boldly to provide the infrastructure necessary to help nearly half of our City’s private workforce members lay a Q foundation for a more stable future.”

Manhunt for ‘Only Strong’ rapist ends by Michael Shain

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Sand to stop next Sandy Recycling in Queens just got a lot bigger. What do you do with 74,000 cubic feet of sand dug up while converting the famed TWA Terminal at JFK Airport into a destination hotel? The developer, MCR and MORSE Development, is donating the sand — $5 million worth, by its calculation — for a berm on the

shoreline of Jamaica Bay in Spring Creek Park to protect Howard Beach from flooding during storms like Sandy in 2012. “What a wonderful example of a community neighbor working with government to make smart reuse of resources,” Borough President Melinda Katz said. — Michael Shain

An accused South Ozone Park rapist is being held without bail following what prosecutors describe as a horrendous attack late last month. George Persaud, 24, was arrested last week after a 10-day manhunt and an appeal to the media for assistance. Persaud, whose address is listed as 104th Avenue, did not say anything during his arraignment late last Wednesday. Prosecutors said he th reatened a 40-year-old woman with what turned out to be a fake handgun before sexually assaulting her in her own car, according to published reports. The rape went for several hours at several locations in South Ozone Park, prosecutors told the judge. He was charged with three counts of sexual attack and kidnapping, police said. Two d ays af ter the at tack, cops released a photo of Persaud as well as a picture of a distinctive tattoo etched across his chest that read “Only the Strong Survive.” The attack came at the end of a year

George Persaud at his arraignment last week on rape charges. PHOTO BY ELLIS KAPLAN when the number of reported rapes in Queens and New York City as a whole rose again, despite sharp drops in other major crimes like burglary and robbery. Q

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Van Bramer says mailers are the result of opposition being heard by David Russell Associate Editor

“Happy New Year from your future neighbors at Amazon.” That’s the message in one of two fliers being sent to residents in Queens as the company tries to win over residents in its controversial move to the borough. “The announcement of our new headquarters in Long Island City was the beginning of what we hope will be a long and mutually beneficial partnership between New Yorkers and Amazon,” the mailer says. The positive aspects of the move are touted in both fliers, including the creation of 25,000 new jobs over 10 years and career training for residents. The first f lier says Amazon will be a “partner” with the community. “As we move forward, we pledge to be your partner, and to listen, learn, and work together. As Long Island City thrives, so will our employees, customers, and our partnership with New York.” According to the mailer, in Long Island City the Jeff Bezos-owned company will donate real estate for a new public school for 600 students as well as extend Amazon Future Engineer, a childhood-to-career program, to the city to “inspire, educate, and empower underrepresented minority youth to build careers in science, technology, engi-

Amazon has been sending out fliers touting the positive points of the company’s move to Queens IMAGES COURTESY AMAZON after mixed opinions about the impending development. neering, math, and computer science.” Helping small businesses thrive is another positive point, as more than half of the items sold “in the Amazon store” are from small and medium-sized businesses and Amazon Web Services helps hundreds of thousands of startups launch. “We want to make sure New Yorkers know the details of our investment and how it benefits them,” an Amazon spokesperson said. “Our new headquar ters will directly create 25,000 new jobs and tens of thousands of indirect jobs in construction, food service, human resources and retail. It will generate more than $27 billion in new tax revenue that otherwise wouldn’t exist and can be used to help i mprove s u bways a nd buses, build more affordable housi ng, i mprove schools, and more.” The f lier even gives a

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hiring PR consultants and sending out mailers in Queens is because our voices are being heard. The more New Yorkers learn about Amazon’s long history of exploiting workers and the details of this $3 billion giveaway, the more they oppose this bad deal.” The Amazon spokesperson said the company would be sending another f lier to Queens residents in the next few days. It arrived in mailboxes Tuesday. “This represents their effort to be a good neighbor and engage with the local community to make sure that their new headquarters is a win for all,” the spokesperson said. While the first f lier shows part of the Amazon logo beneath a stylized rendering of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, the second projects the logo across the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. The flier also encourages people to call state Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) or other state lawmakers to tell them to support the project. Gianaris has been a critic of Amazon’s move to Queens. Critics of the company’s move to Long Island City have pointed to the $3 billion in tax breaks as well as concerns about the impact on housing prices and if there is enough transportation to handle all the new Q commuters.

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New York election law to be overhauled Early voting, federal and state primary among reforms that Gov. Cuomo to sign by Ryan Brady

September. Critics say the policy is needlessly expensive and bad for voter turnout. Advocates had long called for reforms to Another piece of legislation seeks to consolNew York State’s anachronistic election idate both types of primaries to a single laws, which would pass in the Democrat- date in June. For Queens voters, the proposal would controlled Assembly and fail in the Republimean having the primary for district attorcan-dominated Senate. But now, with November’s blue wave ney in June. For years, progressives have called on the having flipped control of the upper chamber, a long list of changes are expected to be state Legislature and Cuomo to close the “LLC loophole,” which allows limited liabilenacted. With Gov. Cuomo expected to support it, ity corporations to donate unlimited sums in elections. One of the reasons why the Assembly members and senators ens vote loophole is so criticized is how diffil passed a package of legislation on e s cult it is to determine the ownerMonday with major changes to the Qu ship of LLCs. existing system. Another one of the bills passed “These bills will increase Monday would create a $5,000 accessibility, encourage civic limit for LLC donations, makes a participation, and bring muchdonation attributable to the corponeeded transparency to our cam201 9 ration’s members and require that paign finance laws,” Assemblywomtheir “beneficial ownership” be annually an Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) said disclosed to the state Board of Elections. in a prepared statement. The governor is expected to support the One of the measures will establish early voting. The legislation would make it avail- bill, despite having raised millions of camable for the 2019 general election and be paign dollars via the loophole. Because implementing mail-in voting fully phased-in for all elections in 2020. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds will be allowed and same-day voter registration require to preregister to vote if another one of the changes to the state Constitution, the bills to establish those two reforms would have bills is passed. In New York, federal primary elections to be passed this year and then again in are held in June while state ones are held in 2021 to create the public referendum items Editor

New bills passed in Albany, which Gov. Cuomo is expected to sign, will have major effects on FILE PHOTO how folks in New York State can vote. needed to enact the changes. Voters who move to a new home within a given county or New York City don’t have to re-register to vote to cast a ballot in their new election district. But for those who move from one non-New York City county to another, re-registration is required. However, it won’t be if another proposed law in the voting package is passed.

In addition to the bills passed by lawmakers, Cuomo is proposing some election reforms in his 2019 executive budget. Specifically, he wants automatic voter registration, online registration at the BOE website, a ban on corporate campaign contributions, voting locations to open in upstate New York before noon and to make Q Election Day a state holiday.

Kindergarten app for parents launched Website outlines info for starters by Michael Shain

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Cou ncil Spea ker Corey Joh nson (D-Manhattan), who is serving temporarily as public advocate until a special election next month, has launched an app aimed at helping parents choose a kindergarten for their children. The app, called School Explorer, is an interactive site that puts a wide range of information about individual schools — from ethnic makeup and test scores to whether the school has an auditorium and recreation space— in a single spot. The app is located on the web at council. nyc.gov/public-advocate/school-explorer. The deadline for kindergarten applications for the coming school year was recently extended to Jan. 22. “We put a lot of information all in one place here to make it easier for families,” Johnson said in a prepared statement. “It’s a great resource, and I’m really proud of the work we put into it. There’s currently nothing like it. I urge everyone applying to schools to check

Speaker Corey Johnson launches an app for the parents of kindergarteners. this out and spread the word.” The data is intended to help parents understand school admissions rates and methods. The current version of School Explorer is aimed at kids just entering the school system, officials said. Subsequent versions are being prepared to aid the parents of middle and high school Q students.

Food for thought Kayla Jenkins, left, of Far Rockaway and Citaly Hernandez of the Bronx, right, last week took the grand prize in the first-ever Colavita Culinary Challenge at Food and Finance High School in Manhattan. Jenkins and Hernandez topped a field of 70 contestants in a two-week competition sponsored by Colavita, an Italian food com-

pany with its U.S. headquarters in Edison, NJ. Celebrating here with the winners is Giovanni Colavita, the company’s CEO. Their grand prize dish, palline di polenta fritte Bolognese, or polenta balls with Bolognese sauce, earned the student chefs a trip to Italy and a $2,500 scholarship courtesy of Colavita.

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City respects all, without regard to gender identity der when selecting, by Bitta Mostofi Starting this week, trans and nonbinary changing or removNew Yorkers across the city will, for the ing your gender desfirst time ever, have in their hands a munici- ig nation. A nd of course, the entire pal ID that reflects who they are. Right here in Queens, there is so much process is free, and rich LGBTQ history that reflects the pain- available in 25 lanful, yet powerful journeys incredible trans guages, as it’s been and nonbinary athletes, activists and com- s i n c e w e f i r s t munity leaders embarked on to bring us to launched IDNYC. You should know this moment of possibility. While there is much work to be done before we realize full that all New Yorkers, regardless of immigraLGBTQ equality and inclusion, our city tion status, are eligible to receive the IDNYC card. The city will not ask you continues to push further towards this goal. On the heels of Mayor de Blasio signing about your immigration status and the card landmark legislation adding a third gender is available to all New York City residents category to birth certificates issued by the who can establish identity and residency. city, and building upon our citywide com- Even those as young as 10 years old can get mitment to LGBTQ communities through an IDNYC! For trans and nonbinary immigrant New the NYC Unity Project, we are proud to announce IDNYC’s third gender designa- Yorkers with questions about getting the tion, which is now available to transgender, care and support they need, know that there nonbinary and other New Yorkers who do are a number of incredible partners ready to not identify with binary gender categories. support you. Right here in Queens, you can We know that discrimination, harassment go visit our friends at Make the Road, and con nect with their and mistreatment as a LGBTQ Justice Project. result of, or compounded Across the city, you can by, mismatching identity emale, male, X reach out to the Transgendocuments is a reality der Legal Defense & that trans and nonbinary and not designated Education Fund, the SylNew Yorkers face every via Rivera Law Project, day. We are hopeful that are all options on the City Bar Justice Centhis important step will new IDNYC cards. ter, LGBT Advocacy create the opportunity for Project and the New York more New Yorkers to navigate our city freely, as themselves, and Legal Assistance Group, LGBTQ Law with the full suppor t of their local Project. Trans and nonbinary New Yorkers should government. For too long, too many New Yorkers also know that if they experience discrimihaven’t been able to be themselves when nation on the basis of their gender identity or looking for help from their city. With an expression, there are legal resources availIDNYC in hand, trans, nonbinary and gen- able. It is illegal to discriminate against der-nonconforming New Yorkers can take trans and nonbinary people in New York advantage of all the city has to offer, includ- City, in a range of areas, including in housing benefits and access to exclusive dis- ing, employment, healthcare and in most counts at our leading cultural institutions, public spaces. If you experience discrimination or mistreatment when presenting your just like anyone else. Getting started is easy. It’s as simple as ID, please contact New York City’s Commaking an appointment online, where you mission on Human Rights online, in person can confirm what documents you need, then at one of CCHR’s community service cenhead on over to your local IDNYC enroll- ters in every borough, or by calling 311. Our city sees who you are, and wants ment site to fill out an application. When applying for your IDNYC card, you can you to be safe, and thrive. Your key to the choose whichever gender option is most city’s services and benefits should reflect comfortable and accurate for you. You do who you are. I am thankful for all the incredible LGBTQ advocates who have made countless sacrifices in our neighborhoods, and all across the great borough of Queens to get us closer to realizing real trans and nonbinary inclusion and equality. Know that our city pledges to do right by you, and to push further, no matter where you’re from, how you identify or what your Q immigration status is. Bitta Mostofi is Acting Commissioner of not need to submit any “proof” of your gen- the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Judge blocks Census citizenship question Queens reps hail move; appeal likely by Ryan Brady Editor

Judge Jesse Furman of the Southern District of New York on Monday ordered the Trump administration not to include a question about citizenship in the 2020 Census. The ruling is considered likely to be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and could go to the Supreme Court. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross had pushed for the question’s inclusion, which Democrats warn would lead to an undercount due to unauthorized immigrants not filling out Census forms. New York is the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, which 18 other states, the District of Columbia and some nonprofit groups had also signed on to. Critics have also argued that states like New York and California, both home to many illegal residents, would lose crucial federal funds in the event of an undercount. In Furman’s 277-page opinion, he said Ross’ decision violated the Administrative Procedures Act in a litany of ways, includ-

ing not following a statute mandating him “to collect data through the acquisition and use of ‘administrative records’” rather than “‘direct inquiries’ on a survey such as the census.” He also said Ross “failed to justify significant departures from past policies and practices — a veritable smorgasbord of classic, clear-cut APA violations.” Most Census forms since 1950 have not had a citizenship question, but one has been on the American Community Survey, which the government created in 2005. Queens leaders lauded Furman’s decision. “This was a politically-motivated question against immigrant communities that we now know was pushed by former White House strategist Steve Bannon,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said in a prepared statement. “It deserves to never see the light of day.” In 2018, the congresswoman and Rep. José Serrano (D-Bronx), both members of the Appropriations Committee, introduced a measure to block funds that would be used Q for giving the Census the question.

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Lou’s #94 A couple of New York sports legends lit up Lenny’s Clam Bar in Howard Beach last week. Lou Carnesecca, left, the St. John’s University Hall of Fame basketball coach, celebrated his 94th birthday at the Italian restaurant on Cross Bay Boulevard with a small group of friends from the New York sports world — including Jay Horowitz, right, who was the public relations face of the New York Mets for more than 40 years. No need to guess what Horowitz gave Carnesecca for his birthday. That’s a personalized Mets jersey the coach is holding. — Michael Shain

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Recipients of food stamps are getting their benefits for February early due to the federal government shutdown, officials said Monday. The Agriculture Depar tment in Washington has instructed states to issue next month’s benefits to people enrolled in the food-stamps program, known as SNAP, by Jan. 20, weeks earlier than usual, to make sure benefits are allocated before the massive program runs out of money. New York state officials say most people’s benefits here should arrive on Jan. 17. The payments were made possible by a workaround that allowed the Agriculture Department to use funds allocated before the shutdown. The short notice from the federal government has state public assistance agencies scrambling to notify recipients of the early payment and to warn them not to spend it too quickly because it will be six weeks before their next benefits arrive. It is not unusual for the government to arrange for early or emergency payments after natural disasters. But it is believed that this is the first time early payments have ever been worked out Q nationally.

Catholic Elementary Academies and Schools — Open House Dates Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: Jan. 27, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 am.-2 p.m.; Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 9-11 a.m. Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479. Open house: Jan. 27, 12-2 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Open house: Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 739-5933. New family registration by appointment. Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:30-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 28, 9-10 a.m. St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, 136-58 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246. Open house: Jan. 27 and March 10, 2-4 p.m. Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open house: Call for information. 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. Open house: call for information.

Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031. Open house: Jan. 29, 9-11 a.m. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440. Open house: Jan. 27, 1-3 p.m. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.2 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9:30-11 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184. Open house: Call for information. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517. Open house: call for information. Our Lady of the Angelus Catholic Academy, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220. Open house: Call for information. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy, 34-45 202 St., Bayside. (718) 229-4434. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9-10 a.m. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346. Open house: Jan. 27, 1:45-3 p.m., Jan 28, 9-11 a.m. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622. Open house: Jan. 28, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 11550 221 St., (718) 527-0123. Open house: call for information.

St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990. Open house: call for information. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Open house: Jan. 27, 12:301:30 p.m. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 29, 3-4 p.m. St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020. Open house: call for information. St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724. Open house: Jan. 28-31, 9-11 a.m. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

St. Leo Catholic Academy, 104-19 49 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050. Open house: call for information. St. Luke School, 16-01 150 Place, Whitestone, (718) 7463833. Open house: Jan. 31, 9-10:30 a.m. St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922. Open house: Jan. 28, 9:30 a.m. St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. St. Matthias Catholic Academy, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003. Open house: Jan. 27, 11a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 30, 9-11 a.m.

St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:3012:30 p.m. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 380-1900. Open house: call for information. St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982. Open house: Jan. 31 9-10:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585. Open house: Ja. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230. Open house: call for more information. 2019 Diocese of Brooklyn website

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Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 216-01 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open house: Jan. 27, 11a.m.-1 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (East Glendale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636. Open house: call for information. St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376. Open house: Jan. 30, call for time. St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887. Open house: call for information. St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575. Open house: call for information. St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174. Open house: call for information.

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Los estudiantes graduados de este año han recibido mas de $200,000 en becas escolares para las escuelas Secundaria Orgullosamente Ofrecemos: • Ayuda financiera & Asistencia financiera • Cursos de Religión, Lectura, Matemáticas, Literatura, Ciencia, y Estudios Sociales • Ofrecemos Matemáticas al nivel de Secundaria. Preparación para los Regentes de Algebra Integrados • iPads & Chromebooks para la instrucción de cada clase • Clases de Español a los grados 5-8 • Programa de Arte del Grado Pre K – 8 • Programa de Música Coral del Grado Pre K – 8 • Educación Física dos veces a la semana del Grado Pre K-8 • Clase de Salud para el Grado 8 • Ofrecemos ayuda adicional a los estudiantes que necesitan mas atención en Lectura y Matemáticas • Tenemos Club de Electrónica, y Impresora 3-D • Periódico Escolar • Clases Gratis de Pre-Kinder Universal • Damos servicios a los padres para dejar a los niños temprano por la mañana (Early Drop-Off) y también al terminar la escuela (After School) • Nuestros maestros son muy dedicados y con mucha experiencia • Tenemos programa de Música Instrumental ofrecida por la compañía Paul Eff-men a los grados 1-8 • Coro de Niños • Ofrecemos los programas de Baloncesto y Vóleibol • Boy Scouts

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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 27-February 2, 2019 Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week has been the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2019 is January 27 to February 2. The theme for National Catholic Schools Week 2019 is “Catholic Schools: Learn. Serve. Lead. Succeed.” Schools typically observe the annual celebration week with Masses, open houses and other activities for students, families, parishioners and community members. Through these events, schools focus on the value Catholic education provides to young people and its contributions to our church, our communities and our nation. During Catholic Schools Week 2019, daily themes and celebrations are observed as follows: • Sunday — celebrating your parish: Catholic schools benefit all year long from the religious guidance, prayers and support parishes provide. Many parishes join in the National Catholic Schools Week celebration by devoting a Mass to Catholic education. • Monday— celebrating your community: A central aspect of Catholic education is learning the importance of service to others. When students take part in service activities — both local and beyond — they demonstrate the values and faith they gain through their Catholic education and learn how to make the world a better place. When they observe how others serve the community, they gain an appreciation for how they can continue to serve others their entire lives. Tuesday— celebrating students: Schools celebrate students during National Catholic Schools Week by

planning enjoyable and meaningful activities for them and recognizing their accomplishments. They encourage students to reflect on the benefits of Catholic education and how the grounding in faith, knowledge and service it provides will help them throughout their lives. Wednesday — celebrating the nation: On National Appreciation Day for Catholic Schools, students, families, educators and other Catholic school supporters communicate the value of Catholic education to government leaders. They share information with leaders on the significant contributions Catholic schools make to the nation and their role in preparing students to be good citizens. They pray for the nation and recognize all those who serve it. Thursday — celebrating vocations: By focusing on faith, knowledge and service, Catholic schools prepare children to use their God-given talents to the fullest later in life. National Catholic Schools Week offers an opportunity for students to explore the many life paths that enable them to use their talents well in the service of God and others — by answering the call to a religious vocation, by nurturing a family through sacramental marriage, by volunteering in church activities and charities and/or by pursuing a career that makes the world a better place. Friday — celebrating faculty, staff and volunteers: On this day, schools honor teachers and principals as well as administrators and staff who support them in their important work and thank the parents,

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grandparents, alumni, parishioners and school board members who provide volunteer service. Saturday — celebrating families: Families, parents, guardians and other family members play a vital role in Catholic education. Not only do they volunteer at the school, they instill values and expectations for academic excellence in their children at home. We acknowledge the role of families in Catholic education and celebrate their contributions to the success of our schools on the last day of National Catholic Schools Q Week, and all year long. — courtesy National Catholic Educational Association website

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The benefits of a Catholic education Catholic education provides students with a values-based education, rooted in the mission of the Catholic Church. These values are fully integrated into all programs. School communities are also integrated into the life of the parish through various liturgical events and service projects. In Catholic academies and schools, religion is ensured as a priority. Catholic education is focused on the whole child in mind, body and soul. In addition to class sizes that meet the needs of all students, Catholic education provides a challenging curriculum that reflects the New York State Learning Standards in a safe, caring and supportive learning environment. This environment encourages lifelong learning and prepares students for high school and beyond. Students are provided with the skills necessary to be successful in the 21st century. State-of-theart technology and programs are valuable teaching tools and can challenge students to go beyond the core curriculum. Student lear ning opportunities are always expanding when it comes to Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens, be it through partnerships with Catholic high schools, local colleges and universities, or through the rich cultural opportunities offered in New York City. These rich cultural opportunities—such as cultural-themed festivals, projects and trips— engage students in the teaching and learning process.

The success of Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens is also measured with proven results: • ELA results on New York State Tests in Catholic academies/schools consistently outpaced New York state and city schools; • Catholic education is cost efficient: per pupil spending averages $5,143 compared to over $19,597 per pupil in NYC public elementary schools; savings to NYC taxpayers – over $600 million per year; • average annual tuition for a Catholic elementary school within the Diocese of Brooklyn is $4,022; • $7.566 million in scholarships was awarded to 5,495 students to attend Catholic elementary schools within the diocese; • 75 percent of eighth-grade graduates will attend Catholic or other private/specialized high schools; • 58 schools and academies reported that 538 eighth-grade graduates were offered $8,838,220 in merit-based scholarships to attend these high schools; • 63 eighth-grade graduates were accepted into specialized schools; and • 99 percent of students in Catholic secondary schools graduate within four years; 98 percent go on to college. Finally, Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens is here for students of all ages, from early childhood through high school. Children of all Q faiths are welcome. — Information courtesy Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools website

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C M SQ page 24 Y K AREA RELIGIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS SECTION Archbishop Molloy HS 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood (718) 441-2100 Website: molloyhs.org Winter Open House: Jan. 24, 6-8:30 p.m. for accepted students Cathedral High School 350 East 56 St., NYC (718) 688-1545 Website: cathedralhs.org Christ the King Regional HS 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 366-7400 Website: ctkny.org Holy Cross HS 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-7250, ext. 558 Website: holycrosshs.org Martin Luther HS 60-02 Maspeth Ave., Maspeth (718) 894-4000 Website: martinluthernyc.org

Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School 71-06 31st Ave., East Elmhurst (718) 898-3800 Website: msgrmcclancy.org New Student Reception: Jan. 23, 7 p.m. St. Agnes Academic HS 13-20 124 St., College Point (718) 353-6276, ext. 11 Website: stagneshs.org Info Night: Jan. 22, 5-7 p.m. St. Francis Preparatory High School 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 423-8810 Website: sfponline.org St. John’s Preparatory High School 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria (718) 721-7200 Website: stjohnsprepschool.org Accepted Student Night / Open House: Jan. 22, 6-8 p.m. The Mary Louis Academy 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates (718) 297-2120 Website: tmla.org Selected Students Day: Jan. 24, 5-7 p.m.

Values and teachings of a Catholic education The Catholic educational program is based • shape leaders; on religious beliefs and values, which enable • reward achievement; students to grow in their understanding of • reinforce values; themselves, their relationship with God and • allow for spiritual growth; their relationship with others. • embrace differences; Catholic high schools promote the education • raise standards; of young people to their full potential; their • empower each student; and teachers respect and encourage real learning • celebrate school spirit. experiences. Students acquire knowlThe Diocese of Brooklyn offers a edge and develop the skills neceshigh school fair in the fall on one sary for success in higher educanight in Queens and another tional pursuits and a wide range night in Brooklyn where stuof careers. dents, faculty and administraThey also offer a communitors from the high schools are ty environment in which stuavailable to answer questions dents can discuss and live out and distribute materials. the values upon which their Each high school also offers education is based. They are open houses and tours so that parFACEBOOK IMAGE ents and prospective students can encouraged to contribute to society and to assume leadership roles meet with current students, faculty in shaping public attitudes and programs. and administrators and learn about the acaIn Catholic high schools, young people learn demics and activities the schools offer. Addito question, to establish confidence in their tionally, many schools offer “Buddy Days” in own good choices in life and to experience the which prospective students can spend a day sense of accomplishment that stems from indi- in the school attending classes with a student vidual achievement and responsibility. who is currently enrolled. Catholic high schools: All of the high schools also have websites • build character; that highlight their specific admissions poli• foster community service; Q cies and dates for open houses. • encourage involvement; — diocese of brooklyn.org/schools / • develop real-world skills; secondary-education/

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ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC ACADEMY

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OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM Financial Aid Scholarships are Available. Early Drop Off and After School Care Provided.

2019-2020 Registration Season Starts Soon! On January 27, 2019, immediately following the 9:00 AM Family Mass, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy will open its doors to the parish and the greater Woodhaven community for its annual Open House at the start of Catholic Schools Week, and for the 2019-2020 registration period. All who are interested are invited to attend the Mass and our Open House or to contact the school by calling us at (718) 847-3904 or by visiting our website, www.sta-catholicacademy.org and emailing us at

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St. John’s Prep promotes academic excellence, installs values and prepares young men and women to be “Tomorrow’s Leaders”. St. John’s Prep provides its students with an engaging academic program, significant service experiences and extensive co-curricular opportunities to lay the foundation for college success and a purpose-filled life.

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Social media scaring people from the gym? by David Russell Associate Editor

It’s January, meaning that many who made a New Year’s resolution to get in better shape is heading to the gym. But Nuffield Health, the largest not-forprofit healthcare provider in the United Kingdom, says a third of people ages 18 to 35 feel too self-conscious to join a gym, according to a new survey. It seems like social media is a culprit, as 30 percent of those surveyed wished people took more realistic photos of themselves in the gym as opposed to staged ones. And 22 percent surveyed explained that seeing other people’s gym photos online puts pressure on them to look a certain way. Social media could play a positive role too, as 69 percent of those surveyed believe more realistic images of celebrities online would encourage younger people looking to improve their health and fitness. But almost one-quarter of people surveyed said they are “worried everyone will look at me.” Justine Orr, manager of Limitless Fitness in Howard Beach, said there are no worries like that at her gym. “Especially here, we’re like a family. If we see somebody new, we help them,” she said. “The other members help them and

According to a study, a third of people ages 18 to 35 feel too self-conscious to join a gym, with some saying seeing other people’s photos puts pressure on them to look a certain way. FILE PHOTO teach them different things. We want to see everybody achieve their goals, no matter what those goals are.” Orr also believes most people posting pictures of themselves are doing it to help others. “I feel that most people put it up as

inspiration, to try to motivate others to get started and that everyone starts at their own starting point,” she said. “Their goal should just be to be better than they were yesterday. It shouldn’t be what other people are necessarily doing.” Orr added, “I think people who have

accomplished fitness goals in the past just find it so beneficial to themselves, they want to motivate others into starting. Like, ‘If I did it, you can do it.’” Michael Fisher, general manager of New York Sports Clubs on Austin Street, said he’s not surprised by the survey. “I’m not surprised by that at all,” he said. “It can be very intimidating especially for people who don’t know where to start, don’t really know how to exercise, which is why we provide help with new members in terms of assisting you in memberships, scheduling you with fitness orientation with a trainer to learn the machines, learn how to exercise because it can be very scary not knowing where to begin.” He said many gyms use a “no judgment” policy. “Every business knows half the battle is just getting through the door,” Fisher said. “And then the other half is putting on shorts and a T-shirt and working out.” Fisher believes social media has been a “gift and a curse.” “There’s lots of people on one side who have lots of positive body imaging, feel very strongly about themselves, love the way they look and how they feel and then you have the other side of the coin who’s afraid to take pictures and doesn’t want to look into Q mirrors,” he said.

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ANNUAL HOLIDAY CONCERT FOR LOCAL SENIORS The spirit of giving is an extraordinary feeling that makes you feel good inside and out. It warms your heart like a cup of soup on a chilly, winter day. This spirit was quite evident back in December when chorus teacher Mrs. Meehan, Assistant Principal Mizrahi, Parent Coordinator Judy Rea and 30+ extremely gifted

and talented MS 202 choral students visited the Howard Beach Senior Center for their annual holiday concert. The sounds of the holiday season resonated throughout the building and completely filled it with smiles of joy. The happiness shone on the faces of the seniors, as well as the children, as they sang in harmony

while clapping their hands and tapping their feet. This incredible experience and the gift of giving is something that will be cherished by staff and students throughout the coming year. The community from Middle School 202 in Ozone Park, wishes everyone peace, goodwill, and happiness and a wonderful new year!!

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To be featured on a School Spotlight page, call Lisa LiCausi, Education Coordinator, at (718) 205-8000, Ext. 110. TO SEE THESE STORIES ONLINE GO TO QCHRON.COM/SCHOOLNEWS.

Assembly man Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) is sponsoring a Valenti nes for Veterans Dr ive now through Wednesday, Feb. 6 to benefit the men and women at the New York State Veterans’ Home in St. Albans. You can drop off unused travelsize toiletries and new clothing to his office, located at 83-91 Woodhaven Blvd. If you have any questions, call Q the office at (718) 805-0950.

Rotary Club hosts fundraiser for vets The Rotar y Club of Southwest Queens will host a Bowling for Vets fundraiser to benefit homeless veterans on Sunday, Jan. 20 at 1:30 p.m. Trophies will be awarded to the top male and female bowlers. Admission is $20 for adults or $10 for children and includes two games and shoe rental. Raffles and refreshments will be available, along with free parking. The event will be held at Bowl 360, located at 98-18 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park. For more information or to reserve your spot call Joe at (917) Q 748-0583.

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Late beloved CTK trainer remembered by David Russell

and Tina Charles, a six-time WNBA All-Star who was named MVP in 2012. James Horan, boys junior varsity head coach Anton Turkovic, the popular athletic trainer at Christ the King High School in Middle Vil- and varsity assistant, tweeted, “Anton worked day and night to make all of our student-athletes betlage, died at the age of 61. “Lost a great person today,” boys basketball ter. No one had a kid ready to compete better than coach Joe Arbitello tweeted on Saturday. “A Anton, a true asset to our CK community and the entire CHSAA. A personal friend real asset to Christ the King. A for 20 years. A kind, caring, gentle person my family and I called soul. You will be missed by everyfriend. I am heartbroken by the one. R.I.P.” news. R.I.P. my friend Anton.” It wasn’t only members of the Last April, Turkovic was inductextended Royals family paying ed into the Girls Catholic High tribute to Turkovic. Even league School Athletic Association Hall of rivals and opponents paid tribute to Fame. He grew up in Yugoslavia the late trainer as well. and became a world-class kickbox“Really devastating news,” ing champion. tweeted Chris Williams, head According to a foreign news report, Turkovic came to New York CTK athletic trainer Anton junior varsity coach at St. Raymond High School in the Bronx. in 1987 from Ogulin, a town in Turkovic died at 61. Croatia. In the early 1990s, he PHOTO COURTESY FARENGA “Anton was one of the first faces FUNERAL HOME you saw as a opposing team enterworked with New Jersey Nets star ing CTK. He always checked to Drazen Petrovic, who was adjustmake sure the student athletes from both sides ing to the NBA after playing in Europe. Turkovic began at Christ the King in 2001 to were properly taken care of from a medical assist with the girls’ basketball program’s condi- standpoint. Stand up gentlemen. He will defitioning. In 2003, he became the school’s athletic nitely be missed. RIP.” The team is dedicating Saturday’s game to trainer, making him the first full-time trainer in the CHSAA. At Christ the King, he worked with Turkovic’s memory. Turkovic was buried at St. Speedy Claxton, who spent seven seasons in the Michael’s Cemetery in East Elmhurst. Q He is survived by his wife, Branca. NBA, Sue Bird, an 11-time WNBA All-Star, Associate Editor

Former Mets coach Stottlemyre dead at 77 by David Russell

in team history behind Rube Walker and Joe Pignatano. Stottlemyre later became a Mel Stottlemyre, 77, the pitching coach for the Astros, Mets pitching coach from Yankees and Mariners. 1984 to 1993, died Sunday He played the last year of after a long battle with bone his career at Shea Stadium marrow cancer. a s Ya n kee St ad iu m wa s Stottlemyre was a fivebeing renovated at the time. time All-Star pitcher who Playing before the advent of won 164 games with the Former Mets coach the designated hitter rule, he Yankees from 1964 to 1974. Mel Stottlemyre. A work horse, he led the METS HOT CORNER / VIMEO hit seven home runs, including an inside-the-park grand league twice in complete slam off Red Sox pitcher Bill Monbougames and once in innings pitched. As Mets pitching coach he helped quette, whom Stottlemyre would later develop the team’s young corps of pitch- replace as Mets pitching coach. David Cone, who notched 20-win seaers, including Dwight Gooden, Ron Darling, Sid Fernandez and Bobby Ojeda as sons with both the Mets and Yankees, the A mazin’s won the 1986 World tweeted, “He was more than a great pitcher and fantastic pitching coach. He Series. Davey Johnson brought Stottlemyre was a father figure and touched so many on board after being named manager for in a positive way. We lost a great man. the 1984 season. After Johnson was RIP Mel Stottlemyre. Stot tlemy re is su r v ived by h is fired in 1990, managers Bud Harrelson, Jeff Torborg and Dallas Green kept Stot- wife, Jean, and two sons, Mel Jr. and tlemyre as pitching coach until the end Todd , both for mer Major Leag ue pitchers. A third son, Jason, died of of the 1993 season. Q He was the third-longest tenured coach leukemia in 1981. Associate Editor

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Future of Rentar Plaza in question CB 5 votes against proposed change but willing to revisit issue by David Russell Associate Editor

C o m m u n it y B o a r d 5 vo t e d l a s t Wednesday against a plan for the removal of landscape planters and trees at 66-26 Metropolitan Ave., site of Rentar Plaza, in order to convert part of the building into a loading dock to be of convenience for future tenants. The board was not thrilled about having to decide on the spot with the decision due to be reported to the Department of Transportation the next day. “You’re asking us now, tonight, to put an answer on this thing that we’re going to live with for the next 40 years,” one member said. “And that’s not acceptable.” Jaclyn Peranteau, president of Prime Engineering, said the loading dock would be located on an overhead and the overhead door would be along the facade facing Metropolitan Avenue. It would be 125 feet from the exit of the parking lot, to the east. It’s a 30-foot-wide curb cut. Recently, Toys ‘R’ Us and Kmart filed for bankruptcy and no longer occupy premises in the Metro Mall building. There is an ongoing search for tenants. Felice Bassin, one of the owners of the building, told the board, “The retail market has changed tremendously, especially in the

Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr., left, listens to Felice Bassin of Rentar Development Corp. talk about a proposed plan to convert part of the Metro Mall into a loading dock to be of convenience to future tenants. The plan was voted down unanimously but will be reviewed PHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL AND, BELOW, MICHAEL SHAIN again next month. last five years for many, many reasons.” According to Bassin of Rentar Development Corp., there’s 190,000 square feet to lease, with 145,000 on one side and 45,000 where Toys ‘R’ Us was located. “I can tell you there isn’t one tenant that can take or will take 145,000 feet today. They just don’t take that size store

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Addabbo visits the 112th State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) organized a sit-down meeting with members of the 112th Precinct and the Bukharian community last Friday. An incident in late November involving students from Forest Hills High School which left a Jewish teenager in the hospital was discussed.

Capt. Jonathan Cermeli, commanding officer of the precinct, said more officers have been devoted to the area around dismissal time. Also attending were Councilmember Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), among other members of the community.

... all of the retailers are downsizing,” Bassin said. “So in order for us to market the space we need to break that 190,000 feet up into three pieces.” Bassin said the spot was originally built for two retailers: Robert Hall Village store and Bohack supermarket. Over the years, different stores have come and gone, including Times Square Stores, Caldor and Waldbaum’s supermarket. There’s a chance the next business coming in will not be a retailer at all. “It’s very possible that it’s not going to be retail,” Bassin said. “It’s possible that it could be a logistics warehouse, which is the way things are going today. Even with that we would need two more loading docks. That’s why we’re here. That’s why we’re trying to get this.” There were originally four trunk docks for one tenant and four for the other. “We

will probably not be able to find three tenants who will be satisfied with eight loading positions,” Bassin said. The timing of the proposal was brought into question. “You g uys a re shovi ng dow n ou r throat, with a deadline of tomorrow, about putting in a new curb cut [for] tractor trailers, which we don’t need on Metropolitan Avenue,” said Middle Village resident Dorothy Werkmeister, who called it an “outrage.” Bassin said the application was made in August but the company didn’t hear back for months until it was eventually told to add information. In a later interview with the Chronicle, Bassin said she wasn’t surprised by the board’s decision once the short deadline was made clear. “They can’t make decisions on the spur of the moment like that, so I understand,” she said. CB 5 District Manager Gary Giordano told the board he received an email about the plan on Dec. 10 but couldn’t rush it with a board meeting scheduled for only two nights later. Walter Sanchez, chairman of CB 5’s Zoning and Land Use Committee, recommended the board vote against the project because of the lack of getting community input. “I don’t think we can vote in favor of this now but that doesn’t mean that we can’t really work on this project in a good manner,” Sanchez said. Sanchez added that he would like another 35 days to discuss the issue and will meet with Rentar in February and could perhaps give the recommendation on t he pla n at next mont h’s boa rd meeting. Bassin told the Chronicle, “Hopefully it Q will work out fine. I’m optimistic.”

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

by Michael Gannon

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Motown legend Martha Reeves can recount the history of the modern music industry and its place in national and world history with the same ease with which she has belted out hit songs over more than five decades. Now the lead singer of Martha Reeves and the Vandellas will be the featured guest this Saturday as the Black Spectrum Theatre in Jamaica continues its Speakers Series. “I think it’s important to support small theaters like Back Spectrum,” she said in a lengthy telephone interview. “I also like getting out and meeting the people who have supported us all these years. Tell them to bring their memorabilia and I’ll autograph it.” Reeves and the Vandellas turned out hit after hit, including “Nowhere to Run,” Dancing in the Street,” “Jimmy Mack” and “Heat Wave.” They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995. Though she will not be performing — she is scheduled to sing with Mary Wilson of The Supremes on Staten Island May 11 — Reeves is no stranger to the stage in New York City. “Over the years we played New York City so much,” Reeves told the Chronicle. “The Apollo Theatre in the ’60s, the Copacabana, Madison Square Garden, Central Park, Lincoln Center. New York City was the first place Motown let us travel.” Reeves was the granddaughter of a prominent Detroit minister, and, like many who would become stars of Motown, grew up singing in church. She was discovered singing at the club 20 Grand, and did secretarial work for the record company as well as performing with a group called the Del-Phis. One day, Mary Wells was unable to attend a recording session. Reeves and her group stepped in. “I’ll Have to Let Him Go,” released in 1963, took off, and the audiences haven’t stopped coming since. She still speaks with excitement about the group’s debut in New York City at the famed Apollo in Harlem. They would be the opening act at a concert that featured a veritable Mount Rushmore of music royalty, including Wells, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Marvin Gaye, the Temptations and fellow up-and-comers The Supremes and Little Stevie Wonder. While she had naturally heard of the Apollo, Reeves did not know of the theater’s legendar y reputation for crowds that were demanding — and unforgiving. continued on page 35

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“Elizabeth Atterbury: Night Comes In,” with sculptures that clasp at a rhythmic and repetitive nature, many made during the artist’s pregnancy with her second child, “marking a specific period of mental space during physical occupancy.” Through Sat., Jan. 19, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

A Night of Laughter with Sasa Salvaggio, a performance by the Sicilian comedian with all proceeds going to the Borgetto Cultural Scholarship Fund. Sat., Jan. 26, 7 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $50-$80. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. Movies are Dumb: “Grease 2,” with several comics riffing on the poorly received 1982 sequel to the 1978 blockbuster musical romantic comedy; part of a monthly series. Fri., Jan. 18, 11 p.m.-1 a.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $10. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

Bayside Historical Society Winter Art Show, the 18th annual, with paintings, photography and more, by Queens-based artists. Through Sun., Jan. 27, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org. “Jon Brogie: Studies from Rome,” with drawings and paintings of Rome’s most iconic masterworks that the 2017 Alma Schapiro Prize winner created during a stay at the American Academy there. Thu., Jan. 17-Fri., Feb. 22, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com. “Red Envelope Show,” honoring the Asian Year of the Pig with celebration envelopes like those traditionally distributed in the Chinese community during Lunar New Year, made by professional artists, often with a gift inside. Through Sun., Jan. 27; weekends 12-5 p.m., weekdays by app’t, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students and teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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Paintings by Eileen Coyne, with works mostly featuring people and dogs, and a bearded dragon in the case of “Cait & Queen Geoffrey,” left, by the Long Island City artist largely inspired by European Expressionists. Through June, QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. COURTESY PHOTO

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The historic Onderdonk House in Ridgewood is hosting Toddler Storytime events that teach youngsters and their families about Colonial Dutch culture in early America, as in this engraving of a family at home. One of the events is this Saturday and another will be held Feb. 9. See Kids/Families. DAVID B. SCOTT, “A SCHOOL HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES,” VIA ETC.USF.EDU

MUSIC Norman Connors & The Starship Orchestra, with the Grammy Award winner and several other artists performing in tribute to Phyllis Hyman and in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Sun., Jan. 20, 7 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $40. Info: (718) 723-1800, bit.ly/2RKcM8G. An Afternoon of Chamber Music, exploring works of 21st-century Romanticism including the world premiere performance of Gilbert Galindo’s “Sonata for Viola and Piano.” Sat., Jan. 19, 2 p.m., The Churchin-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

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“Roadside Attraction,” with marvels and oddities including trade signs, decorative art objects and more that capture the American fascination with the open road, from the 18th thru late 19th centuries. Through Thu., Feb. 7., American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 5959533, folkartmuseum.org. “Wall-Floor Positions,” with artists making themselves into prop sculptures, moving through various poses in relation to a room, as first done by Bruce Nauman in 1965 California, tied to the “Disappearing Acts” exhibit of his work. Each Fri.-Sat. through Feb. 23, each hour on the hour 1-5 p.m., MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

“Crick! Crack! Folk Tales of the African Diaspora,” with Caribbean stories told through song and dance with master storyteller Michael Manswell and the cast of the Something Positive nonprofit; part of Saturday Family Matinee series. Sat., Jan. 19, 2-3 p.m., Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 15310 Jamaica Ave. $10; $5 kids. Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org/saturday-family-matinee.

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“This Bridge Called My A--,” created by Miguel Gutierrez, with “six Latinx performers … map[ping] an elusive choreography of obsessive and perverse action” and exploiting Latin-American cliches. Thu.-Sat., Jan. 17-19, 8 p.m. (some dates sold out), The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

The Widening Circle, with spoken word, poetry, music and comedy by several performers, hosted by poet and Socrates Sculpture Park Public Programs Director Audrey Wildfire Dimola. Fri., Jan. 18, 7-9 p.m., Communitea, 11-18 46 Road, Long Island City. Free; cafe purchases encouraged. Info: (718) 729-7708, bit.ly/2LV27CH. “This is NOT Hamlet,” “a mad rollercoaster ride excavating some of the world’s most famous playwrights — Shakespeare, Beckett, Moliere, Cervantes, Stoppard, De La Barca among them,” by The Drama League. Wed.-Thu., Jan. 23-24, 7 p.m., LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. $25. Info: (212) 244-9494, dramaleague.org.

FILM “Blinkered,” a play from Northern Ireland that addresses mental health problems and suicide among young people, by Londonderry-based Sole Purpose Productions, with discussion of the issues afterward. Thu.-Fri., Jan. 24-25, 7:15 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $25. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

“Jen Rosenblit: Im gonna need another one,” with the performer portraying multiple figures both generic and specific, within the proximity of 12 green foam blocks that eventually crumble and disappear. Wed.-Sat., Jan. 23-26, 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 27, 3 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

First Look 2019, week two of a festival of innovative new international cinema, with several programs, some with live filmmaker appearances. Fri.-Mon., Jan. 18-21, various times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 (opening night $20); $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission; festival pass to almost all events $45. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Dance Theatre of Harlem, a performance by the renowned ballet troupe now in its 50th season and founded shortly after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to foster empowerment through dance and the allied arts. Sun., Jan. 20, 4 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $35. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org. COURTESY PHOTO

LECTURES/TALKS Speaking with Spectrum — Martha Reeves, with the Vandellas’ lead singer, famous for hits like “Dancing in the Streets” and “Heat Wave,” also an actress and former Detroit councilwoman, giving insights into her career. Sat., Jan. 19, 8 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25. Info: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com. continued on page 36

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years, and engage the audience in creative choices that go into musical composition. According to Podgurski, those in attenA rare treat — a double one, in fact — is in store for music lovers of all ages on Jan. dance will get a brief history of composing 19, as Musica Reginae Productions hosts a and learn about how composers incorporate pair of special events at The Church-in-the- different instruments into their work. The hour-long workshop marks the third Gardens in Forest Hills. The day kicks off at 11 a.m. with a free of six this season for the company, which, interactive workshop for youngsters ages 4 among other things, strives to cultivate interand up and their families, part of the organi- est in music in children. Podgurski sees music as “an outlet for young people to express zation’s Community Concert for Kids series. The workshop, entitled “Let’s Com- themselves when words fail.” The absence pose!,” will feature a musical performance of such an outlet, she said, “can lead to sadby Barbara Podgurski of Maspeth, who has ness and depression.” These kinds of informal presentations been running the group for the past 10 “leave a lasting impression” on young people, Podgurski said. “They come back and back and back.” And, she points out, “We’re evolving.” She hopes by next year to incorWhen: Sat., Jan. 19, 11 a.m. (‘Compose’) porate workshops for children with and 2 p.m. (Chamber) special needs and sensory issues. And Where: The Church-in-the-Gardens, the group has added matinee perfor50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills mances to its schedule, the better to accommodate longtime followers who Tickets: Free (‘Compose’); $20; $10 students now prefer not going out at night. (Chamber). (718) 894-2178, With that in mind, MRP scheduled musicareginae.org an afternoon concert the same day as qboro contributor

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Performing at a Musica Reginae chamber music concert last year were violinist Nurit Pacht, left, violinist Ragnhildur Petursdottir, violist Junah Chung, cellist Marta Bagratuni and pianist Barbara Podgurski, the group’s executive and artistic director. COURTESY PHOTO the workshop. Beginning at 2 p.m., “An Afternoon of Chamber Music” will explore 21st-century Romanticism, including some rarely heard, romantically inspired compositions, such as Rebecca Clarke’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, Penderecki’s Cadenza for

Viola, and the world premiere of Gilbert Galindo’s Sonata for Viola and Piano, to be performed by Podgurski on piano and multifaceted performer Liuh-Wen Ting on viola. Galindo, an award-winning composer continued on page 37

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Examining themes of freedom and censorship

Among the works by Banu Cennetoglu, right, on display at SculptureCenter are a video of sounds and stills from her own life, above, and bound copies of every newspaper published in a year in several countries. Visitors, below, may only peruse up to four volumes at a time. An inscribed mirror, below right, showing the reflections of visitors, was a joint effort PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH between Cennetoglu and Yasemin Özcan. Another gathers all of the newspapers printed in a single country If a tree falls in a forest and no on a single day and then binds one is around to hear, does it make them together in somber black vola sound? If a fact is erased from a umes with gold lettering to indicate website, or if an error is erased and date and volume, as they might be the erasure isn’t recorded, will any- in a library. “It started with my country one know? Artist Banu Cennetoglu raised because I was interested in this these issues of the permanence whole hierarchy of news making,” she said. In and imperthat country, manence of Turkey, she information, collected especially When: Through Mon., March 25 209 newspanews, in disWhere: SculptureCenter, pers and cussing her 44-19 Purves St., bound them first solo Long Island City in eight exhibition in Entry: $10 suggested; $5 students. volumes. the United (718) 361-1750, If that States at the sculpture-center.org sounds like a Sculpturelot, the UnitCenter in Long Island City at an opening ed Kingdom project resulted in 46 volumes. Germany had the most reception last Sunday. Objects, images, texts, printed so far, at 70. “You can see both freedom of matter, sounds and video are Cennetoglu’s materials. One of her expression and censorship,” Cenprojects is a video of 128 hours netoglu said — the self-censorship and 22 minutes, sounds and stills of apathy, of shrinking public interest in newspapers no less than the from her own life.

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imposed censorship of government action. The books are displayed in a solemnly lit room in the back of the gallery that feels like a sequestered holy room in a temple. As you enter, you see a mirror. The piece, made in 2014 by Cennetoglu and Yasemin Özcan, has been sandblasted with a question, the words curving in a squish across the top arch of the mirror. Effortful reading forces you to attend to its message, just as some public speakers force a crowd to shush up and listen by speaking in a whisper. It asks, “What is it that you are worried about?” Inside the room, a luminous,

minimalist white table is at the center. A set of simple shelves is unnoticeable as it holds up a solid block of the black-bound volumes of newspapers. The creator herself assured the security guard that she would respect the rule: a maximum of four of books at a time to be opened and read after placing them carefully on the table. Visitors perused the volumes, some of them young enough to make you wonder how often they’d ever seen an actual paper copy of a news publication before. “I would like to be able to continue because in 50 years there will be no papers,” Cennetoglu told the Chronicle. She emphasized that

not only will there be no newspapers printed on paper, but there will be only digital news, and there will be no paper left in her exhibits. She is taking no steps to preserve the paper. Both the print and the paper of newsprint decay notoriously quickly. “Newspapers are already a dying medium, so it has a strong archival feeling even though what I was looking at was not very old, only 2014,” said Joseph Lalli of the Bronx, a lover of sculpture who attended the opening reception last Sunday for both the Cennetoglu exhibit and a sister exhibit, “In Practice: Other Objects,” both of Q which run through March 25.

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poems, work on chords and melodies, he could do something special ... Talented people know talent.” Much has been written about Martha and the Vandellas’ hit “Dancing in the Street,” released in summer 1964 with the civil rights movement at full speed and sentiment against the Vietnam War ramping up. Reeves insists that it was more a dance song than a protest anthem. And she recalls stopping a concert in Detroit when word came in that people were rioting in the Motor City. You could hear the sirens and she was told the National Guard was out on the streets in tanks. She personally took home some children who were in attendance to ensure they’d be safe. And the next day, flying to a concert in Myrtle Beach, NC, she watched her beloved city burn from the plane. But Reeves told the Chronicle that music and civil rights always have been inseparable. “Motown was about civil rights; Woodstock was about civil rights,” she said, recalling a Vandellas performance with Robinson in a very segregated

“[Manager] Honey Coles told us that if we weren’t good, they’d throw things at us,” she said. “He did that so the acts would give their best performances, but I was scared.” Needlessly, as it turned out. “We got a standing ovation — for the opening act.” Motown was founded by Berry Gordy, the son of a construction worker. It was one of countless record labels in the 1950s and ’60s — but it became a sound, a business emp ire a nd a cultura l phenomenon. “Berry Gordy had a house in Detroit and a dream,” she said. “He knew if he worked with William Robinson — you’d know him as Smokey — and his book of

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not using violence.’ He told them to move someplace else. Suddenly, everybody was doing ‘The Monkey.’ Music broke the barriers down, and people were high-fiving people they wouldn’t have talked to before they came in. “Music is universal. We all can agree Q on love. Music soothes the soul.”

concert hall in Alabama. “We were performing on a stage in front of an American flag and a Confederate flag,” Reeves said. “There were two big white guys with clubs ready to beat people on the head. Smokey stepped forward and told them ‘We’re here to have a good time, we’re gonna dance and we’re

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Roommates built hotel rooms for 1964 World’s Fair by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Harvard University roommates Robert Moore and Ernest Henderson started buying depressed real estate properties, including two hotels, at the height of the Great Depression in 1934. A short time later they bought The Sheraton in Boston for the back taxes it owed. It had a huge electric sign on the roof and instead of removing it they decided to leave it there, adopt the name and call all their future hotels by the same moniker. Their hotels thrived during World War II. With the announcement of the New York World’s Fair to take place in 1964 they decided to build a state-of-the-art, six-story, 189,250-square-foot building that would hold approximately 300 units, midpoint between La Guardia Airport and the World’s Fair to maximize the number of clients they would receive. It opened at 90-10 Grand Central Pkwy. in 1962 with an outdoor pool, color TV and a courtesy limo to LaGuardia. They used catchy names for their restaurant, bar and coffee shop: Nieuw Amsterdam Room, Klip Joint Lounge and Terrasje

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SPECIAL EVENTS Stars-N-Strikes: Bowling for Vets, family fun to benefit homeless veterans, with trophies for the top male and female bowlers, raffles and refreshments, by the Rotary Club of Southwest Queens. Sun., Jan. 20, 1:30 p.m., Bowl 360, 98-18 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park. $20; $10 kids; includes shoes and two games.

TOURS/HIKES The Sheraton Hotel, 90-10 Grand Central Pkwy. East Elmhurst, as it appeared in 1966 shortly after it was built. Huis Coffee Shop. A merger was in the works with Marriott Hotels and Sheraton by 2015. It was renamed Courtyard. Public anger erupted in July 2017 when it was learned the GCP hotel was secretly being turned into a homeless shelter without notifying the community and area elected city officials. Hotel officials said the place would close as of Oct. 1, 2017 for economic reasons. The owner of record is Marriott but the certain future of this once-famous Q hotel is still in question.

Birding: Hawk Watch, a guided search for raptors led by the Urban Park Rangers, with participants encouraged to bring binoculars. Sat., Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m., meeting at the Unisphere, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 352-1769, nycgovparks.org/events/keyword%20hawk.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Creative Writing, with participants playing with various ways of beginning a short story, book chapter or personal essay, bringing their own pens and paper and led by instructor Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons. Sun., Jan. 20, 5-6:30 p.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. $10 suggested. Info: (718) 278-2665, astoriabookshop.com. Swing Dancing, with participants of all skill levels shuffling their feet, turning and twirling to Big Band jazz music of the ’30s and ’40s, taught by Akemi Kinukawa and Lewi Gilamichael of Swing Dance Astoria. Each Mon. through Feb. 4, 7-8 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $18 each advance; $20 at door. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

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Preparing your garden for spring, a workshop covering soil testing, cover crops, composting and other areas to get a garden going as soon as it’s warm enough, part of the Lunch Hour Learning monthly series. Fri., Jan. 18, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $6. Info/pre-registration (required): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Winter Birds, with participants making simple bird feeders and getting tips on birding and learning about the mid-February Great Backyard Bird Count. Sat., Jan. 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $5; $12 per family. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. Free dance lessons, in various genres, for kids and adults. Through Tue., Jan. 22, various times (open house Sun., Jan. 20, 12-8 p.m.), Rioult Dance Center, 34-01 Steinway St., Long Island City. Info: (212) 398-5903, rioult.org/freeclass.

KIDS/FAMILIES Chess Day Thursdays, for beginners or experts or anyone in between, ages 10 and older. 5:307:30 p.m. every week. Laurelton Library, 134-26 225 St. Free. No pre-registration required. Info: (718) 528-2822, queenslibrary.org. MOHS-075008

Toddler Storytime: Dutch Colonial edition, an interactive program for kids 2 to 4 and their parents to explore Dutch Colonial culture. Sat., Jan. 19 and Feb. 9, 10-11:30 a.m., Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5; kids free. Info/registration (required): (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org, ridgewoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Let’s Compose!, an interactive community concert for kids 4 and up and their families making music together and hearing pieces by Queens residents, led by Barbara Podgurski and Beata Moon of Musica Reginae. Sat., Jan. 19, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 8942178, musicareginae.org. How Many Zombies Are Too Many Zombies?, an educational game with up to 25 players taking on the role of scientists helping the “Center for Calamity Control” handle a zombie outbreak and learning mathematical modeling. Through Fri., Feb. 15, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dances, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40, Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., Jan. 26, and every other Saturday all year, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100.

MARKETS Italian Charities of America flea market, with new and vintage items and vendor tables possibly still available. Sat., Jan. 19, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 4783100, italiancharitiesofamerica@gmail.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS Monthly bereavement group, for dealing with the loss of a loved one, with handouts, light refreshments and more. Wed., Dec. 9 and every 2nd Wed. of the month after that, 7-8:30 p.m., Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Free. Info: (718) 335-6049, maspethtownhall.org. Overeaters Anonymous, for anyone with an eating disorder or other problem with food or maintaining a healthy weight, in various neighborhoods. Each Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill. Info: (718) 564-7027 (leave message). Each Thu., 12-1:30 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: Julie, (718) 8484338. Each Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876 (OA of Greater New York; leave message), (718) 459-5140 (library). Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.

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continued from page 33 from Texas who serves as artistic director of the Queens New Music Festival, an annual five-day event that brings new music front and center into the borough, describes his l at e s t c r e at i o n a s “c o l o r f u l” a n d “jazz-inspired.” “It can be one of the most nerve-wracking things to hear your music being presented in front of people for the first time,” he said. He hopes the listener will come away with “a complete musical journey.” Podgurski has long had a vision of incorporating more children’s shows into the MRP schedule. “Kids generally don’t have access” to this type of music, as much of it has been phased out of the schools due to a lack of

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-07-19, bearing Index Number NC-001074-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) AMANDA (Last) MOTILALL. My present name is (First) SHAZIEDA (Last) MOTILALL. The city and state of my present address are South Richmond Hill, NY. My place of birth is GUYANA. The month and year of my birth are July 1989.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01-09-19, bearing Index Number NC001113-18/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) PAUL (Last) MACAYZA. My present name is (First) PAUL (Last) MACOYZA AKA PAUL MACAYZA. The city and state of my present address are Douglaston, NY. My place of birth is Brooklyn, NY. The month and year of my birth are June 1961.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 713085/2018, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Mortgaged Premises: 24-44 97TH STREET, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369, Block: 1107 Lot: 28, NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER, Plaintiff, vs. ALEX NELSON A/K/A ALEXANDER NELSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF HERDLEY NELSON; JODIE NELSON, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF HERDLEY NELSON; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF HERDLEY NELSON; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above-named Defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 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 the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT, THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $175,000.00 and interest, recorded on December 20, 2004, at Instrument number CRFN 2004000780441, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York in the County of QUEENS, New York, covering premises known as 24-44 97TH STREET, EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the 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. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, BY: DYZIO J. GUZIEROWICZ, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

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