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The Queens Detention Center in Kew Gardens is one of four jails that are set to be replaced. Officials confirmed last week the estimated $9 billion construction project will be financed with municipal bonds, adding new costs that concern some community leaders.

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Cuomo’s budget is $6 billion short Governor says he’ll balance it by pushing health costs back on city by Michael Shain Editor

taring at a $6 billion budget gap for t he upcom i ng f iscal yea r, Gov. Cuomo is proposing to push more of the rising cost of Medicaid — which provides health coverage for low-income people — onto New York City. At least $2 billion of the projected deficit is money the state has been paying toward the city’s share of the state’s annual $75 billion Medicaid costs. With the cost skyrocketing on the insurance plan that covers 6 million New Yorkers, Cuomo said the state can no longer pick up the costs that are supposed to be paid by local governments. “The Medicaid system has to be fiscally sustainable,” said Cuomo. “And if it is not financially sustainable, then we accomplish nothing.” Medicaid costs jumped 7 percent in 2019, according to state officials. A spokesman for Mayor de Blasio signaled that the city would “fight” to keep the Medicaid benefits from being slashed. Medicaid cuts would affect the services the program currently pays for, including certain types of home care and hospital reimbursements. ‘I told the hospitals in my district a couple

In Albany this week, Gov. Cuomo presented his executive budget, the starting gun for negotiations to begin with the Legislature. His plan includes legalizing pot for recreational use and a PHOTO COURTESY NYS dramatic realignment of how Medicaid costs are covered. of weeks ago: ‘Don’t jump off a building when you see the governor’s budget,’” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). “Like all executive budgets, it’s just a starting point.” The governor and the Legislature have until April 1 to come to agreement on and

pass a new budget. Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) said his priority is “seeing that people with developmental difficulties are protected” from Medicaid cuts. “The staff working in group homes were, in some cases, earning less than people at

McDonald’s,” he said. “We worked hard to fix that” and he does not want to see those gains lost. Cuomo’s budget plan, released on Tuesday, contains a number of other proposals including: • legalizing the sale of marijuana for recreational use, an idea he proposed last year but withdrew in the face of legislator opposition. Taxes from the sale of legal pot are projected to bring in $20 million in revenue for in 2021 and as much as $188 million by 2025. But lawmakers did not believe the law adequately dealt with issues like preventing driving while under the influence and use in public. • a 3 percent increase in allocations to local schools, the other huge portion of the state budget. Cuomo said he would pay particular attention to making sure the increases go to poorer school districts. • cutting the tax break offered to movie and TV producers for filming in New York. • a business tax reduction and another cut in middle-income taxes. • a deal to legalize e-bikes and scooters, with elements not in a bill to do so he vetoed last month • a second look at some parts of the controversial bail-reform measures that went Q into effect Jan. 1.

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Bonds to pay for new Queens jail Local leaders shocked at news of higher Rikers replacement costs by Michael Shain Editor

The cost of building a new jail in Kew Gardens could zoom past initial estimates of $2 billion, it was revealed last week. Already unpopular in the neighborhoods surrounding the proposed site, the 19-story jail is to be funded by municipal bonds whose interest costs were not figured into the projected $2 billion price, civic leaders said after emerging for their first meeting with city officials since the plan was approved by the City Council last November. “We are not happy campers,” said Sylvia Hack of Community Board 9, who has led the two-year fight to stop the jail from being built. Hack, CB 9 Chairman Kenichi Wilson, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Kew Gardens Civic Association President Dominick Pistone were among about a dozen local leaders summoned to a meeting Jan. 16 of a newly formed Queens Advisory Committee in an office building across the street from Borough Hall. “This is a big deal,” said Wilson, whose board voted unanimously last year to reject the proposal. “We’re just spinning our wheels trying to get answers,” said Hack.

At the meeting, the group heard presentations from a number of city agencies, including the Department of Correction and the Department of Design and Construction, which is in charge of demolishing the old, unused jail and building a new one. The purpose of the meeting was to brief the new advisory committee on aspects of the ambitious project. The construction of four new jails — one in each borough except Staten Island — was approved last November by the City Council on the same day it voted by a commanding margin to shut down Rikers Island by 2026 Qualif ied cont ractors were already told last fall the city intends to move quickly on the project. A timetable issued then shows the city plans to use a streamlined for m of contracting — called design-build — that combines design and construction in the same contract. The timetable shows construction on all four jails beginning by the end of 2021, a quick pace for municipal work. The Queens jail will be built in three stages, starting with a multistory garage going up behind Borough Hall on the site of a 300-space parking lot that was rebuilt just two

At a Community Board 9 meeting last year, criminal justice reformers advocated for closing Rikers Island but were against building any new jails to replace it. The board voted unanimously against a new jail, but was overridden by PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN the City Council. years ago. Another advisory committee meeting is set for Feb. 5 at Borough Hall, an invitation-only “design workshop” with representatives of the DDC and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice, which has spearheaded the de Blasio administra-

tion’s far-reaching plan to remake the city’s correctional operation. The DDC is asking committee members to “provide input on the design guidelines that designers of the project will be asked to follow.” In Queens, the plan to close Rikers did not face widespread opposi-

tion. But the proposal to build a new jail behind the Queens County Criminal Courts has been hotly contested from the beginning. Notably, the new advisory committee is made up in large part of civic leaders, like Hack and Pistone, Q who bitterly opposed it.

Trump opposed to a Sandy sea wall ‘Get your mops,’ he warns. Flood protection plan ‘costly, foolish’ by Michael Shain

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President Trump has found a wall he doesn’t like. In a characteristically cheeky tweet last weekend, the president announced his disapproval of a proposal to construct an elaborate sea wall from the Rockaways to New Jersey to prevent a repeat of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. “Sorry, you’ll just have to get your mops & buckets ready!” Trump said of the expensive proposal to protect the city’s shoreline neighborhoods — including Howard Beach, Hamilton Beach and the Rockaways — from another storm surge. Trump was apparently reacting to a frontpage story in last Saturday’s New York Times that outlined a proposal by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to build a series of gates across New York Harbor over the next 25 years, using techniques pioneered by Dutch engineers in Holland.

The price tag, $119 billion by USACE estimates, was too high, he tweeted — though he placed the cost at $200 billion without explanation.

They welcomed the tweet, if only because it put the issue of protecting their neighborhoods back on the table. “While I don’t agree with the wording of

This Trump tweet marked the president’s first comments on proposals, some very costly, to mitiTWITTER gate the effects of another Hurricane Sandy. Besides, Trump wrote, the gates “probably won’t work anyway” and “would look terrible.” Leaders in South Queens have been advocating for small projects around Jamaica Bay as more practical and far quicker to build.

the President’s tweet, I do agree with the fundamental issues that he mentioned,” said Roger Gendron, president of the Hamilton Beach Civic Association and a major figure in the yearslong recovery effort from the storm.

“The construction of the massive seawall, which will not be completed until 2027 at the earliest, does not address the higher tidal flooding associated with sea level rise such as the increase in ‘sunny day’ flooding which is of equal concern to residents that live along the shore as is the storm surge that comes from a Nor’easter or hurricane,” he said in an email. “In the past the USACE has built and efficiently operated smaller hurricane barriers.” Last summer, the federal government pulled out of plans to build a berm — a 10-foot-tall sand barrier — in Spring Creek Park next to Howard Beach because it was not cost effective. The berm, estimated to cost $75 million, offered protection only for homes in the new part of Howard Beach, according to the Federal Emergency Management Administration. Sandy caused more than $60 billion in damage in 2012 and killed 72 people, includQ ing one in Hamilton Beach.

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Angry D26 parents drive out Carranza Fury forces CEC meeting to close early by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

“My daughter, last month, was a victim of sexual assault!” yelled a father from the crowd at the Jan. 16 Community District Education Council meeting at Bayside’s MS 74. His shouts at city Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza sparked a passionate outcry from surrounding parents that proved uncontrollable enough to shut the meeting down early and force Carranza to make a backstage exit. “Answer this man! His daughter was a victim of sexual assault!” another man bellowed at Carranza, incentivizing much of the audience to join in the shouting. Earlier in the day, elected officials Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), Councilmembers Paul Vallone (Bayside), Barry Grodenchik (Oakland Gardens) and Peter Koo (D-Flushing), state Sen. John Liu (D-Flushing) and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) had sent a letter to Carranza demanding answers on the multiple reports of sexual assault and harassment among classmates in December at MS 158, the school the father in the crowd’s daughter reportedly attends. According to reports, the school did little to address months of sexual harassment of an eighth-grade girl by a male classmate or an incident where one student forcibly put his finger in another’s rectum. “No student should be subjected to harassment and violence at school,” Meng stated in the letter’s release. “When students are in school, they should be focused on learning, not worrying about their safety. Chancellor Carranza must immediately address the issues we’ve raised.”

The outburst followed a question from a United Federation of Teachers representative who stated that staff in District 26 do not feel respected by students or supported by the Department of Education: “The lack of consequence for the students and following through as related to discipline has raised the lowering of morale and inability to effectively manage classes. The fight at 158 was an extreme case, but has sent shock waves throughout the district. How are you going to ensure that District 26 staff are supported to appropriately manage the top performing classes in the city?” “The issue of student behavior is not just a teacher issue. It’s a home issue and it’s also a support issue,” responded Carranza, stating that the DOE has hired counselors and social workers to address challenges that students face, such as intergenerational poverty and incarceration, displacement, emotional trauma, and lack of afterschool supervision. “Incidents are dropping in our schools ... I’m familiar with the incident that you’re talking about and the video that went viral.” The question referenced a Jan. 10 video of an MS 158 student relentlessly beating another. The mother of the victim, reported by the New York Post as Katty Sterling, charged the stage after the father of the sexual assault victim disrupted the discussion. “The other student is sitting in school getting all the privileges and what is my daughter doing? Sitting at home, sick, getting traumatized!” said Sterling just a few feet away from Carranza. “What is happening here? We’re not getting answers! Nobody is giving answers!” The crowd continued to shout over itself

City Department of Education Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, left, responds to parent concerns as Community District Education Council President Adriana Aviles listens in. A parent of an alleged sexual assault victim at MS 158, right, aired his grievances at the panel as another PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY parent begs Carranza to listen. for several minutes as moderators attempted to move onto the next question and as Community Education Council President Adriana Aviles begged the parents to remain respectful. Carranza sat tight-lipped waiting for the chaos to subside, which only enraged the crowd more: “Look at that smirk, he thinks it’s funny!” shouted one parent while another taunted, “Ignore us like you always do!” Aviles announced that the meeting would close early, and Carranza exited through the auditorium stage’s back door to “Fire Carranza” chants. The council released a statement on Jan. 19 stating that the topic of the children’s safety was not addressed during the meeting because “the Chancellor chose to end the meeting abruptly due to what he felt as ‘safety concerns.’” Elected officials on the Jan. 16 letter to Carranza sent another on Jan. 20 demanding

the chancellor return to District 26 and hold a public meeting to address the concerns over school safety that were excluded from the chaotic council meeting. “You left the event early when confronted with questions about school safety: specifically, the ongoing issues at MS 158,” the letter from Meng, Liu, Braunstein, Grodenchik, Koo, Rozic and Vallone read. “This lack of response has left our community frustrated and upset, and frankly, it is inconceivable that these important questions about safety were not addressed at all.” “The recent reports of sexual assault and violence at MS 158 are alarming and require an in person response from the Chancellor,” said Braunstein. “Chancellor Carranza failed to address community concerns and instead displayed a shocking lack of empathy by dismissing the parents of assault victims as Q ‘grandstanding.’”

Van Bramer drops out of BP election Councilman leaves the nonpartisan race citing ‘family circumstances’ by David Russell

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Citing “family circumstances,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) announced Wednesday that he is dropping out of the special election for borough president, which will be held on March 24. “My family is the reason I love this borough and its residents; they are the ones who instilled Queens values in me and inspired me to be an advocate for working families,” he said. “But family circumstances have been weighing on me for some time, causing me to reconsider the timing and feasibility of this campaign.” “Prioritizing my responsibilities as a son and brother is where my attention needs to be right now. While this is a difficult decision, this is the right one for me and my family at this time.” The lawmaker said he will “continue to fight for the working people of our borough and city every day in the New York City

Council and beyond.” Van Bramer, a Council member since 2010, drew national attention for his opposition to Amazon’s planned second headquarters in Long Island City. He touted himself as a progressive candidate in the upcoming election and was endorsed by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and former gubernatorial candidates Zephyr Teachout and Cynthia Nixon. He was a vocal critic of District Attorney Melinda Katz, the previous borough president, and supported public defender Tiffany Cabán in her primary campaign against Katz for DA. Several of his competitors in the BP race posted messages of support for him. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), also a candidate in the election, tweeted “@JimmyVanBramer has always added breadth to the discourse on the future of Queens and I know that he will continue to do so. Family should always be a priority.

My thoughts are with him and his at this difficult time.” BP candidate and Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Astoria) tweeted, “It was an honor to join in the discourse with you, my friend. You’ve always been a fighter and know you always will be. At the end of the day, family is the most important thing. Mine wishes yours nothing but love and support right now. Former Councilwoman and current BP candidate Elizabeth Crowley tweeted “My thoughts are with Councilman @JimmyVanBramer as he focuses on his most important priority: his family. I commend his public contribution to our borough and city — and know that he will conntinue to serve his constituents well.” Retired NYPD Sgt. Anthony Miranda, also on the ballot, tweeted, “We wish @JimmyVanBramer the best with his family. We will continue focusing on the issues and concerns of Queens communities in the Queens Q Borough President Special Election.”

Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer dropped out of FILE PHOTO the race for borough president.

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Scholars principal heads to Woodmere Founder of respected Rockaway high school jumping to Long Island by Michael Shain Editor

Brian O’Connell, the founder and longtime principal of The Scholars’ Academy, the highly respected public high school in Rockaway Park, surprised a lot of parents last month when he announced he was leaving to head Lawrence Woodmere Academy, a private school just over the Nassau-Queens border in Woodmere. O’Connell is the only principal The Scholars’ Academy has ever had. A selective school for grades 6 to 12, it is recognized as one of the city’s elite secondary schools and regularly shows up in the top echelon of rankings in the city and state. More than 90 percent of the 1,300 students there are in advanced placement classes. The graduation rate is virtually 100 percent. “He was very focused on getting the best he could for the children, the best teachers, the best equipment,” said Donna DeCarolis, who sent two children to Scholars’ and is a former president of the parent association. “He was driven.” “Starting this school was a labor of love and an against-all-odds kind of thing,” O’Connell told the Chronicle this week. “But now the school is operating at a high level, very organized. And now I have to do some forward planning in my life.” After 29 years in the city school system, he is slated to start as headmaster at Lawrence

A year after Hurricane Sandy devastated The Scholars’ Academy in Rockaway Park, Principal Brian O’Connell cut the ribbon that reopened the school. O’Connell is leaving in March to take FILE PHOTO over Lawrence Woodmere Academy, a private school. Woodmere Academy March 2, succeeding Barbra Barth Feldman, a 1982 alumna of the school, who died last August. In its 107th year, the private school is among the oldest on Long Island. The independent, nonsectarian school covers grades pre-K through 12.

Enrollment is just 250 students, including a large contingent of international students through the longtime Global Scholars Program, which allows students from overseas to spend a year in American schools. “I’m a believer in the small schools,” O’Connell said. “There’s an accountability and

a support level in a small school that students need today and parents can trust.” With an average class size of 10 to 15 students, “you can create the kind of experience that will stay with them later in life. For some students, that’s huge,” he said. “It’s hard to personalize learning with 33 students per class.” O’Connell will “ensure that LWA continues to be an exemplary school that prepares our students for college, career and life in the 21st century as a part of the global community,” said Vincent Gerbino, president of the LWA Board of Trustees, in a press release announcing the his appointment. “I think LWA has been flying under the radar for a little while” said O’Connell, meaning that part of his new job will be to increase enrollment — “within reason.” O’Connell will get just a two-week break in February between jobs, he said. “But I’m very excited. “A lot families in Queens — Forest Hills, Richmond Hill, Jamaica Hills, places like that — don’t realize that 20 minutes south there’s a school that is warm and situated on 10 acres of lush ground. “There’s a lot of frustration out there and parents need to explore all options to find a place where their kids can learn and maximize Q their potential.”

Queens loses a jazz great Jimmy Heath helped turn borough into music mecca by Michael Shain Text Jimmy Heath, the saxophonist, composer and arranger who launched the jazz studies program at Queens College in the early 1990s and then went on to form the unique Queens Jazz Orchestra, died Sunday at age 93. Heath, who was named a National Endowment of the Arts Jazz Master in 2003, was among a handful of jazz musicians who came up in the early years of bebop and was still performing in his nineties. The two concerts a year he headlined at Flushing Town Hall were always sold out weeks in advance. The Queens Jazz Orchestra was a band Heath put together from old friends and accomplished musicians who got together for one night a year to play at the historic theater on Northern Boulevard. “An astounding musician, composer, and educator, he has touched the lives of so many, leaving behind an incomparable legacy,” Ellen Kodadek, artistic director at Flushing Town Hall, said in a statement. “We are so grateful that Dr. Heath had performed so many concerts at Flushing Town Hall over the years, gracing our stage with his genius and joyful presence, whether

Jimmy Heath, backstage at Flushing Town Hall Hall in 2018, died last Sunday at his daughter’s home in Georgia. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN

it be at our annual NEA Jazz Masters concert or our Queens Jazz Orchestra, a project he conceived of and led for 12 years. “There are insufficient words to express our condolences to his wife Mona Heath and

family, friends, and students.” In poor health for the last year, he died at his daughter’s home outside Atlanta. Trained in Dizzy Gillespie’s band, Heath played with Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly and Chet Baker. He raised his family in the historic Dorie Miller co-op apartments in Corona, the first racially integrated co-op in New York, where he’d lived since the 1960s. “Adam Clayton Powell built it because Fred Trump wouldn’t let black people stay in his apartments,” Heath told the Chronicle last year. Heath was born in 1926 in Philadelphia, the middle brother of one of jazz’s most accomplished families. His late brother Percy was a bass player for the Modern Jazz Quintet and brother Albert “Tootie,” who survives him, is a drummer who has recorded with Nina Simone and Herbie Hancock. All three brothers often played and recorded together. “We do not do the same stuff over and over again,” Heath told the Chronicle last year, talking about the Queens Jazz Orchestra. “New ways, new material always.” Funeral arrangements were not immediQ ately announced.

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P The resignation letter schools chief Carranza should write EDITORIAL

ather than continuing to sow racial divisions, to walk out on aggrieved parents, to wink and nod at gradefixing, to alienate elected officials and to allow little girls to get pummeled in the middle school cafeteria, New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza should resign. He’s welcome to do so by copying and pasting the following onto his letterhead and having it delivered. Dear Mayor de Blasio (Bill), It is with heavy heart that I write, but I have no choice. As you know, when confronted by parents in Bayside, Queens, whose children had been assaulted by other students — one of them sexually, along with months of harassment — I turned tail and ran. I had to. Sure, this was at a meeting of the District 26 Community Education Council and there were cops in the room, but it was scary. I don’t know what these outerborough parents are capable of, and I’m the chancellor — I can’t let them touch a perfect hair on my head. You saw the video of that girl getting a beatdown at MS 158. Man, she got pounded. That one teacher made a halfhearted attempt to grab her, but then he let her go and she just kept on going. That’s when she jumped onto and off the table to carry on the assault like some pro wrestler. It would

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have been nice if the teachers actually stopped her before she got back on the table to do that victory dance, but can you blame them? They’d get sued, and we’d just have to settle. Plus, we’re all about restorative justice, not stopping kids from doing what they please through physical measures. So now we’ve got the teachers union saying the lack of discipline is lowering morale and making it harder to manage classes. The CEC put out an announcement that mocked me between the lines. Seven elected officials, from City Hall to Capitol Hill, issued a letter demanding answers. I’ve got none, your honor. I’m an ideologue and I’m afraid. Everything else is a mess, too. In nearby District 28, we’re trying to get Jamaica parents to let their kids be bused to Forest Hills and vice versa because we have to force desegregation. These people just keep moving into neighborhoods with other people who look like them! And when we come in and tell them there’s a better way, just put your 12-year-old on that city bus for a couple hours a day, they get all upset. We have to make a show of getting “community input,” but man, imposing change from above is stressful. You saw how we failed to do that with the Specialized High School Admissions Test. Of course fewer Asian kids

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will get into the SHSAT schools if we make it so more black and Hispanic students do; we all know that. But those darn parents fought us and they won! Now if we want a more balanced enrollment, like it was years ago, we’ll have to do it the old-fashioned way, and improve the elementary and middle schools black and Hispanic kids attend. That’s hard! And you know I have it on impeccable sources that when a Queens Chronicle editor asked Rep. Grace Meng if she thought I was dealing with the SHSAT from a position of good faith, there were about five seconds of silence before she said I had a lot of ground to make up for but she’s willing to work with me. The air was heavy in those moments! We both know kids aren’t learning better than when I arrived. Graduation rates are up, but that’s because standards are down. If that wasn’t the reason, the kids would be doing better on the National Assessment of Educational Progress, and they’re not. Think Maspeth High School is the only one where the staff helps kids cheat? Think again. I couldn’t take the heat in Bayside, my friend, and I gotta head out. This whole town should be called Hell’s Kitchen! Richard A. Carranza Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

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phony or stolen Social Security numbers. Now many of them also have valid New York State driver’s licenses, thanks to Albany’s insanity. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Mechanics wrench out a win Dear Editor: Kudos to the Edison mechanics who won the 30th annual NYC Auto Tech Competition (“Edison students tops in auto repair contest,” Jan. 16, multiple editions). As an alumnus, I am happy to see up-and-coming mechanics learning this trade. As it gets harder and harder, we must encourage more students to learn this important trade. Good Luck to them! Stephen Pelosa Howard Beach

Generous Queens gave kids joy Dear Editor: I am writing to thank Queens residents for sharing the true meaning of Christmas with

children in need this past holiday season. Because of the generosity of donors in Queens, Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse, collected more than 12,500 shoebox gifts at seven drop-off locations throughout the borough. Across the United States, the project collected 8.9 million such gifts in 2019. Combined with those collected from partnering countries in 2019, the ministry is now sending 10,569,405 shoebox gifts to children worldwide. Through shoeboxes — packed with fun toys, school supplies and hygiene items — volunteers brought joy to children in need around the world. Each gift-filled shoebox is a tangible expression of God’s love, and it is often the first gift these children have ever received. Thanks to the generosity of donors, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 178 million gift-filled shoeboxes to children in more than 160 countries and territories since 1993. It’s not too late for people to make a difference. Though drop-off locations serving Queens are closed until Nov. 16 to 23, 2020,

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Dear Editor: I spoke at the latest Community Board 6 meeting regarding an issue affecting all Queens co-op and condo residents. As the board president of Park City 3 & 4, I inform our shareholders about high maintenance increases due to rapidly rising real estate taxes. Over the past six years, these taxes have risen from 26 percent of our annual budget to 36 percent. And in only the past three years, they’ve risen from $3.2 million to $4.2 million. Unlike in Manhattan, most Queens co-op and condo owners are middle class. A substantial number live on fixed incomes and may struggle to meet these increases. When Mayor de Blasio spoke in Rego Park back in October 2017, he said that he would look into the disparate taxing of private homes, co-ops and condos. He stated that he would deal with the issue after his upcoming election. Neither he nor any other chief executive or legislative branch has yet to do so. I am hoping that someone in government will read these words and craft a fairer and more equitable real estate taxing system. Louis Kramberg Rego Park

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Derail the LGA AirTrain Dear Editor: There are good reasons why “AirTrain update not changing any minds” (Michael Gannon, Jan. 17, multiple editions). In 2014, Gov. Cuomo estimated the cost would be $450 million with a completion date of 2019. I predicted that both his cost and promised completion date were unrealistic. Both have proven to be true. The original Port Authority 2017-26 capital budget plan lists this project at $1 billion. It was subsequently revised to $1.5 billion several years ago and today it stands at $2 billion. The revised completion date is now end of 2022. I predict 2024. Costs will be further refined as the project progresses through the environmental review process, preliminary and final design, award of construction contracts, followed by change orders to the base contracts during construction, due to last minute changes in scope or unforeseen site conditions. The anticipated final potential cost for the AirTrain could end up several hundred to a billion dollars more. Don’t be surprised when the Port Authority increases tolls to finance cost overruns. Everyone already knows that there is no spare capacity on either the No. 7 subway or Long Island Rail Road Port Washington branch during rush hours to accommodate several thousand additional potential AirTrain riders. Only Cuomo, the Port Authority and their consultants, along with labor unions and construction contractors who would benefit from this project, refuse to acknowledge this reality. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI continued on next page

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Dear Editor: New York State has cleared the way for adopted children to view their birth certificates. This allows persons over the age of 18 who were adopted to view their original birth certificates and see the names of their biological parents. This has been a long time coming. My sons, Tommy and Bobby, were adopted while I was serving in the U.S. Navy in the 1970s and had no way of providing for them and had no family or friends who could help since my wife had left us. Therefore I was forced to agree to adoption. Also, they were in a foster home and were about to be sent to another. I would like to meet with them and tell them I still love them and that it was not their fault that they were adopted. I’m 70 years old now and would like to tell them, “I still love you, Tommy and Bobby!” Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks Village

Got to get tax from the Garden Dear Editor: Since before Ed Koch was mayor, Madison Square Garden has enjoyed an exemption from property taxes. (This is under state auspices.) How the hell is this possible? James Dolan gets a break like this? The state is looking at a budget deficit. I’ve been bringing this up for years. With corporations playing zero taxes, maybe this is the year. Please contact your state senator and Assembly reps. Stew Frimer Forest Hills

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nothing has atrophied human interaction as much as the assumption that social issues must be solved through government. That not only replaces voluntary associations with the force of law, but channels organizational resources into lobbying and away from solving problems directly. Americans seeking to reduce social isolation might indeed want to emulate approaches from Japan, such as “currency through which people could care for someone else’s grandmother, and accrue credits for someone else to take care of theirs,” noted by Douglas Rushkoff (“Open Source Currency,” edge.org) — the origin of which was “not the Japanese government, but unemployed Japanese people.” Joel Schlosberg Bayside

information about year-round volunteer opportunities can also be found at samaritanspurse.org/occ or by calling (828) 262-1980. Thank you again to everyone who participated in this global project — including many who do so year after year. These simple gifts, packed with love, send a message to children worldwide that they are loved and not forgotten. Dana Williams Operation Christmas Child Boone, NC

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ings while fighting to protect health care for all New Yorkers.” The Mayor’s Office said increases since Mayor de Blasio last Thursday released a $95.3 billion executive budget proposal for June 2019 are largely due to: • $1.6 billion from labor settlements with the fiscal year beginning on July 1. The figure would represent a $2.5 billion city unions; • $270 million for debt service on city increase over the budget approved by the mayor and City Council last June, or nearly borrowing; • $256 million for education mandates, 3 percent. The increase comes even as de Blasio, in including “special education”; and “charter school costs”; and a n a ccompa ny i ng • $175 million for statement, war ned criminal justice manthat the state, facing t misses the dates from the state, massive deficits, may including measures to be looking to pass off opportunity to implement and deal costs to municipalifurther improve the with bail and discovties and counties, parery reforms that went ticularly for Medicaid city’s preparedness into effect on Jan. 1. [see separate story in The summary promost editions and for looming risks ...” vided by the mayor on li ne at qch ron. — Andrew Rein, president, Citizens said the figures were com]. Budget Commission offset by $1.2 billion “In planning for in departmental savthe next year, we are facing an unprecedented $6 billion State ings and an estimated $1.9 billion reduction budget gap,” de Blasio said in a press release in projected healthcare costs. De Blasio is calling for the city to add issued by his office. “Medicaid cuts could reverse years of progress at NYC Health + $1.25 billion a year for four years to its Hospitals and impact health care for the reserve funds, and will have nearly $4.7 bilmost vulnerable. We will work with our lion in its retiree health benefits fund. The document also projects out-year deficits partners in Albany to continue to find savEditor

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Don’t trash it — compost it Dear Editor: In these trying times when reform and change appear isolated at the heights of corporate power and political establishment, there are many opportunities for local engagement. Perhaps too many. Perhaps so many that any and all lifestyle modifications pile up into a suffocating mess of trends and constraints on simple pleasures. I’m here to tell you that there’s one more. It’s macro- and microbiotic, raw and cooked, not vegan, and not only for food items labeled “organic.” It’s as exciting as folding laundry, if not more so, and no quarters needed! The Department of Sanitation provides rodent-resistant brown bins, outreach, and curbside collection to residential buildings and nonprofit organizations in participating neighborhoods. Buildings of all sizes. For free. Scraping plates and ditching spent food scraps into the stinky trash, no longer. Husky sidewalk rats chewing into black plastic trash bags to munch the meat off chicken bones, over. We want your vegetable peels, chicken bones, spoiled yogurt, moldy bread, eggshells, coffee-stained paper towels, dead houseplants, fall leaves. The list goes on. It’s part of a citywide effort for NYC to become more environmentally sustainable.

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New York currently sends its trash to a host of recipients across the Eastern seaboard: landfills, waste-to-energy facilities and incinerators. About a third of that garbage can be recycled through the Curbside Composting Program. The material we collect skips the breezy ride to landfills in South Carolina or Ohio where it would emit toxic greenhouse gases. Instead, it stays in New York and New Jersey where it’s made into compost and renewable energy. The outreach team for the Make Compost, Not Trash campaign is available to help you, so you’ll help us. Current outreach efforts are focused in three community districts in Brooklyn (2, 6, 7) and Queens (2, 5, 8) as well as Bronx 8. But that doesn’t mean they are limited to those areas. An outreach team of 15 people covering the whole city? You’re right. They need all the help they can get. They need you. Make the change and put composting on the list of life’s simple pleasures. The Make Compost, Not Trash outreach team hopes you’ll recycle your food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard waste. Tell your friends and neighbors about it, and help them spread the word of compost with their volunteer opportunities! For questions, email ceorganics@bigreuse.org. Hope to see you there. Mike Stinavage Make Compost, Not Trash campaign

at $2.4 billion for fiscal ye a r 2022 , wh ich begins July 1 next year; $2.68 billion for FY 2023; and just under $2.66 billion for FY 2024. R e l e a s e of t h e m ayor’s exe cut ive budget formally kicks off the annual negotiations with the City Council. In a joint statement issued Thursday afternoon, Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), Finance Commit tee Chair man Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) Mayor de Blasio announcing his preliminary 2020-21 budget. NYC PHOTO and Budget Chairwoman Vanessa Gibson (D-Bronx) said the noon, Citizens Budget Commission PresiCouncil has its own priorities. dent Andrew Rein gave de Blasio’s proposal “As we have in the past, we will fight for a mixed review. a responsible and fair city budget that best “The budget presented today holds the line serves a city as proudly diverse as New on new spending programs, which is a welYork,” the statement said. “We are commit- come and positive change,” Rein said. “Howted to ensuring a municipal government that ever, it misses the opportunity to further is responsive to the needs of all New York- improve the City’s preparedness for looming ers, while protecting our neighbors who rely risks — including potential cuts in State aid or on social services and the institutions and weaknesses in the economy.” initiatives that help keep this city the greatRein wrote that after growing more than est in the world.” 6 percent annually in fiscal years 2018 and They said the Council is well aware of the 2019, city-funded spending growth is prostate’s fiscal straits. jected to slow to 4 percent in fiscal year “The f ull impact of this def icit is 2020 and 1.7 percent in fiscal year 2021. unknown at the moment, but we will contin“There are no new spending programs ue to work with our partners in state gov- presented, and the citywide savings plan is ernment to do everything we can to make estimated to generate enough savings to offsure that our 8.6 million constituents don’t set agency expense increases, which are lose critical services they depend on.” both positive developments,” he said. “NevThey also said while the city’s economy ertheless, the fiscal year 2021 savings remains healthy, all must plan for future amount to only 0.4 percent of city-funded financial slumps. expenditures; greater agency efforts are “We will work with the Administration to needed to increase efficiency.” find savings in the budget while continuing Rein also pointed out that in November to grow our priorities like Fair Fares, criminal New Yorkers voted resoundingly for the crejustice reform, education, affordable housing, ation of a Rainy Day Fund, “yet this budget homelessness and transportation.” does not include any additional contributions Q In a press release issued Thursday after- to reserves the City already has.”

Collections for Puerto Rico Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) is launching an emergency supply drive to help the people of Puerto Rico recover from the recent earthquakes that have struck the island. Meng’s office is collecting necessities such as water, first-aid kits, flashlights, nonperishable foods, batteries, baby formula, diapers and feminine hygiene products, which will be sent to Puerto Rico. Supplies can be dropped off at Meng’s district office at 40-13 159 St., Suite C, in Flushing, which can be reached at (718) 358-6364, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Collec-

tions will continue until Feb. 5. “Our brothers and sisters in Puerto Rico have been devastated by the earthquakes that have hit the island, and my heart aches for all who have been impacted,” said Meng. “Even more heartbreaking is that these earthquakes have struck as many residents continue to recover from Hurricane Maria. We must not sit by and allow our fellow Americans to suffer. We must assist them in their time of need. I’m proud to help do that and I stand with the people of Puerto Rico at Q this difficult time.”

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Battle for nine-month boro presidency Candidates gathered for a community forum in Hillcrest by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The seven candidates then looking to fill the nine-month interim role of Queens borough president gathered Wednesday, Jan. 12 for a community-led forum at the Israel Center for Conservative Judaism in Hillcrest. The forum, organized by the mid-Queens community council, invited City Council Deputy Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, former Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn, police reform advocate and former sergeant Anthony Miranda, Councilmember Donovan Richards, community activist and map maker Danniel Sun Maio, former Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley and Councilmember Costa Constantinides to prove why they would be the best choice for the position. Van Bramer has since dropped out of the race, stating in a Jan. 21 Twitter post that “family circumstances have been weighing on me for some time, causing me to reconsider the timing and feasibility of this campaign” [See separate stor y in some additions or at qchron.com]. In his opening statement, Quinn made it clear that he was opposed to bail reform laws and closing Riker’s Island, which wound up being the main concerns of community questioners. “I have been opposed to these bail laws since they were passed,” said Quinn. “They were passed on April Fools’ Day in the state Legislature as part of the state budget ... They were passed simply to reduce the size of Riker’s Island so they can build the jails in the local communities that don’t want them. The notion that it was passed to solve racism in the criminal justice system is simply not true.”

“The judge needs the discretion on whether someone is a danger to society and the power to take them out of society,” said Crowley, the only other candidate to mirror Quinn’s rejection of the reform laws. “While I didn’t pass the law, it was a state law, I support the bail refor m measures because ... I believe that one of the single greatest injustices in this country is mass incarceration and the absolute racist, discriminatory policies against black and brown predominately men,” said Van Bramer, who believes that the reforms are a step in the right direction for creating a justice system that works for every citizen. “I believe that we can be both an anti-racist and a safe society.” “Bail is an opportunity to pay for your freedom,” said Constantinides. “[Bail] is about money, it’s not safety… the money in your pocket shouldn’t determine whether you get to go home.” Miranda agreed with Constantinides, saying, “It should not be about a person being able to afford justice. You have plenty of guilty people who can write a big check.” A member of the crowd furthered the conversation, accusing reform supporters of “infantalizing” criminals and taking away consequences for wrong-doing. “Crime has not risen in New York City, hell has not broken loose over the course of the last 15 days,” said Richards. “Last time I checked in the justice system you are innocent until proven guilty, is that something we all abide by? “I don’t mind having moral conversations around this, but this is not the job of the borough president ... if you have an issue, speak to your state legislators,” Richards finished, shutting down the conversation.

Quinn, second from left, mostly spoke on his anti-bail reform stance, even after Richards, right, clarified that the Queens borough president has no influence on the state-level Legislature.

City Council Deputy Leader Jimmy Van Bramer, left, former Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn, police reform advocate and former sergeant Anthony Miranda, Councilmember Donovan Richards, community activist and map maker Danniel Sun Maio, former Councilmember Elizabeth Crowly and Councilmember Costa Constantinides gathered Jan. 15 to debate for the interim Queens borough president position. PHOTOS BY KATHERINE DONLEVY Maio didn’t determine which side of the reform debate he stood on, and used his turn to speak to

further his platform that he will use the nine months as interim borough president to construct a map of the borough made by community members’ reports. “I’m going to be dedicated to gather i ng i n for mat ion,” said Maio. “I’m going to systemize the information so you can see it on a map system of what’s happening, what’s being reported, who’s doing what ... That technology is available today and I can make that happen to you ... I’m going to help you put that on a map so you know what’s going on in your neighborhood ... You can have facts and correct information, and with that you can really make policies that make sense for the community.” Tr a nspor t at ion, mai n ly t he MTA’s bus redesign, was a hot issue of the evening, with most of the candidates denouncing the changes. “The MTA has been doing the borough of Queens no favors,” said

Constantinides, saying that coun- ing rapid-response teams and Conties outside of NYC, such as Nas- stantinides proposed creating mulsau, Suffolk, Westchester and Put- tiple offices of diversity throughnam, get a vote on the MTA board, out Queens within neighborhoods. “Everyone in this room knows which he would take away. “I put forth a proposal last week of actu- that hatred is learned,” said Van ally adding an appointment to the Bramer, who thinks attacking MTA board for each borough presi- hatred starts with educating youth. dent, because honestly there should “I think we really need to make be someone who’s job it is to say sure there is more cross cultural ‘what are you doing to improve the programming that brings people together ... Through all those expelives of Queens residents?’” While Richards and Van Bram- riences we can actually build er agreed with Constantinides that bridges between communities and the MTA bus redesign would be between young people before they one of their top concerns as bor- adopt those behaviors of other ough president, Crowley furthered adults.” this sentiment. Miranda believes that revamp“I too disagree with the MTA’s ing the community board system proposal to reduce bus service here so that members reflect the ethnicin Queens ... and I have a plan that ities, religions and genders of those would make buses free,” said Crow- who live in the neighborhoods is ley. “The average person taking a the answer to inclusion. “The borbus makes about $30,000 a year, ough president is responsible for and the city subsidizes by greater overseeing whether there is corthan 70 percent, so we’re pretty ruption in the community boards ... much paying for buses already and Community boards need more of a Q if we were to implement free or low- voice. Empower the people.” cost buses, then more and more people would take them.” When asked what each would do to combat the rising antiSemitic crimes in the city, the candidates provided a plethora of responses, most of which included the creation of task forces. Crowley promised that the creation of such forces would be her first action as borough Crowley, center, said that she would focus on president, R ichards education, transportation, and implementing an suggested implement- anti-hate task force as borough president.

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The union representing city bus drivers and mechanics in Queens last week ripped the current proposal to redraw the borough’s bus network; but the MTA says outreach to and input from the union and it members have been extensive. FILE PHOTO ly transit deserts with its emphasis on greater access to revitalized or gentrified neighborhoods. Most commutes within the Borough will be challenging for the average Queens rider.” The agency has admitted that bus stops will be eliminated, and that some people who now enjoy through-trips might need to transfer one or more times under a new system. But the MTA has said concurring changes could make for faster trips nevertheless. Henry said the “so-called” redesign is an attempt to mask a money-saving plan, saying “it in no way represents a service enhancing remapping. The routes mean longer commutes and/or

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Sources within the Metropolitan Transportation Authority have told the Chronicle that those working on the project to redesign the Queens bus system were taken aback by last week’s announcement that the union for the borough’s bus drivers disapprove of the most recent proposal. The group “was surprised to see the remarks” that were contained in a statement from Mark Henry, president and business agent of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1056. And the agency, reached for comment, was not quite as diplomatic. Henry said the 434-page proposal from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority doesn’t appear to take “transportation deserts” into account and is more economically motivated than service-oriented. “We are very early in a highly collaborative process with only a proposed draft at this stage that will continue to be refined using public input,” an MTA spokesman told the Chronicle in an email. “We have worked collaboratively with our employees and union partners on this plan, and we hope to continue that productive relationship to make this a successful redesign that improves service for our customers. We did early and significant outreach with bus operators as part of this process, visiting multiple depots, listening about their experiences navigating Queens and including union leadership who sat side by side with MTA bus planners in two day-long drawing sessions to collaboratively reimagine the Queens bus network.” The MTA is in the midst of a yearlong study. All existing routes would be eliminated, with the MTA stating that most if not all would be covered by one or more new routes. A draft final proposal is due in April. Local 1056 represents drivers and mechanics in the MTA’s New York City Transit Queens Bus Division. Henry in his statement said the new plan, as presented, “ignores the transit needs of many parts of the borough, especial-

two and three step transfers to connect to other bus lines, rail or subways.” The plan has been criticized at a number of recent workshops and civic meetings. The MTA and NYC Transit President Andy Byford has said the redesign is necessitated by several factors. The elimination of some bus stops, for example, is intended to speed up rides. Newer routes are being advertised as reducing the number of turns required, which also is intended to quicken buses. Transit officials also point out that even as neighborhoods, traffic patterns and bus usage patterns are in constant states of change and adaptation, some bus routes have not seen changes in decades. Some follow old streetcar and trolley routes. The MTA is in the midst of a series of its own regional outreach workshops that began Jan. 21 [see se[arate stry in some editions or at qchron.com]. All are scheduled to run from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The remaining meetings as of publication include: • Jan. 23 at the Queens Educational Opportunity Center in Jamaica at 158-29 Archer Ave.; • Jan. 28 at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens; • Jan. 29 at JHS 202 Robert H. Goddard School at 138-80 Lafayette St. in Ozone Park; • Jan. 30 at the Langston Hughes Library and Cultural Center at 100-01 Northern Blvd. in Corona; • Feb. 4 at the Jacob Riis Settlement at 10-25 41 Ave. in Long Island City; and • Feb. 5 at RISE/Rockaway Waterfront Alliance, 58-03 Rockway Beach Blvd. The entire redesign document can be viewed and downloaded online at new.mta.info/document/12706. An overview of the draft plan is available at new.mta.info/ Q queensbusredesign.

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Pols blast Con Edison gas, electric increase But utility and PSC say investments will help customers and environment by Michael Gannon Editor

Officials from Queens are less than enthusiastic about the rate hikes approved for Con Edison Jan. 16, but the utility and the state’s Public Service Commission say they will benefit clean energy initiatives that have been mandated by the state while increasing service reliability and safety. The commission, by a 4-1 vote, allowed increases for electricity of 3.1, 3.8 and 3.3 percent starting this year; and increases of 6.7, 7.3 and 6.5 percent for gas. The monthly bill for an average residential customer would increase $5.46, $6.37 and $5.65. Gas increases would average $11.37, $14.14 and $12.86. Cou ncil ma n Cost a Const a nt i n ides (D-Astoria), in a statement issued by his office, was pleased with neither the financial hit to customers nor what he said are environmental considerations. “Commissioners gave Con Edison their blessing to raise rates off the backs of people already struggling to pay their bills,” Constantinides said. “Histor y will be unkind to this decision, which will chain us to new fossil fuel infrastructure for generations to come. Con Ed will now be able to lay more natural gas pipes throughout our city, which is a major revenue source for this dividend-driven company.” The PSC’s statement said its decision requires Con Ed to “pursue important energy efficiency initiatives and non-wires and new non-pipeline alternatives,” update aging infrastructure, increase reliability and safety and assist low-income customers. The agency also said the efficiency initiatives will lower bills, especially for low-

The state’s Public Service Commission last week granted Con Edison a three-year rate hike. Elected officials fear the economic and environmental impacts, while the utility and the PSC say FILE PHOTO investments and efficiencies help environmental goals and low-income residents. income residents. State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) focused on the financial impact people are facing. “During the cold months, too many constituents of mine and ratepayers throughout our state — particularly senior citizens and others on fixed incomes — worry that their heat will be shut off at any moment due to their inability to pay ever-increasing energy costs,” Comrie said in an email from his office. “Each year, my office assists hundreds of constituents with lowering their

bills and avoiding turnoffs, so it is no secret that there is a crisis of utility affordability in our state.” Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) concurred, calling what he said was the PSC’s failure to protect customers “a disgrace.” “As many as 10 percent of Con Edison customers in New York City are already 60 days behind on paying their Con Ed bills,” Ulrich said in an email. “These increases will have a detrimental impact on seniors and people living on a fixed income.”

Con Edison, in a statement available on its website, said the three-year investment plan it presented to the PSC is essential to helping New York State achieve its clean energy goals, as well as to continue providing safe and reliable service. “In addition to investing about $3 billion each year for electric and gas service reliability, the plan provides major funding for clean energy programs and energy efficiency,” the utility said. “We will be encouraging customers to choose alternatives to fossil fuels with incentives and rebates for geothermal heat pumps, energy efficient appliances and electric vehicle chargers. The plan provides $700 million over the next three years for energy efficiency programs that are some of the most costeffective ways for customers to reduce bills.” Con Ed also said it will develop a climate change implementation plan to manage climate change risk going forward. Constantinides and Ulrich weren’t impressed. “Con Edison is using the climate crisis as a reason to gouge New Yorkers, but the reality is there is no rhyme or reason behind the company’s hikes other than to extract more money from hardworking New Yorkers,” Ulrich said. “This flies in the face of the City’s Climate Mobilization Act and the State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, both of which effectively mandated a 100-percent renewable grid,” Constantinides said. Constantinides, who has a great deal of Con Edison infrastructure in his district, said it is past time that the city take serious steps toward creating a municipally owned Q energy utility.

Holden, DOT differ on correct signage Pol says speed signs are wrong; agency says lawmaker conflated two programs by David Russell For the latest news visit qchron.com

Associate Editor

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) claims there are incorrect speed signs posted around two area schools but the city’s Department of Transportation says it’s the lawmaker who is mistaken. The signs outside PS/IS 128 at 69-10 65 Drive and PS/IS 49 at 63-60 80 St. in Middle Village state the 20 mph speed limit is in effect between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Holden said that according to the 2019 state law expanding the use of school zone cameras, the reduced speed is in effect between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. In a Jan. 14 Facebook post, he said he told the DOT in November “but the wrong signs are still posted today and could very well be posted in other areas of the city. This must be corrected ASAP before more people are wrongly ticketed!” The agency said Holden is wrong. “The

signs at these locations are correct,” the DOT said in an email to the Chronicle. “The Council member is conf lating two different programs.” The DOT said the locations Holden pointed out are part of the city’s School Slow Zone program, created more than 10 years ago. This allows for lower speed limits at school locations during school hours, in this case 20 mph from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday through Friday. However, the city’s school zone speed camera program, authorized by the state Legislature in 2013 and subsequently expanded in 2014 and 2019, allows for local speed camera enforcement of whatever speed limit is in effect during the hours of 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on weekdays. “In areas with cameras where the speed limit changes during certain hours, the camera is capable of enforcing the different speed limits throughout the day. Areas with cameras will indicate that the location is photo enforced.”

Holden continued his questioning of the signage. “Based on the DOT’s response, motorists will be even more confused and become victims when they shouldn’t be,” he said in an email. “The agency’s convoluted interpretation of two different programs will leave motorists guessing as to whether or not they should disregard the signs or the cameras. “The agency also admitted to me that they did not replace all of the signs yet after the state expanded the school camera program. We need some clarity from DOT for a change.” The agency said the signs are appropriate. “Whether he doesn’t understand that or whether he just doesn’t agree with it, it doesn’t matter,” a DOT official told the Chronicle. “I think it’s kind of misrepresenting it to constituents that there’s something being posted wrong here by DOT. That’s not the case at all.” The official added, “There’s no evidence here or fact behind anything he’s saying.” Q Holden didn’t respond by press time.

Councilman Bob Holden said there are incorrect school speed signs in the area but the DOT says he’s mistaken. NYC COUNCIL PHOTO / FACEBOOK

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Embedded in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S.T.E.M.); St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy has educated students with the love of Jesus Christ since 1904. Our longstanding history of academic excellence has become part of our tradition. The Diocese of Brooklyn recognizes this tradition and recently awarded us with a brand-new, state-of-the-art, $94,000 S.T.E.M. laboratory.

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Catholic Elementary Academies and Schools – Open House Dates

Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 109-55 Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101- 128 St., South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316. 60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open Open house: Call for information. house: Sun., Jan. 26, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Our Lady of Fatima School, 25-38 80 Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, St., Jackson Heights, (718) 429-7031. 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153. Open house: Tue., Jan. 28, 9-11 a.m. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11 am.-2 p.m. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Academy, Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 158-20 101 St., Howard Beach, (718) 848111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849- 7440. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11:30 3988. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. a.m.-1 p.m. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Academy, Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 61-21 71 St., Middle Village, (718) 458-3535. 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Academy, Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 70-25 Kessel St., Forest Hills, (718) 793-2086. 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479. Open Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. house: Sun., Jan. 26, 12-2 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Immaculate Conception Catholic Acade- Academy, 111-10 115 St., South Ozone Park, my, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. (718) 843-4184. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Academy, Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 35-34 105 St., Corona, (718) 426-5517. Open Dalny Road, (718) 739-5933. New family house: Call for information. registration by appointment. Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Catholic Academy, 34-45 202 St., BayFrancis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, side. (718) 229-4434. Open house: Sun., (718) 465-5066. Open houses: Sun., Jan. 26, Jan. 26, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. 11:30-12:30 p.m.; Mon., Jan. 28, 9-10 a.m. Our Lady of the Snows Catholic AcadNotre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridge- emy, 79-33 258 St., Floral Park, (718) 343wood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open 1346. Open houses: Sun., Jan. 27, 1:45-3 p.m., Mon., Jan. 28, 9-11 a.m. house: Call for information.

Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Academy, 72-55 Austin St., Forest Hills, (718) 2632622. Open house: Sat., Jan. 25, 9-11 a.m. Resurrection-Ascension Catholic Academy, 85-25 61 Road, Rego Park, (718) 426-4963. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Acade- St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic my, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Academy, 104-06 101 Ave., Ozone Park, Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 12:15-1:30 p.m. (718) 846-0689. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, St. Matthias Catholic Academy, 58-25 (718) 343-5053. Open house: Sun., Jan. Catalpa Ave., Ridgewood, (718) 381-8003. 26, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Cambria Heights), 115-50 221 St., (718) 527-0123. St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Open house: Call for information. Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bay- p.m.; Tue., Jan. 28 , 3-4 p.m. side), 216-01 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11a.m.-1 p.m. Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020. Open Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Glen- houses: Sun., Jan. 26, 10-11 a.m.; Wed., dale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636. Opening Jan. 29, 9-11 a.m. Mass/Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 9:30 a.m. St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724. Open house: 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 639-7371. Open Mon.-Thu., Jan., 27-30, 9-11 a.m. house: Wed., Jan. 29, 9-11 a.m., or by app’t. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Opening 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887. Mass/Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10 a.m. Open house: Call for information. St. Leo Catholic Academy, 104-19 49 St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Ave., Corona, (718) 592-7050. Opening Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575. Opening Mass/Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m. Mass/Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10 a.m. St. Luke School, 16-01 150 Place, WhitSt. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 estone, (718) 746-3833. Opening Mass/ Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528- Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m. 7174. Open house: Call for information. St. Margaret Catholic Academy, 66-10 St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 80 St., Middle Village, (718) 326-0922. 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990. Open Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30-11:30 house: Call for information. a.m.; Mon., Jan. 27, 9-10 a.m.

St. Mel’s Catholic Academy, 154-24 26 Ave., Flushing, (718) 539-8211. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 11:30 a.m.-11:30 p.m. St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, 13658 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 2-4 p.m. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Catholic Academy, 80-22 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, (718) 380-1900. Open house: Call for information. St. Sebastian Catholic Academy, 39-76 58 St., Woodside, (718) 429-1982. Open house: Tue.-Wed., Jan. 28-29, 9-10:30 a.m. St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy, 61-17 Grand Ave., Maspeth, (718) 326-1585. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 12-4 p.m. St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy, 87-49 87 St., Woodhaven, (718) 847-3904. Open house: Sun., Jan. 26, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saints Joachim and Anne School, 21819 105 Ave., Queens Village, (718) 465-2230. Open house: Call for information. 2020 Diocese of Brooklyn website

Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, January 26th - 9:30 am – 1:00 pm

Tuition Assistance to Qualified Families All Faiths are Welcome

111-02 86th Ave., Richmond Hill 11418 718-849-3988 hcjcany.org

Registration for PreKindergarten ~ 8th Tour the school Meet our Faculty, Students, and Parents See our Faith-based ~ Safe ~ Community in Action! Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy creates an environment where our students achieve their God-given potential in order to become well-educated and faith-filled citizens of the 21st century.

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

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

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

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OPEN HOUSE: Sunday, January 26th from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm; Tuesday, January 28th from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm St. Helen Catholic Academy is in partnership with: Fordham University, St. Francis College, St. John’s University and Yale University.

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ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC ACADEMY WOODHAVEN, NY

2020-2021 OPEN HOUSE & REGISTRATION SEASON BEGINS Kindergarten to Grade 8 and Pre-K For All 4-Year-Old Students

PLEASE JOIN US AT OUR OPEN HOUSE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE 9:30 AM MASS:

OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, JANUARY 26TH 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

Early Drop Off and After School Care Provided.

On Sunday, January 26th, immediately following the 9:30AM Mass, St. Thomas Catholic Academy will open its doors to the parish and the greater Woodhaven community for our annual OPEN HOUSE at the start of Catholic Schools Week and for the 2020 to 2021 registration period.

All who are interested are invited to attend our Mass and our OPEN HOUSE or you may contact the school by calling us at (718) 847-3904. You may also visit our website at www.sta-catholicacademy.org or e-mail us at admissions@sta-catholicacademy.org

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Jets great Hill will be inducted to Hall Daughters remember the legendary lineman who protected Joe Namath by David Russell Associate Editor

Winston Hill, the longtime Jets tackle who was a four-time AFL All-Star and fourtime NFL Pro Bowler, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame last Wednesday. Hill, who died in 2016, played 14 seasons for the Jets and was a member of the 1968 team that won Super Bowl III. “It took a long time but we’re glad that he’ll be memorialized,” his daughter Heather Hill told the Chronicle. Hill protected Joe Namath from blitzes and cleared the way for Emerson Boozer and Matt Snell to run through defenses. He had the respect of the entire team. Hill’s other daughter, Hovlyn Hill-May, was 6 years old when she had to spend a month in the hospital after swallowing a straight pin. The team, including coaches, trainers and the owner, all sent gifts. “My room, you’d have to look for the patient amongst the flowers, teddy bears, dolls,” Hill-May told the Chronicle. “That is the kind of love that happened throughout the entire Super Bowl team.” Heather said, “I had a lot of big, strong uncles.” Hill grew up in Texas and was a tennis champion in high school. He was an offensive and defensive lineman at Texas Southern University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in 1963 but was cut by the team. He then signed with the Jets, who were playing at the Polo Grounds but would move to Shea Stadium the next season. In his rookie season, he began a streak of 195 consecutive games played, including 174 consecutive starts. During his career, he had trouble with asthma and a trainer recommended he go out West to spend the offseason as the dry air and the altitude would help him cope with it. Hill and his family split time between living in Colorado and New York. “The commitment and determination and resilience that it took for him to become the

Winston Hill leads the way for Emerson Boozer.

world-class athlete, that he was all stuff that translated to me being determinant in my field,” said Heather, an opera singer. He was an AFL All-Star four times and, following the merger with the NFL, was named to the Pro Bowl four times. When the Jets stunned the world with a 16-7 win over the Colts in Super Bowl III, it was Hill who provided a block allowing Snell to score New York’s lone touchdown. Hill played for the Jets through the 1976 season. Both daughters, speaking in separate interviews, said they “grew up” at the Joe Namath Football Camp. Hill’s playing career ended with the Los Angeles Rams before he became a scout. His work would take him away from home for weeks at a time but some of Hill-May’s fondest memories are of her father coming to school to take her to McDonald’s for lunch. Sometimes it was unannounced and other times she had a warning. “I’m going to be there to pick you up for ice cream,” she recalled him saying. “Make sure you behave so that you can leave. Don’t be sitting in the principal’s office when I get there.” Hill opened restaurants and became an advocate for retired athletes. He was involved in helping children in his community. One thing he didn’t do was appear in “Lonesome Dove,” the 1989 Western miniseries. Hill was sent a script to read at home. “He had always, in his heart, wanted to be a cowboy or an Indian,” Hill-May said. “It didn’t matter because that was his favorite game as a child.” There was a problem, however. Hill, the son of a southern Methodist minister, would have to say the word “damn” during a scene. “He just could not have his dad go to the movies and hear him swearing around the campfire,” Hill-May said. He turned down the opportunity not knowing if he would have gotten the job, only that he was on the short list. In 2009, he was honored with a “Winston Hill Day,” as the league celebrated the 50th season of the eight original AFL teams. Heather performed the national anthem before a game against the Dolphins and his No. 75 was retired. The next year, Hill was inducted into the Jets Ring of Honor. Hill-May said he would let fans wear his rings and jackets. “In a heartbeat, he would take them off and let a fan put them on because it was about connecting with people and letting people know that they were seen, heard and valued,” she said. Still, the Hall of Fame eluded Hill, who wouldn’t campaign for himself. “He was very humble,” Heather said, believing that’s why his election took so long. “He wanted to let his actions speak for himself.” Hill died in April 2016, a year and a half after his longtime wife, Carolyn. Heather called her mother Winston’s “pillar of energy and joy.” Nearly four years after his death he was finally selected for the Hall of Fame and he will be part of the Centennial Class as the

Winston Hill, right, was posthumously elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last Wednesday. He joins several Jets, including former teammate Joe Namath, left. PHOTOS COURTESY NEW YORK JETS league celebrates its 100th anniversary. Hill-May calls it “bittersweet.” She was act ually scared when she received the news, considering it was delivered by her daughter who was banging on the door and screaming at 5:30 a.m. “I couldn’t even tear up,” Hill-May said. “I was just so happy. It was so long overdue. It was a thrill.” She called all the messages from friends, family and Hill’s teammates “heartwarming.” “Winston Hill was one of the finest men I’ve ever met in my life not only as a football player but as a human being,” Namath told the Jets website. “Winston Hill deserves to be in the Hall of Fame. Not just the football Hall of Fame

but if there’s a hall of fame of life, Winston Hill’s in there.” Other teammates also spoke to the Jets website following the news of Hill’s election. Center John Schmitt, who spent seven seasons with the Jets and was on the Super Bowl championship team, called Hill “the spiritual leader as well as an All-Pro offensive tackle, a hell of a tackle. Trying to get around him, it was like he had glue on his hands. He was fantastic, a great teammate and a great guy. Finally, the Hall of Fame opened its doors and we’re very happy they did.” Hill-May said she would like the current Jets to know the NFL is a fraternity and to know the players who came before them. Q “They paved the way,” she said.

Winston Hill throws a block in a game against the Patriots.

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IMMIGRATION CORNER

OPINION

IDNYC celebrates birthday MTA not going your way? where it began — a library Try these options instead! benefits to enterby Bitta Mostofi Last week IDNYC celebrated its fifth tainment and culbirthday by announcing historic additions ture. The program to the program — including the addition steps into its sixth of “IDNYC” in braille to help New York- ye a r w it h m a ny ers who are blind or have low vision dis- new and returning tinguish and utilize the card — at the very b e nef it pa r t ne r s spot it began, Queens Public Library at including Costco, first regional partFlushing. Queens Public Library at Flushing is n e r S u l l i v a n among the busiest libraries in the United Catskills Visitors States, drawing 1.6 million visitors each Center and the Queens Botanical Garyear in one of the most diverse neighbor- den. You can view the full list of new hoods in the Borough of Queens. But I and returning IDNYC benefit partners at have never seen it as busy as the day we nyc.gov/idnyc/benefits. Queens residents: If you have an announced the launch of IDNYC. Just over five years ago, New Yorkers IDNYC, take it out and look at your expirawere lined up around the block to enroll tion date. If your card is set to expire in less in what would quickly become the largest than 60 days, you can #RenewYourIDNYC municipal ID program in the country, today! We made it easy to renew online or in person — visit nyc.gov/idnyc or a IDNYC. Over 1.3 million New Yorkers now Queens Enrollment Center near you: • Queens Library — Flushing Branch, carry an IDNYC card — with nearly 44 41-17 Main St. (at 41st percent having enrolled Road and Main Street); in the program at one of • Q ueens Cent r al New York City’s public f you don’t have an Library, 89-11 Merrick libraries. And of the Blvd., Jamaica; over 662,000 cardholdIDNYC, what are • D e p a r t m e n t of ers who have enrolled at you waiting for? He a lt h a n d Me nt a l libraries, nearly 226,000 Hygiene Corona IDNYC enrolled in the program at Flushing Library and at Central Library Center, 34-33 Junction Blvd., Jackson in Jamaica. Approximately 13,000 New Heights (at Junction Boulevard and 34th Yorkers now use IDNYC as their library Road), lower level; and • LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 card, one of the countless benefits of the Thomson Ave., Room E116, Long Island program for all city residents. As Dennis Walcott, president and CEO City. For those who don’t have an IDNYC — of Queens Public Library, commented at our celebration last week, IDNYC aligns what are you waiting for? You can make with the library’s mission of providing an appointment to enroll at an enrollment free access to knowledge, information and center today! For more information on opportunity to all, and it’s clear that benefits, eligibility criteria and how to libraries have played a critical role in the renew or enroll, please visit nyc.gov/idnyc Q or call 311 and say “IDNYC.” success of the program. Bitta Mostofi is Commissioner of the IDNYC opens the door to everything our city has to offer, from education and Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

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Win star cleats Queensboro FC, the new pro soccer team that will begin playing in Queens in 2021, is holding a sweepstakes for a pair of cleats signed by soccer legend and QBFC founding partner David Villa. The cleats — or boots, in soccer jargon — are unused. Fans can go to queensborofc.com/VillaBoots to enter for their chance to win by Feb. 3. Villa is one of Spain’s most accomplished footballers and the national team’s top scorer with 59 goals. He’ll present the cleats to the winner at an event in Queens Feb. 5. Jonathan Krane, principal owner of QBFC, said the team is excited to “bring the world’s game to the world’s borough” and to keep growing its fan base here.

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Following a massive series of transportation blunders on the part of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, there was no service between Queens and Manhattan for the better part of an already horrendous recent Monday. Straphangers trying to get the H-Edouble-hockey-sticks out of Midtown and back to the comfort of their oxygen-richer Queens home (there is one tree that can be seen from their apartment window; sad, but it’s one more tree than Manhattan has) were caught in a quagmire of zero backup trains. The E train was running on the C line; the F on the Q line, but stopping short before it crossed the mighty East River. Then the M and R went down, leaving only the 7 intact, which is like offering up an egg that expired in 2017 as the least rotten but only option. Fear not, New Yorkers! There are other options! This is the immutable list of commute alternatives that the MTA doesn’t want you to know about. 1. Flying, duh. Don’t worry, we’re not suggesting that you can afford a private plane or helicopter ride. We know you live in Queens. We’re talking about the next best thing — hang-gliding! Get your own hang glider at your nearby extreme sports and apparel store. (There is only one in the city and it’s in Union Square. Getting to the checkout is an extreme sport all on its own.) Or make your own apparatus out of a deconstructed old dresser you find on the curb and some undershirts you “borrow” from Mrs. Ramirez’s clothing line across the alleyway. Find a really tall building that is roughly facing Queens — preferably something east of Third Avenue to increase your odds of making it across the river — and jump from the roof. Hang on tight! Oh, and watch out for buildings on the other side. Long Island City is a much bigger hazard than Astoria with all those high-rises. The pigeons will tell you, mirrored glass is not your friend! 2. Two if by sea. Don’t bother trying to catch the NYC Ferry home; three million other New Yorkers already thought of that. Slap on your best Hawaiian print suit, grab an inner tube or three, and let the East River be your ride home. Be sure to plan your commute according to the tidal schedules and launch in the right spot so you don’t end up in the Atlantic Ocean or the Bronx. Not sure which detour would be worse, except you wouldn’t have to rely on the MTA to get you home from the middle of the ocean. Hitching a ride back with Flipper might be your better bet. But what about the toxic, flesh-eating bacteria in the river, you ask? Fair question. You could opt for one of those inflatable, battery-powered rafts so you don’t have to touch the raw sewage that is the East River. Just get ready for me to say, “I told you so” when a gargantuan turd-eating ratfish chews a hole in it and you’re right

back in the ver y water you could have already been out of had you listened in the first place and just timed the damn tide in your inner tube. 3. Urban wall climbing. For those who have wall climbing on their bucket list but sit home watching TLC reality show reruns with a bucket of fried chicken instead, this is your lucky break! Invest in some good suction cups — trust me, it’s not worth skimping this time — and tie them securely around your knees and wrists. Choose your poison — the Queensboro (also known as the crotchety mayor bridge) or Triborough — and suction your way up the legs of the giant metal bridge and across the bottom until you reach Queens. This is probably your most direct option for getting home, unless of course you didn’t listen and got the cheap suction cups so now you’re well, swimming. Practice on scaffolding and pay no mind to the onlookers. Scale like no one’s watching. 4. Dig a hole, who needs China? Nothing like a little biceps and triceps action after a strenuous day of sitting in a cubicle. Trade in barre class for an old favorite pastime: shoveling! That’s right, you’re going to dig a hole home. Never mind the Queens Midtown Tunnel; that place is a hotbed of perilous tailpipe exhaust-induced CO2 emissions. You can build your own tunnel under the East River, one just big enough for you and your new friends who come bearing knapsacks and, wait, is that a baby on her back and a foreign passport? And that other family with the pregnant blond lady and her husband with the man bun. They belong in Williamsburg, but the rent is too damn high so now they’re trying to escape the Upper West Side to further gentrify the previously perfectly good Sunnyside. Bring some extra shovels and let your new friends help you dig. There is no better bonding exercise than sweating alongside fellow Homo sapiens with a shared mission. Even if some of them are going to drive the rent up. 5. Or you could take the bus. I always forget about this option. Lastly, for those trying to get home from Queens to Manhattan, well ... oh wait, never mind. People who live in Manhattan don’t go to Queens. Well, there was that one lady back in 1987. She was last seen on the Q46 bus heading east, sputtering, “Where are they going to drop me off? On a farm?” Q Allison Hope Kahn is a writer who favors humor over sadness, travel over TV and coffee over sleep, and a Bellerose native who lived in Long Island City and Astoria for 16 years before recently moving to Connecticut.

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Close but no cigar the story for St. John’s Mike Anderson was hired as head basketball coach at St. John’s in April, making him a veteran on the Queens sports scene given Carlos Beltran and the Mets mutually parted ways 77 days after his hire because of Beltran’s involvement in the Astros’ sign-stealing scheme during the 2017 season. Anderson, who has taken three schools to the NCAA Tournament, has used a deeper rotation than most teams use because of the high-energy up-tempo of the Red Storm. As losses have piled up early in Big East play, the coach is keeping his team together. After an 82-79 loss to Seton Hall, Mustapha Heron was asked by a reporter about his frustration level after not getting the ball late in the game. Heron said he trusts his teammates and doesn’t have to have the ball every possession. Then Anderson stepped in. “That’s how guys become individual,” he said. “I mean, when you talk like that, there. To me, the question didn’t make any sense. I mean, he trusts his teammates and so, guess what? They must’ve did a good job of

guarding him, maybe, when it went down to the wire.” It’s been a tough stretch for the Johnnies, who are in last place in the conference with six losses in seven games. Four of the six losses have been by single-digits. The team has lost all four of its Big East road games. The last two losses showed the difference between a team having a go-to scorer and a team that didn’t. Seton Hall’s Myles Powell broke the Johnnies’ hearts with 29 points and Marquette’s Markus Howard scored 32. “We thought we did a pretty good job early on but he had 19 points at halftime,” Anderson said of Howard. Of course, last year’s leading scorer, Shamorie Ponds, is now in the pros. And Justin Simon, who kept Howard in check in two wins over Marquette last season, is gone as well. A major problem for St. John’s is its shooting. The team is shooting 41 percent, second-worst in the conference. From threepoint range the team is last in the Big East. Free-throw disparity has also plagued the

St. John’s head coach Mike Anderson has used a deep rotation and an aggressive pace to frustrate opponents but the Red Storm find themselves at the bottom of the Big East conference PHOTO COURTESY ST. JOHN’S ATHLETICS after six losses in seven games. Red Storm. A five-point loss to Providence saw the Friars make 17 free throws to St. John’s eight. And Seton Hall made 22 to the Red Storm’s nine in a three-point game. “We had a couple of turnovers late in the second half and then we missed free throws,” Heron said after the loss. “We always talk about turnovers and free throws being the telltale of all of our games, so that’s what we’ve got to work on.” After the Providence game, Anderson said, “we had missed opportunities to take advantage of the momentum.” It seems like that could’ve been said after

more than one game, including Tuesday night’s loss to Marquette, when St. John’s cut a 14-point lead down to two but couldn’t come back. This isn’t the same as Chris Mullin’s first season as coach, when virtually every player was gone from the previous season’s tournament team and St. John’s went 1-17 in Big East play, often losing by a wide margin. With their aggressive play and the ability to force opponents into turnovers, this Red Storm team should pick up a few more wins before the season is over, even if they finish Q near the bottom of the conference.

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Cardozo gears up

Benjamin N. Cardozo High School’s robotics team, the 5599 Sentinels, is ready to dominate the upcoming competition thanks to a generous donation from the Subraj Foundation. Team mentor Joseph Pugliese, left, Principal Meagan Colby and mentor Bernard Haggerty thanked Tony Subraj, vice president of Zara Realty, for his generous donation of $10,000 on Jan. 16. The money will be put toward resources such as wiring, batteries and more to help the Sentinels accomplish their goal of building a robot strong and agile

enough to beat out other high school teams from across the globe at the FIRST Robotics Competition the weekend of March 27 to 29 at Hofstra University and again from April 3 to 5 at Armory College. Mechanics Captain Tanzina Zahan, center, showed off some of the tools the team uses to construct its machines. The FRC sends the teams a video prompt for eligible robots six weeks before the competition, at which point the teams can begin designing and constructing a fully functional robot.

The Sentinels, top right, is made up of 80 members, which has grown from a team of just 5 over the past four years, and has multiple divisions within itself — mechanics, programming, electronics, computer-aideddesign, pneumatics, scouting and strategy, internal and external marketing, and media. The Sentinels showed off previous robots for past competitions — Voltron and Hal5700, above and right — to give a glimpse of what the team has accomplished in the past and will bring to the table in March.

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ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

First and lasting Native American artworks reflect cultural survival in the face of genocide

The latest attraction at the Kupferberg Holocaust Center on the campus of Queensborough Community College in Bayside is an exhibit on contemporary Native American art, which joins the center’s permanent exhibition on the World War II genocide. Called “Survivance and Sovereignty on Turtle Island: Engaging with Contemporary Native American Art,” it remains on view through May 22. The exhibition features the works of 16 indigenous artists from North

America, all of whom challenge understandings of survival and cultural resistance within their communities both past and present. According to Executive Director Laura Cohen, the center’s mission is to “use the lessons of the Holocaust to educate current and future generations about the ramifications of unbridled prejudice, racism, and stereotyping.” Turtle Island is the name given to North America by the Anishinabek, Haudenosaunee and Lenape, some of the indigenous people of this region.

In this creation story, the continent was formed as a great turtle raised her back out of the ocean. The works on display are arranged in a single long, well-lit corridor and encompass photographs, acrylics on canvas, basketry, videos and other forms of expression. Among the more unusual items is one created by Dennis RedMoon Darkeem. Entitled “Star is Here,” it is made up of metal, poles, rope, chain, a deer antler, wood, a hair pick and other items. According to an artist’s statement,

the sculpture refers to the Hebrew story of the 12 tribes of Israel and its connection to indigenous people in the Americas and the tribes of Gad and Reuben. It “represents the survival, the struggle and resilience of the children of the Star of David who are Still Here.” It was a piece that caught the eye of Anthony Vancol, a graduate of QCC who returns to the college to view the ever-changing exhibits at the center. A resident of Queens Village, Vancol found the exhibit continued on page 31

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS

FILM

“Dreamscapes by Carol Crawford,” with drawings based on photos of refugees on the move enlarged to life size; and “Life Interrupted,” with photos by 13 photographers focusing on how life is altered by unexpected changes in political, economic and familial circumstances. Both through Sun., Feb. 16, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

“The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” Double Feature, with the 1974 original about a cannibalistic clan of maniacs and the 1986 sequel that blended black humor and gore. Sat., Jan. 25, 6 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Signature Styles: Friendship, Album, and Fundraising Quilts,” with pieces that emphasize the quilt as a community project, to be read not only as a whole but also square by square; first in the three-part “Connecting Threads: A Year of Exceptional Quilts” series. Through Sun., June 21 (curator-led talk Wed., Feb. 5, 1 p.m.), American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. “Chen Dongfan: Sanctuary,” with large-scale paintings that hope to reconcile “a calligraphic energy with the destructive potency of graffiti” and evoke the sacredness of a sanctuary; “Fevzi Yazici: Dark White,” with 40 works on paper by the award-winning Turkish journalist produced before and during his current incarceration in Istanbul; and “Patricia Domínguez: Planetary Tears,” a three-channel video journey through colonialism and indigenous cosmology. Through Fri., May 1 (except “Dark White,” through Sat., March 14), Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Gallery, SJU, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-7476, stjohns.edu. Artist Co-op 2019, with paintings, sculptures, mixed media works and more by 12 emerging and mid-career Queens and NYC artists. Through Sat., Jan. 25, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 16104 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. “The Art of the Brick,” the world’s largest display of Lego art, with more than 100 original sculptures and others derived from known works, by Nathan Sawaya, plus interactive brick-building challenges, games and a free play area. Through Sun., Jan. 26, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $7 plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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Influencing the Odyssey: Films that Inspired Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, with movies that inspired the director and co-writer of “2001: A Space Odyssey,” including “Forbidden Planet,” “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” “Metropolis” and more. Through Sun., Feb. 2, various dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“A Good Beginning, Here,” honoring Lunar New Year with works by eight artists with roots in East Asia, all embodying life stories and ideas rooted in the East and evolved in the West. Through Sun., Feb. 16, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students, teens. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org. “Nicolas Moufarrege: Recognize My Sign,” with embroidered paintings created in Beirut, Paris and New York City, mixing classical and Baroque references with comic book heroes, Arabic calligraphy and more. Through Sun., Feb. 16, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

KIDS/FAMILIES The monthly dance presentations at Green Space Studio return this weekend, with two troupes performing Friday and Saturday and six others, including Mayu Shirai Dance, above, appearing on Sunday. See Dance. PHOTO COURTESY MAYU SHIRAI DANCE Bayside Historical Society Winter Art Show, the 19th annual, with area artists working in multiple styles and media, including painting, drawing, photography and more. Through Sun., Jan. 26, Bayside Historical Society, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

CALL FOR ART Long Island City Artists, with art in media of all types and sizes sought for upcoming exhibit reflecting on social transformation, in response to the centennial of women’s suffrage in the U.S., with a focus on feminism but inclusive of adjacent movements and concerns; deadline Mon., Feb. 10. $25. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

MUSIC Grupo Rebolu, with the AfroColombian musical ensemble interpreting the sounds of their homeland with original compositions reflecting on their New York home. Sat., Jan. 25, 3 p.m. (dance workshop), 4 p.m. (concert), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14; $8 kids; free teens. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org. COURTESY PHOTO Classical Guitar from Argentina with Carlos Pavan, an afternoon of original compositions drawing on tango, folk, jazz and classical forms. Sun., Jan. 26, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-

19 38 Ave., Flushing. $12; $10 students. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. Zhou Family Band, with traditional wind and percussion music that has accompanied birth and death celebrations in Central-Eastern China for more than 600 years. Sun., Jan. 26, 2 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $18; $12 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

THEATRE “Black Love,” a revival of the Black Spectrum Theatre’s first production, a kaleidoscope of love stories showing that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 24-25 and Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 8 p.m.; Thu., Jan. 30, 7 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 26 and Feb. 2, 4 p.m., BST, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., St. Albans. $20. Info: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com. “Appropriate,” a darkly comic tale about the queen bee of her Irish town, who always dreamed of her wedding day but then flees the reception; part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Festival. Mon.-Sun., Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 8 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $26. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

DANCE Take Root, with Drastic Action and Nicole Y. McClam. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 24-25, 8 p.m. $17; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Jan. 26, 7 p.m. $17. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

Lunar New Year Celebration, marking the Year of the Rat with crafts, performances, activities, lucky plants and more. Sat., Jan. 25, 12-4 p.m. (certain events at certain times), Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Spooktacular: Out of this World’s Fair, a winter costume party for all ages with performances, live music, face-painting, art-making, scavenger hunts, snacks, raffles and more. Sat., Jan. 25, 2-4 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25 ($100 for five tickets). Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Dog Man: The Musical,” a live stage per formance based on Dav Pikey’s books about the “crime-biting sensation who is part dog, part man and all hero!” Sat.-Sun., Jan. 25-26, 1 and 3 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 26, 6 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $15; $13 students, seniors. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org. PHOTO BY JEREMY DANIEL Lunar New Year Celebration, honoring the Year of the Rat with folk dances, the lion dance, a workshop and traditional arts and crafts, by the New York Chinese Cultural Center. Sun., Jan. 26, 1-3 p.m. (certain events at certain times), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Lunar New Year Tinker Festival,” with fun handson tinkering activities combining science and art. Sat., Jan. 25, 2:30-5:30 p.m., Lewis Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Reservations required. Info: (718) 961-8585, lewislatimerhouse.org. continued on page 32

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In the center of the main room of Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park is the busiest little stage in town. More than 50 acts a month — bands, singers and DJs — are booked to perform on the circular stage, a mind-blowing array of local professional talent. Two bands a day — one in the afternoon, another at night — compete for attention against the ding-ding-ding of slot machines and video games. Unlike Resorts World’s concert stage — called Times Square — the entertainment in Bar360 is free to patrons of the casino.

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For the acts, the exposure and experience of playing the big room can be huge. “We look for bands that have a following,” said Michelle Stoddart, community affairs director of Resorts World. Booking nearly 50 different acts a month can be daunting job, even in a place as big as New York, she said. There are some bands and DJs who play Bar360 fairly regularly. FDR Drive, an eight-piece party band with two lead singers; Front & Center, a New England pop group that specializes in choreography, harmony and showmanship; Underground Horns, a Brooklyn-based Afro-Latin funk band; Radio Riot, a Top 40 cover band; plus DJs Frankie Morales and Luis Damon are “our staples,” said Stoddart. They have been regulars almost since the casino opened, she said. But every month, the bookers sneak in four or five new acts — many of them discovered online from YouTube videos and Facebook postings. “We encourage bands to send Angela Gozzi, our entertainment and events manager, their tapes,” said Stoddart. “As you

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The New York band FDR Drive is one of the staples of Bar360, the main room at PHOTO COURTESY RWNYC Resorts World Casino that books more than 50 bands a month. can imagine, she gets quite a few.” When it comes to screening new talent, Simon Cowell has nothing on Gozzi, who has been booking the room since it opened. She estimates 40 to 50 emails come in every week from aspiring acts.

“If there’s something we need, we go looking,” she said. “If we see somebody online or in a club, we’ll definitely reach out for them,” said Stoddart. It helps that every night at Bar360 is a continued on page 33

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The darkly comic tale of a small-town Irish girl whose wedding day takes a surprising turn when she flees her own reception, “Appropriate” is coming to our shores for a brief run at the New York Irish Center in Long Island City beginning Jan. 27. Has Sorcha, who is engaged to Marty, a former soccer hero, gone mad? Or is she just experiencing ambivalent feelings over the prospect of becoming a soccer bride? This award-winning (Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2019) one-woman play, written and per formed by Sarah-Jane Scott, explores Ireland’s obsession with sports and its role in defining social norms. It’s a look at the insatiable appetite for matrimony that some people harbor and, in a broader sense, it examines tradition versus modern life. “I wanted to approach it from the point of view of someone that ha s always wanted a marriage, mortgage and babies, a woman who is living a very ‘appropriate’ and successful life for a woman in her community,” Scott said via email. The play also celebrates the “hilarious peculiarities” of small-town Irish life, p

‘Appropriate’ When: Mon.-Sat., Jan. 27-Feb. 1, 8 p.m. Where: New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Tickets: $26. (212) 253-8300, newyork irishcenter.org,origintheatre.org

according to the website of the Origin Theatre Company, which is importing the piece. This United States premiere is part of the 2020 Origin 1st Irish Festival, a competitive, monthlong celebration devoted exclusively to producing plays of contemporary Irish playwrights from around the world. This year’s festival, which, despite its name, is the 12th annual, includes audience engagement through performances, panels, workshops and parties. Since 2002, Origin has been telling stories that explore cultural identity via fresh new voices. Its founder, George Heslin, a resident of Woodside, indicated that participating playwrights must either be from Ireland or hold an Irish passport. But, he said in a recent telephone interview, “The story of marriage is a global story. It can be difficult to find a partner.” He predicts women will “absolutely love” the play and “men can connect as well.” Scott is par ticularly excited about opening night, when she expects relatives living in Queens to be in attendance. According to Heslin, many of the performances in the festival are sold out. “Everything is really moving,” he said. “We are very proud that this is a citywide festival,” including, for the first time, two venues in the borough. In addition to the New York Irish Center, The Secret Theatre in Long Island City is participating in the festival. “There are great audiences here in Queens,” Heslin said. “We’re so grateQ ful to them.”

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Works that keep Native American cultures alive continued from page 27 “significant when you find out Native Americans make up less than 1 percent of the population. It’s pretty disgraceful.” He was particularly impressed with “Star is Here” thanks to its “accumulation of eclectic pieces in the form of a Star of David. It’s pretty rad.” He made special mention of the hair pick, which brought back memories. “I used to carry a pick from time to time,” he said. “I used it as a symbol of my culture.” Another attention-grabbing work is “Ver-

‘Survivance and Sovereignty on Turtle Island’ When: Through Fri., May 22 Where: Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside Entry: Free. (718) 281-5770, khc.qcc.cuny.edu

mont Eugenics Dioramas: Two Backyards,” a piece inspired by a controversial practice that involves studying methods of improving genetic qualities by discouraging reproduction by persons with defects or undesirable traits. The 2010 piece by Judy Dow incorporates basketry and mixed media. Dow indicates that the piece is dedicated to preserving her heritage by depicting untold stories through basket-making techniques passed down from her ancestors. A description says Dow is “here to tell the untold story of my family in which 623 people were hunted and institutionalized.” A very different style was employed by Gina Adams, who took a basketball and, using oil and encaustic on ceramic, turned it into “Honoring Modern 8,” created in 2015. The piece is to honor the survivance of her modern and innovative ancestors. “Basketball is considered an extremely viable path to survival, both monetarily and physically,” she said. “I wanted to bring the game into these postcolonial issues.” The word “survivance,” it should be pointed out, is a combination of two others: survival and resistance. Visitors are invited to share their thoughts as to what the word

Kupferberg Holocaust Center visitor Anthony Vancol was struck by the work “Star is Here,” above. “Honoring Modern 8,” right, began as a basketball. On the cover: “Vermont Eugenics Dioramas: Two PHOTOS BY MARK LORD Backyards.” means to them personally by tucking their handwritten responses under a maze of strings that have been arranged on a “reflection wall,” a display with artistic merit all its own. One guest’s note said it means “doing the impossible. How many people can say they went through a tramatic [sic] experience and

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Before becoming a Playboy playmate and a centerfold for the magazine, Marilyn Hanold grew up at 71-32 69 Place in Glendale. She was born on June 9, 1938, the second of six children, to Margaret Bannach and George Charles Hanold Jr. Her father was born on July 8, 1906, on Bleecker Street in Ridgewood. He was the only son of German immigrant parents, and they and his three younger sisters lived crammed together in a small apartment. Upon graduation from high school, he joined the NYPD, where he eventually rose to the rank of detective lieutenant. After marrying Margaret in 1932, he bought the Glendale home for his family of eight. Marilyn began modeling around 1952, the year her father passed away. She found work at the El Rancho casino in Las Vegas and later Ciro’s in Hollywood. She was selected as Playmate of the Month June 1959 for Playboy magazine, photographed by Bruno Bernard. Her famous agent Meyer Mishkin, who discovered Gregory Peck, Charles Bronson, Gary Busey and others, got her work in

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LECTURES/TALKS Living in the Shadows of Auschwitz: 75 Years Later, a Holocaust Remembrance Day conversation about the concentration and extermination camp’s legacy, with Jody Russell Manning of Rowan University’s Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies. Sun., Jan. 26, 2-3:30 p.m., Kew Gardens Hills Library, 72-33 Vleigh Place. Free. Info/registration (requested): (718) 281-5770, (718) 261-6654, khc.qcc.cuny.edu. “Those Were the Days: Why ‘All in the Family’ Still Matters,” with Jim Cullen, author of the new book of that name, discussing the groundbreaking , popular TV show set in Queens and its impact on American culture. Sat., Jan. 25, 2:30-4 p.m., Queens Historical Society, Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 students. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. CBS TELEVISION

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS The Vietnam War Reading and Discussion Program, with Jo-Anne Raskin of the Friends of Maple Grove moderating conversations related to books loaned by Humanities New York. Each Sat., Jan. 25-Feb. 29, 10-11:30 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 83-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/RSVP (requested): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. Introduction to Midrash, each Mon., 10-11 a.m., through end of Jan.; Jewish Medical Ethics, each Wed., 10-11 a.m., through end of Jan.; Introduction to Judaism, each Thu., 7-8 p.m., through May 21; all taught by Rabbi Daniel Wolpe, Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center, 193-10 Peck Ave. Free. Info: (718) 357-5100.

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SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40, Italian and Latin music, food, raffles and more. Sat., Jan. 25 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-

12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 4783100, italiancharities.org.

CLUBS Scrabble Club, with participants bringing their own Scrabble sets to play the popular word game. Each Fri., 10:15 a.m.-12 p.m., Glen Oaks Library, 256-04 Union Tpke. Free. Info: (718) 831-8636, queenslibrary.org.

MARKETS Indoor Flea Market, with new and used items including costume jewelry, toys, games, curios, clothing and more. Sun., Jan 26 (also Feb. 9 and 23), 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m., St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica. Info: (718) 592-1815. Flea Market, with new, used and vintage jewelry, collectibles, handbags, art, books, clothes, home goods and more, with food available. Sat., Jan. 25, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100, italiancharities.org.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Understanding Older Adults’ Entitlements & Benefits: a Public Forum, with Queens Interagency Council on Aging President Barry Klitsberg presenting for the Aging, Social Services and Disabilities Committee of Community Board 6. Wed., Jan. 29, 7 p.m., Rego Park Seniors Club, 63-36 99 St. Free. Info: (718) 263-9250, queenscb6secretary@gmail.com. Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

SUPPORT GROUPS Alcoholics Anonymous, daily meetings around Queens for those with a drinking problem. Info: (718) 520-5021, queensaa.org, nyintergroup.org. Community mental health support group, held by Recovery International. Each Thu., 6-7:45 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Free. Info: Certified Peer Specialist Holly Weiss, (347) 906-1260. Gam-Anon, for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177. Bereavement groups for assistance dealing with loss and the process towards healing, with others experiencing similar situations. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Registration req’d. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 160, olderadults@cgy.org.

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Apts. For Rent Jackson Heights. Fully furnished apt for rent, 2 BR,1 LR, full KIT, 1 bath in a gated house. Students welcome. Contact 646-496-5743

Rooms For Rent South Ozone Park, beautiful unfurnished rm for rent, utils & Wi-Fi incl. Near JFK. Near bus & train. Call 917-434-3679

Houses For Sale Howard Beach/Rockwood Park. Cape on 50x90 lot, 4 BR, 2 full baths, 1st fl, HW fls, LR w/FP, FDR, kit, 2 BR, full bath, access to enclosed sunroom. 2nd fl, 2 BR, full fin bsmnt, new gas furnace & hot water heater, lg den. Owner motivated! Reduced $718K Connexion RE, 718-845-1136 Howard Beach/Rockwood Park, Mint AAA all new Raised Ranch on 38x113. Top fl features all new kit, granite countertops, SS appli, new cherry cabinets, new full bath, HW fls & attic, lower level fin laundry rm, utility rm, sitting rm w/FP. Lg pantry, slides to lg backyard. Asking $799K. Connexion RE, 718-845-1136 Howard Beach/Rockwood Park. Beautiful Low Ranch, 3 BR, 2 1/2 baths, pavers front & back, French drains, IGS, x-lg bath w/shower & Jacuzzi, fin bsmnt, move-in. Asking $739K Connexion RE, 718-845-1136

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 11-22-19, bearing Index Number NC-001013-19/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) EFRAIN (Middle) SAMUEL (Last) HERNANDEZ RAMOS. My present name is (First) SAMUEL (Middle) EFRAIN (Last) HERNANDEZ (infant). The city and state of my present address are CORONA, NY. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. The month and year of my birth are June 2019.

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141 Homestead Ave., Amityville, NY

LOOK NO FURTHER! THIS IS IT!!! Tremendous 4-5 BR Colonial in the heart of Amityville’s Incorporated Village with it’s own Police Force, Fire Dept. & Private Amityville Beach. Walking distance to LIRR, EXIT 32 So. off Southern State Pkwy. Bursting w/ Classic Charm - FDR, LR w/ gas fireplace, sunroom, 3rd Floor Loft. New EIK w/Sliders to deck overlooking 100 x 137ft prof manicured prop. feat: 3.5 car detached garage with gas/radiant heated floors, 200 amp/220 Rec & Hard Wired Air Compressor System - Ready to set-up shop! Full unfin basement w/OSE. New Gas/Hw Heating, 200Amp Service, Andersen Windows & SO MUCH MORE! Taxes w/Basic STAR $13,141/ MLS#: 3173151

44 Wilson Ave., Amity Harbor, NY

BEAUTIFUL!!! Mint 5 Bedroom, 2 Bath Colonial. Gorgeous home inside & out. Large living room w/fireplace, formal dining room, family room, country kitchen, den, finished basement & garage. Fenced rear private yard with paver patio surrounded by beautiful perennial gardens. CAC, IGS, within walking distance to park, near stores & transportation. This is a diamond home! $539,000.

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Seth Lugo has to feel like the Rodney Dangerfield of the Mets pitching staff. Whenever he has been the starter, he has pitched well. He beat the Yankees in a 2018 Subway Series game, which is always an accomplishment for a Mets pitcher. But even though Lugo has been a reliable arm, Mets management first preferred to use him as a long reliever in case a starter got removed early in a game. He always found a way to keep the Mets in the game when it looked like a lost cause and on a few occasions the Amazin’s even came back to win. One of the risks of early spring baseball in New York is the weather is frequently cold and raining. It’s frustrating for a manager to waste the services of a top starting pitcher if the game is going to be rained out before going the regulation five innings. I remember a dreary April day last season in which Cy Young pitcher Jacob deGrom was scheduled to be on the mound. I asked Lugo if he would be willing to start in place of deGrom and he immediately replied, “While it’s not ideal, I never turn down a chance to start.” During his pregame press conference Mets manager Mickey Callaway did not rule out asking Lugo to start at the last minute, but he ultimately stuck with deGrom. As everyone knows, the Mets bullpen was a

FEMA disaster area in 2019 thanks to the implosions of both newly acquired closer Edwin Diaz and the once-reliable Jeurys Familia. The only dependable option for Callaway to protect any kind of late-inning Mets lead was — you guessed it — Lugo. I spoke with Lugo in late September and told him that he was a victim of his own success. “My agent tells me the exact same thing!” he replied with a laugh. Mets general manager Brodie Van Wagenen has tried to shore up the bullpen by signing longtime Yankees bullpen mainstay Dellin Betances as well as veteran Brad Brach, who pitched decently for the Mets after he signed with them in August following his release from the Chicago Cubs. There is also the realistic expectation that Diaz and Familia won’t be as awful in 2020, and Justin Wilson, who missed a lot of games because of injury, should be in better health this year. The Betances and Brach transactions should have been an indication that the Mets would grant Lugo’s wish to return to being a starter. Apparently that’s not the case as Van Wagenen signed both Michael Wacha and Rick Porcello as free agents to fill out the starting rotation. Both are coming off down years and could well be on the downside of their careers. The Mets should give Seth Lugo a shot at Q being a starter in 2020.

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225 Bushwick Ave., Williamsburg, NY $2,450,000 7 Family + Store

87 Suydam St., Bushwick, NY 390 Union Ave., Williamsburg, NY $1,400,000 $3,280,000 6 Family. Possibly delivered VACANT! 3 Family Development Opportunity

162-34 99th St., Howard Beach, NY $699,000 Detached 1 Family w/Garage & Pvt. Drwy.

522 Metropolitan Ave., Williamburg, NY $4,990,000 Mixed-Use 19 Units + 2 Stores

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Large 4 Bedroom Home. Corner property, new trex decking with outdoor lighting around the new pool, storage shed, newly renovated home featuring new wood floor thru-out, newly renovated kitchen, new sky lights and some new windows, new gutters and new roof. Walk to train, express bus, schools, parks, beaches, Gateway National Park. 15 minute ride to JFK airport.

This lovely waterfront home has lots of potential. 3 bedrooms, baths. Features very large rooms, porch in front and sunroom in back. Great for boat lovers offering dock space and 2 boat slips. Located in Old Howard Beach on quiet block. Must see!! Also near schools and transportation to Manhattan- express bus and A train.

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Prime Location Two Bedroom, Two Bath Condominium In Middle Village. Includes indoor parking space and large private storage area. Building has two outdoor common areas, and laundry in the building. Close proximity to Metropolitan Avenue shopping, transportation, and Juniper Valley Park. Low monthly common charge of $434.74. Pet friendly. ©2020 M1P • CAMI-077108

Spacious 2 Bedroom One Bath Co-op. This unit features an open layout with hardwood floors, an updated kitchen, 2 large bedrooms, full bath & 7 closets. The building offers a laundry room and a rec room to rent. Located near schools, shopping, highways, express bus to city & the A subway line. Maint. includes: heat, hot water, cooking gas, real estate taxes and electricity.

• Hamilton Beach • 1 Family On A Quiet Block. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath. Completely renovated, flood insurance $480.

• Lindenwood • Updated One Bedroom Condominium with Terrace in Howard Beach. Monthly common charges are only $330 a month and that includes your heat, hot water, and cooking gas. Low taxes estimated $2350 annually. Close proximity to shopping center; express bus to Manhattan; LA Fitness; Gateway Mall; express way and Resorts World. Pet Friendly Building!

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Cape on 50x90 lot, 4 BRs, 2 full baths. 1st floor, hardwood floors, living room w/fireplace, formal dining room, kitchen, 2 BRs, full bath, access to enclosed sunroom. 2nd floor, 2 BRs, full fin. bsmt., new gas furnace & hot water heater (4 yrs old), large den. Owner Motivated! Reduced $718K

Mint Brick/Stone Colonial. Upstairs 5 BRs, 2 full baths, 40x100, 1st floor. Den, updated EIK, formal dining room, full bath, sliding doors to yard, new concrete, half in and out heated pool. Custom built brick outdoor pizza oven and BBQ. New pavers, pvt. drive for 3 cars. 1 yr. old roof. Enclosed carport, CAC Asking $798K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Large Hi-Ranch, Brookfield-style home, on 40x100, house 27x55, 4 BRs, 3 full baths. X-large eat-inkitchen, sunken living room with hardwood floors, formal dining room. 1 car garage, pvt. dr., half brick, half frame. Reduced $889K

Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi-hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding doors, no Sandy damage. Asking $879K

Call for a FREE Market Evaluation HOWARD BEACH All brick, legal 2 fam, 2 BR, 1 bath over 2 bed, 1 bath. Full finished basement with sep. entrance, 40x100 corner property. Asking $959K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Mint Cape. 50X100 lot, 4 BRs, 3 full baths. MUST SEE. Asking $949,500K

HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK

Beautiful Low-Ranch, 3 BRs, 2.5 baths. Manicured property with in-ground sprinklers. Pavers front and back yard. Extra large bath with shower and Jacuzzi. Granite tiles in living rm., large bsmt., side ent. Move-in condition. Asking $739K

Lovely High-Ranch (well taken care of) 5 BRs, 2 full baths, on 40x100. Priced to sell. Asking $799K

Mint AAA all new Raised Ranch on 38x113. Top floor features, all new kit., granite countertop, SS appl., new cherry cabinets, new full bth, hardwood floors throughout and attic, lower level finished, laundry room, utility room, sitting room with gas fireplace. Large pantry, slides to lg. backyard. Asking $799K

HOWARD BEACH/LINDENWOOD

MASPETH ( Close to Juniper Valley Park)

HOWARD BEACH

Lovely all brick, very well-maintained home. 3 BRs, 2 full baths, formal dining room, EIK. Hardwood floors throughout, handicapped accessible, finished basmt., w/ outside rear entrance, covered patio off dining rm., det. 1 car garage w/ 1 pk. space. Close to express buses to Manhattan.

Beautiful Townhouse, 2 terraces, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 2 half baths. Kitchen with SS appl., granite counters and table. Deck, AG pool, tiled floors, all renovated, 2 car driveway, garage, view of water from front balcony.

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Hi-Rise - 2 Bed, 2 Baths updated kitchen. Reduced $239K Hi-Rise - Mint AAA, 2 Bed, 2 Baths, custom kit., new baths. Asking $310K Garden Co-op - 3 Bed, 1 Bath, freshly painted, Hi-hats, new closet doors, w/dryer in apt, updated kit. Asking $299K One-of-a-kind Janet Ann Duplex Condo - 2 Bed, 1 1/2 baths. Renovated, granite, SS appl., washer and dryer, terrace, Asking $365K

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