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Velazquez, Meng will skip the inauguration Five dozen Dems won’t go, but at least two Queens reps will be there by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

ozens of House Democrats say they would rather be anywhere on Friday than on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, where President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office at noon. As of 11 a.m. on Wednesday, 60 lawmakers had announced their intention to skip the ceremony, with most citing Trump’s vitriolic rhetoric and controversial policy plans. But from the seven-member delegation of representatives whose districts include parts of Queens, only Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens) have confirmed they will be boycotting the transfer of power. “With just days before his inauguration, I had hoped that President-elect Trump would put an end to his inflammatory rhetoric. But obviously that pivot has not occurred,” Meng said in a Wednesday statement. “The President-elect must get the message that his antagonistic and divisive comments are unacceptable. We cannot tolerate attacks on women, minorities or a civil rights icon. “We need a leader who will bring our country together,” she continued, “and live up to the dignity and honor of the Oval Office.” Velazquez took to Twitter last Thursday to announce her decision.

Reps. Grace Meng, left, and Nydia Velazquez, right, are two of 60 House Democrats who have FILE PHOTOS pledged to skip President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday. “I will not be attending the inauguration of Donald Trump,” Velazquez said, “but I will participate in the Women’s March on Jan. 21!” A spokesman for the lawmaker, whose district includes Ridgewood, most of Woodhaven and parts of Ozone Park, said she made her decision to skip Friday’s swearing-in a long time ago. “Given the tone of the campaign she didn’t think it appropriate to attend the inauguration and made that decision weeks

ago,” the spokesperson said , add i ng Velazquez was unavailable to be interviewed. “She will spend her time elsewhere on events like the Women’s March.” Velazquez was one of only a few House Democrats who had pledged to skip the event as of last week. But after Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) said over the weekend that he doesn’t view Trump as a “legitimate president” — referencing Russian hacking of Democrats’ emails during the campaign to help Trump win — the presi-

dent-elect responded on Twitter by saying the civil rights icon is “All talk, talk, talk — no action or results. Sad!” Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle, including Meng, came to their colleague’s defense, pointing out Lewis’ storied history as one of the civil right’s movement’s most active and influential members. A close friend of Martin Luther King Jr. and one of the 13 original “Freedom Riders” who protested against segregated public buses, Lewis was arrested over 40 times for participating in various sit-ins and protests. Most notably, he had his skull fractured by an Alabama state trooper after marching with King over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala. on March 7, 1965 in what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” Trump further said that Lewis’ district, which includes most of Atlanta and many of its affluent suburbs, was in “horrible shape,” “falling apart” and “crime infested.” PolitiFact rated those statements as “mostly false,” citing Atlanta’s thriving economic status and the district’s higher-thanaverage number of residents with high school and college degrees. Crime rates in Atlanta’s suburbs are low and the city’s is twice as high as the national average, but the latter have plummeted over continued on page 16

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Hoping for a more ‘spectacular’ parade Phagwah organizers hopeful that truce will stay intact for years to come by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The organizers of the Phagwah celebration in Richmond Hill expressed optimism Tuesday that a truce between two once-warring factions will lead to long-term stability for the popular parade. “If you recall last year, we had a joint committee too,” said organizing co-chairman Naidoo Veerapen. “At that time, we had hope that the harmony that worked would continue and keep us together and it obviously has done so because we are the exact same committee.” Veerapen was joined by five of his coorganizers to announce that for the second year in a row, the Federation of Hindu Mandirs and the Arya Spiritual Center will work together to host the Phagwah parade, this time on March 12 beginning at noon. The two sides once feuded over who would be the main organizer of the event — which starts with a parade at Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street and ends with a cultural celebration at Phil Rizzuto Park, located at 125th Street and Atlantic Avenue — leading to the cancellation of it in 2015. Last year, they were forced by a judge to host it jointly. Now, the two have agreed to do so for future parades. Those present at a press conference Tuesday said all parties have worked together in peace.

Organizers of the annual Phagwah parade gathered for a press conference Tuesday to discuss the plans for the celebration, and express hope that a truce between two organizations will PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY stand for future parades. “For the most part it’s been very smooth,” Veerapen said, though adding there have been minor blimps. “Even in a tightknit family there are ups and downs.” Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said the permit

for the parade has been approved. Now, with the controversy behind them, the groups are looking to host a more “spectacular” parade than in years past. “We’re trying not to have the same parade you saw last year or the year before,”

Veerapen said. He declined to expand on how exactly the parade would be improved, saying those ideas are still being discussed by the joint committee. They have already booked internationally acclaimed Guyanese artist Terry Gajraj to sing at Rizzuto Park and are reaching out to other singers. In addition to that, they’re looking to promote the celebration — a Hindu festival marking the beginning of spring — to people outside the Indo-Caribbean community, to which it’s traditionally been marketed. Romeo Hitlall said the organizers are looking to reach out to members of the Indian community and have spoken to the NYPD, correction officers and other law enforcement organization’s Desi groups. At Rizzuto Park, festival-goers celebrate by throwing colored powder at each other. In prior years, nearby homeowners have complained of the substance sticking to their cars or properties. Veerapen said there were no such complaints last year and that if there are any, they will be addressed. “If there were any last year, we didn’t hear of it,” he said. “We’re a communityminded organization.” A Facebook page, Phagwah Parade of New York Inc., has been set up to keep peoQ ple up to date about the celebration.

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It’s been almost two years since Valentina Marie Allen’s untimely death — but the memory of the late toddler, and the love Howard Beach has for her, has not waned an ounce in that time. On Feb. 15, what would have been Valentina’s fourth birthday, the community will once again come together to honor her as the second annual “Valentina Allen Heart to Heart Gala” is held at Russo’s on The Bay. “We definitely want to keep Valentina’s memory alive in the community,” said Phyllis Inserillo, a close family friend of the Allens and organizer of the gala. The event will start at 6 p.m and tickets are $125 per person. There will be cocktails, dinner and free entertainment along with the chance to win raffle prizes. Money raised will go to benefit the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, or CHOP, where Valentina was treated before she died on May 12, 2015. “We want to help families who are going through similar situations,” Inserillo said. Last year’s inaugural gala raised more than $25,000. Those interested in attending should call Inserillo at (917) 488-5067. Valentina was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a birth defect in which the left side of the heart cannot

effectively pump blood to the body; heterotaxy, a defect in which organs are not in their proper places; and asplenia, the absence of a spleen. Her battle with the conditions was chronicled by her mother, Danielle Allen — who is now pregnant with another child — on Facebook and captivated the community, which rallied to her aid with donations and messages of support. In the days following Valentina’s death, many Howard Beach homes were decorated with red ribbons and balloons. Russo’s, where her parents had their wedding reception, was lit in red. And the support has continued to pour in since her untimely passing, with many fundraisers being held to benefit CHOP. “Absolutely not,” Inserillo said when asked if the passion in the cause has dropped. This past December, Valentina’s parents held a Christmas party at Roma View in which participants were asked to bring a present for the children at the hospital rather than pay admission. When all was said and done, 65 bags filled with toys were brought to Philadelphia. “The children there got to go on a mini-shopping spree,” Inserillo said. She added this year’s gala will have a more upbeat mood Q than 2016’s “somber” event.

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Crime continuing to decrease in the 102 Precinct has fourth-best crime drop, is responding to more calls, CO says by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

It was a good year for the 102nd Precinct. The command — which patrols Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the northern section of Ozone Park — saw the fourth-best crime drop in the five boroughs with 244 fewer incidents in 2016 compared to the year prior. “It represents a safer environment in the 102nd Precinct,” said the commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad at Tuesday’s community council meeting. “The credit goes where it’s deserved, to the officers who are on patrol.” Touting just some statistics, Urprasad noted the 102nd saw a 27 percent decrease in robberies and a 54 percent drop in car theft. Though he did not address murder, there were five in 2016, compared to six the year before. And it’s not as if the men and women in blue are working less, the commander added. In 2016, officers responded to more than 46,000 311 and 911 calls, compared to 41,000 the year before. Responding to complaints from the audience of double-parked cars on congested corridors, the deputy inspector said his officers wrote more than 10,000 moving violation summonses in 2016.

Police Officers Jonathan Labriola and Andrei Torres, right, were honored as the 102nd Precinct Community Council’s Cops of the Month for catching an alleged stabber within the neighboring 106th. They are joined by the community council’s Secretary J. Richard Smith, left, Treasurer Sandra Datnarian, President Latchman Budhai and the precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Inspector Deodat Urprasad. One resident, John Rubino, expressed concerns over a specific location, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in Woodhaven, where, he said parents drive erratically during drop-off and pickup times, in some cases

driving up on the curb. Rubino said police officers have so far been lax in enforcing the law there, to which Urprasad said he would personally visit the site and added that he’s already discussed the

problem with the school’s principal. Kenichi Wilson, Community Board 9’s Transportation Committee chairman, said the Department of Transportation is studying the area to see how the agency could calm the traffic. Urprasad said he’d like to see the crime statistics go down even further, though adding there will always be something to worry about. “There’s always going to be crime,” he said. “That’s why we have a job.” There will also be crimes in other areas of Queens, such as the place where the precinct’s Cops of the Month responded to last month following a 911 call. Police Officers Jonathan Labriola and Andrei Torres were on duty Dec. 5 when they got a call of a woman stabbed in Ozone Park within the 106th Precinct. When they got to the corner of 124th Street and 103rd Avenue they found Rajwantie Baldeo, 46, dead. The two canvassed the area until they found a man walking in the streets with blood dripping down his hand. They stopped him and were able to identify him as the killer. The man, Prem Rampersaud, was arrested and charged with killing Baldeo, his common-law wife, because he thought she was Q having an affair.

106 CO: Lock up before you work out Personal items being stolen from those exercising at LA Fitness by Anthony O’Reilly

While murders were up nine to three, many of them highprofile slayings, crimes in most other categories decreased. Robberies were down by 53 percent, burglaries by 29, While people are pumping iron or getting cardiovascular activity at LA Fitness in Lindenwood, crooks are practicing grand larcenies by 57 and there were 11 grand larceny auto compared to 247 in 2015. long-distance running with their personal goods. Grand larceny auto was once the most pervasive crime in Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, told his command’s community council last the precinct, especially in Lindenwood and Howard Beach Wednesday that there have been four known incidents this during the late months of 2014 and early 2015. Bohannon also introduced the month of people losing property command’s new executive officer, while working out at the gym, locatCapt. Mike Edmunds, formerly a ed at the shopping mall at 133-40 79 lieutenant in the neighboring St. on the Queens-Brooklyn border. f you don’t need to bring 102nd Precinct. In at least two cases, the perpetraEdmunds said he’s familiar tors used a crowbar to break into your private property, with the command and the issues lockers and take the items away. leave it at home.” in it and looks forward to conAnother case involved a woman’s necting with the community. car being broken into. — Capt. Brian Bohannon, Shortly before the meeting Finally, a man’s car was stolen commanding officer of the 106th Precinct started, officers arrested Shakim when his keys were taken from his Allen, who they believe shot and jacket pocket as he was swimming. killed Rocky Kalisaran in RichBohannon and his officers urged those at last Wednesday’s meeting to keep their personal mond Hill Jan. 2 in a botched robbery attempt [see separate story]. belongings safe. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Assembly“If you don’t need to bring your private property, leave it woman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) stopped at home,” the commanding officer said. Bohannon said management at LA Fitness has been by the meeting to discuss their support of familial DNA testing, a method in which investigators search criminal datacooperating with the investigation. On Tuesday, he said his officers were still on the hunt for bases to see if a perpetrator’s family member is in the regiswhomever was responsible for the thefts and that there have tries, leaving them with a path to the actual culprit. Many believe it could be used to find the killer of Karina been no other reported incidents since the meeting. Rewinding to 2016, Bohannon said crime numbers were Vetrano, who was found strangled and sexually assaulted on Q Aug. 2. down overall, with 234 fewer victims compared to 2015. Associate Editor

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P The inauguration controversy

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The Alan Hevesi I knew Dear Editor: Re Jerry Nutter’s Jan. 12 letter, “The Real Alan Hevesi”: Mr. Nutter is right that Alan Hevesi is a deeply flawed elected official who betrayed his constituents as New York state comptroller. But there are other sides of his career that aren’t widely know but should be reported. I met Alan when we attended Forest Hills High School from 1954-57, followed by 4 years together at Queens College, where he earned a B.A. in political science. He was a top student and star basketball player at both schools and later earned a Ph.D. in public law at Columbia University. We parted company after I graduated from QC in 1962, but our paths crossed 24 years later when Alan served as a state assemblyman. Kew Gardens Hills Apartments (where I live) was bought by a new owner who wanted to convert it to a co-op with an eviction plan, © Copyright 2017 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374-7769.

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o will the bag fee take effect Feb. 15 or won’t it? After years of its being on the city’s agenda, we still don’t know, thanks to Albany. The measure would force stores to charge at least 5 cents for each single-use bag, paper or plastic, they give to customers, with some exceptions. Its laudable goal is to reduce waste and litter — so many New Yorkers just don’t care about dropping garbage on the street, and the plastic bags clog sewers, get caught in tree branches and no doubt harm wildlife. They’re not biodegradable. But after threatening to block the city law last year, prompting a delay in its implementation, the state Senate just voted by a wide margin to nullify it. The Assembly, meanwhile, is talking with the City Council about tweaking it, and it’s not clear if it would actually vote to block the fee too. Nor do we know what Gov. Cuomo would do if such a bill lands on his desk. We find the law impractical and would prefer another solution, like a recycling rule or more enforcement of litter laws and stiffer penalties. Now is the time for state lawmakers to decide, one way or the other.

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forcing tenants to buy their apartments or move. Alan led a fight that led to a noneviction plan, enabling renters to stay in their homes. As city comptroller in 1997, he used the power of his office to help the World Jewish Congress sue Swiss banks to return Nazi bank deposits to Holocaust victims’ heirs. Author Norman Finklestein called him “the godfather of Holocaust restitution sanctions” in a book on this subject. Alan ran for New York City mayor in 2001, but withdrew after his wife, Carol, attempted suicide. Her mental health issues continued while he was state comptroller from 2002-06. That’s why he used a member of his security detail to drive and aid her. But there was no excuse for turning the state’s pension fund into a pay-to-play ground for himself and investment firms. He was prosecuted by then-state Attorney General Cuomo and spent 20 months in prison. But he still gets a $105,000 yearly pension,

thanks to other corrupt politicians. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (Sheldon Silver 2.0) blocked a bill denying pensions to all those convicted of felony while in office. Albany remains a felony factory and field of schemes. Alan’s son, Andrew, earned distinction as an assemblyman for the 28th district. He chairs the Social Services Committee and crafted a Home Stability Support bill that’s won wide support in Albany. Readers should weigh all these factors before issuing a verdict on Andrew’s father. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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not how many circuits he hath finished, but how many are left.” Paul strove for no earthly trophy, Stephen Roser but for gaining is the pastor of Christ fully and Howard Beach completely. He Assembly of was concerned God Church that his converts follow him in keeping a firm grip on their certain future and not be distracted along the way with lesser things. He longed for them to remember that they were people headed for final glory with Christ himself. How about you? Are you concentrated on your spiritual life or is your mind filled with the temporary things of this world? This year, determine not to allow them to crowd out lasting, eternal treasure.

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Dear Editor: Is anyone surprised that Donald Trump chose Dear Editor: I would like to applaud your excellent Jan. Rick Perry to head the Department of Energy? 12 editorial, “The successful presidency of The same Rick Perry who couldn’t remember Barack Obama.” Another accomplishment I (during a 2011 presidential debate) that the would like to mention is that we no longer see Energy Department was one of the three govthe names of our military heroes killed in ernment agencies he wanted to eliminate? If confirmed, Perry will replace Ernest action scrolled at the end of the nightly news. The loss of life and the ages of those lost were Moniz, a nuclear physicist. Moniz succeeded Steven Chu, a Nobel Prize-winning atomic painful to watch. physicist. Perry’s most recent gig? Contestant Thank you, President Obama. Glenn Hayes on “Dancing with the Stars.” Another “excelKew Gardens lent” choice by Trump? Absolutely pathetic. And a few weeks ago the Republican-controlled Congress got right to work! They found Don’t repeal Obamacare something more important to tackle than repealing what they call the “Obamacare debaDear Editor: (An open letter to President-elect Donald cle.” Gun reform? No. Fighting ISIS? No. Improving America’s infrastructure? No. ConTrump) We the undersigned Representatives from ducting hearings on Obama’s appointee to the the State of New York, write to you today to Supreme Court? Please, don’t make me laugh. No, Republicans in Congress convey the disastrous consehad a “behind closed door vote” quences repealing the Afford- ONLINE to neuter the Independent Office able Care Act (ACA) would have of Congressional Ethics created on your home state. We implore Miss an editorial or a more than a decade ago. But you to consider both the ecoletter cited by a writer? after an uproar from Democrats nomic and social impacts of Want breaking news and some “decent” Republicans, repeal on the businesses and from all over Queens? they backed down, for now. families of New York. Find the latest news, Republicans and ethics just There is no doubt that repeal past reports from all don’t mix. They’ve proven it of the ACA would significantly over the borough and time and again. impact the working families in more at qchron.com. What are Republicans against the state, while providing a tax exactly? Here are just a few cut to wealthy New Yorkers. Repeal would cause over 2.7 million New things they felt were “bad” for the country: Yorkers to lose health insurance coverage, anonymous tips from whistleblowers, referrals including more than 218,000 in your home bor- to criminal prosecutors, communications ough of Manhattan alone. Beyond people directly with the public, the ethics office directly covered through the New York state reviewing criminal complaints against coninsurance exchange, repeal would have devas- gressman, etc. Basically, (the GOP) Congress tating consequences to our entire healthcare wanted to police itself. Ethics? Who needs ethsystem. Repeal means that all families could ics? It’s called transparency. But evidently the once again be subject to annual and lifetime only thing that is transparent is the lack of limits and could be denied care for a pre-exist- respect Republicans show for the intelligence ing condition. Because repeal would reopen of their constituents. It is matched only by the the prescription drug donut hole, seniors across lack of respect Trump shows to the U.S. intellithe state would face higher prescription drug gence community. There you have it, America, opening day of costs of $1,195 annually. Additionally, repeal will cause a $24 billion the “new” Republican-controlled Congress. Is budget shortfall for hospitals across New York anyone really surprised? Robert LaRosa State. Rural hospitals, in particular, would be Whitestone under enormous financial pressure and could

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have to close their doors, leaving many in these areas without access to care. From Manhattan to Massena, New Yorkers reject this starkly ideological plan to repeal the ACA that would throw our entire health care system into disarray and not solve the real problems that families face. While we acknowledge that the Affordable Care Act is not perfect, we will not stand idly by as you inflict a great wound on the people of New York we are sworn to represent and protect. We implore you to stop playing politics with the lives of our constituents and stop efforts to repeal this life-saving law. Carolyn B. Maloney Member of Congress for the 12th District Manhattan Editor’s Note: The letter also was signed by all other members of Congress representing Queens, as well as 10 others.

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taste. While he may vehemently argue that the Russians did hack the election, that still is not any reason to snub the upcoming ceremony. Now, there are increasing numbers of fellow Democrats who also say that they will support Congressman Lewis by also not attending. This sends out a negative message both to the American people and to the rest of the world that there is intense disunity and divergence within our government at a time when there should be total unity among all of our politicians in Washington, who need to work with President Trump and his new administration to ensure that our nation will begin its road of recovery economically, politically and militarily. One thing our country does not need is continued major divisions within the government. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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NYRA could return to private control Pols wonder of possible impact at Aqueduct, which could see less racing by Anthony O’Reilly

to make Aqueduct the community treasure our families deserve.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Close to five years after the state took over operations at the New York Racing Beach), ranking member of his chamber’s Association, Gov. Cuomo is proposing the Racing, Gaming and Wagering Committee, said possible closure of the South Ozone group go back to private control. The measure was introduced as part of Park track is always on the minds of those the state budget, which was released late in the industry, the district and upstate. “In the hallways of Tuesday night. Albany, there’s always Now, area politiwhispers of Aqueduct cians are looking to n the hallways of closing,” he said, addensure Aqueduct ing it was mentioned Race Track remains Albany, there’s always in a committee hearing protected as negotiahours before the budtions on the plan go whispers of Aqueduct get plan was released. forward. closing. My people are “My people are very “My priority is to concerned over what ensure that Aqueduct very concerned of what happens to NYRA.” is given the attention But, he added, it’s and resources it needs happens to NYRA.” still unclear what this t o b e s uc c e ssf u l,” — State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. exactly means for the Assemblywoman Statrack. cey Pheffer A mato “Maybe this means Aqueduct will be (D-Rockaway Park), member of the Racing and Wagering Com mittee, said in an around for 100 years,” Addabbo said. emailed statement. “We have seen some “Maybe the reprivatization means the end considerable improvements over the last of it. Who knows? But as I always tell few years, however we must put in place a NYRA, I need to know.” Pat McKenna, NYRA’s spokesman, toutstructure that will ensure our financial viability and sustainability for years to come. I ed $15 million in improvements made to look forward to working with the Governor Aqueduct in recent years — including a Associate Editor

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Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. observe improvements to PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Aqueduct Race Track during a tour of the venue in December. state-of-the-art sports bar and horsemen’s lounge — and said there is no cause for concern. “We’re proud of the progress we’ve made there and look forward to future progress,” he said in a Wednesday interview. The possibility of Aqueduct being shuttered is not mentioned in the budget document.

It does, however, give NYRA the ability to cut the number of racing days at Aqueduct if agreed to in writing by the New York Thoroughbred Breeders and New York Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association and approved by the board of directors. It also eliminates the cap on the amount of video lottery terminal funds NYRA is continued on page 12

State Senate vote imperils bag fees Nickel on paper and plastic grocery sacks still slated for Feb. 15 start by Michael Gannon

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The state Senate on Tuesday evening overwhelmingly approved a bill that would prevent New York City from placing a 5-cent fee on most plastic and paper grocery bags effective Feb. 15. The bill, authored by Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), passed by a margin of 42-18. It was not known as of Wednesday when or if the Assembly would vote on an identical bill sponsored by Michael Cusick (D-Staten Island). Queens Sens. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), a cosponsor of the bill, and Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) issued statements backing their support of the measure. Avella also released a statement saying the Senate also passed a bill of his that would encourage recycling without the fees. “There is no question in my mind that we need to take action to end the proliferation of plastic bags that clog up our storm drains, drape our trees and otherwise degrade our environment and landscape,” Addabbo said. “However, I don’t think the law that was approved and then delayed last year by the City imposing a fee on shoppers who use plastic bags is the right solution, nor the best idea the city could come up with.” Addabbo is willing to listen to solutions ranging from recycling to an outright ban. “When it comes to ‘reduce, reuse, recycle,’ we are supposed to be reducing our city’s waste, not our residents’ bank accounts,” Avella said. “Fees to use plastic bags would cost our city’s families, while failing to increase the recycling of those bags.” He said the state needs to increase awareness of plastic bag recycling programs already in place and encourage the

The state Senate renewed its assault on the city’s 5-cent grocery bag fee on Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly to ban the FILE PHOTO practice. return of all plastic bags, not just those used at grocery stores.” Avella’s bill does not yet have companion legislation in the Assembly. Under his proposal, retailers with 10,000 square feet or chain stores with five or more franchises of 5,000 square feet must place a large collection bin in its store as part of its recycling program.

Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said her group is appalled in a statement. “With all the challenges New York faces, it is extremely disturbing that the New York State Senate has passed an anti-environmental, anti-home rule bill as one of its first acts of 2017,” Esposito said. “We expected our senators to stand up for environment; instead, they voted against it.” The most recent version of Cusick’s bill on the Assembly website lists seven Queens Democrats as co-sponsors, including David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), Michael Simanowitz (D-Flushing), Michael Den Dekker (D-East Elmhurst), Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica) and Aravella Simotas (D-Astoria). Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), speaking at a press conference on Tuesday, said members are still negotiating with the Council over the city bill’s language. He cited as one example the wording that merchants would be required to charge at least 5 cents per bag — leaving it open, he said, to some charging much more. “We understand the need to balance this with the needs of the environment,” the speaker said. “We’re still negotiating. We’re just not there yet.” The Chronicle could not reach representatives of Mayor de Blasio or Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), both of whom support the fee. It also is not known if Gov. Cuomo would sign the state bills into law. The city bag bill was approved last spring, with proponents saying it would reduce litter and reduce the cost of landfilling or incinerating the countless bags that enter the city’s waste stream each year. The nickel charges on every bag would be Q kept by the store.

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Cuomo moves to privatize NYRA continued from page 10 able to receive from Genting, which operates Aqueduct’s neighbor, Resorts World Casino. At the center of the reprivatization of NYRA is the board, which since the state takeover in 2012 has had a majority of state-appointed members. Under the new plan, the 15-member board would consist of eight individuals named by NYRA and seven named by the state — including the first chairman of the board chosen by the governor. There would also be two ex-officio members appointed by the Thoroughbred Breeders and Horsemen’s associations. A finance and audit committee would be created to oversee the financial stability of the organization. The state took over NYRA at a time when it was in financial distress. Since then, it’s paid off a $25 million loan and in f iscal year 2014 had an operating profit for the first time in 13 years. Cuomo only brief ly mentioned the plan during a late-night press conference at his upstate mansion. Racing advocates have pushed for reprivatization in recent years and last year former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder called for residents from South Ozone Park, Elmont and Saratoga to be part of the new board.

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Addabbo was not sure why Cuomo is only now supportive of the idea. “It could be that this one is emanating from the Governor’s Office,” the senator said. NYRA is also supportive of it, saying in a statement by CEO Chris Kay that it is the result of “productive dialogue with the Governor’s office over the last several months. “We look forward to working with the legislature and all stakeholders in e f f o r t s t o p a s s t h e E x e c u t i v e’s proposal.” As Addabbo pointed out, the language of the proposal could change before the budget is passed in April. Also included in the plan is the ability for Belmont Park to conduct races after sunset but ending before 11 p.m., such as those at Yonkers Raceway. A move controversial to those in the industry is a proposal to have the state stop paying $4.5 million in equine drug testing, pushing the costs to “those that actually participate in horse racing.” State Sen. John Bonacic (R-Orange County), chairman of the Racing, Gami ng a nd Wager i ng Com m it tee, has already said he will oppose that. If approved by lawmakers and signed by Cuomo, the reprivatization of NYRA will go into effect on the 90th day after Q the budget is passed.

One in Pennsylvania awaiting extradition by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Police believe they have caught two men responsible for the year’s first murder in which they allegedly killed a Guyana man in Richmond Hill for his grandmother’s funeral in a botched robbery attempt. Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said Shakim Allen is in custody for the slaying. He is charged with second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault and robbery and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to a Queens district attorney spokeswoman. “We’ll be able to get some closure for this family,” Bohannon said at last Wednesday’s 106th Precinct Community Council meeting. A second, unidentified suspect is in custody in Pennsylvania and is awaiting extradition to New York, where he will be charged. The two approached Rocky Kalisaran and his brother, Sunny, in front of 104-35 124 St. in the early morning hours of Jan. 2, according to police. The duo demanded the two hand over a

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Pols want 21 women in the Council by ’21 New initiative will help cultivate and elect female candidates: organizers by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The year 2021 is going to be a frantic one across the five boroughs, as 39 of the 51 members of the City Council — including 14 of the 15 lawmakers from Queens — will be term-limited out of the legislative body. But Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) and colleagues Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan) see that year as a perfect time to make the group look much more like the city as a whole. “We live in the most progressive city in the United States. We are a Council that prides itself on its diversity,” Mark-Viverito said. “Yet the underrepresentation of women in this City Council has been a longstanding problem.” Speaking at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth last Friday, the officials announced their new “21 in ’21” initiative, which aims to find, cultivate and help elect “at minimum” 21 women to the Council by 2021. Only 13 Council members are women, down from 18 in 2009. And of the 13 female lawmakers, four of them — including Mark-Viverito — are termlimited out of office this year. In 2021, that number grows to nine, including Crowley, Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, at podium, announces “21 in ’21,” a new initiative aimed at recruiting and helping elect at least 21 women to the City Council by 2021, when 39 of PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA the 51 legislators will be term-limited out of office. Hills) and Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East Elmhurst) — the three female members of the Council from Queens. “We know that in every single district in this city,” Crowley said, “there are talented and exceptional women who should be candidates for office.” When asked exactly how the initiative will

find and develop those female candidates, Mark-Viverito said discussions on the organization’s structure and the “exact vehicle” to meet the goal are ongoing. But a press release circulated after the event said 21 in ’21 will only support candidates running for open seats and will not give money to those candidates.

Instead, it will bring “worthy female candidates to New Yorkers’ attention with the hope that they will decide to contribute directly to the candidates,” the release said. Helping lead the initiative is businessman and former Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Bill Samuels, the founder of nonpartisan think tank EffectiveNY. Samuels, who has pledged $25,000 to the effort, said the “male culture” that dominates both state and city government needs to change. “This isn’t just about electing women. If we achieve our goals, corruption will be less, undeniably,” Samuels said. “We will have more moral and better legislation. We will encourage young women to go into service. Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, this will help all parties.” Former Congresswoman, Brooklyn District Attorney and city Comptroller Liz Holtzman said, at the end of the day, “ the vital endeavor” is about encouraging young women across the city to chase their dreams. “Women make up more than half the population of New York City and they are entitled to a seat at the table,” said Holtzman, formerly the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. “This initiative is extremely important for every man, every woman, every girl and Q every boy.”

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Straight off lackluster national results in November, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the Democratic Party are facing the prospect of defending 10 seats in 2018 in states won by President-elect Donald Trump. Schumer, speaking Monday outside of a celebration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, admitted that is a concern. But he also told the Chronicle that the challenge might not be as daunting as it appears. “We’re working very hard,” Schumer said. “And Donald Trump is lurching so far to the right he’s making our job easier.” Schumer had just concluded remarks before more than 200 people at a ceremony honoring King at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center. Along with praising King and his legacy, the senator criticized Trump and the GOP over their moves to repeal the Affordable Care Act, known to President Obama’s supporters and critics

alike as Obamacare. But Schumer also attacked Trump for his tweet last week criticizing U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.). Lewis, on a news talk show, said Trump was not legitimately elected. Trump countered by tweeting that Lewis was all “talk, talk, talk. No action” — the same John Lewis who led Freedom Riders during civil rights marches in the 1960s, and who received a fractured skull from a police baton at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama in 1965. Still, in a modern era where the president’s party tends to lose seats on Capitol Hill in his first mid-term elections, Schumer and Senate Democrats must defend a total of 24 seats in 2018. Incumbents from states that voted for Trump include Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W. Va.); Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.); Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.); Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio); Bob Casey (D-Pa.); Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.); Jon Tester (D-Mont.); Bill Nelson (D-Fla.); Debbie Stenbow (D-Mich.); Q and Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.).

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Calling any and all Queens residents who want to make their communities a better place. Borough President Melinda Katz is accepting applications from civic-minded people interested in serving on their area community board, her office announced last Thursday. “To serve on a community board demands a significant commitment of time and energy, but any civic-minded resident interested is encouraged to consider applying,” Katz said in a statement. “Our city government works better when we have active and engaged community boards that draw from the expansive knowledge and extensive life experiences of their diverse memberships.” There are 14 community boards across the borough — 59 total throughout the city — and each group can have up to 50 residents of the district on it. Board members are unpaid and serve two-year terms.

Only the district manager receives a salary. After their applications are reviewed, they are appointed to their post by Katz, with half of her appointees being nominated by the City Council member who represents the district. Community boards are advisory panels, but members vote on issues such as land use and zoning matters and liquor license applications. They also contribute to public dialogue on topics like the city budget and municipal services by holding public hearings and issuing recommendations. All members whose two-year terms are up in 2017 are also asked to apply for another term, should they be interested in one. The application deadline for new and returning board members is Jan. 27, with the two-year term starting April 1. To fill out an application, log onto queensbp.org/community-boards. For more information, call Borough Q Hall at (718) 286-2900.

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continued from page 2 the last two decades. Critics and other lawmakers slammed Trump for assuming a black Congressman’s district is overrun with crime, something many called inherently racist. Lewis had also skipped the 2001 inauguration of President George W. Bush, citing what he called his illegitimacy. But despite their disgust with Trump over his statements on Lewis, his controversial policy plans and his offensive statements about numerous minority groups, a number of Velazquez and Meng’s Queens colleagues will be in Washington on Friday. Alex Florez, a spokesman for Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), said the chairman of the House Democratic Caucus will be at the ceremony. “As a member of the House Democratic leadership team, Rep. Crowley is planning on attending the inauguration to witness the peaceful transfer of power,” Florez said on Tuesday. “But he will continue to speak up against the President-elect’s actions and his agenda.” Conor Walsh, a spokesman for Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Nassau, Suffolk, Queens), said the first-term member of Congress will be present at the swearing-in, but declined to give further comment. A spokesman for Rep. Greg Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) said the lawmaker would not be commenting “yet” when contacted by the Chronicle on Monday. But Meeks did appear on CNN the following day, saying he was unsure whether he would attend the inauguration. “I want to make sure that, if I go, I’m in the face of this president,” Meeks told the network, “so he knows he can’t get around me and other members of Congress.” A spokesman for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) said Monday the politician was in the process of making a decision. Jeffries had yet to make his intentions known by press time. The office of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn) did not respond to multiple email and telephone inquiries by press time. Other members of the New York delegation joining Velazquez and Meng in

Fighting for equal rights, here and in the capital by Scott Stringer and Nily Rozic

Trump’s insulting of Rep. John Lewis, seen here receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Obama in 2011, was the impetus for many House Democrats to announce their skipping of Friday’s PHOTO BY LAWRENCE JACKSON inauguration. skipping the inauguration include Adriano Espaillat (D-Manhattan, Bronx), Jose Ser r a no ( D -Bron x) , Yvet te Cla rke (D-Brooklyn) and Jerry Nadler (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn). “I refuse to applaud for a man with a history of offensive and abusive behavior to women and minorities,” Nadler said in a Monday statement. “I refuse to treat Jan. 20, 2017, as business as usual.” Instead of attending the inauguration, Velazquez, Meng and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) have all said they will attend the Women’s March on Washington the following morning. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to take part in the demonstration — happening just steps from the U.S. Capitol — with organizers saying the mission of the march is to “send a bold message to our new government on their first day in office that women’s rights are human rights.” Scores of city residents have said they will be attending either the DC protest or the one in Manhattan at the same time. The New York Women’s March is one of 370 sister marches taking place across the country and world on Saturday to proQ test Trump and his administration.

John Sampson gets 5 years John Sampson, formerly a powerful Democratic state senator from Brooklyn, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for obstruction of justice and making false statements to federal agents, according to a statement issued Wednesday by the office of Robert Capers, U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York. Sampson was convicted in 2015 for his efforts to interfere with a federal criminal case against an associate who had loaned Sampson more than $188,000 —which was never repaid — and for lying to FBI agents during their related investigation.

Embezzlement charges were dismissed just prior to his trial because of the statute of limitations. The man who loaned Sampson the money was Edul Ahmed, longtime owner of Ahmed Realty on Liberty Avenue in Ozone Park. Published reports state that Sampson, like former Republican Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is appealing his case in the wake of a 2016 Supreme Court ruling that vacated the corruption conviction of former Virginia Governor Bob McDonQ nell.

The night after Donald Trump was elected president in November, a grandmother in Hawaii named Teresa Stook took to Facebook and made a bold proposal to 40 friends: “I think we should march on Washington, DC.” Ten weeks later, organizers of this Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington credit Stook with sparking a movement that is now expected to draw some 200,000 protesters to the event, all there come in DC also means working in to send a message that women’s rights Albany to eliminate the so-called Pink are human rights and that hard-fought Tax — under which women often end up paying more than men for goods in cateprogress must never be rolled back. Today, Stook’s example should be gories such as personal care, clothing and toys, even though they are virtually instructive to all Americans. The lesson: small acts — even a sim- identical to the male versions of the ple Facebook message — can lead to big same product. It may be years until all women are change, and that’s true whether you live earning equal pay for equal work, but in in Honolulu or Bayside. As we head into four years of a the meantime our state can ensure that Trump administration, which already the wealth gap doesn’t grow even wider seems openly hostile to the rights of due to an outdated, unfair sales practice. Lastly, to protect New York as a safe women, it’s important to remember that haven for all people New York ca n a nd and advance our should serve as a bulshared progressive idewark against extremals, we need forwardism in Washington and he struggle for thinking legislation in a leader in building a both Albany and the better, more progresequality for men City Council to help sive society. and women starts families balance work One important step and life. toward accomplishing with small, common That includes passthat in New York is ing pending legislation passing the Reproducsense acts here in guaranteeing the right tive Health Care Act in our own backyard. to request a f lexible Albany, which would work schedule to care update our state’s antifor a loved one, withquated laws and create a fundamental, statutory right to privacy out fear of retaliation, and requiring fasti n m a k i ng p e r son a l r e pro duc t ive food operators to give workers at least 72 hours notice of any shift change. decisions. Because no matter your circumstancThe law would ensure women in New York can stand firm in their right to es or salary level, no New Yorker should choose while maintaining access to safe ever have to choose between keeping a job and taking care of a family. and affordable care. Here in New York, we believe that But that’s just a start. Our efforts should also extend to with big dreams and a lot of hard work, expanding insurance coverage to ensure anyone can make a better life — but it’s free contraception for all women, espe- on our government to pass laws that supcially now that DC lawmakers have port that ideal. We will not rest until women in New already voted against this measure. As debates over healthcare continue, York have access to the reproductive we must also adva nce leg islat ion care they need, are charged a fair price authored by Assembly woman Nily for day-to-day products and can, along Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) that would with men, request the time they need to provide coverage for eating disorders — support healthy families. With a united front, we will begin as Missouri recently did. These rights may seem obvious to us, moving toward a brighter future — no but with a Congress poised to repeal the matter who’s occupying the W hite Q Affordable Care Act, it’s more important House. Scott Stringer is New York City Compthan ever to define and enforce legal access to healthcare for women in New troller. Nily Rozic is New York State assemblywoman for the 25th District in York. Standing strong no matter what’s to northern and northeastern Queens.

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Katz, Lancman are top Qns. fundraisers Borough president and councilman have biggest war chests for 2017 by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Raising money, it is known, is central to a successful election. Which puts Borough President Melinda Katz and Cou ncilman Ror y Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) — who, in that order, lead Queens lawmakers in fundraising for the 2017 elections with respective estimated balances of $559,628 and $420,284 on the Campaign Finance Board website — in comfortable spots. Both have smaller war chests than some other officials, especially citywide ones: Comptroller Scott Stringer — an estimated $1,718,366 — and Mayor de Blasio, whose $2,221,044 makes him the top fundraiser running for city office. Tuesday at midnight was the deadline of the sixth period for 2017 candidates to file contributions with the Campaign Finance Board. Katz is listed as running for the seat she now holds, while Lancman is an officially undeclared candidate. “I don’t know what 2017 is gonna bring in terms of what’s going on in the races above me,” the councilman said. “If there’s an opportunity to have more leadership in city government, I want to be ready.” The councilman added that if he runs for his own seat again, “I’d be very happy doing that. I love the work that I’m doing.” Lancman will be challenged by Montell Moseley, who has a meager estimated balance of $110. Nobody is listed as a challenger to Katz on the Campaign Finance Board website.

Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Rory Lancman are, respectively, the first and second leading fundraisers out of Queens’ elected officials, sans the citywide ones. FILE PHOTOS The borough president’s top donors include labor union political action committees, a Rubenstein Communications executive and Steve Chon, who owns the controversial Spa Castle resort, where a 6-year-old girl almost drowned last year and was hospitalized. The biggest contributions to Lancman’s campaign are from former Councilman Morton Povman, individuals in the real estate industry and unions, among others. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), a longshot candidate in the nascent primary race against Mayor de Blasio, has a tiny estimated balance of just $724. He has another account with the state Board of Elections that has $23,729. The state senator did not immediately return a request for comment about transferring the funds to his Campaign Finance Board account.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), who is considering entering the Republican primary race for mayor, has an estimated balance of $33,369 — a much smaller number than others who are mentioned as contenders for de Blasio’s seat. Paul Massey Jr., a Republican running for mayor, has racked up an estimated balance of $937,017 and has already spent $1,960,646. “Running in an expensive New York City media market, money is critical,” St. John’s University Assistant Vice President for Government Relations Brian Browne, who is also a political science professor, said. Ulrich, he added, will need to raise an amount closer to those of the top contenders to be a viable candidate. “He’s starting at a disadvantage,” Browne said. “He’s gotta compare with de Blasio

and Stringer.” Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), who has racked up $301,912 to run for an unspecified seat, is the secondbiggest fundraiser in the body’s Queens delegation. Behind him is Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) with $240,966. The estimated Campaign Finance Board balance of Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), who might run for city comptroller if Stringer primaries de Blasio and if he thinks it’s financially feasible, is $79,945. If he makes the decision to run, Kim plans on transferring money from an account with the state Board of Elections with $76,180 in funds that has not been transferred to the Campaign Finance Board. “If this election moves forward, of course I plan on consolidating all my funds to launch and be ready for the campaign,” he said. The money cannot directly be added to his Campaign Finance Board balance —corporate contributions are not accepted in the city’s matching funds system — although the assemblyman expects that “at least 80 to 90 percent” would be eligible for transfer. If Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) runs against Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East Elmhurst), he is at a fundraising disadvantage. His $15,773 estimated balance is less han half of her $34,199. Going forward, fundraising could be a crucial factor in the elections’ outcomes. “Money dictates the success of a campaign, especially at this point in the process where money is really a barometer of political Q support,” Browne added.

FoHi Ambulance Corps co-founder dies at 93 Josephine Bebirian was the ‘voice of reason’ for many in the organization by Christopher Barca

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The Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps is in mourning this week after group co-founder Josephine Bebirian died of natural causes last Friday. She was 93. “She was a very kind woman who very much cared about the community,” FHVAC President Alan Wolfe said in a Tuesday interview. “She always had the community in mind whenever we did anything.” Bebirian co-founded the group in 1971 after a Forest Hills man suffered a heart attack and waited two hours for an ambulance, according to Wolfe. That man died during the wait. Bebirian, of Forest Hills, was one of the FHVAC’s more active members until recently, when her health started to decline. But Wolfe said she was always seen as a “voice of reason” to countless members, past and present. “She was looked upon as an elder. People always looked to her for advice,” he said. “Whenever anyone had a question, they would go to her.” Wolfe said she always enjoyed hosting blood drives the most, as she saw those as the best way to help as many people as possible.

But one of his most vivid memories of Bebirian would be sending an emergency response vehicle to her house in her later years to take her to various FHVAC events. Even in her advanced age, she always tried as best she could to attend group engagements, blood drives and award ceremonies. “I remember bringing out an old stepladder to help her into the truck,” he said. “She had such a good heart.” She received a proclamation from the City Council — and a cake with her face on it — at a 2012 ceremony honoring her four decades of service to the community. Viewing for Bebirian will be held at the Fox Funeral Home at 98-07 Ascan Ave. in Forest Hills today, Jan. 19, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Her funeral Mass will be held Friday at Our Lady of Mercy Church at 70-01 Kessel St. in Forest Hills at 9:45 a.m. She will be laid to rest alongside her late husband, Walter, a World War II veteran, at Calverton National Cemetery in Suffolk County after the Mass. In lieu of f lowers, contributions can be made in Bebirian’s memory to the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps. She is survived by her three sons, Walter, Richard and Q John.

Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps co-founder Josephine Bebirian, left, died at the age of 93 last Friday. PHOTO COURTESY FOREST HILLS VOLUNTEER AMBULANCE CORPS

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EQA: Less noise before more planes at JFK Civic president says residents have enough noise, air pollution already by Michael Gannon Editor

As president of the Eastern Queens Alliance, Barbara Brown has a deep appreciation for Gov. Cuomo’s new initiative to revitalize John F. Kennedy International Airport. The plan is an ambitious one, calling for the connection of all terminals; more taxiways to relieve gate congestion and reduce flight delays; and billions for the Van Wyck Expressway, the Kew Gardens Interchange and new traffic-alleviating infrastructure to and from the airport, all for a price tag of $10 billion. But it also calls for negotiations with the Federal Aviation Administration to significantly increase or remove the cap on flight slots that limits JFK to 81 takeoffs and landings per hour at its busiest times. “It’s true that we need renovations on the airport itself,” Brown said. “If they want to improve the terminals and the roads so people get around better, that’s all to the good. “However, there should be no slot increases until the concerns of tens of thousands of people living directly under the flight path,” she added. The EQA is an umbrella group of neighborhood civic associations in Southeast Queens. Brown said people who live in Southeast Queens and southwestern Nassau County are

Gov. Cuomo would like to see the lifting or elimination or the cap on numbers of flights to and from Kennedy Airport as part of his $10 billion revitalization effort. But residents feel they have PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON enough noise and air pollution with the planes they already have. bombarded by the noise from the slots that already exist, subjecting them to what she said is incessant noise and air pollution. “So until government finds some way of mitigating those problems and the serious health issues, until they do that there should not be any increase of slots.”

The Chronicle, at the request of Cuomo’s press office, asked a series of questions on the noise and pollution issues on Jan. 5 via email. The office has not responded to the email or multiple follow-ups by phone and email. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau), in an email from his office, echoed

Brown’s contention that the needs of a modern airport and the surrounding residents both must be met. “JFK Airport may be a gateway to the international community but it is also essential for our local community. As it is one of the primary drivers of our local economy, boosting its operations and improving its infrastructure will benefit many constituents and local businesses. Yet, I understand local residents’ concerns of noise pollution due to increased traffic; it’s why I’m a co-sponsor of the Quiet Communities Act.” The bill, authored by U.S. Rep Grace Meng (D-Flushing), would establish an Office of Noise Abatement and Control within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which oversaw such matters until President Ronald Reagan had transferred the duties from the EPA to the FAA. “Hopefully, we can take advantage of the opportunity to increase the airport’s capacity and infrastructure while altering flight routes to minimize the amount of noise pollution for surrounding communities,” Meeks said. Meng first introduced the bill in the 201516 session of Congress. She said via email that she will be reintroducing it shortly. “The legislation picked up tremendous traction when I introduced it in the last session of continued on page 42

Deal could save the last LaGuardia coyote State DEC says a refuge has agreed to accept lone survivor of LGA pack by Michael Gannon

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Like his Disney movie namesake, Dumbo the coyote has lost all of his family. But with some luck and a little bit of time, the last survivor of a pack of coyotes near LaGuardia Airport may yet have a happy ending. Dumbo, named for his unusually large ears, is 11 months old, and belonged to a pack that originally numbered 11. He is still at large. The state Department of Environmental Conservation on Wednesday afternoon said in an email that a facility has agreed to accept him into its care. “The DEC has identified a suitable facility that is willing to take the coyote,” a spokesman said in an email. “DEC is working with the [U.S. Department of Agriculture], the Port Authority and the facility to finalize transportation arrangements before USDA commences attempts to trap and relocate the coyote to this facility.” The rest have been trapped and killed, the last two this past weekend.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, at the behest of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, caught and euthanized eight of the animals back in November. The Port Authority has said that the animals pose a danger by being so close to the air port. There also have been numerous reports of the animals approaching people in parking lots near LaGuardia. Jean Shafrihoff, a Manhattan philanthropist and animal rights activist, said Wednesday that her offer to pay the cost of the animal’s relocation still stands. “This is wonderful news,” she said. “I just hope the capture goes well. There are the animals we lost, but at least little Dumbo may be saved.” The DEC states that once coyotes lose their natural fear of humans and become accustomed to them, they can become aggressive and cannot be relocated. Frank Vincenti of the Wild Dog Foundation, who has been camping out near the fields at night to

protect the animals, could not be reached for comment on Wednesday prior to the Chronicle’s deadline. Speaking Tuesday he had not been optimistic. “Dumbo is the only one we’ve seen for a few days,” Vincenti said. “I’ve gotten to know these animals as individuals. He has been the more elusive one. The other male and the female tended to stick together.” Vincenti said Tuesday he felt some failure on his own part in regard to the 10 dead animals. “They just needed the right person to be spoken to,” he said. He believes there are still about four or five wild coyotes scattered about Queens. A spokesman for the DEC, in an email to the Chronicle on Tuesday, said Assemblywoman Rebecca Seawright (D-Manhattan) thought last week that she had found an upstate refuge that would take in Dumbo and his siblings. Shafrihoff spoke at a press conference in Manhattan on Tuesday in an appeal for some group or

This coyote at the Queens Zoo can be expected to live out life in relative comfort. And the last living one from a pack near LaGuardia Airport may get that same chance now that a private facility has agreed to take him in. FILE PHOTO

sanctuary to save Dumbo. “We’re looking for any place in the United States,” she told the Chronicle in a telephone interview. Shaf iroff acknowledges that coyotes are wild animals that would pose a risk if they

were to get into or establish themselves in an airport. “I just don’t think we should euthanize animals if we don’t have to. Numbers in this country are going down. But they can go Q lower.”

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Getting in shape for 2017 will be tough, but if you follow some advice from some training professionals in Queens, you might get a better idea of how to accomplish your goals. by focusing on building muscle. “When one diets without doing the strength training, about 30 percent of the weight loss is muscle,” Richard Berle of the Body by Berle Personal Training Center in Fresh Meadows said. “You must at the same time be building your muscles to make them stronger.” Aside from avoiding the muscle loss that could happen to someone who is eating less to drop some pounds, weight training can result in more calories being used when a person is resting. “A car with a bigger engine is burning more calories when idling in traffic on the [Long Island Expressway] than

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a smaller car,” Berle said. Just like those cars, a more muscular person goes through more calories when sitting at her desk can a weaker one. For those wishing to start strength training, Berle advocates doing it twice weekly in sessions of eight to 10 exercises and reaching momentary fatigue, or the point where you temporarily have to stop doing the reps. Challenging yourself, he added, is a crucial component of weight training. “Let’s say with the chest press machine, you use 100 pounds all the time and 100 pounds doesn’t really challenge you anymore,” Berle said. “A hundred and five pounds further challenges your muscles to get stronger. That fivepound increment is what’s known as progressive strength training.” Samantha Dorfler, a personal trainer at Blink Astoria, recommends hitting the gym between three and five times a week for those who are serious about gaining muscle or losing weight. However, she points out, it’s not just about the quantity of workout sessions; the quality of them is crucial. “More important than how often you come is the programming you follow while in the gym along with the level of intensity you put in during the workouts,” she said in a statement. “Set yourself up to succeed with a schedule you can maintain. Stay committed to your new routine and try to focus on how good you feel after exercising along with the physical benefits.” Success won’t happen overnight. As Dorfler points out, patience and commitment will be needed. “Fitness is a marathon … not a sprint to the finish!” she Q said.

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Sunday cutting vegetables and portioning out nuts and other snacks, and all week long you and your family can easily reach for healthier munchies. • Move and groove. You don’t need a fancy gym membership to get fit. Just block off 10-minute increments each day to work out and you’ll start to feel the difference. Try walking, biking or doing sets of squats, crunches and jumping jacks. Within minutes you’ll raise your heart rate and work those muscles. If you have kids, join in the fun with them and you’ll be surprised just how quickly you get in a quick workout. A game of tag, for example, is a great running exercise. Plus it’s a wonderful way to bond with your family. Bonus: Your kids are learning to exercise through play. Not sure how to get started? Familydoctor.org has you covered. • Stay hydrated. Everyone knows soda is unhealthy, but for other drinks it’s not so obvious. Many fruit juices and sports drinks are packed with sugar and calories. Hydration is important, so drink as much water as possible to boost your health. Staying properly hydrated is essential to healthy living, and because the body is approximately half made of water, there’s no better drink than good old H2O. If that is too bland, add some healthy flavor with cut fruit, such as oranges, apples, kiwi or strawberries. • Be “sun” smart. The sun gives off rays of light that are helpful and harmful. Some sun exposure is good because it helps the body create vitamin D, which absorbs calcium. Too much sun exposure, though, can lead to skin changes, a lowered immune system and cancer. It takes just a minute to slather on sunscreen to block harmful rays even in the winter months. Focus on the face which is exposed all year long, and during warm months or while vacationing, make sure to use sunscreen on the entire body, reapplying regularly. What’s more, teach children to do the same to create healthy Q habits that will last a lifetime. — Brandpoint

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Adrienne Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, sang a solo, heading up a The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was list of performers that included Dancers from remembered in song, dance and story on the Edge School of Arts and the Afrikan Monday in a celebration at the Jamaica Per- Poetry Theatre. Schumer even made reference to a musiforming Arts Center marking his 88th cal standard f rom The birthday. Shirelles in his brief talk, “His legacy is as impordiscussing the election tant today as it was back night triumph of Donald then,” said Hilda Rodgers, Trump who served as mistress of “Mama said there’d be ceremonies for the crowd days like this,” Schumer of about 300. said, drawing chuckles and “He was assassinated groans when citing the 1961 at age 39,” she continued. hit. He vowed that Demo“But what he did in those crats on Capitol Hill are 39 years was more than prepared to stand up to the most of us will do in a The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. 45th president, particularly lifetime.” FILE PHOTO on things like preserving The af ter noon was sponsored by the office of Councilman Obamacare medical coverage. Not even Daneek Miller and AlphaCare. Dignitaries Schumer or Meeks, both vocal Trump critics, coming to pay tribute to the slain civil rights could believe the president-elect’s recent critiicon included U.S. Sen. Minority Leader cism of U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), an Chuck Schumer (D-NY), U.S. Rep. Gregory original civil rights era Freedom Rider who Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau), Assembly- called Trump’s election illegitimate. Meeks said those troubled by the prosmembers Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) and Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gar- pects of a Trump presidency can take solace dens), Councilman Donovan Richards and strength from King’s teachings. “The present moment encourages us to (D-Laurelton) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie try to absorb and embrace Dr. King’s legacy (D.-St. Albans) Editor

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of the interrelatedness of all communities because injustice is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. “I am confident because Dr. King not only said ‘We have difficult days ahead,’ but Q also ‘We shall overcome.’”

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Far too often are construction workers subjected to risking life and limb on sites run by unscrupulous companies who fail to enforce safety regulations. That’s according to Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and a number of his colleagues, who claim that too many employers get off scott-free when their workers “needlessly” die on the job. “Until we change the environment where construction site deaths can be written off as a minor cost of doing business, nothing will change,” Moya said on the steps of City Hall last Thursday. “We know that all it takes to save a life is adherence to the safety protocols already established by existing rules and regulations.” The lawmaker made the trek to Manhattan to announce his introduction of legislation that would crack down on employers who “ignore, disregard or fail to comply” with those existing laws. According to Moya, such conduct would result in a class A misdemeanor and a $25,000 fine if an employee is directly exposed to the risk of bodily injury. If an employee is seriously injured, the penalty would rise to a class E felony and a $50,000 fine. Should an employee be killed,

Assemblyman Francisco Moya, speaking, said in front of City Hall last Thursday that he plans to introduce legislation that will increase penalties for employers who ignore or disregard workPHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY place safety laws. it would become a class D felony. The lawmaker said the median fine for conduct resulting in death was just $5,600 in 2014. And of the more than 400,000 workplace fatalities that have occurred since the Occu-

pational Safety and Health Act was enacted by Congress in 1971, fewer than 80 have resulted in criminal prosecution. Of the 80 cases, only a dozen resulted in convictions. “In no other industry is this happening,”

Moya told the Chronicle in a Tuesday interview. “You would see an outcry if 30 nurses or teachers died on the job in two years.” The politician said he has spent the last two years trying to address the issue legislatively, noting that he thinks he has “tremendous suppor t” from his colleagues in government. “We really took our time in building a comprehensive bill that we feel can go after the root of this problem,” he said. “And that’s the greed that exists in this field to cut corners and make a profit on the backs of the very people who put their lives on the line in order to put food on the table.” Joining Moya at last Thursday’s press conference were fellow Queens Assembly-members Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth) and Michael Den Dekker (D-East Elmhurst), along with representatives from unions such as Laborers’ Local 79, Iron Workers Local 46 and the NYC District Council of Carpenters. “If an employer fails to adhere to safety rules and regulations resulting in the injury, or worse case, death of a worker, that employer should face serious consequences,” said New York State AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento in a statement last Thursday. “Worker safety must remain a priority. This proposal brings us one step closer toward achieving Q safe workplaces for all New Yorkers.”

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Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly the biggest fan of the MTA these days. At Community Board 4â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s monthly meeting last Tuesday, the lawmaker shredded the agency for allegedly taking money earmarked for maintenance at multiple No. 7 train stations in his district and diverting it to construction on the newly opened Second Avenue subway line. The MTA denies it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, we have an agency that we call the MTA that really doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a lot of oversight. They can take that money and use it wherever they want,â&#x20AC;? Moya said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So the money that was allocated for this area right here, they took it and used it for the Second Avenue Subway and other areas, like fixing subway stops in Manhattan.â&#x20AC;? According to the lawmaker, eight stations along the No. 7 line â&#x20AC;&#x201D; between 61st Street in Woodside and 111th Street in Corona â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are in desperate need of new paint jobs and other small-scale repairs. And because they still lack the upgrades he sought for them, Moya said he planned to hold hearings in Albany in the near future to explore where that money went. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not only are we going to hold hearings about where that money went to,â&#x20AC;? he said to applause from CB 4 members, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to make sure we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give them any kind of funding unless itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually coming to the neighborhoods itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s allocated for.â&#x20AC;? Neither at CB 4 nor in a Tuesday statement did Moya offer evidence for his claims. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When the 7 line stations leading up to

and past my district get maintenance while the dilapidated stations within my district are skipped, clearly corners were cut and funding went elsewhere,â&#x20AC;? Moyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement reads. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The paint that has almost entirely chipped isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just a quality-of-life issue, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hazard, and the families in my district need the MTA to finish one project before moving on to another.â&#x20AC;? MTA spokesman Kevin Ortiz said in a Tuesday email that Moyaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claims were simply not based in fact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Assemblyman is mistaken. The 2015-19 capital program includes renewals at several stations on the Flushing Line, including 69th Street, 82nd Street, 103rd Street and 111th Street located in or near Community Board 4,â&#x20AC;? Ortiz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The program also includes two line structure overcoat projects, from 48th Street to 72nd Street as well as 72nd Street to 104th Street, both of which are in or near Community Board 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These projects are fully funded,â&#x20AC;? he continued, â&#x20AC;&#x153;and nothing was diverted to provide funds for the Second Ave Subway or station painting in Manhattan.â&#x20AC;? Moya told CB 4 that he would be partnering with a painterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s union to voluntarily give the troubled stations a new coat of paint in the near future. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to do this next month and go out and paint these stations so we can make life a little bit better for the folks in our community,â&#x20AC;? he said. Many members of CB 4 loudly applauded Moya and thanked him for addressing the Q issue.

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A tall order for LI City’s renaissance Plans unveiled for highest building in NY State outside of Manhattan by Michael Gannon Editor

Stephen Hill, a founding partner of the architectural firm Hill West, says Long Island City is, for a few reasons, a good place to build what at least for now will be the tallest building in New York State outside of Manhattan. “That’s the idea,” Hill told the Chronicle Tuesday morning about Court Square City View, a 66-story residential tower planned by City View Tower LLC at 23-15 44 Drive. The glass-and-steel structure, slated to have 802 residential units, will, upon completion, be 16 stories taller that the nearby Citi Tower at 1 Court Square, which currently holds the out-of-Manhattan title. Unless the latest redesign changed the height, it will rise 984 feet, far above Citi’s 658. The design has been reworked from an initial proposal for a 79-story skyscraper. Hill said LIC’s ongoing renaissance, in terms of growing population, its burgeoning cultural reputation and its location on the waterfront with a view of Manhattan all played their part in creating the design. “There are firms where you can tell who designed the building,” he said. “All our buildings are designed with all things in mind — we’re designing the building for its own sake, but we’re also taking into account the client, the local site, the neighborhood and things near it. It’s a conceptual approach. We’re not trying to make ourselves famous. We’re designing a building for that specific location.” Playing a role in the area’s transformation has a sentimental pull for Hill. “The area used to be all industrial,” he said. “My grandfather had a printing shop in Long Island City — Peter Mallon Printing. If he

could have seen what is happening here, it would be beyond his wildest fantasies.” That location has several other advantages. “It’s not in Manhattan; it has a view of Manhattan,” he said. It will be adjacent to the Court Square subway station that serves the No. 7 line along with the E, G and M trains, but not atop the labyrinthine station complex, which could have complicated the digging process for the foundation. Not that that would have been a problem once the architects and engineers get started, according to Hill. “We just completed a project in Brooklyn that sits directly over several subway lines,” he said. “But where there’s a will, there’s a way.” On the street level, Hill said, the grid has none of the narrow or oddly laid out roads that mark some older parts of the area. Start digging and the geology of Manhattan bedrock and geographic Long Island almost meet. “The confluence is right there, but Long Island City has Manhattan schist, right where we need it,” he said, referring to the dense metamorphic rock. “Where we’re planning the core, we have to do a lot of blasting.” But what represents a challenge for the core couldn’t be better for the rest of the foundation. “You’re sliding it straight into rock,” Hill said. The rock foundation also saved the client considerable expense, allowing the designer to forgo so-called dampers which are used in high-rises to keep from swaying in high winds to a minimum. “All tall buildings move with the wind,” Hill said, adding that in residential buildings and some office settings there is a need to make that less noticeable. Dampers, either water tanks or mobile metal plates, can do the trick, but were not needed at the LIC project. Q “That can save the client $1.5 to $2 million,” he said.

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Lifelong Elmhurst resident Marialena Giampino grew up hearing stories about the neighborhood’s settlers and how they are buried underneath Newtown Playground at the intersection of 56th Avenue and 92nd Street. She thinks it’s about time the city and community officially recognize the history below the slides and climbing equipment. “The goal is to get some type of memorial or plaque commemorating the people buried there,” Giampino said. “To the normal person who maybe isn’t from Elmhurst, they don’t know what’s there.” According to a 1932 city report on cemeteries, provided to the Chronicle by Giampino, at least 86 people were buried at what was called Old Newtown Cemetery. The first funeral took place in 1729, about 75 years after the neighborhood was founded and more than four decades prior to the American Revolution. Some of the neighborhood’s most prominent residents were buried there, with entire families interred alongside each other on the site. Eventually, the cemetery served as a potter’s field — the final resting place for unknown or indigent residents — until about 1880, with the Parks Department taking over

Dozens of Elmhurst’s earliest residents are buried under Newtown Playground at the corner of 56th Avenue and 92nd Street. One area preservationist is hoping to have the city install a PHOTO COURTESY PARKS DEPARTMENT memorial to the dead during this year’s renovation of the park. the location in 1917. A decade later, the surviving headstones were all laid flat and covered with soil so playground equipment and a drinking fountain could be installed. Giampino brought up the site’s history to Community Board 4, of which she is a mem-

ber, last week, saying now would be the perfect time to memorialize those who are buried there. “The park is about to be renovated,” the Newtown Civic Association preservation officer told the Chronicle on Tuesday. “I wanted to let the board know that maybe we

should incorporate a memorial or plaque in those renovations.” At Giampino’s request, CB 4 unanimously voted to send a letter to the city, asking for some sort of memorial to be included in the project. The letter will be drafted in the near future, according to CB 4 District Manager Christian Cassagnol. Plans for Newtown Playground this year include the installation of a lawn, new seatings, additional plantings and a plaza. A Parks Department spokesperson told the Chronicle on Wednesday that the Public Design Commission would have to review CB 4’s request. “The design for Newtown Playground has already been approved by the Public Design Commission,” the spokesperson said. “Any major changes to the design would need to be reviewed by them.” The $1.4 million project should be completed in June, according to the city. Should a memorial be secured, Giampino hopes it would be the first of many historic landmarks across the neighborhood. “Wouldn’t it be nice to have historical markers in Elmhurst and have it be like some sort of trail?” she said. “We think our history here is remarkable. And if other people get to learn about it, we think that Q would be pretty great.”

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Diocese official: Catholic school parents should be ‘thrilled’ by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Like most things surrounding Presidentelect Donald Trump, there are many mixed and passionate emotions regarding his pick for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. DeVos — a Michigan businesswoman, philanthropist and frequent donor to GOP political causes — has never run a school system before but has been entrusted by the Queens native, who takes office on Friday, to oversee all of them in the country. And, should her nomination be approved, she’s promising radical change to the education system as we know it. “Under her leadership we will reform the U.S. education system and break the bureaucracy that is holding our children back so that we can deliver world-class education and school choice to all families,” Trump said in a Nov. 23 statement announcing her nomination. As Trump’s statement alluded to, expanding school choice options would be a priority for the department under DeVos — who has been a fierce advocate for charter school expansion in her home state. During her confirmation hearing Tuesday, she defended her stance that parents should be given tax breaks or other forms of financial relief to send their children to charter, private or parochial schools.

“Not all [public] schools are working for the students that are assigned to them,” she said in front of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Trump, who will be the first Queens native to occupy the White House, has been a proponent of charters for years now. “Who’s better off? The kids who use vouchers to go to the school of their choice, or the ones who choose to stay in public school? All of them. That’s the way it works in a competitive system,” he wrote in “The America We Deserve,” which was published in 2000. The Rev. Kieran Harrington, vicar of communications for the Diocese of Brooklyn, is excited at the possibility of DeVos leading the U.S. Education Department and said he shouldn’t be the only one. “If you’re a Catholic school parent, you’re thrilled about this appointment,” Harrington said. Harrington personally knows DeVos, who has donated large sums of money to scholarship funds for children within the diocese. “She is a woman who is very firmly committed to school choice, and that commitment extends to Catholic schools,” he said. While Harrington is excited at the prospect, there are many who believe that approving vouchers for parochial schools would be a breach of the separation of church and state.

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“If parents want to send their children to private school, they should have that right,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), chairman of the Council’s Education Committee. “But they should have to pay for it.” Dromm added that any such initiatives would cut dollars to public schools already in financial distress. “It’s been a huge uphill fight to secure dollars to keep our public school system competitive,” he said. “We need a true public school system in order for our democracy to continue.” The United Federation of Teachers earlier this month issued a report saying that, should a voucher system be approved, New York City public schools could lose as much as $500 million in Title 1 money. “The damage would spread through the system, raising class sizes even in non-Title 1 schools, threatening academic enrichment programs, guidance, art and music and other services our children depend on,” union President Michael Mulgrew said in a statement. Addressing the separation of church and state question, Harrington believes it’s overblown. “I never hear anyone make that argument when it comes to Catholic hospitals or social services,” he said. Furthermore, he added, the aid to Catholic

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Ave Maria Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440. Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: Jan. 29, 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. 29, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m; Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 9:30-11 a.m. Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988. 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. Immaculate Conception School, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Ongoing registration 8:30-11 a.m. weekdays. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 7395933. New family registration begins Feb. 2. Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066. Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy, 13658 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246. Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open house: Jan. 29, 12-2 p.m. Registration thru Feb. 24. Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 125-18 Rockaway Blvd. (Rockaway Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-0212 and 109-55 128 St., (128th Street Campus) South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316. Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535. Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, 92-80 220 St., Queens Village, (718) 464-1480. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184. Open house: Jan. 29, 11:30 a.m.-1 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) 2294434. Open house: Feb. 2, 9-10 a.m., Feb. 5, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Academy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346. Open house: Jan. 29, 1:45-3 p.m.; Jan. 31, 9-11 a.m. Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622. Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 115-50 221 St., (718) 527-0123. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 21601 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open house: Jan. 29, 12-5 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 School, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Open house: Jan. 29, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Registration Feb. 8-9, 9:3010:30 a.m. St. Gregory the Great School, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053. St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 31, 3-4 p.m.; Feb. 2, 6:30-7:30 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. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house and registration, Jan. 29, 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. St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922. St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, (718) 846-0689. Open house: Jan. 29, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. St. Matthias School, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003 St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Jan. 29, mass followed by open house: starts 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.; Jan. 30, 8:30-9:30 a.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. 31, Feb. 2, both 9-10:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka School, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Saints Joachim and Anne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230. © Diocese of Brooklyn 2017 website

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The Internship Program at Xaverian (IPAX) is a dynamic opportunity for rising juniors in the Honors Program to learn about a wide variety of careers in hands-on, real-world experiences with talented professionals. Designed to help students make well-informed decisions about their future majors in college and investigate potential career paths, IPAX places students with mentors (who are quite often Xaverian alumni) in their desired professional areas of interest. The list of partner organizations is constantly growing, and includes the areas of architecture and engineering, journalism, law, business, medicine and dentistry, arts and culture, and politics, military and law enforcement.

I was able to learn the skills necessary to achieve my goals through day-to-day work experience, lectures from the commissioner of baseball himself, and meaningful conversations with my mentor, Dominick Balsamo, a Xaverian Alum who took me under his wing.” Kathleen Coen, whose son, Patrick ’14, is currently majoring in engineering at the United States Naval Academy, applauds Xaverian’s Internship Program, saying, “One of the most enriching aspects of my son’s time at Xaverian was his internship at Greenman Pederson Engineering. Patrick and another student were mentored by a Partner there who provided a fascinating insight into the daily workings of a major Engineering ﬁrm. They gained exclusive access to a high security project to protect the Brooklyn Bridge from terrorist attacks. They toured the construction site at the World Trade Center. After each visit, Patrick would talk for days about how interesting it was.”

Senior Stefano Priante reﬂects on his experience interning with Major League Baseball saying, “My internship in marketing with Major League Baseball was more than a home run – it was a life-changing experience. I was able to make connections I never thought possible, in a ﬁeld I never thought 17-year-old me would be involved in. I was For more information on Xaverian’s internship an integral player in the conception of their social media campaign for the World Baseball Classic. program, please visit www.xaverian.org/ipax

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The benefits of a Catholic education Catholic education provides students with a values-based education, rooted in the mission of the Catholic Church. These values are fully integrated into all programs. School communities are also integrated into the life of the parish through various liturgical events and service projects. In Catholic academies and schools, religion is ensured as a priority. Catholic education is focused on the whole child in mind, body and soul. In addition to class sizes that meet

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the needs of all students, Catholic education provides a challenging curriculum that reflects the New York State Learning Standards in a safe, caring and supportive learning environment. This environment encourages lifelong learning and prepares students for high school and beyond. Students are provided with the skills necessary to be successful in the 21st century. State-of-the-art technology and programs are valuable teaching tools and can challenge students to go beyond the core curriculum. Student learning opportunities are always expanding when it comes to Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens, be it through partnerships with Catholic high schools, local colleges and universities, or through the rich cultural opportunities offered in New York City. These rich cultural opportunities—such as cultural-themed festivals, projects, and trips— engage students in the teaching and learning process. The success of Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens is also measured with proven results: • ELA results on New York State Tests in Catholic academies/schools consistently outpaced New York state and city schools. • Catholic Education is cost efficient: per pupil spending averages $5,143 compared to over $19,597 per pupil in NYC public elementary schools; savings to NYC taxpayers – over $600 million per year. • Average annual tuition for a Catholic elementary school within the Diocese of Brooklyn is $4,022. • $7.566 million in scholarships was awarded to 5,495 students to attend Catholic elementary schools within the diocese. • 75 percent of eighth-grade graduates will attend Catholic or other private/specialized high schools.

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Coiffed and made up to perfection, they came from as far away as Boston and Washington, DC, ready to take on the world in the first New York International Dance Competition, the finals of which were held at Queens Theatre last Saturday evening. The event marked the end of months of preparation and several preliminary rounds, held in April at Queens Theatre and in July at Flushing Town Hall. But many of the performers will hit the stage again in Flushing on Feb. 4. In all, an estimated 450 individuals, as soloists or group members, participated in the contest, which organizers hope to turn into an annual event. Plans for next year’s competition are already underway, and male and female dancers of all ages are encouraged to get involved. The event is an outgrowth of the Chinese American Dance Institute, a recently formed professional arts organization that aims to establish transnational cultural artists through competitions, performances and programs that promote Chinese dance. According to Zhongmei Li, one of four board members, all of them Chinese professional dancers who were jointly responsible for the organization’s kickoff event, the idea came about to “open a big stage for everyone to have a chance to perform.” Li said there have not been many opportunities for Chinese dancers in the area to show off their talents. So new is the institute that it does not even have a home base yet, operating for the time being out of a space in a Flushing dance school. But the organizers are hoping to add a wider variety of dances and participants in future competitions, making the event live up to its name more fully. Over the years, Queens Theatre has strongly promoted dance in the borough, with attractions ranging from professional dance performances and a salsa festival to a recent series of ballroom dance lessons that drew surprisingly large crowds of participants. House manager Fernando Blanco saw the cultural significance of having the CADI competition held at the venue.

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EXHIBITS

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“Chance Encounters: cubism, dada and surrealism,” with 69 works by 23 artists including Georges Braque, Paul Klee, René Magritte and Max Ernst. Mon., Jan. 30-Sat., March 18 (opening reception Wed., Feb. 8, 6 p.m.), Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

“Inside the White House,” the 1995 documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman about the inner workings of the executive mansion, “just in case you weren’t invited to the inauguration of the new President Trump.” Sat., Jan. 21, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 2780700, astorialic.org. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

“Disarming Geometries,” works using geometric abstraction to address social and political issues and to grapple with the uncertainties of contemporary life. Thru Sun., March 26, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “Neither Here Nor There,” paintings, photographs, sculpture and more by eight French artists living in the U.S., sharing a sense of figurative isolation. Thru Fri., Feb. 3, 3-6 p.m., or by app’t, Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., LIC. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com. “Found and Funky,” mixed-media works made of found objects and paying homage to the jazz term for an art piece achieving its highest form. Thru Sat., April 8, Materials for the Arts, 33-00 Northern Blvd., 3rd floor, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 729-2007, mfta.org. “Nikon Small World 2016,” with winning images from the photomicrography competition, such as a zebra fish embryo’s developing face, a butterfly proboscis, a polished slab of agate and dozens more. Thru Sun., Feb. 26, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $15; $12 students, seniors, kids. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“Martin Scorsese,” on the iconic New Yorker and director’s intertwined career and life, with production material, childhood artifacts, behind-thescenes images, film retrospective and more. Thru Sun., Apr. 23; Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. Chinese calligraphy, by artists from a national association, to celebrate Lunar New Year. Thru Mon., Feb. 6, with calligraphy demonstration Sat., Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free. Info: rwnewyork.com. COURTESY PHOTO

DANCE Fertile Ground, a new works showcase for both emerging and established artists, with six groups performing, post-performance discussion with wine and cheese. Sun., Jan. 22, 7 p.m., Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. $14. Info/ tickets: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

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AUDITIONS Queens College Choral Society, for spring season, featuring Haydn’s “The Creation” oratorio. Open to all; no connection to college req’d. Wed., Jan. 25, 6-8 p.m.; Feb. 1 and 8, 6-7:15 p.m., Music Building room 246, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: Music director James John, (718) 997-3818, qcchoralsociety.org.

LECTURES “The King of Greenpoint,” Queens book launch and talk by Geoffrey Cobb, on colorful boxer, longshoreman and politician Peter J. McGuinness, with Greenpoint history too. Thu., Jan. 19, 7 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free; book available for purchase. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org. History and Commerce in the Old and the New Netherlands, with Queens Historian Jack Eichenbaum on history, geography and contemporary connections between areas like Flushing and Vlissingen, the Netherlands, its namesake, which he recently visited. Wed., Jan. 25, 7 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5 Info: (718) 9618406, jaconet@aol.com. Book talk: “My Son Wears Heels,” and discussion, with LGBTQ youth advocate/ author Julie Tarney on “one mom’s journey from clueless to kickass,” raising a “gendercreative child.” Thu., Jan. 26, 7 p.m., Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $5 advance; $8 at door. Info: (718) 268-5011, cqy.org, pkurtz@cqy.org.

Book talk: “His Hundred Years, A Tale,” by storyteller Shalach Manot, on his Sephardic childhood in Turkey and adaptation to the U.S., with refreshments, free parking on-site. Sun., Jan. 29, 2-4 p.m., Sephardic Jewish Center of Forest Hills, 67-67 108 St. $5 suggested donation; kids under 13 free. Info/ RSVP: (718) 268-2100.

MUSIC Gustavo Casenave Quartet featuring John Patitucci, the pianist and composer’s eclectic group performing his original chamber jazz, tango and classical works, with the jazz bassist and more. Sat., Jan. 21, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $29; $16 students. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Mark Adams Jazzical, with the pianist playing jazz and classical music, part of Wings of Song series. Sun., Jan. 29, 3 p.m., St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15; $12 students, seniors, members of groups. Info: (718) 2687772, gingerbreadplayers.org. stlukesforesthills.org.

THEATRE Untitled, by Daniel Fish, “thinking about confined spaces” such as between two people or between viewer and screen, co-presented with Performance Space 122. Thru Sat., Jan. 21, 2 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

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Act One: One Act Festival, with multiple performances and audience voting on the best ones. Thru Sat., Jan. 28, various times, The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15 advance; $18 at door; $55 any four shows. Info/tickets: (718) 3920722, secrettheatre.com.

“Mean Streets,” the 1973 gangster movie with Harvey Keitel and Robert De Niro, Fri., Jan. 20, 7 p.m. and Sun., Jan. 22, 5 p.m.; and “Who’s That Knocking at My Door?,” the 1967 drama and debut for both Keitel and director Martin Scorsese, Sat.-Sun., Jan. 21-22, 2:30 p.m. Both part of Scorsese retrospective. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “The Unsinkable Molly Brown,” the 1964 musical about the socialite and Titanic survivor, with Debbie Reynolds, Sat., Jan. 21, 4:30 p.m.; and “Postcards from the Edge,” the 1990 comedy-drama based on Carrie Fisher’s semi-autobiographical novel, Sat., Jan. 21, 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 22, 4 p.m. Both a tribute to the late mother-daughter team. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us. Felix the Cat and other vintage toons, with film historian Tom Stathes presenting cartoons of the 1920s and ’30s on 16-mm film, as they often were then. Sun., Jan. 22, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $5; kids under 3 free. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. PAT SULLIVAN STUDIO

SPECIAL EVENTS Lunar New Year Celebration, with traditional Asian cultural performances, tea tasting, dance, calligraphy, prizes and more. Sat., Jan. 28, Queens Center mall, level 2, center court, 90-15 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Free. Info: (718) 690-3222, shopqueenscenter.com. Night at the Museum, at MoMA PS1, with the entire museum open until midnight, cocktails and food by M. Wells, “special surprises” and the chance to view the open-air work “Meeting” after dark, weather permitting. Fri., Jan. 27, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $15. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. continued on page 42

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Circle, square, triangle — kaleidoscope rose? Shapes are familiar to us all from a young age; the elegance of geometry is used to bring an innate structure to the way we see the world. In art, which is often used to shine a light on an idea or indicate something about ourselves, abstraction taking on the geometric form can organize fragmented thoughts, decompress or distill the anxieties of the world and convey meaning on an intuitive level otherwise difficult to pin down. This is the theme of a new show at the Dorsky Gallery in Long Island City. “Geometric abstraction has been around

‘Disarming Geometries’ When: Through March 26 Where: Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City Entry: Free. (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org

art and art history for a long time, in Western art at the beginning of the 20th century, but also longer ago in non-Western cultures ... so I really wanted this show to connect to what’s happening today, and why it’s still a relevant form of artistic practice,” Curator Gilbert de Guzman said. Programming for the exhibition, “Disarming Geometries,” will support this concept. A panel discussion, “Inspired by Geometry in Islamic Art,” set for Feb. 19 at 2:30 p.m., which will feature two of the show’s sculptors, Samantha Holmes and Armita Raafat, and a physicist, Peter J. Lu, will explore how patterns in Islamic art and architecture form an intersection of geometry, art and science and how these concepts are applied in the modern day. De Guzman conceived “Disarming Geometries” with artists he has worked with in the recent past, chiefly through his position as curator of visual arts at Wave Hill, a garden and cultural center in the Bronx, as well as through participation in the Bronx Museum’s Artist in the Marketplace program, which provides emerging artists with professional development opportunities. Nearly all of the artists in

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Works in the “Disarming Geometries” exhibit range from Nicholas Hamilton’s piece featuring disassembled parts of a worn-out London black cab to hannes bend’s paintPHOTOS BY NEIL CHIRAGDIN ing “mUltIverseS,” inset (capitalization as per the artist). “Disarming Geometries” are AIM alumni. The artists’ featured media are diverse: textiles, sculptures, collages, acrylic and oil paintings, video projection, photograms and even a virtual-reality experience. Some of the artists’ work is easily traced back to its geometric elements, fractured into components and recombined into

something new. Shanti Grumbine’s “The Last Color: A Reliquary: Blue Rose” uses a New York Times page as its canvas, in which all the copy has been cut out, and its headlines acid-washed off. At the center of the page, an elaborate web of text and partial images — here a sea turtle, there a continued on page 42

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Whether your interests run toward the environment, municipal history, topography, public works or serious scale modeling, you just might want to head over to the Queens Museum Saturday for a one-of-a-kind presentation on a one-of-a-kind artifact. It’s the New York City Watershed Model, a three-dimensional topographical map of the state from Rockaway to the Catskills measuring nearly 33 by 19 feet. It was built to be displayed at the 1939-40 World’s Fair — in the very building that became the Queens Museum — but the idea was scrapped, and aside from one brief appearance years later, the model was

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kept in storage for decades. The reason it did not make its planned debut at the fair is not certain, according to the museum. It may simply have been because it was so large — though many things at the exposition were, including the event itself — or, more intriguingly, it may have been because the country was starting to contemplate war and did not want spies to learn too much about New York City’s water supply. The fair opened four months before Nazi Germany plunged Europe into World War II, and fighting in the Pacific had been underway for some time already. “The model was not put on display despite its beauty, skilled craftsmanship and all the resources that went into making it,” said Matthew Malina, founder and president of NYC H2O, a nonprofit group dedicated to educating the public about water and the importance of not taking its availability for granted. Malina will lead Saturday’s event with a presentation on the model, followed by a question-and-answer session with two civil engineers who worked on the water system and a trivia contest. There’s much more to learn about the model, which was a creation of the Carto-

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then was put away and neglected. A Department of Environmental Protection architect found it in 1991, and after years of effort, it was restored and relocated to the Queens Museum. Interested? All it takes is a $5 suggested donation to hear Malina’s talk and engage in some trivia. And you can learn more about his group’s cascade of water educaQ tion events at its website, nych2o.org.

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Many who took the stage at Queens Theatre will perform again in a separate event on Feb. 4 in Flushing. On the PHOTOS BY MARK LORD cover: A team of three who were among the hundreds of dancers in last Saturday’s competition. Qing Yang Dance Studio, Nai-Ni Youth Dance Workshop, Xi Wang Dance School, RuDance NY, Shi Ying Dance Studio, New York Chinese Cultural Center and Great Wall Chinese School. Some schools only had their names printed in Chinese. According to Blanco, many of the participants in the competition will be on view again on Feb. 4, as part of the 2017 Multicultural Dance Festival, running from noon to midnight at The Shops at Queens Crossing in

Flushing. Applications to participate are still available, with the cost running from $30 each for members of groups to $80 for an individual or a couple. Admission to watch the performances is $20. For further information on being part of the festival, or just attending, call (718) 358-3903. For further information on the second annual New York International Dance Competition, visit CADI’s Q website, cadinyc.com, or call (516) 721-5388.

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Alleged baby killer arraigned The Elmhurst mother who allegedly killed her infant daughter earlier this month was arraigned Tuesday on charges including murder and criminal possession of a weapon, District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement. According to the district attorney, Shangbo Xiangshengjie, 33, called 911 on Jan. 3 and told the operator she had murdered her 15-month-old daughter, Sanggye Lhakyi. When police arrived, she admitted to strangling the baby with a phone charger and a piece of fabric six hours earlier.

Xiangshengjie has been held at Elmhurst Hospital Center ever since. If convicted of second-degree murder and two counts fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, she faces up to 25 years to life in prison. “If the allegations prove true,” Brown said last Thursday, “the defendant will have to live the rest of her life knowing that her actions and hers alone were responsible for the death of her child.” Xiangshengjie was ordered held without bail and she is due to appear in court Q on Feb. 8.

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KIDS/TEENS Moving Image Studio, with kids 7 and over with adult dropping in to create media and other projects from flip books to video games. Sat., Jan. 21, 12-4 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Free with admission: $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. Science Fair 101: Can You Hear Me Now?, with kids 7-8 learning how sound travels, leaving with their own “primitive telephone device,” making a science fair project if desired. Sat., Jan. 21, 1:30-3 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $24. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Make It: Digital Paper Cutting, teaching kids 6 and up how to use a desktop robotic cutting machine to make holiday cards, flowers, snowflakes and more. Sat.-Sun., Jan. 21-22, 1:30-3 p.m.; 3:30-5 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $5 adult/child pair. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Winter Family Programs, with indoor garden activities, nature walk and more, especially for kids 4-10 but all welcome. Sat., Jan. 21, 28 and Feb. 4, 11 a.m.-12 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $10 per class. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

WORKSHOPS Stargazing Wonders — Astronomy Night, led by a seasoned professor, with Q-and-A, info packet and viewing session, for adults and kids 9 and older. Attendees may bring telescope or binoculars. Sat., Jan. 21, 7-9 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $15. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Creative Writing: Would You Rather?, focusing on how to create character conflict, with discussion and writing exercises, led by award-winning essayist, playwright and university instructor Kelly Jean Fitzsimmons. Bring pen, paper. continued from page 38 Sun., Jan. 22, 5-6:30 p.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. $10 suggested donation. Info: (718) 278-2665, astoriabookshop.com.

CLASSES English conversation, for intermediate to advanced speakers, held by the Flushing Jewish Community Council. Each Thu., 6:15-7:30 p.m., International Buddhist Progress Society, 154-37 Barclay Ave., Flushing. Free. Info/registration: (718) 463-0434.

CLUBS “Hooks & Needles” Crochet & Knit Club, with participants bringing projects, hooks, needles and yarn, or working on charity projects. Every Thu., 6:30-9 p.m., Big 6 Shopping Center, 60-10 Queens Blvd., Woodside (entrance inside shopping center, up one flight, down hall to left of 99-cent store). Info: Lorraine, (917) 817-4037. Queens Dinner Club banquet, to celebrate Chinese New Year with “a grand feast.” Mon., Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m., Asian Jewels, 133-30 39 Ave., Flushing. $70. Info: Jonathan Forgash, (917) 626-8960; Joe DiStefano, (347) 366-1169; facebook.com/ queensdinnerclub.

FLEA MARKETS Book sale, also with DVDs, VCR tapes and more. Sat., Jan. 21, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Kew Gardens. Info: (718) 847-2649.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. starting Fri., Jan. 27; anyone interested should come 12:30 p.m. that day, Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net.

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reference hip-hop; for me, shapes represent universal thought,” she said. De Guzman also pushes visitors to search for less obvious connections to the theme in some pieces, such as the virtual-reality experience “mYndful,” by hannes bend (who spells his name without capital letters), which is meant to promote mindfulness through virtual feedback by reformatting physical space. Christine Wong Yap’s “Inter/Dependence” is another example, playing on the use of geometry as an organizational principle for a system of subjecQ tive thoughts.

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CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS. SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER: 16CP0080NP, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Essex County Juvenile Court, 188 State Street, Newburyport, MA 01950, 978-462-0617 TO: Mark Dolan and any unknown/unnamed father of Gage Dolan A petition has been presented to this court by DCF, seeking, as to the following child(ren), Gage Dolan, that said child(ren) be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child(ren) named herein, if it finds that the child(ren) is/are in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child(ren) would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time: 02/23/2017 09:00 AM Hearing on Merits (CR/CV) You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information call the Office of the Clerk-Magistrate at 978-462-0617 WITNESS: Hon. Mark Newman, FIRST JUSTICE Judith M. Brennan, CLERK-MAGISTRATE DATE ISSUED: 11/08/2016

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SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 6246/2012 M & T BANK S/B/M MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, Against JOUNG SUK SHIN A/K/A JOUNG S. SHIN, ET AL., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered on 4/18/2016, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY in Courtroom #25 on 2/3/2017 at 10:00 am, premises known as 83-84 Dana Court, Middle Village, NY 11379, and described as follows: ALL that tract or parcel of land, situate in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Queens County Treasurer as Block 3000 and Lot 14. The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $253,291.71 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Terms of Sale; Index # 6246/2012. Donald L. Clarke, Sr., Esq., Referee. SCHILLER, KNAPP, LEFKOWITZ & HERTZEL, LLP, 950 New Loudon Road, LATHAM, NY 12110. Dated: 11/23/2016 11-0876-0 MNB

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RM WARNING by Christopher Barca

St. John’s guard Malik Ellison has really taken to his role as the Red Storm’s sixth man this PHOTO COURTESY ST. JOHN’S ATHLETICS season.

Star first-year guards Shamorie Ponds and Marcus LoVett have been outstanding this year for the Red Storm. Better than anyone had hoped. They average 17.1 and 16.4 points per game, respectfully, and both have shown off, on multiple occasions, their ability to simply take games over, leading St. John’s (9-11) to victory. They’ve garnered their fair share of headlines throughout the year and rightfully so. As two of the best guards in the Big East, they represent the core of Johnnies that second-year head coach Chris Mullin can build around going forward. But every successful team needs a stabilizer, an undervalued player who serves as the glue that holds a squad together when one of its stars slumps. With the 2014-15 St. John’s team, the most recent Red Storm squad to make the NCAA Tournament, Phil Greene IV was that guy. D’Angelo Harrison was the group’s superstar, graduating in third place on the school’s all-time scoring list. Sir’Dominic Pointer was the defensive stalwart who eventually found his

way to the NBA’s Developmental League. But it was Greene who always seemed to make a play when it mattered most. He wouldn’t light up the scoreboard like Harrison, but his dozen points or so per game always seemed to give the Storm a lift. He was also an underrated passer and a decent defender, in addition to being a genuinely good and smart kid off the court. While their skill sets are a bit different, Red Storm sophomore guard Malik Ellison reminds me so much of Greene. The son of former Louisville star Pervis Ellison, the top pick in the 1989 NBA Draft, Malik has really come alive this year to fill the role many thought fellow sophomore guard Federico Mussini would fill — the Red Storm’s spark off the bench. But while inconsistent play and a battle with an illness has made Mussini’s season a disappointment thus far, Ellison has really opened eyes at the Jamaica school. His average of 8.3 points per game won’t blow you away at first glance. But if you watched Monday’s 78-68 victory over DePaul,

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Another year, another batch of fine pictures submitted for the Queens Chronicle’s Holiday Photo Contest! The winner of our ninth annual competition was Doreen Ziegler, who shot the living Nativity scene at the First Reformed Church of College Point. It features her sister Paula Simmons as Mary, Karl Nagasawa as Joseph and Pastor Linda Burlew Gold’s son Aaron Gold as the shepherd. The church members served food at the event and played carols. “What a beautiful Christmas feeling!” Simmons said. Diane Ferrarella submitted a photo of her son, Damian, 6, and her daughter, Amelia, 3 months, saying, “Such love and connection shines through the photo. This is what the holidays are all about, the ones we love loving each other.” Ginger Bialowas dressed up her dachsund, Savannah, whom she added is the love of her life. And Steve Fisher enjoyed shooting — and no doubt eating — the Christmas cookies his nieces Justine and Olivia Balog made. Watch for our next contest this summer!

you saw just how good he could be at times. The New Jersey native drained seven of his 10 shots from the field, including five from three-point range effort, finishing the game with a career-high 23 points and four assists in 33 minutes. He got the Johnnies off on the right foot early by burying a pair of threes to begin the game before sealing it for good with two more triples with three minutes left, just as DePaul tried to make one last run. Ellison’s takeover was reminiscent of his huge game against hated rival Syracuse, in which he nearly single-handedly beat the Orange to a pulp, going off for a 16-point, sixrebound, five-assist night. Last Saturday against third-ranked Villanova at Madison Square Garden, Ellison only dropped 10 points, but he did a remarkable job defensively in helping limit star Wildcats guard Josh Hart to just 11 points of his own. The Johnnies ended up losing 70-57, but the game was much closer than the score indicated. Statistically, he’s five assists behind Ponds for the team lead (in nearly 200 fewer minutes) and he’s second on the squad in shooting percentage, three-point percentage and steals. But what strikes me the most about Ellison is his selflessness both on and off the court and sheer refusal to talk about his own performance. According to many of the Johnnies, he’s as close to a perfect teammate as you can get. “This was a great team effort. If your leading scorers aren’t on, or get in foul trouble, or whatever the case may be, and other guys step up, it’s big for the team,” the well-spoken Ellison said after the DePaul game. “That happened Q tonight and we grabbed a victory.”

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Bearing the winds of change on Queens Blvd. by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Jamaica Bearings Co. was the brainchild of Fred W. Shelton, who opened his shop at 138-98 Queens Blvd. on the corner of 87th Road in a building owned by Carl Prochaska, who operated a gas station abutting the company, in 1925. Fred lived one short block away on 86th Road with his wife, Isabel, and Jamaica Bearings Company, 138-98 Queens Blvd., Briarwood, could walk to work each summer 1934. day. In 1934, in the slowBy 1988, they had to move to larger down of the Great Depression, he decided to sell the business to a young Frank quarters in New Hyde Park, where they remain today and operate globally with Negri and it slowly continued to grow. In 1942, when World War II began, the 500 employees. Fran k’s son, Peter, business expanded and moved to larger entered the business in 1971 followed by quarters at 132-12 Hillside Ave. in Rich- his son, Brian, in 1999. The entire block where the two busimond Hill. In 1951, they moved back to Queens Boulevard and purchased a build- nesses originally operated is now gone ing at 138-72 on the same block as the and has been replaced by a huge Sunoco Q Gas Station. original location.

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Knicks’ Achilles’ heel by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

It is obvious that Knicks president Phil Jackson has not had the same level of success running his current team that he enjoyed with either the Chicago Bulls or Los Angeles Lakers. The one decision he made that even the angriest Knicks fan would concede was a good one was drafting Kristaps Porzingis with the fourth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. The thinking was that Porzingis would be a player in the mold of the Dallas Mavericks’ longtime all-star, Dirk Nowitzki. While it’s too soon to predict that he will become one of the NBA’s all-time greats, Porzingis, who is only 21, has shown enough promise to make even the most jaded Knicks fan an optimist. The first couple of weeks of 2017 have not been kind to the blue and orange as losses have mounted. The fans and media understandably focused in on point guard Derrick Rose’s one-game AWOL from the Knicks last week as evidence as to why the ship appears to be sinking this season. The fact that Rose did not notify management of why he had to miss the game with the New Orleans Pelicans is inexcusable but in fairness it must be pointed out that he has played well for the most part in his first year in a Knicks uniform. Derrick Rose’s contract is up at the end of the season, so if he proves to be an albatross www.howardbeachrealty.com

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he will not be part of the team’s future. Rose’s headline-making disappearance last week masked what could be a far more pressing long-term problem for the Knicks — namely that Kristaps Porzingis has missed a number of games with a sore Achilles heel. He did not appear to be himself in the one game he did play, launching an air ball in the final seconds against the 76ers in Philadelphia last week. That miss led to unheralded Sixers guard T.J. McConnell hitting an outside jumper at the buzzer, giving the underdog home team a dramatic and unexpected 98-97 win. Considering that the Knicks were up by 10 points with less than three minutes to go in the game it was arguably the most painful defeat of the season. Carmelo Anthony, who like most superstars tends to forget about a game almost as soon as it’s over, reportedly lashed into his teammates following the game at the Wells Fargo Center. From a long-term standpoint this season is insignificant. I think that it’s safe to say that elite NBA teams such as the Cavaliers and the Warriors don’t have the Knicks on their radar screens. On the other hand, if Porzingis’s foot woes prove chronic then the Knicks will suffer a major setback for years in their attempt to join the ranks of the NBA’s best teams. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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