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Grassroots groups criticize DA Brown Demand replacement not seek to prosecute a multitude of offenses by David Russell

grant. Queens deserves better. We love Queens for the beauty of our diversity, food, culture, histories. We must love and protect survivors too.” Derrick Hamilton, who spent more than 20 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted in a murder case, spoke out against younger people being incarcerated. “The youth has came here today and said young children shouldn’t be in prison,” Hamilton said. “That’s something that’s backed by scientists. Scientists have established that young people’s brains don’t develop until they’re 25, so why do we have hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of prisoners in New York State right now who went in at 15, 16 and 17 years old?” Danny Kim, a program assistant with Justice Committee, which fights police violence, also criticized Brown. “For decades, DA Brown has decided which Queens residents are caged and who gets to walk free and all too often it’s the NYPD officers who end up walking free,” Kim said. He added, “Killings by police of course are just the tip of the iceberg. NYPD officers regularly subject our communities to brutality and harassment. They lie on official reports to cover up their abuse. They commit perjury and there’s almost never any accountability for these crimes.” continued on page 23

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coalition spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day criticizing Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and making demands of whoever his replacement might be on the steps of the Queens Cr iminal Courthouse. Queens for DA Accountability, made up of grassroots groups and borough residents, considers Brown a “relic of the tough-on-crime-era that the city and country is trying to move beyond.” One of the demands is that the next district attorney declines to “prosecute charges that are disproportionately used to criminalize Queens residents who are low-income, people of color, youth, LGBTQ and/or survivors of interpersonal violence.” Some of those crimes include drug possession with intent to distribute, shoplifting, all offenses related to sex work, operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license, trespassing and misdemeanor school-based arrests. “It is no secret that the current DA policies disproportionately impacts young people of color in Queens,” said El Aset Sweet, a youth organizer with the Rockaway Youth Task Force. Sweet also spoke about how minorities and youth are treated by the system, as she believes

Danny Kim, a program assistant with Justice Committee, speaks at a rally criticizing the Queens District Attorney’s Office and demanding Richard Brown’s replacement not prosecute charges PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL such as shoplifting and possession of drugs with intent to distribute. they are “often viewed as criminals and not afforded presumptions of innocence. Our actions are criminalized and not seen as normal youth behavior.” She asserted that the district attorney has the “power to single-handedly decide the outcome of your life.” Another speaker was Hafizah Omar, of Survived & Punished, a group that organizes to

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New Howard Beach murder trial set DA set to replay grim Vetrano case that ended abruptly in hung jury by Michael Shain Editor

The accused killer of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano, looking older and more filled out, this week faced a judge for the first time since a deeply divided jury failed to reach a verdict at his murder trial last fall. Chanel Lewis, dressed in a silver-grey suit and V-neck sweater, appeared in Queens Criminal Court only as long as it took a judge to announce that jury selection for a second trial will begin March 12 before being whisked out by court officers. Phil Vetrano, the father of the 30-year-old woman who was murdered while jogging in Spring Creek Park in the summer of 2016, told reporters outside the courthouse that he was “both glad and disappointed” after the hearing last Tuesday. “Glad that we can get on with it and disappointed we have to go through it again,” he said. It was the first time he had spoken publicly about the case since the mistrial. The case against 22-year-old Lewis has been on hold since last November when a the seven-woman, five-man jury declared itself hopelessly deadlocked after a tense, twoweek trial. Lewis kept his head bowed and said nothing during his brief appearance this week. The lanky young man looked markedly different from the stunned and disoriented 20-year-old who was walked by cops out of the 107th Precinct nearly two years ago following his arrest in the brutal murder that shook Howard Beach. Lewis has been held without bail since then. His lead attorney, Robert Moeller, told the Chronicle last week that his client had been seeing a psychotherapist while in Rikers —

“though no more than any other inmate.” Phil and Cathy Vetrano were surrounded by nearly a dozen friends and family members when they entered the courtroom, and took seats behind the prosecutor’s table. Much of the business of the hearing appears to have been decided earlier in the chambers of the trial judge, Justice Michael Aloise, who summomed the lawyers to meet with him privately before the hearing started. The proceeding itself was so short, the judge did not even take his chair, but stood behind the bench talking to the two teams of lawyers. “All agreed? March 12 will be the beginning of jury selection,” the judge asked. Barely audible, the two sides replied “Yes” and the proceeding was done. The large group of reporters attended the hearing in hopes of learning more details about Q the upcoming trial, but left disappointed.

Looking older and heavier, Chanel Lewis, the accused killer of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano, left, appeared in court this week for the first time since his November mistrial to get a PHOTO BY ELLIS KAPLAN new trial date. One of Lewis’ lawyers, Jenny Cheung, is at right.

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A priest so loved they called him ‘Rabbi’ by Michael Shain Editor

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The last great battle of World War II took the life of a Woodhaven priest, the Rev. Larry Lynch, 79 years ago. Come St. Patrick’s Day in March, he will be coming back to Queens, in a manner of speaking, at a small park in Ozone Park. As was common for clergy, Lynch spent much of the war ministering to troops stationed stateside. There simply was no room on transports in those years for anyone not combat-ready. But in 1943, he was finally able to get to the South Pacific, where he skipped from island to island following the troops as they fought their way toward the Japanese homeland. At Mass, he liked to tell the soldiers that he was God’s gift to the Army. He’d been on a ship that hit a mine and sank. Under a

Jewish general, he was the chaplain on New Caledonia. The general was so impressed at Lynch’s ability to minister to Jewish soldiers, he began calling the priest Rabbi Lynch. Lynch caught up to the fighting in April 1945, just as the Americans prepared to land on Okinawa, within 100 miles of Japan itself. There, he got himself attached to the 69th Division, the “Fighting 69th” from upstate New York, made famous five years earlier by James Cagney, who played the regiment’s heroic World War I chaplain, Father Duffy, in a movie of the same name. While ministering to a wounded soldier during the battle for an airfield on the island, Lynch was killed by a Japanese shell. He was 38 years old. On March 9, Lynch’s life and work will be commemorated by renaming the triangle at Rockaway Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue after him, a tribute Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Q Park) sheparded through the Council last summer.

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Future of landmark Neir’s in jeopardy Famed Woodhaven bar caught off-guard by surprise sale of building by Michael Shain Editor

The building that has been home to historic Neir’s Tavern for 190 years has been sold. Negotiations for a new lease are underway with a management company that represents the new owners, according to a spokesman for the landmark bar. “No one knows what’s going to happen,” said Ed Rendell, head of Project Woodhaven, a local civic organization. Rendell, who is acting as a spokesman for a group of community leaders originally organized late last year to plan Neir’s anniversary celebration this fall, describes the situation as “unsettled.” But, he added, “We’re more optimistic than pessimistic.” The historic building at 78th Street and 88th Avenue in Woodhaven was sold in midDecember to a limited liability corporation based in College Point, according to city records The sale price was listed at $1.35 million. The sale came as a surprise to the bar’s owner, Rendell said. News of the sale was first disclosed last weekend when Neir’s owner, Loycent Gordon, a New York City firefigher who bought the bar 10 years ago and began restoring it,

The new landlord of Neir’s Tavern bought the building last month without knowing it was the home of the oldest bar in New York City and a focus of community in Downtown Woodhaven FILE PHOTO since 1829, the bar’s owner said. appeared at the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association’s monthly meeting. The new managers of the building — which also includes a recording studio, a karate studio and two private apartments — “had no idea until I told them” that it housed a piece of New York history, Gordon told the meeeting.

Originally, the managers intended to put “a grocery store or a liquor store” in the spot where Neir’s is, they told Gordon, who said he was “speechless” when he learned last month he had a new landlord. The identity of the new owners is — as is often the case with commercial real estate transactions — difficult to track down.

A corporation named 353 Rockaway Realty LLC is listed as the new owner. Records show its address as a single-family, private home in College Point. The owner of the home, Xuiming Shi, does not have a listed phone, nor can any other phones associated with the address be found. Gordon says he had been dealing since the sale with a management company representing 353 Rockaway Realty but declined to identify it because he did not want to disturb the ongoing negotiations for a new lease. “I felt obligated to inform the people who are the real supporters and advocates of Neir’s of what was going on,” he said of his impromptu appearance before the block assocation last Saturday. “I didn’t want people saying: ‘Why didn’t Loy tell us?’” Gordon tried but failed several years ago to get Neir’s designated a landmark by the city, based on its claim of being the oldest bar in New York, in operation on the same spot since 1829. Landmark status would have protected the bar from changes. “I don’t see any reason to doubt we can save it,” Rendell said last week. “This place is part of our identity,” he said. “Neir’s is the kind of place you wear on Q a T-shirt around the neighborhood.”

Letting the dogs out in Ozone Park Owners have been sniffing for right spot for pup park for months by Michael Shain

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After scouring the neighborhood for several months, a group of O z o n e Pa r k d og ow n e r s believe they have finally found a spot where they can release the hounds, And the shi tzus, Labs, German shepards, terriers and the like. The triangular piece of park behind the ball field at Pal Oval, right off North Conduit Avenue at 88th Street is being eyed for a dog park — the first in Ozone Park. Until now, the nearest spot to let dogs off the leash to romp and socialize has been in Forest Park, 2.5 miles away in Woodhaven. “We need it in Ozone Park,” said Sam Esposito, head of the Ozone Park Residents Association, who said last week his group is getting behind the push for a dog run. “It’s an idea people in the neighborhood have been talking about for a long time,” said Eric Cellucci, 29, the ow ner of a 6-month-old silver Lab.

He star ted searching for a neighborhood dog park last fall when he got his new dog and grew tired of the trek to Forest Park every day to exercise his pup. Several weeks ago, Cellucci noticed an unattended section of Pal’s Oval behind the artificial turf-covered athletic fields used for both baseball and soccer in the warm months. “I never saw people practicing there,” he said. “It was a dead area of the park.” So he proposed the spot on the association’s Facebook page and it was accepted. “It’s going to be nice to have something in walking distance,” said Cellucci, a utility company worker who says he has lived in Ozone Park his entire life. “We don’t have too many things like that in the neighborhood, a place to hang out,” he said. Esposito, who says he walks h is fou r dogs on the st reets around his house in Ozone Park, plans to file an application with the city next week. The process of getting the area

fenced in and designated a dog park by the Parks Department can be complicated, officials said last week. “Generally, the first step [to getting approval] is to bring the idea to the community board for their support and feedback,” said a spokeswoman for the Parks Department. The planned dog park is in Community District 9. “When we build a dog run, we’re also looking for a formalized group of dog owners to help with general maintenance at the site and to help encourage proper use,” she said. The process of approval and building can take anywhere from a few months to a year or more. It depends on whether there is opposition within the community and the logistics of setting up a group to oversee the dog park and make sure it is maintained. The run would likely be double fenced to prevent escapes as people come and go, Cellucci said. Benches too would have to added Q to the area.

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Town hall called to block Queens jail As city begins approval process, neighborhood opposition mounts by Michael Shain Editor

The fight to stop the city from building a towering new detention center in Kew Gardens opens a new front next week. A rare town hall has been set for next Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Kew Gardens Community Center at 80-02 Kew Gardens Road — and organizers last week were concerned the room would not be large enough to hold what could be a boisterous, open-toall public event. The open forum, sponsored by several Kew Gardens civic groups that have banded together and call themselves the Community Preservation Coalition, is a major step in showing city officials how deep oppposition to the new jail is in the neighborhood. “We’re looking for as many people as possible” to attend, said Sylvia Hack, cochair of Community Board 9 and one of the coalition organizers. The community center on the building’s second floor holds about 170 people. Mayor de Blasio’s proposal last spring to close the city’s main jails on Rikers Island and build a “borough-based jail system” over the next decade to replace it has been hugely controversial. Nowhere more so than in Queens where the city plans to construct a multibillion dollar, 1,500-bed facility on a site behind the Crimi-

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through an elaborate legal process known as the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure. The Kew Gardens town hall is being scheduled just as the approval process is about to get underway. A spokesman for the Department of Correction last week said it plans to ask for the City Planning Commission to “certify” its application at the end of March. At that point, Community Board 9, which covers the neighborhood where the proposed jail is to be built, has 90 days to vote on the project. As yet, representatives from the city have not been invited to the town hall, Hack said. No matter, a spokesman for the DOC said in a prepared statement. “The city has established a number of forums for people to give input and participate in the plan,” he said, “including multiple working groups with more than 75 members, Neighborhood Advisory Councils for all four proposed sites, and ongoing meetings with stakeholders.” Next week’s town hall may be the first open meeting called by the civics about a building project in the neighborhood in recent memory. The last one Hack could recall was 30 years or so ago to oppose the construction of a large, government-run nursing home on Q 84th Avenue.

NYPD using eye in the sky for crashes Smile! Your fender bender may soon be documented by drones by Michael Shain

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Drones promise to change the future of everything from warfare to package delivery — but first, let’s start with fender benders. The NYPD, which announced last month that it had launched a small force of remotecontrol aircraft, is starting to use them to clear traffic accidents. “Instead of waiting an hour or two for a car from the precinct to show up” to make a report of a car accident, Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) said, “they can send a drone over and be there in 15 minutes.” Richards, chairman of the Council’s Public Safety Committee speaking in Howard Beach at a cop-community meeting earlier this month, outlined a future where an eye in the sky can be used to clear up collisions in a blink. His committee has just authorized funds to add more drones to the NYPD’s unmanned air force, as soon more cops can be trained and licensed to operate them, he said. In early December, the NYPD said it had established a group within its Tactical Assistance Response Unit to fly the 14 new drones it had bought on the commercial market last fall. The first operational test was supposed to

be New Year’s Eve in Times Square but heavy rain grounded the drones. All sorts of uses are envisioned for the drones after they are integrated into the department’s day-to-day operations — from evidence searches to hostage situations to hazardous material spills. There are serious technical limitations to them however, as the New Year’s Eve experiment dramatized. The devices can stay aloft only 15 to 20 minutes due to their short battery life. The drones have also raised alarms among civil liberterians who are concerned they could be used to gather intelligence on unpopular groups or peep in the windows of suspects without authorization. Richards and several other Council members are working on a package of new legislation to regulate how the drones can be used. “There will be hearings sometime after that,” said a spokesman for Richards. In the meantime, the drone force is being put to use documenting simple traffic accidents. Details of how the first uses of the drones as accident monitors have gone are hard to come by. Requests to talk to officials in the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad have not been successful. None so far has been used in Queens, an

Drone operators from the NYPD staged a demonstration last month to show what the devices can do, including documenting a mocked-up traffic accident. This is a screen grab from a video PHOTO COURTESY NYPD made during the demonstration. NYPD spokesman said last week. But they are coming. At a demonstration over a police training facility in the Bronx last month, department “pilots” showed NYPD brass and a select group of city officials how the drones could be used to video and photograph accident scenes.

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ould the Queens District Attorney’s Office use some reforms? Probably. Although an innovator himself, outgoing District Attorney Richard Brown has been in office since 1991, after all. Things are guaranteed to change next January when his successor, whoever wins the Democratic primary, takes office. How much depends on who that person is (even if some Republican runs, the GOP has no chance of winning a boroughwide office in Queens). But what’s also certain is that the most radical changes demanded Monday by activists — and they called for plenty of them — will not be implemented by the next DA, no matter how progressive a platform the eventual winner runs on. The group, a coalition of advocacy organizations dubbing themselves Queens for DA Accountability, calls for simply not prosecuting a number of crimes. Fare evasion is one. OK, the Manhattan DA has actually done that, despite what the law says. But among the other charges the group says should not be pursued are drug possession with the intent to distribute, shoplifting, resisting arrest (when it’s for one of the so-called “decline to prosecute” charges), driving with a suspended or revoked license and all charges related to sex work, including the “unlicensed practice” rap people get

charged with for performing sex acts at massage parlors. So it’s just fine with these folks if you’re a drug dealer who jumps a turnstile in Manhattan to get to Queens for free, where you pick up the car that you lack a license to drive and then squirm on the ground when the police who pulled you over try to arrest you. Or if you stop at a store and pocket a bunch of stuff on your way to the massage parlor where you perform sexual favors in exchange for money all day and run from the cops when they raid the place. You could also take your car to the airport and pick up some fares for extra money, without any of those annoying Taxi and Limousine Commission fees and rules, because the activists don’t think people should be prosecuted for playing cabbie without a hack license. We do, and we bet you do too. We also wonder whether the sex-work free-for-all includes pimps. The activists’ detailed press release doesn’t say. And we wonder why anyone should pay the subway fare if turnstile jumping is not to be prosecuted. And here’s another whopper: the next DA should not prosecute anyone arrested at school for a nonschool incident. So if Johnny’s slinging heroin, and the cops can’t find him anywhere but at his high school, they shouldn’t arrest him? Of course not (don’t forget

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drug dealing is already on the “decline to prosecute” list). Don’t get us wrong: The activists have a couple of good ideas too, like not prosecuting survivors of domestic, sexual or gender-based violence who commit some crime in an “act of survival.” Right. If a woman grabs a knife and stabs the guy trying to rape her, she should not be prosecuted. That’s what prosecutorial discretion is for. It’s not for declining to ever pursue charges for entire classes of crimes in defiance of the laws passed by the people’s representatives in the state Legislature and signed by our governors. You want to make prostitution, drug dealing and shoplifting legal? Lobby your member of the Assembly and state senator. Don’t just demand law enforcers don’t do their job. Queens for DA Accountability also wants prosecutors to justify in writing why they’re seeking prison time for a given defendant. That’s pretty much already done in indictments and sentencing recommendations. And the group wants the DA to develop and implement a public plan for eliminating all racial disparities in the justice system. But DAs only prosecute after a crime has been committed; they can’t decide who commits them or prevent them in the first place. Except, of course, by putting offenders in jail.

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Dear Editor: Re “The differences between the GWDC and the WBID,” What’s Happening Woodhaven, Jan. 10, South Queens edition: I would like to clarify that while the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. does run community activities in Woodhaven, that was and is still done from a commerce perspective. It serves, in effect, as a “chamber of commerce” for the community. The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, or WRBA, founded in 1972, was and is the primary organization representing the residents of the community. Vance Barbour Director, Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association Woodhaven

Dear Editor: One of the things I’ve always enjoyed is seeing musical entertainers in concert. As I get older those people are passing on or retiring. I saw performers such as Anne Murray, Elton John, Kenny Rogers, John Denver, Barry Manilow, Glen Campbell, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Meatloaf, Billy Joel, etc. I enjoyed their music with my mom, who passed away a few months ago, and my spouse. These concerts provided an acceptable escape to the stresses of my teaching career. Every couple of years Elton John would be doing a concert in late October. When I was stressed out in the early part of the school year there would always be that outlet. Now Elton

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says this is his farewell tour and I don’t think I will be able to go because of the expense. I can always listen to his music and others on YouTube Music, but it’s not the same as being in person seeing the performer. Things have changed so much from my younger years. I used to teach, be a site director and work on pride events, and now I’m left with memories, trying to revitalize myself and fight the depression, anxiety and boredom by volunteering and getting involved in things that will make me feel more empowered. I’ve had to fight depression, low self-esteem and difficulty in social events such as parties with family and work. I have so much trouble keeping focused and praising myself. I’ve always needed praise from others. Morning used to be my time to play tennis or work out. Now it’s difficult to motivate myself to function in a positive way. I constantly have racing thoughts that make it difficult to focus on things. Hopefully I’ll be able to serve myself better by finding a new outlet. Arthur Wood Woodhaven Editor’s note: The writer has a support network including a psychiatrist and therapist, and his letter is an example of building mastery to combat depression.

Yes to Amazon, no to Kim Dear Editor: I’m amazed that lobbyist-turned-Assemblyman Ron Kim continues to slam the Amazon Long Island City project (“Kim wants to save NYC small businesses,” Jan. 17). His interview gives me another reason to vote against him for public advocate on Feb. 26. He doesn’t represent this area, his district is at least five miles from our community — he’s only looking for publicity and couldn’t care less for the working class people of Long Island City and Queensbridge. Amazon’s arrival in LIC will allow hundreds of local people to aspire to the middle class that Kim’s parents were able to provide for him! James Dillon Long Island City

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Dear Editor: Sadly, I learned in the Chronicle about Gov. Cuomo’s calling on Albany lawmakers to pass the Reproductive Health Act, which would include legalizing abortions up until delivery and permitting a nonphysician to perform abortions, while not allowing any protection to babies born alive in abortion procedures (“Guv calls for abortion rights bill’s passage,” Jan. 10, multiple editions). Roe v. Wade is still the law of the land — unfortunately. This RHA bill is awful — I hope it doesn’t pass. Contraception, not abortions! Peg Noonan Kew Gardens Hills

Cuomo’s conflicted agenda Dear Editor: Re Michael Gannon’s Jan. 17 report “Cuomo’s ambitious plan for Legislature”: I have conflicted feelings about Gov. Cuom o ’s b u d g e t speech. As a rentONLINE regulated tenant, I ap plaud h is Miss an article or a letter cited by a writer? p u s h t o e n d Want breaking news vacancy deconfrom all over Queens? t r ol a n d s t o p Find the latest news, unjustified rent past reports from all hikes. But why over the borough and does he support union prevailing more at qchron.com. wage rates on construction projects that will make new affordable housing more costly to build? “New York’s prevailing wage mandate adds 25 percent to the cost of public construction in the city,” said Empire City for Public Policy analyst Ken Girardin (“Wage proposal slammed,” New York Post, Jan. 16). Cuomo wants to end donations to political candidates from corporations but not unions. Why not create a level playing field by banning donations from both special-interest groups? Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Science and the stoned Dear Editor: Marijuana possessed in public and smoked in public for recreation is neither safe for driving nor for secondhand smoke exposure for nonusers. Further, cannabis is not a safe drug for general private recreational use, in view of the body of toxicological effects. Marijuana impairs a person’s ability to drive an automobile safely similarly with alcohol. This is because large numbers of cannabinoid receptors are in the basal ganglia and cerebellum, which function in motor control, and are also localized in the frontal cortex, where binding of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the major ingredient, distorts the sense of time. Plus, nearly 50 percent of regular marijuana users drink while using marijuana, which causes an additive deterioration in driving ability. (Medicinal marijuana, devoid of THC, but containing CBD, cannabidiol, has only been continued on next page

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Dear Editor: I recently received a mailing piece from one of the candidates for public advocate. It headlined his assertion that he supports “people over corporations.” His specific target was the Amazon deal for Long Island City brokered by the governor and the mayor. This candidate, along with many other politicians, makes a serious mistake. A corporation is all about “people.” Amazon, the corporate target in this case, employs over 550,000 “people.” Its customers number in the tens of millions of “people.” It has thousands of stockholders who are also “people.” Indeed, many of the mutual funds held in the retirement accounts of politicians and citizens alike probably contain some Amazon stock. Corporations like Amazon do not grow without the involvement and support of millions of “people.” When you attack corporations, don’t think you are not attacking “people.” Joseph A. Giacalone Flushing

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LETTERS TO THE continued from previous page shown, in limited studies, to have analgesic properties; certainly no breakthrough cures of any medical disorders are associated with any forms of cannabis.) In terms of pulmonary effects, the toxic chemical components of both marijuana and tobacco smoke are similar, with ammonia, benzene, toluene, and naphthalene levels in marijuana exceeding those in tobacco smoke. Research has shown evidence of bronchial irritation, inf lammation and narrowing, reduced macrophage and ciliary cleansing mechanisms, and emphysema. Further, as with alcohol, marijuana is associated with immunosuppression via cannabinoid receptors on spleen cells and lymphocytes, rendering persons susceptible to infectious diseases and cancer. The whole problem of the deleterious effects of secondhand smoke is thus widened with public marijuana smoking. The argument to decriminalize marijuana, and basically legalize pot smoking de facto, if not de jure, on the grounds of its commonality with alcohol and tobacco, is absolutely irrational in view of the damning evidence of the latter products upon users and nonusers in one way or another, from impaired health to social costs to the family and economy. If anything, the most logical conclusion is to ban alcohol, tobacco and marijuana, not to legalize toxins. As for medicinal uses of marijuana, other drugs are available for the therapeutic use in these symptoms and conditions. The bottom line, as Gov. Cuomo stated, is tax revenue from a legal marijuana industry. What has Cuomo been smoking to impair his cognitive functioning? Joseph N. Manago Briarwood The writer is a molecular cell biologist, formerly a visiting professor in biochemistry and physiology at the Research Foundation of the State University of New York, Health Science Center (Downstate), Brooklyn.

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Amazon, race and the Dems Dear Editor: In the Jan. 17 issue Orianna Webb said a government report claimed that Amazon promotes a large number of white men to high-level positions (“Amazon’s awful,” Letters). By why is it that in other professions, such as the NBA, NFL, home health aides and news broadcasting — where blacks work out of proportion to their numbers — no one is claiming favoritism or privilege? As for all those who claim the current government stalemate is the fault solely of President Trump: Hear ye! Hear ye! The Democrats are just as guilty for the shutdown. They have refused any offers or proposals by the president. No matter what he does, the opposing party finds fault. They seem to be more concerned with illegal aliens than veterans, Native Americans, seniors, etc. Their goal is to stymie the president, refuse to negotiate and embarrass him in anything he does. They are still whining over their loss in 2016, and their sole rea-

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son for opposing the wall is very simple. They know the majority of illegal aliens, if legalized and granted citizenship, are potential voters for their party. I do realize that the government shutdown has resulted in federal employees not being paid. We are often told that everyone ought to have six months worth of expenses liquid in case of an emergency, whether due to loss of a job, Hurricane Sandy or something else. This government shutdown caused by both sides is one such emergency. Blaming Trump is just the coward’s way out. Both sides are responsible. Eddie Riecks Howard Beach

Stop illegal immigration Dear Editor: I do not know about the majority of you reading this, but I am so sick and tired of politics. I am a Republican, but I am so dismayed at the lack of cooperation on both sides. Why don’t Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Chuck Schumer and newscasters go down to the southern border and talk to the people who actually live there and see how they have to live and see what they have to say? I do not see one Democrat go down there and talk with the people. Instead they are dismissing everything President Trump tries to open up the government and to keep America safe. I watch the news and the anchors always have an inflection in their tone of voices to demean the president. With Pelosi’s trip, every newscaster did not mention that she was going to go to Brussels, Egypt and Afghanistan. Every one of them just said Afghanistan. Why was she going to those places in the first place? What does she have to do with those countries? The anchors give their own spin on everything and I for one have had enough. Play fair! I realize that all these people trying to come into our country want a better life for themselves, but they have to do it legally. I believe the Democrats just see “potential voters,” and with the left giving illegal aliens driver’s licenses and then trying to get them to vote, who are they going to vote for? Democrats, that’s who. We have to work together and stop all this infighting and come up with a solution. Maybe tell the governments of Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and so on, if your people stop coming up to our borders to enter the United States illegally for three months we will send you a quarter of the hundreds of billions of dollars in aid money that we give you, but if they try to enter illegally, no aid or money. For every three months that no one tries to enter the U.S. illegally, you will receive another quarter of the aid. But it will be up to the government officials of those countries to try to keep their citizens where they belong and if they still come, they have to come legally. Any one else out there with a plan? Let us hear it. Kathleen Schatz Rego Park

A community group fighting in court to stop a homeless shelter from being located at a former PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN church on 101st Avenue in South Ozone Park, above, lost its first round.

Suit vs Ozone Park shelter ‘premature’ Judge dismisses case after city says it hasn’t signed contracts yet by Michael Shain Editor

A lawsuit to stop a homeless shelter in South Ozone Park from opening later this year has been tossed out by a Queens judge. The shelter, still being constructed in a former church at 101st Avenue and 86th Street, is set to house up to 113 homeless men with histor ies of mental health problems. Queens Supreme Court Justice Kevin Kerrigan dismissed the suit on technical grounds, ruling that it was premature because no contracts had yet been signed by the city. The order was signed last month but only recently made public. The suit, brought last summer by 11 members of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association, alleged — among other things — that if the shelter was to be a residence for men with mental health problems, it did not have the license required to operate from the state Office of Mental Health. The community group sued not only the city’s Department of Social Services, which runs the homeless shelter system, but also the real estate firm that owns the former church, the nonprofit agency that is selected to run the shelter and Mayor de Blasio personally. The group was asking the judge for an injuction to prevent the shelter from accept-

ing residents, as it is scheduled to do sometime this winter. Neighbors of the planned homeless shelter have said they are not opposed to locating a homeless shelter in the community, but are strongly opposed to a facility that caters to mentally ill men in the middle of a residential area. Six motels located in South Ozone Park are already being rented by the city as temporary shelters. A watershed town hall meeting called last summer to oppose the shelter drew an overflow crowd of more than 500 people to a hall at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, a few blocks from the facility. The city argued in court that the suit was “premature” because it had not yet signed a contract with Lantern, the nonprofit group selected to run the shelter. Lawyers for the building’s landlord as well told the judge it could not offer a lease to Latern until the building had a certificate of occupancy, which is still pending. Sam Esposito, head of the Ozone Park group and the lead plaintiff in the lawsuit, said last weekend that he has begun meeting with other community groups around the city about joining together in a class action against the mayor’s plan to locate up to 90 new homeless shelters around the city in the Q years ahead.

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“Particularly for young people,” he said. “If cases might have on immigrants who you use the power of the office against a might be facing deportation though they Early in his career as an assistant district minor, they may not have a good career, or get otherwise have not been sources of attorney in Queens, Greg Lasak was awaiting into an elite school or [they may] be banned trouble. “You might end up deporting someone the surrender of a man whom authorities had from the military because they used bad twice caught stealing large sums of money judgement or had a bad day.” Lasak also who is the sole provider for a family,” he from the school at which he had been believes that cash bail must at least be cur- said. tailed, particularly for minor offenses. In regard to legalized marijuana, employed. “My rule as a prosecutor was if you were Lasak said it appears to almost definitely He was 30 minutes late, prompting a phone call to the man’s lawyer. The attorney’s return not going to ask for jail at the end of the case, be coming from Albany this term and the you have no business asking for bail at the Queens DA’s Office would act accordingcall was devastating. ly on his watch. “He told me he had tried to kill himself,” beginning,” he said. But Lasak also said each and every As to the debate about closing Lasak said. “I realized that day how much Island and replacing it R power the Office of District Attorney had over case must be judged on its individuall ens vote Rikers e u merits. with jails in all boroughs but people’s lives.” s Q He also would like the staff and Staten Island, Lasak said that Lasak, who would serve 24 years as an is not the province of a district ADA before serving as a judge for 15, now is management of the office to better attorney to comment on. running to take the place of his former boss, reflect the diversity of the borough. “Queens has 2.3 million people,” In a race that now has six District Attorney Richard Brown, and is seekhe said. “How many languages do candidates, Lasak said his coming the Democratic nomination. bined 39 years as a prosecutor Brown, who has been in office for nearly 28 we speak — 150? I think the office 201 9 needs to reflect that diversity.” and a judge clearly makes him the years, is not running for re-election. He also touted his work as an ADA in over- most qualified. In an interview with the Chronicle last “I’ve tried or supervised 2,500 murder week, Lasak, a native and resident of Queens, turning roughly two dozen wrongful convicsaid he among all the announced candidates is tions; and in prosecuting officers from the cases,” he said, including the College Point the only one who would be prepared to lead NYPD’s 106th Precinct found to be torturing massacre of 1995 in which six people were narcotics suspects with a stun gun to obtain murdered over a narcotics debt; and the Wenthe office on day one. dy’s restaurant killings in Flushing in 2005 in There are changes he would like to insti- information on their dealers and suppliers. On immigration-related issues, Lasak said which five employees were murdered and tute, such as vastly increasing diversion programs and alternatives to incarceration for he would establish protocols that would con- another two survived gunshots to the head. sider what impact plea bargains in some minor Among the cases he tried on the bench was minor, nonviolent offenses. that of the gunman who murdered NYPD Det. Brian Moore in 2015. He said it is common practice for the DA to be briefed first thing every morning on investigations involving wiretaps, of which there are many. 135-25 79th St., Howard Beach, NY 11414 “Those files are this thick,” Lasak said, visit us at: www.owncs.org/own-2 holding his thumb and forefinger about an inch apart. “They’re very complicated — I’ve signed them as an assistant district attorney and as a judge. Then you get briefed on all the high-profile cases. “It’s a 24-hour a day job ... It’s not a political office,” he said. His two most high-profile opponents are Borough President Melinda Katz and Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows). Visit us to learn about our great school “They’re good people,” he said. “They’re • Rigorous academic curriculum politicians, and they’re good politicians. But • Spanish beginning in Kindergarten they’re facing term limits. Neither one has • Study of world cultures • Pillars of a Positive Community SERVING THE C OMMUNITY • Arts & Music integrated into curriculum • Individualized learning • Free breakfast & lunch • 1:1 student laptop program Editor

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ever prosecuted a case. Neither one has ever defended a case. They’ve never been in a courtroom. Did either of them express interest in being district attorney 10 years ago? Five years ago? “They talk about reforms and ideas. They have to, because they don’t have the experience.” Lasak said knowledge of the office and the system are key to implementing any changes or reforms. “It’s like repairing a bridge,” he said. “You need to make repairs but you also have to keep traffic f lowing. If you want to reform the office, you still have to handle 60,000 cases a year.” Other announced candidates include city Department of Consumer Affairs Commissioner Lorelei Salas, Tiffany Caban, an attorney with New York County Defender Services, and Jose Nieves, a special prosecutor with the state Attorney General’s Office. The Democratic primary for the District Attorney’s Office will likely be in June. While now scheduled for September, the date will change if Gov. Cuomo signs an anticipated bill to consolidate federal and state primary elecQ tions in June.

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Katz talks Queens topics at gathering Borough president reviews issues but doesn’t talk about DA campaign by David Russell Associate Editor

In advance of Friday’s State of the Borough address, Borough President Melinda Katz spoke about different issues facing Queens residents at her annual media roundtable on Tuesday, including the 2020 Census, schools and Amazon. One talking point was how nearly half of the borough’s population of 2.3 million people was born abroad. “So nearly half of our borough put their faith in Queens County: into our schools, into our senior centers, into our governmental system and I’m very proud of that,” Katz said. Katz made clear the importance of the upcoming Census as she recently announced 70 people were on the Queens Complete Count Committee. The goal of the committee is to make sure the Census gets an accurate count, as many say it did not in 2010. “Educational funding by the United States government and by the state relies on the Census numbers,” Katz said. “Highway money, housing money, elected representation in the House of Representatives and in the State Legislature relies on the Census numbers and if we’re not filling out the Census, we’re not getting our fair share for the children, the seniors and the people who live in our communities.” She spoke out against Homeland Security’s proposed change to the “public charge” interpretation. The proposed rule change would make immigrants receiving certain forms of public assistance potentially ineligible for a green card. Katz said it is “immoral and vicious in order to make people choose between putting food on their table and a roof over their head or the path to citizenship.” Regarding immigrants, Katz also

Borough President Melinda Katz, with microphone, and Deputy Borough President Sharon Lee at a media gathering Tuesday afternoon to talk about Queens issues ahead of Katz’s State of the Borough address on Friday. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL mentioned how the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs has helped seal conviction records for nonviolent crimes more than 10 years old for people who have been conviction-free since that time, under a new state law. “There’s nothing worse than going for a job interview, knowing that you are the right person for that job and then that question is asked: Do you have a record? Are you convicted of a crime? And many times that stops the interview and so I wanted to make sure that didn’t happen,” Katz said. On the education front, Katz noted that Queens still has overpopulated schools. “This borough is the only borough in the entire city of New York where our schools are overcrowded,” she said. “We are at 106 percent capacity the last time we checked.” Katz acknowledged the School

Construction Authority is working to build schools and find properties “but we need to do it fast and we need to do it quicker because our kids are feeling the squeeze.” When asked about the Amazon deal bringing the online giant to Long Island City, Katz said she was a supporter and that a strategic tech plan for the area had been in the works for years. “I’ll say the rollout was not good,” she said. “There is still a lot to be planned, there is still a lot to do.” Katz said questions remain such as how much Amazon is donating to the infrastructure, especially the area it plans on going to and how much of the workforce on the development will be Queens residents. W hile there are unanswered questions, she is in favor of the move. “I do think, from an economic standpoint, we need to diversify our

economy here in the borough of Queens to make sure that you can still live here, raise your family and work here in the borough of Queens as well,” Katz said. In keeping with the development talk, Katz also discussed the Willets Point Development Plan. The New York City Economic Development Corp. recently shared two proposals with the Willets Point Task Force. One proposal is for a mixed-use building and the other includes 1,100 units of affordable housing and a soccer stadium. She said the 1,100 units made up the first development phase. The first phase, which was six acres, is going to be affordable housing. The proposals will require more community input. “The second phase is 17 acres. We had four meetings of the Willets Point Task Force, a lot of backand-forth between EDC and us

about what we want to see there.” Katz also was asked about her bid to replace Richard Brown as Queens district attorney but she chose to focus on her duties as borough president. “If this were not a government building and I were not the Queens borough president holding a press conference on issues that are really important to a lot of people here in this great borough, I would probably answer your question,” Katz said. “But I am still the Queens borough president. I represent 2.3 million people in this borough and I think it is vital this borough still continues — whatever I’m doing — still providing services to the population that is here and the constituents that are here and I will continue to do that until I am out of office, term-limited out, whatever way.” Several minutes later she was asked another question regarding the district attorney situation. “I’m a little bit surprised that when we have a roundtable that discusses issues that are really important in this borough, really important — immigration, public charge, the Census committee, justice reform, which is part of what we’re talking about for Know Your Rights week, that’s we’re not talking about it with the dignity that we deser ve,” Katz said. “T he Queens Borough President’s Office is one that works really closely with so many com mu nities in Queens and whether I am here or not, the responsibility to the borough is the same. The responsibilities of the constituents are the same and so today we talk about the Queens Borough President’s Office and how Queens is growing and a fascinating and wonderful place to be and we do that in preparation for Q the State of the Borough.”

NYPD cracking down on JFK hwy. parking by Michael Gannon Editor

The commanding officer of the NYPD’s 113th Precinct has some advice for those thinking about parking along highways near John F. Kennedy International Airport while they wait to pick up passengers on incoming f lights. Don’t. Inspector Jerry O’Sullivan said both his own officers and those with the NYPD’s Highway Patrol Unit have been stepping up enforcement out of a growing necessity. “It’s a problem,” O’Sullivan told the Chronicle

Monday evening prior to the monthly meeting of the precinct’s Community Council. “People are parking mostly in the emergency breakdown lanes on the Belt [Parkway] and the Van Wyck [Expressway]. It’s a problem because those lanes are meant for emergencies, not for you to park while you’re waiting for a f light to land.” O’Sullivan said his officers are trying to get people to stop with war nings whenever possible, though some tickets also are being written. “People keep doing it,” he said, adding that the department is reaching out with a public information Q campaign, particularly through social media.

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A look at the race for public advocate by Ryan Brady Editor

The Feb. 26 nonpartisan special election for the city’s next public advocate is just over a month away. With Letitia James having vacated the office when she was sworn in as state attorney general earlier this month, City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) is serving as acting public advocate until a winner is crowned next month. The field of candidates is crowded, and each of them has her or his own line. A ledger published by the Board of Elections lists 23 candidates, though the list is expected to shrink. One of the 23, attorney and activist Ifeoma Ike, announced Monday that she was exiting the race, with her campaign saying its “election lawyer failed to file an administrative document” necessary to get on the ballot. And of the remaining 22, a couple of the other candidates are expected to not appear on the ballot. Danniel Maio, a mapmaker and former candidate for office, will be kicked off it for only submitting 1,080 of the required 3,750 signatures, according to BOE documents. Former South Queens City Council candidate Helal Sheikh, another public advocate hopeful, was flagged by the board for filing a form incorrectly, according to the BOE. The field could further shrink if challenges to the other candidates’ petition signatures are successful.

City Councilmen Jumaane Williams of Brooklyn, left, and Ydanis Rodriguez of Manhattan are two FILE PHOTOS of the 22 candidates running for public advocate. In order, they are listed as follows: • Former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito on the Fix the MTA line; • Assemblyman Michael Blake (D-Bronx) on the For The People line; • Dawn Smalls, an attorney who worked in the Obama and Clinton administrations, on the No More Delays line; • Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) on the Common Sense line;

• Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan) on the Equality For All line; • A ssembly wom a n Lat r ice Wal ker (D-Brooklyn) on the People for Walker line; • Councilman Rafael Espinal (D-Brooklyn) on the Livable City line; • Councilman Jumaane Williams (D-Brooklyn) on the The People’s Voice line; • Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) on the People Over Corporations line;

• Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan) on the United for Immigrants line; • Libertarian activist Gary Popkin on the Liberal line; • Civic engagement activist Benjamin Yee on the Community Empowerment line; • Wall Street lawyer Manny Alicandro on the Better Leadership line; • Activist and city Department of Transportation coordinator Michael Zumbluskas on the Fix MTA & NYCHA Now line; • Columbia University professor David Eisenbach on the Stop REBNY line; • Activist and journalist Nomiki Konst on the Pay People More line; • Lawyer Jared Rich on the Jared Rich for NYC line; • Community activist Anthony Tony Herbert on the Housing Residents First line; • Frequent political candidate Walter Iwachiw on the I4panyc line; • Entrepreneur Theo Chino on the Courage to Change line; and Objections have been filed against the petition signatures of Mark-Viverito, Espinal, Alicandro, Maio, Zumbluskas, Ike, Kim, Smalls and Popkin. Queens County Republican Party Chairwoman Joann Ariola Shanks, an Ulrich ally, filed objections against Maio, Smalls, Zumbluskas and Alicandro, Board of Elections documents show. Before James held the public advocate posiQ tion, Bill de Blasio did.

Stringer, Queens pols rally for transit equity Comptroller speaks in Jamaica about plan to make LIRR tix $2.75 by Ryan Brady

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Eastern Queens lacks subways. And for many who live there the Long Island Rail Road would be great for commuting to Manhattan if not for ticket costs. For example, according to City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office, a trip from Queens Village to Penn Station on the LIRR is 35 minutes but on buses and the subway, it’s 80. But the commuter rail line is far more expensive than the other options. According to Stringer, that needs to change. “Tear down the paywall that separates the public from public transit,” the comptroller said last Friday at the Jamaica LIRR station with borough elected officials and stakeholders during a rally demanding “transit equity” for Southeast Queens. Stringer in recent months has pushed for making fares at the LIRR and Metro-North stops in the city $2.75, or the cost of a subway ride. The plan, which he discussed at last week’s event, would also allow free transfers between the commuter rail lines, subways and MTA buses. He estimates it would cost between $50 and $70 million while making getting to work easier for thousands of New Yorkers who don’t live near subways. The comptroller, who last year touted the plan at the Murray Hill LIRR stop in Flush-

ing, also said it would “improve job access” and decrease subway overcrowding. Joining the city comptroller were transit advocates, civic leaders and a long list of other electeds: Borough President Melinda Katz, Assemblymembers Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Councilmembers Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens). As Katz, pointed out, the plan would be a game-changer for a big chunk of the borough’s population, given that two-thirds of it is served only by the LIRR and buses, not subways. “I’m here to say that it is about time that we change the system,” said the borough president, who is running for district attorney. Katz and Hyndman pointed to how for mothers, having a longer commute time can mean having to spend extra money for people taking care of their children. During her pre-Assembly days, the assemblywoman commuted on the LIRR. At last Friday’s event, she explained that using the line allowed her to not have to spend extra money on after-school childcare. “While LIRR fares have direct impacts on the riderships of the subways and buses, we are here to demand that there is an equity

City Comptroller Scott Stringer speaks with Queens leaders and stakeholders at the Jamaica Long Island Rail Road station in favor of a plan he created that would have city residents paying PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY just $2.75, the cost of a subway ride, for a ticket on the commuter rail line. between the LIRR and the MTA, just like our hard-working commuters, just like our hardworking New Yorkers deserve,” Adams said. Thanks in part to the advocacy of her, Hyndman, Katz and Miller, the MTA implemented the Atlantic Ticket pilot program, which provides discounted fares at six LIRR

stations in Southeast Queens for rides to the Atlantic Avenue stop in Brooklyn. In a statement to the Chronicle responding to the rally for Stringer’s plan, MTA spokesman Aaron Rodgers said the transit agency “is evaluating the concept as part of our LIRR Q Atlantic Ticket field study.”

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Masbia reaches out to federal workers Soup kitchen informs employees of meals during government shutdown by David Russell Associate Editor

As the partial federal government shutdown continues, Masbia Soup Kitchen Network is reaching out to impacted employees. Alexander Rapaport, executive director of Masbia, went to airports to tell TSA agents about the three city locations where they can be served, including at 105-47 64 Road in Forest Hills. “Our challenge all the time is figuring out how the people who are in need the first time, going from not needing charity to needing charity, to at least know where to turn to,” Rapaport said. Watching the news, he thought something should be done after seeing workers were missing paychecks. “You can tell your landlord you’ll get paid and you’ll pay off your rent but you can’t negotiate that with your stomach,” Rapaport said. So he and some volunteers went to the airports and gave out information about where the workers could go for a meal. “It’s almost impossible to make a TSA worker smile,” Rapaport said. “It’s kind of that tense moment, they go through your bag — and we made dozens and dozens of them smile.” Rapaport said showing up and telling

Alexander Rapaport and his father, Yosef, hand out fliers at LaGuardia Airport to TSA agents PHOTO COURTESY MASBIA SOUP KITCHEN informing them of meals at Masbia. them about the meals shows workers they’re not alone and that people care about them. “It’s those smiles I cherish most,” he said. Rapaport believes the Forest Hills location will see the highest number of workers compared to its two Brooklyn spots because of its proximity to the airports.

He said so far there’s been “a trickle” of people coming to the Queens site. “I don’t think people are already at a point where there’s nothing in their house yet or they’re comfortable with getting a charity handout,” Rapaport said. “We just wanted to make sure when that does happen

that they know where to go to.” Awareness is his goal, as he stated it is important the information is spread before there is a real need in case the government shutdown continues. The meals at Masbia are for anyone, not just federal workers, but Rapaport thought it helpful to let the workers know about the locations they might not otherwise have been aware of. People in need can be shy about going into a soup kitchen, according to Rapaport, even if it is through no fault of their own. He believes the federal workers could be more receptive due to the situation. “Because it’s a national thing and the people who are in need at this point don’t feel so much at fault, it might be easier for them to get to this point but it’s still very hard,” Rapaport said. Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-Brooklyn) tweeted, “Amazing! Alex Rapaport & Masbia volunteers have been at @LGAairport handing out flyers for FREE groceries and hot meals for federal employees affected by the shutdown. This is a true kiddush Hashem (sanctification of G-d’s name).” Everyone is entitled to a free sit-in dinner nightly and a take-home grocery package once a week. No ID is necessary. Masbia is closed on Q Fridays and Saturdays.

NY legislators OK Jose Reproductive Health Peralta DREAM Act Act signed by Cuomo Cuomo says he will sign the bill into law by Ryan Brady

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The state Senate and Assembly on Wednesday passed the Jose Peralta New York State DREAM Act, a bill to make college tuition aid available to unauthorized immigrants. Gov. Cuomo is expected to sign the bill, which this year was renamed for Peralta, the late Queens state senator who was the proposal’s chief sponsor in his cha mber. He d ied of leu kem ia on Thanksgiving Day last year. The governor met with Evelyn Peralta, the lawmaker’s widow, and his family on Wednesday. “As a key part of our Justice Agenda, we look forward to finally making it law for all New Yorkers this year, for Senator Peralta and the Dreamers,” Cuomo said in a prepared statement. Existing state law keeps unauthorized students from getting financial aid from the state for higher education. The bill would apply to immigrants who have gone to a high school in the

state for at least two years, graduated from one and applied to a university or college in New York within five years of getting their diploma. Immigrants who did not graduate from school but received high school equivalency diplomas would be eligible, too, with the same caveats. For years, immigrant activists in and beyond Queens made passing the bill a main priority. Despite passing the Assembly in recent years, the DREAM Act always failed in the state Senate, which Republicans have controlled for nearly all of the past 75 years. But Senate Democrats pummeled the GOP in last year’s midterms, f lipping control of the chamber. Western Queens voters sent Catalina Cruz (D-Jackson Heights) to the Assembly last year. The first-ever former “Dreamer” to hold elective office in New York, she spoke passionately on the f loor of her chamber on Wednesday about the bill. Q

Governor lights up buildings to celebrate In a landmark win for progressives, Gov. Cuomo on Tuesday signed the Reproductive Health Act, a bill to protect abortion rights. The legislation takes laws involving the procedure away from the state’s criminal code and moves them into its health code, decriminalizing them. It also permits abortions more than 24 weeks after a pregnancy’s start in cases in which the fetus is not viable or the health or life of the mother is in danger. Previously, state law had only made an exception in cases when only a woman’s life, rather than her health more generally, was threatened. Cuomo signed the legislation hours after it passed the state Senate on the 46th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s history-making Roe v. Wade decision. In previous years, the R HA was blocked by the Republicans who have historically dominated the chamber. But last year’s “blue wave” shifted control of the Senate to Democrats. “The Reproductive Health Act is a his-

toric victory for New Yorkers and for our progressive values,” the governor said in a prepared statement. “In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and women’s reproductive rights, I promised that we would pass this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new session — and we got it done.” In celebration of the legislation being signed, Cuomo on Tuesday night ordered that One World Trade Center’s spire, the Kosciuszko Bridge, the Alfred E. Smith Building in Albany and the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (the replacement for the Tappan Zee) be lit up pink. The Senate on Tuesday also passed two other women’s rights bills. One of them, the Contraceptive Coverage Act, would guarantee that contraceptive devices, drugs and products are covered by insurance companies. The other one, the Boss Bill, seeks to “prevent an employer’s religious beliefs from infringing on women’s health care Q decisions,” according to the Senate. — Ryan Brady

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Dozens turned out for the first meeting of the Italian-American group La Bella Italia on Sunday, Jan. 13 at Christ the King High School in Middle Village. The fun included raffles, entertainment, music and prizes. Above, Papa Joe De Clemente plays accordion while Metropolian Opera singer Giuseppe Taormina croons. At top in the second row, La Bella Italia Chair-

woman Jacqueline Gagliano smiles for a pic. Above, longtime Italian language instructor Edward Jackson speaks. In the top right, Taormina sits with Diego Lodigo, the leader of Bella Italia Mia, a now-defunct group that La Bella Italia grew out of. At the right are Assemblyman Anthony D’Urso (D-Nassau) and Taormina. La Bella Italia’s next meeting is on March 10.

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Ditmars homeowner fears LGA damage Multiple residents believe airport construction damaged their houses by Michael Gannon Editor

Homeowners on Ditmars Boulevard in East Elmhurst are accustomed to noise from LaGuardia Airport, which is separated from their backyards by the Grand Central Parkway. When the reconstruction of LaGuardia began to require pile d r iving a few months ago, the steady pounding of the machines in operation was added to the jets’ roar. Then a handful of homeowners began to notice damage to their homes that they ascribe to the constant pounding into the earth across the parkway. One homeowner, who asked to be identified only by his first name Patrick, last Friday took the Chronicle on a tour of his home to show damage he believes has been caused by the pile driving. He was accompanied by Frank Taylor, president of the Ditmars Boulevard Block Association. Also present were area Democratic District leader Hiram Monserrate and James Carriero, an attorney who is representing the DBBA in its legal battles against the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on issues involving construction at the airport and the proposed development of an air train from the No. 7

Patrick, a Ditmars Boulevard homeowner, believes pile driving and heavy construction operations at LaGuardia Airport have damaged his house and compromised a retaining wall in his PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON backyard that overlooks the Grand Central Parkway. subway station at Mets/Willets Point. “These are brand-new windows,” Patrick said, adjusting a towel in a corner of his living room. “Now when it rains water comes

in.” He showed paint that has bubbled and blistered beneath a handful of windows on his first floor. Out back a massive crack zigzags from

top to bottom on a wall at the outside entrance to his basement. But his largest and potentially most troubling concern is a pair of massive cracks and a partially dislocated section of the retaining wall that overlooks the Grand Central. One pile driver was in operation on Friday morning that could be heard through Patrick’s new windows. It was far more clear from his yard. “And that’s just one,” Taylor said looking across the Grand Central. “Imagine when there’s three or five being used. “The Port Authority told me to get two repair estimates from reputable contractors,” Patrick said, adding that any work on the retaining wall requires a contractor with special expertise. He said the estimates ranged from $52,000 to $54,000 for the house and retaining wall combined. He said the PA sent an engineer to conduct his own inspection who said that it would not cost that much to repair, but according to Patrick, he did not give an explanation on his own expertise or how he arrived at that conclusion. Eleven homeowners, including five on Ditmars, have gotten on-site inspections from the continued on next page

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Bayside, SOP men hit 3-alarm fire injures worker in College Point with heroin charges They allegedly used cars as code words

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“I don’t rent Hondas or Acuras … around here we drive Benz and Lambos,” Melvin Sanabria, 42, of East Rockaway, LI, allegedly told an associate over the phone. But prosecutors say he wasn’t talking about cars. They claim that what was instead at issue was the inferiority of a sample of heroin given to him by Dino Sanchez, 40, of the East New York section of Brooklyn. He and four others — including Alex Aybar, 47, of Bayside — were arrested Thursday morning. An indictment charging them was unsealed in Brooklyn federal court last Thursday. The defendants allegedly participated in a heroin distribution ring based out of the eastern Brooklyn neighborhood, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York. Officers also arrested Ramon “Junior” Sanabria, 48, of South Ozone Park. He was charged in a separate complaint with possessing heroin as part of the distribution scheme. As with the five other defendants, he

A three-alarm fire at 128-20 14 Ave. in College Point on Monday morning critically injured a man who works at the commercial building, according to the Fire Department. The victim, who is an employee of the wholesale toy and medical supply company B&B Systems, was sent to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx and is in “serious but stable condition,” according to the department. His name has not yet been released. The blaze broke out around 7:40 a.m. It tore through the location’s basement and first floor. Other employees at B&B Systems managed to evacuate the building, FDNY Assistant Chief Tom Richardson told repor ters at the scene on Monday morning. The fire began at one alarm but intensified into a three-alarm one. Firefighters got to the scene less than four minutes after getting the call. The fire is still under investigation, the FDNY said.

faces a mandatory minimum of one decade in prison and a maximum of life there. They all routinely tested the drug to make sure it was sufficiently potent, prosecutors allege. Search warrants were executed at two stash houses, three of the defendants’ homes and two vehicles last Thursday morning. Officials said they seized three guns, one of them with a defaced serial number; north of $100,000 in American currency; more than four kilograms of heroin and upwards of 10,000 glassine envelopes. Hondas and Acuras weren’t the only kinds of cars used as code in the scheme to refer to drugs. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Sanchez allegedly said he had a “Phantom” — that’s a $500,000 Rolls Royce — and a “Bentley” in a text message to Melvin Sanabria that was intercepted by law enforcement with a court’s permission. “With today’s arrests, their drug trafficking operation has been dismantled, and the defendants will now face justice for their crimes,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Richard Donoghue said in a statement. Q

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continued from page 2 Kim believes Brown to be the culprit. “For too long, the Queens DA has been one of the pillars that support systemic police violence against our communities,” Kim said. “Today Queens communities are coming together to declare we will not allow this to continue.” Jon McFarlane of Court Watch NYC said, “I’ve seen my friends and family get railroaded in Queens Criminal Courthouse for minor crimes. I watched as prosecutors requested sky-high bails, forcing people to survive on Rikers Island for months and years because

they couldn’t afford to pay bail before standing trial. For 30 years, Queens Criminal Courthouse has been a revolving door for people of color and now we finally have a chance for something different.” Kathy Garcia of Make the Road New York said the police target transgender residents. “And then they treat us like we were not human,” she said. Asked for a response, a spokesperson for Brown said in an email, “We believe that the Queens District Attorney’s Office is one of the best in the state. The District Attorney has been in the forefront when it comes to

disorderly conduct, consumption of alcohol in public, trespassing or unlawful possession of marijuana, could have their cases resolved without fear of being arrested. In his retirement statement, Brown also addressed helping immigrants. “In order to protect our immigrant population I created an Office of Immigrant Affairs to assist them in accessing and navigating our criminal justice system.” Brown will not be seeking re-election when his seventh full term is up at the end of the year. He has served as Queens district attorney since 1991. Several candidates are in the running to Q replace him.

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continued from previous page PA in response to damage complaints. In a statement to the Chronicle, the PA said public outreach and acting on residents’ concerns are major portions of its efforts on the project. The agency said it is taking all necessary steps to minimize impact on the surrounding communities. “Any homeowner in the communities su r rou nding the air por t who believes their home has been damaged by on-airport construction can request an engineer visit,” the PA said in a statement. “Based on the engineer’s inspection, if it is determined the damage is caused by on-airport construction, we will work with the homeowner to compensate them for repairs.” Aaron Arenas, who also lives on Ditmars, is trying to take the construction work in stride. “It’s noisy, but the city needs it,” he said. “And the block association is doing a good job.” There are nine residences with noise and vibration monitors, all located on Ditmars Boulevard, but Carriero said the results from the devices are not being shared with the DBBA or residents. Taylor also said he would like to see air quality monitors — which he said are present at the construction site — placed in nearby neighborhoods to determine how far dust and airborne material is traveling from Q the airport.

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domestic violence prosecutions and assisting victims of domestic violence. Also, there are virtually no individuals currently being held on Rikers Island solely in regards to a marijuana or turnstile jumping arrest.” In his end-of-the-year message several weeks ago, Brown noted that the Office’s Domestic Violence Bureau “maintains the highest domestic violence conviction rate and the lowest dismissal rate of any other prosecutor’s office in the City.” He also cited a summons warrant forgiveness event in late October. More than 350 summonses were adjudicated for the approximately 400 residents who attended the event. Individuals with outstanding summons warrants for various low-level offenses, including

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Carranza chats with parents in Hollis Schools chancellor takes questions on wide array of topics at IS 238 by Michael Gannon

The author of the question about gifted and talented programs opined that not only City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza was there an insufficient number of programs fielded an eclectic collection of questions on in Southeast Queens, but even those in place everything from expanding gifted and talent- sometimes do not measure up to those in ed programs to broadening sports options on other parts of the borough or the city. Carranza agreed. Jan. 17 in a town hall meeting in Hollis. “A problem with gifted and talented is Carranza spoke with an audience of more than 200 in the auditorium at IS 238, that it’s not ubiquitous,” he said. “Another is the Susan B. Anthony Academy. The talk how do you get your child into a gifted and was simultaneously translated into Spanish, talented program.” As he — and the mayor — have said on Cerole and Bangla to accommodate as myriad occasions about many parents as possible. the cit y’s specialized Questions were submithigh schools, Carranza ted on cards, with Carranniversal Pre-K is said gifted and talented za saying any question he options are probdid not get to during the a game-changer.” testing lematic. Carranza reitervisit would receive a writated that he does not ten response. — Schools Chancellor believe any one test comCar ranza, who took Richard Carranza pletely assesses a child’s the post last April, said abilities. he is excited about the “I see some parents spending hundreds next round of third-grade test scores to if not thousands of dollars t raining come out. Those students, he said, will be the first 4-year-olds to take a test to get into gifted class that benefited from Mayor de Blasio’s and talented programs,” he said. “I think the tests are more a measure of the level universal prekindergarten initiative. “Universal Pre-K is a game-changer,” the of privilege in the home.” He said often chancellor said. “Studies show that even the parents whose children are most succhildren who start out behind in pre-K are cessful are the ones who can best navigate the system and the process. He also said caught up by kindergarten.” Editor

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DOT to expand study for Belmont project by Michael Gannon

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C ou nc i l m a n Ba r r y G r o d e nch i k (D-Oakland Gardens) and City Comptroller Scott Stringer are hailing the decision by the city’s Department of Transportation to do an extended traffic study in areas of eastern Queens likely to be affected by the construction of a pro hockey and concert arena on the grounds of Belmont Park. The project, supported by Gov. Cuomo and tentatively scheduled to open in 2022, also would include a hotel and shopping. Residents on both sides of the Cross Island Parkway are concerned that traffic and parking could be unbearable on event days. Grodenchik and Stringer had requested the study in a letter to DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg earlier this month. “While our study did not specifically focus on the concerns you raised in your letter, DOT will adjust the study’s scope to include these issues,” Trottenberg said in a letter to the two dated Jan. 17. Both thanked the commissioner by name in a statement issued by Stringer’s office on Tuesday. “Queens residents deserved to have their

voices heard on this critical redevelopment project,” Stringer said. “The City’s swift and receptive response shows what happens when communities come together to protect the quality of life for Eastern Queens’ families and the environment.” “Anything that can be done to mitigate the impacts of traffic on the communities of Eastern Queens will help preserve quality of life for local residents,” Grodenchik added. The project is being developed by New York Arena Partners, a group that includes the owners of the National Hockey League’s New York Islanders and Sterling Project Development, which is run by the Wilpon family, owners of the New York Mets. The key to the project is bringing the Islanders back to Nassau County from their present home in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. The proposed arena would seat 18,000 for an Islanders game and up to 19,000 for a large concert. Grodenchik and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) have said they can’t support the project if it does not include a fullservice Long Island Rail Road station at Q Belmont Park.

City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza, center, takes a question during a town hall meting with about 200 parents and other audience members at IS 238 the Susan B. Anthony Academy PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON in Hollis on Jan. 17. the phrase “parental engagement” is not enough. “If we suspend a student and there is a phone call, the parent is engaged,” he said. On the subject of vocational education, Carranza said he wants the city to take a back seat to no one, and said the department is working with experts in technology, building trade unions and their apprenticeship programs and others in order to do so. “We know not every student will or should go to college,” he said. But he said he wants to avoid the pitfalls of the 1970s through 1990s when, he said, the pendulum swung toward steering some students to vocational training who might not necessarily belong there. He also said the city is looking for creative ways to add sports programs, including having smaller schools team up with each other. The value, he said, goes beyond athletic activity for some students. “I have seen students succeed in school or stay in school because they wanted to

play sports,” he said. A question about providing more technology in the classrooms almost certainly was not planted; but it did allow the chancellor an opportunity to stake out his position over funding with the new state Legislature, and the old campaign for Fiscal Equity lawsuit. “I’m going to be a very active presence in Albany,” he said. “Because they owe New York City schools $1.2 billion. That would put a lot of tech nology in the classrooms.” Giving parents a pop quiz, Carranza answered his own question, saying it would be better to lease new technology than to buy it outright, thus avoiding getting stuck with outdated equipment in just a few years. Taking a question on dyslexia, a learning disorder that can hinder learning to read, Carranza said the city is greatly increasing training to spot students who may be afflicted as well as getting them the assisQ tance they need.

Food drive for federal workers As the partial federal government shutdown continues, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is teaming up with institutions to help the furloughed federal employees working without pay by establishing a food and toiletry drive. Dropoff sites include his Howard Beach office at 159-53 102 St., and his Middle Village office at 66-85 73 Place. Queens County Savings Bank at 15602 Crossbay Blvd. and 156-32 Crossbay Blvd., inside the Stop & Shop parking lot, is also taking in donations. The locations will be accepting non-

perishable food items like canned goods, pastas, cereals and others, as well as toiletries such as soaps and detergents, toothpaste, feminine hygiene products and more. The supplies will be distributed at Our Lady of Grace Church at 100-05 159 Ave. in Howard Beach and the Sacred Heart food pantry at 83-17 78 Ave. in Glendale. Those sites can also be used as dropoff locations. In order to collect needed supplies at the distribution sites, federal workers will Q need to display their federal ID.

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Hundreds attend annual Jamaica ceremony honoring civil rights icon by Michael Gannon Editor

Last week would have marked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 90th birthday, and the Jamaica Performing Arts Center on Monday hosted its annual tribute to the slain civil rights leader. The national holiday in King’s memory once again drew singers, dancers, musicians and politicians of every stripe to the theater. Hollie Wells of Queens Village was one of about 200 in the audience, visiting her second King tribute of the day.

Performers from the Vissi Dance Theater celebrated King’s life and legacy to both music and poetry.

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“This is my first time here,” Wells said. “My girlfriend from the Allen Senior Center had an extra ticket and asked me if I wanted to come and I said yes. This morning I was at a breakfast at Antun’s in Queens Village and now I’m here.” Simone-Marie Meeks, wife of U.S. Rep. Gregor y Meeks (D - Queens, Nassau), emceed the event, which was sponsored by Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans). The opening invocation was offered by the Rev. Darryl Fennell of Deliverance Baptist Church in Cambria Heights. The event’s honor guard came from Troops 263 and 144 of the Boy Scouts of America from Queens Village. Meeks and Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) began their brief talks with a few updates on the federal government shutdown, Meeks before introducing his wife at the start of the program and Schumer before discussing his admiration for King and all the gifts he mustered to bring change to the country before his assassination at age 39 in 1968. “With his eloquence, he held up a mirror, and forced America to look at it,” Schumer said. “And America did not like what it saw.” Among the ar tists perfor ming were Stephanie Perry from Majority Baptist Church in Jamaica, who sang the national anthem and “Lift Every Voice and Sing”;

Stephanie Perry, left, and Petula Beckles were among the artists gracing the stage Monday afternoon at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center for its annual tribute on the national holiday PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON commemorating the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday. and soloist Petula Beckles. Tributes in dance came from the Vissi Dance Theater in Floral Park and the Edge School of the Arts in Laurelton. Musical performers included violinist Kareem Headley, accompanied by his brother Akeem on the keyboard and saxophonist Nigel Innis, all from Joe’s Academy of Music in St. Albans.

Additional sponsors included state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans); Assemblymembers Vivian Cook (D-Jamaica), Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village); Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica); Neighborhood Housing Services of Jamaica, Inc.; and the Jamaica Center for Arts & Q Learning.

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Catholic Elementary Academies and Schools — Open House Dates Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, 101-60 92 St., Ozone Park, (718) 845-3074. Open house: Jan. 27, 12:45-1:45 p.m. Divine Wisdom Catholic Academy, 45-11 245 St., Douglaston, (718) 631-3153. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 am.-2 p.m.; Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 9-11 a.m. Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy, 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, (718) 849-3988. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Holy Family Catholic Academy, 74-15 175 St., Fresh Meadows, (718) 969-2124. Open house: Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Holy Trinity Catholic Academy, 14-45 143 St., Whitestone, (718) 746-1479. Open house: Jan. 27, 12-2 p.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Astoria, 21-63 29 St., (718) 728-1969. Open house: Jan. 28-Feb. 1, 8:30-10:30 a.m. Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, Jamaica Estates, 179-14 Dalny Road, (718) 739-5933. New family registration by appointment. Incarnation Catholic Academy, 89-15 Francis Lewis Boulevard, Queens Village, (718) 465-5066. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:30-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 28, 9-10 a.m. St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, 136-58 41 Ave., Flushing, (718) 961-0246. Open house: Jan. 27 and March 10, 2-4 p.m. Notre Dame Catholic Academy of Ridgewood, 62-22 61 St., (718) 821-2221. Open house: Jan. 27, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Our Lady’s Catholic Academy, 125-18 Rockaway Blvd. (Rockaway Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-0212 and 109-55 128 St. (128th Street Campus), South Ozone Park, (718) 641-1316. Open house: call for information.

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (Bayside), 216-01 38 Ave., (718) 631-4804. Open house: Jan. 27, 11a.m.-1 p.m. Sacred Heart Catholic Academy (East Glendale), 84-05 78 Ave., (718) 456-6636. Open house: call for information. St. Adalbert Catholic Academy, 52-17 83 St., Elmhurst, (718) 424-2376. Open house: Jan. 30, call for time. St. Andrew Avellino Catholic Academy, 35-50 158 St., Flushing, (718) 359-7887. Open house: call for information. St. Bartholomew Catholic Academy, 44-15 Judge St., Elmhurst, (718) 446-7575. Open house: call for information. St. Clare Catholic Academy, 137-25 Brookville Boulevard, Rosedale, (718) 528-7174. Open house: call for information. St. Elizabeth Catholic Academy, 94-01 85 St., Ozone Park, (718) 641-6990. Open house: call for information. St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, 21-18 46 St., Astoria, (718) 726-9405. Open house: Jan. 27, 12:301:30 p.m. St. Gregory the Great Catholic Academy, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, (718) 343-5053. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m. St. Helen Catholic Academy, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach, (718) 835-4155. Open house: Jan. 27, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; Jan. 29, 3-4 p.m. St. Joan of Arc School, 35-27 82 St., Jackson Heights, (718) 639-9020. Open house: call for information. St. Joseph Catholic Academy, 28-46 44 St., LIC, (718) 728-0724. Open house: Jan. 28-31, 9-11 a.m. St. Kevin Catholic Academy, 45-50 195 St., Flushing, (718) 357-8110. Open house: Jan. 27, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.

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

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

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A Catholic education has proven results 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 learning opportunities are always expanding when it comes to Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens, be it through partnerships with Catholic high schools, local colleges and universities, or through the rich cultural opportunities offered in New York City. These rich cultural opportunities—such as cultural-themed festivals, projects and trips— engage students in the teaching and learning process.

The success of Catholic education in Brooklyn and Queens is also measured with proven results: • ELA results on New York State Tests in Catholic academies/schools consistently outpaced New York state and city schools; • Catholic education is cost efficient: per pupil spending averages $5,143 compared to over $19,597 per pupil in NYC public elementary schools; savings to NYC taxpayers – over $600 million per year; • average annual tuition for a Catholic elementary school within the Diocese of Brooklyn is $4,022; • $7.566 million in scholarships was awarded to 5,495 students to attend Catholic elementary schools within the diocese; • 75 percent of eighth-grade graduates will attend Catholic or other private/specialized high schools; • 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 Q all faiths are welcome. — Information courtesy Diocese of Brooklyn Catholic Schools website

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

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RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS

Msgr. McClancy Memorial High School 71-06 31st Ave., East Elmhurst (718) 898-3800 Website: msgrmcclancy.org

SECTION Archbishop Molloy HS 83-53 Manton St., Briarwood (718) 441-2100 Website: molloyhs.org Winter Open House: Jan. 24, 6-8:30 p.m. for accepted students

St. Agnes Academic HS 13-20 124 St., College Point (718) 353-6276, ext. 11 Website: stagneshs.org St. Francis Preparatory High School 6100 Francis Lewis Blvd. Fresh Meadows, NY 11365 (718) 423-8810 Website: sfponline.org

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

St. John’s Preparatory High School 21-21 Crescent St., Astoria (718) 721-7200 Website: stjohnsprepschool.org

Christ the King Regional HS 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village (718) 366-7400 Website: ctkny.org

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The Mary Louis Academy 176-21 Wexford Terrace, Jamaica Estates (718) 297-2120 Website: tmla.org Selected Students Day: Jan. 24, 5-7 p.m.

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

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

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

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So, how to take a 400-plus-year-old play and make it seem new? If you’re Brendan Averett, who’s directing the New York Shakespeare Exchange production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” a tale of magic, love and betrayal running at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City beginning Jan. 31, you approach it from an unusual perspective. “There’s this idea of ‘Midsummer’ as broad comedy, almost farcical,” Averett said in a recent telephone inter view. He sees the play as a tragicomedy. “My take dives more into the relationships and letting the comedy come out of the pain,” he said.

“In reading or looking at the language, they talk about the pain they go through. We’re exploring the heart of it.” And in his rendering, the many roles are played by only seven actors, each bringing to life multiple characters. These include Astoria resident Cody LeRoy Wilson, who appears as both the hopeless romantic Lysander and bellows-mender Flute, who is forced to play a young girl in love in a play within the play. It’s not Wilson’s first encounter with this classic work. “It’s always a benefit to knowing a play before you go in,” he said. “It’s interesting the way Brendan developed the show. The play is in

constant forward progression.” An actor, he explained, begins to walk off as one character and, while still on stage, becomes another. “It’s a lot of fun for everybody,” Wilson said. It’s particularly interesting, he said, to see the different choices made in different productions of the play. “We’ve spun it a little darker” than usual, he said. “The stakes are very high,” he said. “We establish that very early.” And while this version may not contain a lot of spectacle, Wilson promised plenty of good acting. And, he added, “Now, more than ever, we look to Shakespeare to view how to view the world.” continued on page 39

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS

es of celestial phenomena taken by spacecraft and telescopes, narrated by actor LeVar Burton. Each day through Thu., Jan. 31, 1 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6; $5 seniors, kids, students with ID plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Bayside Historical Society Winter Art Show, the 18th annual, with paintings, photography and more, by Queens-based artists. Through Sun., Jan. 27, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

“The Man Who Fell to Earth”: A Film and Book Tribute to David Bowie and Nicolas Roeg, with a screening of the 1976 British sci-fi cult favorite starring the rock star and directed by Roeg, and discussion with Susan Compo and Joseph Lanza, authors of books about them. Wed., Jan. 30, 5-8 p.m., Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-0778.

“Jon Brogie: Studies from Rome,” with drawings and paintings of Rome’s most iconic masterworks that the 2017 Alma Schapiro Prize winner created during a stay at the American Academy there. Through Fri., Feb. 22, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com.

Black History Month Celebration, with multiple films including a world premiere and two discussions. Each Fri., Feb. 1-22, 7:30 p.m., 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.

“Red Envelope Show,” honoring the Asian Year of the Pig with celebration envelopes like those traditionally distributed in the Chinese community during Lunar New Year, made by professional artists, often with a gift inside. Through Sun., Jan. 27; weekends 12-5 p.m., weekdays by app’t, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students and teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Paintings by Eileen Coyne, with works mostly featuring people and dogs, by the Long Island City artist largely inspired by European Expressionists. Through June, QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

DANCE La Cumbiamba eNeYe will hold an interactive workshop teaching their brand of Colombian music and how to dance to it, perform a concert and then jam with members of the audience Saturday afternoon, all to celebrate Flushing Town Hall’s 40th anniversary season. See Music. COURTESY PHOTO “Queen,” the story of two female scientists studying vanishing bee populations who discover an error in their research that could ruin their careers, but they could look the other way to save the bees, by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Jan. 31-Feb. 16, each Thu. and Fri., 8 p.m.; each Sat., 2 and 8 p.m., Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30 Road, entrance on 21 St. $25; $20 students, seniors. Info: (718) 706-5750, apacny.org.

“Wall-Floor Positions,” with artists making themselves into prop sculptures, moving through various poses in relation to a room, as first done by Bruce Nauman in 1965 California, tied to the “Disappearing Acts” exhibit of his work. Each Fri.-Sat. through Feb. 23, each hour on the hour 1-5 p.m., MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

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“Banu Cennetoglu,” with objects, images, texts and more that contemplate the individual’s place within today’s geopolitics, and “In Practice: Other Objects,” with works by 11 artists and teams probing the interplay between objecthood and personhood. Through Mon., Mar. 25, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $10 suggested; $5 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

MUSIC LaCumbiamba eNeYe, with the 10-piece group performing Colombian music after an interactive workshop and later jamming with members of the audience. Sat., Jan. 26, 3 p.m. (workshop); 4 p.m. (concert); 5:30 p.m. (jam), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $14; $8 kids; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Havana Cuba All-Stars, with the island’s most acclaimed musicians performing the entire tapestry of its music, from cha cha to rumba to salsa, accompanied by dancers. Sun., Jan. 27, 7 p.m., The Lexington Center, 25-26 75 St., East Elmhurst. $35$48. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

Tabla Ecstasy, with the ensemble Talavya, “global ambassadors for Indian percussion,” created by Pandit Divyang Vakil, left, blending tradition and modernity. Fri., Jan. 25, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. COURTESY PHOTO

THEATRE “This is NOT Hamlet,” “a mad rollercoaster ride excavating some of the world’s most famous playwrights — Shakespeare, Beckett, Moliere, Cervantes, Stoppard, De La Barca among them,” by The Drama League. Thu., Jan. 24, 7 p.m., LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. $25. Info: (212) 244-9494, dramaleague.org. “Blinkered,” a play from Northern Ireland that addresses mental health problems and suicide among young people, by Londonderry-based Sole Purpose Productions, with discussion of the issues afterward. Thu.-Fri., Jan. 24-25, 7:15 p.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $25. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

AUDITIONS Queens College Choral Society, with both students and any resident of any age of Queens, Manhattan, Nassau and Suffolk welcome for the spring season, featuring Mozart’s Mass in C minor and Brahms’ “Schicksalslied” (“Song of Fate”). Wed., Jan. 30 and Feb. 6, 6-7:15 p.m. (rehearsals each Wed. 7:30-9:45), Music Building, room 246, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: James John, (718) 9973818, jmsjhn@aol.com, qcchoralsociety.org.

COMEDY A Night of Laughter with Sasa Salvaggio, a performance by the Sicilian comedian with all proceeds going to the Borgetto Cultural Scholarship Fund. Sat., Jan. 26, 7 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $50-$80. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org.

FILM “In Saturn’s Rings,” the 2018 “grand tour of the universe starring Saturn,” comprising genuine imag-

“Jen Rosenblit: Im gonna need another one,” with the performer portraying multiple figures both generic and specific, within the proximity of 12 green foam blocks that eventually crumble and disappear. Thu.-Sat., Jan. 24-26, 8 p.m.; Sun., Jan. 27, 3 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. Take Root, with performances by Brianna Ta y l o r / C o n f l u e n c e Performance Project and Marion Spencer, right. Fri.-Sat., Jan. 25-26, 8 p.m. $17 advance; $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. 27, 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. PHOTO BY WHITNEY BROWNE

TOURS/HIKES The Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tour, with a museum educator leading a dynamic experience exploring the puppeteer and filmmaker’s work on “Sesame Street,” “The Muppet Show,” “Fraggle Rock” and more. Each Sat. through June 29, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20; $16 seniors, students; $14 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. continued on page 40

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Who are you? Do you answer with your profession, or by listing which countries your ancestors came from, or maybe whom or how you love? You are your body. That’s the most elemental definition, as it reduces you to your physical presentation. And it’s the most complex definition, as the corpus contains all of your physicalities plus the nonphysical. Your emotions. Your social status. Your soul, if you have one. “In Practice: Other Objects” explores

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the ways in which the object that is your body interacts with objects that aren’t. At an opening reception for the exhibit at the SculptureCenter in Long Island City on a recent Sunday, there was a near-absence of bodily representations in the works. This forced the imagination to consider how the body might react to the presented tools, activities and random objects. “From personal belongings to material evidence, sites of memory, and revisionist fantasies, the artists in Other Objects highlight curious and ecstatic moments in which a body becomes a thing or a thing stands in for a body,” says the gallery brochure for the exhibit. The video, photography and mixed media sculptures by Katherine Simóne Reynolds, the gallery notes say, “explore the presentability politics that inspire and conceal Black women’s labor in the areas of personal glamour and domestic work.” Her “Ironing Board Sculpture 2,” 2018, is about “presentability politics,” the notes say. If we brandish with impunity an identity, are we committing “identity politics”? Or is the mainstream practicing identity politics by asking us to melt into the pot? Kiyan

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The feathers in this piece by LaMont Hamilton at SculptureCenter transgress people’s PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH personal space with light unwanted touching. Williams confronts us with an extreme identity, what the galler y notes call “transgressive identity,” in “Dirt Eater,” 2019. The practice, known as geophagia, is believed to have been used in some areas of the world for much of human history for pleasure, to fight hunger or possi-

bly as the result of a nutritional deficiency such as anemia. The practice was used by enslaved West African people in America, and Williams’ installation feels like a challenge to judge. What’s disgusting about this image? It isn’t the dirt-eating. continued on page 41

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As Queensborough Performing Arts Center Artistic and Executive Director Susan Agin likes to put it, her venue is “taking the show on the road.” In the coming days, a project is set to start that will make its building at Queensborough Community College’s campus in Bayside more accessible to people with disabilities. Agin expects the work, which will prevent QPAC from holding shows in its main theater, to last about a year. But she is undeterred. “We’re maintaining all of our programming, which is kind of unprecedented,” Agin said. Many venues in QPAC’s position would simply close until the work is finished, she explained, “but that’s not our approach.” QPAC has scheduled an exciting list of performances for dates in January through May to be hosted at different venues throughout the borough. “We think that by ... going into the neighborhoods where our patrons live and by continuing to bring them these special programs and events, we believe that we’re really laying the foundation for the future of our success,” Agin said. Coming QPAC attractions include the Havana Cuba All-Stars’ show at The Lexington Center in East Elmhurst at 25-26 75 St. on Jan. 27. Made up of some of the Caribbean country’s top musical talent, the group will treat audience members to a diverse array of Cuban music. Another exciting show on the schedule is “Rock and Roll Royalty!” Soul music titan Jackie Wilson’s son Bobby Brooks Wilson will join rock legend Ricky

Nelson’s twin sons Gunnar and Matthew (who are known for their work as the band Nelson) for a concert that pays homage to their famous fathers on March 24. It will be held at the Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Theater in Bayside at 34-45 202 St. And QPAC scheduled more than just music for the coming months. For example, Kim Russo, “The Happy Medium,” will be coming to the performing arts center’s Showroom — which will stay intact during construction — on March 2. The psychic, who is known for hosting Lifetime Movie Network’s “The Haunting of...” is expected to tell the audience about “special messages from family and friends in spirit,” according to QPAC. Many other shows of all kinds are on tap; go online to visitqpac.org to see the complete list of upcoming shows. Tickets can be ordered on the website, or by phone at (718) 631-6311. There is a page on the website for each particular event displaying a diagram showing how many seats are available. Even if a venue diagram does not actually represent the venue where a given show will be performed, Agin said the ticket prices for each seat and the number availQ able are accurate.

Upcoming QPAC shows When: January through May Where: Various locations in Queens Tickets: Prices vary by event. (718) 631-6311; visitqpac.org

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The idea is in keeping with the theater companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal of reimagining how Shakespeare can impact the modern world. Founded in 2009, the group embraces inclusivity at all levels, including the actors and behind-the-scenes personnel. Another Astoria resident, Katie Fanning, appears as Helena, a young woman lacking in self-confidence, and, in an example of gender-bending casting, as Peter Quince, a carpenter with literary pretensions. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fanningâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second go-round as Helena, a character she first tackled while still in high school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coming back, there is so much I remember,â&#x20AC;? she said. But with new

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perspective she finds herself making different choices in the role. Playing more than one role in the production poses extra challenges, she said, such as how to make it clear as to which character she is playing at any given moment. With little or no change of costume, the distinction is left almost entirely to the actorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; physical choices, she said. The rest of the cast consists of Jessica Ranville, Dana Watkins, Kimberlee Walker, Stephanie LaVardera and Imran Sheikh. Averett said he has long been in love with the play. While visiting Ireland some time ago, he was taking a long walk one evening, just as the mist rolled in. The effect took on a magical feel, making Averett think to himself, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would I ever really want to meet a fairy?â&#x20AC;? It is a question viewers of the play may likely ask themselves, as well. As Fanning pointed out, the play would serve as a great introduction to theater for young people. They could identify with the many young characters, and the doubling of roles â&#x20AC;&#x153;exposes students to how creative theater can be,â&#x20AC;? she said. And, Averett, a fan of direct audience address, has his actors sharing more with

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Stephani LaVardera, left, and Katie Fanning rehearse a scene in â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Midsummer Nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream.â&#x20AC;? On the cover: The full cast, below John Simmonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 1870 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hermia and Lysanderâ&#x20AC;?: Fanning, left, Dana Watkins, LaVardera, Jessica Ranville, Cody LeRoy WilPHOTOS BY MARTIN HARRIS; PAINTING VIA WIKIPEDIA son, Kimberlee Walker and Imran Sheikh. the spectators than in traditional productions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That excites me,â&#x20AC;? he said. But, he cautions, very young children

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With the large influx of immigrants entering the city in the early 20th century, many of them with very large families were not able to handle their children. Many were deemed habitual truants. The city thought it was its duty to rescue these lost boys mainly from The New York Parental School, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Manhattan and Brooklyn. In 1908, the city purchased the Flushing, winter 1927. Kane and Wright Manure Farm in Flushing to create a boarding school. the serious violations and charges were Superintendant of School Buildings archi- true and recommended the school to be tect Charles Snyder (1860-1945) who saw closed at once. The Board of Education cleared Superschools as civic monuments, designed and built Spanish Mission Colonial buildings intendent Thomas Donohue and the for industrial training and discipline. The school of any wrongdoing but agreed to school contained a tailor shop, bakery, close it down. After it closed, heavy lobbying by Queens officials resulted in the laundry and farm. By the 1920s there were complaints of creation of Queens College on the site. It military drills with corporal punishment opened in 1937. Sadly, some of the original buildings and poor dietary menus at the boarding school. Finally in 1934, when Mayor were demolished but some remain as a LaGuardia took office, a grand jury reminder of what once existed on the colQ investigated. They found evidence that lege grounds.

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Didi Gregorius meet and greet, with the Yankees shortstop on hand during an open house at a branch of his team’s official fitness center. Sat., Feb. 2, 10-11 a.m. (open house all day), Retro Fitness, 89-89 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 878-6161, retrofitness.com/ foresthillsny. PHOTO BY KEITH ALLISON / WIKIPEDIA E-waste recycling, to dispose of electronic items no longer allowed in the garbage, including TVs, computers, phones, accessories and more. Sun., Jan. 27, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden Parking Garden, 42-80 Crommelin St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Hip Hop Hooray, a dance workshop for kids 4 and up with related storytelling and craft-making for families to celebrate “National Opposite Day.” Sun., Jan. 27, 1:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

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SOCIAL EVENTS Queens Dinner Club, with all welcome to a Nepalese Mela, featuring a Nepali barbecue feast at a new restaurant whose owner has 14 locations in his native country. Mon., Jan. 28, 7-9 p.m., Bajeko Sekuwa (“Grandpa’s BBQ”), 43-16 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside. $52. Info: facebook.com/queensdinnerclub. Saturday night dances, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40, Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., Jan. 26, and every other Saturday all year, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100.

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How Many Zombies Are Too Many Zombies?, an educational game with up to 25 players taking on the role of scientists helping the “Center for Calamity Control” handle a zombie outbreak and learning mathematical modeling. Through Fri., Feb. 15, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. Chess Day Thursdays, for beginners or experts or anyone in between, ages 10 and older. 5:307:30 p.m. every week. Laurelton Library, 134-26 225 St. Free. No pre-registration required. Info: (718) 528-2822, queenslibrary.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Writing From the Heart: an eight-week workshop in creative writing, for those who want to start or improve their writing in a supportive atmosphere, with author and longtime MOHS-075008

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SUPPORT GROUPS Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177. Monthly bereavement group, for dealing with the loss of a loved one, with handouts, light refreshments and more. Wed., Dec. 9 and every 2nd Wed. of the month after that, 7-8:30 p.m., Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Free. Info: (718) 335-6049, maspethtownhall.org. PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-8255.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES SNAP: Services Now for Adult Persons, a full-service neighborhood center with exercise classes, line dancing, table pool, hot lunch daily, sewing, jewelry, quilting classes and more. 13333 Brookville Blvd., suite LL5, Rosedale. Info: (718) 525-8899, snapqueens.org. Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org. Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net. 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., 9:3011:30 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.

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20-65 STEINWAY LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 06/19/18. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 20-65 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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E92 SUCCESS LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 7/02/18. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Isaak Badalov 143-24 84 Drive Queens, NY 11435. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, CitiMortgage, Inc., Plaintiff, - against - Sophia Hwang a/k/a Sophia Su Hwang if living and if she be dead, any and all persons who are spouses, widows, grantees, mortgagees, lienor, heirs, devisees, distributees, or successors in interest of such of the above as may be dead, and their spouses, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residences are unknown to Plaintiff, Commissioner of Social Services of the City of New York Social Services District, Board of Managers of Woodside Condominium, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, Defendants. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Index No. 709629/2018, Filed: 1/14/2019. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the Mortgage premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $85,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS on April 22, 2008, in CRFN 2008000160482, covering premises known as 58-59 44th Avenue, Unit 3-A, Woodside, NY 11377. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this Summons and Complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the Summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bayshore, New York, January 9, 2019 By: Linda P. Manfredi, Esq., Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP, Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100. Our File No.:01-088009-F00

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court. Turkey has made it clear to Nike executives that it would close all of its stores there if Kanter is on their payroll. Kanter told me he is not angry with Nike. While that is magnanimous, it does make Nike, a company that has celebrated athletes such as former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick who speak up on social justice issues, appear to be cowardly at best and hypocritical at worst. Mets General Manager Brodie Van Wagenen made a head-scratching move when he signed free-agent infielder Jed Lowrie to a two-year, $20 million contract last week. Lowrie has had a fine career but he will be 35 in April and is an infielder on a team with a surplus in that category. The Mets don’t even know what to do with last summer’s hitting hero, Jeff McNeil, who does not appear to have a position in the starting lineup. The Mets need a hard-hitting outfielder such as free agents A.J. Pollock or Adam Jones. Unless the Mets have a taker for third baseman Todd Frazier, this deal makes no sense. It must be noted that Lowrie was one of Van Wagenen’s clients when he was an agent at the Creative Arts Agency. I’m not saying that Van Wagenen breached his duty to his current employer, the Mets, with the Lowrie signing, but the optics aren’t great. See the extended version of Sports Beat Q every week at qchron.com.

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