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Alex Blenkinsopp, communications director for the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, announces the launch of a petition opposing the Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards.

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W’haven civic starts anti-SBS petition WRBA: The plan is not right for our area by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

For more than two years, many community activists and Queens residents have stated their opposition to the Department of Transportation’s proposed Select Bus Service plan for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association is now asking them and anyone else who is against it to sign a petition stating their disapproval of the plan to take away a lane of traffic to make room for a dedicated bus lane. “This is your opportunity to put your money where your mouth is,” WRBA spokesman Alex Blenkinsopp said at the group’s meeting last Saturday. “Sign the petition if you want alternatives explored before they push for this. We need numbers on our side.” The petition is online at saveourstreets.nyc and a paper version is also available at WRBA’s office at 84-20 Jamaica Ave. Blenkinsopp said it’s important for people to show that they don’t want SBS in Woodhaven, even if they’re being told the project is going to happen despite their opposition. “That is a way of convincing us that we don’t need to continue to fight,” he said. “It might be true, but we cannot give up the fight.” Woodhaven leaders at the meeting spoke out against the plan — which includes proposed left-turn bans onto Jamaica Avenue and other key corridors, requiring commuters to wait for the bus on the median and having them pay the fare before they board the bus.

Vance Barbour, left, shows Neil Gianelli how to sign on to a petition showing his disapproval of PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY the Select Bus Service proposal. Maria Thomson, executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp., spoke out against the proposed turn bans, which she said would “close the stores of Jamaica Avenue.” “People are not going to come and shop,” Thomson said. “It’s going to be depressing for our community.” If the bans are put into effect, drivers going

southbound would have to turn down 86th Road to access the commercial corridor and northbound motorists would have to use 85th Road. Thomson believes motorists would no longer want to shop on Jamaica Avenue because of the roundabout way they would have to take to get there. Thomson earlier had set up a separate petition asking the DOT not to ban the left turns.

The only aspect of SBS Blenkinsopp said the group is not opposed to is requiring commuters to pay the fare before boarding the bus. “As long as they don’t remove a lane of traffic, as long as they don’t ban left turns, as long as they don’t put people on the median,” he added. No one at the meeting spoke in favor of the plan. Woodhaven will be the home of the first 1.3 miles of SBS bus lanes along the corridor from Park Lane South to the Rockaway Boulevard/ Liberty Avenue intersection, a project slated to be completed in 2017. The full SBS capital project does not have a targeted completion date. The plans are separate from the rush-hour bus lanes in Rego Park from Dry Harbor Road to Metropolitan Avenue. DOT officials have told the community about successful SBS projects in other parts of the city, but those at the meeting said it won’t work for their community. “We’re not against change, we’re not against making Woodhaven better,” Martin Colberg, president of the WRBA, said at the civic’s meeting. “But the plan they’re proposing right now, we don’t think it’s going to work for this district.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo (D-Howard Beach) echoed that sentiment. “I don’t care if SBS has been accepted somewhere else,” Addabbo said. “I’m interested in Q Woodhaven.”

Ulrich flips stance on SBS — it ‘stinks’ Rego Park lanes a ‘disaster’; Beep Katz thinks DOT will adjust the plan by Anthony O’Reilly

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Councilman Eric Ulrich discusses his reservations about the Department of Transportation’s Select Bus Service proposal for the Woodhaven-Cross PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Bay Boulevard corridor.

Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), once a supporter of the Select Bus Service proposal for the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor, said last weekend he has significantly “distanced” himself from the plan — citing concerns with parts of the proposal and a lack of transparency from the Department of Transportation. “The plan that they proposed, it stinks,” Ulrich said at last Saturday’s Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting. “I don’t think it’s good. I think we have to go back to the drawing board.” The councilman, whose district includes Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards from Park Lane South into the Rockaways, originally supported the plan to remove a lane of traffic to make way for a dedicated bus lane. “I thought it had potential to bring meaningful changes to Woodhaven Boulevard,” he said. But as the details of the plan were rolled out, he became more skeptical of it. “There are a lot of things in there that,

truthfully, I think could be very detrimental,” he said. “Eliminating left turns onto Jamaica Avenue, for instance.” However, what really irked the councilman was what he called an unwillingness on the part of the DOT to interact with the surrounding communities before the full proposal was rolled out last year — something he warned the agency about. “Now they’re under attack in all the newspapers and they’re coming to me and I said, ‘Why are you calling me? I told you about these things a year ago and you didn’t listen to me,’” he said. “It doesn’t happen from the top down, it has to happen from the bottom up. I think they’re starting to realize that now, which is why they delayed the implementation of the SBS.” The DOT’s press office did not respond to requests for comment by press time. Ulrich also criticized the bus lanes already along the corridor in Rego Park from Dry Harbor Road to Metropolitan Avenue. “It’s a disaster,” he said, to which he was applauded by the audience. A short-term SBS project is slated to be

implemented along the boulevard in 2017 from Park Lane South to the Liberty Avenue/ Rockaway Boulevard corner, all of which is in Ulrich’s jurisdiction. The DOT will host town halls later this year to update the communities on the proposal. At least one Queens politician believes the agency will respond to the area’s concerns. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, during a reporters’ roundtable last Thursday, said she is “confident that along the way, as new issues arise with SBS service, that [DOT] adjusts and that we’re able to work out those adjustments.” She added that changes do need to be made to the corridor. “There’s left-hand turns from the center lane, there’s lights that aren’t coordinated, there aren’t wide enough streets,” she said. “So this is at least trying to deal with a difficult topic.” She expressed concerns over the cameras that would ticket drivers in the bus lane, callQ ing the system “a little discretionary.” Christopher Barca contributed to this story.

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Queens braces for season’s first storm by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

ueens has escaped winter’s wrath unscathed throughout the first month of the season, but the borough’s luck may be running out. A potentially historic snowstorm is set to sock the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday and Saturday, ending a lengthy streak of warmer and drier than normal winter weather across the region. As this paper was going to print on Wednesday night, confidence in a serious storm system impacting the area was higher than normal, despite the first flakes being 48 hours away from appearing in the frosty Queens air. For four straight days, the various computer models used by the National Weather Service had nearly unanimously agreed on the snowy solution and forecasters firmly believe a foot of snow or more may fall from Massachusetts to Virginia this weekend. While the proverbial precipitation bullseye appears to be centered around Baltimore and Washington, D.C. — where over 2 feet of snow is expected — many computer models were showing as of Wednesday afternoon a strong possibility for the nor’easter to dump at least 8 inches or more in Queens from Friday night to Sunday morning. In a Wednesday phone interview, Community Board 4’s Public Safety Committee Chairwoman Lucy Schilero said she’s hoping the city is taking the storm seriously. “Hopefully Sanitation will be on top of it,” said Schilero, an Elmhurst resident. “Last year I thought they did very well. I’m praying that same momentum is in place for this storm.” The chief of the neighborhood’s Community Emergency Response Team added she is in the middle of mobilizing area teenagers to help shovel the properties of senior citi-

This may be what Queens will look like this weekend, as a powerful storm system is expected to dump around a foot or more of FILE PHOTO snow on the borough beginning Friday night. zens, some of whom she’ll be checking on periodically throughout the storm. “Any time we know of any storm, we get ready,” she said. “I’ll be near the phone and we’ll be ready to help.” Ed Wendell, a civic activist and former president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said Wednesday the Sanitation Department has done a commendable job in recent years plowing area streets and he expects nothing less this go-around. “I would anticipate they would do a good job, judging

by their recent history,” Wendell said. “It’s a tremendously difficult job and the people out there in trucks really do a terrific job.” In southwest Queens, Capt. Mark Wachter, the commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, said Tuesday he’s urging all Queens residents to stay off the streets during the storm and avoid putting first responders in danger should they get stuck. “We’ve had snowstorms before. We just have to prepare,” Wachter said. “We encourage people to stay off the roads.” Schilero echoed Wachter’s plea, warning Elmhurst and Corona residents to stay put during the height of the storm and to shovel smartly after it. “We try to tell people not to shovel snow onto the fire hydrants,” she said. “That can be dangerous.” One aspect of the powerful low pressure system that South Queens residents need to prepare for is coastal flooding, as the storm will be slowly moving south of Long Island at high tide during a full moon on Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, a storm surge between 2 and 4 feet and battering waves — driven by wind gusts of up to 50 mph — on top of the already higher than normal tide could bring flooding to susceptible areas. Should the storm track around 25 miles to the north of where current forecasts expect it to be on Friday night, Queens could see blizzard conditions with heavier than expected snow. A track a few dozen miles to the south will lessen the amount of precipitation residents will have to shovel on Sunday. The storm would come on the heels of the borough’s first measurable snowfall of the season, as just over a half-inch of the white stuff fell last Sunday night. It was the latest Q first accumulation of the season since 1998.

DOB: 78-19 Jamaica Ave. at a standstill Crowley’s rep: Catholic Charities tried to buy ambulance building next door by Anthony O’Reilly

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For Ken Lazar, a Department of Buildings community affairs liason, the partially collapsed building at 78-19 Jamaica Ave. is like “that piece of corn that seems to get stuck in everyone’s mouth.” And according to an update he gave to the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association last Saturday, the kernel will remain stuck unless the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, located next door, starts to fix the problem by putting more pressure on its neighbor. “It’s up to the owners of the ambulance corps to deal with 78-19,” Lazar said. “I can’t force them to do anything, you can’t force them to do anything.” Martin Colberg, president of the WRBA, said the ambulance corps needs to act immediately if it wants to remain in the community. “They need to step up already, put on their big boy pants and take charge,” Colberg said. Since April 2013, the volunteer group has been without a headquarters after the building next door, owned by George Kochabe, partially collapsed during a heavy rainfall. A vacate order on the corps’ home at 78-15 Jamaica Ave., has been lifted, meaning it’s inhabitable, but the group has not made repairs to it. Woodhaven leaders over the past few months have criticized WRHVAC for not tak-

Department of Buildings representative Ken Lazar, left, and Ed Wendell, far right, discuss the dilapidated condition of the partially collapsed building at 78-19 Jamaica Avenue, inset, a blight PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY / INSET FILE PHOTO on the community for close to three years. ing action on the building or communicating with them on ways they could help. In October, the Queens Chronicle first reported that the group put the building up for sale and Colberg said there is a transaction “under contract.” Kate Mooney, a representative for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), said

her office tried to get Catholic Charities to purchase the building. The Rev. Msgr. Alfred LoPinto, CEO of Catholic Charities, had to cancel a September meeting with Crowley to attend an event during Pope Francis’ U.S. visit and the two sides learned of the impending sale a day before they were supposed to meet again.

Crowley’s office asked Kathy Sexton Dalbey, co-president of the ambulance corps, if the group would break its contract with the unknown buyer and sell the property to Catholic Charities. Dalbey’s lawyer said no, Mooney said, but in a Monday social media post the volunteer leader disputed that anyone ever reached out to the WRHVAC with an offer from the nonprofit. Dalbey did not return a request for followup comments by press time. The WRBA’s executive board and elected officials also questioned whether the sale is legal — saying that the group hasn’t filed required bylaws with the state secretary of state so they’re not sure the corps is still an active 501(c)(3) charity. Meanwhile, Woodhaven residents remain concerned over the condition of Kochabe’s building. Ed Wendell, past WRBA president, cited concerns about the lack of a roof on 78-19. However, Lazar said the DOB can’t do anything with the building until it poses “an imminent threat” to the public. Wendell believes the lack of a roof constitutes as a “pretty freaking imminent” threat to the public, but Lazar said the building is “not in danger of falling or posing a public hazard.” Lazar said work contrary to plans on file continued on page 18

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More City Council nonsense

fter throwing out platitudes about good intentions and respect, City Councilman Dan Garodnick of Manhattan summed the situation up well on Wednesday, as reported by the Gotham Gazette: “[W]ith this bill we are interjecting local government into private enterprise in a way that we should not be doing. We are going too far.” The issue is the city’s latest power grab, which Mayor de Blasio will sign into law soon, a bill preventing supermarkets that buy out a rival from firing anyone whatsoever for three months. That slacker who never shows up on time? He’s got tenure. The guy making $27 an hour to slice meat? The one who mouths off to customers? The store’s stuck with them too. Along with all the hard workers who’d be kept on regardless. Sure, it’s tough to lose a job. But that’s what unemployment insurance is for. Now the city is granting a few select workers employment insurance. A number of supermarkets in Queens and the rest of the city recently changed hands when Waldbaum’s parent company went out of business and the likes of Stop & Shop and Key Food moved in. That’s what prompted

this latest bit of government overreach. But supermarkets are not the only businesses that get bought out. Another drugstore merger could happen anytime, but the workers on the losing side won’t have this protection. Neither will the bank tellers at risk when some financial firm takes over another. But this lack of equal protection under the law — which would be a violation of the 14th Amendment if the entire U.S. Constitution actually applied in New York City (it has not for a long time) — is only one reason the bill passed Wednesday is so odious, something Garodnick alluded to, though in far less blunt terms. He also said that if someone buys a supermarket with 100 workers and wants to keep only 90, he should be allowed to let 10 go. He’s right. The Council has no business doing this at all. But this is a legislative body that seems to recognize no limits on its regulatory powers. The vote was 40-7, and the only dissent from Queens came from Councilman Antonio Reynoso, who mostly represents Brooklyn. The speaker ominously noted that other sectors are being eyed for the same treatment. Business owners, you’ve been warned.

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For select buses Dear Editor: I was pleased to read the DOT Commissioner’s article on SBS and see that the issues we face, as commuters of various modes of traffic along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards are taken seriously (“SBS is the transportation alternative Queens needs,” Opinion, Jan. 14, multiple editions). I travel from Rockaway to the Upper East Side of Manhattan on the Q52/53 bus and the A train almost daily, and I support the SBS plan. The Q52/53 currently experiences delays because of double-parked cars, commercial vehicles making deliveries and the slow process of each rider boarding through one door to stop and pay their fare. The SBS proposal would move bus lanes away from the service road, allowing a better f low for local and through traffic. Riders will use sidewalk kiosks to buy tickets and will board more quickly using two doors instead of one. Anyone who rides the Q52/53 bus year round knows that travel time is greatly reduced in summer when there is less traffic congestion. I believe that SBS could help make those travel times a year-round experience. The route connects Rockaway residents to several trains — the J, Z, R, F, E, and 7 — allowing access to many parts of NYC. Improving this route makes sense for Rockaway, and likely for all residents along the Woodhaven Cross-Bay Boulevard corridor. © Copyright 2016 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.

Wills should quit now

ast Friday afternoon the gates were down on Councilman Ruben Wills’ Jamaica office when one of our editors stopped by hoping to discuss his legal problems. Staffers were there, but constituents weren’t welcome. It’s time to pull the gates down on Wills’ career for good. He faces a 12-count indictment for allegedly stealing money from his own campaign as well as a state grant secured by one of his cronies, former state Sen. Shirley Huntley, who served prison time for corruption. Prison started looking more and more likely for Wills last week when his cohort, Jelani Mills, pleaded guilty to his part in the campaign funds theft and provided damning, detailed evidence against the councilman. Wills is also the man who had two warrants for his arrest in effect for years because he just didn’t show up for court, for operating an unlicensed business and for trashing the headquarters of a former associate. He’s a mess. The people of Southeast Queens have suffered under enough corrupt officials, including Huntley, Malcolm Smith and Bill Scarborough. They deserve honest government, especially with Council raises in the works, and the sooner Wills steps down and makes room for untainted candidates to run, the better.

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While I’m happy that Commissioner Trottenberg is discussing the merits of SBS for our community, those of us who’ve been stuck in traffic would like to see some clearer commitments to implementation. Alice Ostrowsky Rockaway Park

Against select buses I Dear Editor: Commissioner Trottenberg ignores the widespread outrage in the community about the DOT’s proposal for SBS. Certainly, changes need to be made to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, but this specific proposal is not a good one. The DOT’s unwillingness to consider alternatives is baffling. If you stand with us in opposing this ill-conceived plan, please make your voice heard. Sign our petition at SaveOurStreets.nyc. You can also learn more about this issue there. Alexander Blenkinsopp Director of Communications Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association Woodhaven

Against select buses II Dear Editor: SBS on Woodhaven Boulevard is a headscratcher. How can you improve safety if you take away traffic lanes from the majority of residents who own cars, not to mention the countless commercial vehicles? This traffic has to go somewhere, and the commissioner hasn’t explained where. The timesavings from SBS aren’t that stupendous for commuters to make a wholesale switch to transit that would make a difference in traffic volumes. New York drivers aren’t going to meekly put up with delays. They are going to seek alternative routes. Having lived in Richmond Hill, my guess is going to be the neighborhood side streets: putting pedestrians, especially children and seniors at risk. If the commissioner wants to improve safety and transit she should reuse the parallel exLIRR Rockaway Beach Line, just like the MTA plans to reuse the Staten Island North Shore rail line for Bus Rapid Transit. The RBL and the North Shore lines are grade-separated,

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I’ll miss Rep. Steve Israel Dear Editor: I understand change happens whether you’re prepared for it or not, but reading Peter C. Mastrosimone’s “LI-Queens Re. Steve Israel quitting Congress” at qchron.com, I confess to still being brought up short by Rep. Steve Israel’s announcement that he will not run again. I was fortunate to have met with him on several occasions to discuss action on climate change, specifically Citizens’ Climate Lobby’s Carbon Fee and Dividend proposal. He was always responsive and interested in pursuing bipartisan efforts to meet the needs of his constituents, New York and this country. I can only hope that his successor will continue the great work Rep. Israel has begun. Carol Capper Rockaway Park

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Of guns and killers Dear Editor: On Jan. 7, 2016 the editor of the Chronicle lauded President Obama for taking action to reduce gun violence despite the opposition of the “merchant of death” (the arms industry) and the NRA. Not too long ago (World War II) the whole free world looked on the firearms industry as the merchants of life, not death, for if not for them Hitler would rule the world. The Second Amendment was given to the people of America by its founders to ensure after their abuse by the King of England that, given another dictator, the citizens would have the means to fight back … something all immigrants from Third World countries should understand, but it seems don’t. The editor is mistaken — the only people Obama would deprive of guns are law-abiding citizens who oppose his policies. Those who mass murder don’t go through channels to get their guns. They never will and he knows it. Nidal Hasan carried a gun at Fort Hood where no Army (!) personnel were allowed to, killed 13 people and maimed more. Kept in his pants, the gun wouldn’t have killed anyone. Russia warned Homeland Security (sic) about the Muslim brothers who executed the Boston Marathon massacre, but since you can’t be politically correct and investigate Muslims, more Americans lost their lives. Malik, the beauty from Pakistan, was given a fiancée visa to come to America to marry her love, Farouk, so they could plan together to kill as many Americans as possible. The Americans who Obama said had prejudice against nonwhites in their DNA threw them a shower for the birth of their baby. For two years, the ingrates did target practice in their backyard, but the FBI never saw any red flags. The editor never differentiated between the Sandy Hook murders by a mentally ill individual and Muslim terrorists who come here with the intent to murder, as many Syrian supporters of ISIS being brought into the U.S. now do. Nor did he mention the release from Guantanamo of the five terrorist leaders, who will now take up gardening, or the over 3,000 rapists, murderers and drug-dealing illegal aliens released into the general public because we could no longer afford to keep them in jail. By all means close the loopholes. Invite the murderers in. Let the lawbreakers out. Lunacy is now America’s value. Janice Wijnen Rego Park

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Dear Editor: The recent kerfuffle between Iran and the U.S. Navy clearly demonstrates the degree to which the defeatism of the milquetoast Obama administration has not only permeated our country’s foreign policy and raised concerns about our commitment to our allies but has affected the fidelity of at least one member and, perhaps more, of our armed forces. Lt. David Nartker, the commander who surrendered the two U.S. Navy vessels to Iran, is a disgrace to himself, his uniform, his comrades, his oath, the traditions of the naval service and his country. He should be tried by a court martial and, at the very least, cashiered from the service. His actions showed a complete lack of judgment and common sense, surrendering his command without resistance. The sight of American sailors on their knees with their hands over their heads, a picture of complete subjugation, was a huge victory for the Iranian mullahs and other jihadists. The lieutenant earned the opprobrium of every patriotic American when he disavowed

the 200-year tradition of the Navy as expressed at the Battle of Lake Erie by the great American hero Capt. James Lawrence (USS Chesapeake), who, when faced by a superior enemy and mortally wounded gave his last command — “Don’t give up the ship” — words immortalized by his colleague Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry and the watchword of the U. S. Navy ever since. Lt. Nartker, when faced with far less danger, displayed not only his own incompetence but the impotence of President Obama and his administration. Neither should command even a rowboat on Lake Ronkonkoma let alone a great power or a warship of that power. James Armet Ozone Park

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meaning faster transit and no intersections, therefore less risk of accidents. The stations would also be safer to get to. In contrast, SBS customers would have to cross the many lanes of Woodhaven to reach the bus, including when transferring. Is that also wise, given that frustrated drivers may be tempted to cut corners? Transit improvements must be done right to be successful. If the MTA and city can find the money for Manhattan subways, then they can pool together resources with cost savings (like scrapping the Queensway plan) to reuse the RBL for transit. The other head-scratcher is the deathly quiet of the other transit advocacy groups on the RBL. If they truly want faster, safer transit shouldn’t they also call for it, like the Queens Public Transit Committee, the Regional Rail Working Group, and before that the Committee for Better Transit have done? They haven’t hesitated in supporting and reusing rail lines for transit elsewhere, so why not in Queens? Brendan Read Belmar, NJ The writer is a transit advocate and former resident of Richmond Hill.

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OPINION

Select Bus Service plan simply will not work here

The SBS devil is in the detail — and the dollars

order to truly work by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. The proposed Select Bus Service along to reduce income the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard cor- equality, the city ridor is a major quality of life-changing must consider bus project that requires consideration of its riders, residents, long-term impact. I want to thank the NYC business owners, Department of Transportation and the pedest r ians and MTA for listening to the concerns voiced those who drive by elected leaders and constituents. In the their cars along months since this plan was first proposed, this strip every day the agencies have agreed to make certain — drivers who do requested changes, while delaying imple- not want to see an already-congested strip mentation in order to hold open houses be cut down to only two lanes. The Mayor’s Vision Zero initiative allowing the community to be heard. While my view on bringing SBS to claims to have the safety of pedestrians in Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard differs mind, but forcing them to wait for a bus on from that of the DOT and the MTA, there is a median that divides a crowded and danone thing that all sides can agree on: Public gerous stretch of Woodhaven-Cross Bay transportation in Queens needs serious Boulevard will only make the boulevard improvements. This undeniable fact is not more dangerous. I believe in keeping indiwhat sits at the center of the SBS debate, but viduals waiting for buses safely on the curb rather how to bring much-needed progress and not needlessly spending hundreds of to many communities that lack adequate millions of taxpayer dollars on creating transit options, including those that encom- new, unsafe medians that have little chance of being cleared of snow, ice or debris. pass the routes of the Q52 and Q53 buses. Very few changes to public transportaThe answer to this question of “how” must include input from the public. Com- tion will prevent drivers from speeding, as the DOT implies, but munity Board 9, which thankfully, enforcement represents many of the of current speed limits neighborhoods that will be BS would make and other traffic rules is affected by this project, done by the NYPD. has been very vocal about Woodhaven and In last week’s article, the major issues found in Cross Bay more Commissioner Trottenthis SBS plan, and I thank berg stated that “Neighthe members for their dangerous and borhoods across New work on the matter. York City have embraced DOT Com missioner residents’ lives SBS,” and she’s right. In Polly Trottenberg wrote in more difficult. some parts of the city — last week’s Queens Chronsuch as 34th Street in icle that some 30,000 daily riders of the Q52 and Q53 routes have called Manhattan or Webster Avenue in the Bronx for the improved commute SBS will bring — SBS may be the solution frustrated com(“SBS is the transportation alternative muters have been waiting for, and residents Queens needs,” multiple editions). While I of these areas may have welcomed SBS certainly want to improve bus transporta- with open arms. But, by DOT’s own admistion for those individuals, as an elected offi- sion, every neighborhood is different. One of the things that makes New York cial, I need to consider the interests of all City so special is that each community has impacted residents and businesses. According to the DOT, more than its own unique geographic layout, with its 400,000 people live on or travel along own specific needs. Using a blanket Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard every approach to force the implementation of day. Some of these residents own business- SBS, as if what works for one neighborhood es on the corridor or on side streets near it, must automatically work for another, is irraand they will suffer greatly when SBS lim- tional and only further highlights the fact its the ability to that local input is so critical to this project. a c c e s s m a j o r What works for one community might not commercial shop- be the right fit for another, and in this case, ping areas like the current plan for SBS simply does not Jamaica Avenue work for Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard. and Liberty Ave- I look forward to working with the DOT, nue. Restricting MTA, other elected officials and most access to local importantly my constituents to find a plan businesses does that does work and benefits us long term. Q Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. is New York benefit our BATTLE ON THE not city’s economy or State Senator for the 15th District, in BOULEVARD job grow th. In South and southwestern Queens.

Those in favor of the Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service project, including NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, face a new dilemma. The DOT’s postponing progression of the project one year could result in the estimated cost of $200 million for the Woodhaven Boulevard Select Bus Service growing even more. It could also result in loss of U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration New Starts funding for Phase 2 of the project. The full-build project costs are based upon planning initiatives with little design and engineering efforts to validate actual construction costs. They will be refined as the project goes beyond planning and completion of the federal National Environmental Protection Act review process into final design. This is followed by the award of construction contracts and change orders. The actual final cost could easily come in millions of dollars higher. Finding $200 million or more is a significant challenge. Sen. Chuck Schumer’s past announcement that he has requested U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx’s permission for this project to enter the federal New Starts program is just the first step. Successful completion of the New Starts process culminates in the federal government’s entering into a Full Funding Grant Agreement to guarantee any commitment up to $100 million averages several years. All of the above could be lost depending upon the length of delays. Other projects closer to being shovel ready may be given preference for increasingly scarce federal New Starts funding. The MTA has successfully used the New Starts program to obtain billions from Uncle Sam to fund both the LIRR East Side Access project and NYC Transit’s Second Avenue subway. The NYC DOT proposal to fund construction of the Woodhaven SBS will be directly competing against the MTA NYCT proposal to fund the second phase of the Second Avenue subway, Staten Island’s North Shore SBS and the newest possible entry — the Long Island Rail Road’s $1.5 billion Main Line Third Track project. The NYC DOT, MTA, Amtrak, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, New Jersey Transit and Nassau County are all attempting to qualify many other projects for the same New Starts program. These projects from the Metropolitan New York region may be competing against each other. There are dozens of other potential New Starts projects being championed by many other senators and Congress members. The requests far exceed any available New Starts funding. There will be fewer winners and many more losers. Is Mayor de Blasio committed

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to proceed with the Woodhaven SBS project if federal assist a nce isn’t secured? He has pledged $295 million to suppor t development and implementation of 13 new SBS or Bus Rapid Transit systems. Are these dollars 100 percent city, or is he counting on a combination of MTA, state and federal resources? Are they included in the current or planned future municipal budget? The NYC DOT will need $200 million or more in secure funding to be in place before proceeding with advertising and the award of construction contracts so the Woodhaven SBS project can proceed. The scope of work and procurements will have to be coordinated with MTA NYC Transit and MTA Bus. How many procurements will be required for construction of exclusive SBS bus lanes, new bus stops with shelters, an off-board fare collection system, a customer information system, transit priority signal priority improvements, modifications to existing buses and potential purchase of new buses to support increased ridership? Who will manage these procurements, the NYC DOT or MTA? NYCT Bus and MTA Bus are the actual bus operators. The Woodhaven Boulevard SBS is far more complex and expensive than any of the previous NYC DOT-sponsored SBS projects. Construction on the southern portion of Woodhaven Boulevard is easier with a wider roadway. Construction on the northern portion especially between Elmhurst and Woodside may be more challenging with a narrower roadway. Does the NYC DOT have the technical capacity (staff or consultants) to successfully implement this complex project along with all the other ongoing SBS projects around NYC? Is there a detailed project budget, implementation schedule with multiple interim milestones for each activity and fully secure funding source available to date to justify the estimated $200 million budget? Based upon past history, don’t be surprised if the announced construction start date of 2017 is overly optimistic and not met. Transit riders may have to wait until 2021 or later before boarding the WoodhavQ en Boulevard SBS. Larry Penner is a transportation historian who worked in the field for more than 30 years, including as a U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration regional office director, overseeing the review and approval of 80 transportation grants worth over $2 billion per year. He lives in Great Neck, LI.

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Few talking about Wills’ court case Prosecutors, defense and Speaker Mark-Viverito mum after latest legal bombshell by Michael Gannon Editor

The position of embattled City Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica) became even more tenuous last week when his co-defendant in a corruption case brought by state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman pleaded guilty to lesser charges, and accused the councilman of hatching an elaborate scheme to steal campaign funds for personal use. But no one connected with the City Council is eager to talk about just what might happen next. Jelani Mills said under oath that he assisted Wills in an alleged plot to take $11,500 in campaign funds between June 2009 and April 2010. The agreement with Schneiderman’s office was signed one day after Mills allegedly skipped out on a court date. It also let Mills avoid a prison sentence by allowing him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor count of second-degree falsifying business records, with four more serious charges from his original indictment dropped. Wills in May 2014 was charged in a 12-count indictment with the top count being first-degree grand larceny. The state alleges he took the money from his campaign account and gave it to a firm called Micro Targeting, ostensibly to procure and distribute campaign literature. Court records obtained by the Chronicle

f irst-degree falsif ying state that Mills admitted the business records when they follow i ng to Q ueens were arrested. Supreme Cou r t Justice The agreement stipuBarry Kron: lates that Mills will be sen• On or about Nov. 2, tenced to one year of pro2009, Wills “directed me to bation and 10 days of comobtain a business certificate munity service. He could certifying that I was conhave faced up to a year in ducting a business under the prison and a $1,000 fine name Micro Targeting”; for the one remaining • Wills directed him to charge. open a bank account at a Schneiderman’s office J PMorgan Chase Ban k declined to comment on branch in the name of Micro the agreement, and no senTargeting; tenci ng d ate was yet • Mills provided false available. information to Chase when The state also alleges setting up the account and that some of the campaign said that Micro Targeting was a fictitious company State prosecutors are no longer the money was directed to NY that did not operate as a only ones accusing Councilman 4 Life, a nonprofit concern business; and Ruben Wills of misappropriating t h a t Wi l l s a l le g e d ly • on or about Nov. 2, campaign funds. FILE PHOTO controlled. Wills also has been 2009, he, at Wills’ direction, deposited a check from “Ruben Wills for New charged with taking $33,000 in money from the state’s Office of Families and Children and York” for $11,500. He also said that Wills directed him to with- diverting at least some of it to NY 4 Life. The draw $2,500 from the account between Nov. 7 money was a grant secured by former state and Nov. 17 and turn the money over to the Sen. Shirley Huntley at a time when Wills served as her chief of staff. councilman. Wills could not be contacted for this story, Mills was originally charged with one count of third-degree larceny and three counts of and his attorney, Steve Zissou, did not respond

to a message left at his office. The week also appears to have possibly added insult to the potential injury. First, on Thursday, Jan. 14, Wills’ office sent out a press release stating that one of his senior staff members would be at the Queens Library’s South Ozone Park branch the next day to donate test preparation materials for the Department of Education’s Gifted and Talented exams. On Friday morning a press release went out canceling the appearance with no date yet rescheduled. Also on Friday, the Chronicle conducted an informal survey of random residents, speaking with people on main and residential streets, at parks and businesses in Wills’ district. Nearly two dozen people said they did not really know about the councilman or were not following his case. One man said the allegations against Wills are troubling should they prove true. “He would have to go to jail,” James Bynum said. “Be accountable for what you did.” But another man, who declined to give his name as he has been through the legal system, was not surprised to learn that Mills agreed to testify against Wills — after getting a no-jail deal from prosecutors. “Of course he did,” the man said with a chuckle. Then there was a check of Wills’ district continued on page 33

Miller: Cameras may soon be in Forest Park ‘I think we might see them in my lifetime’ by Anthony O’Reilly

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Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) can see the light at the end of the tunnel in his quest to have security cameras installed in Forest Park. Miller last Friday said on civic activist Ed Wendell’s weekly internet radio show that the request for cameras is no longer stuck in limbo upstate and is with the NYPD, which will purchase the surveillance equipment with $225,000 that was approved by Albany last year. “We don’t have a date, but we’re getting there,” the assemblyman told Wendell. “And I think we might see them in my lifetime.” He added that the NYPD now has to determine “where they’re going to put [the cameras], when they’re going to do it and get them purchased.” The original request for security cameras in the park was put in by Miller two years ago, but has been caught up in red tape ever since. The state Division of Budget approved

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the funds for the cameras in early November. Woodhaven residents last asked about surveillance in the park, which has been the site of car break-ins over the past few years, in November shortly after a dead body was discovered near Woodhaven Boulevard and Myrtle Avenue. In June, a homeless man allegedly Q killed a jogger around the same area.

Scout soars to new heights A Howard Beach Boy Scout was honored last Saturday for flying to the highest rank of Eagle Scout. Shane Crockett, right, was officially given the rank at a ceremony at St. Helen Catholic Academy, where he is a member of Troop 139. For his Eagle Scout project, the Xavier High School senior collected cell phones and other mobile accessories and donated

them to Verizon Hope Line — an initiative by Verizon Wireless that seeks to provide cell phones for victims of domestic violence. Verizon Hope Line also donates to several organizations that provide assistance to victims, according to its website. Crockett stands with Augustus Agate, retired Queens Supreme Court Justice, left, Dino Bono, secretary for the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club, and club member Gene Greco.

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

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Building on success in the 102 Top cops urge community to work with the police dept. by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

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Missing girl Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the whereabouts of a missing 15-year-old Ozone Park girl who disappeared on Jan. 8. The girl, Mariam Alli, was last seen at her apartment at 95-12 104 St. at 3:45 p.m. while wearing a black Northface jacket, black jeans, a blue sweater and brown Timberland boots. She is described as being 5-foot-7 and weighing 97 pounds. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

Deputy Inspector Deodat Ur prasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, on Tuesday touted a 7.5 percent drop in overall crime throughout 2015 compared to the year before and promised to do even better in 2016. “ We’re t r y i ng t o bu i ld on 2015,” Urprasad said at the precinct’s community council meeting. The commanding officer noted his cops seem to already be making strides, noting that for the most recent 28-day period there was only one reported robbery on Jamaica Avenue — down from 10 during the same period last year. “I’m not saying it’s perfect, but we’re trying,” he said. He noted that the precinct is up 34 percent in gun arrests and issued thousands of quality-of-life summonses last year — 2,578 criminal violations, 9,655 moving violations and 6,938 for parking-related offenses. Since taking over the command last February, Urprasad has overseen four heavyduty towing operations to remove commercial vehicles parked in residential areas overnight. There were also 576 summonses issued for related offenses. “We’re going to keep up with the same

Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, addresses the PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY community council. program in 2016,” he said. The deputy inspector and Deputy Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens South, encouraged attendees to work with the NYPD to reduce crime and quality-of-life issues in their communities. Barrere personally told one resident he would oversee enforcement

efforts against a Lefferts Boulevard bar that has been accused of playing loud music into the early morning hours. “We want to see our businesses do well, but we also have to sleep,” Barrere said, adding he is “sympathetic” to the resident’s issue because he has personally dealt with Q overly loud establishments.

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Wanted Cops are asking for help in their quest to track down the two men wanted for killing Ozone Park resident Frankie Nieves in his home on Jan. 11. The NYPD on Thursday released photos of the car believed to be the getaway vehicle of the two perpetrators, both of whom were wearing dark clothing, hoods and ski masks. One suspect is described as tall and stocky and the other one is thin and short, police said. The car is a 2012-2015 white BMW 528i with no front license plate. The two suspects pushed their way into Nieves’ Peconic Street home just before 8 a.m. that Monday morning, cops said, and shot Nieves in the chest. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com.

Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, runs PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY down the command’s 2015 numbers.

The 106th Precinct lost a squeaker in 2015. The command saw six more crimes last year than it did in 2014, Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, its commanding officer, told residents and the precinct’s community council last Wednesday. Part of the slight uptick is due to a streak of property crimes that ran from November to Jan. 8. Schiff told the council there were 17 such incidents in South Ozone Park, where tools were being lifted from properties and commercial vans. The pattern stopped after Jan. 8, Schiff said, when 106th officers made seven arrests in South Ozone Park. There were also 80 more instances of unattended property being stolen last year than the year before, Schiff said, in most cases where the victims knew the perpetrator or opened their doors to a contractor. “That’s what got us,” the commanding officer added. “If you’re going to let strangers in your home, you have to watch them. Install cameras or get a house sitter if you have to.” Schiff added, however, that there is some good news. There was a 5 percent decrease in con artist crimes in the precinct, a 29 percent decrease in pickpockets, an 80 percent decrease in extortion and a 14 percent decrease in transit crimes. Schiff added the precinct saw a drop in violent crimes, including a more than 50 percent drop in felony assaults, and praised his domestic violence unit for diligently working on cases throughout the command, noting that they dropped presents off to children during follow-up visits in Q the holiday season.

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The first-graders at PS 90, The Horace Mann School, welcomed community helpers from the Richmond Hill area to speak about their jobs and how they help the people in the neighborhood. Students were able to ask questions and made connections to their current curriculum being studied in the classroom. The students displayed the different services they learned about by wearing hats and singing a song to show their appreciation to the many people who gave their time to speak at the assembly. On January 13th, as an extension to the curriculum, the second-graders at PS 90 were given the opportunity to experience what it is like to budget money and go shopping at a garage sale set up by their teachers. The students were given a pretend paycheck each week if they completed their “job” in school each day. Students have been learning about needs vs. wants, decision-making and budgets. They enjoyed having the opportunity to make real-world connections and bringing home the treasures that they bought at the sale. TO SEE THESE STORIES ONLINE GO TO QCHRON.COM/SCHOOLNEWS.

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amount of cash from the drawers, but later dropped some after dye packs were set off. There were no reported injuries. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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continued from page 6 was stopped in October and a violation was issued. The agency issued another violation on Jan. 8 because the sidewalk shed had a light out. Altogether Kochabe owes $50,730 for violations, according to DOB records. A Woodhaven resident said the stench from the building is “overwhelming.” Two years ago, Kochabe’s building almost became a thing of the past when the city ruled he had to tear it down. However, he was given an extension by a judge to complete work on it — and he has

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Ms. Maria Panotopoulou, art instructor at Ozone Park’s PS 63Q, visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art with the school’s fifth-grade students. While there, the students examined elements of various styles of art. Students then used differ-

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Sewers to go in, despite unfinished HWQ411B acquisitions by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The city is expected to finally start placing new sewers in the Centreville section of Ozone Park, more than 35 years after the capital project was first proposed, despite the Department of Design and Construction not yet having acquired the necessary properties in the area. Howard Kamph, president of the Ozone Park Civic Association, said he was told by DDC officials that the sewers will be placed during early spring. T hat is one a spect of t he decades-in-the-making HWQ411B project, which will also replace sidewalks and streets in the neighborhood. The latter cannot be completed until all properties have been acquired, and Kamph said the city did not have an answer for him when he asked what would happen if the sewers were completed and acquisition negotiations were still ongoing. The project, first proposed during Mayor Ed Koch’s first term, consists of the replace-

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parts of the project could begin until the acquisition process — which had to be restarted last year because some property values rose before the project was finished. The civic president believes the city is picking up its feet because the School Construction Authority wants to build a school near the construction

site, which cannot be completed until the project is. “ T h a t ’s j u s t m y g u e s s though,” he said. The school, approved by the City Council last year, will be built on a vacant piece of property bordered by Albert Road, Raleigh Street and North Conduit Avenue and owned by the New York Racing Association until 2009. The 500-seat primary school, proposed so Centreville parents could send their children to a school that is closer to home, is slated to open for the 2017-18 school year. Kamph, however, believes the city may r un into roadblocks with the acquisition process, saying some people may want more money and some may not even want to take the money at all. “You’re going to have one family that’s going to fight the assessed value. Most of the people on Bristol Street don’t even want it, historically speaking,” Kamph said. “They’ve never been hooked up to the sewers.” Q

Assembly ma n Ph il Gold feder (D -Rockaway Pa rk) on Tuesd ay renewed his vow to fight for the legalization and regulation of mixed martial arts matches throughout the state. “It’s unbelievable that New York is the only state in the country that hasn’t legalized Mixed Martial Arts,” Goldfeder said in a statement. “Not only does this deprive millions of fans of the chance to see the sport in their own backyard, it also robs local businesses of the economic boost that the sport would bring to our community. I will continue to advocate for safe, legal MMA matches in our state during the 2016 legislative session and I urge my colleagues to join me.” Gov. Cuomo during his budget proposal last Wednesday included the legalization of the sport — which hosts events in all states but New York. Goldfeder is now calling for a hearing on legislation that would legitimize the sport. One of the biggest opponents to legalizing MMA was former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who last year was kicked out of the Legislature after being convicted on corrupQ tion charges.

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De Blasio touts Vision Zero success Mayor pledges additional funding and crackdowns on dangerous drivers by Kelly Marie Mancuso Associate Editor

In a Tuesday press conference at the Razi School in Woodside, Mayor de Blasio boldly declared 2015 as the city’s safest year on record in terms of traffic fatalities since record keeping began over a century ago. The mayor credited his Vision Zero program, first instituted in 2014, with the change. “So far, this plan is working,” de Blasio stated. “There’s a lot more to do, no doubt, but this plan is working. 2015 was the safest year for everyone on our streets — for cyclists, for motorists, and for pedestrians — since 1910. Vision Zero is the right approach.” According to de Blasio, the city saw a decrease of 22 percent in traffic fatalities, with approximately 27 percent fewer pedestrian fatalities, since 2013, the year before Vision Zero first launched. “2014 and 2015 represent the first twoyear decline in traffic fatalities in over a decade,” he explained. “Sixty-six more people are alive today because these policies changed drivers’ behavior.” The reduction in fatalities could also be attributed to several other safety changes instituted under Vision Zero, he said, including a lower speed limit, the creation

of miles of designated bike lanes and the installation of 140 speed cameras across the city before the beginning of the school year back in September. The mayor also announced plans to expand Vision Zero in 2016 by pledging $115 million in new capital investment for measures that would calm traffic, curb dangerous driving, expand enforcement and make hazardous left-hand turns safer. The mayor, joined by representatives from city agencies and elected officials, participated in a walking tour of a small stretch of Queens Boulevard in Woodside shor tly before the press con ference began. The group examined some of the safety changes made under the thoroughfare’s recent redesign, including speed cameras, the creation of wider crosswalks, protected bike lanes and the closure of a dangerous exit ramp feeding into the service road. “We are not going to allow any street in this city to be called the Boulevard of Death anymore,” de Blasio declared. “These are all fundamental changes that are being made to make this the Boulevard of Life.” The mayor praised the investment in the Queens Boulevard redesign, at a cost of approximately $100 million dollars, as an essential part of his plan.

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Coleman Sq. gets a facelift Coleman Square in Howard Beach received a major cleanup last Thursday, thanks to Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). The Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association posted on its Facebook page last week that the Sanitation Department cleaned up the site, top, after the group

told Ulrich that litter was strewn all across the square, which is near the Howard Beach-JFK A train stop. According to the civic, the mess was not a one-time occurrence and needed to be addressed immediately. “Thank you to our active membership and our Council member,” the group said.

Mayor de Blasio was joined by Razi School Principal Dr. Ghassan Elcheikhali, left, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg, state Sen. Mike Gianaris, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and Meera Joshi, commissioner and chairwoman of the Taxi and Limosine Commission, on a walking PHOTO BY KELLY MARIE MANCUSO tour of Queens Boulevard. “This is one of the absolutely defining elements of our Vision Zero plan: Take this most dangerous stretch of our city and make it safe again.” The mayor cited the Razi School as one example of how the $115 million in capital dollars will be used to keep students and pedestrians safe. “It’s going to help us do something so important — to build new safe routes to school,” de Blasio stated. “Here’s an example right here of what it really means to protect our kids. It means installing things like speed bumps and high-visibility crosswalks — all the tools needed to make sure our kids are safe.” The Department of Transportation’s newly implemented Queens Boulevard redesign has been met with mixed reactions from area residents, with many speaking out against bottlenecking conditions and the placement of protected bike lanes along the left-hand side of the corridor’s service road. “Queens Boulevard has been a big change,” stated DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg. “A lot of people embraced it. I think a lot of people are still adjusting to some of the changes. It’s still in its operational phase. We’re still working with the community board and the elected officials.” “I think of the concept as slow down and save a life,” de Blasio added. “People have to think right about this. It may be a little less convenient in their minds, but if they’re saving a human life, I think it has to clearly be the priority.” For many Queens residents, the scarcity of parking on city streets is also a

major issue, with many voicing concerns over spaces being eliminated due to the changes made to left-hand turns. “We’re looking at some other treatments where we would potentially have raised median areas that would go in th rough the intersection. That might mean there would be a little less of a removal of parking,” Trottenberg added. “We’ve t r ied to be judicious in that regard.” The mayor’s ultimate goal for the Vision Zero program is to reach zero traffic-related fatalities by the year 2024. However, according to the nonprofit transit watchdog group Transportation Alternatives, the city is at risk of being 30 years behind schedule. In their 2015 Report Card, issued on Wednesday, the group’s researchers have discovered that at its current rate of progress, the city will not reach this goal until 2055. The facts and figures surrounding the Vision Zero program assume a more personal resonance through the story of Lizi Rahman, whose son, 22-year-old Asif Rahman, was struck and instantly killed by a truck while riding his bike home from his job as a paraprofessional along 56th Avenue and the boulevard in 2008. “All his dreams came to a screeching halt on that day,” Rahman said. “He loved to write poems and used to sing hip-hop music. He had hoped to become a music teacher. After Asif’s tragic death, our house became silent. There is no more laughter, no sound of beatboxing around the house. I couldn’t help thinking that if there was a bike lane on Queens Boulevard, maybe my Q son would still be alive today.”

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Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), who was once publicly supportive of Gov. Cuomo’s nail salon crackdown, is now calling for transparency over what he sees as unfair enforcement against the businesses. On Tuesday, he announced legislation in both chambers upstate that he says would lessen the negative effects the crackdowns have had on the salons. “This administration has proven that they are willing to disregard the law and without any oversight, target small businesses for short-term headlines,” Kim said in a statement. “Consequently, more than 71 percent

of owners are trying to close their shops and 54 percent have laid off employees. How is this helping our workers?” The bill would amend the executive law created by Cuomo in May, requiring an annual report of disaggregated demographic data based on race, gender and region. Kim cited statistics that say 28 percent of shops inspected by the state encountered “inappropriate behavior” from officials or had communication issues. The bills are supported by Asian groups and the Senate version is being carried by state Sen. Jesse Hamilton (D-Brooklyn). Q

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Legislation penned to crack down on parlors Commanding officer, former police captain disagree on massage plan by Christopher Barca

After months of receiving complaints from southwest Queens residents of parlors After months of banging the drum for opening on Myrtle and Metropolitan avelegislative help when it comes to cracking nues either without licenses or with a spedown on illegal massage parlors, Capt. cialty in illicit sexual services, Wachter took Mark Wachter, commanding officer of the action late last year. A handful of establishments closed after 104th Precinct, may finally get his wish. A package of five bills aimed at hamper- he assigned an officer to sit outside their front door in a police cruising the abilit y of er for days at a time, such entities to operbut Wachter said it at e i l leg a l ly wa s o longer can a landlord wasn’t unusual to see introduced jointly by them reopen in anothAssemblyman Mike say they didn’t know er location a shor t Miller (D-Woodhavthe businesses were time later. en) and state Sen. Joe Other areas espeAddabbo Jr. illegal or illegitimate.” cially plagued by ille(D-Howard Beach) gal massage parlors th is week , with — State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. i nclude Corona, Wachter saying it Flushing and Bayside. will no longer be But according to Addabbo, the legislation easier to close a bagel store than it will be a massage parlor in New York City should the he introduced requiring landlords to verify the license of a prospective massage theralegislation pass. “We’re happy that it’s coming to frui- pist tenant before entering into a lease tion,” Wachter said in a Tuesday phone con- agreement — with a violation resulting in a versation. “Right now the ball is in the $1,000 fine for the former — could curb the practice. hands of the legislators.” Associate Editor

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As you know, our organizations have always supported the city Police Department. We have always tried to show our appreciation and to thank them for the difficult job they do. In line with this, the 102nd Precinct has received six new police officers from the recent NYPD graduation class. Two of the new police officers, whom I know of, have Woodhaven roots, one of whom I have known since she was a baby. To all of the NYPD graduates, congratulations and may you all be safe and know we have your backs. Now continuing our GWDC and WBID wish list for 2016 • New York State funding: We’re going on our fourth year since we received any monies from Albany. New York State should always know that they would get a bang for the buck from the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. More “wishes” in my next article. Update — Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven Boulevard. Last week, I attended Community Board 9’s meeting, where a presentation by the Department of Transportation and the MTA was made in regard to SBS. There were many in attendance and people from our community spoke out against SBS, as did board members. I had mentioned that the “human element” was not considered during

the creation of this proposal, because of items such as the elimination of the lefthand turns onto Jamaica Avenue and how it would place all commercial traffic on to local residential streets and place our residents’ lives in danger. With passenger cars, delivery trucks and vans being diverted from Jamaica Avenue and away from our stores and businesses, it would kill our Woodhaven Business Improvement District commercial strip. All of these SBS elements would have a devastating effect on our property values and reduce the commercial tax base of Woodhaven. None of these “human elements” were considered. Then, on Saturday, I attended the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association meeting where they announced a website petition where you could sign up against this SBS proposal. It is www.saveourstreets.nyc. As I have stated, SBS may be good for ot he r neig hb orho o d s , but not for Woodhaven. Update — The collapsed building at 78-19 Jamaica Avenue. Since the court decision, the owner of this collapsed building can take as long as he wants to repair it, so it can stay the way it is, with no end date. Follow us on Facebook at Facebook.com/ woodhavenbid. May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and may God bless our Q America.

Capt. Mark Wachter, commanding officer of the 104th Precinct, lauded new legislation put forth in both state legislative houses to stem the tide of illegal massage parlors opening throughout FILE PHOTO Queens. “No longer can a landlord say they didn’t know the businesses were illegal or illegitimate,” Addabbo said. “I don’t think that’s a lot to ask from a landlord. “They are a part of our community, they own a building,” he continued. “They should play their part and lease their space to appropriate businesses.” Other pieces of legislation introduced would require all massage parlors to not obstruct the view into the building’s lobby from the sidewalk; require the licensee of such a venue to be on the premises at all times during business hours and require that landlords evict any parlor proven to have promoted prostitution or operated without a license. The final bill provides the city Department of Consumer Affairs the full authority to both enforce the provisions and impose fines on problematic locations. Addabbo credited Wachter with helping brainstorm the pieces of legislation in a meeting with Miller’s staff last month. “I love how he basically originated these pieces of legislation,” Addabbo said of Wachter. “Sometimes legislators have the ideas, but oftentimes the ideas come from people within the community and he’s done an incredible job. That’s why I give a lot of credit to Capt. Wachter.” Wachter said giving the Department of Consumer Affairs the ability to actually do its job of keeping illegal parlors closed is a victory for any community plagued with them. “I don’t think city agencies are not doing their job,” he said, “we just don’t have the proper laws in effect to do the job we want to do.” Retired police captain and former City Council candidate Joe Concannon, a Bellerose resident, was a vocal opponent of illegal parlors during his campaign last year.

But instead of enacting new state law, he called on the city to step up and take a harder stance against such a “terrible” quality of life issue. “There’s about 12 of them right here in the Bellerose-Floral Park area,” Concannon said in a Tuesday phone interview. “It takes away from the community and it ruins the quality and character of a place. “If the city agencies just did their job, this wouldn’t be a problem,” he continued. “But nobody does their job, so then it falls on the NYPD, the agency of last resort.” Concannon credited Wachter with showing passion in attacking the issue of massage parlors head on, but disagreed with the notion that the city is doing all it can do to rid communities of the illegal businesses itself. “How accountable are we going to hold landlords for what a tenant does?” he said. “If the mayor wants to hire a dozen more inspectors for the Health Department and a dozen more inspectors for Consumer Affairs to make sure the existing rules on the book are enforced and applied, then that’s what he needs to do. “Why are we putting our cops in harm’s way here?” Addabbo noted such legislation may not be signed into law until sometime this summer, should it earn enough support amongst his colleagues. But Wachter added that if and when the bills become law, impacted neighborhoods should finally start seeing some relief. “It’s something I believe in. And growing up here, these places shouldn’t be in the neighborhood,” he said. “They’re bringing the neighborhood down. These kids living in the neighborhood should be afforded the same opportunity I did, to live in a clean Q community.”

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Holiday photo contest!

Almost from the moment it arrived, we knew the photo Vincent M. Coronati of Howard Beach submitted of his 1-year-old son, Salvatore, learning the ways of strands of Christmas lights was the likely winner of the Queens Chronicle’s eighth annual Holiday Photo Contest. Composition, color, quality — it was all there, and what family who celebrates the holiday can’t relate? As our winner, Coronati will receive free passes to an off-Broadway show or other family-friendly event in or around the city. As is the case every year, the winning entry was not the only one we enjoyed, not by a long shot. We especially enjoyed the decorated street trees shot by Maureen Chen of Flushing, who explained, “I searched for a holiday display that showed creativity and community spirit and not how much money someone spent on store-bought decorations. I found these two decorated street trees on 157th Street, just off the north side of Sanford Avenue, in

Flushing. Perhaps the idea of decorating street trees will spread throughout Queens next year.” That’s the holiday spirit. We also liked the cute shot Jessica M. Wiehl of Glendale took of her cat Daisey, who sure looks like she’s expecting Santa to arrive soon. And check out the charming arrangement of her holiday figurines that Flor Angela Castro of Forest Hills photographed.

Then there’s the study of Santa Claus and the Man in the Moon, surrounded by lights, produced by Jeannette Abrameto, also of Forest Hills. They’re all fine entries we were happy to receive, and you can find even more, all by your neighbors in Queens, at qchron.com. And don’t miss our next competition, the Summer in the Borough Photo Contest! — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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Model brings resources, energy to continue Catholic mission by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

When most people think of the leadership at a Catholic elementary school, they might envision a nun or priest as its principal and sole leader. And while religious men and women may still be the top educators at schools in the Diocese of Brooklyn, many of them and lay people at the helm have been working handin-hand with a board of directors set up under the new academy guidelines. At the beginning of this school year, 57 schools in Brooklyn and Queens have been rebranded as academies — each getting their own board of directors that works to continue the Catholic mission and improve academic standards and the vitality of their respective institutions. Next year, all Catholic elementary schools in the two boroughs will become academies. For Frank Gulluscio, chairman of the board at St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy in Ozone Park, it’s brought a “new energy” to the school where he once taught. “It’s just a whole new level of energy,” Gulluscio said. “We’re all looking to take the school from good to great.”

Maria Cuomo, principal of the Notre Dame Catholic Academy in Ridgewood, said her board’s diverse membership has brought new programs and services to the students there. “I feel like we’ve advanced so much academically,” Cuomo said. “We’ve become more financially viable, which translates into bringing more programs for our students.” The board of directors can consist of accountants, construction workers, lawyers, teachers and people in the community of all professions. Board members, as well as principals, receive professional development training through St. John’s University’s School of Education. Mary Jane Krebbs, a professor there, stressed the importance of a board having people from different backgrounds. “You never want one of anything,” Krebbs said. “A board that has a mixture of expertise is a gift. The more expertise, the more supportive.” She said the academies were set up to help principals with matters such as finances and building upkeep that they may not know about. “It’s probably one of the most moves forward for the sustainability of Catholic schools,” she said.

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Notre Dame Catholic Academy in Ridgewood. Cuomo said her students have already benefited from her board, saying that there are now music, art and special educational courses that were not at the school prior to the board’s arrival seven years ago. “All these programs are in our schools now,” Cuomo said. Gulluscio, whose school was officially named an academy in September, said his board will be looking at ways to “up the enrollment, increase school safety” and address other concerns. He added the board has already met with

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teachers and parents at the school to discuss future initiatives there. Cuomo praised St. John’s cooperation with the schools. “They’ve been a great help,” she said. But Krebbs said the accolades belong to the diocese, which first had the vision to turn its schools into academies and has worked tirelessly to ensure the rollout was smooth. “The parents and parishioners of schools should have nothing but pride in the way Brooklyn has done it,” she said of the switch Q over to academies.

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the needs of all students, Catholic education Catholic schools are thriving provides a challenging curriculum that Catholic schools offer academic excellence reflects the New York State Learning and faith-filled education for students Standards in a safe, caring and supnationwide. National test scores, high portive learning environment. This school graduation rates, college attenenvironment encourages lifelong dance and other data show that Catholic learning and prepares students for schools frequently outperform schools in high school and beyond. both the public and private sectors. Students are provided with the While some Catholic schools are chalskills necessary to be successful in the lenged by declining enrollments and 21st century. State-of-the-art technoloschool closures, the good news is that gy and programs are valuable teaching there is a strong demand and enthusiasm tools and can challenge students to go for Catholic schools. beyond the core curriculum. Thirty-two percent of Catholic schools have The success of Catholic education in waiting lists for admission and new schools are ILLUSTRATION COURTESY NCEA Queens and Brooklyn is also measured opening across the country, attesting to the ongoing excellence and promise of growth represented in our coun- with proven results: â&#x20AC;˘ 75 percent of eighth-grade graduates will attend tryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Catholic schools. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; National Catholic Educational Association Catholic or other private/specialized high schools; â&#x20AC;˘ 58 schools and academies reported that 538 eighthgrade graduates were offered $8,838,220 in merit-based The Benefits of a Catholic Education Catholic education provides students with a values- scholarships to attend these high schools; â&#x20AC;˘ 63 eighth-grade graduates were accepted into specialbased education, rooted in the mission of the Catholic Church. These values are fully integrated into all pro- ized schools and â&#x20AC;˘ 99 percent of students in Catholic secondary schools grams. School communities are also integrated into the life of the parish through various liturgical events and graduate within four years; 98 percent go on to college. service projects. In Catholic academies and schools, reliFinally, Catholic education in Queens and Brooklyn is gion is ensured as a priority. here for students of all ages, from early childhood through Q Catholic education is focused on the whole child in high school. Children of all faiths are welcome. mind, body and soul. In addition to class sizes that meet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; dioceseofbrooklyn.org/schools/benefits-catholic-education/

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THE HOLY CROSS HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE: ALL-BOYS, MISSION-DRIVEN, AT ALL TIMES ment, we wholeheartedly make it a top priority to prepare your son for the world in which he will enter as an adult. Preparedness is one of our many missions set forth to aid in the formation of student networking coupled with building individual college and career pathways tailored to students’ future goals.

Education is much more than teaching and learning. It is a conglomerate of real-world experiences, college preparedness and the utmost dedication to providing an enriching, stable and personal academic climate for your child. Holy Cross High School is an allboys, private Catholic institution located in Flushing, New York. We strive to maintain an academic institution of excellence founded upon spiritual education and values such as faith, integrity, honesty, and a distinguished dedication to lessening the suffering of others through a multitude of school-wide community service initiatives. Accompanied by a 60-year-old role of delivering a superb Catholic education to students, Holy Cross High School offers an

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QUEENS CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Sacred Heart School, 216-01 38 Ave., Bayside, (718) 631-4804 Sacred Heart School, 84-05 78 Ave., East Glendale, (718) 456-6636 St. Adalbert School, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376 St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887 St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575 St. Camillus Catholic Academy, 185 Beach 99 St., Rockaway Beach, (718) 634-5260 St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174 St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990 St. Francis de Sales Catholic Academy, 219 Beach 129 St., Belle Harbor, (718) 634-2775 St. Francis of Assisi School, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405 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 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 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 School, 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 St. Matthias School, 58-25 Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003 St. Mel Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211 St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Boulevard, Jamaica, (718) 380-1900 St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, (718) 821-6721 St. Rose of Lima Catholic Academy, 154 Beach 84 St., Rockaway Beach, (718) 474-7079 St. Sebastian School, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982 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 Sai nts Joach i m and A nne School, 218-19 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230

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Ave Maria Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848-7440 Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 10160 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074 Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 6313153 and 56-10 214 St., Bayside, (718) 225-8795 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., Astoria, (718) 728-1969 I m macu l at e Concept ion Cathol ic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica, (718) 739-5933 Incarnat ion School, 89-15 Fra ncis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066 Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Academy, 136 -58 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246 Notre Dame Cathol ic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., Ridgewood, (718) 821-2221 Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 125-18 Rockaway Blvd. (Rockaway Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-0212 and 109-55 128 St., (128th Street Campus) South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316 Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031 Our Lady of Hope School, 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Academy, 92-80 220 St., Queens Village, (718) 464-1480 Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, 70 -25 Ke s s el St ., For e s t H i l ls , (718) 793-2086 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 843-4184 Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517 Our Lady of the Angelus Cathol ic Academy, 98-05 63 Drive, Rego Park, (718) 896-7220 Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament School, 34- 45 202 St., Bayside, (718) 229-4434 Our Lady of the Snows School, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343-1346 Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 263-2622 Resurrection-Ascension School, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963 Sacred Heart Catholic Adademy, 115-50 221 St., Cambria Heights, (718) 257-0123

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Katz calls for area input on concerts BP sees possible benefits of music festivals but calls for a set policy by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter who was sitting across from her, but the prospect of Flushing Meadows Corona Park music festivals was a table that Borough President Melinda Katz had no intent in sitting at, as she told reporters at a roundtable last Thursday. When asked by the Chronicle about the three recently denied applications from various entertainment companies to host multiday music festivals in the boroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest green space, Katz said she â&#x20AC;&#x153;refused to sit at the tableâ&#x20AC;? when it came to negotiation pertaining to the events, citing a lack of community outreach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My main issue with this was the lack of community involvement, the lack of reaching out to the community boards, civic associations and the neighborhoods that are going to be most impacted like Corona and East Elmhurst,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody talked to anyone and I think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a big deal.â&#x20AC;? Late last year, AEG Live, the Madison Square Garden Co. and Founders Entertainment all submitted applications to the Parks Department to host the large-scale events within the park over the course of the summer and fall, with thousands of attendees and dozens of musical acts slated to descend on the site.

Borough President Melinda Katz discussed the recently denied applications filed by three forprofit organizations to host multiday music festivals in Flushing Meadows Corona Park at last PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Thursdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reportersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roundtable. AEG Live and Founders Entertainment are two of the premier names in music festivals, as the former puts on the wildly popular Coachella event in California every spring while the latter hosts Governors Ball on Randallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island in June.

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LGA and JKF airport staff fight for $15 wage and union benefits by Kelly Marie Mancuso Associate Editor

In commemoration of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, workers from LaGuardia and Kennedy airports joined allies in 10 major cities, including Boston, Chicago and Washington, DC, on Monday, Jan. 18 in a large-scale national display of nonviolent civil disobedience protesting unfair wages and lack of union rights. During the 1963 March on Washington, King led a movement demanding a $2 per hour minimum wage. To honor King’s legacy,

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airport workers and other low-wage employees sounded a similar call, demanding a $15 hourly wage. “Dr. King’s crusade was about justice — racial justice, economic justice and social justice,” Gov. Cuomo said in a statement. “He was fighting for the very soul of our democracy, which was not living up to its promise of equality for all.” Twnety-five people were arrested during Monday’s rally in Astor ia, including LaGuardia and JFK airport workers, elected officials and community members who stood in solidarity with the workers. “I put my body on the line because airport workers here in New York and around the country deserve better,” stated Jean Timmer, a cabin cleaner for JetBlue subcontractor Ultimate Aircraft at JFK. “We must reclaim the dream that Dr. King laid out for our country, a dream that included fair treatment and fair pay for hard-toiling American labor,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. “I stand with the airport workers in New York City and across America that are exercising their rights to fight for the dignity and respect that everyone deserves. When they soar, we all soar.” The day of protests comes on the heels of the first-ever national strike at seven of the

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Pol: Focus on CUNY students, not politics Legislators say it’s too early to worry about Cuomo’s budget plans by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said on Tuesday he’s not preparing to hit the panic button just yet when it comes to Gov. Cuomo’s proposal for the city to pay close to $500 million more of the City University of New York’s budget. “I’ve learned not to be too scared or too concerned with a State of the State or State of the City proposal,” Addabbo, a member of the Education Committee, said. “It just sets a blueprint. It’s a starting point for budget negotiations.” State Sen. Joe Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), also a member of the Education Committee, said he’s confident Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo will hash things out before a budget is voted on. “I am sure Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio will work together to ensure that CUNY keeps providing a high quality education for New Yorkers,” he said in a written statement. “I am sure different ways to fund CUNY are some of the many issues that will be discussed at the negotiating table.” Many have seen the proposal as a continuation of the two heads of governments’ personal and political feuds that have spilled into the news cycle for months. Right now, the state and the city both fund CUNY. Cuomo is asking the de Blasio administration to take on a larger share of the system’s funding — $485 million, or a

Questions are being raised about the source of revenue for CUNY institutions, such as FILE PHOTO Queens College in Flushing. third of its budget. The governor also asked the mayor for the city to pay more into the Medicaid system — $180 million during the first year, a figure that could jump significantly in the future. He noted that the city is in a better financial state than it has been in years and is capable of handling the costs.

But during a NY1 interview a day after he rolled out his blueprint, he seemingly reversed his position and said the state’s budget won’t “cost the city a penny” and the proposals were meant to spark conversation between the two sides. “This is the beginning of the budget process,” he said during that interview. “The budget process goes on for months. This is really the beginning of the discussion.” Shortly before that interview, de Blasio vowed to fight the cuts. “There’s a phrase from American history, ‘By any means necessary.’ I would invoke that phrase,” the mayor told reporters. “We’ll do whatever will work.” Meanwhile, Addabbo said he’d like to see the focus of the funding issue taken away from the two politicians and put where it matters most — CUNY students. “It’s about what’s best for the 500,000 students in the CUNY system,” he said. “Enough about the rift between the mayor and the governor. We need to protect the educational opportunities.” CU N Y Chancellor James Milliken echoed that sentiment in a statement. “I hope all share our priority: the interests of CUNY’s 550,000 students come first and the funding for their education, regardless of source, must be secure,” Milliken said. “CUNY has been vital to New York since 1847 and with record enrollment this year and an impact unmatched by

any university system, the university has never been more important to the prosperity and vitality of the city and state.” Another issue the senator will be looking at is the proposed merger of the State University of New York system with CUNY, an idea that has been proposed before but was rehashed by Cuomo, according to a New York Post report published on Sunday. Under that measure, according to the Post, all CUNY schools would be incorporated into the state counterpart and administrative costs at both institutions would be slashed. An unnamed source told the paper, “it’s a precursor to a merger, but dismantling CUNY won’t be easy.” The paper further reported that plan may be due to the governor’s dislike of the city system because the board appointees are “leftovers from the Pataki and Bloomberg administrations,” unlike the SUNY board, which has many Cuomo allies. “This has to do with Andrew not controlling it,” a separate source told the Post. “W hat he doesn’t control he likes to destroy.” Addabbo believes the idea should at least be looked at by legislators. “We have to see if the students will benefit from a merger,” Addabbo said. “If the outcome is good for the 500,000 students in the CUNY system, then maybe a merger is Q the best way to go.”

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If Mayor de Blasio’s intent behind last year’s For Hire Vehicle Transportation Study was to thwart app-oriented providers like Uber and Lyft, he was likely disappointed with the results that were released last week. The 12-page study found that the growing number of e-dispatched vehicles was not significantly contributing to an increase in traffic congestion in Midtown Manhattan. The mayor last year attempted to cap the number of e-dispatch vehicles, with critics, including app-based drivers, claiming he was doing so to appease the city’s yellow taxi industry, which donated generously to de Blasio’s mayoral campaign. Taxis for 90 years had a virtual monopoly in the city with the exception of the so-called black car fleet that is not permitted to take street hails. A fleet of outerborough green taxis was introduced in the Bloomberg administration and its drivers are banned from Midtown and Downtown Manhattan and the airports. “In the last three years, the landscape of for-hire service has changed considerably due to the rise of app-based electronic dispatch services ... that allow customers to request vehicles on their smartphones,” the report said. “With the quick arrival of a car at the tap of a button, the distinctions that yielded differential regulatory treatment across black and yellow cars are less relevant, and the city must adapt its traditional framework to support the new entrants that do not squarely fit into traditional categories.”

A spokesman for the mayor said last Friday that de Blasio was looking forward to working with the City Council and the industry to address handicapped accessibility, customer and employee safety and support for the city’s mass transit system. Taxis, for example, have a per-ride surcharge that supports mass transit and an accessible fleet, but do not pay the sales tax that e-drivers charge. The taxi fleet also is under a drive to become up to 50 percent accessible. “Such disparities between markets create unfair advantages to compete for drivers and passengers, reduce the overall level of wheelchair accessible vehicles ... and deprive the MTA of critical funding,” said Michael Woloz, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade. The report said the city must foster an equitable playing field; it also said that e-dispatch cars will lead to at least some congestion increase, and a drop in the percentage of vehicles that are handicapped accessible. The City Council last Friday announced that it was readying a package of bills to address the concerns raised in the report and by both sides in the for-hire battle. In a statement to the Chronicle, Josh Mohrer, general manager of Uber NY, said his company supports many of the recommendations in the report and looks forward to working with de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) to find common ground. A separate company statement said it is committed to making its services “accessible for anyone who wants a safe, reliable and convenient way to get around,” including those

A long-awaited study on the city’s rapidly changing for-hire car industry is calling on the city and ride providers to create a fair and equitable regulatory system that protects riders and the FILE HOTO industries. in wheelchairs or with hearing or visual impairments, citing honors it has received from related organizations. Critics say that those without foldable wheelchairs are simply referred by the Uber app to already-existing accessiQ ble transportation services.

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A coat drive will take place in front of St. Helen Church on Sunday, Jan. 24 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. to benefit homeless people in South Queens. You can bring your new or gently

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Free city fitness programs will pump you up by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Okay, everyone, no more excuses! Thanks to a fitness program called Shape Up NYC, you, too, can now get in the best condition you’ve ever been in at dozens of locations spread across the five boroughs, including many right here in Queens. And best of all, it’s absolutely free! Under the auspices of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the program encompasses a wide variety of classes. There are classes for every age group and fitness level. Just drop in at the location of your choice and you’re good to go! No preregistration is required and no memberships are involved. You are advised to bring your own mat, a towel and a bottle of water, and you must bring a lock for classes held at recreation centers. Details are available on the department’s website, nycgovparks.org, under the Events tab, but here is a sampling of what’s available. Instructor Tenaria Drummond-Smith offers an hour of dance aerobics at the Queens Library in Briarwood (85-12 Main St.) every Friday beginning at 11:30 a.m. Open to teens, adults and seniors, the class, dubbed Moving and Grooving with Tenaria, has included participants ranging in age from 13 to 80, according to DrummondSmith, who said she has even been able to involve people with special needs. What’s the secret of her success? “I motivate

them,” she said. “I tell them to work at their own pace. I make them feel comfortable.” And, she added, “They love the music,” which consists primarily of house music, which features “no lyrics but a good beat. It makes you move. It’s motivational.” Perhaps most important, she said, is following proper form when working out. “You have to be focused. You have to have a vision of what you want to look like and be consistent,” she said. A resident of Briarwood, Drummond-Smith said it’s not unusual for her and her students to “hug on each other like we’ve known each other for years. I love giving back to the public.” For further details about the shape-up classes available at the Briarwood Library, call (718) 658-1680. Every Monday morning from 9:15 to 10:15, Sunnyside Community Services (43-31 39 St.) offers Balance, Flexibility & Strength, a totalbody workout that addresses muscle strength and endurance while keeping the heart rate up to burn calories and strengthen the cardiorespiratory system. Aimed at adults, the class promises to inspire continuous movement to great music, making it fun for all! For more, call (718) 784-6173. If cardio kickboxing is your style, head on over to the Queens Library in Richmond Hill (118-14 Hillside Ave.) every Thursday from 5 to 6 p.m. The class, open to adults only, combines elements of boxing, martial arts and aerobics to

Fitness instructors Tenaria Drummond-Smith, left, and Lanita Hall-Summerlin promote their skills and strengths on Facebook. COURTESY PHOTOS provide overall physical conditioning and toning. For details, call (718) 849-7150. Perhaps you want a more low-impact workout. Then the Bayside Senior Center (221-15 Horace Harding Expy.) is the place for you. Every Wednesday morning from 10:15 to 11:15, seniors are invited to participate in what is described as a “gentle workout” to help burn calories, tone the body and increase heart health. Call (718) 225-1144 for details. Dance Fitness is the main attraction at IS 237

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Diet resolutions for healthier skin by Dr. Lisa P. Anthony

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An apple a day may not keep the doctor away, but a growing body of science suggests that things you eat may have a real impact on your health and particularly skin health. As many are looking to eat healthier in the new year, make sure you are getting key nutrients in order to improve your skin health through what you eat. ACNE For clearer skin, the strongest evidence supports choosing foods with a lower glycemic index (GI). GI measures how your blood sugar levels respond to dietary carbohydrate content. People with higher GI diets have been found to have more acne, while those with low GI diets have less acne. Higher GI foods cause increased oil production and clogging of pores as well as hormone changes that all contribute to acne. Tr y trading in the white bread, sweets and sugary drinks for more whole grains, fruits and nuts in order to achieve a clearer complexion. Some studies suggest that milk consumption may play a role in acne, with some stronger data pointing at skim milk. Milk can cause some of the same changes in the

skin as high GI foods. However, while there may be a connection between acne and too much milk, there is no conclusive evidence to recommend restricting milk consumption, which is still an important source of calcium and vitamin D. HAIR LOSS Protein and iron are two of the most important nutrients for hair growth and health. While the best source of dietary protein and iron is meat, some good vegetarian sources include quinoa, tofu, spinach and lentils. Vitamin D also plays a role in the hair growth cycle, and you can get more vitamin D in milk, orange juice and fortified cereals. While there is no definitive evidence supporting the roles of biotin, zinc and vitamin B-complex in improving hair loss, these are important hair nutrients, and supplementation may not do any harm. Of course, be sure to inform your doctor of everything you are taking, including over-the-counter vitamins and supplements, when discussing your health. WRINKLES AND PHOTO-AGING Ultraviolet (UV) damage and oxidative stress on skin cells and collagen contribute to wrinkling and sagging skin. In addition to using daily moisturizer with sunscreen year-round, some dietary changes can help you maintain a more youthful appearance.

Antioxidants, such as vitamins C and E, lycopene, green tea polyphenols and beta carotene may help reduce UV-induced damage to skin. Diets low in fat, sugar and carbohydrates may also help with wrinkles and age-related dryness. For more vitamin E, choose more dark, leafy greens and olive oil. SKIN CANCER The incidence of skin cancer is on the rise. New data suggests that nicotinamide, an active form of vitamin B3, prevents the development of new skin cancers and pre-cancerous lesions in patients with previous history of nonmelanoma skin cancer. Vitamin B3 has anti-inflammatory properties that help to reduce UV-induced damage in skin. Some foods rich in vitamin B3 include tuna, salmon, mushrooms, whole grains and almonds. Vitamin A is another vitamin that may decrease the risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in high-risk patients. Melanoma is one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer. While the role of diet in preventing melanoma remains controversial, some evidence supports drinking less alcohol and supplementation with antioxidants, such as green tea polyphenols, resveratrol and lycopene. So in addition to good sun protective habits, sip on green tea and snack on red grapes and dark chocolate (resveratrol) as well as watermelon, tomatoes and grapefruit (lycopene).

NEW YEAR, NEW YOU Having a skin-conscious diet in no way replaces the need for excellent sun protection, self-skin exams and routine skin cancer screenings by your dermatologist. Seek the shade, reapply broad-spectrum sunscreen with an SPF of at least 30 and avoid tanning. As more is learned about the role of diet in skin health, keep in mind dietary strategies in your overall skin care regimen. With a wellbalanced diet, regular exercise and sun protection, you will be sure to be feeling better, Q and looking better, in 2016. Dr. Lisa P. Anthony is a board-certified dermatologist who practices medical and cosmetic dermatolog y. She ser ves as Instructor in Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and is the Director of the Mount Sinai Dermatology Faculty Practice at Brooklyn Heights.

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Exercising outside of the box Exercise is an essential element of a healthy leg muscles and makes the daily climb up the lifestyle. When coupled with a healthy diet, staircase a little more strenuous. • Turn TV time into treadmill time. exercise puts men and women on a path toward optimal health while reducing risk for a host of Watching a little television at night is how many people relax and unwind, but it can be a ailments, some of which can be deadly. great time to squeeze in some But many people find they daily exercise as well. People simply don’t have the time to who like to relax with a little exercise regularly. Committelevision time at night should ments to career and family can make the most of that time by be demanding and time-conhitting the treadmill, elliptical suming, and exercise is often a machine or exercise bike casualty of a hectic schedule. instead of just plopping down Though getting to the gym on the couch. Add a television every day or even making use to your home’s exercise room of exercise equipment at home or purchase a gym membership on a daily basis may not be feawhere the cardiovascular sible, that doesn’t mean people machines are connected to telestill can’t find ways to incorpovisions. You will still get to rate a little exercise into their enjoy your favorite shows while daily routines. The following are a few simple ways to fit Forgoing the elevator in favor simultaneously getting the benmore exercise into your day no of the stairs is one way to efit of exercise. • Say “bon voyage” to the matter how busy you may be. incorporate more exercise into conference room. Profession• Avoid the elevator, and your daily routine. als who spend lots of time in attack the stairs. The elevator may be inviting, but it’s also somewhat of an meetings can add a simple twist that incorpoenabler. Instead of taking the elevator up to rates exercise into a typical business meeting. your office each day, take the stairs, and take Rather than conducting the meeting in a conthem with more gusto than you’re used to. ference room, propose a walking meeting Rather than taking one step at a time, take the when possible. Walking meetings can provide stairs two by two, lifting your legs high as you some much-needed energy for you and your scale each pair of steps. This helps build your fellow staff members, who may appreciate

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New Year’s resolutions may have varying degrees of success, but even those people who find it difficult to keep their resolutions year after year still tend to make a new resolution once the hour of midnight chimes. However, you might take time during Januar y to revise your resolutions because, done right, they can be the first step toward a happier and healthier life, making them more than just Many people find their New Year’s resolutions have fallen by the a silly annual exercise in wayside by the end of January. empty promises. You might want to scrap “silly” resolu• Employ the buddy system. Resolutions and consider new ones. Resolving to tions don’t have to be a one-person show. become a millionaire in the next 12 months is In fact, your resolution may prove easier likely unrealistic, as is taking on the same to keep if you can f ind someone to go resolution you made last year that proved along for the ride. For instance, if you unsuccessful. You might want to consider the have resolved to quit smoking, find a following tips aimed at helping you choose a friend who also smokes and commit to your resolution together. You can lean on resolution that has a chance to be successful. • Make it something you’re likely to each other when times get tough and enjoy. Resolving to lose weight is perhaps serve as each other’s watchdog. If you the most popular New Year’s resolution every resolve to learn a foreign language in the year. Though there’s no way to measure how year ahead, find a friend to enroll in a class many people make this resolution and stick with you. You might commit to visiting a with it, it’s safe to assume many people fall foreign country where this language is spoken at the end of the year if both short of their weight-loss goal. of you have successfully fulThat’s because the steps people filled your resolutions. must take to lose weight are not always easy to embrace. • Develop a plan before Many people join a gym in m a k i n g a ny c o m m i t January so they can fully ments. Before you comcommit to their resolumit to a resolution, develtions to lose weight. But op a plan as to how you’re going to make joining a gym isn’t always that resolution a success the answer, as it’s easy to and determine if this plan become intimidated at a is realistic. For example, if gym where the majority of you resolve to lose weight, your fellow members are part of your plan should include already in great shape. But this an exercise regimen and any dietary doesn’t mean you should shy away from your resolution. Instead, look for changes. Once you have laid out this plan, ways to make your resolution enjoyable so check it out with your doctor and then you’re more likely to stick with it. If you examine it to see how likely you are to have resolved to lose weight but a gym stick with it. isn’t for you, sign up for a dance class or If your plan includes waking up at 6 join a cycling group. There’s more than a.m. every morning to work out and you one way to commit to a given resolution, know waking up that early is problematic and f inding the most enjoyable way to for you, you don’t have to abandon the restackle your resolution is often the easiest olution. Instead, you might want to develway to make it a success. op a new plan that’s more likely to be suc• Make it a realistic goal. Your resolution cessful. The plan should be in place before should be realistic. If not, the chances of you make your resolution. If you simply being successful are slim. For example, cannot map out a plan that’s amenable to resolving to move overseas by the end of this your schedule, then this resolution might year may be a great goal, but if you have no prove very difficult to keep and you might job prospects overseas or too many commit- want to explore another option. ments at home, then this goal is not realistic Many people find their New Year’s resoand you probably won’t reach your goal. lutions have fallen by the wayside come the However, this doesn’t mean you have to aban- end of January. But those serious about don your dream of moving overseas. Instead, making a change can take steps to ensure Q resolve to make changes that make your their resolutions are a success. — Metro Creative Connection desire to live overseas more realistic.

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Follow the breadcrumb trail to th the he Queens Museum’ss Spooktacular Spook ktacular Enchanted Forest this th his weekend we group has brought their kid-friendly, cruelty-free no-animal circus shows to diverse audiences on city streets, community gardens and public parks. The theme of each performance changes from year to year. Past shows have centered on important and at times controversial community issues, such as climate change, stop and frisk, healthcare and affordable housing. “The show really fires on all levels,” stated Circus Amok company manager Lee Houck. “Kids enjoy it because there are clowns, juggling and wire walking, but adults love it because we’re talking about pressing issues in their neighborhoods.” Circus Amok and the Queens Museum collaborated on this year’s “Enchanted Forest” theme. Adults and children alike are invited to don costumes and play amid the “spooky circus among the trees.” Circus Amok cast member and visual artist Gregory Corbino transformed the museum into a surreal and spooky wilderness through handmade spindly trees, webs and both small- and large-scale art objects. Continuedonon page continued page 43

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hat do you get when you mix old-fashioned circus acts, avant garde art, real-life vaudevillians, fairy tales and family-friendly entertainment? The answer can be found at “The Spooktacular Enchanted Forest,” an eclectic afternoon of fun and fantasy held at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park this Saturday from 2 to 4 p.m. The annual “Spooktacular” celebration helps benefit the museum’s education department, which provides a variety of workshops and programs for children, teens, adults, seniors and adults with special needs. “This is our one family-centric event of the year, so we try to have fun themes,” explained Queens Museum Deputy Director David Strauss. For the second year in a row, the Queens Museum has partnered with Circus Amok, a Brooklyn-based one-ring circus and sideshow troupe that is equal parts politics and performance art. Circus Amok was founded back in 1989 by ringmaster and real-life bearded lady Jennifer Miller. For over 25 years, the

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Boy Scouts Troop 383 invites 11- to 17-year-old boys to join. Mondays, 6:30-9:30 p.m., St. Pancras’ Pfeiffer Hall, 68 St. and Myrtle Ave., Glendale. Info: Sal, stpancrastroop383@gmail.com.

“Art in the Garden: Closing Reception and Walk with Mayen.” Join artist Mayen Alcantara on a walk through the Garden and enjoy one last look at her site-specific exhibit for QBG. Sun., Jan. 31, 2-4 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: queensbotanical.org.

Richmond Hill Bingo. Every night (except Tues.), 6:30 p.m. Also every Wed., Thurs. and Sat., 11 a.m. 117-09 Hillside Ave. Great cash prizes daily. Must be 18 or over to play. Info: (718) 847-1418.

“Friendship,” works by Ariel Abrahams and friends. Flux Factory, Fri.-Tues., Jan. 22-26; Opening reception: Sat., Jan. 23, 7 p.m. Special performance on Tues., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. Gallery visits by app’t. only, at arielabrahams@gmail.com. Info: fluxfactory.org.

Rego Park Jewish Center Bingo, every Tues. in Dec., 97-30 Queens Blvd. Early game, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., regular games at 7:15 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, everyone 18 and over. Info: (718) 459-1000.

The Reanimation Library. Artist and librarian Andrew Beccone answers questions about this functioning research library and interactive exhibit highlighting visual information. Every Sat. thru Feb. 27, 12-5:30 p.m. Open to public. Queens Museum, Studio 5, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Catalyst,” new projects by Meredith James, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Casey Tang. Looks at how personal and cultural forces form narratives. Thru Feb. 28. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8 adults, $4 students, free under 12. Info: queensmuseum.org. “The World of Anomalisa,” screening and display of puppets and sets from Golden Globe-nominated film. Thru Mar. 27. “Walkers: Hollywood Afterlives in Art and Artifact,” exploring Hollywood movies as contemporary art. Thru Apr. 10. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12 adults, $9 seniors and students, $3 kids 3-12. Info: movingimage.us. “Hotter Than That — 90 Years of Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five” celebrates the jazz great’s landmark 1925 recordings — the first records created under Armstrong’s name. Thru Oct. Louis Armstrong House Museum, 34-56 107 St., Corona. $10 adults, $7 seniors, students and children, free to LAHM members and children under 4. Info: (718) 4788274, LouisArmstrongHouse.org.

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“Caruso,” Sun., Jan. 24, 12 p.m. Presented by Bella Italia Mia. Pres. Eleanor Bologa hosts a sing-a-long and Fernando Caruso sings Italian songs. Christ the King High School, 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., CNL Anne and Henry Paolucci Center, door#10, 3rd floor, Middle Village. $5 members, $7 nonmembers. Info: (718) 426-1240. “Pirate Pete’s Parrot: A High-Seas Adventure for Kids and Adults (without the scurvy).” The Secret Children’s Theatre promises music, mischief and a boatload of laughs; watch as Pirate Pete, a lovable rogue, and his crew embark on a song-filled journey to find his runaway parrot. Sat., Jan. 30 and every other Sat., 2 p.m. The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $10 children, $15 adults, $40 family 4-pack. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

CLASSES For family-friendly fun and boatloads of laughs, check out “Pirate Pete’s Parrot: A High-Seas Adventure for Kids and Adults (without the scurvy)” at the Secret Children’s Theatre on Sunday, Jan. 31.

Modern Dance at Green Space, by Valerie Green and the principles of body/mind fitness. Thru May 31. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St. #301, Long Island City. Prices vary. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

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DANCE “VOID,” from a three-part suite “The Trilogy (of Survival)” by Mersiha Mesihovic/CircuitDebris and Underground DanceWorks. Examines the struggle against social conformity and the individual battle for self-determination. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 22-23, 8 p.m. Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St. #301, LIC. $15. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

AUDITIONS The Melodians, spring 2016 season auditions. Mon., Feb 1 and 8, 1-3 p.m. Austin St. Senior Center 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Bring music if available, accompanist is available for you. Info: Lena (718) 592-0178 or David (718) 275-0244. Community Singers of Queens is looking for new members for their Spring Concert. Rehersals every Mon., 7:30 p.m. Messiah Lutheran Church, 42-15 165 St., Flushing. Call: Ruth Amsterdam (718) 658-1021.

FILM “The Governess,” about a young 19th-century Jewish woman in England, who poses as a gentile to work on a Scottish estate. Sun., Jan. 17, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Movies series, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. $5. Contact: (718) 459-1000.

KIDS/TEENS Games galore: Children and teens age 8 and up play console and board games. 3:30-5 p.m., every Fri., Queensboro Hill Library, 60-05 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-8332

Queens Museum Spooktacular Enchanted Forest, Sat., Jan. 23, 2-4 p.m. This year’s spooky circus among the trees in a winter woodland. Created by Circus Amok. NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20. Info: Hannah Bees (718) 5929700, ext. 146, hbees@queensmuseum.org. WORKS Little League: Register for 2016 spring baseball, boys and girls ages 4-16, at 84-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven, 6:30-8:30 p.m. on: Fri., Jan. 22; Thurs., Jan. 28, More in Feb., Special needs children welcome. Bring copy of child’s birth certificate and proof of residency with ZIP code. Fee $100, includes uniform. Info: (718) 847-9633, eteamz.com/works. Kids art classes, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, 35-35 St., Astoria. For ages 8-16, every Tues. and Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Free.Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

COMMUNITY Events at Alley Pond Environmental Center: “Tween Yoga,” Sat., Jan. 23, 10:30-11:30 a.m., $16, for 8- to 12-year-olds. “Star Searchers — Exploring the Night Sky,” Sat., Jan. 23, 7-9 p.m., $15, adults and kids ages 9 and up. APEC, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Pre-registration required for all events. Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. “Tu B’shvat 5776,” “New Year of the Trees,” Sun., Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m. Rockwood Park Jewish Center, 156-45 84 St., Howard Beach. $10, Jewish National Fund tree planting in Israel. Info: (718) 641-5822. “Tea and Torah.” Join Judith Rosenthal and friends at the Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, every Mon., 2:30 p.m. No previous Torah knowledge necessary. Info: Judith (718) 464-7681, heyjude523@nyc.rr.com.

New York State safe boating class, qualified U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary instructors, Sun., Jan. 24, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Old Mill Yacht Club, 163-15 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. 8-hour course, $75. preregistration req’d. Contact: Flotilla 11-03, (516) 418-7242. Yoga in the Elements. Sat., Jan. 23, 9:15-10:15 a.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Adults only, breathe in deep and relax in a heated log cabin. $16 per session, bring own mat, towel and water bottle. Info/pre-registration: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. Call: (718) 969-1128. Poetry writing workshop group: Explore the craft of poetry writing, free enrollment, open to all. Every Tues. 1:30-3 p.m., Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Sponsored by Queens Community House. Info: (718) 268-5960, queenscommunityhouse.org.

FLEA MARKETS Italian Charities of America, Sat., Jan. 23, 10 a.m-4 p.m. 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, $25 per table. Call (718) 478-3100. Pre-Valentine’s Day at Bohemian Hall, Sun., Jan. 31, 12-6 p.m. 29-19 24 Ave., Astoria. Info: astoriamarket.com. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com. St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors welcome. Call: (718) 332-0026. continued on on page page 44 00 continued

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Playwright explores injury through art and suds by Hannah Douglas

being undressed in the tub (but still covered in bubbles) she makes herself vulneraA show filled with suds that submerges ble, and therefore allows audience memits audience into a conversation about bers — typically from six to eight individuinjuries, incidents and perhaps even their als depending on the room’s size — to innermost thoughts is now playing in a potentially open up about their own expebathtub near you. riences and insecurities. In a bubbly bath in Brooklyn last “This project isn’t out to embarrass or to Wednesday, Siobhan freak out or to make O’Loughlin, the people feel uncoms h o w ’s c r e a t o r, fortable,” O’Loughlin donned a cast on her said. “It’s about those When: Through Jan. 31 arm and described a moments of closeness previous bike accithat make us feel Where: LIC on Jan. 28, 7 p.m.; dent in which she more connected.” Astoria on Jan. 29, 9 p.m. broke her hand, as St a r t ing wit h a Tickets: $25 part of the producmonologue of sorts elephantrundistrict.org tion called “Broken about her bike crash Bone Bathtub.” that occurred in The performancOctober 2014, she es, which take place in tubs throughout soon poses questions to attendees, askthe city, are produced by the indie film ing if they have ever broken a bone, or if and theater company Elephant Run Dis- they’ve ever been in a position where trict, and they are splashing into Queens they need to ask for help. next week. Among the tub and tiles O’Loughlin’s Calling the show “intimate” but “not talks engage the audience in a deeper invasive,” the Brooklyn-based performer discussion on themes like guilt or jealouand award-winning playwright said that by sy, and the topics form organically, as qboro contributor

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Fictional TV personality Dr. Steve Brule once posed the question, “What is a friend?” A network of emerging, international artists dares to answer this query in “Friendship,” a new, interactive exhibit to be held at the Flux Factory in Long Island City over the next several days. “Friendship” is a unique and daring mix of installation art, music, performance art, illustrations and video screenings aimed at playfully exploring the connections and bonds between individuals. “It ’s a mixed-bag var iet y show,” explained curator Ariel Abrahams. “It’s

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collective research on friendships.” A bra ha ms uses t he c linic a l ter m “research” in a toungue-in-cheek fashion. “We’re basically just playing together,” he said, describing the collaboration among the diverse group of multimedia artists involved with the show. Abrahams gathered this eclectic group from his Listserve project titled “Bilha Zilpah Reunion,” the name inspired by Jacob’s wives in the Bible. “It’s a list of superstars,” he added. The opening reception for “Friendship” will be held on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 7 p.m. The gallery space itself will be divided into four sections, creating what Abrahams dubs an “imaginary nature zone.” Visitors can explore a cave composed of giant cardboard boxes, or sit by a faux campfire thanks to the use of electric stoves. There will also be a section for “stargazing” on the gallery ceiling, as well as a fabricated bedroom. Abrahams will also host two sleepovers at the gallery on Friday, Jan. 22 and Tuesday, Jan. 26, both at 7 p.m., in the hope that visitors will experience the art while forging bonds among small groups of visitors.

Curator Ariel Abrahams’ original art exploring the mythology of friendships. PHOTO COURTESY FLUX FACTORY

“You can really work some magic with the group and push the connec tion between people,” he added. “You will have all night to explore the art at your leisure, and the time to process everything together and meet everyone around you.”

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Abrahams recognizes the rarity of these sleepovers, as this degree of overnight gallery space and time is not so easily afforded elsewhere in the city. The “loosely planned” sleepovers will feature poetry readings and musical performances by Rachel Austrichtig, as well as an ironic talk show that is part satire, part performance art, hosted by Rebecca Pristoop. Christina Thomopoulos, a multimedia artist from Greece, will contribute a spontaneous piece of art unknown even to Abrahams. “I trust her to do something great,” he explained. “It’s emblematic of the whole thing.” The sleepovers will also include a cooking station, television watching, games and actual sleeping. Abrahams’ poster for the show depicts popular children’s characters SpongeBob Squarepants and his starfish buddy, Patrick. “What is the greater mythology here?”Abrahams questioned. “How can you make this more than a kids’ TV show? I think a lot about my friends, and the way we meet people by chance. Friendship is Q mysterious. I want to explore that.”

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continued from page 39 “They have created an enchanted forest atmosphere with trees, fairies, a moonscape and all sorts of beautiful props,” explained Debra Wimpfheimer, the Queens Museum’s deputy director. In keeping with the magical woodland circus theme, kids can try their hand at the ring toss tree or stump-to-stump high wire, which is actually only a couple of inches off the ground, or mug for the camera in the Baba Yaga tree photo booth. According to Houck, Circus Amok performers will also be on hand to provide “roving, walk-around enter tainment” in the form of forest canopy stilt walkers and feather-balancing acts. The museum’s education department will host a forest animal mask-making workshop, as well as woodland creature face-painting for children with Executive Director Laura Raicovich. There will also be a special group art project in which kids can stamp images of forest creatures onto a wall. The images will then be filmed as part of a mini stopmotion movie. The fun continues with an apple picker’s

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The Circus Amok Band, left, plays while costumed “Spooktacular” revelers dance and PHOTO COURTESY CIRCUS AMOK twirl at last year’s event at the Queens Museum. jamboree featuring the Circus Amok Band, a six-piece ensemble that plays an eclectic mix of show tunes and standards to punk and hip-hop. Adults can also join in the fun and sip some suds in

the enchanted beer garden. The day culminates in a special costume parade around the museum’s iconic panorama, with prizes given out to adults and children for best costume.

Saturday, Jan. 23, 2 to 4 p.m. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park $20 per person queensmuseum.org

In an effort to raise funds for the museum’s education department, tickets will also be available for raffle drawings. Prizes include four tickets to a February Knicks-Celtics game, a clairvoyant session, a Culinary Institute of Education gift card and a $500 gift card to cosmetics giant Ricky’s NYC, with special access to its costume concierge. Ricky’s will also provide gift bags. Tickets for “Spooktacular Enchanted Forest” are $20 per person and include one free raffle ticket. For $75, you get six event tickets, six raffle tickets and a Q family membership to the museum.

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MEETINGS AARP: Open to the public. Chapter 1405, Flusing, Bowne St. Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m; Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, noon; contact: (718) 672-9890. Chapter 4163, Ozone Park, Living Word Christian Fellowship Church, 132-05 Cross Bay Blvd., last Tues. each month, noon.

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Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center. Sisterhood sponsors an exercise program for active older adults every Tues., 11 a.m.-noon. 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows. $5 per session. Info: (718) 357-5100. Job placement assistance, ANIBIC, 61-35 220 St., Bayside, a nonprofit organization serving children and young disabled adults in the community with job, apartment placement. Maspeth Senior Center, 6961 Grand Ave. Free English classes for Chinese speakers, computer instruction, Silver Sneakers, tai chi, yoga and more; breakfast and lunch served. Info: (718) 429-3636. Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria. Exercise classes daily, 10 a.m. Social dancing every Mon. and Thurs., 1 p.m. Daily lunch served 11:45 a.m. Info: (718) 626-1500. Pomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., is proud to offer the following programs, available to anyone 60+. Zumba for both beginners and continuing students, Tues., 9:30 a.m.; aerobics

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BASILE I LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 89-10 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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BASILE II LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 89-20 130th Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11418. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of 82-18 Parsons Blvd., LLC Cert. of LLC filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on Oct. 16, 2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designed as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 82-18 Parsons Blvd, Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: C&L EMPIRE 168 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/04/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC 140-19 58TH RD FLUSHING, NY 11355. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ABACUS ACQUISITIONS, LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 11/10/2015. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 57-23 223rd St., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 12/17/2015, bearing Index Number NC-000844-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) CHRISTOPHER (Middle) CONLOON (Last) CHAN. My present name is (First) CONLOON (Last) CHAN. My present address is 15333 59th Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355-5531. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY My date of birth is July 25, 1994.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 11/19//2015, bearing Index Number NC-000773-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) ANTONI (Middle) KHAC (Last) NGUYEN. My present name is (First) NHAT (Middle) KHAC-MINH (Last) NGUYEN (infant). My present address is 13723 Oak Avenue, Flushing, NY 113554146. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is May 21, 2012.

Notice of formation of Complete Insurance Brokerage,LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 09/23/2015. Office located: Queens County. SSNY designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC 25-31 Astoria Boulevard, Astoria, NY 11102. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 104-31 205TH STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 Block: 10908 Lot: 42 INDEX NO. 702849/2015 JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. JOHN FOWLER AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BESSIE FOWLER; RUTH MAE FOWLER AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BESSIE FOWLER; MARY FOWLER AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF BESSIE FOWLER; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; DISCOVER BANK; PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $625,500.00 and interest, recorded on February 10, 2009, at CRFN 2009000039148, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 104-31 205TH STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: August 31, 2015 RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff BY: THOMAS ZEGARELLI, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Block: 12547 Lot: 14 Mortgaged Premises: 176-25 133rd Road, Jamaica, New York 11434 INDEX NO. 706082/2015 ONEWEST BANK N.A., Plaintiff, vs. THE HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF LEROY G. BISHOP; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MIGNON SMITH, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LEROY G. BISHOP; BERYL BRAFF, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF ESTATE OF LEROY G. BISHOP; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; BENEFICIAL FINANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, INC.; BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $544,185.00 and interest, recorded on July 26, 2007, at CRFN 2007000444774, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 176-25 133RD ROAD, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11434. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: 8/11/2015 RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff BY: THOMAS ZEGARELLI, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590 (516) 280-7675

F.R.M.F. 37TH Avenue 2 Family Limited Partnership, a foreign LP filed with the SSNY on 12/16/15. Office Location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LP may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LP, 95-13 120 Street, Richmond Hill, NY 11419. General purposes.

Notice of Formation of Green Acre 10615 LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 11/12/15. Office location: Queens County. NY Sec. of State designated agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served, and shall mail process to 69-07 Little Neck Pkwy, Glen Oaks, NY 11004. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice is hereby given that a Hotel Liquor license, #TBA has been applied for by Granite Queens Plaza LLC d/b/a Courtyard Long Island City/Manhattan View to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in a Hotel. For on-premises consumption under the ABC Law at 2911 Queens Plaza North Long Island City, NY 11101.

Hit That Juice LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 11/30/15. Office location: Queens C o u n t y. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 45-57 172nd St., Flushing, NY 11358. General purpose.

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - Index #: 400421/00. At a Special Term, Part 31 of the Supreme Court, County of New York, held at the Courthouse at 60 Centre Street, New York, New York on the 24th day of December 2015. Present: HON. LAURA DRAGER, J.S.C., MARY D. MING, Plaintiff, -against- GEORGE A. MING, Defendant. UPON reading and filing the annexed affidavit of the Plaintiff, MARY D. MING, duly sworn to on the 18th day of August, 2015, the affirmation of Steven E. Shumer, Esq., dated the 2nd day of October, 2015, the supplemental affirmation of Steven E Shumer, Esq., dated December 2, 2015, and upon the affidavits of Douglas G. Hilfman, dated the 16th day of September, 2015 and the 7th day of November, 2015, by which Plaintiff has made proof to my satisfaction that Defendant cannot be served by any other prescribed method of service with due diligence, and the Court being satisfied by the affidavit on which this Order is granted that a place where Defendant would receive mail cannot with due diligence be ascertained, and upon all the papers and proceedings heretofore had herein, NOW, therefore, let the Defendant, GEORGE A. MING, and/or his attorney(s), Show Cause before the Honorable Laura E. Drager, JSC, one of the Justices of the Supreme Court, County of New York, located at 60 Centre Street, New York, New York to be held on the 9th day of February, 2016, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be made and entered herein granting to the Plaintiff the following relief a) Appointing the Plaintiff as the Receiver, pursuant to CPLR § 6401, of the shares of ownership in/to the cooperative apartment located at 61-55 98th Street, Rego Park, New York, in order to complete the transfer of the Defendant’s shares thereof to the party’s son, Robert Anthony Ming, pursuant to the Judgment of Divorce issued by the Supreme Court, New York County dated February 15, 2001 and the parties’ Oral Stipulation of Settlement, and granting the Plaintiff all powers necessary to execute any and all documentation required to facilitate such transfer; and b) Pursuant to DRL § 237, awarding unto the Plaintiff and directing Defendant to pay the sum of $5,000.00 as and for attorney’s fees associated with the instant application, with leave to apply for additional fees in the future with a money judgment for said amount to be entered against the Defendant; and c) Pursuant to CPLR § 316, directing service of process of the Order to Show Cause pages of the instant motion upon Defendant by publication; and d) Granting such other and further relief as this Court may deem just and proper. SUFFICIENT REASON APPEARING THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Order to Show Cause pages of the instant motion, only, with the index number endorsed thereon in the above-entitled action, together with a notice of publication to Defendant containing a brief statement of the nature of the application and the relief demanded, be served upon Defendant by publication pursuant to CPLR 316; publication to be in the English language in the West Side Spirit Chelsea Clinton News, distributed in the County of New York, State of New York and the Queens Chronicle, distributed in the County of Queens, State of New York which papers are most likely to give notice to Defendant herein based upon the last known New York addresses, once in each of three (3) successive weeks beginning on January 7, 2016; and it is further ORDERED that further mailings or other attempts at service, other than publication, of the instant motion or Order to Show Cause pages are hereby dispensed with for good cause shown. Service shall be complete on the twenty-first day after the day of first publication. Answering papers shall be served and filed in the courtroom no later than February 1, 2016. Reply papers shall be served and filed in the courtroom no later than February 8, 2016. Oral argument is direct. The parties shall appear in court on the return date. Dated: December 24, 2015, New York City, New York. ENTER HON. LAURA DRAGER, J.S.C. Attorney signture pursuant to Sec. 130-1.1-a of the Rules of The Chief Administrator (22 NYCRR) Steven E. Shumer, Esq.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1291673 for beer and wine, has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 153-37 Hillside Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432 for on-premises consumption. Jamaica 153 Corp. dba Riko.

Notice of formation of JING’S REALTY LLC. Arts of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/8/16. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 39-49 48th Ave., Fl. 3, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful act.

Jeds Global LLC Arts of Org filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/10/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served & shall mail process to 540 Bergen Blvd, Palisades Park, NJ 07650. Purpose: General.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LIT TLE VIOLET LLC. Articles of Organization (DOM L LC ) were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/22/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O Christopher Tang, 72-36 Austin Street, Forest Hills, NY 11375. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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TINAANDREW LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 07/03/14. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 138 Sussex Drive, Manhasset, NY 11030. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of formation of W 242 LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/09/2015. Office located in Queens count y. SSN Y has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Ridgewood Realty Group LLC, 451 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose.

Sherpa Partners LLC Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 12/14/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be ser ved. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Sherpa Partners LLC, 5035 41st Street, Sunnyside, NY 11104. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Unit C5 LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/9/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, c/o Wang, Two Bay Club, Apt. 18W, Bayside, NY 11360. General purpose.

Notice of formation of W Equities 991 GP LLC. Articles of Org. filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 6/16/2015. Office located in Queens county. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to: Ridgewood Realty Group LLC, 451 Seneca Ave., Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: Any lawful activity or purpose.

TFSE HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/9/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 25-32 168 St Ste. 4 Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

UNITAX CONSULTING LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 6/8/15. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to The LLC 136-11 38th Ave Ste. 2A Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: N HOME, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 08/05/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 89-12 Cooper Ave., Glendale, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Corn bank building soon to go by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

The Corn Exchange Bank was founded in 1853 in Manhattan. When the Queens building boom started in the early 1920s, the firm quickly opened up branches in Forest Hills, Far Rockaway, Jackson Heights and Flushing. Its biggest branch, measuring 100-by112 feet, was built in 1924 on Sutphin Boulevard opposite the LIRR Building in Jamaica. The bank was convient to LIRR travelers, at the hub of everything. In 1954 the bank was acquired by and merged with Chemical Bank, creating Chemical Corn Bank. After that firm merged with New York Trust, the name “Corn” was dropped. As Chemical Bank once again, the company went on a merger binge. It bought Anchor Savings, The Bank of New York, Dime Savings Bank and Chase Manhattan Bank, to name only a few of the better known ones. Ironically, the company felt the name Chase was a better “brand” and dropped its own name of Chemical in favor of it. Later it bought JP Morgan. But, perhaps because of a decline in the

The Corn Exchange Bank, at 93-01 Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica, in 1924. area in the 1960s, the branch in Jamaica was closed. City directories, however, still called the 60,000-square-foot structure The Corn Exchange Bank Building as new tenants occupied it. In the 1970s it housed a metal products company and a luncheonette. The bas relief corn symbols of the old bank are still on the building, untouched during a recent renovation done by Duane Reade. But now the pharmacy is out and the site is slated for redevelopment, with a complex of more than 20 stories set to replace the old Corn Exchange Bank Building and adjoining ones. The New York City Department of Finance recently had valued the bank building at $10,000,000. Perhaps the bankers who Q once owned it should have held onto it.

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No bull, riding is big by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The rodeo came to town last weekend as the Professional Bull Riders held their annual three-day competition at Madison Square Garden. Considering how hard it had been for country music to find a radio home here, I figured that at best a few thousand urban cowboys would come out to see who could survive eight seconds on the back of a bull with one hand raised in the air. Imagine my surprise as I saw there was hardly an empty seat in the house. In retrospect, the good turnout should not have been so shocking. PBR has had a contract with the CBS Sports Network for years and it has long had blue-chip sponsors such as Ford, Wrangler, Lucas Oil, the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority and Jack Daniel’s. If that wasn’t enough, last summer the colossal sports and entertainment agency WME/ IMG acquired PBR for around $100 million. Clearly it sees bull riding as the next NASCAR. Contrary to popular belief, there are just as many bull riders from outside the United States as there are from our southwest. Brazil’s Paulo Lima won the Monster Buck Off at the Garden. One change is that nearly all the riders have ditched the traditional cowboy Stetson in favor of football-style helmets. The biggest danger for them is not getting gored but rather the risk of concussions from being thrown high in the air.

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www.howardbeachrealty.com HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Hi-Ranch.

Howard Beach. 2 bedroom, 1 bath Junior 4 in the Dorchester. EIK with countertop and bar stools, hardwood floors and carpet, new doors, painted within the last year, bath and kitchen updated, lots of sunlight. X25MTG

Oversized 50x100 lot, JUST LISTED, 10 rms, 4 BRs, 3 baths, large EIK, FDR, new heating & HW, oversized rooms & plenty of closets.

• Lindenwood • • Hamilton Beach • 1 Family Bungalow - 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, living room, dining room, EIK, renovated, open deck, great starter home. 7WN2RC

Howard Beach. 1 bedroom Condo in the Heritage. Eff kitchen, dining area, bathroom, living room, needs TLC but priced to sell. KLMVD7

HOWARD BEACH

CALL NOW!

Hi-Rise Co-op. 3.5 rooms, 1 king bedroom, 1 bath, new kit. $72,500

HOWARD BEACH

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT • Rockaway Park • Move-in ready. 1 BR Co-op on the beach. Eff kit, LR/DR combo, full bath, HW floors thru-out, lots of closets, pet-friendly building, laundry room, super on premises, bike & storage room, wait-list for parking, 20% down payment. DNBY3V

• Brooklyn • 3 Family Townhouse. 9 BRs, 6 baths. Built in 2007. Sprinklers thru-out hallways, combo smoke and carbon monoxide detector hardwired, each f loor has separate heating system. 3 boilers, 3 hot water meters. R35BHL

• Rockwood Park • Howard Beach. 1 Family Hi-Ranch, 3 BRs, 3 baths, EIK, family room with OSE, Brazilian hardwood floors, granite countertops, new hot water heater, furnace, up-dated electric, enclosed porch, private driveway. CDPLPQ

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• Lindenwood •

OZONE PARK Wakefield

1 Family 7 rooms, 4 BRs, 3 baths, garage, pvt. dvwy, 40x100 lot, full fin. bsmnt. CALL NOW!

HOWARD BEACH NEW CONSTRUCTION (2) det 2 family’s, 4 bedrms. CALL FOR MORE INFO.

2nd floor 700 sq. ft. on Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach, all new construction ALSO approx. 300 sq. ft. available for office space Call for more Info 718-641-6800

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161-14A Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach (Brother’s Shopping Ctr.)

OPEN 7 DAYS!

718-845-1136

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ARLENE PACCHIANO

LAJJA P. MARFATIA

Broker/Owner

CENTREVILLE/ OZONE PARK Detached Colonial, 4 BRs, 1½ baths, full finished bsmnt with fin. attic, pvt. dvwy, 1 car garage, new roof, 2 stained glass windows

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Asking $530K

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HOWARD BEACH Custom 50x100 Colonial. 4 BRs, 3 f/baths, granite kitchen with Thermador stove & hood, sub-zero fridge, Jacuzzi bath, balcony, fireplace in fam. room, 1.5 car gar. A spectacular home!

Colonial (New Construction) 3/4 BR’s, 2.5 baths, finished attic, pvt. dvwy., deck, large yard, bsmnt will be Sheetrocked, in-ground sprinklers, new PVC fencing, stainless steel appliances.

Reduced $939K

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Large Hi-Ranch on oversized 45x100 lot – featuring 4 BRs/3 full baths, w/updated kitchens & baths. Park-like backyard with screened porch.

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK All up-dated Brick/Stucco split level on 40X100, paved driveway for 2 cars, Large 3 BRs, 2 f/baths. Large den with sliding doors accessing rear tiled patio. Only $719K

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HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD Lg. legal 2 fam. Condo Townhouse, 3 BRs, 1½ baths duplex, top flr w/large deck, updated kit new appli, also lg. 2 BR, 1 bath duplex, new kit & updated bath on 2nd flr, plus walk-in unit - all new w/porcelain tiles throughout & sliding glass doors to pvt yard, pvt dvwy, 1 car gar, new boiler & hot water heater.

ASKING $649K

LD O S HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Large Brookfield, all stucco, beautifully landscaped, open floor $690K plan, 4 BRs, 3 baths. CONR-068749

PERFEC T FOR DENTIST OR DOCTOR !

Reduced. Unique large Colonial on oversized 40x127 corner lot. New kitchen with granite countertops, new cabinets & tiled floors, 3 large BRs, 2.5 Baths, 2 walk-in closets, 2-Car Garage, with rooftop terrace.

Reduced $695K

HOWARD BEACH LIN LINDENWOOD

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Cape on 60x100 lot, 3 BRs, 2 Baths, Fin. Bsmnt. In Contract in 8 Days!

HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD Large corner 2-Family, 6 BRs, 3 full baths, 2 half-

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LD SO Mint Hi-Ranch on 41x100 lot, 4 BRs, 2 Baths.

Large waterfront property (69x155) 4 lots altogether. Located on Canal.

Asking $129K

Brooklyn 337 Amber Street A 40 x 100 gated lot. Not cleared. Owner will clear when a contract is signed

REDUCED $209K

• Hi-Rise 1 BR/1 bath, (needs complete renovation) IN CONTRACT ................... $70K • Hi-Rise 2 BR/1 bath, updated kit SOLD!..................... $154,500 • Real 3 BR/1 bath, deluxe garden co-op Asking $195K • Mint AAA 2 BRs/1 bath, Garden co-op, 1st flr, open kit floor plan (move-in) ....$199K - SOLD!

HOWARD BEACH

Asking $350K baths, full fin. bsmnt, move-in condition. $725K

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

(143 Broadway) LAND BUILDER’S DELIGHT!

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Lindenwood Co-ops

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

Unique Dentist Office for sale in prestigious Heritage Condo Building! Sale includes: Condo as well as all equipment and supplies. Ground floor office with separate entrance to the left of the main lobby. Featuring a waiting area - front desk & file area. 4 Operatories with X-ray & nitrous lab, private office & 2 half baths. Common charges $709.

STORE FOR RENT Crossbay Blvd. (off Liberty Ave.) 1,200 sq. ft. store & basement, heat & taxes included

WELL MAINTAINED

HOWARD BEACH OLD SIDE Det. Colonial, 3 BRs, 1½ Baths, Great Block on the old-side. Potential 4th BR, Full Bsmnt w/½ Bath. Asking $425K

• Greentree Condo, 2nd floor, 3 BRs, 2 baths, 2 terraces Mint ........................... $309K • Hi-Rise Condo Northgate Building Large 1 BR Condo, 5 Closets IN CONTRACT ..............$184K

APARTMENT FOR RENT HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Mint 3 BRs, 2 baths, 1st floor

$2,200/mo

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Large 1 BR Condo in Hi-Rise building, closets galore, laundry on premises, L-shaped Living REDUCED $184K Rm., Dining Rm.

RIDGEWOOD Great Location, in the heart of Ridgewood, walk to Fresh Pond Road train, brick S/D, 2 family, 6 over 5, renovated throughout, full finished basement.

Asking $719K

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

HOWARD BEACH HI-RISE CONDO

Asking $549K

All New Mint Ranch, 3 BRs, 2 full baths on 46.5 x 100 lot, new kitchen, baths/appliances/windows, New Heating System, new CAC, French drains, 200 Amp electric, fin bsmnt with porcelain tiles, new pavers, new stoop/roof/skylight, custom awning on side of house.

HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD

4 BRs, 2.5 baths, 1 BR on first level with large living room, dining room, 1 bath, 2nd floor has 3 BRs & 1 bath. Finished bsmnt. with ½ bath & pvt. dvwy., 1 car gar. 30x100

HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK

Greentree townhouse mint condo (2nd floor), large 3BRs/ 2 Baths, 2 terraces front & back. Reduced $309K

LARGE ALL BRICK DETACHED COLONIAL

Reduced, Asking $785K

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WAKEFIELD OZONE PARK

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