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Gov. Cuomo looks to change tax code Proposed switch included in his $168 billion budget proposal by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

ith his eye on Washington, in more ways than one, Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday outlined a $168 billion budget proposal that seeks to amend the state tax code, raise spending slightly and levy more than $1 billion in new taxes and fees to close a $4.4 billion budget deficit. Among the biggest changes sought by Cuomo is shifting taxes on wages from the employee to the employer. Under the plan, the payroll tax would be paid by employers based on what they pay their workers — bosses may deduct those from their federal returns every year. The employees would not pay any taxes directly on their wages. The move was devised to help New Yorkers navigate the “economic missile” Congress launched at the Empire State when it capped the SALT deduction — that for state and local taxes — at $10,000 as part of the federal tax overhaul signed into law in December, Cuomo said. “Change our tax code in a way that thwarts that attack,” said Cuomo, who is reportedly eyeing a 2020 run for the White House, during his budget address. Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Suffolk) is reportedly skeptical of the

Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday proposed a $168 billion budget that looks to keep agency spending flat in most cases, levy $1 billion in new taxes and fees and implement a number of policy meaFILE PHOTO sures, such as having a panel look at the possibility of legalizing marijuana. planned move. “Our finance people will look at this in painstaking detail,” he said, according to the New York Post. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), though, is a fan of the switch. “I welcome Governor Cuomo’s full-throat-

ed offensive against this Republican attack on our state,” Crowley said in a statement. “We have a great responsibility to fight for everyday Americans, and Governor Cuomo’s budget does just that.” Cuomo said he’s looking to keep most agency spending “flat,” with limited excep-

tions such as costs associated with the New York State of Health marketplace. To help keep costs down, agencies will be expected to use “less costly forms of service deliveries, improve administrative practices” and more. The budget, due to be finalized by April 1, proposes $26.4 billion in school aid, an increase of $769 million from last year, and allocates $254 million in operating aid to the MTA Subway Action Plan. The Alliance for Quality Education blasted Cuomo’s commitment to education, and issued a quote from actress and possible gubernatorial challenger Cynthia Nixon. “Governor Cuomo had a chance today to put the next generation of New Yorkers first,” Nixon said. “Governor Cuomo claims he has provided record increases in education funding, but in reality, he has created a record spending gap between the wealthiest and poorest school districts.” One of the new fees proposed is an “Internet Fairness Conformity Tax,” which would require online marketplaces to collect sales tax when they facilitate a third-party sale to residents — even if the seller is located outside of New York. That proposal comes even as New York City, Buffalo and others in the state are trying continued on page 14

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Was there ‘retribution’ in committee picks? Eric Ulrich no longer chairman of the Council’s Veterans Committee by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Several Queens Council members last Thursday were picked by Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) to remain the head of the Council committees they’ve led for four or more years — but that wasn’t the case for Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). Ulrich, who was chairman of the Veterans Committee for the previous term, was replaced on that panel by Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn). The South Queens lawmaker was not even named a member of the committee, but was placed on six others. In an emailed statement to the Chronicle, Ulrich only expressed gratitude for having the opportunity to lead the panel from 2014 to 2017. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve our nation’s heroes as Chair of the Veterans Committee,” he said. “I am incredibly proud of all we accomplished, including creating the Dept. of Veterans Services and ensuring veterans receive discounts at City-owned parks facilities. I vow to continue fighting for our veterans and look forward to bringing that same level of com m it ment to my new com m it tee assignments.” But a City Hall source said the fact that Ulrich is no longer the Veterans Committee chairman is “retribution.” The source noted that Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), chair man of the Queens Democratic Party, helped lead Johnson to victory in the speaker race.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, at podium, was one of two Queens lawmakers not named a committee FILE PHOTO chairman last Thursday. Ulrich late last year feuded with Crowley’s cousin, former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, and backed the then-incumbent’s challenger, now-Councilman Bob Holden (D-Glendale). Ulrich also accused Crowley of abusing

her power for personal reasons, an allegation that was only made public days after she endorsed Mike Scala, a Democrat who u nsuccessf ully challenged Ulr ich in November. “It’s very obvious this is retribution,” the

source said. Asked her opinion, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) said in an interview, “I think Eric knows why. It was a bad situation.” When asked if she meant his feud with Elizabeth Crowley, the councilwoman responded, “Yeah, that was part of that. That whole situation wasn’t a pleasant one.” Holden, too, was not named chairman of any committee — he and Ulrich were the only members in Queens not to be. Holden, though, said he was “pretty happy” with being named a member of six of them and called Johnson “a very fair man.” The speaker told reporters the appointments were done in all fairness, even as two of his colleagues who ran against him for the legislative body’s top position were not assigned chairmanships either. “Not everyone, of course, got exactly what they wanted, but I was as flexible as humanly possible to try to make everyone happy,” Johnson said at a Jan. 11 press conference, according to published reports. “Whether you supported me or not, you’re going to be respected.” In an interview with the Chronicle last Friday, Joe Crowley denied he was behind the Council appointments. “There are only a certain number of positions to go around,” he said. “I think those are the decisions that are left to the body itself to make and I think that’s what hapQ pened here.” Editor Christopher Barca contributed to this story.

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Ray LaHood, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Transpor t ation, will lead an independent investigation into “all phases” of the events at John F. Kennedy International Air por t following the Jan. 4 bomb cyclone storm, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced Jan. 10. The Port Authority only said La Hood’s i nvest igat ion w ill begin this week and a comprehensive report will be issued “in the coming months,” with interi m r e c o m m e n d a t io n s b e i n g made as the investigation progresses. The agency did not say if LaHood — who is a senior

policy advisor at DLA Piper Global Law Firm — would be paid. “The Port Authority leadership has asked me to lead a comprehensive investigation into the recent events at JFK Air port, looking at every aspect of what went wrong and making recommendations about what must be fixed,” LaHood said in a statement. “I look forward to beginning my investigation.” There were a slew of problems at the South Queens airport, beginning with the frigid temperat u res and snowstor m that affected much of the East Coast at the beginning of the year. The cold temperat u res led

some equipment to become frozen, resulting in baggage handling problems. Thousands of people reported their luggage missing and the Port Authority is still in the process of returning some suitcases to their rightful owners. Thousands of outgoing flights were canceled and, according to published reports, arrival gates were backed up due to staffing shortages, among other issues. Some planes were forced to wait on the tarmac for hours, while others were diverted. The chaos in the following days caused two planes to clip each other Jan. 6. And if that wasn’t enough, a continued on page 12

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Think tank sees a split of both rail and park Regional Plan Association endorses both QueensWay and Queens Rail by Christopher Barca

“The QueensWay would bring significant local benefits and has the potential to The Regional Plan Association isn’t be a citywide attraction,” the think tank choosing the QueensWay over the Queens added. “But the project also needs to be balanced with the regional transportation Rail, or vice versa. Instead, the transportation think tank benefits that a new rail connection to JFK has partially endorsed both ideas for the would bring. The RPA believes this is not abandoned 3.5-mile Rockaway Beach Rail an either or, but that both are important projects and should be done.” Line. More than $2 million has been has In its Fourth Regional Plan, issued late last month, the RPA called for the creation already been allocated or otherwise raised of the QueensWay — a proposed park for the development of the northern third a long t he elevat e d r ig ht- of-way — of the QueensWay — an approximately $150 million plan popular with many resibetween Rego Park and Woodhaven. From Atlantic Avenue south into Ozone dents and leaders in Forest Hills and Rego Park, the RPA has endorsed the reactiva- Park. T h e Tr u s t f o r tion of train service Public Land and the along the def u nct Fr iends of the line. QueensWay, the two Under the Fourth he RPA believes this groups pushing the Regional Plan, the is not an either or, plan, even hope to Queens Rail would have the northernrun between Atlanbut that both are most section of the tic Avenue and Kenproposed green nedy Airport with a important projects space open by 2020. stop near Aqueduct and should be done.” Meanwhile, R a c e Tr a c k i n South Queens resibetween. — The Regional Plan Association dents are more ameAt Atlantic Avenable to the rail plan nue, the ser vice — which the MTA wou ld con nect to the Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic is in the process of studying — which Branch — which itself would be extended could cost upwards of $1 billion or more. C o u n c i lwo m a n K a r e n Ko slow it z west from Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn (D-Forest Hills) has been a strong supinto Manhattan. That would give train proponents that porter of the QueensWay for years, as the 30-minute one-seat ride from Manhattan defunct line sits just feet from dozens of homes in Forest Hills and Rego Park — to JFK many have advocated for. “It is clear that many neighborhoods in “It’s right in their backyards. The train Queens would benefit from more safe would be right next to their windows.” But when informed of the RPA’s opinspace for people who walk or bike,” the think tank said of the QueensWay. “This ion during a Monday interview, the lawline has been abandoned for over 50 years, maker said it would be something she and the RPA believes that 80 percent of it would certainly be interested in. “That would be fine,” Koslowitz said. could be tur ned into a greenway that would give hundreds of thousands of near- “It’s a very decent compromise.” While she emphatically supports the by residents more access to open space and also a safer connection north-south QueensWay, the councilwoman added she’s all for improving transportation for through Queens. Editor

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The Regional Plan Association, an influential transportation think tank, has partially endorsed both plans for the defunct Rockaway Beach Rail Line. From Atlantic Avenue south, the group supports the reactivation of the line. But north of there, the RPA believes the elevated park RENDERING COURTESY FRIENDS OF THE QUEENSWAY called the QueensWay is the right move. those living in the southern portion of the borough, hence her interest in a compromise. “Certainly they deserve that,” she said of new transit options, “but not at our expense.” In a Tuesday interview, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) — a critic of the QueensWay who hasn’t sided with either the park or rail plan — said the RPA’s opinion sounds good in theory, but the devil is in the details. “If you get the best of both worlds, everyone might be happy. If this could happen, of course I would be interested,” Addabbo said. “But I would have to see more details to see if it could be something I would support.” The lawmaker has said he has deep concer ns about safety if the QueensWay comes to fruition, as people using the Forest Hills and Rego Park sections of the

green space would “almost be right in people’s backyards.” The Tr ust for Public Land and the Friends of the QueensWay said last year they would be hiring a security consultant to study how such concer ns could be addressed. On Wednesday, the two groups issued a joint statement thanking the RPA for its words about the “world-class, familyfriendly” project. “They have recognized the significance of this project in serving as an alternative transportation corridor, and the many benefits it will bring,” the two groups said. “Our support for this project continues to grow, and we are hopeful that Mayor de Blasio will respond to the growing coalition of citywide and local organizations endorsing the QueensWay — a first phase of which is fully conceptualized and would enhance and beautify its surrounding neighborhoods.” Q

NFIP likely to be renewed short-term by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

The National Flood Insurance Program is once again hours from expiring — and Congress, for the fourth time in a matter of months, has still not offered any long-term proposal to renew the program that thousands of coastal homeowners rely on. The NFIP, and the nation’s spending bill, is set to expire Jan. 19. The House and Senate have already given three short-term reauthorizations for the beleaguered program — which is more than $25 billion in debt, a figure that was exacerbated by the hurricanes in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico — since September. The House, in a 237-189 vote Nov. 14, passed a measure titled the 21st Century Flood Reform Act, which proposes

increased premiums for certain homeowners, by 15 percent in some cases, and renews the NFIP for five years. The House bill also makes it easier for private companies to enter the flood insurance market and prohibits the NFIP from covering homes that repeatedly flood. Democrats who voted against the legislation claim it unfairly raises insurance premiums and would remove too many low-income homeowners from the program. The Senate has yet to vote on the House’s bill, or the various other pieces of legislation offered by different senators. If the NFIP were to lapse, real estate deals in coastal communities that involve mortgage companies would be stalled — as they were in 2010 when the program was not Q renewed for four weeks.

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Phagwah parade to take place in April Cold weather was main factor in the date change, organizer says by Anthony O’Reilly

on the floats and musicians were freezing on stage during the 2017 event. In a statement issued before a Monday The Phagwah parade will make its way through the streets of Ozone Park and Rich- afternoon press conference, parade organizmond Hill, and Phil Rizzuto Park will once ers said they don’t believe the date change again be filled with multicolored powder — will negatively impact attendance at all. “On the contrary, warmer weather will but the fun will begin a little later than it has bring out more people as the residents of in previous years. The 30th annual Phagwah parade will be Richmond Hill ... would seize the opportunity to join the celebrations,” the organizing held April 14, starting at noon. It’s normally held sometime in March committee said. For the third year ne a r t he st a r t of in a row, the Federaspring to commemoof Hindu Manrate the Hindu holioth groups came to the tion dirs and the Ar ya day of Holi, which Spiritual Center will takes place on March agreement that April work together to host 4 this year. But last year, cold would be a better time.” the Phagwah parade. I n 2015, t he t wo weat her cau sed a — Romeo Hitlall, sides could not come smaller than normal Phagwah parade organizer to an agreement as to turnout. which one would be “The No. 1 reason was the weather. Last year we had a very the main organizer of the parade. As a bad experience,” parade organizer Romeo result, the event did not take place that year. Hitlall said in a telephone interview Mon- After a judge forced the sides to co-host the day. “We had less than half the people in the event in 2016, both organizations came to a park than we usually do. So we took every- mutual agreement to work together in future thing into consideration and the organizers, years. Hitlall said permits for the parade have both groups, came to the agreement that been approved by the 106th and 102nd preApril would be a better time.” Hitlall said people were “uncomfortable” cincts. The parade will begin at 133rd Street Editor

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The 30th annual Phagwah parade will take place in April this year, a month later than prior events have been held. The event’s organizers said the date was pushed back so festival-goers FILE PHOTO could enjoy it during warmer weather. and Liberty Avenue and make its way to the park, located at 125th Street and Atlantic Avenue in Richmond Hill. There, festival-goers celebrate by throwing colored powder at each other and live musical performances are held. The organizers said they’re hoping to put

30 f loats on the streets, to celebrate the parade’s 30th anniversary, and “to stage a cultural show that will do justice to our peoples’ high expectations.” Hitlall said the committee is in the process of finalizing the parade’s grand marQ shals and musical performers.

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The Mayor’s Office announced last Friday that the statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle will not be moved, but historical markers about his life and the monument will be added. Additionally, a monument honoring indigenous peoples will be placed at a to-be-determined location. “Reckoning with our collective histories is a complicated undertaking with no easy solution,” Mayor de Blasio said in a prepared statement. “Our approach will focus on adding detail and nuance to — instead of removing entirely — the representations of these histories.” One statue that will be relocated is that of J. Marion Sims in Central Park at Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street. Sims is called the “father of modern gynecology,” but conducted many of his experiments on black women without anesthesia. The recommendations were made by members of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments and Markers, who held five public meetings in the five boroughs late last year — the first of which was held at Queens Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. At the Queens meeting, there were a variety of opinions from historians, politicians, artists and more on whether images of Columbus and other historical figures should be moved. The panel was brought together following the violence in Charlottesville, Va., over the planned removal of a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, which was met with opposition from neo-Nazi and other white supremacist groups.

The statue of Christopher Columbus in Manhattan’s Columbus Circle will not be moved by the city, Mayor de Blasio announced following a months-long public engagement process. FILE PHOTO One rightist killed a counterprotester and injured many more in an alleged terroristic car-ramming attack. De Blasio in August suggested the Columbus Circle statue — erected in 1892 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of his expedition — may be removed.

Italian Americans rejoiced at the news that the 125-year-old statue would not be moved. “Good move and now the mayor’s administration can focus on real issues,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). “You can’t change history. Taking down the statue would not change history.” Some have pointed out Columbus was hostile, even murderous, to the Native Americans he found when he got to this hemisphere’s shores. In September, a vandal sprayed “Take it Down” and “Don’t honor genocide” on a statue of Columbus in Astoria. The commission’s report did not focus on any monuments in Queens. Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn,) who unsuccessfully challenged de Blasio last year, called the city’s decision “a victory for Italian-Americans and those who appreciate his contributions and recognize the explorer represents the immigrant experience.” Addabbo said he has “no problem” with the historical markers being added to the monument. “As long as they’re fair and they’re accurate,” he said. And the senator encouraged the city to go even further. “Expand it into the curriculum in our schools,” he said. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) proposed legislation in October that would require a majority vote of the Council before statues on city property could be removed. The bill, which was backed by Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) and others from Staten Island and Brooklyn, was not voted on by the time the Council’s preQ vious term ended late last year.

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hen it comes to the old Rockaway Beach Rail line, it’s time to split the baby. That’s the Solomonic judgment of the Regional Plan Association, and we agree. But unlike Solomon, we should actually do it, and not just throw the idea out there to see what the stakeholders will do. For years there have been competing ideas on what to do with the abandoned train right-of-way running from Rego Park to Ozone Park. Transit advocates in South Queens and the Rockaways want to see the tracks reconstructed so commuters could enjoy a much quicker ride into Manhattan. Park advocates hope the old line could be turned into a High Line-style park. It’s been QueensWay vs. QueensRail, with yet other people wanting to leave well enough alone and keep the status quo — thinking especially of those folks whose homes back up onto the right-of-way and don’t want trains roaring by or park-goers peering into their yards or windows. But this is land that should be put to good use and not just left to rot the way it has for the last half century. And the RPA has come up with the right compro-

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mise: build the QueensWay from Rego Park to Woodhaven and restore train service from Atlantic Avenue south, connecting it to the LIRR’s Atlantic Branch, which would then be extended into Manhattan. Yes, plenty of details would have to be worked out, like privacy issues along the park stretch. And both projects would cost plenty of money — the QueensWay at least $150 million and the QueensRail probably more like $1 billion — at a time when the city is already jacking up spending 5 percent a year and the state is planning more and more big projects with money it doesn’t have. We can only hope the economic growth we’re seeing continues without the bubble bursting anytime soon. More parkland is always welcome. And this part of Queens really needs another way to travel north and south. While the state may actually squeeze another lane onto the Van Wyck Expressway, the city is making car travel as bad as it can on the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor. The RPA’s proposal would give both park lovers and commuters reason to cheer. It’s time to compromise and move these ideas forward.

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ueens saltiness.” What is that, a hip cafe in Long Island City? A new band on the club circuit? Maybe a frothy beer out of some Brooklyn microbrewery? No, apparently not. According to U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, it’s a way to describe President Trump’s manner of speaking. You know, like when he makes an inappropriate, tactless comment about some less-developed countries being “s--tholes.” We’re just never going to get over that whole Archie Bunker rep, are we? Curse you, Norman Lear! Of course, when Archie spewed his stuff, it didn’t derail major legislation. Trump has damaged if not destroyed the chances of an immigration deal that might have gotten him enough new miles of border barrier to claim victory on “the wall,” in exchange for allowing the 800,000 or so beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain in the United States, as most Americans favor. He’s also hurt our world standing. Trump seems to fancy himself another Teflon Don from Queens of a sort, and there are plenty of things he’s done that would have taken out another politician, but not him. At least not yet. The real Teflon Don eventually saw charges stick, though. Meanwhile, anyone up for another mug of Queens saltiness?

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in our tax-paying community would benefit greatly from this elevator which makes mobility and travel easier, and deserve to have this project completed. Moreover, the fencing, construction and accumulating garbage are an eyesore, and a danger to public safety. This delinquent entity must recognize that it is failing in its duty to make access easier for residents with disabilities, contrary to the Americans with Disabilities Act. As a matter of customer obligation and due compliance with our laws, this project is long overdue, and must be completed now! Albert Baldeo Richmond Hill

A library’s not a lounge Dear Editor: Recently, I have noticed a plethora of male loiterers on the streets of Kew Gardens and Briarwood, a well as in the Briarwood branch of the Queens Public Library, where they loiter

throughout the day, occupying the lounge chairs, as well as chairs at the tables in the main reading room, without any ostensible purpose such as research, reading, waiting for a computer, etc. They sit in groups at the tables, staring at entering patrons, talking, and ordering and eating outside food upon delivery from Dominoes. A patron complained to a librarian about this daily situation, and she took no positive security initiative to ameliorate the nuisance and occupation of library space intended for patrons. Further, this loitering is coincident with de Blasio’s policy of housing of homeless men in the newly constructed Comfort Inn on Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Is the City’s Dept. of Homeless Services confident that none of these shelter clients, some of whom have criminal records and possess Councilman Lancman’s Get Out of Jail Free card, pose no imminent danger to the community at large or to children in particular in the library’s Children’s Room? Bottom line: If one has no business pertinent to the library, then one has no legal right to loi-

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Cars and stripes forever Dear Editor: Interesting that the Department of Transportation now agrees to convert the striped-off area along the service road of Woodhaven Boulevard into legal parking spaces after complaints about the loss of parking for commercial establishments due to Select Bus Service. (“DOT adds some parking to Woodhaven,” Jan. 11, multiple editions). This area was striped off when a travel lane was eliminated four years ago, resulting from the DOT’s Congested Corridors Study. At that time project director Gregory Haas told me the DOT was considering allowing additional parking. So why was it not done immediately? Since angle parking may exacerbate traffic congestion, perhaps only parallel parking or a combination of parallel and angle parking should be allowed. That study also eliminated a travel lane southbound on the service road south of Union Turnpike and forced a right turn onto Union Turnpike from the service road. That eliminated using 88th Street as an alternative to the often-congested LIRR overpass. According to Haas, the DOT made that decision without knowing that drivers used that alternative. He promised to re-examine the issue. But since moving traffic is no longer a DOT priority, no changes were made. There have also been complaints that traffic signals are no longer synchronized for the predominant flow of traffic during peak hours. When they were synchronized, travel by car from the Belt Parkway to Queens Boulevard at 9 a.m. took as little as 15 minutes. How long does it take now? Allan Rosen Brooklyn The writer is a former director of bus planning for NYC Transit.

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People over politics Dear Editor: How do all these people find the time to protest about everything? We should all respect the president, and time should be spent with our loved ones and not with a billboard. No one cares what you think. Love your family; they matter. Miriam Rodriguez Ozone Park

A son of immigrants Dear Editor: Trump recently referred to the countries from which some immigrants enter our country as “s--tholes.” As a first-generation American, I wonder if I am of “s--thole” heritage. My father, a Greek born and living in Turkey, and my mother from Hungary, neither speaking each other’s native language nor their new American lingo, nevertheless met, fell in love and married. What a place, this amazing America … and here I am, a product of assimilation. I, that product, after high school attended the free NY State Tech, garnering an associate degree before joining the Air Force during the Korean conflict. The GI Bill thereafter allowed me to earn “tuition-free” degrees from Pratt and Columbia University’s schools of Architecture and set the future for a marvelous life for my wife and me and our children. That is my America: a first-generation continued on next page

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Dear Editor: An article by your editor Christopher Barca appeared in the Chronicle under the title of “NYPD: Crashes up on 111th Street” (Jan. 11, multiple editions). However, a simple analysis of the NYPD crash stats available online indicates the opposite. Barca´s article implies that crashes along 111th Street increased following the installation of a bike lane and other changes intended to make the street safer. While his article noted that the police data included “dates and times,” he neglected to inquire about one major detail: the location of the crashes. The bike lanes may affect crash totals only in the short section of 111th Street, where they exist. They would not have any influence on crash incidence where they are not present. The crashes that occurred on 111th Street and Corona Avenue between 46th Avenue and the

Horace Harding Expressway are the only ones of interest. Fortunately, anyone can determine the number of crashes and where they occurred. The Bloomberg Administration inaugurated an Open Data policy. This means that anyone with a computer can access NYPD crash data. The de Blasio administration went one step further; it made filtering the NYPD crash data by location extremely easy. Anyone with internet access and a spreadsheet would discover the following: In 2016 (before the bike lane installation) there were 14 crash reports in the area of interest between August and November. In 2017 (after the bike lane installation) there were also 14 crash reports in the same area between August and November. More importantly, the 14 crashes in 2016 resulted in five recorded injuries. The 14 crashes in 2017 resulted in four recorded injuries. No deaths were recorded in either time period. Two pedestrians were reported injured during the 2016 period. No pedestrians were reported injured during the 2017 period. Even with this limited data sample, the 111th Street bike lane appears to be fulfilling its mission. It has reduced the number of pedestrian injuries. I hope that the Chronicle will investigate the matter thoroughly and publish the correct statistics to accurately inform its readership. Stephen Bauman Flushing Editor’s note: The writer’s main point is correct and a follow-up article appears in some editions and at qchron.com, though our analysis yields slightly different figures.

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LaHood probe continued from page 4 And if that wasn’t enough, a water pipe burst inside one of the terminals Jan. 7, flooding a large section of the airport. The incident interrupted even more flights and electricity was off for a short time. Published reports said some passengers nearly came to blows over the chaos. “The Port Authority is committed to providing the highest standard of service to all travelers, and the series of events following the winter storm this month were completely unacceptable,” PA Executive Director Rick Cotton said in a statement. “We are committed to understanding where and why failures occurred, and making whatever changes are necessar y to assure these failures never happen again.” U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said the investigation is a good first step, but that much of the chaos could’ve been prevented if airport personnel had better communication with foreign airlines. “Make no mistake, there is plenty of blame to go around when it comes to what happened at JFK, but some of that blame squarely lands on a lack of communication between foreign airlines that f looded JFK with f lights and the entities that manage the airport,” Schumer said in a statement. “It was

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Letters continued from previous page American architect, the product of two immigrants from possible “s--thole” countries. Oh, I forgot; they were white, not that our president would know the color of folks from strange-sounding places to him like Greece or Hungary. I love our country; thus all the more do I loath this mistake of a “leader” thrust upon us. May he continue his obsession on his golf green and joyously languish there, never to return to the White House. Paraphrasing Trump’s derogation of geographical locations as “s--tholes,” I wish him out there on the green to live happily and achieve the epitome of golf as an “a--hole in one.” Nicholas Zizelis Bayside

Trump the poet Dear Editor: If Donald Trump was asked to write a new inscription for the Statue of Liberty I suspect it would look like this: Don’t give me your tired your poor, Your huddled masses wanting to take a knee. The wretched refuse of your s--thole shores. Keep these the homeless, tempest-tossed from me. I lift my finger beside my golden pores. We’ve come a long way since refugee advocate Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) penned the stirring words of her poem “The New Colossus,” which is affixed to the Statue of

this lack of communication that helped to create the chaos at Kennedy and it is only through improving this system that we will prevent this from happening again.” The Senate minority leader is calling on U.S. DOT Secretar y Elaine Chao to bring the PA and foreign airlines to the table and create a communication plan. “It’s notable that while every airline experienced issues as a result of the weather related emergency, the situation was far worse with foreign carriers,” Schumer said in his letter to Chao. “It’s my firm belief that part of the reason for that is that foreign airlines simply do not have the same level of cooperation, coordination, and communication with ground control operations.” LaHood, who served under President Obama from 2009 to 2013 and is a former congressman from Illinois, will examine the performance of airlines, terminal operations and the PA’s airport management, according to the agency’s statement. “The investigation will include the operational aspects, communications and coordination among various parties, and customer impacts among other things,” the statement read. LaHood will conduct the probe in conju nction with “independent resources and experts.” The PA did not elaborate on wh ich resou rces a nd Q experts will be utilized.

Liberty. The politics of hate and dislike of certain immigrants is rampant today among a percentage of the American people. It certainly is with the president. Sad! Martin H. Levinson Forest Hills

Trump’s drag on U.S. Dear Editor: President Trump’s derogatory remarks about nations of color transcend racism. His comments can further open the door for China, India and other global competitors in the acquisition of the world’s resources, which mainly are in Africa and South America. China has made great economic strides on the African continent, and is increasingly flexing its trade muscles in our hemisphere, acquiring vast resources from several South American nations. For example, China has surpassed the United States as Brazil’s leading trading partner. Negative comments from our president about nations of color and their people are shortsighted, and might further exacerbate our competitive decline in this 21st-century global economy. Our diversity, largely resulting from our immigration policies, is a valued economic resource, which facilitates the development and management of our overseas investments and affairs of state. We are fortunate to have these Americans who already know the language, customs and culture of the countries in which they are assigned. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Blaze burns, DA busts illegal units Elmhurst civic prez: It’s a big problem by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Tom McKenzie, president of the Newtown Civic Association, has seen many illegally converted homes throughout Elmhurst. So he wasn’t too surprised to learn one neighborhood home with prior complaints of illegal conversions caught on fire Monday and the next day an Elmhurst couple was indicted for allegedly converting another one blocks away into 15 singleroom occupancy units. “It’s a huge problem,” McKenzie said. “It’s been going on for years.” The Fire Depar tment Monday night responded to a blaze on the first floor of 83-08 Pettit Ave. The fire was quickly extinguished and there were no major injuries reported. According to the Department of Buildings’ website, there have been multiple complaints of illegally converted units in the home, dating back to 2003. There also were three complaints in 2000 and 2001 of an illegal restaurant operating on the ground floor of the residential space. Tenants either denied access to DOB agents responding to the complaints or did not open the door for the officials, records state. Pettit Avenue is known to have many illegally converted homes, McKenzie said. “The attic, or the third floor, has been converted but there’s no fire escape there,” he said. The next day, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced a grand jury had indicted an Elmhurst couple for converting a one-family home into five single-room occupancies, which were allegedly being occupied by 15 people paying $750 to $1,400 per month in cash. “In addition to putting a strain on City services, such as parking, transportation, waste disposal and schools, illegal conversions endanger the lives of building residents as well as firefighters and other personnel who, in responding to an emergency,

would have been confronted by a maze of rooms with no way out,” Brown said in a prepared statement. Segundo Chimbay and his wife, Maria Chimbay, are charged with one count each of first-degree scheme to defraud, fourthdegree grand larceny, second-degree reckless endangerment and 15 violations of the city Administrative Code. If convicted, both face up to seven years in prison. The home the couple allegedly illegally converted is located at 40-33 Forley St., not too far from the Pettit Avenue home that caught fire Monday. The DOB’s site says complaints of illegal conversions at the home date back to 2010. In most cases, the records state, inspectors were either unable to gain access or were turned away. A complaint was made with the Department of Investigations last year, according to Brown, and the DOB required ever yone liv i ng t here to vacate t he premises. But the Chimbays allegedly ignored the order and continued to collect cash from their tenants and told them it was legal to live there. “Putting renters back in dangerous living spaces, as the defendants are alleged to have done, shows complete and utter disregard for people’s lives,” said Mark Peters, commissioner of the DOB. McKenzie applauded the district attorney for taking action on the issue, which is prevalent in other communities throughout the borough. “I have to congratulate him for standing up to this,” the civic president said. But, he added, more work has to be done. McKenzie said Brown should go after banks that give mortgages to people they know who are illegally converting homes. “I’d like to see them deny this to my face,” he said. “They’ll allow the new man, the new purchaser, to sign an affidavit saying the house is conforming, knowing that’s Q not the case.”

Richmond Hill man killed A Richmond Hill man was fatally shot multiple times by an unknown assailant late Tuesday night, cops said Wednesday. The NYPD said 19-year-old Omaree Mor r ison was fou nd with g u nshot wounds to his torso in front of 105-17 135 St. in South Richmond Hill. According to published reports, he was with relatives when he walked away from the car he and the others were in, and was approached by his killer. He was then shot multiple times and the suspect fled on foot to an unknown location. Morrison was transferred to Jamaica

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Woodhaven mourns Maria Thomson Longtime civic leader and BID director was laid to rest Tuesday by Anthony O’Reilly

She became involved with the community more than 40 years ago following a fire Loycent Gordon, owner of the historic at the Woodhaven branch of the Queens Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, has many Library that was caused by an arsonist. “I went to the [Woodhaven Residents’] memories of the late civic and business Block Association for help, and the rest is leader Maria Thomson. But his most cherished is when she came history,” she said in a 2011 interview with into his bar to sing her favorite karaoke the Queens Chronicle. Thomson was a member of the WRBA song — “My Girl,” by The Temptations. According to Gordon, Thomson’s face for more than 40 years, serving as president “lit up like a Christmas tree” as she sang for six of those years, before retiring from the group in 2011. the opening verse. “She worked very hard on behalf of the “I’ve got sunshine on a cloudy day.” For many in Woodhaven, Thomson was residents of Woodhaven and we will miss her,” the civic said in a social media post. the neighborhood’s sunshine — and its girl. Thomson also served as president of the “She was not only the mayor of Woodhaven, but the heart and soul,” Stephen 102nd Precinct Community Council four Esposito, a longtime friend of Thomson’s, times and founded a now-defunct civilian said during a eulogy at her wake. “She was patrol. “She was a perthe little engine that son who truly cared could. We will never for her community,” be able to replace he was not only the the council said on Maria, but we will its Facebook page. try our best to keep mayor of Woodhaven, “Maria always had a doing what she did, and that was to keep but the heart and soul. smile on her face and always greeted Wood haven a safe She was the little e ve r yo n e w it h a a nd v iable good heart. She dedcommunity.” engine that could.” icated her life to the Thomson, who bet ter ment of the died Jan. 10 af ter — Stephen Esposito neighborhood.” suffering a stroke, She became was laid to rest folinvolved with the GWDC and Woodhaven lowing a funeral Mass on Tuesday. The late civic leader, known as the unof- BID to keep the avenue lively and help ficial mayor of Woodhaven, was involved in mom-and-pop shops stay in business along the corridor. every corner of the community. Thomson also organized the annual She was the leader of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. for more than 30 “Wonderful Woodhaven Street Festival” on years and founded the Woodhaven Business Jamaica Avenue, and wrote a twice-monthly column, “Woodhaven Developments,” Improvement District in 1993. Thomson was also a longtime member of that appeared in the Queens Chronicle and other papers. Community Board 9. Her office was located near Forest Park“She served the Board for over 35 years and will always be remembered for her pas- way Plaza, which the GWDC and BID sion and tireless commitment in helping the always decorate during the holiday seasons. Esposito would like to see the area community,” the board said in a statement. “Our deepest prayers and sympathies go out renamed in her honor. “I think that would be the perfect way to to her family and friends.” Editor

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Cuomo’s proposed budget continued from page 2 to draw Amazon to set up their second headquarters here. Another revenue raising idea is a fee of 2 cents per milligram on active opioid ingredients in prescription drugs. The state — and the rest of the country — is looking to curb the use of opioid d r ugs as addiction rates continue to skyrocket. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said the budget process “is going to be tough. “I know about difficult budgets, and these are difficult times,” Addabbo said. “We’re not going to be getting help from

the federal government this time.” The budget, as usual, contains a number of policy issues the governor hopes to pass. Among them is the establishment of a uniform policy to address accusations of sexual harassment. Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), chairwoman of the Task Force on Women’s Issues, cheered Cuomo’s attention to the issue. “Governor Cuomo highlighted again the problem of sexual harassment and the need for New York to take the lead in setting stronger standards to identify and combat th is issue,” she said i n a prepa red statement.

Woodhaven leaders continued this week to mourn the loss of longtime civic leader Maria ThomFILE PHOTO son, who died Jan. 10. honor all the great work she did for her beloved Woodhaven, as she put it a haven in the city,” he said. In her GWDC capacity, Thomson vehemently opposed a proposal by the Department of Transportation to ban left turns onto Jamaica from Woodhaven Boulevard as part of the Select Bus Service project, saying it would lead to fewer shoppers on the avenue. The agency ultimately kept the turns. During her time with the WRBA and the GWDC, Thomson advocated for a number of issues. She was on the frontline of the charge to landmark the Forest Park Carousel, which was granted historic status in 2013. “It comes after so many years of hard work. It’s just wonderful that now it’s a reality and now the carousel is saved forever,” she said at the time. She was also involved in the still ongoing quest to have Neir’s, which has been in The budget also includes a provision that would allow for nighttime racing at Belmont Park — something that was in his plan last year but was not approved as part of the final package. Cuomo would also like to see a commission created to look at the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana. Addabbo, reacting to that idea, said, “We need to move forward in a cautious way. “We need more facts before we make a major decision like that,” he continued. “Let’s look at the other states. What have they done right? What have they done wrong?” The spending plan would also clear the way for the Child’s Victim Act to be authorized.

operation since 1829, designated a city landmark. “When I first started fighting to save this almost two-century-old community business, Neir’s Tavern, Maria Thomson was always fighting alongside me,” Gordon said. Thomson also worked to keep Fire Engine Co. 294 open during the Bloomberg administration. Her commitment to the neighborhood was admired by officials at all levels of government. “Neighbors from all walks of life can attest to Maria’s commitment to Woodhaven’s residents,” Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) said in a statement. Besides her husband, Robert — who over the past few years drove and walked his wife into her many nightly meetings — Thomson is survived by their daughter, Q Alena. The proposal, which has been stuck in the Legislature for years amidst lobbying by church officials who oppose it, would allow sexual abuse survivors more time to bring civil court cases against clergy members. Under the bill, which was proposed last yea r by Assembly ma n M i ke M iller (D-Woodhaven), the statute of limitations for criminal cases would be eliminated when the victim is younger than 18, and extends the statute for civil claims to 50 years from the date of the alleged offense. Miller could not be reached for comment on the governor’s proposal by press time Wednesday afternoon. Another bill offered in the package would ban domestic abusers from owning Q a firearm.

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Plastic bag task force findings to Legislature Environmental groups disappointed over no consensus on restrictions by Michael Gannon Editor

The long-anticipated report of Gov. Cuomo’s plastic grocery bag task force is leaving some environmental advocacy groups underwhelmed as the 86-page report’s recommendations now head to negotiations between the administration and Legislature. The report lays out eight options ranging from keeping or improving existing plastic bag recycling regulations to outright bans and a mixture of bans and per-bag fees. The task force was established last February when Cuomo signed a moratorium striking down a citywide law that would have set up a minimum 5-cent fee on most paper and plastic grocery bags. In a statement issued by the New York League of Conservation Voters on Saturday, Marcia Bystryn, the group’s president and a member of the task force, said she was disappointed in the panel’s final report. “As a member of the Plastic Bag Task Force, I have consistently maintained there are only two acceptable recommendations: a fee on both plastic and paper bags or a hybrid model that bans plastic bags and institutes a fee on paper,” Bystryn said. “It is the longheld position of the environmental community that a successful solution must include a fee component on all single-use bags.”

Any other measures, she said, would not go far enough to reduce the demand for bags being manufactured and put into circulation. She said evidence from other municipalities and countries shows that when a fee is a t t a c h e d , s i n g le - b a g u s e c a n d r o p dramatically. Cuomo established the task force in order to secure a statewide solution for a policy on plastic bags, which the administration acknowledges are hazardous to the environment and costly to governments. Councilman Brad Lander (D-Brooklyn), who wrote the original bill in the City Council, said Saturday that the report is a failure of leadership on Cuomo’s part. “The report released today ... continues to ack nowledge ‘the costly and negative impact’ of single-use plastic bags,” Lander said in an email from his office. “But it completely fails to deliver the promised ‘statewide solution.’ It is merely a long list of options — which could have been complied from internet research — that includes doing absolutely nothing at all.” Lander added that since the moratorium — aimed at New York City alone — city residents have sent more than eight billion plastic bags weighing more than 80,000 combined tons to landfills, The report states that any fee imposed

would fall disproportionately on low- or fixed-income residents; ban proponents have said an unspecified number of reusable bags could be distributed in low-income areas. The report also pointed out that 69 businesses in the state manufacture plastic packaging materials, including 30 that primarily make plastic bags. A 2012 economic census by the U.S. Department of Commerce, stated that those 30 companies employ 1,491 people with an annual payroll of $63.7 million. The American Progressive Bag Alliance, an advocacy group for manufacturers, states that the industry provides about 3,000 jobs in the state. Adrienne Esposito, president of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said she too was disappointed that the task force could not coalesce around a smaller number of options that would reduce or eliminate plastic bag use. “We’re still calling on Gov. Cuomo to keep his promise,” Esposito said in an interview with the Chronicle. “The task force is completed, but that doesn’t take Gov. Cuomo off the hook.” Esposito said for only a few dollars, residents could acquire enough reusable bags to last them three to five years apiece, thus avoiding any future bag fee that might be imposed.

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Fee has taken its toll on borough pols Bills introduced in both houses to make crossing into Rockaway free by Anthony O’Reilly

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Three Queens lawmakers are looking to eliminate the toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects Broad Channel to Rockaway, saying it’s unfair to FILE PHOTO charge people to drive from one part of the borough to the other.

Three Queens politicians are hoping to sound the bell on the toll. A s s e mbly wom a n St a c ey Phef fe r A m at o (D-Rockaway Park), Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) have introduced legislation to eliminate the toll on the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge. “The toll has outlived its original stated purpose of paying for the bridge, has absolutely no stated current purpose besides supplementing the MTA’s budget on the backs of New Yorkers,” Pheffer Amato said in a Jan. 10 statement. “I’m absolutely certain the cost of ending this onerous toll would be made up several times over the freedom and ease of access it would bring to South Queens and the Rockaway Peninsula.” Borough residents and officials have been fighting since the 1970s to have the toll — first implemented to cover the costs of construction on the bridge — abolished. Broad Channel and Rockaway residents are able to cross it for free, as part of a rebate program secured by state officials. Everyone else, though, must pay $4.25 per trip. T he t ol l wa s 10 ce nt s whe n it wa s f i r st implemented. Officials say the fee hampers tourism to the peninsula. “Charging residents of Queens to access areas of

their own borough is just wrong,” Addabbo said in a statement issued by Pheffer Amato’s office. “The outdated toll on the Cross Bay Memorial Bridge has not only been an unfair burden to the residents of southern Queens, some of whom work or attend school daily on the peninsula, but a significant reason why this isolated area of Queens has not realized its full economic potential, by repelling developers and retail businesses. I stand beside my colleagues to say the time is now to eliminate the toll on the Cross Bay Memorial Bridge.” And with the introduction of cashless tolling, some residents have experienced new problems when crossing the bridge. Some drivers using EZ-Pass say they’re having problems with the credit cards linked to the system not being recognized, leading to them receiving fines. Before cashless tolling took effect, drivers were notified if there was a low balance on their account — that’s no longer the case with the new system. At press time, the bills were in the Assembly’s Cor poration, Author ities a nd Com m issions Committee. “The Cross Bay Bridge toll is burdensome and unfair to our community,” Miller said in a statement. “It is especially unfair to our veterans and seniors who are on a set income and won’t be able to enjoy what their community has to offer. Some of my constituents may never get to explore the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge or enjoy a day at Rockaway Q Beach because of this unnecessary toll.”

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Every other borough legislator to head a panel — Dromm gets finance Editor

All but two Queens Council members will serve as heads of committees over the next four years. Councilmen Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Bob Holden (D-Glendale) were named to several panels, but will head none. Ulrich had been chairman of the Committee on Veterans for the past four years, but he was replaced by Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn). Newly minted Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) said there was no vindictiveness or political motivation behind the appointments. “There was none, zero,” Johnson said in a Jan. 11 press conference. “I tried to help as many people as possible.” But the two Queens lawmakers who missed out on being named committee chairmen aren’t exactly friends of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), who as chairman of the Queens Democratic Party had a heavy hand in picking Johnson as speaker. Both councilmen feuded with the congressman’s cousin, former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, late last year. Holden narrowly defeated her in a hotly contested, personal race in November and Ulrich had backed the challenger.

He also accused the then-incumbent of abusing her power for personal reasons. Crowley, in an interview with the Chronicle, denied he had any say in the Council appointments [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com]. Of the other 12 members of the Queens delegation with chairmanships, some got new assignments while others retained ones they already had. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) will head the Com mittee on Finance, the panel that has oversight of the city’s fiscal policies and has a major say in what is put in the annual budget. “I look forward to this opportunity to help shape our city’s priorities,” Dromm said in a telephone interview last Friday. The councilman previously served as chairman of the Education Committee. He said he could have “an even bigger impact” on education, LGBT rights, immigration and more in his new role. Dromm added he wants to look at some city contracts and find out why “it takes so much time to actually enact or see through some of these contracts. “In other words, the funding has been allocated but the work hasn’t even begun in six or eight months,” he said. “I want to see how we might speed up that process ... get

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Reports of Trump remarks raise fury SE Queens leaders blast president over alleged trashing of Haiti, Africa by Ariana Ortiz Chronicle Contributor

The international response to President Trump’s alleged statements during a White House meeting on immigration reform last Thursday — in which the president reportedly referred to nations such as Haiti and African countries as “s--thole countries” and questioned why the U.S. was not seeing more immigration from nations such as Norway — has been swift. In light of the strong response, the Chronicle reached out to several African-American community leaders and activists in Queens for their views. President Trump has denied making the remarks as reported, a denial supported by some in the Oval Office at the time. City Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) was nothing if not direct. “The veil that thinly concealed the racist views of the morally bankrupt figure occupying the White House has been removed,” Miller said, adding that Trump’s remarks confirm that “fringe” ideas have now become “articles of domestic policy.” “He is willfully ignorant of the countless contributions made by all immigrants regardless of their origin, and harbors a particular resentment towards Haitian and African peoples striving to achieve the American Dream; that is repugnant. “Although the purpose and determination embedded in these individuals will forever lie beyond his ability to comprehend, we as New Yorkers value these members of the diaspora, and will continue to suppor t all of their endeavors.” Archie Spigner, a former city councilman, called the president’s alleged comments outrageous, saying they are “not becoming of a president.” “There’s no place for people in state or city government making statements like that,” Spigner said. Marquez Claxton, the director of the Black Law Enforcement Alliance, said Trump’s remarks should not be “dismissed or minimized,” and called president “deplorable.” “His statements are racist and boldly ignorant, and they are consistent with the man Donald Trump has lived his life as,” Claxton said. “The statements serve as a statement of his legacy; they should not be dismissed or minimized. He has proven time and time again he is a deplorable human being, he is not afraid to express that at any given opportunity.” But Pamela Hazel, who describes herself as a “social media journalist for justice,” expressed a differing opinion

Greg Mays, left, founder of A Better Jamaica, is among numerous leaders from Queens condemning President Trump for remarks he reportedly made about immigrants last week. But Pamela Hazel of Jamaica, sporting a Trump campaign sticker on her bag, is FILE PHOTO, LEFT; COURTESY PHOTO calling the reports fake news. from the other Queens sources the Chronicle spoke with, and challenged the veracity of reports about the president’s remarks. In an email exchange with the Chronicle, Hazel dismissed the reports as “fake news from Trump HATERS.” “They are still in disbelief,” Hazel said. “Show me the sound bite. It does not exist. “The haters also said that President Trump removed the MLK statue from the White House. That was fake news as well,” Hazel added in reference to a journalist’s incorrect report about the president’s removal of a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. from the Oval Office. Greg Mays, founder of nonprofit and community service organization A Better Jamaica, said the comments are reflective of the president himself. “I think it clarifies to everyone that the president is a racist and an idiot,” Mays said. “In a way I’m glad that it’s happened, and that he used the language he did because it really makes crystal clear for folks who, for some strange

Council panel appointments continued from page 17 and will sit on Johnson’s leadership team. Councilman Paul Vallone will lead the Economic Development Committee. Cou ncilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) will be chairman of Environmental Protection for another four years. The Committee on Courts and Legal Services will be split into two different panels — the Committee on the Justice System, which will be led by Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), and the Criminal Justice Committee, which will be chaired by Councilman Keith Powers (D-Manhattan). Lancman’s panel will have oversight of

courts, district attorneys and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice. Powers’ will oversee the Department of Corrections and will be in charge of seeing through the plan to close jails on Rikers Island. Councilman Bar r y Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) was named chairman of Parks and Recreation. Councilman Donovan Richards will have oversight of the city Police Department and the Civilian Complaint Review Board as chairman of the Public Safety Committee. “We look forward to working with the NYPD, CCRB and legal service advo-

reason, were still giving him the benefit of the doubt, that they should no longer give him the benefit of the doubt.” Mays added that the president has spoken demeaningly about Haitians in the past, though his language this time has brought more clarity. “The only thing he didn’t do was use the word ‘s--hole,’” Mays said. “The use of that word, ‘s--hole,’ just clarifies to everyone what his sentiments are.” State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), the son of Jamaican immigrants, also called the president’s alleged remarks reprehensible and blatantly racist. “Haitian and African immigrants and their descendants have made immeasurable contributions to our city and state, and it’s ridiculous to have to reiterate this because our president continues to disappoint our nation and the world with his disparaging rhetoric,” Comrie said. “These comments are particularly insensitive considering Jan. 12th marked eight years since Haiti was devastated Q by the earthquake,” he added.

cates to ensure they have the resources and that there’s a fair balance between civil liberties and safety,” Richards said in a statement. He was also named a deputy leader for the 2018-22 term. C ou n c i lwo m a n K a r e n Ko slow it z (D-Forest Hills) will be chairwoman of the Committee on Rules, Privileges and Elections, which has jurisdiction over the Council’s “structure, organization and appointments.” “I have my work cut out for me,” Koslowitz said in an interview on her multiple committee assignments. “I got all the committees I asked for.” She will also be a member of the Budget Negotiating Team. But one of the panels she’s most excited

to serve on is Cultural Affairs. “I love concerts and Broadway shows, so I think that’s exciting,” she said. Cou ncilman A ntonio Rey noso (D-Brooklyn, Ridgewood) will again be head of the Sanitation and Waste Management Committee. Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) will be chairman of the Council’s Committee on Technology. Two borough freshman legislators were given subcommittee appointments. C ou nc i lwo m a n Ad r ie n n e Ad a m s (D-Jamaica) will be chairwoman of the Land Use Committee’s subpanel for Landmarks, Public Siting and Maritime Uses. A nd Cou ncil man Francisco Moya (D-East Elmhurst) will now head the subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises. Q

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MLK celebrated 50 years after his death Slain civil rights leader honored in music, poetry and dance at JPAC by Mark Lord Chronicle contributor

A three-hour-long program, filled with live performances, speeches and moments of reflection, celebrated the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday to mark his 89th at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center The ceremony also commemorated the upcoming 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination on April 4. Presented by Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans), the event opened with archival footage pointing to King’s place in history, as his famous “I Have a Dream” speech provided the soundtrack. On more than one occasion, the afternoon seemed to serve as a wake-up call to those who are dissatisfied with the turn the country has taken as of late. “I woke up this morning with freedom on my mind,” said the Rev. Valerie Oliver Durrah, the mistress of ceremonies for the event. “We need prayer more than ever.” Andrew Jackson, former executive director of the Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center who also goes by the name Sekou Molefi Baaku, read a poem by Hughes titled “Let America Be

“America Again.” Keynote speaker Roger Toussaint, former president of the Transport Workers Union Local 100, said all now must address “such an important time facing the country.” The anniversar y of King’s death, he said, “comes at a dangerous time for America, the most dangerous I’ve seen in my lifetime. ... We have too many good people who are too silent.” Entertainment included performances by Vissi Dance Theater; saxophonist/composer Khaled Jean; vocalist Andrew Clarke, who sang a stirring “Make Them Hear You” from the musical, “Ragtime;” singers Petula Beckles and Tracey Johnson; and The Edge School of Arts, which presented a creative tap dance routine, set to a rhythmic rendition of King’s most famous speech, and which featured dozens of youngsters dancing and recreating historic scenes that were projected on the large screen behind them. Of the many children in the audience, Durrah said they are the “dream makers” and “dream keepers” of today. She opened the program by having them join her on stage for an impromptu lesson on King and ended by calling them up for a final Q curtain call.

Clockwise from top left, the Rev. Tracey Johnson offers a musical selection; Andrew Jackson, former director of the Langston Hughes Library in Corona, recites the poet’s works; Katherine Guy sings “The Star-Spangled Banner and “Lift Every Voice”; and Khaled Jean plays an original saxophone number.

Students from the Edge School of the Arts celebrate Martin Luther King’s commitment to civil PHOTOS BY MARK LORD disobedience at the commemoration of King’s 89th birthday.

Young performers from the Edge School of the Arts in Laurelton, top left and center, took to the stage, as did artists from the Vissi Dance Theater from Floral Park, top right and above left. Above right, an honor guard pays tribute to King and his enduring legacy during the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Jan. 11 was College Awareness Day and PS 97Q celebrated higher education with much success. Teachers decorated their doors and turned their rooms into the college they attended. Students shared what they wanted to be when they grew up and where they wanted to go to college. Class 4-407 took a virtual tour of Florida State and Class 5-402 toured Yale! It was a thrill to learn that the students know the importance of higher education! Jacob wants to be a coder, Hussain wants to own an Apple Store, Albert wants to play professional basketball, Jenny wants to be a pianist, Blaize wants to be an orthopedist, Alyssa wants to be a police officer and Gabby wants to be a firefighter. Everlette wants to be an artist, Amaya wants to be a doctor, Jayana wants to be a dancer, Mudid wants to be a software engineer, Brianna wants to be a veterinarian, Lexi wants to be an anesthesiologist, and Jaylen wants to be president of the United States!

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Crowley trashes Trump, talks upcoming races Pol says Cuomo 2020 is plausible; explains his cousin’s Council defeat by Christopher Barca Editor

Billionaire California banker Tom Steyer, a major Democratic Party donor, promised last week to spend at least $30 million this year in support of left-wing Congressional candidates, but on one condition. To get his backing, they must publicly support the immediate impeachment of President Trump. Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) certainly doesn’t need Steyer’s support in his bid for re-election this year for what would be his 11th term in Congress. And he doesn’t agree with Steyer’s plan for removing Trump from office. At least, not yet. “I never thought he was fit for office, but every day, he proves it more and more,” Crowley said of the president in a sitdown interview with the Chronicle editorial board last Friday. “But I’m not at the level of impeachment at this point ... You have to have grounds for impeachment and incompetence, unfortunately, is not grounds for impeachment.” Crowley spent much of the interview blasting his fellow Queens native, beginning with Trump’s controversial comments last Thursday — the president allegedly called Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “s--thole countries” in a bipartisan meeting on immigration with a handful of senators. The lawmaker stopped short of labeling Trump a racist, as some of his colleagues have, but he did say the commanderin-chief’s alleged statement was “behaviorally racist” — yet another embarrassing “degredation of the office of the presidency.” “When you use a vulgarity, especially in reference to race or countries of origin, it’s so demeaning,” Crowley said. “It would be one thing if this was a one-off, but it’s not, unfortunately.” Despite his powerful position as the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Crowley said he’s had “very little interaction” with Trump since he took office, adding that the two men have yet to converse. He also said he wasn’t jumping to conclusions regarding Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in order to sway the 2016 election. Instead, Crowley has his eyes set toward finding a candidate who can beat Trump at the ballot box in 2020. Is that person media mogul Oprah Winfrey — whose passionate speech about sexual harassment at last week’s Golden Globes award show led to a flurry of rumors? “I won’t say that the book has been tossed out entirely, but we’re in a different realm here,” Crowley said. “I think people like Oprah that would have been dismissed early on, it’s different now.” But in the end, the congressman expects the 2020 Democratic primary process to feature a number of popular candidates, including former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.). However, Crowley said it wouldn’t surprise him if a Queens native shook up that race, much like what the nation saw during the 2016 Republican primary. “What Andrew Cuomo has going for him is that gubernatorial experience that, more often than not, has been a place from which we’ve garnered nominees in the past,” he said. “In all likelihood, he’ll be running as the infrastructure governor and I think he should. Look at the redevelopment of airports, ports and bridges.” Cuomo has been somewhat dogged by scandal over the years. The federal corruption trial of one of his closest aides, Joseph Percoco, will start Monday. But Crowley doesn’t see such issues seriously weakening the governor — who himself is seeking re-election this year

now-Councilman Bob Holden (D-Glendale) last fall. When asked why the nine-year lawmaker lost her race to a Democrat who ran on the Republican line, Joe Crowley attributed it to demographics, as Council District 30 features large swaths of conservative voters. In fact, Crowley was the first Democrat — as well as the first woman — to ever hold the seat. “Elizabeth represented one of the most Republican districts in the City Council. The mayor got 32 percent of the vote here. It’s kind of hard to win when the top of the ticket is dragging so. “What I think is remarkable is that for nine years, she was as successful as she was,” he added. “But there’s been a steady, downtrodden beat from the Juniper Berry and the Juniper Park Civic Association led by Bob Holden for years.” At his election night celebration, Holden said his win and that of then-upstart candidate Brian Barnwell’s over thenAssemblywoman Marge Markey a year earlier should be a wake-up call to Crowley. “Joe Crowley, the handwriting is on the wall,” Holden said at the time. “You should recognize that you work for the people, not the other way around.” The congressman said he didn’t understand Holden’s disRep. Joe Crowley sat down with the Chronicle last Friday, like for him, pointing out he was named Man of the Year by spending about 45 minutes bashing President Trump, discuss- the JPCA in 2002. “I make no apology for electing Democrats. That’s what I ing a possible Gov. Cuomo presidential run and breaking down why his cousin, former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, lost in do, that’s part of my charge as county chairman,” he said. “I’m sorry if someone who’s not elected on the Democratic PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA November. line has a problem with that.” That was the extent of Crowley’s criticism of Holden, — should he run for president in 2020. “It maybe would be something used against him,” Crowley however, as he said he is rooting for the new councilman’s said. “But at the same time, no one has ever questioned the success. “I wish him well. I hope for the sake of his constituents integrity, from my vantage point, of Andrew Cuomo that he’s successful,” he said. “It’s very easy to make critihimself.” Should Crowley cruise to another term, as expected, there cisms from the sidelines, but when you’re actually engaged has been speculation among national political pundits that he in the decisions, it’s a whole other world.” When it comes to his cousin’s future, Crowley said he could be the next speaker of the House — should the Demodoesn’t think she’s done with politics — something she crats win back the control of Congress’ lower chamber. The ruling party’s House members, not the public, chooses implied in an interview with the Chronicle a few days a speaker, and a grinning Crowley said he would be honored before she left office. “I think she is interested in public service, whether it’s to be the man to succeed Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) — the through appointment or elected most recent Democrat to wield the office. She’s young and she’s got talgavel. ent,” he said. “I have a lot of respect “I am very flattered that my name, never thought he for Elizabeth. She’s been through a from time to time, is raised. I’m at the heck of a lot and she still has a stiff stage of my life where if that were to was fit for office, but upper lip. happen, I would be very proud,” he “There’s nothing wrong with lossaid. “If it didn’t happen, I would be every day, he proves ing honorably in a tough election, OK with that too.” it more and more.” and that’s what she did.” When it comes to the City CounCrowley also touched on a number cil’s equivalent of that position, Crow— Rep. Joe Crowley on President Trump of issues in the Queens section of his ley somewhat surprisingly threw his district, bemoaning understaffing at support behind Councilman Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) — the eventual winner — over the Jackson Heights post office and discussing the extensive Queens candidates Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) and construction at LaGuardia Airport. Regarding the latter, the congressman said Biden’s comDonovan Richards (D-Laurelton). When pressed by the Chronicle, Crowley said it wasn’t a ments a few years ago likening the airport to one in a thirdmatter of Johnson against anyone else, it was the strength world country might have been too nice. “Describing it as a third-world airport was an insult to and length of the Manhattan lawmaker’s campaign for third-world airports,” he said. “If we could be Denver and speaker that made the difference. “This was not an issue of Jimmy Van Bramer against could build in the middle of nowhere, we would do that. But Corey Johnson. I think Johnson ran an incredibly strong we don’t have that option. “We’re constantly engaged with the Port Authority, the campaign consistently over a three-year period,” he said. “It’s hard to dismiss someone who’s been running for two or management of LaGuardia and the contractors, trying to make this as good as it can be — especially for folks in the three years.” Should Crowley — the chairman of the Queens Demo- East Elmhurst and Jackson Heights communities,” he cratic Party — win re-election in his race this November, added. “It needs to get done. And in the end, we’ll have a he would accomplish something his cousin, Elizabeth modern, state-of-the-art airport that will fit the needs of Crowley could not do in 2017, as the former council wom- our community and be more representative of who we are Q an’s campaign fell short by just 137 votes to her bitter rival, as a city.”

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Celebrating Catholic Schools Week January 28-February 3, 2018 Since 1974, National Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States. It starts the last Sunday in January and runs all week, which in 2018 is January 28 – February 3. The theme for the National Catholic Schools Week 2018 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 2018, 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 child ren 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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PLEASE JOIN US AT 2018-2019 Registration Season Starts Soon! OPEN HOUSE On January 28, 2018, immediately following the 9:30 AM IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING Family Mass, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy THE 9:30 AM will open its doors to the parish and the greater Woodhaven FAMILY MASS: community for its annual Open House at the start of Catholic Schools Week, and for the 2018-2019 SUNDAY, JANUARY 28TH registration period. All who are interested are invited to 10:30 AM – 1:30 PM attend the Mass and our Open House or to contact the school by calling us at (718) 847-3904 or by visiting Financial Aid Scholarships our website, www.sta-catholicacademy.org are Available. and emailing us at Early Drop Off and admissions@sta-catholicacademy.org. After School Care Provided.

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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy offers programs where your child can learn in a safe, clean, nurturing and faith-filled environment. Our preschool program is a kindergarten readiness program which includes a curriculum that encompasses learning about the world around us.

COME SEE E EV VERY YTHING OUR PROGRA PROGRAM HAS S TO O OFFER Children will learn by engaging in activities that are real and meaningful to them – activities that encourage the development of skills, knowledge and ways of thinking and learning. Your little ones will learn in an environment where they will be able to express themselves through imaginative play, various art mediums and through stories.

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

St. Agnes Academic HS 13-20 124 St., College Point (718) 353-6276, ext. 11 Website: stagneshs.org

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

St. Francis Preparatory High School 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 423-8810 Website: sfponline.org St. John’s Preparatory High School 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria (718) 721-7200 Website: stjohnsprepschool.org

Christ the King Regional HS 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 366-7400 Website: ctkny.org Holy Cross HS 26-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing (718) 886-7250, ext. 558 Website: holycrosshs.org Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School 71-06 31st Ave., East Elmhurst (718) 898-3800 Website: msgrmcclancy.org

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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 Effmen a los grados 1-8 • Coro de Niños • Ofrecemos los programas de Baloncesto y Vóleibol • Boy Scouts

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Catholic Elementary Academies and Schools — Open House Dates Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: Jan. 28, 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153 and 56-10 214 St., Bayside, (718) 225-8795. Open House: Jan. 28, 11 am.-2 p.m.; Jan. 29-Feb. 2, 9-11:30 a.m. and 1-2:30 pm. Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988. Open house: Jan. 28, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124. Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479. Open house: Jan. 28, 12-2 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 7395933. New family registration by appointment. Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066. Most Holy Redeemer 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: Jan. 28, 10:30-11:30 a.m. 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.

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Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440. Open house: Jan. 24, 9-10:30 a.m.; Jan. 28, 1-3 p.m. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535. Open house: Jan. 28, Mass at 9:30 a.m., open house and theme fair immediately following. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, 92-80 220 St., Queens Village, (718) 464-1480. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086. Open house: Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184. Open house: Jan. 28, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517. Our Lady of the Angelus Catholic Academy, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Catholic Academy, 34-45 202 St., Bayside. (718) 229-4434. Open house: Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.; Feb. 1, 9-10 a.m. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346. Open house: Jan. 28, 1:30-3 p.m. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622. Open house: Jan. 29, 8:30-9:30 a.m. Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963. Open house: Jan. 23, 9-11 a.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 115-50 221 St., (718) 527-0123. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 216-01 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open house: Jan. 28, 10-30 a.m.-1 p.m.; Jan. 31, 5-7 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (East Glendale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636. St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376. St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887. St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575. St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174. St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Mass followed by open house: Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053. Open house: Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Jan. 28, Mass 9:30, open house, 10-30-12:30 p.m. and Jan. 30, 3-4 p.m. St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020. St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724. Open house: Jan. 29 thru Feb. 1, 9-11 a.m. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house: Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

St. Leo Catholic Academy, 104-19 49 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050. St. Luke School, 16-01 150 Place, Whitestone, (718) 746-3833. Open house: Jan. 28. Call for more info. St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922. Family mass: 10:30 a.m. Open house: 11:30 a.m. St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689. Open house: Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. St. Matthias Catholic Academy, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003. Jan. 28, mass followed by open house, expo and book fair, 10 a.m. St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Jan. 28, mass followed by open house: starts 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 380-1900. St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, (718) 821-6721. St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982. Open house: Jan. 30, Feb. 1, both 9-10:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585. Open house: Jan. 28, call for more info. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Open house: Jan. 28, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230. Diocese of Brooklyn 2018 website

EDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL “A great family school!” AN OPEN LETTER TO THE TO THE SCHOOL FAMILIES OF ST. PANCRAS CATHOLIC SCHOOL: We are very saddened to hear that St. Pancras will not be re-opening for the next school year. We would like to welcome you to our school family for nursery school through grade eight. Come and visit to see for yourself what Redeemer is all about. A weekday visit is a perfect time to experience Redeemer live. Drop by for enrollment information or a school tour or you can call the school office for an appointment. You can also e-mail us at principal@rlgschool.org.

FOR ST. PANCRAS STUDENTS ONLY: Special Open House / New Admission Exam Day Saturday, January 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM This FREE exam is for students entering grades 1 through 8. (There is no exam for students entering Nursery, Pre-K and Kindergarten.)

REDEEMER LUTHERAN SCHOOL HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF GLENDALE’S BEST KEPT SECRETS! Website: rlgschool.org Email: office@rlgschool.org

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Full-day Kindergarten, Pre-K 3 and 4-year-old full-day and half-day programs, focused instruc onal schedule of 8:10 a.m.-3 p.m. with 7 a.m. arrival and a erschool program un l 6 p.m., TACHS Prepara on, Algebra 1 Regents Par cipa on, K-8 Spanish program, iPad and SMARTBoard™ technology, fully equipped STEM lab, digital tools, coding and engineering design applica ons.

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OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, January 28th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm; Tuesday, January 30th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm St. Helen Catholic Academy is in partnership with: Fordham University, St. Francis College, St. John’s University and Yale University.

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Some call them “junkie hunters.” They’re people who get paid to refer those fighting addiction to treatment cent er s for t hei r problem. And sometimes, they hook people in by misleading them. L a s t m o n t h , G o v. Cuomo announced a new campaign to crack down on “patient broker ing,” which occurs when intermed ia r ies get paid for patient referrals to addicAs part of its crackdown against patient brokering, the state governtion treatment providers. According to the Office ment released this poster and similar ones to inform the public PHOTO COURTESY NYS of Alcoholism and Sub- about the issue. stance Abuse Ser vices, some of those who engage in the broker- set up a storefront where they’ll say, ing practice refer those with addiction ‘We’re here to offer help.’” issues to “fraudulent” treatment proCampbell added that in one victim’s grams. case, those trying to get a fee “were You can email StopTreatmentFraud@ walking her through putting a morgtage oasas.ny.gov or call 1 (800) 553-5790 to on her house in order to get her son into notify the authorities if you’re suspicious treatment. And of course, she was willabout patient brokering. ing to do that.” The governor had announced in SepIn Queens, many have struggled with tember that the state would only be heroin, opioids or addiction generally. allowing professionals credentialed and Two hundred and thirty-five, or 20 certified by the OASAS to refer patients, percent, of the city’s unintentional overand that they would not be allowed to get dose deaths happened to Queens resipaid for the referrals. dents in 2016, according to city Health “Vulnerable New Yorkers struggling Department data released last year. In with addiction are being targeted and 2015, the number of overdose fatalities falsely promised life-saving treatment for those who live here was just 144. services and then are given inadequate The National Association of Addiction and ineffective treatment at outrageous Treatment Providers considers patient costs,” Cuomo said in a prepared state- brokering unethical. ment. “A lot of it is happening now through Others in state government also have deceptively branded websites that appear patient brokering in their crosshairs. For to be for information purposes,” NAATP the ongoing legislative session, bills Membership Manager Peter Thomas have been introduced in both of Alba- said. Thomas added that he has heard ny’s chambers that would outright ban much “less news about” patient brokerthe practice in New York. ing in New York compared to Arizona Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), and the southern sections of Florida and a member of the Health Committee, told California. the Chronicle he supports a bill AssemIn terms of how prospective patients blywoman Linda Rosenthal (D-Manhat- at treatment centers can protect themtan) introduced. selves from being taken advantage of, “Patient health should always be the Thomas recommends that they exercise primary motivator when making medical caution and ask plenty of questions if a decisions, not profit,” Kim said in a facility is talked up to them. statement. “Ask what the name of the facility is, Rosenthal’s bill has another endorser in where they’re located, their licensing Friends of Recovery-New York Executive information, whether they’re accredited Director Stephanie Campbell. She also said by one of the national associations,” he that she has heard of people in Queens and said. on Long Island being targeted by those tryFor a complete list of questions that ing to financially gain from referring them the NAATP recommends asking about to a treatment facility. treatment centers or sober living homes, “Sometimes they go into recovery red flags for care providers and what to meetings,” said Campbell, whose group look for when seeking one, go to naatp. Q is based in Albany. “Sometimes they’ll org/consumer-resources.

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Many people see the dawn of a new year as the perfect time to implement changes that they hope will have positive impacts on their lives in the year ahead. New Year’s resolutions have a way of falling by the wayside as the year progresses, but sticking with the following healthy resolutions can have lasting impacts on the lives of men and women. • Read more. Many adults wish they had more time to read, but busy schedules filled with commitments to work and family can make it hard to pick up a book every day. But perhaps more men and women would find time to read if they knew doing so could add years to their lives. In an analysis of 12 years of data from the University of Michigan’s Health and Retirement Study, researchers at the Yale School of Public Health found that people who read books for as little as 30 minutes a day over several years lived an average of two years longer than people who did not read at all. • Sleep more. More time to sleep might seem like an unattainable goal for many men and women. But the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute notes that ongoing sleep deficiency can increase a person’s risk for chronic health problems, including heart disease, kidney disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and stroke. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends adults age 18 and older get between seven and eight hours of sleep per night. • Turn off your devices. As recently as 15 years ago, many adults made it through their days without smartphones, tablets, e-readers, and other devices that are so prevalent today. While it might seem impossible to live without such devices in

the 21st century, turning them off can have profound impacts on people’s quality of life. A 2013 survey of more than 1,000 people conducted by the resilience platform meQuilibrium found that 73 percent of respondents felt their devices contributed to stress in their lives. The American Psychological Association notes that stress can negatively affect the musculoskeletal system, the respiratory system and the nervous system and potentially increase a person’s risk for heart disease and gastrointestinal problems. • Work less. Working fewer hours may help many professionals cut back on their stress, as the APA notes that 65 percent of Americans cited work as their primary source of stress. But working fewer hours may also make men and women more productive. A recent experiment funded by the Swedish government compared nurses at a retirement home who worked six-hour days on eight-hour salaries to a control group that worked the more traditional eight-hour workday. Nurses in the experimental group reported having more energy in their spare time and at work, which allowed them to do 64 percent more activities with facility residents. Nurses in the experimental group also took half as much sick time as those in the control group. As a result, the study’s authors ultimately concluded that productivity can increase with fewer hours worked. Committing to healthy New Year’s resolutions can have profound and unexpected consequences that can greatly improve Q one’s quality of life. — Metro Creative Connection

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

Game on!

MoMI exhibit lets you fend off the pickup artists... or not

It’s been a long week at work, and all you want to do is meet up with your best friend and have a couple of drinks. But before your friend can show up, a man at the bar approaches you and tries to strike up a conversation. Perhaps you engage him in chit-chat, or tell him to get lost. Either way, he’s not the only one vying for your attention — five other men are desperately trying to pick you up for the night. So what do you do? This isn’t just the everyday experience for countless women across the world — it’s the situation men or women can find themselves in at the Museum of the Moving Image’s new exhibit “The Game: The Game.”

Each guest plays the woman in the exhibit, in which you can choose everything from what you order to drink to either forcibly rejecting the men’s advances to laughing at their techniques to pick women up. The game will progress differently depending on which answers you choose on the touch screen. Artist Angela Washko put together the simulation based off research of the male seduction community, sometimes known as professional pickup artists — aka men who interact with women for the sole purpose of having sex. The idea for it came to her after interviewing one of the real-life seduction coaches, Roosh V, in 2014. “I wanted to come up with a way of mapping

out the field and the tactics that these coaches teach — and eventually turning the information into an interactive, playable experience seemed like the most impactful way to take it in — rather than doing something more analytical,” Washko said in an email interview. Each of the men vying for your character’s attention is based off a real-life pickup artist, including Roosh. All of them have their own unique ways of interacting and trying to convince women to spend the night with them. Some of the information was compiled by purchasing materials provided by the artists to their “students,” men looking to learn how to pick up women. continued on page 37

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EXHIBITS “Exposure,” with works by more than 20 photographers in a multitude of styles. Fri., Jan. 19 (opening reception 6-9 p.m.)-Fri., Feb. 16, LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-0722, tessa@licartsopen.org.

AUDITIONS Belle’s Players, the Kew Gardens Community Center theater group, seeks new members. Each Tue., 1-3 p.m., 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Info: (718) 268-5960.

“Possession,” an installation, video and performance piece by Jack Hogan about the “everyday sadism and masochism” and other elements that “turn boys into adolescents for life.” Sat., Jan. 20 (opening reception 7 p.m.)-Tue., Jan. 23, Flux Factory, 39-31 29 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org. “Molding / Mark-Making: Ceramic Artists and Their Drawings,” with works by 16 artists. Sun., Jan. 21 (opening reception 2-5 p.m.)-Sun., March 25 (special events Sun., Feb. 11 and 25 and March 18), Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. Bayside Historical Society Winter Art Show, featuring paintings, drawings, photos and more by Queens artists. Thru Sun., Jan. 28, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org. The Kindred Spirits Art Group, which meets each Wed. afternoon, seeks new members ahead of its exhibit of paintings and sculptures on Wed., Jan. 31, 3-7 p.m. at Emanuel United Church of Christ, 93-12 91 Ave., Woodhaven. Info: ediaz8081@gmail.com. “Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Thu., Feb. 8, American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. The Game: The Game, a dating simulation video game that flips the script on the world of pickup artists, pitting players against several seduction coaches, with situations based on artist Angela Washko’s research into the PUA community. Thru Sun., March 25, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Free with museum admission: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us.

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44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15 each night; $18 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Oratorio Society of Queens, for its spring concert, performing Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms” and other works of his to celebrate his 100th birthday. Mon., Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Temple Beth Sholom, 171-39 Northern Blvd., Flushing. RSVP (req’d): (718) 279-3006, info@queensoratorio.org.

DANCE The monthly Take Root and Fertile Ground dance series will be held this weekend at the Green Space studio in Long Island City, giving viewers a chance to works by a broad range of choreographers and performers. See Dance. PHOTO BY GINA PALERMO “Science Inspires Art: Ocean,” with works depicting the seas, many with an ecological focus. Thru Sun., Feb. 25, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. “Mage,” with works by several artists in various media, examining the “spells” cast over us by modern technologists with specialized knowledge, analogous to the mages of yore. Thru Fri., Jan. 19, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com.

FILM Muppet Music Moments, a compilation of musical numbers from “The Muppet Show,” including guest star performances by Harry Belafonte, Elton John, Linda Ronstadt and more. Sat., Jan. 20, 11 a.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Patty Chang: The Wandering Lake, 2009-2017,” a multimedia meditation on mourning, caregiving, geopolitics and landscape, partly inspired by Sven Hedin’s 1938 book “Wandering Lake,” about a migrating body of water in China. Thru Sun., Feb. 18, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Never Built New York,” with images and models of infrastructure projects that did not come to pass, including apartments enveloping a bridge and a dome over much of Manhattan. Through Sun., Feb. 18, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

MUSIC Guitarrazón, with guitarists Lisa Spraragen and Josue Perez performing Latin American and Spanish music; they coined the name, which means “the way or reason of the guitar.” Wed., Jan. 24, 3:30 p.m., Poppenhusen Library, 121-23 14 Ave., College Point; Thu., Jan. 25, 6 p.m., Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison St.; Sat., Jan. 27, 2 p.m., Seaside Library, 116-15 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Park. Free. Info: (718) 359-1102 (Poppenhusen); (718) 821-4770 (Ridgewood); (718) 634-1876 (Seaside); lisayjosueguitar.com. PHOTO BY MAAIKE BERNSTROM Solo Expositions, with established and new works by Random Access Music performed by violinist Maya Bennardo, guitarist Nadav Lev and pianist Tristan McKay. Fri., Jan. 26, 8 p.m., Sage Music, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $20; $15 students; free under 13. Info: ram-nyc.org. Christmas Carols with Tina Karol, with the Ukrainian singer bringing the spirit and traditions of her country’s Christmas, with its extended season, to the U.S. Sat., Jan. 20, 8 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $40$120. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

“State of the Union,” the 1948 political drama starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, right, and Angela Lansbury, about a business tycoon persuaded to run for president by his ambitious newspaper magnate girlfriend. Sat., Jan. 20, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 2780700, astorialic.org. METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER

THEATRE Act One: One Act Festival 2018, a competition with four programs of six to eight shows and the audience voting on the best ones. Thru Fri., Feb. 2, various dates and times, The Secret Theatre,

Take Root, with performances of works by Julian Barnett, part of a monthly series. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 19-20, 8 p.m. $15 advance; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and a post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Jan. 21, 7 p.m. $13 advance; $13 cash at door; $15 credit card. Both at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

COMEDY “Guy Walks into a Bar,” with comic Don Creedon telling one man’s post-divorce tales of blind dates, speed dating, illicit affairs and ladies’ nights at the bar. Thu., Jan. 18 and 25, 7:15 p.m. (doors open 6:45), New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $20; $25 at door. Info: (718) 4820909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Interfaith discussion, a structured talk and smaller group discussions with those of different faiths learning about each other’s stories and viewpoints. Thu., Jan. 25, 7-10 p.m., First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills, 70-35 112 St. $8 suggested. Info/ registration (req’d): Central Queens YM & YWHA, (718) 268-5011, cqy.org. Book launch: “111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss,” featuring everything from the Scrabble street sign to Carlo Gambino’s grave and the Cypress Hills Taxidermy shop, by Joe DiStefano with photos by Clay Williams. Mon., Jan. 22, 8-10 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free; autographed books available for purchase. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. EMONS PUBLISHERS continued on page 38

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“The most fascinating thing to me is that even though they are Under the brown ground of this very small, what they do is huge,” harsh winter in Queens lie trillions Fantini said. They contain what of seeds poised like tightly coiled will come and represent to her all springs that will sprout the o f o u r h o p e s f o r f u t u r e generations. moment the temperature rises. Fantini works only in colored Artist Laura Fantini has been germinating visuals of seeds since pencil — she is a Signature Merit 2015, and you can see what grew Member of the Colored Pencil from those efforts now through Society — and uses one popular the end of April at the Art Gallery among artists, the Caran d’Ache in the Visitor & Administration brand of watercolor pencils. She Building at the Queens Botanical likes the feel of hand-connected pencil-making strokes on the Garden in Flushing. paper. These pencils are meant to be transformed to a paint-like appearance with a When: Through Sun., April 29 (artist talk, watery wash, but Fanwalk Sun., March 25, 2-4 p.m.) tini never adds the Where: Queens Botanical Garden, water. Instead, the 43-50 Main Street, Flushing pencils blend their colEntry: Free through end of March; ors in a slick, realistic then free with garden admission: manner. One of the $6; $4 seniors, students. (718) most striking exam886-3800, queensbotanical.org ples of this colorful depiction of texture is qboro contributor

‘Art in the Garden: Hope’

in “Hope (20),” a drawing of the berry seeds for the porcelain vine found in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park. “I start with the still life very close to me,” Fantini said. She secured each seed with an old tack that belonged to her grandfather and is depicted in each drawing. She doesn’t know if he ever realized that this small item would grow to be a feature of her work. A deceptively fragile, papery seed of the invasive tree of heaven found in Park Slope led to Fantini’s favorite drawing in the series, “Hope (1).” The subject of “Hope (26),” a buttonbush seed, in the shape of two crossed sticks with orbs on three of the four ends, was found at the Botanical Garden. It comes from a bush that grows as tall as 12 feet and spreads up to 8 feet wide. The QBG’s Art in the Garden gallery, with its large windows and pool of water surrounding the building, makes it impossible to detach the experience of the art-

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Small seeds symbolize big hopes for the future

Artist Laura Fantini says the seeds she collects and draws in realistic PHOTOS BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH detail represent hope for what’s to come. work there from nature. Watery reflections dance off the glass covering the drawings, and glimpses of grasses and bare tree limbs force one to wonder where seeds

dropped last fall might be waiting to sprout. Fantini gathered seeds in the QBG and in Brooklyn, upstate continued on page 39´

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Got the post-Christmas blues? Fear not, for Ukrainian singing star Tina Karol is headed this way, bringing the spirit and traditions of her home country’s Christmas to America, including, for one performance only this Saturday, a stop at Colden Auditorium on the Queens College campus. You may ask: Isn’t it a bit late for Christmas carols? Actually, celebrations in the Ukraine begin on Dec. 6, the date of the western Christian observance of the Feast of Saint Nicholas, and run straight through to Jan. 19, the date of the Epiphany on the Julian calendar. Born Tetyana Hryhorivna Liberman, Karol is an award-winning, internationa lly known per for mer somet imes referred to as the Mariah Carey of her country. She represented Ukraine at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2006. According to promoter B ohda n Lonevsky, Karol is on tour in the United States for only the second time, the prior being in 2016. This engagement marks her first in the borough. Queens was selected as the venue Tina Karol performing in the semifinal because it is centrally located among dress rehearsal for the 2006 Eurovision the large Ukrainian communities on Song Contest. PHOTO BY MAGARETO / WIKIPEDIA Long Island and in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Yonkers, Lonevsky said. American tour is to teach young chil“It is thrilling to see an artist from dren about Ukrainian culture. “It’s hard abroad warmly greeted by enthusiastic here to keep the Ukrainian spirit,” he audiences [who] reflect the diversity of said. “It will help to have a popular our borough’s population,” said Jeffrey singer bring a taste of the Ukraine” to Rosenstock, the school’s assistant vice this country. president for external and governmenThe concert features violinist Vasyl tal relations at the college, who over- Popadiuk, who will play as a soloist and sees the performing arts venues there. also accompany Karol and her band, The program will feature not only which includes drummer Devon Taylor, traditional Ukrainian Christmas carols known of late for backing Justin Bieber. but also a large sampling of Karol’s pop And, Lonevsky points out, it is not hits, Lonevsky said. necessary to understand Ukrainian to While not widely known in this coun- enjoy Karol’s music, as she has a very try, Karol has “a large group of follow- distinct vocal sound and also introducers in Eastern Europe,” according to es to audiences rarely heard instruLonevsky. In the past year, she was on ments that date back some 600 years. Q a long tour in the Ukraine, where she performed 60 concerts, also visiting other countries including Israel and Italy. And la st year Karol wa s When: Sat., Jan. 20, 8 p.m. honored by her home counWhere: Colden Auditorium, Queens College, try’s president, who awarded 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing her the title of “People’s ArtTickets: $40-$120; $20 children under 13. ist of Ukraine.” (718) 793-8080, kupferbergcenter.org According to Lonevsky, one of the goals of her latest

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‘The Game: The Game’ When: Through Sun., March 25 Where: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria Entry: Free with admission: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17 (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us continued from page 33 A screen in the exhibit room shows hidden camera footage of the artists in action — videos they either sell or provide for free. All of the dialogue in the simulation, Washko said, comes from that research. “I’m not inventing any of these characters,” she said. “These are people who have been doing this professionally and some have had very lucrative careers built off of what they are doing to you in ‘The Game: The Game.’” There are more than 100,000 words throughout the entire experience, roughly the length of a 400-page novel.

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show will help them analyze those patterns of behavior in some way — I hope they feel compelled to do that,” Washko said. And some men have already seen how forceful they’ve been with women. “Some men who have played it have said to me after festival presentations and conferences where I present the work that they recognized patterns of behavior in them-

selves that could be interpreted as threatening,” she said. “In my most idealistic hope for the project, I hope that it compels men to reconsider their own behaviors and to become advocates for women in the spaces they spend time in.” But for others, the experience can be somewhat jarring. Washko said it was meant to be that way. “Many people have called it claustrophobic — which is a feeling that I was trying to impart with the soundtrack made by Xiu Xiu and the inability of the player to move very far without being stopped by another person trying to pick them up,” she said. Q

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make a difference and more. Each Fri., 2:20-5 p.m., 110-08 Jamaica Ave. $30 to register. Info: (718) 551-6484, petlover1948@hotmail.com.

Dreams of Sand, with artist Borja Gonzalez teaching the basics of sand art, followed by his telling the tale of two people’s lives in a nonverbal performance. Workshop 1 p.m.; performance 2:15 p.m., Sat., Jan. 20, Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. Workshop $8; $5 kids; performance $14; $8 kids; free teens 13-19. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

St. Margaret’s Boy Scout Troop #119, now 72 years old, seeks new members age 10 1/2 and up. Meetings each Tue., 7:15-9 p.m., Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Info: Mr. Krzewski, (718) 894-4099.

The Great Kosher Sushi & Chinese Cookout, with hands-on California roll and Chinese chicken demo, making and tasting, by chef Meyer Wakneen, for women and girls 10 and up. Sun., Jan. 21, 5:30 p.m., MJO Shaar HaShamayim Synagogue, 112-21 72 Ave., Forest Hills. $10 suggested. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 263-8102, mjony.org.

Paint Nite, with attendees grabbing a brush and a glass of wine and letting the creativity begin. All materials provided; 21 and over only. Sat., Jan. 20, 8 p.m., Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $35. Info/ RSVP (req’d): Lisa Elhyani, (718) 268-5011, ext. 621, lelhyani@cqy.org.

Art Makers Group, with novice and pro artists at all levels bringing their sketchbooks, small projects or works in progress and a snack to share, in a supportive meet-up. Wed., Jan. 24; Feb. 7 and 21; March 7 and 21; April 4 and 18; May 2, 16 and 30; June 13 and 27; 6-9 p.m, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; $5 students; free 13-19 with ID. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, Italian and Spanish music, food and more. Sat., Jan. 27, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Stargazing Wonders — Astronomy Night, led by seasoned professor Mark Freilich, with Q-and-A, info packet and viewing session, for adults and kids 9 and up with an adult. Attendees may bring telescope or binoculars. Sat., Jan. 20, 7-9 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $16. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 2294000, alleypond.com.

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Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Italian Charities of America, with food and beverages available; $25 per table for vendors. Sat., Jan. 20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100.

Beginner’s Spanish, so you too can say, “Yo hablo el Español.” Each Tue., Fri., 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Free. Info: (718) 268-5960.

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Stories Through Music & Song, a Musica Reginae interactive concert for children and their families with teaching artist pianists Beata Moon and Barbara Podgurski and singer Ashley Renee Watkins. Sat., Jan. 20, 11 a.m., The Church-in-theGardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 894-2178, facebook.com/MusicaReginae.

Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thu., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org.

New indoor co-ed soccer league, for kids 10-14, playing each Saturday thru March 10, 7:30-9:30 p.m. under a dome. Bay Terrace Sports Complex, 212-00 23 Ave. $180 including insurance. Info: Melissa, (718) 423-6111, malgranati@cqy.org. Storytime!, every Thu., 11-11:30 a.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. Free. Info: (718) 2782665, astoriabookshop.com.

SCOUTING Girl Scouts at the Richmond Hill Block Association, with all girls in grades 2-5 welcome to make friends, create things, camp, sing,

Caring for a loved one with dementia? Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39 St., Sunnyside. English speaking caregivers suppport group, every Tue., Spanish speaking caregivers suppport group, 2nd & 4th Wed. of every month. Contact: Shyvonne Noboa (718) 784-6173, ext. 440. Contemplating suicide? The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support for those feeling suicidal or depressed. Call: (212) 673-3000; samaritansnyc.org. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, olderadults@cgy.org.

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Belmont boondoggle by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

I have to admit that I didn’t share in the overall euphoria when the news broke last month that the New York Islanders would be getting a new home at Belmont Park. If the Nassau Coliseum had not been refurbished, then I would have agreed wholeheartedly that a new arena was necessary. The problem is that there aren’t enough events to keep all of the arenas in the metropolitan area profitable. There are no more Barnum & Bailey Ringling Bros. circuses to fill up a lot of the dates on the calendar. The Harlem Globetrotters are not the national draw that they were back in the golden days of Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon. Putting all that aside, Islanders CEO Jon Ledecky’s heart was into placing his team in New York City and he didn’t seem to care about Nassau County until the management of Barclays Cener basically evicted the team. It was only when he was out of options that he decided “to go all in on Belmont Park.” The only sports-related competition for the Isles was the New York City Football Club, which also put in a proposal for Belmont. The NYCFC, which the Yankees own part of, signaled that Long Island wasn’t their first choice. The funny thing is that a soccer stadium would have been a better fit for Belmont Park. Soccer is played outdoors and generally in

warmer weather, which would have created synergy for the race track. Attendance at Belmont has been languishing for nearly 40 years. NYCFC could have given a shot in the arm for the horse racing industry. A soccer stadium would also have provided an outdoor concert venue for national acts. Soccer also has intangible advantages. Its fan base is far more ethnically diverse than hockey’s. Based on my lengthy experience as a sportswriter, NYCFC’s media relations department has been far more welcoming to journalists than the Islanders have. Ledecky was smart to line up heavy hitters like Madison Square Garden CEO James Dolan and Sterling Equities/Mets CEO Fred Wilpon as his partners in building a new arena. That certainly had to help sway Gov. Cuomo steer the bid his way. Dolan owns the Rangers, but his MSG Networks also holds the TV broadcast rights to Islanders games that run to 2032. The deal has been so lucrative for the Isles that it’s been seen as the key reason why the team has never seriously considered moving. Given the cable industry’s declining fortunes, there is a good chance that the Islanders, a team with a limited fan base, may find that their next TV deal won’t be as sweet. There could very well be relocation talk 13 years from now or just 10 after the new Q arena opens, if things stay on schedule.

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Richard Hellmann’s mayo by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

German-born Richard Hellmann was just 14 when he left school to work as an apprentice in a London food market in 1890. In 1903, he migrated to New York City and married Margaret Vossberg, the daughter of deli owners he had known in his native Germany. Two years later, the couple opened their own deli at 490 Columbus Ave. It was there where he would mix vegetable The mansion of Hellmann’s Mayonnaise inventor Richard Helloil, vinegar, raw egg yolk, salt, man at 147-05 Bayside Ave. in Flushing. sugar and seasonings, calling it In 1927, he decided to retire after selling Hellmann’s Blue Ribbon mayonnaise. By 1912, he quit working at the deli to his business to Marjorie Merriweather Post produce the popular item. And within three of Possum Cereal Co. — which became years, he opened a Long Island City factory General Foods in 1929. His wife became an avid semiprofessional to make it. In 1919, he bought a large plot of land on golfer and when most of the Queens County Bayside Avenue in Flushing and filed paper- golf courses were sold off for development, work to erect a $17,000 house. But his wife the couple sold their estate at 147-05 Bayside Ave and moved to Rye, NY in 1954 — where would die soon after. Hellman would later marry neighborhood there were plentiful courses. Richard Hellman died in February 1971 a resident Nina Maxwell, a 21-year-old woman few months shy of his 95th birthday, while who was 25 years his junior. The couple had four children, Robert, Nina continued her golfing career until her Q passing in 1989 at the age of 88. Raymond, Carol and June.

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Hope in the garden continued from page 35 New York and Bologna, Italy, her hometown. She first visited New York as a tourist about 17 years ago and now lives in both Brooklyn and Italy. Fantini graduated from the Liceo Artistico and Accademmia de Belle Arti in Bologna. Her work is in private collections, is part of the permanent collection in the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and has been exhibited at many exhibitions in both countries, including at the Staten Island Museum and the Denise Bibro Fine Art gallery in Manhattan. In school, she was

inspired by the almost-photographic realism of the portraits and still lifes created by Italian artists Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio and Luciano Ventrone. Fantini lets that photographic realism loose on nature, calling herself a hyper-realistic minimalist artist. “I’ve always been very inspired by nature,” specifically, botanicals, she said. However, she added, “I don’t consider myself to be a botanical artist.” Instead, Fantini seeks to convey the metaphoric meaning of botanicals. With seeds, it’s the fact of how much they contain in such a small package and how that represents our Q hope for what’s to come.

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Supplemental Summons and Notice of Object of Action Supreme Court Of The State Of New York County Of Queens Action to Foreclose a Mortgage Index #: 5617-14 Nationstar Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff vs. Jorge Almodovar And All The Heirs At Law, Next Of Kin, Distributees, Devisees, Grantees, Trustees, Lienors, Creditors, Assignees And Successors In Interest Of Any Of The Aforesaid Defendants, Next Of Kin, Distributees, Devisees, Grantees, Trustees, Lienors, Creditors, Assignees And Successors In Interest Of Any Of The Aforesaid Classes Of Person, If They Or Any Of Them Be Dead, And Their Respective Husbands, Wives Or Widows, If Any, And All Of Whom And Whose Names And Places Of Residence Are Unknown To Plaintiff, Except As Herein Stated, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, People Of The State Of New York, United States Of America, Acting Through The IRS, John Doe (being fictitious, the names unknown to Plaintiff intended to be tenants, occupants, persons or corporations having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the property described in the complaint or their heirs at law, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, guardians, assignees, creditors or successors.), Defendant(s) Mortgaged Premises: 102-28 188 Street Hollis, NY 11423 BL #: 10366-24 To the Above named Defendant: You are hereby summoned to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Supplemental Summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the Plaintiff(s) attorney(s) within twenty days after the service of this Supplemental Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Supplemental Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. The Attorney for Plaintiff has an office for business in the County of Erie. Trial to be held in the County of Queens. The basis of the venue designated above is the location of the Mortgaged Premises. TO JORGE ALMODOVAR Defendant In this Action. The foregoing Supplemental Summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an order of HON. Diccia T. PinedaKirwan of the Supreme Court Of The State Of New York, dated the Second day of January, 2018 and filed with the Complaint in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens, in the City of Jamaica. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage upon the premises described below, dated November 21, 2003, executed by Jorge Almodovar to secure the sum of $224,000.00. The Mortgage was recorded at CRFN 2004000152208 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County on March 12, 2004. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed April 1, 2009 and recorded on July 27, 2009, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2009000229847. The mortgage was subsequently assigned by an assignment executed September 11, 2013 and recorded on November 18, 2013, in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York, Queens County at CRFN 2013000474235. The property in question is described as follows: 102-28 188 STREET, HOLLIS, NY 11423. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. DATED: January 9, 2018 Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney(s) For Plaintiff(s) 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100, Williamsville, NY 14221 The law firm of Gross Polowy, LLC and the attorneys whom it employs are debt collectors who are attempting to collect a debt. Any information obtained by them will be used for that purpose. 51290-1

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File No.: 2016-2933/A, CITATION, THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT To: Howard Sambol, Marilyn Moskowitz, Carol L. Pfaff, obo: Helen Berlin, Helen Berlin, Sherman Newman, Franklin Holzer, Frances Minkowitz, Aaron Holzer, Attorney General of the State of New York. The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of MELVIN SAMBOL, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Edward Newman and Frances Kelhauer, if living and if dead, to their heirs at law, next of kin and distributees whose names and places of residence are unknown and if they died subsequent to the decedent herein, to their executors, administrators, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest whose names and places of residence are unknown and cannot be ascertained after due diligence. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of MELVIN SAMBOL, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 138-19 77th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11367, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of MELVIN SAMBOL, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 8th day of March, 2018 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to the petitioner herein in the amount of $57,602.70 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 5.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(3); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 12th day of January, 2018. HON. PETER J. KELLY, Surrogate, Queens County; James Lim Becker, Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court; GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., (718) 459-9000, 1981 Marcus Avenue, Suite 200, Lake Success, New York 11042. This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you. Accounting Citation

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Holiday photo contest!

If there were themes to the Queens Chronicle’s 10th annual Holiday Photo Contest, they were decorations and pets. Our readers sure love both! Who doesn’t? Winning the competition with one of her photos of the Mure family’s Christmas house at 144-03 Neponsit Ave. in Rockaway Park, top right, was Linda Silverman. She’ll get to choose among passes to any one of several off-Broadway shows or other family-friendly events in or

near the city. Congratulations! As always, we enjoyed many of shots our readers submitted. At the top, Claudia Tan got up close and personal with a squirrel in McDonald Park in Forest Hills, in a shot she called “Holiday Solitude”; and Helina Cheung got a cute shot of her dog, Buddy, apparently waiting to open the presents, in Oakland Gardens. In the center row, Michael Bilski sent in this

photo of the classic Mercury Comet he and his son, Dylan, drove around southwestern Queens and a slice of Brooklyn on Christmas Eve, blasting holiday music out of its PA system to spread cheer; Dana Lech caught the holiday lights on Austin Street in Forest Hills on a snowy night; Marc Berman got a cute shot of his mother, Judy, and her cat, Mink, also in Forest Hills; and Flora Savitzky caught Santa engrossed in a book at 185-07 80 Drive in Jamaica Estates.

Above left, F.E. Scanlon caught the Bayside Village lights at the corner of Bell and Northern boulevards; Silverman captured the Mure family’s wedding gazebo scene; and Mary Jane Lech found a cheery holiday house in Forest Hills. ’Twas another year of fine entries, and we thank everyone who submitted photos. Be sure not to miss our next competition, the Summer in the Borough Photo Contest! — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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Dormant shelter plan officially dead Homeless Services says it no longer has interest in Cooper Avenue site by Christopher Barca Editor

It’s been five years since the fight over the proposed homeless shelter at 78-16 Cooper Ave. in Glendale began. During that time, there were heated meetings, protests, angry press conferences and even a legal challenge — funded entirely by furious neighborhood residents. That war has now officially ended, the original proposal having slowly faded away. Without giving a specific reason as to why, a Department of Homeless Services spokesperson told the Chronicle on Tuesday that the agency is no longer pursuing its plan to convert the former factory building into a shelter. Instead of housing the homeless, the site could be occupied by cubicles, as the Department of Buildings approved plans last year to transform the structure into a fourstory office and warehouse location. After over a year of little to no new information about the proposed shelter, speculation ramped back up over the last week, as residents noticed work being done at the site. But according to Councilman Bob Holden (D-Glendale), that was just the repair of a broken water main — he posted a picture of the Department of Transportation document for the work to his Facebook page.

The city has officially ended its pursuit of opening a homeless shelter at 78-16 Cooper Ave. in Glendale, the site of a former factory. A city spokesperson confirmed to the Chronicle this week PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA that the plan, first floated four years ago, was dead. Holden was one of the strongest opponents of the shelter plan, as he and other civic leaders founded the Glendale/Middle Village Coalition in September 2014. After raising thousands of dollars from neighborhood residents, the group sued the city two months later over an environmental assessment of the decrepit former factory that the city contracted out to an indepen-

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dent firm, a process the coalition said was deeply flawed. The litigation was dismissed in court almost exactly one year later, and the group’s appeal was denied in early 2016. But by then, little action had occured on the city’s end with the plan. And that fall, the neighborhood’s attention turned to a plan to convert the Maspeth Holiday Inn Express

into a homeless shelter. In a Tuesday email, Glendale Civic Association President Kathy Masi said she is thrilled by the city’s announcement that it would no longer pursue the site, but added that she isn’t ready to declare a permanent victory yet. “I think the news about the shelter is great but I am not really going to let down our guard,” she said. “We are dealing with very underhanded people on all levels.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said in a Tuesday interview that while it’s hard to believe everything the city says, he leans toward believing them this time around. “This is great. It was a bad idea from the start and it was far from the optimum place for a homeless shelter,” Addabbo said. “Once a bad idea, always a bad idea.” Masi added that the DHS’s decision was proof that sometimes you can fight City Hall and come out victorious. “I always knew that we probably would not win in Court but the fact that we were able to wear them down obviously worked,” she said. “So for now I am happy and grateful to all the community people who stepped up and helped. This was defeated by residents of Glendale and Middle Village and Q local business owners together.”

Cease-and-desist zones now in effect Policy available to some Queens residents by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

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Cease-and-desist zones are back in Queens. Well, at least in part of some parts of the borough. This means that those who live in Bay Terrace along with parts of North Flushing, Whitestone, College Point, Malba, Bayside and Auburndale can opt out of receiving real estate solicitations. “The law went into effect in October, but there was a period to allow people to register and for businesses to plan,” the New York Department of State told the Chronicle. “Enforcement began this month.” The agency added that it “has not yet received any consumer complaints or issued any fines” over the new policy. The effort to bring back the zones has been led by state Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside). He testified before the DOS at a hearing about the subject, showing unwanted solicitations he personally received. You can add your name to the cease-anddesist zone list by going online to dos.ny. gov/licensing/ceaseanddesist/index.html.

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