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This year’s flu season is one of the worst ‘Mutating’ strain cause for severe uptick in cases: Jamaica hospital doc by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last Friday said this year’s flu season is the most intense since the 2009 swine flu epidemic, and will only get worse in the coming weeks. It’s on track, the agency said, to match or surpass the 2014-15 flu season — a time when 34 million Americans fell ill and more than 700,000 were hospitalized. Nationwide, 37 children have already died from the illness since the start of last fall — including one in New York. Every state except Hawaii has reported “widespread flu activity,” according to the CDC. For the week ending Jan. 20, there were 7,779 laboratory-confirmed influenza reports in New York, according to the state Department of Health, and 1,759 people were hospitalized. Queens is no different. A spokesman for Jamaica Hospital Medical Center said, “We’ve already nearly matched the number of flu cases in January alone than we saw all of last flu season.” Dr. Luigi Tullo, a family medicine physician at Jamaica Hospital, said in an interview the severity of the cases is also worse than years prior. “It’s a combination of both,” Tullo said.

Every state except Hawaii has reported widespread flu activity, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last Friday. Doctors, politicians and bishops are trying to curb the epidemic and protect those at risk of becoming sick. “More cases also leads you to have more cases who are sicker, and that’s really what’s happening right now.” There are a number of reasons why this year may be worse than others, but Tullo said the most probable is the predominant strain of the virus going around this season, known as

H3N2. Like any other strain, it can be contracted by anyone but is especially harmful to young children, the elderly, pregnant women or those with chronic illnesses. But it’s more adaptable. “It’s a virus that has a tendency of mutating very frequently,” Tullo said. “And so therefore

you can get a year where it’s not very active in its mutation ... this year we’re feeling it’s mutating more than normal.” Because of the mutations, Tullo explained, flu vaccines are less efficient than normal. “What’s happening is the component we have in the vaccine is not as effective as it was last year,” he said. “These mutations are random and we only sort of know about them when we start seeing issues like we’re seeing this year.” But still, the doctor recommends everyone who hasn’t already received a flu shot to get one. “Even though it is not as effective as last year’s, it is still more effective than no flu shot,” he said. “We feel getting the flu shot will decrease transmission.” Tullo said children under 6, those over 65, pregnant women and people with chronic illnesses especially should seek out the vaccine. “We want everyone to get them,” he said. “[They] are really the ones we want to get vaccinated as soon as possible.” And receiving an inoculation recently became much easier for one age group in the Empire State. An executive order signed by Gov. Cuomo last Thursday allows pharmacists to administer the vaccines to children ages 2 to 18. continued on page 46

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Put barriers along bus lanes, TWU says Union calls on DOT to make mass transit, not cars, the ‘top priority’ by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Transportation Workers Union Local 100 last Friday called on the Department of Transportation to place physical barriers along some bus-only lanes and Select Bus Service routes to preve nt c a r s a n d t r u ck s f r o m “invading” the dedicated spaces. The request came after the union surveyed 400 bus operators, asking them to identify the top causes of on-the-job stress — double-parking and traffic were the top two. “The results highlight the need for the city Department of Transportation to be much more agg ressive when it comes to making mass transit the top priority, not the movement of private cars and trucks,” union officials said in a statement. No specific bus-only lanes or SBS corridors were mentioned in the survey or the union’s statement. Boston recently placed traffic cones along a bus-only lane for two days, and, according to the TWU, saw commutes for bus riders reduced by four minutes. That city is planning a more extensive pilot program in the spring, the union said. Br i ng i ng t h at c onc e pt t o Queens, or any other part of New York City, has already received some mixed reviews. “The barrier idea is not necessa r i ly somet h i ng we wou ld oppose,” said Robert Sinclair, a spokesman for the A merican Automobile Association. “However, there would have to be a demonstrated need for such a

The union representing bus drivers is looking to prevent cars from parking in bus lanes, such as this one on Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park, by having the DOT place barriers along “some” of the routes, though it didn’t specify FILE PHOTO which ones its drivers would like to see them on. change. In any case, it appears more vigorous t raditional enforcement is called for.” There are more than 12 SBS routes in New York City with bus-only lanes. The TWU says travel times on them have “gener ally i mproved ,” t houg h it didn’t say by how much. Bus drivers also seem to like the features of SBS — with 79 percent of those surveyed saying off-board fare collection, in which commuters pay for their ticket before getting on the bus,

has made their job easier. Fifty-one percent said camera enforcement of SBS lanes has made their job easier. Those who are opposed to elements of SBS said they would not support the barrier idea. “No, that’s not going to work,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), whose district has an SBS route along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. “I wouldn’t advocate for that.” Add abbo, who has been a staunch opponent of the SBS

route since its inception, said he understands bus drivers being mad at cars in the lanes — but is concerned barricading them off from the rest of the road may impede emergency services. Like Sinclair from the AAA, the senator said there needs to be more traditional enforcement of the lanes. The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, which is also opposed to SBS on Woodhaven Boulevard, said in a statement it does not think barriers along the corridor would be beneficial to

bus drivers. “The Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association appreciates the TWU’s concern about isolating buses to a specific lane of traffic — it makes it hard for the bus operators and the resident motorists using the same corridor,” the civic said. “Given the back-ups we cur rently see at stops as buses stack together, it would seem counterproductive to remove the ability for them to pull into traffic lanes, as they currently do.” T he T W U’s idea may not work in parts of Queens because many SBS lanes are curbside or offset — meaning cars have to enter them to park or make right turns. That’s the case for much of Woodhaven SBS — except from Park Lane South to Rockaway Boulevard, where it runs along the median — and the Q44 along Main St reet in Flushing and Archer Avenue in Jamaica. But the DOT hasn’t entirely ruled out the possibility of SBS barriers elsewhere. “We continue to work closely with MTA/NYCT in improving the bus service and we are willing to look at the barrier idea,” an agency spokesman said in an emailed statement. “Please note we feel our bus camera enforcement program delivers many of the same intended benefits.” Cameras along SBS routes take photos of cars driving in the bus lanes when not permitted and issue the owner of the vehicle a fine ranging from $115 to Q $150 per offense.

One dead, two hurt in SOP shooting: cops Third killing in 106 Pct. so far this year by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

A 51-year-old man was killed and two other people were wounded when they were shot at inside their car while standing at a red light in South Ozone Park early Sunday morning, according to police and published reports. The three victims were waiting for the light to turn green on the service road of the Van Wyck Expressway near North

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Howard Beach resident is coming back home Modular houses are helping to speed up the Build it Back process by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Howard Beach resident Luisa Cruz had never heard of modular homes before sitting down with Build it Back representatives a few months ago. But she liked what she heard. “I said, ‘Of course, that will be fine,’” Cruz told the Chronicle. “As long as they fix my house.” Now, more than five years after Hurricane Sandy devastated her 95th Street home, Cruz is close to stepping into a brand-new house thanks to the program. “You can’t imagine my happiness,” an emotional Cruz said. “It’s overwhelming.” Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach in recent weeks have seen several sites fitted with modular homes, an initiative taken up by Build it Back in an effort to speed up the recovery process. “Unfortunately, not a lot of people understand the numbers that we’re dealing with,” Lou Mendes, the chief operating officer of Build it Back, said in a Wednesday interview at the program’s Cross Bay Boulevard headquarters. “How are we going to get all these hundreds of houses built? ... We want to wrap things up as soon as we can.” Mendes believes if the city went back in time to the start of its rebuilding process and

Luisa Cruz’s new Howard Beach home is being reconstructed via Build it Back’s modular program, in which prefabricated pieces are built in another state and transported to Queens, where PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY they are put together. utilized the modular homes, the program — which has experienced many setbacks and took more than a year to get off the ground — would be much further along than it is today. “I think this would’ve greatly accelerated

it,” he said. Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach will see eight modulars built in the neighborhoods. Citywide, 100 homes will be built through the modular program, 70 in Queens.

As of Jan. 26, 83 percent of all Build it Back construction projects in the borough — including homeowner-managed construction — have been completed. Overall, 3,549 out of 3,578 homeowners have seen work start or completed on their homes, or have been issued a reimbursement check for work they did on their own. So how do the modulars work? Essentially like building blocks — albeit on a much larger, more complex scale. Prefabricated pieces are built in Pennsylvania while the original structure is demolished and a new foundation is laid. Once the pieces are brought to a site, it takes about a day to a day and a half for workers to put them together using a large crane. Connecting utilities and putting the finishing touches on the house takes another month to a month and a half. Not every house substantially damaged by Sandy can be replaced by a modular, but Mendes estimates 35 percent could have. “We had to actually look at all these sites for viability,” Christine Flaherty, associate commissioner with the Department of Design and Construction, said. “That was a key piece.” The city needed to ensure the houses could fit, no power lines or major trees were in the way and more. continued on page 14

Radium found at Spring Creek Park No threat is seen for residents or park-goers, NPS tells HBL Civic by Anthony O’Reilly

every day for three years, which led to an increase in radium in his bones, weakening them. The Wall Street Journal after Byers’ 1932 death ran a headTraces of radium were recently discovered in Spring Creek Park, but there is no threat to surrounding residents or those line, “The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw Came walking in the preserve, a federal official told those present at Off.” Prolonged exposure to radium can lead to anemia, cataracts Tuesday’s meeting of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic and weakened bones. Association. The NPS believes the man-made radioactive materials were “Nothing that we feel is a risk at this time for those walking along the trails,” Kathleen Cuzzolino, an environmental pro- brought to Spring Creek, most likely when it was a landfill used by the city. tection specialist with the National Park Service, said. “Radium present in these articles The element was found as the NPS may have caused contamination of and Department of Environmental the soil immediately surrounding the Conservation continue investigating othing that we feel is article,” a fact sheet from the agency the national park before a resiliency states. project there can take place. A a risk at this time for There are still some areas with gamma walkover survey detected the those walking along “very low levels” of radium in Spring radium at five locations in the ground Creek Park, Cuzzolino added, includof the former landfill in December the trails.” ing small quantities of it that are natu2017, according to Cuzzolino. rally occurring on rocks, cement and Four of those spots were the loca— Kathleen Cuzzolino, environmental granite. tions of old deck markers, made with protection specialist with the NPS Those going into the park should radium, that were previously used by stay on the designated trails and not expose themselves to the the Navy on decks of ships. The markers were made with radium to help them glow in soil there. “All of the trails and the roads have been surveyed,” the the dark. NPS official said. “Those have all been removed,” Cuzzolino said. Following the investigation into the soil, the DEC will begin So has the fifth item, an object painted with radium. Radium was used decades ago to make products like watch- the excavation, recontouring and revegetation of Spring Creek es glow in the dark — but at the time, the risks associated with to rebuild the Sandy-damaged barrier in an effort to protect Howard Beach from future surges from Jamaica Bay. exposure to it were not widely known. State officials are also looking to increase public access to It was also previously thought to have medicinal benefits. Q Professional golfer Eben Byers drank a distilled version of it the park.

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P Rein in the title insurance cartel EDITORIAL

mong all the expenses homebuyers need to pay to close on a house, the most egregious may be title insurance. Not because it isn’t necessary — you can’t have people buying houses and then finding out someone else has a legal claim to them — but because of where the money goes and how a tiny cabal of firms appear to have state lawmakers ready to do their bidding. Just four companies control 91 percent of the market in New York State, according to a report this week in Crain’s. Due to an exemption from antitrust law, The New York Times says, the largest firms collude to set the rate, which is the highest in the country: 40 percent more than in Connecticut and 25 percent more than in New Jersey. This should not be legal — it’s why we have antitrust laws. There are two startups that charge less, but the big firms get nearly all the business because it’s not the homebuyer who chooses where to get insurance, it’s the oligopoly’s industry pals, such as brokers and attorneys. A homebuyer in Queens for example, is likely told by his or her realtor which company will insure the title. How does that agent decide which to go with? By being wined and dined and otherwise entertained by the big

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firms, which only pay about 5 percent of their income on losses. Compare that to health insurers, who pay out 82 percent of revenue in claims. Much of the title insurers’ money goes to sports and concert tickets, parties, excursions to strip clubs — even the rental of Citi Field, complete with appearances by Mets stars — all to lure clients. “This industry more than any other lives or dies by providing entertainment,” real estate appraisal executive Jonathan Miller told The Times, while developer Adam Rose said the situation is like “state-sponsored corruption and money-laundering in developing countries.” The state is poised to rein all this in, with a new regulation banning such expenses. But hard lobbying by the cartel could derail the plan. The state Senate has passed a bill that would neuter the pending rule, and the Assembly is threatening to do the same if the regulation is not delayed six months so lawmakers can study the matter. Homeownership is tough enough as it is, without a gang of just a few companies charging high title insurance rates in collusion. It’s going to get harder under the new federal tax law. Albany should not bow to this industry by dropping a rule that would put consumer over cabal.

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t’s disturbing that 2,937 people voted for girlfriend beater, thief and fraudster Hiram Monserrate in last year’s Democratic primary race for the 21st District City Council seat. Luckily, 3,654 voted for Francisco Moya, who then won the general election for the western Queens seat unopposed. Now Moya and Bronx Councilman Ritchie Torres want to make it so that people with a record of public corruption like Monserrate — whom this page dubbed Monster Rat last year — wouldn’t even be allowed to run for office. They’ll be introducing a bill to bar candidates convicted of crimes such as public corruption, bribery and fraud from the ballot. Monserrate pleaded guilty to the latter and served prison time. Key to their reasoning is the city’s matching funds program, under which candidates get $6 for every eligible $1 they raise for a campaign. Monserrate got more than $100,000, a disgusting use of taxpayers’ money but what the law requires. The councilmen’s sentiment is laudable, but barring candidates altogether due to criminal history is constitutionally suspect and has gotten mixed results in the courts. How about just barring those guilty of certain crimes from getting matching funds? Let Monster Rats find their cheese on their own.

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coordinated with this? There are many other projects competing for nonexistent MTA funding that Queens residents from different neighborhoods continue to look for. Consider $91 million toward the $231 million Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard Select Bus Service. These dollars may be necessary if the NYC Department of Transportation is unable to secure $91 million in Transit Administration New Starts funding. Others will continue to lobby for $100 million to construct light rail between Glendale and Long Island City on the old Montauk LIRR branch; a new subway line connecting the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn for $2 billion; a Main Street Flushing Intermodal Bus Terminal for $100 million; reopening the Woodhaven Boulevard LIRR Station for $40 million; and the Brooklyn-Queens Connector

at a cost of $2.8 billion. This would connect neighborhoods along the waterfront from Sunset Park, Brooklyn to Astoria. Many neighborhoods are looking for introduction of either SBS; Bus Rapid Transit; Limited Stop Bus to Subway or Express Bus Service to Manhattan. There is still the need to bring many of the 78 Queens subway and 21 LIRR stations back up to a state of good repair. Don’t forget the need for additional subway and LIRR stations to become fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act by construction of elevators. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian and advocate who worked 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 New York Office.

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Statue of immigrants Dear Editor: I was impressed and moved by the letter you published in your Jan. 18 edition from Martin Levinson (“Trump the poet”). I was also disappointed that you did not follow his lead by publishing the wonderful poem by Emma Lazarus, which is affixed to the Statue of Liberty. Since most, if not all, of your readers are either immigrants or the descendants of immigrants, it would be appropriate for us all to be reminded of her memorable words and sentiments. Especially at a time when the president would apparently like to have her words erased from the statue and replaced with his own: “Send us only your skilled and affluent.” Joseph Eaton Maspeth

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Dear Editor: (An open letter to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer) We met last October. We talked about our hometown. You called Brooklyn your home, I called Queens mine. You told me that you like to ride your bike in Brooklyn, and gave me a friendly smile. You told me that you will do everything in your power to find a legislative solution for me and 800,000 Dreamers like me. You looked me in the eye and said “You are America.” You decorated your Twitter page with an “I stand with Dreamers” logo. But then you caved in. You choose to deport 122 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients every single day. You showed me and the rest of the country how weak you are. I won’t forgive you, I don’t believe you, I don’t trust you. Ilknur Eren Elmhurst

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Hannah. When she broadcast, usually at night, the guys would sit around and laugh at her nonsense propaganda shows. Thinking back I still laugh. In 1972 Jane Fonda went to Hanoi, donned a Vietnamese army helmet, posed sitting on an anti-aircraft gun and made a number of antiAmerican broadcasts, which, after all the years, still ring in my ears. I wasn’t bothered by the broadcasts of Hannah, never was. I still am horrified by what an American woman, Jane Fonda, did to the men and women military members of this country. Bill Viggiano Williston Park, LI

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A traffic triangle in the Centreville section of Ozone Park will be upgraded and beautified in the coming years, Councilman Eric Ulrich announced. Jersey barriers will be removed and a sidewalk IMAGE COURTESY GOOGLE MAPS will be installed by the city.

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Police are asking the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for robbing two women of their money at knifepoint. The suspect, seen here, first struck Jan. 22 at 7:55 a.m. when he entered a Bank of America at 59-01 Myrtle Ave. in Ridgewood and took $120 from the female victim, while displaying a knife. He then fled nor thbound on Forest Avenue. Two days later at 9:30 a.m., he stopped a 70-year-old woman at the corner of Glenmore Avenue and 76th Street in Ozone Park and demanded her money, again displaying a knife. The victim gave $100 in cash and $6,300 in jewelry to the perpetrator, who fled in an unknown direction. No injuries were repor ted following either incident, according to police. He is described as a 5-foot, 7-inch tall black man in his early twenties. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

Litter hot spot to be upgraded by city Centreville triangle will be beautified in coming years, Ulrich announces by Anthony O’Reilly

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Letters continued from previous page approximately $3.5 trillion. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan alone have already cost the United States approximately $2.4 trillion, including interest because these wars are being financed with borrowed money. These costs do not include estimates to rebuild these nations, if we plan to make that commitment. Considering today’s higher military costs, the outstanding debt of the world’s nations and the lower tax rates on individuals and corporations, not one nation in the world can truly afford the cost of a world war, without suffering debilitating economic consequences. Besides the oppressive costs, the deadlier toll that modern armaments can inflict should be reason enough to stress diplomacy over bluster. In modern warfare, noncombatant deaths far exceed those of military personnel; this fact alone should motivate responsible leaders to seek diplomatic paths to peace. Though patience and resolve might be challenged, the diplomatic choice is far less costly in treasure and blood. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

He lost the popular vote Dear Editor: Mr. 45 told the world he won the 2016 presidential election and Crooked Hillary

“went down in flames.” What he failed to say was her flames illuminated America’s election night sky with a banner: Clinton wins popular vote by three million! To counter her banner, Trump appointed a voter fraud commission to show that widespread fraud voting gave her the three million votes. The commission was denied voter data from state officials citing the 10th Amendment to our Constitution, which states: All powers not granted to the federal government are reserved to the states. “Pinball” Trump quietly disbanded his voter fraud-suppression commission! Since our Founding Fathers feared popular democracy as the method of electing our president, they drafted an “indirect” voting scheme called the Electoral College. The irony is in every local, state and congressional election, voters vote “directly” for their candidate. America needs to replace 18th-century “indirect” democracy with 21st-century We the People democracy, which allows all citizens to vote directly for president. There is a saying: The best answer to democracy is more democracy! A closing thought. Donald Tr ump touts: I am a very stable genius. Here are lyrics from World War II-vintage songs that reflect his self-obsessed ego to a T. “Me and my shadow, strolling down the avenue” and “We three, we’re all alone/ Living in a memory/My echo, my shadow and me.” Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced last Wednesday that the Department of Design and Construction is in the process of drawing up plans to upgrade and beautify the Albert Road Triangle in the Centreville section of Ozone Park, which for years has been a hot spot for littering, graffiti and illegal dumping of concrete. “The Albert Road Triangle is a notorious eyesore, and I am thrilled DDC will make these much-needed upgrades,” Ulrich said in a prepared statement. “Ensuring the quality of life for my constituents is a priority.” The project will include the removal of jersey barriers near the triangle — located at the intersection of Albert Road, North Conduit Avenue and 99th Place — which have deteriorated and have been tagged with graffiti multiple times. A sidewalk will be installed on the Albert Road side of the triangle from the service road of the Conduit to the newly opened PS 377, in an effort to improve safety for pedestrians and motorists getting to the elementary school. “Our office wanted to make sure that any upgrades to the Albert Road Triangle did not compromise safety,” Ulrich said. “I am proud this project will not only beautify the area, but will also improve safety conditions, making it easier for school children to cross at the intersection.” The news was celebrated by Community Board 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton. “Community Board 10 welcomes these coming improvements to the Albert Road Triangle,” Braton said in a statement issued by the councilman’s office. “These improve-

ments will make the area safer and will beautify an unsightly spot.” Ulrich’s statement only said the project is in the design phase, and did not include when it’s scheduled to start or be completed. Centreville and Albert Road are also home to the decades-in-the-making HWQ411B water main and sewer project. According to the DDC, 90 percent of the water mains included in that project area have been installed as of Jan. 16, along with 65 percent of sewers. The initiative was proposed during Mayor Ed Koch’s first term, before Ulrich was born, but only started two years ago. A large part of the decades-long delay was the city’s discussions with homeowners over how much land it wanted to take for the work. Some residents have said the city is either taking away too much of their property or not paying them enough in return. There have been multiple delays since the work started, including a four-week stretch last year when contractors walked off the job to work at a different site in New York City. Howie Kamph, president of the Ozone Park Civic Association, told the Chronicle there have been few complaints about HWQ411B — with the exception of the condition of the roads. “People have been complaining,” Kamph said, but he added there’s little that can be done right now. The streets have been ripped up to make way for the sewer and water main installations, which are slated to be completed sometime this year. “They can’t do anything until all the work Q is done,” the civic president said.

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The Ark at JFK may be coming to an end Facility says Port Authority broke lease by allowing others to care for animals by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Noah may have had no trouble getting two of every animal on his boat, but the Ark at JFK has been having trouble getting even one of every creature to its facility. That’s because, the company claims, the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey has been allowing other centers at John F. Kennedy International Airport to help transport and care for animals — allegedly violating the terms of its lease with the Ark at JFK and putting the facility at risk of closure. The Ark late last year filed a lawsuit against the PA, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. “The Port Authority has willfully breached its obligation to provide Ark with the exclusive right to provide specified animal handling services at JFK Airport,” the company said in its lawsuit, which was posted on its website. “These breaches have not merely caused enormous financial damage to Ark; they pose grave national security risks ... placing at risk both U.S. citizens and U.S. livestock.” The Ark opened last February and was touted as a state-of-the-art pet care and transportation center. It cost $65 million to build. The Ark also was to act as a quarantine center for all birds, horses and other creatures that must be housed for a set period of time once

The Ark at JFK was supposed to be the exclusive pet handling facility for all animals coming into JFK, but its stables and cages have remained empty, allegedly because the Port Authority is FILE PHOTO sending the creatures two hours away to Newburgh. flown into the country. But instead of sending the animals to the JFK site, the PA allegedly has been transporting nearly all of them to a site in Newburgh in Orange County, owned by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, about two hours away. The animals, according to the lawsuit, are moved in “non-bio-secure towed trailers” over

public highways. Animals and people are put in harm’s way because of that, the lawsuit claims. “Many animals regularly enter from countries potentially adversarial to the United States,” the complaint states, but less than 10 percent of animals required to be quarantined have gone to the Ark since it opened.

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Mayor dismisses Singh’s plea deal Says allegations thoroughly investigated by Michael Gannon

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“This is a guy who obviously is a bad human being who did bad things and was Last March, the U.S. Attorney’s Office caught doing bad things, and then when people for the Southern District of New York and do that, all they try and do is lessen the punishthe Manhattan District Attorney’s Office ment to save their own skins,” the mayor said closed investigations into alleged wrongdo- on WNYC Radio’s Brian Lehrer Show. “But this has been looked at really careing by Mayor de Blasio and some current fully,” he added. “Nothing that he describes and former staffers. But while they declined to prosecute, as having happened happened, period.” Kim at the time gave a rare, detailed Joon Kim and Cyrus Vance Jr. did not give explanation of his office’s decision in what him ringing endorsements. The mayor may have gotten a reminder of h a d b e e n a n a l lege d “ p ay- t o - play ” that last week when a federal court unsealed investigation. Vance, who investigated possible cama three-month-old plea deal for businessman paign finance improHerendra Singh durprieties in de Blasio’s ing the trial former effort to swing elecNassau County tions in upstate state Executive Edward districts, did Mangano. othing that he describes Senate not, but in a letter to T h e New Yo r k the state’s Board of Times reported that as having happened Elections, he wrote records unsealed in happened, period.” while the mayor’s Mangano’s trial last actions did not rise to week show that — Mayor de Blasio on Herendra Singh’s the level of prosecuSingh has pleaded plea deal with federal prosecutors tion they did “appear guilty to using concontrary to the intent t r i bu t io n s t o t h e and spirit of the laws mayor in order to get that impose candifavorable treatment from the city toward his former Water’s date contribution limits.” Queens County Republican Chairwoman Edge restaurant in Long Island City. The times reported that the documents Joann Ariola said she was not surprised by refer to “Official #2” and that “various last week’s revelations. “The people of Queens and the five bordetails in the documents make it clear that oughs of New York City do not need Mr. the unnamed official is Mr. de Blasio.” Mangano did not get the Republican par- Singh to tell them that Mayor de Blasio is ty’s nomination for re-election last year. corrupt,” Ariola told the Chronicle, adding Singh reportedly has pleaded guilty to six that both the county party and last year’s counts related to the alleged bribery of Long Republican mayoral candidate Nicole MalIsland officials. Mangano is being tried in liotakis made their views on that very clear. “You have a witness telling people he the Eastern District of New York, which typically covers geographic Long Island and bribed the mayor,” she said. If voters in the five boroughs felt the Staten Island. De Blasio’s office did not respond to a mayor was tarnished by the investigations, it request for comment by the Chronicle, didn’t show last November. De Blasio coastthough his staff has repeatedly denied and ed to re-election over Malliotakis, winning Q 66.5 percent of the vote. downplayed Singh’s claims. Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz does not want Queens’ population to be insufficiently counted in the 2020 Census. Giving her annual State of the Borough address last Friday to a packed auditorium at the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Katz unveiled a new plan: bringing together a group called Queens Complete Count Committee. “Another Census undercount in New York,” the borough president said, “is not an impossibility. But we have so much at stake here in Queens: federal resources for infrastructure for health services, for our schools; representation by our local elected officials.” The new committee will be “comprised of leadership from the borough’s diverse communities; across faiths, across civics, races, genders and cultures,” Katz said. “And it will be charged with strategizing and maximizing participation in the Census count in 2020,” Katz said. “Because if we want our fair share, we can’t afford to just be reactive.” The 2010 Census was widely seen as undercounting city residents. Then-Mayor Bloomberg said it was flawed, with “implausibly high numbers of vacant housing units” in parts of Queens and Brooklyn. A long list of elected officials were on hand for Katz’s speech: many city and state lawmakers who represent Queens; Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau); and U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who spoke before Katz and pointed out that she was wearing a black dress in support of the #MeToo movement against sexual predation. The address — the first she has given

during her second term, which began this month — included a look back at accomplishments made during her first four years in the role, along with hopes for the future. “Public confidence in the Queens Library is now restored thanks to the reforms through best-practice governance measures and ensuring fiscal accountability,” Katz said. “Long-delayed capital projects — they were brought on track and even completed, including the libraries at Queensboro Hill, Elmhurst and Kew Gardens Hills.” The ongoing Downtown Jamaica revitalization, she added, is another positive development for Queens that her first term saw. Katz had launched an initiative called Jamaica Now focused on the restoration and growth of the neighborhood commercial area. Her first term, she pointed out, saw more good news for the borough. “Queens has four ferry stops along its waterfront,” Katz said. “And for $2.75, you can get to Astoria, Long Island City and even the famous beaches of the Rockaways.” The borough president added that the planned Vietnam veterans memorial in Queens is completely funded. “Construction will begin this year in Elmhurst Park and Queens will pay tribute deserved to those soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War,” she said, As Katz pointed out, overcrowding at city schools is a major issue in Queens. The borough president praised School Construction Authority President and CEO Lorraine Grillo for dedicating $1.9 billion to the creation of “18,632 additional new school seats here by 2020.” continued on page 27

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her light up and feel that things are going to move on.” The first floor of Luisa Cruz’s house was wiped out by the storm, and the roof was also damaged. “When we got back to the house, the water line reached about three inches from the ceiling,” said Sarah Cruz, who moved out of her mother’s home shortly before Sandy. “Everything was destroyed.” The homes, Flaherty said, have to meet the standards of traditionally built houses. “By virtue of the travel the structure has to take across the turnpike, they clearly have to withstand that, so clearly this is a well-constructed home,” the DDC offiQ cial said.

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Man detained in murder cases A man wanted in connection with t wo South Queens mu rders was stopped by state troopers Monday and charged by the city Police Department Tuesday. Neville Brown, 37, was pulled over at 8:30 a.m. while driving southbound on the Taconic State Parkway in the East Fishkill area of Dutchess County. The state police handed Brown — who was allegedly driving a stolen SUV on the state highway, according to a published report — over to the NYPD, who say he killed Omaree Morrison on Jan. 16 and Dali Ramessar a month earlier. Morrison was in a car with relatives on 135th Street in South Richmond Hill when he walked away and was approached by his killer. The victim was then shot multiple times and taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Ramessar was shot four times in the chest Dec. 19 as he sat in his car on 125th Street in Richmond Hill. Both killings are believed to be drug- or gang-related, according to Q police. — Anthony O’Reilly

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103rd Pct. burglary suspect The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the above suspect in connection with a burglary in the 103rd Precinct just before midnight on Jan. 10. Police said the man entered Restaurante y Panaderia Guatelinda at 170-18 Jamaica Ave. through an unsecured front door after he was able to roll up the security gate. Once inside, the man is believed to have taken $150 from a cash register before leaving through a rear door.

The individual is described as a male Hispanic, last seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweater, a dark jacket and light blue jeans. Anyone with information on his identity or whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public also can submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

Real estate giant Prologis has purchased a newly built Maspeth warehouse on Newtown Creek for $265 million, one of the largest industrial property sales in city history, according to multiple reports. The 350,000-square-foot warehouse at 46-06 57 Ave. was built by North Carolina-based SunCap Property Group and will be a FedEx delivery center. Reports say the facility will have about two dozen loading docks and copious on-site parking, as well as additional truck parking on the building’s roof via an exterior ramp. FedEx’s move into Maspeth comes a few months after rival delivery company UPS leased the former Duane Reade warehouse that closed earlier in 2017. A little more than a mile away is the Coca Cola bottling plant at 59-02 Borden Ave., which, according to a recent filing with the state Department of Labor, will officially close on April 30 and result in 115 layoffs. Home Depot purchased the site in Q August 2017 for $63 million. — Christopher Barca

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Peralta’s speeding bill passes Senate again Drivers would have license suspended for two infractions within 18 months by Anthony O’Reilly

speeding, and suspending a driver’s license sends them a clear message: Slow down.” Peralta had introduced the bill in years prior Will the second time be the charm? Under a bill unanimously approved by the to 2017, but it remained stuck in committee. Right now, drivers are issued an increased state Senate Jan. 22, drivers caught speeding in a school zone twice in an 18-month period fine for their second speeding infraction within a year and a half. would have their license suspended. The license suspension proposed under the It’s the second year in a row the legislation, introduced by state Sen. Jose Peralta bill would last 60 days. Under existing law, (D-East Elmhurst), has been passed by the motorists issued a third speeding violation near schools have their upper chamber. license revoked — that An Assembly sponwould not change under sor has not been introuspending a driver’s the bill. duced — Assemblylicense sends them According to Peralwoman Deborah Glick ta’s legislation, children (D-Manhattan) carried a clear message: who are age 14 and the bill last year, but the below are five times lower chamber did not Slow down.” more likely to die than bring it to a vote. adults if struck by a car Peralta, in a state— State Sen. Jose Peralta going 35 mph, instead of ment, said the city has a one going 25 mph. It “speeding problem,” also states the city Department of Transportaand his bill seeks to “change behavior.” “Drivers need to slow down, especially tion in 2013 witnessed drivers near 306 when they are in a school zone,” the senator schools exceed the speed limit 25 to 75 persaid. “More than one million children travel cent of the time. “Given the gravity of the situation at hand, to and from school every day, and we have an obligation to make sure they are safe. This this is only a first step in reducing pedestrian bill will hold reckless motorists accountable accidents involving children,” the bill states. Peralta has sought to pass other bills to for their driving by suspending their license for 60 days. We are not going to tolerate curb speeding in school zones, including legEditor

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The state Senate last week unanimously passed a bill that would suspend the license of a driver caught speeding in a school zone twice in an 18-month period. It’s the second year in a row the FILE PHOTO higher chamber approved it — the Assembly did not vote on it in 2017. islation that was sponsored by Glick in the Assembly to more than double the number of speed cameras there. Mayor de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg pushed for it to become law, but it ultimately did not pass both houses. It has not yet been reintroduced this year. Cristina Furlong, transportation advocate

and founder of Make Queens Safer, would like to see that bill pushed again this session. “We have to stress the idea that there are no fines if people are going the posted speed limit,” Furlong said in an interview. “People think it’s just a cash grab. That’s not the case. The more opportunities we have to increase Q safety, the better.”

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NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill said Wednesday that the cooperation of citizens is an important key to the city’s falling crime rate, even as he gave credit to his officers, while speaking at an event at the New Jerusalem Worship Center in the Baisley Park neighborhood of Jamaica. “It’s all 8.5 million New Yorkers who are going to continue to push those numbers down,” O’Neill said. “My biggest takeaway is that everybody cares about this city,” O’Neill told reporters at the end of the event. O’Neill and a panel of his top brass took questions and were received with extremely high praise from the crowd of clergy members and community leaders that included people from a variety of faiths, including Christian, Muslim, Sikh and Jewish congregations, as well as a large contingent of Queens police officers and officials. The audience was predominantly African-American but included people representing the full spectrum of the borough’s ethnicities.

The top leadership of the NYPD, right up to Commissioner James O’Neill, met with residents and leaders from Southeast Queens Wednesday morning at a “faith and community conversation” at the New Jerusalem Worship CenPHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH ter in Jamaica. O’Neill took some ribbing after the event because one participant called him “Prince of Peace,” which he deflected by noting that “somebody else” already holds that title. Queens was the fifth borough to host an event in the “Still We Rise Human Justice Summit,” arranged and hosted by the Rev. Que English of the Bronx Christian Fellowship and the Rev. Divine Pryor, whose idea for the project grew out of their

participation in the New York City Clergy Roundtable. A sixth, citywide event is being planned for April or May. “We think about building bridges and not burning them,” English said. “History is today. History is our contribution and our partnership,” Pryor said. Some of the questions brought forth pragmatic ideas for the clergy and police to work together.

In a discussion of human trafficking, for example, one panel member said that the NYPD has been focusing more on people who manipulate young people into prostitution, otherwise known as “pimps,” and that clergy members sometimes have rooms available that can be used for emergency housing for trafficked individuals. Clerics said they can inform congregants about the NYPD’s Explorer, Cadet and recruitment programs. While the department now has a “majority minority” workforce, the participation of African-American males is behind that of other groups and the department is reaching out to that population to help fill its ranks. And under the department’s prevention and anti-terrorism efforts, officers can visit houses of worship and even homes to provide safety advice. “Of course, we still think about traditional crime,” the commissioner said. “But the thought of terrorism is keeping us up at night.” O’Neill also insisted that any problems that arise with officers should be reported promptly.

“I’m not going to stand up here and say that all 36,000 of us are wonderful,” O’Neill said. “So if there’s an issue, report it. You have to give us the opportunity to address it.” “This is what we need. This is what we’ve been praying for,” said the Rev. Keith Campbell, pastor of Restoration Christian Ministries in the Bronx. Campbell told the Chronicle afterward that the Neighborhood Coordination Officers have made the police presence in his neighborhood feel like it’s “no longer just the numbers and quotas but building a quality of life, a relationship,” he said. That appears to go both ways. “Police officers seem to feel more comfortable being approached and questioned” by citizens, he said. Roger Djangmah, who happened by the worship center as the event was ending, said he and his family have felt the positive effects of community policing in the neighborhood, including a festive event in the park last summer. “I think it’s helping a lot. It allows the police to interact with the neighborhood. It takes away the Q fear,” Djangmah said.

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Shelter and a jail? Koz says no chance Pol may not support Qns. House of Detention plan, citing Comfort Inn by Christopher Barca Editor

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) is threatening to withdraw her support for the proposal to use the old Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens as a jail again should the facilities on Rikers Island close in the coming years as planned. The reason? The expanded use of the Comfort Inn across the street as a homeless shelter for single men. “This is unacceptable. I will not support a prison and a homeless shelter,” Koslowitz told the Chronicle on Tuesday. “I’m not going to do that to my community.” The Department of Homeless Services initially rented out 42 rooms inside the 123-28 82 Ave. mixed-use building — featuring 84 hotel rooms and 38 apar tments — in late September with little advance notice. But as of Tuesday, Koslowitz said there were 132 single homeless men housed there, eight more than the week before and 48 more than the DHS initially promised the capacity would be. “The last I heard, it was 84. That’s what they said the number was going to be,” she said. “I h ave sa id somet h i ng t o t he administration and I will say something further. I’m just too angry.” Koslowitz, the head of the Queens Council delegation, officially came out last October in s u p p or t of a g a i n u si ng t he Queens House of Detention — an incarceration facility until 2002 and a film production studio since — as the borough’s jail once Rikers closes.

Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz is threatening to pull her support for reusing the Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens as a jail once Rikers Island closes, citing the influx of homeless men being housed in the Comfort Inn FILE PHOTO across the street. According to the lawmaker a nd her colleag ues, housi ng prisoners down the street from Queens County Criminal Court will save the city millions of dollars in inmate transportation costs each year. Koslowitz said Tuesday she still believes that is true, but the cost savings simply don’t outweigh the community opposition to a larger-than-expected homeless shelter. “From past history of having a jail there, it was very safe,” she said. “But now, with a homeless shelter r ig ht across the street, it’s totally unacceptable. “If it was a family shelter, it wou ld be more accept able,”

Koslowitz added. “But to put single men where people are paying exorbitant amounts of rent, that’s not fair.” In a Wednesday inter view, Kew Gardens Civic Association P resident Dom i n ick Pistone applauded Koslowitz, saying he is “tired of being lied to.” “When the mayor talks about consultation, I don’t know what he means by that. At this stage of the ga me, I’m not su re I would believe the mayor if he told me today was Wednesday,” Pistone said. “If Karen is threatening to pull her support for the House of Detention, I’m f ine with that. We can have one or the other, but not both.”

The idea of again using the 10-story House of Detention as a jail — pending necessary renovations — became a ser ious option in April, shortly after the city announced it would shutter the problematic facilities on Rikers Island within a decade. Koslowitz was initially on the fence about the possibility — wh ich was bei ng pushed by then-Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley — saying there were no issues with the site when it was used to house inmates. “I’m not goi ng to ma ke a commitment right now,” she told the Chronicle in April. “But I recognize the facility is here.” But in October, an apoplectic

Koslowitz wasted little time in slamming the city over its renting of rooms in the Comfort Inn, pledging to fight it. A DHS spokesman acknowledged the Chronicle’s request for comment but had not provided one by press time. However, a city source said in September that there are 333 individuals in the city’s shelter system from Community District 9 — which includes all or parts of Kew Gardens, Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill — but no shelter capacity there, requiring the renting of area hotel rooms. “With more than 300 individuals from this community currently experiencing homelessness in shelters citywide but no real shelter capacity in Community District 9,” DHS spokesman Isaac McGinn added at the time, “we anticipate identifying new shelter space within this community for at least 300 individuals so we can offer those New Yorkers who called this neighborhood home the opportunity to be sheltered closer to their suppor t net work s, i nclud i ng schools, medical care, and family as they get back on their feet.” On Tuesday, Koslowitz said she understands the city’s task of housing a growing number of ho m ele s s p e o ple i s b eyo nd daunting. But when asked if she wants the city to stop using the Comfort Inn entirely, she said “absolutely.” “Yes I do,” she said. “I would like them to look closer at where they’re putting these places and who they’re moving in.” “I’m with her,” Pistone added. “This is against everything we Q were told.”

All patrol cops to get body cameras by ’18 The city and NYPD have agreed to outfit all patrol officers with body cameras by the end of this year. A statement from Mayor de Blasio’s office on Tuesday said the camera program will now be completed a full year ahead of schedule. “Body cameras have helped guide a new day in policing, bolstering transparency and increasing accountability. Now we’re accelerating their expansion,” the mayor said. “By ensuring all patrol officers are outfitted with these essential, modern policing tools a year faster than originally planned, we’re helping to make New York City fairer faster, and growing trust between police and communities.” Police Commissioner James O’Neill said the department and its information technology division are on track to have

all precincts, transit and housing commands ready to go on or before Dec. 31. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), chairman of the Committee on Public Safety, said the program will go a long way in building trust between the NYPD and the community. He also believes it will help protect officers. “Thankfully, we are not waiting until 2019 to fulfill this necessary rollout, because our communities need more transparency and accountability now,” Richards said. “This decision will help accelerate our ability to shine a light on abuse and false claims of misconduct.” In a statement obtained from the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association, union President Pat Lynch said the move is shortsighted until myriad legal issues can be settled.

“It makes no sense to accelerate the program while there are so many unresolved issues regarding the use of body cams, including the very basic question of whether they actually produce a meaningful change in the interaction between police officers and civilians on the street,” Lynch said. “The largest, most rigorous study to date suggests they have no such effect.” He added that jurisdictions across the country are confronting issues of due process, safety and privacy of police officers and those who are the subject of footage. “The NYC PBA has, in fact, filed suit against the NYPD and the city for the arbitrary and illegal release of body cam Q video,” Lynch added. — Michael Gannon

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Subway homeless outreach on the rise Brutal cold has left the undomiciled seeking shelter mostly on the E train by Christopher Barca Editor

January wasn’t too snowy, aside from one significant storm, but even the most diehard winter lovers would admit that the first month of 2018 was a brutally cold one. And with the temperatures below freezing for days at a time, officials say many of the city’s approximately 3,900 homeless people on the street took shelter in the subway system — either in stations, on platforms or in the train cars. The swarming of the heated subways was especially noticeable in early and mid-January, as the mercury failed to reach the freezing mark for two straight weeks. In response, the Mayor’s Office said it has significantly increased the number of transit system canvassers from its nonprofit service provider, Bowery Residents’ Committee, from 20 to more than 100, while scheduling more joint operations between the NYPD and BRC. “Being homeless is not a crime. And it can take extensive, repeated contacts with those living on the street to build up the trust it takes to convince them to come to a shelter,” Department of Homeless Services spokesman Isaac McGinn said in a statement. “That mission becomes all the more critical during extreme weather, which is why we’ve expanded our outreach teams and opened more temporary shelters for those out in the cold or seeking shelter in subways.” Homeless individuals spend their time riding every subway line, but most often occupy the E train, as it’s the only line that runs entirely underground and out of the elements. According to The New York Times, outreach teams interacted with 70 homeless people riding a single Manhattanbound E train at 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 14.

The city has greatly increased its outreach to homeless residents seeking shelter in the subway system during January’s FILE PHOTO brutal cold snaps. In response, the Mayor’s Office said BRC outreach teams are making multiple daily visits to each E train station, as well as every end-of-line stop. Meanwhile, it is NYPD Transit Bureau officers who are tasked with riding the cars and checking on any homeless person they come across. That initiative, known as HOME-STAT — homeless out-

reach and mobile engagement street action teams — has averaged 248 shelter placements a month in fiscal year 2017, an increase of 31 percent from the year before. During the most recent, 16-day cold snap from late December to mid-January, there were 215 people placed in shelters across the city. But one of the big issues, according to Coalition for the Homeless Policy Director Giselle Routhier, is that too many homeless people the outreach teams speak to still decline repeated requests to go to a shelter. “Ultimately, most folks on the streets need housing and would not say no to an offer of housing,” Routhier said. Keeping the subway system relatively clear of homeless people during the winter is an impossible task. But the CHP official said a long-term solution is building more affordable housing. Routhier applauded Mayor de Blasio’s committment to do just that, but called on the city to get even more ambitious. “What we’re doing is pushing for a broader solution,” she said. “We’ve called on him to build 10,000 units of housing specifically for people who are homeless over the next five years. That will ultimately get to the root of the problem.” When the temperature is forecast to dip below 32 degrees between 4 p.m. and 8 a.m., the city issues a Code Blue alert, doubling the size of outreach teams and increasing the number of visits made to each homeless person on the street or in the subway system. Code Blue alerts are expected to be issued Thursday, Friday and Saturday, as the mercury isn’t expected to rise about 30 during those nights, with more subfreezing weather Q expected next week.

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The arts’ salute to Black History Month Authors, artists and performers grace the World’s Borough in Feb. by Michael Gannon Editor

The Borough of Queens has numerous and wide-ranging activities available to commemorate Black History Month. Queens College will have a month-long calendar of events with the theme Sankofa: Reclaiming Our Time. A word from the Akan people of Ghana, sankofa means “We must go back and reclaim our past in order to move forward.” This is reflected in many of the planned events. “Waging Peace: 100 Years of Action” is the leadoff event on Thursday, Feb. 1 and includes a reception. Other events include a presentation by culinary historian, cookbook author, journalist and Queens College faculty member Jessica Harris titled “My Soul Looks Back: Reflections on My 50-Year Career at Queens College.” Author Vanessa K. Valdés will make a presentation based upon her book “Diasporic Blackness: The Life and Times of Arturo Alfonso Schomburg,” about the black, Puerto Rican-born scholar, collector and archivist whose personal library was the basis of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture at the New York Public Library. Among other presentations/panel discussions will be “The Origins of Black History Month” and “What is Blackness? A Disclosure of Identity,

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The play “Henry Box Brown” coming to the Jamaica Center for Arts and learning on Feb. 10, is one of myriad artistic and cultural offerings in Queens during Black History Month. PHOTO COURTESY JCAL

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continued from page 14 But, Katz added, a higher level of investment in Queens students is needed. “There should be more parity in per pupil spending across the city by increasing our share,” she said. “And we’ll be working with the administration to get even more than the 18,632 seats already heading our way.” She highlighted the Western Queens Strategic Tech Plan, a project aimed at creating a roadmap for growing tech jobs that was announced earlier in her term. The New York Department of State, a stakeholder task force, the Borough President’s Office and the Coalition for Queens worked on the initiative. A spokeswoman for the borough president told the Chronicle on Monday that “the plan is complete and will be released shortly.” During her speech, Katz also discussed what she would like Queens to have by 2030 at the latest, a list that included the planned 116th Precinct being “up and fully operational.” Major transportation projects that Katz said she wants completed by the deadline include the multibillion-dollar reconstructions of LaGuardia and JFK airports. She also mentioned a finished and operational “Queens Rail” on the Long Island Rail Road’s Lower Montauk branch by 2030, which would be a “commuter line that runs 8.5 miles from Jamaica through Maspeth all

the way to Long Island City.” She also expressed hope that by 2030 the new Elmhurst LIRR station will be open and that Willets Point will have the “transit hub” proposed for it: “a modern three-station complex with seamless transfers between the 7 train, LIRR and the AirTrain to LaGuardia Airport.” A major part of the State of the Borough address last year was Katz announcing that she would like to see either a soccer stadium or hockey arena at the Iron Triangle. Along with her transportation vision for the blighted industrial zone, the borough president said that by 2030 she wants there to be “tens of thousands of housing units” that are “100 percent affordable” at Willets Point, which would be financed by a professional soccer stadium there that would host the 2034 FIFA World Cup tournament. Other policy goals that Katz would like to see realized by the deadline are the elimination of both homelessness among veterans in Queens and trailers at overcrowded schools, as well as the creation of a single, “continuous, protected bike lane throughout” the borough. “By 2030, the New York State Pavilion is an illuminated, fully restored structure and it features an open-air performance space under the Tent of Tomorrow,” Katz hoped. “And when it’s lit, every night, the brilliance from the observation towers is visible from Q miles away.”

Black History Month at Parks and Recreation by Michael Gannon Editor

The City’s Department of Parks and Recreation is hosting a number of events in the borough in recognition of February as Black History Month. Jimmy Hill and the Allstarz Band will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Roy Wilkins Recreation Center at 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard in St. Albans. Admission is free. Further information is available by calling (718) 276-8686. Urban Park Rangers will lead a walk along the Flushing Freedom Mile from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 17. The trail will pass sites that go back as far as the late 1600s, and include ones tied to the Underground Railroad and one of New York City’s few landmarked trees. The starting point is Daniel Carter Beard Mall on Northern Boulevard in Flushing. All participants for the walk will be chosen by lottery, and advance registration is required. Applicants are asked to visit the Urban Park Ranger online registration page at nycgovparks.org/reg/rangers to register.

The Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing will host a George Washington Carver Workshop for children from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 20. The cost is $6 per child. Often called the Wizard of Tuskegee, Carver was born into slavery in the early 1860s. He made numerous contributions to the study of botany and agriculture during four decades as a professor at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama from the late 19th to mid-20th centuries. He was a particular proponent of farmers planting peanuts and sweet potatoes not only as a food source, but to replenish soil that had been depleted by decades of cotton farming. Space is limited and registration is required. Those interested are asked to do so at carverworkshop.eventbrite.com. The Queens Botanical Garden is located at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing. Further information on these and other programs for Black History Month, or for information on city parks throughout the five boroughs, is available on the Department of Parks and Recreation’s website at Q nycgovparks.org

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New bill would sack kids tackle football Queens league president blasts ‘clown’ Bx. lawmaker’s legislation by Christopher Barca Editor

The chances of the New England Patriots winning a record-tying sixth Super Bowl title on Sunday may ride on the health of star tight end Rob Gronkowski. Like dozens of other NFL players this season, Gronkowski suffered a concussion after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit from a Jacksonville Jaguars defender two weeks ago. Early in their first-round playoff game last month, the Kansas City Chiefs were rolling toward a victory over the Tennessee Titans. But then their own star tight end, Travis Kelce, took a brutal blow to the head from a defender running at full speed, causing his body to go limp. He managed to get back to his feet, but he was so woozy, a teammate had to catch him as he fell back down. The more the public learns about the science of concussions and their aftereffects, the brighter the spotlight shines on the question of allowing children to play football. And putting the thoughts of many parents on paper last week was Assemblyman Michael Benedetto (D-Bronx), who introduced legislation that would ban children 11 years old and younger from playing organized tackle football — effectively ending youth football leagues like Pop Warner. Benedetto first introduced the bill in 2013,

but it gained no traction. However, the focus on concussions has only heightened since then. The assemblyman’s office did not return a request for comment by press time on Wednesday, but he told The New York Times that the state should no longer ignore the dangers the sport poses for kids. “I firmly believe that when we see evidence of the danger to children, we need to act on that,” Benedetto said. “There are laws that you need to use a car seat, wear a bicycle helmet. It’s the same principle.” The future of the legislation — which now sits in the Health Committee — is uncertain, as it lacks a companion bill in the state Senate. One Assembly Health Committee member, Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), said in a Tuesday statement that he is undecided on supporting the legislation. But the former high school and college football player said the debate over the sport’s future is certainly a worthy one to have. “As a former football player who experienced a number of concussions, I know first hand how rough this sport is,” Kim said. “I am still a big fan of the sport as I believe it builds life-long positive character traits, however we can’t ignore the endless scientific studies that prove that the sport can lead to permanent brain and physical damage. I want to work

with the coaches and parents to provide a safer environment to continue the sport.” When asked if he would allow his children to play tackle football — a question former NFL greats like Brett Favre have answered in the negative in recent years — Kim said he would sign his daughters up if they wanted to join a team. Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills), a fellow member of the Health Committee, declined to comment. Benedetto’s bill has drawn the disgust of at least one youth football league president, Neil O’Donnell of the Queens Falcons. The man who runs the five-team, 250-player organization said he and youth coaches from Benedetto’s Bronx district met with the lawmaker last year to discuss the bill, but came away infuriated. “We approached this guy and talked to him, but he has no understanding of the sport whatsoever,” O’Donnell told the Chronicle on Monday. “To me, he’s a clown. I don’t know what he’s trying to get through here. I don’t think he’s ever played football a day in his life.” The league president said he and other organization heads take brain injuries as seriously as possible. For example, the Maspeth-based group eliminated kickoffs in games featuring players

Assemblyman Michael Benedetto has introduced a bill that would ban kids under 12 from FILE PHOTO playing organized tackle football. younger than 10, and children regardless of age are not allowed to participate in games unless they prove during preseason practices they can tackle properly. In terms of equipment, O’Donnell said continued on page 44

Emily Engstler cements her status as SFP icon Basketball superstar named to the McDonald’s All-American team by Christopher Barca

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Don’t let her youthful smile, age or awshucks attitude fool you. Emily Engstler, the history-making St. Francis Prep basketball star, is an assassin in sheep’s clothing. There’s a reason she’s the first studentathlete in school history to be named to the McDonald’s All-American team — the most prestigious honor a high school hoops player can receive. There’s a reason ESPN has ranked the five-star, Syracuse-bound senior forward as the 11th-best high schooler in the nation, including the second-best at her position and the best in New York State. Quite simply, Engstler is unguardable on offense and the personification of an unpenetrable wall on defense. During her junior year, her first season playing for the Terriers, the Roosevelt Island resident averaged a remarkably dominant 19 points, 16 rebounds, three steals and six blocks per game. Engstler is also the only person in school history to record a quadruple-double, as she put up an eye-popping stat line of 27 points, 29 rebounds, 11 assists and 10 blocks against Nazareth last season. That feat is so rare, it’s only happened four times on the professional level and six times combined in the history of NCAA

St. Francis Prep basketball superstar Emily Engstler has been named to the McDonald’s All-American team. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Division 1 men’s and women’s basketball. Those stats may come as a surprise to basketball fans who tune in to ESPN2 on March 28 to watch the McDonald’s AllAmerican Game in Atlanta. But to Engstler, performances like the one against Nazareth are what she expects

of herself every single day. “My goal is just to play hard,” Engstler sheepishly told the Chronicle after a ceremony Friday at her Fresh Meadows school, “and to show the kind of player I am.” Standing 6 feet, 2 inches tall with broad shoulders and strong hands, her body is built for basketball. And over the years, she has used those traits to develop a perfect jump shot and the ability to dribble circles around the competition. But it’s her basketball IQ and her unmatched passion for the game — two things that can’t be taught or coached — that has separated her from her peers. “It’s all she does,” Engstler’s mother, Marilyn, told the Chronicle. “She eats, drinks and thinks basketball” As a child, she played on boys Catholic Youth Organization basketball teams at Resurrection Ascension in Rego Park. And when she wasn’t playing organized ball, you could find her at the asphalt courts on Roosevelt Island playing against whoever else was there — boy or girl, old or young. “She always was a different kind of player. She played with the boys and had to fight for her spot,” Marilyn Engstler said. “At the end of games, parents and little girls would come up to me and say my daughter is such a role model.” But it wasn’t until the girl’s first and only

year at Christ the King High School in Middle Village that the baller and her parents realized the sky was the limit for her. Royals head coach Bob Mackey — known as one of the best teachers of the game in the city — took her under his wing, correcting some flaws in her mechanics and almost immediately promoting her to the varsity team from the JV squad. That bump up in weight class helped toughen her as a player, both mentally and physically, as many of her varsity teammates were stars bound for top-flight Division I college programs. “Bob Mackey has been a great supporter even to this day,” Marilyn Engstler said. “If he would walk into the gym, he would get the biggest hugs from us.” “She was nervous about it. But she played well,” Engstler’s father, Billy, added. “She was nervous, but she made a lot of other people nervous too.” Seeking a better academic fit, Engstler enrolled at St. Francis Prep. But because of transfer rules, she had to sit out her sophomore season. But once she hit the court as a junior, her stock soared, and the colleges came calling. After considering schools like Ohio State, Miami and Purdue, she committed last October to Syracuse, one of the best up-andcontinued on page 44

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The perfect gift this Valentine’s Day is the gift of heart health. Along with Valentine’s Day, February marks American Heart Month, a great time to commit to a healthy lifestyle and make small changes that can lead to a lifetime of heart health. Cardiovascular disease — including heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure — is the No. 1 killer of women and men in the United States. It is a leading cause of disability, preventing Americans from working and enjoying family activities. CVD costs the United States over $300 billion each year, including the cost of healthcare services, medications and lost productivity. CVD does not affect all groups of people in the same way. Although the number of preventable deaths has declined in people aged 65 to 74 years, it has remained unchanged in people under age 65. Men are more than twice as likely as women to die from preventable CVD. Having a close relative who has heart disease puts you at higher risk for CVD. Race and ethnicity also affect your risk. Nearly 44 percent of African-American men and 48 percent of African-American women have some form of CVD. And AfricanAmericans are more likely than any other racial or ethnic group to have high blood pressure and to develop the condition earlier in life. Many CVD deaths could have been prevented through healthier habits, healthier living spaces and better management of conditions like high blood pressure and diabetes. Try out these strategies for better heart health. You’ll be surprised how many of them can become lifelong habits! • Work with your healthcare team. Get a checkup at least once each year, even if you feel healthy. A doctor, nurse or other healthcare professional can check for conditions that put you at risk for CVD. • Monitor your blood pressure. High blood pressure often has no symptoms, so be sure to have it checked on a regular basis. You can check your blood pressure at home, at a pharmacy or at a doctor’s office. • Get your cholesterol checked. Your healthcare team should test your cholesterol levels at least once every 5 years. Talk with your healthcare professional about this simple blood test. • Eat a healthy diet. Choosing healthful meal and snack options can help you avoid CVD and its complications. Limiting sodium in

your diet can lower your blood pressure. Be sure to eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables — adults should have at least five servings each day. Eat foods low in saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol and high in fiber. • Maintain a healthy weight. Being overweight or obese can increase your risk for CVD. To determine whether your weight is in a healthy range, healthcare professionals often calculate a number called body mass index. Doctors sometimes also use waist and hip measurements to measure a person’s body fat. If you know your weight and height, you can calculate your BMI at CDC’s Assessing Your Weight website. • Exercise regularly. Physical activity can help you maintain a healthy weight and lower cholesterol and blood pressure. The Surgeon General recommends that adults should engage in moderate-intensity activity for at least 150 minutes per week. Remember to incorporate exercise into your day in different ways: Take the stairs instead of the elevator or rake the yard instead of using the leaf blower. Exercising with friends and family can be a great way to stay healthy and have fun. • Don’t smoke. Cigarette smoking greatly increases your risk for CVD. If you don’t smoke, don’t start. If you do smoke, quit as soon as possible. Your healthcare team can suggest ways to help you quit. • Limit alcohol use. Avoid drinking too much alcohol, which can increase your blood pressure. Men should stick to no more than two drinks per day and women to no more than one. • Manage your diabetes. If you have diabetes, monitor your blood sugar levels closely, and talk with your healthcare team about treatment options. • Take your medicine. If you’re taking medication to treat high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or another condition, follow the instructions carefully. Always ask questions if you don’t understand something. If you have side effects, talk with your healthcare team about your options. Need more inspiration? You can find tips to help inspire you throughout February and all year long at Follow Million Hearts® on Facebook and Twitter for even more ways to protect your heart and live a longer, healthier life. Together, we all can prevent and manage P heart disease, one step at a time. Courtesy CDC website cdc.gov/features/heartmonth/

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The days when grandparents have to ask their grandkids about Twitter, Snapchat, Skype or selfies are falling by the wayside. Nowadays, senior citizens are gobbling up smartphones and creating their own social media profiles at an impressive rate. According to the Association of Mature American Citizens, new studies show that smartphone usage among seniors is up 24 percent over the last five years — including 59 percent for those between 65 and 69 years old and 49 percent for those between 70 and 74. “More and more older Americans are using smartphones, computers and the Internet in their daily lives than every before,” AMAC President Dan Weber said in a statement. Those numbers are in line with a 2016 study by the AARP, which found that 76 percent of people over 50 own a computing device. The A ARP also found that 40 percent of Americans over 50 have a tablet while 20 percent use some sort of wearable device, like a FitBit or an Apple Watch. Those statistics don’t come as a surprise to Barbara Tuscano, the director of Ridgewood’s Peter Cardella Senior Center. She told the Chronicle on Tuesday that the

Seniors are becoming more familiar with smartphones, tablets and other new technology at an unprecedented rate, according to new studies. recent increase in senior center clients who use new technology has been remarkable. “A lot of our seniors come with iPhones. They’re on Facebook and all the social media channels now too,” Tuscano said. “In fact, I have seniors here in their late 80s who are putting things on Facebook.” In many cases, young family members like

grandchildren have taught them how to use the devices. But senior centers across the borough, from Ridgewood to Howard Beach, have now begun to offer some sort of educational programming devoted specifically to the usage of new technology like tablets and smartphones. At Peter Cardella, the Wednesday class is

jokingly referred to as “Cell Phone 101.” “Mostly, they come in asking for help about how to access messages or how to figure out programs,” Tuscano said, adding the Ridgewood facility has two iPads and a computer lab for seniors to use whenever they like. According to the AARP, 70 percent of smartphone users and 69 percent of computer and tablet owners over 70 years old utilize the technology mainly to send and receive messages from friends and family. And while there’s a debate to be had about the impact new technology has had on society’s face-to-face communicative skills, Weber said smartphones and computers — especially ones that offer video chatting — have been nothing but a benefit to seniors looking to stay connected with family and friends. “Simply put, they allow them to stay in touch and engage in social interaction that can aid memory and relieve the feeling of isolation that can cause depression,” he said. “Unlike a phone call, these technologies allow us to have face-to-face contact. “The old saw claims that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” he continued. “But today’s old dogs are bettering their lives with the help of new tricks they are learning with the help of P 21st century technological innovation.”

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Break the barriers against heart disease Celebrate National Wear Red Day on Feb. 2 and every day throughout the month Women sure know a lot of numbers by heart, like phone numbers, birthdays, pin numbers and passwords. But do you know the most critical numbers for your heart health? That knowledge could just save your life. That’s why Go Red For Women and The Heart Truth are encouraging all women to schedule a visit with their doctor to learn their personal health numbers including blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar and body mass index (BMI) and assess their risk for heart disease and stroke. It’s time to learn the most critical numbers in your life. Your heart depends on it. The fact is: Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women, causing 1 in 3 deaths each year. That’s approximately one woman every minute. But it doesn’t affect all women alike and the warning signs for women aren’t the same in men. What’s more: These facts only begin to scratch the surface. There are several misconceptions about heart disease in women, and they could be putting you at risk. The American Heart Association’s Go

Red For Women movement advocates for more research and swifter action for women’s heart health for this very reason. Here we will arm you with the facts and dispel some myths — because the truth can no longer be ignored. The American Heart Association launched National Wear Red Day in 2003 to bring attention to cardiovascular disease, which claimed the lives of nearly 500,000 American women each year. In 2004, the AHA created Go Red For Women to educate women on heart disease, help women come together to show their support and increase funding for heart disease research and treatments for those in need. The AHA discovered that heart disease killed more women than men. And it took more women’s lives than all forms of cancer combined. Since then, they’ve educated millions of women on the dangers of heart disease, and made major changes in healthcare. Take a look at some of the facts: • Today, the AHA is second only to the federal government in funding cardiovascular and stroke research. • Since 1949, the AHA has spent more than $3.3 billion on research to increase our knowledge about cardiovascular diseases and stroke.

• The AHA currently funds more than 2,100 scientists around the United States. • Research programs have contributed to many important scientific advances now used by doctors and surgeons around the world, including the first artificial heart valve, techniques and standards for CPR, implantable pacemakers, treatment for infant respiratory distress syndrome, cholesterol inhibitors, microsurgery and drug-coated stents. • The AHA has funded the winners of 11 Nobel Prizes. Go Red For Women was launched to save the lives of our mothers, sisters, daughters, friends and ourselves. Since its inception: • 627,000 women’s lives have been saved; • 330 fewer women are dying every day; • 15 percent fewer women smoke cigarettes; • 18 percent of women have seen improved cholesterol levels; • 25 percent more women get the exercise they need; and • The Heart for Women Act was passed. None of these accomplishments would’ve been possible without your generous contributions. For each dollar, 13 cents supports the

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through the ’80s,” Kincannon said. The early days had the inevitable scramble to book performance dates and, particularly in the Sweethearts’ case, obtain or create the matching period costumes. “We’re a niche market,” Kincannon said. The break came, as they often do, through connections. Kincannon and Kambri Crews, the owner and creative director at QED, said the group’s big break came because Michelle was taking swing dance classes there. “We can have 100 functions a month,” Crews said, including theater, comedy, dance and other performances, as well as scores of classes.

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Generations ago, music fans everywhere wanted to sit under the apple tree with the Andrews Sisters. And while Patty, Maxene and LaVerne are long gone, people can enjoy their musical style in a pre-Valentine’s Day concert under the stage lights in Astoria on Feb. 12 with America’s Sweethearts. The singers are a troupe of 12 performers in a rotating cast who don period costumes to perform hits from the past and, more and more, some original material for growing and diversifying audiences. They perform monthly at QED Astoria. Carly Kincannon, the leader of the group, said they perform in rotating groups of three. They are

from as close as Queens and Manhattan, but some live in New Jersey. Kincannon herself came to the Big Apple from Indiana. “It started out as about nine of us who just enjoyed singing together in three-part harmony” Kincannon said. Members include Emily Borromeo, Ashleigh Rainey, Annemarie Rosano, Sheila Coyle Kelso, Grace Wall, Kristen Michelle, Barrie Linberg, Marissa Miller and Katie Mitchell. Kincannon said the gals are often channelling their inner Andrews Sisters — “We all had a deep love for that music” — but the group’s Facebook page also cites the influence of the Shirelles, Bette Midler, Ella Fitzgerald, the Supremes and the 1930s trio the Boswell Sisters. “We also per form music from the 1960s

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“Queens of the Night” (“Reinas de la Noche”), an LGBTQ musical cabaret story about resilience, love and inclusion. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., Feb. 2-25, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $40; $45 at door; $37 students, seniors; $42 at door. Info: (718) 7293880, thaliatheatre.org.

“Waging Peace: 100 Years of Action,” a showcase of stories by those who have fought injustice, with historical artifacts, a print of the Rev. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” and interactive media, organized by the American Friends Service Committee. Thru Sat., March 17 (opening reception Thu., Feb. 1, 5-7 p.m.), Godwin-Ternbach Museum, at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org.

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

Highlights from Self-Taught Genius,” with American folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries, in a new gallery. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-5 p.m., thru Thu., Feb. 8, American Folk Art Museum Collection and Education Center, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org. “Molding / Mark-Making: Ceramic Artists and Their Drawings,” with works by 16 artists. Thru Sun., March 25 (artist-curator talk Sun., Feb. 11, 3-4:30 p.m.; more special events Sun., Feb. 25 and March 18), Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info/RSVP for talk: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “Never Built New York,” with images and models of infrastructure projects that did not come to pass, including apartments enveloping a bridge and a dome over much of Manhattan. Through Sun., Feb. 18 (discussion with architects, planners, historians Sun., Feb. 4, 3-6 p.m.), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Science Inspires Art: Ocean,” with works depicting the seas, many with an ecological focus. Thru Sun., Feb. 25, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Dances performed by professional artists and students from the New York Chinese Cultural Center will be a key element of the Lunar New Year Celebration set for Sunday at the Queens Museum. See Special Events. COURTESY PHOTO “Exposure,” with works by more than 20 photographers in a multitude of styles. Thru Fri., Feb. 16, LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-0722, tessa@licartsopen.org.

MUSIC Piano Battle, with Andreas Kern and Paul Cibis performing in distinctly different styles and improvising, with the audience voting on the winner of each round. Sat., Feb. 3, 8-10 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $30$49. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

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“Art in the Garden: Hope,” with intricately detailed pencil drawings of seeds artist Laura Fantini has collected in NYC and Italy, exploring their power, new beginnings and growth. Thru Sun., April 29, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free thru March; then free with garden admission. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Words and Music Open Mic and Jam, with participants sharing poems, stories or comedy (PGrated); or singing or playing music. Sat., Feb. 3, 6-9 p.m. (6 p.m. open mic; 7 p.m. music jam), Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Queens, 147-54 Ash Ave., Flushing. $5 suggested. Info: (718) 3533860; Joan Walker, tesoljoan@gmail.com; Sheryl Lynch, sheryllynch11@gmail.com. Schubert’s Donkey and fine food, with a string quartet playing music from the highly regarded 1966 film “Au Hasard Balthazar,” about a girl and her beloved donkey; as wine and Viennese- and Andalusian-style hors-d’oeuvres are served. Tue., Feb. 6, 7-10 p.m., M. Wells, 43-15 Crescent St., Long Island City. $75. Info: (718) 786-9060, magasinwells.com.

“Carolee Schneeman: Kinetic Painting,” with various works by the pioneering avant-garde artist tracing her development from the 1950s to the 2000s. Thru Sun., March 11, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org. “Naeem Mohaiemen: There Is No Last Man,” with a film about a man stranded in an abandoned airport and other works examining the artist’s great uncle’s mistaken hope that Nazi Germany would defeat Britain and liberate India; together imagining a relationship between two lonely narrators. Thru Sun., March 11, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; free under 16. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

Romantic Rococo & Beatles Baroque, with the Queens Symphony Orchestra playing an eclectic mix of music by Tchaikovsky, Heitor Villa-Lobos and the Fab Four. Fri., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free; reservations recommended. Info: (718) 570-0909, queenssymphony.org.

Hooray for Hollywood: Songs of the Glamorous Life, with cabaret artist Jackie Schiffer exploring the music of Frank Loesser, Johnny Mercer and more from Hollywood’s Golden Age. Fri., Feb. 2, 7:30 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free; donations welcome. Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. COURTESY PHOTO Homage to Rosina Lhevinne, a piano performance saluting the concert pianist, Kew Gardens resident and Julliard teacher of Van Cliburn, John Williams and many more. Sat., Feb. 3, 7-9 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free if RSVP; $5 walk-ins. Preceded by a classic movie (see Film). Info/RSVP: (347) 878-6614, hday525@aol.com, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., Feb. 7 (each first Wed. of the month), 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play; $10 to listen. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

THEATRE “Dutchman,” Amiri Baraka’s political allegory focused on a black man and white woman who meet on the subway. Thu., Feb. 8-Sat., Feb. 10, 7 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 11, 2 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $20 advance; $25 at door. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Queens College Choral Society, seeking new members for its spring season, with a focus on Benjamin Britten’s “War Requiem,” to mark the centenary of the end of World War I. All welcome. Wed., Feb. 7, 5:307:15 p.m. (rehearsals each Wed. 7:30-9:45 p.m.), Queens College Music Building, room 246, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info/app’t: James John, (718) 997-3818, jmsjhn@aol.com, qcchoralsociety.org.

DANCE Tango Fire, with a popular Argentinian dance troupe performing traditional and modern tango and a crossover with ballet. Sat., Feb. 3, 2 and 8 p.m., Sun., Feb. 4, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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Just as Suss’ musical style is layered and complex, so is its name. “It actually stands for two different things,” Bob Holmes, who plays guitar, mandolin and harmonica, said. “The word ‘suss’ means to finally understand something ... and then it means almost the opposite thing as well — if something is suss, that’s short for being suspect or being a little dodgy, so it did seem like a great word that, depending on what you thought about it, could go either way.” Gary Leib, who plays the synthesizer and helms all the New York-based band’s visuals, emphasizes a different meaning. “While it does mean a lot of different

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things, it’s also the name of a dear friend of ours who we went to school with,” Leib said, referring to p a i n t e r G r eg Suss of Kansas C i t y, M o ., whom many of the band members have collaborated with in the past. “It’s just a nice nod to him.” Suss is a collaborative passion project among five artists that began a little over one year ago, but its members — Holmes, Leib, Jonathan Gregg, Pat Irwin and William Garrett — have known each other for years. Now Suss, which self-describes its music as “ambient country with an outer space quality,” will host a free debut concert for its first album, “Ghost Box,” at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City on Feb. 4. “We’ve known each other in various combinations for a long time,” Irwin, who plays guitar, organ, synthesizer and harmonium, said. “But we’d never really played together ... everybody sort of had their own

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Pat Irwin, left, Jonathan Gregg, Bob Holmes, William Garrett and Gary Leib cut an ethereal, otherworldly sound on “Ghost Box.” PHOTO, ABOVE, BY PHIL DOLAN / MOLLY BERNSTEIN idea of what Suss could be.” “Ghost Box” does feel like an immersive introduction to a new dreamy, intergalactic world, yet there is something relaxed and even grounding about its sound.

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Catering to the imagination of youngsters and the inherently young at heart, “The Magic Crown,” a play that has been described as “the yellow brick road set in Africa,” is about to begin a five-performance run at Black Spectrum Theatre in Jamaica, showing Feb. 6 to 10. Written by Bob Law, the theater’s chairman of the board, as well as a community activist and radio personality, the play has been seen by an estimated 20,000 New York City children since its premiere in 1998, according to Carl Clay, founder of Black Spectrum.

‘The Magic Crown’ When: Tue.-Fri., Feb. 6-9, 10 a.m.; Sat., Feb. 10, 8 p.m. Where: Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica Entry: $8. (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com

stick to their belief that if one’s mind can conceive something, and one’s heart can believe it, then the spirit can achieve it. Also at Black Spectrum, for one performance only, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m., is “The Revelation of St. John the Divine,” described as “a story about the warning from ‘The Book of Revelation’ and America’s Number One Problem, Race.” Written and direc ted by Juney Smith, the play is perPrince Osei and Princess Afua are on a mission to save their formed by Rob Semking in “The Magic Crown.” PHOTO COURTESY BLACK SPECTRUM THEATRE ple. Tickets are $25. That will be follocate the fabled magic crown, from which lowed by “Daughter of the Struggle,” an inspiring journey to self-discovery and the play draws its name. Despite pleas from doctors and other vil- appreciation of the past, set for March 2 at lage leaders to abandon their notion of a 11 a.m. and March 3 at 8 p.m. Tickets to Q crown with healing powers, the children that show also are $25.

Aimed at preschoolers through fifthgraders, the play takes its audiences on a journey through West African folklore while encouraging them to use their minds as a powerful tool in their preparation to confront the inevitable hurdles they will face in life. Since its debut, there have been five separate productions of the play, Clay said, including one that toured all the major city parks in 2000 in cooperation with the Human Resources Administration. The latest is directed by the theater’s resident company director, Bette Howard. Music for the show was created and arranged by Derek Galloway and Clay is the executive producer. In the play, the peaceful and bountiful way of life for members of the Akan tribe living in ancient Ghana is put in jeopardy when their beloved king becomes gravely ill. The king’s illness baffles the best and brightest doctors throughout the kingdom, as with each passing day his prognosis worsens. Desperate to preserve their way of life and save the king, two village children, Prince Osei and Princess Afua, spring into action, embarking on a brave journey to

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‘Swinging with the Sweethearts’ When: Mon., Feb. 12, dance class 7 p.m., show 8:30-10 p.m. Where: QED Astoria, 27-16 23 Ave., Tickets: Swing dance class $7; show $10. (347) 451-3873; qedastoria.com

“Their music and swing dancing go very well together,” she said. “It was phenomenal. Their voices and harmonies are just terrific.” Crews added that with the recent retirement of the city’s old cabaret license law, their dance students can stay for an old-fashioned dance party afterward. Kincannon and Crews said audiences initially were the usual core of family and friends. QED, now in its fourth year, came with ready-made marketing and publicity. “Now their audience has grown and expanded,” Crews said. “We’re getting a lot of veterans and baby boomers,” Kincannon said. “We’re getting some older people in big crowds. We do a lot of air shows, events with World War II themes.” They have sung aboard the USS Intrepid Museum and at the 1,200-seat Maryland Performing Arts Theater. Sometimes one doesn’t need a concert hall to touch a member of the audience. Sometimes it can be a Pennsylvania air show. “A man named David Wisnia, who was a Holocaust survivor, was at the show selling a book he had written,” Kincannon said. “We were dressed as the Andrews Sisters,

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America’s Sweethearts bring a touch of nostalgia to Queens every month at QED in Astoria. On the cover: The ladies have played a variety of venues, including the USS COURTESY PHOTOS Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. singing one of their songs, ‘Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen.’” Based on a Yiddish standard, the title means “to me, you are beautiful.” The song is about two people who have had rough times, but finally found the love of their lives in each other. “He told us that he was singer, and when

he was in a concentration camp, some of the prisoners had to perform,” she said. “He said he used to perform ‘Bei Mir Bist Du Shoen’ often. He said they only kept him alive because he sang that song. ... Later that weekend, when we sang it during one Q of our sets, he got up and joined us.”

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continued continued from from page page 34 00 “All Quiet on the Western Front,” the 1930 World War I epic based on the Erich Maria Remarque novel, with intermission and refreshments. Sat., Feb. 3, 2:30-5:30 p.m., The Center at Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Friends of Maple Grove concert to follow (see Music). Info/RSVP (req’d): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

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Otto Groeber, the firstborn son of August and Matilda Groeber, was born in 1859. The family packed up in 1869, left their native Pr ussia and set tled in Woodside. All members of the family were either tailors or seamstresses. As the Groeber family got older, the siblings went their own ways. Otto, a tailor, and his wife, Wilhelmina, gave birth to their son Otto Jr. in 1883. Otto and Wilhelmina bought a building at 58 Fifth Ave. in Woodside. They lived above the first floor, where they had a tailor shop to serve the public. Otto Jr. married Frances May in 1910 and they lived in the same house as his parents. When Otto III was born in 1911, three generations of Otto Groebers were living under the same roof in one big house. Patriarch Otto Sr. passed away at the age of 80 in 1939.

Bobby Bumps vintage cartoons, with film historian Tommy Stathes screening 100-year-old, 16-mm animated shorts starring a mischievous little boy and his dog, Fido. Sun., Feb. 4, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $5; free kids under 3. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Lunar New Year Celebration for Families, with the New York Chinese Cultural Center performing dances, classical songs on traditional instruments and kung fu, along with an ink brush painting workshop, crafts and storytellling. Sun., Feb. 4, 1-4:30 p.m. (most events at specific times), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 5929700, queensmuseum.org.

Otto Groeber Sr.’s Custom Tailor Shop, at 58 Fifth Ave. in Woodside, circa October 1910. Today, the address is 37-55 58 St. Neither his son nor grandson went into the tailoring business. Today the former home and store has been renumbered to 37-55 58 St. It sits on a block with housing and businesses co-existing together. Q The house itself is all residential.

Football’s biggest game on Queens’ biggest screen, a Super Bowl viewing party, with former NFL players Sean Landeta and Marc “The Moose” Malusis interacting with the crowd. Sun., Feb. 4, 5 p.m. doors open, 6:30 game, Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. Free but ticket req’d (VIP ticket $62). Info: 1 (888) 888-8801; tickets: bit. ly/2rSyZpy; VIP tickets: bit.ly/2BCjb9O.

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and NYU professor Brooke Kroeger. Mon., Feb. 5, 7 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. $5. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org. The Story Continues: The Dreamers That Are, a moderated event celebrating the LGBTQ community, with people telling their stories, plus music, wine and fun. Mon., Feb. 5, 7:15 p.m. (doors open 6:45), New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org. World War I: Free reading & discussion program, six sessions on readings from books about the conflict, led by Jo-Anne Raskin. Each Sat., Feb. 10-March 17, 10-11:30 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Administration Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info/registration (req’d): (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Hands-on History: Quilling Paper Crafts, with kids 3 and up and adults making valentines 19thcentury style, twirling strips of paper into tight spirals to make lacy shapes. Sat., Feb. 3, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Nutrition, with info on how to eat healthy even when busy, by St. John’s Episcopal Hospital. Sat., Feb. 10, 3-4:30 p.m., Peninsula Library, 92-25 Rockaway Beach Blvd., Rockaway Beach. Free. Info: Christian Wagner, (516) 349-4641. Art Makers Group, with novice and pro artists at all levels bringing their sketchbooks, small projects or works in progress and a snack to share, in a supportive meet-up. Wed., Feb. 7 and 21; March 7 and 21; April 4 and 18; May 2, 16 and 30; June 13 and 27; 6-9 p.m, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $10; $5 students; free 13-19 with ID. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

TOURS/HIKES Winter Bird Walk for Beginners, with Nancy Tognan of the Queens County Bird Club leading a stroll around never-frozen Oakland Lake seeking ducks, coots, grebes, swans and more; for those 8 and up (children must be accompanied). Sat., Feb. 3, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens Interagency Council for the Aging meeting, on community-based resources for seniors, with more than 10 organizations and government agencies invited to participate. Wed., Feb. 7, 9-11:30 a.m., Queens Borough Hall, room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free. Info/registration (advised): (718) 268-5954, qicany@aol.com.

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

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INDEX NO. 705661/2017 Order To Show Cause. Filed April 28, 2017 County Clerk Queens County. In the Matter of the Application of Fran Stemmler and Lorraine Parente, holders of 33.33% of All Outstanding Shares Entitled to Vote in the Election of Directors of Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., Petitioner, against. For the Dissolution of Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., Domestic Business Corporations duly formed pursuant to the laws of the State of New York, Vito Parente, Margaret Parente, Gracene Gardella and NEW YORK STATE TAX COMMISSION. Respondents. Upon reading and filing the annexed verified petition of FRAN STEMMLER, affidavit of LORRAINE PARENTE and affirmation of DANIEL TANON, ESQ. all sworn to this 26th day of April, 2017, and all the pleadings had herein and all of the exhibits annexed hereto, LET the Respondents, show cause at an lAS Part 33 Room 122 to be held at the Queens County Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, New York 11435 on the 20th day of June, 2017, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, WHY an order should not be made and entered: • Directing the corporations, Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., be dissolved pursuant to BCL §1104-a; and • a preliminary injunction should not be granted herein restraining and enjoining the individual Respondents from seizing and/or wasting and/or disposing of and/or transferring and/or dissipating and/or encumbering the assets of and/or entering into leases and/or hiring and/or firing employees of Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., under the control of the individual Respondents, and • that all petitioners and all respondents shall be restrained and enjoined from withdrawing funds from any bank accounts of the respondent corporations pending the further order of this court and • that any and all checking accounts and bank accounts held in the name of the respondent corporations shall require two (2) signatures on any check and/or withdrawal, one signature from one of the individual petitioners and one signature from one of the individual respondents, and • for such other and further relief as to this Court may seem just and proper; and it is further ORDERED, that pending the hearing determination of this motion, the individual Respondents & Petitioners, their agents, servants, and/or employees herein, be and hereby are enjoined and restrained from seizing and/or wasting and/or disposing of and/or transferring and/or dissipating and/or transferring and/ or dissipating and/or encumbering the assets of and/or entering into leases and/or hiring and/or firing employees of Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., under the control of the individual Respondents, ORDERED that neither Respondents & Petitioners not remove, hypothecate ant equipment, tools, inventory or corporate assets pending the determination of the within motion. ORDERED, that any and all checking accounts and bank accounts held in the name of the respondent corporations shall require two (2) signatures on any check and/or withdrawal, one signature from one of the individual petitioners and one signature from one of the individual respondents, and for such other and further relief as to this Court may seem just and proper; and it is further ORDERED, that a copy of this order to show cause, verified petition and papers upon which it was based shall be served upon Axel Spring and Brake, Inc., Axel Spring and Welding. Corp., and Parente Associates, Inc., Vito Parente, Margaret Parente, Gracene Gardella and the New York State Tax Commission, in the manner, and within the time, prescribed in BCL § 1106 which shall be deemed good and sufficient service. Pursuant to NYCRR § 202.7(f), counsel for the Petitioner has given 24 hour notice to the respondents of petitioner’s intent to bring this Order to Show Cause.” ENTER, Hon. Leonard Livote, A.J.S.C. Service of a copy of this application and all papers its based to be made by overnight mail on all named parties by May 5, 2017. Filed April 28, 2017. County Clerk Queens County.

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C M SQ page 44 Y K Not everyone can be Tom Brady. Not everyone can play in championship game after championship game and win far more than they lose like TB12. There are all-time greats in every sport who never won a ring, or never even appeared in a title game or series. In the NFL, it’s Arizona Cardinals wide receiver and philanthropic icon Larry Fitzgerald — his team was on the heartbreaking end of one of the most incredible Super Bowls ever. In MLB, it’s Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw. The future Hall of Famer is baseball’s best pitcher and one of its more charitable people with his time and millions of dollars. But like Fitzgerald, he came out on the wrong end of last year’s World Series. Now I’m not comparing St. John’s star sophomore Shamorie Ponds to these all-time greats. But what I am saying is that a potential Red Storm all-timer simply deserves better. Remember watching David Wright shine year after year, only for his New York Mets to miss the playoffs year after year? Now I’m no Mets fan, but I would assume St. John’s fans are feeling that same frustration this year. For what seems like the umpteenth time this season, Ponds lit up the scoreboard on his way to another awesome performance on Tuesday at home against sixth-ranked Xavier. But yet again, this gem of a game — 31 points, six steals and five assists — went to waste, as the Johnnies came out on the losing end of the 73-68 final tally. Coming on the heels of a 70-45 road evisceration at the hands of Butler — where Ponds scored just two points and missed all 12 of his shots — I don’t think many folks had the John-

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nies giving Xavier a scare. But St. John’s (10-13, 0-11 Big East) has shown it can hang with almost anyone — after all, eight of their 11 conference losses were by single digits. Its first matchup with Xavier was a six-point defeat. Top-ranked Villanova only won by six points a few weeks ago. And even after getting throttled days earlier, the Johnnies came out and took it to the Musketeers on Tuesday. Xavier stars Trevon Blueitt and JP Macura were held mostly in check by the stifling Red Storm defense, and the teams traded the lead back and forth during the second half. And every time the Musketeers extended their lead beyond just a handful of points, the Johnnies would storm back with a run of their own to recapture the advantage. But as in so many games this season, St. John’s shot itself in the foot repeatedly as the seconds ticked down, costing the school its first win in six weeks. First, forward Bashir Ahmed missed a gametying free throw with 41 seconds left. Next,

forward Tariq Owens was called for goaltending, giving Xavier a three-point lead with 18 seconds left. And seven ticks later, Owens was called for traveling, robbing the Johnnies of a chance to tie the game. Xavier coach Chris Mack said after the game the Red Storm might be the best 0-11 team — their record in Big East play — in history. And he’s not wrong. Ponds flat out dominated his guys on Tuesday, weaving around defenders on his way to the hoop like they were nailed to the ground. And when guys like Marvin Clark II, Justin Simon and Ahmed get involved, the Johnnies can be a nightmare to defend. But that’s the problem. Aside from Ponds, they aren’t getting consistent production from anyone. Outside of Clark and Ahmed, no one else scored more than three points. You’re not going to beat many teams, especially one as good as Xavier, playing like that. This coming week is only going to get harder, too. On Saturday, the fourth-ranked Duke Blue Devils will roll into town. And after that, the Johnnies will head to

Philadelphia to play Villanova. We know Ponds will show up. He’s done it day in and day out for two years now, on his way to surpassing the 1,000 career point mark. But if St. John’s has any chance of notching their first win since Dec. 20, his teammates are going to have to step up in a big way. “I don’t think we can believe it, but I mean there’s nothing we can do about it,” Ponds said of the Red Storm’s record after the game. “We just have to go into each and every game knowing we can win. Even with our record, we have to take it one game at a time and try to break the ice. “We have Duke on Saturday and we have Q to try to get it done at the Garden.”

St. John’s star Shamorie Ponds continues to light up the scoreboard, but the Red Storm continue to lose game after game. FILE PHOTO

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continued from page 28 every helmet the league owns is inspected annually at a “hefty” cost, and helmets that get damaged at any point during the season are instantly thrown away and replaced with new ones. “I understand the safety aspect. It’s a contact sport,” he said. “But so is lacrosse, rugby and hockey. So why football? That’s my question. Why football?” Jacques Leandre, the president of the Rosedale Jets, said on Tuesday he couldn’t control what bills a lawmaker introduces. But what he can control is how he and his coaches teach the sport to the league’s 200 players. “One thing we’ve done as an organization is mandate that coaches undertake medical protocol courses. All of our coaches are first-aid certified,” Leandre said. “We’ve also mandated our coaches to attend coaching clinics. Last year in New Jersey, we heard from top medical professionals and college coaches who conducted courses over three days.” The science of teaching the game, he added, is much different now than it was five years ago. Improvements instituted in the Rosedale Jets organization include limiting the amount of tackling players do each practice and directing parents to only the most reputable, safety-conscious equipment manufacturers, such as Riddell, when buying helmets.

continued from page 28 coming women’s basketball programs in the country and the 2016 NCAA Tournament runner-up. Its location just a few short hours from New York City and the school’s new basketball prowess under the leadership of head coach Quentin Hillsman were big selling points. “I’ve got such a great relationship with the coaches,” she said. “When I first met them, I felt like they were family already.” But Engstler, who maintains a 94 grade average at SFP, is looking forward to academics as much as hoops. “I really want to major in broadcast journalism,” she said, “and they have the best program for it.” Going forward, her parents said it would be hard to envision a future where their daughter is not playing professionally, either in the United States or overseas. And if Engstler turns into just half the players her two basketball idols are, there’s no reason to believe she won’t achieve her dreams. “Elena Delle Donne. I definitely look up to her,” Engstler said of the 2015 WNBA MVP and two-time Olympic gold medalist. “She plays like me and I hope to be where she’s at right now. “I think I play like Kevin Durant sometimes too,” she added, referring to

“As youth football coaches, we’re here for the benefit of these kids,” he said. “Anything that can aid in that process is great. But we don’t want this to be an issue that becomes so politically motivated, that there are knee-jerk reactions that take away from the sport and how it’s being taught much safer now. “From our standpoint, we are extremely concerned, like every parent, for the safety of young people who play sports, whether it’s football, soccer, lacrosse or martial arts,” he added. “We have to understand that every sport has a risk factor attached to it.” O’Donnell agreed, saying that those who are so quick to label football as a brutish, gladiatorial slugfest should gain an understanding of what the game means for its players before attempting to ban it. “All you’re doing here is hurting inner city youth. They can make a change in their lives with this sport. That is what these politicians don’t understand,” O’Donnell added. “He’s turning around and saying ‘F you’ to the youth. There are so many positive aspects to this sport, so much kids can learn.” O’Donnell added that one would be hard pressed to find a coach that would agree with Benedetto’s bill. “We’re not a communist country, the last time I checked,” he said. “Who are you to Q say my kid can’t play football?”

the Golden State Warriors superstar and one of the best players in NBA history. “He’s a stretch forward who can play guard, put the ball on the floor and shoot. I just love the way he plays.” The life of an elite high school basketball prospect is quite the whirlwind. With interest in amateur hoops at an all-time high, multiple reporters from countless new digital media outlets dedicated solely to recruiting pester them with constant questions after every practice and game. There are numerous invitations to allstar games and photo shoots to accept or decline, along with college visits to take and coaches to meet. Math class? Science lab? Too many recruits to name have put those on the back burner in order to focus on basketball, only to be deemed academically ineligible once they get to college. But not Engstler, who said she’s able to tune out all the distractions. The only thing she’s focusing on over the next few months is leading St. Francis Prep deep into the Catholic High School Athletic Association playoffs. And, of course, walking across the graduation stage and accepting her diploma in June. “Once I hit the floor in practice, I go back into game mode,” she said. “Overall, I’ve handled it well. Nothing has flustered me. I love this school so much.” Q

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Politicians, doctors and bishops address the flu epidemic continued from page 2 Previously, pharmacists needed a prescription from a child’s primary care doctor before giving the vaccination. “With flu cases reaching epidemic proportions in New York, we must do everything in our power to fight this virus and keep New Yorkers safe,” Cuomo said in a statement. “Once again, I urge all New Yorkers to help us combat this quick-spreading strain of flu and make sure they and their loved ones are vaccinated.” Tullo and the governor also stressed the importance of washing one’s hands whenever necessary, covering the mouth with a tissue when coughing or sneezing and staying away from those who may be sick. Health officials also encourage people to carry alcohol-based hand sanitizers, with at least 60 percent alcohol. Some spiritual leaders are also doing their part to curb the outbreak. The Diocese of Brooklyn announced Jan. 23 it is suspending the distribution of wine — called the precious blood by Catholics because it’s believed to be the blood of Jesus Christ — at Mass until the end of the flu season. Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, head of the diocese, is also calling for churches to provide hand sanitizer to those distributing Holy Communion and all congregants. Those attending Mass are encouraged to refrain from physically exchanging the sign of peace, a handshake, with those exhibiting

any flu-like symptoms. As doctors continue to try to treat the increased number of patients, one high-ranking politician is calling on the federal government to help New York develop a more specific plan to combat the spread of influenza. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) on Monday said the CDC should send a “Domestic Flu Surveillance Team” to the state to help track data on the flu for the purpose of improving and adapting the vaccinations. “With record-setting highs this season, it’s absolutely critical that New York have the resources it needs to track the flu’s path, gather intelligence and combat this powerful virus,” Schumer said in a statement. “The CDC should immediately designate a special domestic flu surveillance team for New York to hone in on the virus and augment the great work of our local hospitals and health departments.” For Tullo, educating the public on the importance of vaccines is not enough – he also wants to make sure people understand how not to treat their flu-related symptoms. Jamaica Hospital recently has seen an uptick in the number of patients seeking antibiotics to cure what ails them. “Patients will come in for antibiotics for anything they feel is what we like to call acute respiratory illness,” Tullo said. “Many different illnesses that we know are predominantly viral, and antibiotics will not work for them.”

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because they will mutate themselves to fight off the antibiotic.” Patients may also develop new symptoms if they take antibiotics improperly. Jamaica Hospital has an education program in which it seeks to explain the differences between bacteria and viruses to patients, and when antibiotics are needed and when they’re not. In recent years, the hospital reports, its number of unnecessary prescriptions has dropped 32 percent overall, and 39.9 percent Q for acute respiratory illnesses.

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Last week, Mets Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon held a media luncheon for the team’s beat writers and select columnists from the New York dailies where he addressed the perception that the Mets were not doing enough to win. That’s a polite way of saying that they’re not willing to spend money on signing free agents or in making trades for players who have hefty contracts such as Andrew McCutcheon, who was dispatched to the San Francisco Giants by the small-market Pittsburgh Pirates. This was big news because both Jeff, and his father, Mets CEO Fred Wilpon, are very reticent to speak to the press. He said he understands the fans’ frustrations and that even he isn’t happy about how the off-season has gone. In fairness to Jeff, he said the right things and to his credit, he finally broke his Sphinx shtick. My suggestions to him would be (a) keep making yourself accessible to the press and (b) if you are only going to address the media on an infrequent basis, make sure all of the press is invited, not just the usual suspects. The Mets have made a few positive off-season moves even if they’ll do little to close the talent gap with the NL East’s perennial champ, the Washington Nationals. Reacquiring outfielder Jay Bruce as a free agent was a good move. If his fellow outfielder

Yoenis Cespedes can stay off the disabled list for a change the Mets’ offense should gel. Signing Adrian Gonzalez, who is at the end of his career but may still have something left in his gas tank to an MLB minimum contract, is a low-risk move. It also gives prospect Dominic Smith time to get more seasoning in the minors. Jose Reyes will be back with the Mets in 2018 as he signed a one-year, $2 million deal last week. Although he got off to a putrid start last year, Reyes rebounded nicely by the AllStar break and he was one of the few Mets players to stay relatively healthy. Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson admitted that he is concerned that the new Trump tax bill will adversely affect the team’s ability to sign free agents in the future. The provision in the tax law that limits the deductibility of combo of state and local income and real estate taxes to a paltry $10,000 works against teams that play in big blue states. A provision in the new tax bill that did not get a lot of press, however, was the elimination of the deductibility of entertainment as a deductible business expense. This will obviously hurt all professional sports teams. Previously the IRS allowed 50 percent of the face value of sports and concert tickets to be deductible for Q companies entertaining clients. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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