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Can one Queens lawmaker kill the $3B Amazon deal? PAGES 2 AND 8 Gov. Cuomo, right, is suddenly in an awkard spot. State Sen. Mike Gianaris, aris i near lef left, l the most prominent anti-Amazon politician in the state, got the leverage this week to veto it singlehandedly. He is joined here by Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, also an Amazon opponent.

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Gianaris may be able to veto the HQ2 deal Pol nominated to powerful, little-known state panel; Cuomo can OK or deny him by Ryan Brady Editor

political battle brewing in Albany threatens to derail the HQ2 plan. St ate Sen. Michael Gia na r is (D-Astoria), one of the most vocal critics of New York’s deal to bring Amazon to Long Island City, was recommended by his chamber to represent it with a voting position on the Public Authorities Control Board, a state panel that could potentially kill the plan. And Cuomo, who negotiated the HQ2 deal with Mayor de Blasio, now must decide to approve or deny the appointment. The conflict represents a rift between the Democratic governor and the party’s new majority in the state Senate, where Gianaris is deputy leader. History shows why Cuomo would worry. More than a decade ago, the PACB stopped Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s plan to build a football stadium on the West Side of Manhattan. All of its voting members must decide in favor for a project to be approved. Grassroots progressive groups like Make the Road New York, the New York City chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and New York Communities for Change are calling on the governor to allow Gianaris the position. Cuomo, asked during two radio interviews on Tuesday how he would decide on the PACB

appointment, did not give a yes-or-no answer. But he did make amply clear that he is not happy with Albany’s upper chamber recommending him to the panel. Speaking to WNYC’s Brian Lehrer, the governor accused Gianaris of political expediency and the Senate of “playing politics here.” Cuomo pointed to the jobs HQ2 would create — at least 25,000 — and $27 billion in tax revenue it is expected to bring the city and state over 25 years. In November, he was talking about HQ2 with Lehrer and said, “The state, through Empire Development Corp., will do a project plan that will be approved by” the PACB. In his Tuesday interview with the WNYC host, though, Cuomo had a different take. “I don’t even know, depending on the exact design of the transaction will depend on the approvals we need,” the governor said. Despite the pressure from the state’s top Democrat, Gianaris shows no signs of caving. “What I have said is this deal is so bad that I don’t want to use this deal as the subject of a negotiation that we can tweak or amend and end up with a final product,” the senator said in a Tuesday interview with Cheddar TV. He and other HQ2 foes blast the $3 billion in incentives New York used to lure Amazon, whose CEO is the richest man in the world. They also have concerns about how the proj-

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Unsolved murder turns 31 today Cops push again to find out who killed 14-year-old in Richmond Hill by Michael Shain Editor

The murder of 14-year-old Christine Diefenbach, who went out for the Sunday paper 31 years today and never came home, is back in the headlines. The killer of the Richmond Hill teen was never identified, let alone caught. But detectives are still trying. “Do you know what happened to Christine Diefenbach?” read several recent posts on the NYPD’s Twitter page. Under the request for help is a heartbreaking school photo of Christine in a blue print dress and bow taken shortly before she was killed on Feb. 7, 1988. A large feature story on the unsolved case also appeared in the Sunday Daily News, filled with the kind of details from past investigations that could come only from usually closed-mouth detectives. The public push for new information is the kind of Hail Mary pass thrown by investigators who are otherwise out of options, says retired NYPD detective Joseph Giacolone, now a professor at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. “On cold cases, you try to drum up interest around anniversaries and holidays,” he said. “At times like that, you might reach someone who is feeling guilty about what they know or what they did.” Hope as they might for a tip or new lead in the case, as of last week, none has come, said a police spokesman. Christine left her house around 7 a.m.,

headed for a newstand on Lefferts Boulevard to buy a Sunday paper for the family, her father, John, told police that morning. He scoured the neighborhood when she didn’t return but couldn’t find anyone who’d seen her. Apparently, Christine took a shortcut at 89th Avenue, climbing up an embankment and walking along the Long Island Rail Road tracks to Lefferts rather than using the streets. The shortcut was well-known to kids in the neighborhood and that’s where police found her body, badly beaten, her top torn open and her jeans pulled down. It was February and Christine was wearing gloves, which meant that police could not retrieve any usable DNA material from her hands or under her nails. If she were alive today, Christine would be 45 years old and likely would not have a hard time recognizing her neighborhood. The row houses on her old block and the warehouses along 89th Avenue have changed little since her childhood. Six months or so after the murder, the LIRR put a new fence around its maintenance and storage yards south of her house. “The word was they did that because that’s where they found her body,” said Ike Ilkiw, a retired detective who moved into Richmond Hill two years before the murder. “My wife said to me, ‘What have we gotten ourselves into?’ ” he said. He had to explain the neighborhood was generally safe and the murder was “an aberration,” as he put it.

“She was tiny kid, less than 5 feet tall, dumped on the railroad tracks,” Ilkiw said. It was the kind of crime that leaves a deep mark on a neighborhood. The ethnic makeup of the area is markedly different from then, he says. From an overwhemingly Irish, German and Hispanic population, the area is now more West Indian. Christine’s parents did not stick around long enough to see that happen. Not long after the murder, they packed up and moved to Suffolk County on Long Island. Phone messages left at a phone number listed under John Diefenbach’s name were not returned last week. An art award was established at the school in Richmond Hill that Christine, who love to paint, attended so that her memory would not fade. “Funny thing about living in New York,” said Giacolone. “In cold cases, you can go back to the addresses of people in those old reports. Go knock on the door and they still live there.” The push for new information on the internet “can’t do any harm,” said Giacolone. “It might just spark someone’s interest. “It happens all the time. People find religion, they’re terminally ill and they want to get something off their chest.” In recent years, the Police Department, however, has been reducing the number of detectives assigned to cold cases, which not long ago numbered 5,000. The cold case squad in Queens used to be headquartered in the 105th Precinct in Queens

Three decades after Christine Diefenbach was brutally murdered, cold-case investigators are hoping social media may help. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Village. But the borough-based cold-case squads were shut down a number of years ago. Today, all cold cases in the city are handled by a single, dedicated squad stationed at the precinct in Downtown Brooklyn. “When I started in the squad, we had 60 detectives,” Giacolone recalled. “When I left, Q there was 11.”

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A citywide, invitation-only meeting to talk strategy on homeless shelters is set for this week, organized by Ozone Park activist Sam PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN Esposito.

The opening of a highly controversial homeless shelter in Ozone Park is a few weeks away — but Ozone Park is not alone. Similar shelters are operating across Queens and are in the works in the Bronx, Staten Island and in Midtown Manhattan. With common problems comes common interests and common goals, says Sam Esposito, the animated president of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association. Esposito sent out over 1,000 letters in the past week calling for community boards, civic groups and elected officials from all over the city to meet Friday night in Ozone Park to plan out a strategy for fighting Mayor de Blasio’s plan to put 90 homeless shelters in the city over the next few years. The meeting is by invitation only, Esposito said.

“This is either going to be a major flop or a major success,” he told the Chronicle. “The Ozone Park Block Association is calling for every leader, president, chair, from every community, neighborhood, and town, from every boro, across the city of NY, for a summit meeting on how to proceed, and stand together, work together and come up with a solution to the crisis,” reads a notice published earlier this week on the association’s Facebook page. “The more heads the better. “This is not about each shelter’s significant impact on their own community, but a summit that will discuss legal actions.” Esposito has been at the center of the fight to stop a planned shelter on 101st Avenue from being built. He went on a much-publicized hunger strike last year to boost the profile of his anti-shelter group, then organized a town hall where more than 600 people

showed up to call for the shelter to be stopped. He and others in the association filed a lawsuit last summer against the city and the mayor personally to halt the shelter, which was originally to be set aside exclusively for men with histories of psychological problems. A Queens court tossed the suit last month. The “Emergency 5 Boro Summit,” as he has dubbed it, is set to meet Friday night at 6 p.m. at Deshi Senior Center on Rockaway Boulevard at 82nd Street. “This is not a bitchfest,” Esposito said. Representatives of community boards and civic groups in Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island have said they are attending, Esposito said. He declined. however, to name the groups. Several elected officials, including City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhatt a n) a nd Assembly ma n Mi ke Miller (D-Woodhaven) have said they will attend. Q

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Community laments proposed jail plan Speakers suggest sending letters to Karen Koslowitz voicing opposition by David Russell Associate Editor

With many area residents opposing the city’s plan to close Rikers Island in favor of four-borough based jails, including one at 126 - 02 82 Ave. in Kew Gardens, Councilmember Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) is drawing increasing ire. A meeting attended by around 100 people last Thursday night in Kew Gardens to inform people about the plan saw several speakers placing the onus on Koslowitz. “She is currently in favor of the mayor’s proposal,” said Al Brand of the Kew Gardens Civic Association.” We are working on her. We have tried to convince her that it is not in the best interest of her constituency here in our neighborhood but so far she has supported the mayor and says she will continue to support the mayor.” Dominick Pistone, also of the Kew Gardens Civic Association, said that if Koslowitz doesn’t come out against it, there’s no reason for the city to change their minds. “It is really important that you start making some phone calls and inundating Karen Koslowitz,” he said. Justi n Pollock, a civic activist i n Brooklyn, told the audience, “You really do have an audience of one and it’s Karen Koslowitz.” A lex A nde r son f rom Koslow it z’s of f i c e a c k n ow l e d g e d t h e c r owd’s concerns. “T he reason she hasn’t come out against it, and I won’t say she’s for a jail in Kew Gardens, but the reason she hasn’t come out against it is because she’s dealing with the political reality that it is likely to pass,” he said to groans from the audience. “If she comes out against it, the mayor will shut her out and she’ll have no seat at the table to negotiate the worstcase scenario.” He added that Koslowitz has been in “constant communication” with the mayor and the administration to negotiate. “She’s not looking out for herself,”

Al Brand of the Kew Gardens Civic Association, left, Community Board 9 member Andrea Crawford PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL and civic activist Justin Pollock spoke out against borough-based jails. Anderson said. “I know it’s a tough pill to swallow right now. She’s looking out for the people of Kew Gardens.” Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) came to Koslowitz’s defense. “This tactic, while you may not like it, is smart,” he said. “If she becomes the enemy, the yeller and screamer, and they bulldoze over her ... then she will have zero say in how this goes down. I know that’s not what you want to hear but it’s a tactically smart move. I know you want her yelling and screaming but I’m not so sure yelling and screaming is going to help you here.” Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich (R- Ozone Park) also spoke up for Koslowitz, calling her “decent and honest.” “The real villain here is not Karen Koslowitz, it’s Bill de Blasio,” he said. In March 2017, the mayor announced

Ulrich’s sign of the times An expensive ticket blitz by city inspectors against small business owners and their allegedly illegal signs has apparently ended. Now, C o u n c i l m a n E r ic U l r ic h (R-Ozone Park) is trying to ensure it doesn’t happen again. On Monday, Feb. 11, he is hosting a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. at Nativity Church, 101-41 91 St. in Ozone Park, to show small-business owners how to avoid trouble with signs in the future. Ulrich is the sponsor of a new law passed earlier this month that establishes

a two-year moratorium on any new sign violations. The ticket blitz caused an uproar among Queens shop owners who were fined thousands of dollars for technical violations such as font size. The town hall will include experts from the city’s Department of Buildings and Small Business Services office to answer questions. Sections of Jamaica Avenue and other strips are still scarred by stores that tore their signs down to avoid the fines. — Michael Shain

the plan for four borough-based jails to replace facilities on Rikers Island in order to provide a safer work environment while allowing those jailed to remain closer to loved ones and making the facilities better accessible to lawyers, doctors and other visitors. The Kew Gardens build i ng would be 1.9 m illion square feet and have 29 stories. “He didn’t bother to tell or contact anyone in any community in Queens and certainly not this community which is the affected community,” said Sylvia Hack, co-chairwoman of the Community Board 9 Land Use Committee. Hack scoffed at the notion of the jail as a community asset, giving a hypothetical real estate ad. “Beautiful home for sale, beautiful apartment for rent and just think you’re going to be two blocks from a jail that is going to have 1,645 inmates,” she said. Sherman Kane, Hack’s co-chairman on the committee, said the panel is waiting for the City Planning Commission to certify the mayor’s plan. “What we are asking everyone here to do is to get their City Council people to get on board on the right side of this issue,” he said. Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn is against the Rikers plan, stating there are only 48 people from Queens County being held at Rikers Island on misdemeanor charges because they can’t make bail. “The myth is that there are all these nonviolent offenders being held on Rikers Island,” he said. “It is not true.” He said the movement to close Rikers “is not based on any facts. It is not based on any reality. It is not based on what is

really best for the City of New York.” Quinn believes the boroughs aren’t in a situation to be able to accept the jails. “Maybe if we were dealing with a blank map, it might be a good idea to build smaller jails around,” Quinn said. “But we’re not. We’re talk ing about building jails in neighborhoods, residential neighborhoods.” He added that the city is under a federal consent decree to improve Rikers as it is. In 2015, the city and the Department of Correction entered a consent decree with the Department of Justice, mandating the monitoring of inmates civil rights. “It should be a game changer but it’s not because closing Rikers is not based on reality,” Quinn said. Community Board 9 member and former Chairwoman Andrea Crawford is also against the plan. She said there were meetings with the Mayor’s Office and noted the number of people in the immediate area near the proposed jail. “They had never been out to Queens Boulevard at rush hour,” she said of the representatives from the Mayor’s Office. Crawford added that the Van Wyck Expressway, Grand Central Parkway, Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard all converge near the site. She also wanted to know how the area could accommodate all the extra people the jail would bring into the area near the already crowded E and F trains plus the Q37 and Q46 bus lines. “There is no money for infrastructure,” Crawford said. “There is no way to support what they want to do to Kew Gardens, Briarwood, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens Hills, central Queens.” Crawford explained Thursday’s meeting was more than whining about a jail. “We’re not just talking about we don’t want a jail,” she said. “We want civil reform. We want criminal reform. We want bail reform. We want the things that would make the criminal justice system work better. What we don’t want is for our neighborhoods to be cr ushed and that’s exactly what would happen, and nobody is listening.” Kew Gardens resident and Queens College professor Mara Einstein said she fou nd that many people i n the area weren’t even aware of the situation. “In individual conversations that we’ve been having over the last several months with our friends and neighbors, we’ve discovered that most people don’t know about the proposed jail,” she said. In the end, the opinion of Koslowitz could play a big factor, people said. “The City Council and the City Council person from each district is the most powerful and most inf luential person who can stop a project like this,” Brand said. “They have, essentially, a power that says if they’re not supporting it in their Council district, the project’s not Q going to be going forward.”

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he city is on the verge of losing a golden opportunity to secure billions of dollars in new revenue for both its own coffers and Albany’s, see high-paying job growth in the tens of thousands, educate the next generation in modern technology and take a major step in becoming a tech hub to rival California’s Silicon Valley. That’s right: Obstinate elected officials just might succeed in nixing the deal to bring one of Amazon’s second headquarters to Long Island City. Their primary objections are that Amazon doesn’t embrace unions and that the tax revenue it would pay over 25 years would add up to $27 billion instead of $30 billion. Officials such as City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and state Sen. Mike Gianaris, both of western Queens, would give up that $27 billion in new tax money because of the $3 billion in incentives that Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio agreed to provide the online retail giant if it chose to come here. Is this what they call new math? If someone walked into our office and said he’d give us three ten-dollar bills in exchange for three singles, we’d take him up on it every time. But it seems a lot of officials would cut off their nose to spite their face. And it’s not just their faces at stake but

those of millions of city and state residents. All those social welfare programs that provide for people of low income, all those subway trains zipping around the city, all those roads that can take you from here to anywhere, all those schools that educate children and provide the first steps in moving up the income ladder — all those things and many more are paid for primarily through taxes, taxes paid mostly by the middle and upper classes. Amazon would have to create 25,000 jobs here to live up to its end of the deal, and the forecast is for as many as 40,000. That’s an awful lot of tax revenue to turn away. Yet there are Van Bramer and Gianaris — who both called for Amazon to come to Queens before the deal was struck — wanting the jobs and tax money to go elsewhere. Van Bramer said in a recent email that “if Amazon is antiunion, they are not welcome here” and that “We need to invest in our local community and its workers, not the largest corporations.” Invest with what money? Government doesn’t produce tax revenue. The private sector does. As for unions, only 17 percent of workers statewide belong to one, and there are plenty of nonunionized companies — Google for one — that have been welcome to set up

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Endangered shores Dear Editor: Re “Floodgates needed now,” Editorial, Jan. 31: The residents of Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach are right to be concerned about their future. They join many others: in Rockaway, Broad Channel, Canarsie, Red Hook, Coney Island, Midland Beach, the Lower East Side, Harding Park, Flushing, City Island … to name a few waterfront neighborhoods worried about flooding in New York City. In Howard Beach, strides have been made: Resiliency investments including wetlands and an earthen berm in Spring Creek Park will reduce the risk of flooding damage for residents. This is an important puzzle piece, but one that needs to tie in to an integrated strategy. The Nature Conservancy study referenced by Queens community leaders — a hybrid proposal that combines natural and gray infrastructure — is a promising start to meet the challenge of current and future storm surge risk, projected to both save $225 million in damage and benefit ecosystems. But we also need to prepare for sea level rise, something that floodgates cannot mitigate without additional resiliency measures (roads and homes in Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach already experience “sunny day” flooding, and in some cases will experience tidal flooding daily by the 2050s). The advocacy of Howard Beach and Ham© Copyright 2019 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

operations in New York City. What kind of precedent would be set by keeping Amazon out? And some unions, like those whose members would build HQ2, fully support the deal. But now the anti-Amazon forces might have found a way to keep the company from coming here. Democrats in the state Senate have named Gianaris to serve on the Public Authorities Control Board, where he would be able to singlehandedly scuttle the deal Cuomo and de Blasio made. Ironically, Cuomo has to approve the appointment. Maybe he won’t. Gianaris has already said there are no alterations that could be made to the agreement that would change his mind. Giving him a seat on the PACB would guarantee that Amazon could not come here. It’s hard to imagine tough-guy Cuomo allowing one state senator to cost New York so much revenue and so many jobs, and to cost him so much prestige as he eyes the presidency. There are legitimate concerns about HQ2, like gentrification, but those can be dealt with. And as a newspaper that relies on community businesses for advertising, we’re not Amazon’s biggest fans. But this is a good deal. Cuomo and de Blasio must do everything they can to make sure what’s in New York’s cart gets to checkout and delivery.

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ilton Beach residents is emblematic of a challenge that is at once local, regional, national, and global. Kudos to their push for action. Let’s also aim our sights on a broader resiliency framework for planning, action and financing in a way that helps to lift all boats and ensures a thriving local community, healthy natural resources and waterfront access for generations to come. Kate Boicourt Director of Resilience Waterfront Alliance Manhattan

To Arthur, with empathy Dear Editor: Arthur, depression is hardly a friend to anyone (“Fighting depression” by Arthur Wood, Letters, Jan. 24). I too, have that minor annoyance in my life but I never let it bother me. I rarely know it’s there. I’m sorry

you are having difficulty. I also volunteer. I am involved at a food pantry, one day a week for a four-hour shift and enjoy it. I’m just about finished with my 13th book and hopefully will be doing readings and book signings in the spring at local libraries and other venues. I’m involved at an Open Mic at the Red Pipe Cafe on Austin Street, one time a month on Tuesday nights (7 to 9 p.m.) in Forest Hills. I write letters to the editor (Queens Chronicle) about Trump, who in my opinion is the worst thing that happened to America, and I write about other topics as well. I am an artist too. I watch movies, read and walk one to two hours a day. I am also involved in other community activities. I travel and visit with friends and family in California, Boston and Florida. Soon I’ll be going to Tampa, Miami and Key West. I keep active, stay involved and talk a lot — which can be annoying to some who don’t know me — and care little what others think

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and exercise my freedom of speech every chance I get (in appropriate situations). Arthur, maybe you can keep a journal and write what you are feeling, thinking, etc. Watch movies, comedy or not. Volunteer at a place you enjoy, take classes (acting, improv, dance, movement, exercise, writing, etc.). Maybe you can teach a class, but please, try not to let your depression get the best of you. Don’t let it take over, don’t give it the power over you! Arthur, try to be in control. There are great things out there — we live in the greatest city! By helping others, we don’t focus as much on ourselves! Please be well. And remember, spring is March 20! Take care. Carol Lynn Lustgarten Forest Hills

We should welcome Amazon Dear Editor: New York is a sanctuary city, not a haven for billion-dollar companies that provide great service and serve a need to everyone. We do not need a behemoth that may provide employment to workers at good wages and people who pay their own way. We are taking from our students who graduate from local colleges a chance to remain in the city instead of looking elsewhere. Where is the logic in that? A rising tide floats all ships, and if Amazon comes, the whole city would be better off. Ray Hackinson Ozone Park

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build a wall and to fund testing of other methods in order to secure the border. If, as some Democrats claim, walls do not work, why don’t they vote to tear them down? They won’t because they know that it is only political rhetoric. It is time to stop playing games. Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

Hiking wages doesn’t hurt Dear Editor: Since the federal government has been slow to increase the minimum wage from $7.25 per hour, some states, like New York, are taking the initiative to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. It is interesting to note that the same arguments against the increase are the same ones heard by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 when he proposed raising the $1.25 per hour minimum wage to $2. He was vilified as being anti-business and a communist. In 1966, when President Johnson increased the minimum wage by 35 cents to $1.60 per hour, the pro-business faction claimed that his action would destroy the American economy and take many businesses with it. We should all take heart that those catastrophic predictions did not occur, and America still has a very strong economy. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Media hypocrisy on race Dear Editor: Regarding Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s declining to resign, it seems that the news media have lost the notion that all accused are entitled to due process of law. A simple discovery of a picture taken and published in a medical school yearbook is used to destroy the life and career of a person who otherwise had no apparent problems. Apparently nobody has bothered to research with the same diligence (used to find the picture) to determine whether there is a pattern in Northam’s life since that picture that indicates racism toward any person, any group or any organization. Shouldn’t somebody have corroborated such an accusation? Did anybody question any of his co-workers, patients, students, professors about suspicions of racism? With 20/20 vision, most people have experiences in their youth that they are not proud of, but just like Northam states, that doesn’t define their person later on in life. Now to get past the hypocrisy: Louis Farrakhan, who has claimed the title of the most anti-Semitic man in America, also claims many of the most influential people in America as his partners, friends, admirers and supporters: namely, all of the Congressional Black Caucus, the leadership of the Women’s March (Linda Sarsour, Tamika Mallory and Carmen Perez) as well as many of the newly elected members of the House of Representatives (Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib) and even former President Barack Obama. They were all photographed sharing fun meetings with Farrakhan. Yet there was never a cry of outrage from the news media. Jacques Hakim Bayside

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Property taxes break the backs of the middle class homeowners who by Robert F. Holden A constituent walked into my office last e a r n l e s s t h a n week with his notice of property value in $150,000. He did not hand, and the document launched an inner- approve. Let’s not forget office challenge: Who could be the first staff member to that the mayor’s Park figure out the formula that caused this con- Slope home, worth stituent’s property tax to rise even though more than triple the his property value decreased by more than a mou nt of mo s t homes in my district, $80,000? Miraculously, the staff member who first owes nearly half as sat down with the man was able to solve the much in property taxes. I am far from the riddle, and it only took “a whole pot of cof- first person to point this out, but it is symfee” to get there, she told me. But the fact bolic of the inequity in the system and lack that she spent so much time trying to under- of consideration for how neighborhoods stand this document once again shed light have changed. Instead, the mayor and Speaker Johnson on how broken the property tax system is in announced the formation of a new advisory New York City. Aside from the confusing verbiage and a commission on property tax reform to evalbackwards classification system that gives uate all aspects of the current system and recommend reforms to neighborhoods in my make it “fairer, simpler, heavily middle-class more transparent.” district some of the he property tax rate and While this is a step in highest tax rates in the the right direction, the city, the never-ending has grown three commission’s recomincrease in city spendtimes as fast as New mendations likely won’t ing is the overarching have an effect on the problem. The city budYork City residents’ 2019-20 budget by the get for the 2019 fiscal year swelled to nearly income has over the time a report is released. Besides, the commis$90 billion and will past 10 years. sion plans to accommost certainly pass that plish its goals “while mark in the upcoming fiscal year. With more than 40 percent of ensuring that there is no reduction in revethe city’s tax revenue coming from proper- nue used to fund city services,” according ty, how can we expect the city to seriously to its website. This is part of the reason why we see a 6 percent cap on the year-over-year consider reforms? City Council members have been advo- property tax increase in the city, while the cating for these reforms on behalf of their rest of New York State has a 2 percent cap. City Comptroller Scott Stringer later constituents for some time, and as a homeowner in Middle Village I was eager to join added more proof to this point when his in that fight. I, along with Council Speaker office released a report stating that the Corey Johnson and several other Council property tax rate has grown at triple the members, urged Mayor de Blasio to include rate of New Yorkers’ incomes over the past in the 2018-19 budget a $400 rebate for decade. Lower-income residents making less than $50,000 were hurt the most, with their rates skyrocketing from 6.6 percent to 12.7 percent of income, according to the report. During the same period analyzed in the report, the city budget increased from $47 billion to $78 billion. The administration has the power to levy property tax relief now, but it needs to Councilman Bog Holden’s office responsibly cut costs in order to do so. will host a property tax workshop This is a fight that I will not quit until I with the Department of Finance at see a fairer property tax system as promhis district office at 64-69 Dry ised by the advisory commission. The Harbor Road in Middle Village weight of the city’s inflated budget should from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Feb. 28. not rest on the backs of our lower-to-middle Homeowners will be able to class tax payers. My staff will also continue learn how to apply for exemptions, to help every constituent who is confused appeal their notices of property by their notice of property value, no matter Q value and ask any other property how many pots of coffee it takes. Q tax questions they may have. Robert F. Holden is New York City Councilman for the 30th District, in southwestern, central and South Queens.

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‘Show me the money’ as a required course Teaching students financial smarts by Michael Shain Editor

“If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments,” the columnist Earl Wilson once wrote. It’s the kind of advice that Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) wants schools in New York to start teaching kids, grades 4 to 8. Pheffer Amato has introduced a bill in Albany that would require schools to provide students with rudimentary financial skills — lessons on budgeting, credit, insurance, investment and debt. She is proposing teaching those subjects just like American history, algebra and earth sciences. “Financial literacy is an extremely beneficial tool in improving financial capability for young people,” Pheffer Amato said in a prepared statement, “This law will provide the necessary funds to mandate all schools provide their students with a strong background in financial literacy and responsibility,” she said.

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Assemblymember Stacy Pheffer Amato has a new school subject. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN The bill is set to go into effect for the next school year, if passed. In New York, the private Junior Achievement program, in which business people volunteer to go into schools for a day to teach kids financial literacy and about entrepreneurship, is about the only thing that is somewhat comparable. But JA is available in only a handful of Q schools here.

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What schools look like without SHSAT Number of Asian students would be cut in half under mayor’s plan by Michael Shain Editor

A test simulation of the mayor’s controversial specialized high school admission plan indicates that it would cut the number of Asian students admitted to the city’s “elite eight” schools by half. By eliminating the rigorous tests middle schoolers have had to take for decades to get into high schools like Stuyvesant and Brooklyn Tech and changing admission formulas, the number of black and Hispanic students would double under the mayor’s proposal. The statistical simulation, conducted by the city’s Independent Budget Office, revealed that the racial population of the schools would change substantially if the Specialized High School Admission Test is dropped as the sole criterion for getting in. In essence, the mayor’s bitterly disputed admissions plan would perform pretty much as advertised, the IBO said, “It’s devastating to see numbers like that affecting Asians,” said Wai Wa Chen, president of the Chinese American Citizens Alliance of Greater New York, who helped organize the opposition to the plan. “Imagine someone saying: ‘Nothing has changed, not your ability or your commitment. But we’re going to cut you by half because you don’t look like what the mayor wants,’” said Chen. The IBO, a nonpartisan watchdog agency whose main job is to review city budgets, decided on its own to run the numbers using the proposed admission system, said Doug Turetsky, IBO’s chief of staff. “We thought it made sense given all the debate,” he said.

Among the other findings were: • the new admissions plan would cut the Asian population from roughly 60 percent to 30 percent if it had been phased in last year; • the minority population, black and Hispanic, would jump from 10 to to 45 percent; • the percentage of white students would be slightly lower, from 24 percent now to 20 percent; and • the female population would jump greatly, from 41 percent now to 66 percent. The proposed admissions changes would also greatly alter where students are recruited from. Now, about 20 percent of city middle schools account for 80 percent of the students in the eight high schools. Using the de Blasio plan’s methods, the number of public schools producing elite-school students would double from 243 to 488. The number of charter schools with kids being offered spots would go up nearly 50 percent from 64 charters last year to a projected 95 schools. However, the number of private schools producing elite-school students would plummet by nearly half. “This independent report confirms our proposal will expand opportunity for top middle-school students and increase racial, socioeconomic, gender, and geographic diversity while maintaining the academic rigor of our specialized high schools,” said Will M a nt el l, a s p oke sm a n for t he D e pa r t me nt of Education. “No single test should determine a student’s future, and our plan gives New York City kids the opportuniQ ty to succeed in specialized high schools.”

Attempts to alter the ethnic makeup of New York’s eight specialized high schools to reflect the city as a whole by eliminating the rigorous admission test, called SHSAT, would end up seriously cutting the number of just one group of kids now admitted. KAPLANTEST.COM

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The teacher-evaluation process, an issue that has aggravated the powerful teachers union for years, got a big overhaul last week in Albany. Under a new law signed by Gov. Cuomo Jan. 30, standardized student tests can no longer be used to judge how well teachers are doing in their jobs. State law used to mandate that certain test scores be used to guage teachers on professional performance and hold them accountable to administrators and parents. Teachers have long objected to linking pay and promotion prospects to tests they did not control. Parents too said it encouraged teachers to take too much time drilling students for the tests. Cuomo had been a strong proponent of test-based evaluations when the old law was passed in 2015. Under pressure from teachers and parents, he gave in last week. Heavy reliance on standardized testing helped spawn the “opt out” movement of recent years, encouraging parents to have their children to Q boycott the tests. — Michael Shain

City health officials have ordered food and beverage establishments to stop adding cannabidiol, a derivative of marijuana plants, to their products. A spokeswoman for the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said CBD, while legal in many forms, has not yet been approved by federal regulators and thus cannot be used as an additive in the city. “Restaurants in New York City are not permitted to add anything to food or drink that is not approved as safe to eat,” the spokeswoman said in an email. “The Health Department takes seriously its responsibility to protect New Yorkers’ health. Until cannabidiol (CBD) is deemed safe as a food additive, the Department is ordering restaurants not to offer products containing CBD.” Published reports state that CBD delivers the calming effects of marijuana without producing the highs induced by smoking the plant. CNBC reports while it was legalized for many uses in December when President Trump signed a federal farm bill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved it as a food Q additive.

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especially the businesses surrounding JFK International Airport. Reconstruction took longer than usual because the bridge remained open, albeit with just a single lane or two lanes passable, during the rebuild. Lefferts was the last stage of a $49 million project to replace three critical bridges.

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As the month of February comes upon us I usually think that the snow will be arriving soon, but because of the pleasant weather we have been having this week, my thoughts turn to spring. I will enjoy these few days of warmth as I have heard that it will be back to cold again very soon. Speaking of cold, last week for our meeting, it was cold. On Tuesday, Jan. 29 the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.’s annual meeting was held at Woodhaven Manor. Greater Woodhaven discussed some of our accomplishments from 2018 along with our plans for 2019 which were also outlined in our Annual Progress Report. Copies of this report were distributed that evening. The GWDC and guests at our meeting listened as representatives from the offices of our congresswoman, assemblyman and the councilman spoke. Those in attendance were Julio Salazar representing Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan), Linda Fogal representing Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and Gregory Mitchell representing Councilman Robert Holden (Middle Village). The Police Department also stopped by,

as Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, spoke and introduced the officers who were with her that night. As a surprise guest Assistant Chief David Barrere, commanding officer of Queens Borough South, addressed the audience. It was a very informative evening for those who could make it out on such a cold, rainy night. If you would like to have an Annual Report, please call our office and you may request one. On another note, Community Board 9 will vote next week on the approval of the street fair slated for Oct. 13, 2019. We have been working on this since December of 2018 with petitions, support letters and much more. We will let you know as soon as it is official and we are approved for another year of sun and fun at our street festival. The next event scheduled is the Spring Promotion, which will be held on April 13 at the Forest Parkway Plaza area. More of that to come in the March article. Until then Happy Valentine’s Day and don’t forget the special election for public advocate on Feb. 26. Make your vote count! To all of our Asian friends we say, Gong Xi Fa Cai — hope you have a wonQ derful New Year.

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Gas, oil exploration would be barred in coastal water by Angel Adegbesan Chronicle Contributor

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, left, and Dan Mundy Jr. of Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers are praising bills to ban oil and gas drilling in New York waters. PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY tee chairman in the Assembly. Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach), who supported the bill, stated in a press release that the legislation takes a big step towards a more sustainable future. She added that working to preserve New York’s coastlines and all associated natural resources is essential to the longterm preservation of the environment, economy and quality of life. “In order to protect our children, and all future generations, it’s crucial that we take

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New York State’s Senate and Assembly have passed bills to prohibit drilling for oil and natural gas in New York coastal waters. The bill, which would apply to stateowned underwater coastal lands, also would bar the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation and its Office of General Services from authorizing leases that would increase oil or natural gas production from federal waters. The bill would also prohibit the development of infrastructure associated with exploration, development, or production of oil or natural gas from New York’s coastal waters. The Assembly measure was sponsored by Assembly ma n St eve Englebr ig ht (D-East Setauket). “My Assembly colleagues and I held a hearing on Long Island last year and there was unanimous condemnation of the federal government’s proposal to open up our waters to drilling for oil and gas,” he said in a news release. “This legislation will safeguard our water and shores from the dangers of fossil fuel exploration and drilling, and will support our efforts to move this state towards cleaner and renewable energy sources.” The bill passed on the Assembly floor on Feb. 4 by a vote of 212 to 22. Englebright is the Environmental Conservation Commit-

steps now to protect our planet — especially the vital resources here in Rockaway and across the entire State,” the press release said. The legislation passed in the Senate the following day, 48 to 13. It was sponsored by Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Rockville Centre), who serves as chairman of the Senate Environmental Conservation Committee. “Offshore drilling is dangerous to the local environment, and would reverse progress toward our climate change goals — it must be prohibited,” Kaminsky said in a press release. Dan Mundy Jr., president of the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers, said in a statement that any type of accidental release during drilling operations would have devastating effects on the waters and coastal areas. “After years of hard work, the waters off of our coast are now cleaner than they have been in decades and whales, dolphins and seals can regularly be seen cruising through these waters,” Mundy said. “It is not a time to allow ocean drilling to threaten the gains we have made.” “This bill will also help prevent big gas and oil companies from laying miles of additional dangerous pipe lines just miles from where we live work and play,” said John Cori, president of the Rockaway Beach Civic Association, in a statement. Q

HB ‘Flag Man’ After more than 35 years of collecting and donating American flags, the original “Flag Man” of Howard Beach, Dominick Papa, has two more to find worthy homes for. To receive one of the flags, email Queens Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler at markw@qchron.com. Papa has donated more than 4,000 new American flags to homes, businesses, fire stations and other facilities throughout the New York area, and Weidler stopped by his home last week to reminisce about the many years he has spent on his successful hobby. A World War II veteran who served in the Navy Seabees, Papa was born in Pittsburgh and moved to Howard Beach in 1975.

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Congestion headache over transit funding Queens officials want more details from MTA on a Manhattan toll plan by Michael Gannon Editor

It seems that congestion pricing has become like a hot dog — many people say they like it, but they can’t quite tell you what it contains. Last week, officials of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and members of the Queens delegation to Albany exchanged frank words about the lack of details and who is to blame for the situation. Transportation activists, environmental groups and the MTA itself have backed the idea of congestion pricing, which will, if implemented, charge tolls for drivers going into Manhattan south of 60th Street. Supporters claim the move will reduce traffic in Manhattan and create a stream of revenue for the MTA. In a gathering at the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station last Friday, state Sens. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) were critical of testimony earlier in the week from the MTA before the Senate’s Transportation Committee, of which Liu is a member. Patrick Foye, president of the MTA, told the committee that unless congestion pricing and other revenue streams are approved, fares could increase as much as 27 percent to cover anticipated costs — on top of fare and

State Sen. John Liu, center, with Assemblyman David Weprin, left, Sen. Leroy Comrie, Assemblyman Daniel Rosenthal, Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky and Councilman Barry Grodenchik, said the MTA must say how it will spend money from a future congestion pricing plan. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON toll increases already being considered. But Liu said when he pressed for more information, it was not forthcoming. “I fully expect to have details,” Liu said. “How much will they charge? How much revenue will it raise?” Assemblyman David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), a fierce opponent of congestion

pricing based on principle, worries that the money will be spent with no oversight or accountability. He prefers measures such as reinstatement of a commuter tax. Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) said he has a more parochial concern. “My district has no subway stops and no

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Valentine’s Day DINING OUT GUIDE MAGNA ITALIAN RISTORANTE Rated #2 out of 589 restaurants in Flushing by Trip Advisor & #1 on YELP, Magna Italian Ristorante is often referred to as “Flushing’s Hidden Gem.” Established in 2008, they take pride in offering delicious Italian dishes and desserts, some American favorites and an extensive wine list. The restaurant is open for breakfast buffet seven days a week from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m., lunch 6 days a week (closed Mondays) from 12-3 p.m. and dinner 6 days a week (closed Mondays) from 4-10 p.m. There are also Happy Hour specials from 4-6 p.m. Private parties are available for up to 70 people. For private parties or event inquiries call (347) 368-6033 or email Egreco@tpecllc.com. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with them for excellent food and service. Magna is located at 35-25 Farrington St., adjacent to the Marco LaGuardia Hotel & Suites around the corner from Northern Blvd. Free parking is avaialble after 5 p.m. For more information or to make a reservation, call (718) 445-3352 or Magnarestaurant.com. Check out their Facebook or Instagram page for pictures of some of Magna’s fantastic dishes.

MARBELLA Marbella Restaurant, located at 220-33 Northern Blvd. in Bayside, has been family owned and operated since 1967 serving the finest in Spanish cuisine. Marbella offers two options for Valentine’s Day. Enjoy dinner and dancing in their ‘Costa Del Sol’ ballroom from 6-11 p.m. It includes a continuous buffet with their best signature dishes, open bar and a chocolate fountain and dessert table for only $75 per person plus tax and tip. Or choose to enjoy Valentine’s Day in their dining room with an a la carte menu and harp player. Specify regular dining room or ballroom when making the reservation. Marbella is available for private parties and catering and is open seven days a week for lunch and dinner. Reach them at (718) 423-0100 or contact@ marbella-restaurant.com

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SANGRIA TAPAS & WINE Experience a taste of Spain and Latin Caribbean cuisine at Sangria Tapas and Wine located at 29-02 Francis Lewis Blvd. in Flushing. Sangria offers tapas, paella, salumeria, main entrees, sangrias and many dessert options. See their menu online at sangriatapaswine.com for all of their exciting drinks and food choices. Sangria has specialty cocktails for happy hour Monday thru Thursday 5-8 p.m. Listen to live music every Saturday and every other Wednesday plus a DJ on Friday nights at Sangria. Reserve a table for Valentine’s Day online at opentable.com or call the restaurant at (718) 357-2727. Sangria is open seven days week, Monday-Thursday 4-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday 4-11:30 p.m. and Sunday 4-9:30 p.m.

SHERATON LAGUARDIA EAST HOTEL Celebrate Lunar New Year or Valentine’s Day in Flushing at the restaurant inside Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel. A special menu for Lunar New Year is offered thru February 20. They have a family-style menu for ten people for $698 per table including cold appetizers, soup, steak, grilled cut lobster, sea bass, scallops, chef special fried rice, a fruit platter, homemade rice cakes and much more. For Valentine’s Day, the Sheraton is offering a Western-tasting menu and Asian-testing menu each for only $58 per person. The Western menu includes shrimp avocado salad, cream of cauliflower soup, seared filet arctic char, duck confit and dessert. The Asian menu includes chicken salad, quail soup, baked center cut lobster with cheese, braised short ribs and dessert. There are three hours of complimentary valet parking available. The restaurant is located at 135-20 39 Ave. in Flushing on the lower level of the hotel. To make a reservation, call (718) 670-7400 or email at restaurant@sheratonlaguardia.com.

TRATTORIA 35 Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Trattoria 35 located at 213-15 35 Ave. in Bayside. Come and enjoy the flavors of italian cuisine in an intimate atmosphere. From wood-fired pizzas to traditional dishes, Trattoria 35 has it all for the Italian food lover! The restaurant is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week with daily specials, a private party room, full bar and free valet parking. Affordable, elegant and sophisticated are just three of the words to describe Trattoria 35. Reserve now for Valentine’s Day at (718) 352-3800 or info@trattoria35.com. To see the full menu and catering options go to trattoria35.com

VILLAGGIO RISTORANTE Offering the finest Italian cuisine in Whitestone, family owned Villaggio Ristorante is the perfect place to spend Valentine’s Day in a cozy, comfortable setting. Villaggio offers a variety of fish, seafood and steak plus delicious pasta dishes. They offer a large selection of wine and beer. Book your Valentine’s Day reservation today at (718) 747-1111. Villaggio is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, SundayThursday noon to 10 p.m. and Friday & Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. Villaggio is located at 150-07 14 Road in Whitestone. To find out more, visit them at villaggiohome.com. RUSO-075333

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The most important moments in our lives are about change — a marriage, a birthday, a coming of age. But as we commemorate these key occasions of change with our loved ones, we also embrace agehonored traditions and rituals, celebrating them in ways that move them forward and make them more relevant than ever. This essential mix of change and timeless values reinforces everything we do at Russo’s On The Bay, and it has helped us create an events venue with a spirit, a setting and a standard that is absolutely in a league of its own. Since 1987, we have built our business on the core values I learned from my father: impeccable service, attention to detail, a passion to excel and a sincere desire to make everyone who enters through our doors feel completely at home and welcome. We established ourselves as a leader in the field by always thinking ahead, and — like any good host — always anticipating our guests’ needs. From the time we first opened our doors, Russo’s has done just that, continually setting new standards for innovative cuisine, personalized service and uncompromising attention to detail. Now, as Russo’s On The Bay moves into our fourth decade, we continue to grow and change, and most of all, to celebrate family. Carrying on my father’s traditions, and with all of my children now working with me to shape the Russo’s tradition for a new generation, I am privileged to experi-

ence people’s most important family celebrations every day. Russo’s On The Bay is located at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. For more information call (718) 843-5055 or visit us online at www. russosonthebay.com. – Frank Russo, Jr.

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Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius posed for pictures and signed autographs for fans at Retro FitnessPHOTOS BY DAVID RUSSELL Forest Hills on Saturday morning.

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There may have been winter weather last Saturday morning but the close to 100 fans who came out to Retro Fitness-Forest Hills had baseball on their minds. Yankees shortstop Didi Gregorius came to the gym for a meet and greet with fans during which he posed for pictures and signed autographs. A long line of fans had been awaiting the arrival of the popular player.

One fan, Glenn Kay from Long Island, left his home at 7 a.m. for the meet and greet and arrived two hours before the event was scheduled to start at 10 a.m. “It’s cool to see people you pay all this money to see and you see they’re down to earth and regular people just like everyone else, and they’re willing to sign an autograph and take a picture, so it’s pretty cool,” he said. Gregorius was acquired by the Yankees in a trade after the 2014 season, following Derek Jeter’s retirement.

In 2018, he became the first shortstop in team history to hit at least 20 home runs in three consecutive seasons. Gregorius also led all shortstops in the majors in fielding percentage. “It was nice that he came,” said Retro Fitness owner Warren De Stefano. “It was nice giving back to the community. Our members loved it. It was open to the public, which is awesome.” De Stefano called Gregorius a “hometown hero.”

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Lunar New Year celebration On Friday, February 1, PS/MS 207Q, The Rockwood Park School in Howard Beach, celebrated the Lunar New Year with a wonderful assembly performed by the Flushing Town Hall/Flushing Council on Culture and Arts: Chinese Juggler Master Yang and Traditional Chinese Dancer Ling Tang. The staff, students and parents all participated in making this a true celebration.

The event drew a good crowd because it was not only for gym members. “It was pretty busy,” De Stefano said. “A lot of people came, it was a great turnout and I think everybody loved it.” Retro Fitness-Forest Hills is located at 89-89 Union Tpke. in the Stop and Shop strip mall. The gym offers amenities including a steam room, sauna, tanning and water message beds. There is ample free parking availQ able.

The New York City Department of Sanitation is accepting registration for people interested in working as emergency snow laborers for the winter. Snow laborers are per diem workers who shovel snow and remove ice from bus stops, fire hydrants, crosswalks, step streets and other locations following heavy snowfalls. The pay is $15 per hour to start and $22.50 per hour after 40 hours are worked in a week. Those interested are invited to apply in person at any DSNY garage, listed at nyc.gov/sanitation, on weekdays between the hours of 7 a.m. and 3 p.m. There are 11 locations in Queens. All snow laborers must be at least 18 years old, be eligible to work in the United States and capable of performing heavy physical labor. Each applicant must bring the follow i ng it em s at t he t i me of registration: • two small photos of the applicant, 1 1/2 inch square; • the original and a copy of two forms of identification; and • the applicant’s Social Security Q card.

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Petland to close all its stores The Petland Discount chain of stores — including 16 locations in Queens — is closing down next month. The family of the company’s founder, Neil Padron, decided to shut the stores following his death last month from cancer at age 74. In all, more than 70 stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be closing on the same day, March 16, the company announced. More than 300 fulltime employees will lose their jobs as a result, according to the company. Petland has outlets in Ozone Park,

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Katz talks bid for district attorney Borough president discusses the changes she would like to implement by David Russell

a million dollars bail and you can pay, you’re on the streets,” she said. “To me, it’s just a punishment for being poor and Borough President Melinda Katz is one of several candi- not being able to afford it.” She would end marijuana prosecutions, saying minorities dates to replace Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, have been targeted, and instead would urge the legalization who will not be seeking re-election. She says that more than piling up convictions, the job of a of recreational use while expunging convictions for past arrests. DA is to get justice for victims and defendants. Katz also wants to change discovery, saying the DA “If you believe that a prosecutor’s job, these days, now, with everything going on in the world, is solely to get as doesn’t show what evidence the office has during plea barmany convictions as you possibly can to show your value as a gaining with a defendant. “That’s just wrong,” she said. “That’s not the way you prosecutor, I’m not your person,” Katz told the Chronicle editorial board on Monday. “I’m just not your person. You’re not should have to plea bargain.” Katz added that another issue arises when immigrants are voting for me.” She added, “As important as it is to keep the people who involved because they worry their cases might result in affect our daily ways of life and affect our lives in jail, we deportation. She said other district attorneys have had people sign papers saying plea bargaining could result in it need to make sure we keep people out of jail, too, who ens vote aand they’re either OK with that or not. need a chance.” e u s She also wants to develop a conviction integrity There is a question that came to the forefront Q unit by establishing a Conviction Review Comwhen Mayor de Blasio told police to stop arresting mission to examine cases and make recommendapeople they saw smoking marijuana on the street: tions for exoneration. Is the DA supposed to prosecute the laws they like “There’s no real system in place right now to or the laws on the books? figure out who should get a review of the cases and “It’s a district attorney’s job to follow the policy 201 9 who shouldn’t,” Katz said. that they believe in to be the priorities,” Katz said. Another problem she pointed to is recidivism, as there is “Every elected official picks priorities.” Katz wants to treat gun violence as a public health issue to “no chance” for someone to reform in Queens. Katz believes the DA needs to work as a partner with groups fighting be stopped before it starts. “You don’t have to pick up a gun to be safe. You don’t recidivism. “You can’t just go in, fix things and leave,” she have to be in a gang to be safe,” she said. “You can do that said. There is also the potential closing of Rikers Island and the because there’s an infrastructure in place that helps you pull out of it. Change the culture. Treat it as a public health issue.” debate about borough-based jails, including one in Kew GarBail reform has been one of Katz’s major points during dens, which has been met with backlash in the community. “The problem I have isn’t closing Rikers, because they her campaign, saying there should be no bail for should. Period,” Katz said. “The problem I have is that this misdemeanors. “You’ve got to clear up the system and you’ve got to make mayor, at times, isn’t as into community input as I believe he sure that we’re using it for what it’s right to be used for,” she should be.” She said the old Kew Gardens jail was initially mentioned said. Katz also mentioned that there are 18,000 people incarcer- but now the plan is to knock it down and build a big jail on the parking lot there, “which is the exact opposite of what it’s ated in New York who can’t afford bail. “Meanwhile, if you commit a major heinous crime and it’s supposed to be,” Katz said. Associate Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz discusses her candidacy for district attorney at the Chronicle’s office on Monday. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL

For Katz, it comes back to community input. “You can have input and decide it’s the greatest place,” she said. She also spoke about the death of her mother, the result of a drunk driving crash 50 years ago. “I never understood why the defendant, the killer, wasn’t in jail,” Katz said. “For the first 25, 30 years of my life, all I could not figure out was why that person wasn’t in jail. It affected every day of my world, every day of my family’s life. “So I think that I’ve also changed because now I also understand that you can be in the criminal justice system in New York and never have done a thing. And nobody will listen.” Q

Hevesi takes aim at Gov. shelter policy Assemblyman on plan to subsidize rent: ‘It’s not rocket science’ by David Russell For the latest news visit qchron.com

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Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi criticizes Gov. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL Cuomo’s shelters.

A number of elected officials are calling on Gov. Cuomo to fund Home Stability Support, the proposal from state Assemblyman Andrew H e ve s i ( D - Fo r e s t H i l l s ) t o c o m b a t homelessness. HSS would be a new statewide rent supplement for families and individuals who are eligible for public assistance benefits and who are facing loss of housing due to eviction, domestic violence or hazardous living conditions. At the State of the Forest Hills Civic Community meeting last Wednesday, Hevesi spoke about the fight against homelessness. “The one thing I’ve been working on for a couple of years that is relevant locally but all over the state, that is still a fight, if you can believe this, is homelessness,” he said. “And I know you’ve seen it in our neighborhood, you’ve seen it all over the state.” He said there are an estimated 250,000

homeless people in shelters across the state, including about 150,000 school-aged kids. “It’s an adverse childhood experience that’s going to make them much more likely to wind up on public assistance or in the criminal justice system or have trouble in school,” Hevesi said. He said 110 of the state Assembly’s 150 members support the proposal to keep people in their homes by helping with the rent. “That’s how we got out of the Great Depression,” Hevesi said. “We just help people pay their rent. It’s not rocket science.” He said the plan would cost one-third of what the shelters being built throughout the city do. “Every five minutes you’re hearing about a new shelter that has to open up everywhere,” Hevesi said. He also took aim at the governor. “Governor Cuomo doesn’t want to do it and the reason he doesn’t want to do it is he believes in shelters,” Hevesi said. “He wants new shel-

ters for whatever his logic is, he believes people need to fall into homelessness, go into shelter and then rebuild their lives, which is an absolute outrage.” After stabilizing the rent issues, Hevesi wants to work on public assistance. “I believe public assistance is a trap. It’s a poverty trap,” he said. “Once you get on, the system is built so you’re not supposed to get off and we have a way or two about how to get people out of poverty.” Several other Assembly members released statements supporting HSS. “Shelters are not a long-term solution to end the homeless epidemic which is why I have always supported this important piece of legislation,” said Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven). “The Home Stability Support bill can prevent people in my district, as well as residents in the State of New York, from becoming homeless by allowing them to stay in Q their homes and out of shelters.”

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Jennifer Irigoyen was stabbed in Ridgewood on Sunday Associate Editor

A pregnant woman was stabbed to death early Sunday morning in Ridgewood. Jennifer Irigoyen, 35, of Rego Park, was found by police with stab wounds to her neck and torso inside the vestibule at 60-80 Myrtle Ave. at around 1 a.m. EMS transported her to Wyckoff Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The unborn child could not be saved. There have been no arrests and the investigation is ongoing. At least one published report said police are searching for Irigoyen’s boyfriend. According to multiple reports, she has a young child from a previous relationship. “It’s hard to believe that someone could be so disgusting as to murder a woman in cold blood while she was five months pregnant,” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) posted on Facebook. “I hope that Jennifer Irigoyen, her unborn child, her 12-year-old son and the rest of her friends and loved ones get the justice they deserve. The person responsible for this sickening tragedy must be punished to the fullest extent of the law.” Irigoyen worked as a real estate broker. On crosstownapartments.com, Irigoyen’s biography said she was also a professional Latin ballroom dancer, instructor and choreographer, a certified spinning instructor, licensed Zumba instructor, classical pianist and billiards enthusiast. A GoFundMe page was started in order to raise funds toward Irigoyen’s viewing ceremony and burial. As of Wednesday afternoon, more than

$16,400 had been raised towards its $18,000 goal. “If you ever had the pleasure of interacting with her, I am sure that laughter dominated that interaction,” the page stated. “She loved to laugh, joke, and just be her silly self. She was extremely talented and tried her best to share her many talents with the world. She was a graceful salsa dancer and teacher, classical pianist, enjoyed interior design, and followed her passion in becoming a real estate agent.”

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Jennifer Irigoyen, 35, was stabbed to death early Sunday morning at 60-80 Myrtle Ave. in CROSSTOWN APARTMENTS PHOTO Ridgewood.

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NYPD Queens South hosts prom drive The NYPD’s Patrol Borough Queens South command is once again hosting its annual Prom Drive, and is accepting donations of clean suits, shirts, belts and shoes that can help high school seniors look sharp at their proms. Those interested in donating are asked to arrange a drop-off at any Queens South precinct’s Community Affairs office, including the 101st in the Rockaways; the 102nd in Richmond Hill; the 103rd in Jamaica; the 105th in Queens Village; the 106th in Ozone Park; the 107th in Flushing; or the 113th Q in South Jamaica.

The posting also says, “Domestic violence seized Jenny’s life too soon and in such a tragic way,” adding that her passing could inf luence others to speak up and report domestic violence. One contributor, Melina Hungria, posted, “It’s an incredible loss. My heart is broken for her son and family and for all those who like me knew her kind heart and joyous personality and are grieving her death. Life is too short but I’ll forever hold your friendship Q close to my heart.”

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Anti-SHSAT plan dissed at CEC 26 Northeast Queens stakeholders, pols blast Blaz’s proposal to delete the test by Ryan Brady Editor

Few, if any, issues in northeast Queens are more controversial than Mayor de Blasio’s plan to ax the Specialized High School Admissions Test. Per the city’s Independent Budget Office, de Blasio’s proposal will slash the number of seats at the specialized schools for Asian kids by about half. Had the proposal been in effect, the IBO found, only 31 percent of offers to the institutions for the 2017-18 school year would have gone to Asians. In reality, 61 percent of them did. So, the city officials who came to the Community Education Council 26 meeting at JHS 74 in Oakland Gardens to tout de Blasio’s plan last Thursday didn’t look too surprised when the crowd wasn’t loving it. More than 100 people packed the school’s auditorium, many bearing placards with slogans protesting the mayor’s plan. De Blasio has framed his proposal, which would require a change in state law, as a way to fix the deep racial disparities at the specialized schools. Blacks and Latinos, which together form the majority of public school students, account for small fractions at the “elite eight.” In 2018, Asians received 51.7 percent of offers to the specialized schools and whites got 26.5 percent of them. Just 6.3 percent went to Latinos and 4.1 percent to African Americans. “We believe that a single exam does not tell the full story of a child’s potential,” said Sarah Kleinhandler, who heads the city Department of Education’s Office of Student Enrollment. “And New York City is the only district in the country that admits students based on a single exam into a school.” As was explained in the presentation given at the meeting, the mayor’s plan would ultimately have most of the specialized high school seats filled by the top 7 percent of students at middle schools throughout the city, with the remaining spots allocated in a lottery for students

Community Education Council 26 member John Gavros speaks at last week’s meeting, criticizing PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY the city’s plan to abolish the Specialized High School Admissions Test. who are among the highest-performing ones at their schools. Compared to the existing system, the mayor’s plan would keep the average GPA level of the students entering the schools the same: 94 percent. But it would slightly decrease their average state exam proficiency level from 4.1 percent to 3.9 percent. When members of the public offered their comments at the meeting, one of them warned of negative consequences. “From personal experience, I will tell you that if you cannot get over a 4 on the state test, you will not succeed at Stuyvesant,” said Ethan Lam, a freshman at Stuyvesant High School, one of the specialized institutions. Other speakers also blasted the mayor’s plan.

Sen. Gianaris and the HQ2 deal continued from page 2 In its quest to win hearts and minds for HQ2, the company has started a program to hire NYCHA residents. Additionally, more than 130 high schools in the city have signed onto its Amazon Future Engineer program, which teaches computer science skills. It also sent fliers to residents all over Queens that urged them to tell their representatives they support HQ2. The senator was specifically mentioned on some of them. In 2017, Gianaris, Van Bramer and dozens of other elected officials signed a letter urging Amazon to set up its second headquarters in Long Island City.

But the two western Queens lawmakers have since said they put their names on the missive in support of the potential new jobs Amazon could bring, not to invite the kind of deal that Cuomo and de Blasio would ultimately negotiate with the company. Despite Cuomo’s charge of Gianaris being politically expedient, a Quinnipiac University poll published in December found that 60 percent of Queens voters approve of the e-retail giant establishing part of its second headquarters in Long Island City and 26 percent disapprove it. For the city in general, the poll found that 57 percent of voters support it and 26 percent do not. On Tuesday, an Amazon-commissioned

CEC 26 member John Gavros said getting rid of the SHSAT would “lower the standards of the schools.” State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and other supporters of the SHSAT agree that the lack of diversity in the schools is a serious problem. They just don’t think axing the test is any way to solve it. Stavisky, who sits on the Education Committee, is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and taught for a time at Brooklyn Technical High School, two of the specialized institutions. At last Thursday’s meeting, she hailed the test as “the most objective method to determine admission” and said the city should work in other areas to improve representation at the schools. “One suggestion to improve the diversity is to have a better outreach program to ecopoll by market research company HarrisX was released. It said 69 percent of voters in the city support Amazon “locating one of its new headquarters” in the western Queens neighborhood and 19 percent disapprove it. One hundred and seventy voters in Gianaris’ district were also polled for the latest survey. Of that group, 77 percent were found to approve of HQ2 being established in Long Island City and 19 percent to disapprove of it. Council Speaker and Acting Public Advocate Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan), a critic of the deal, blasted the new poll on Twitter. “If you believe these poll numbers — I have 500 million dollars in direct cash to fund your trillion dollar company AND I’ll throw you another 2 billion dollars in ‘incentives,’” he said. Gianaris retweeted him.

nomically and racially underserved communities,” the senator said. “Most parents, many parents are not aware that these schools exist ... because they do not have access to the information on these programs.” She suggested that the city offer highquality test prep to all sixth-grade students, along with practice SHSAT exams. She also called for the city to establish more specialized high schools, which two other elected officials who spoke at the CEC 26 meeting — Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) and City Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) — also called for. Braunstein vowed to continue urging his colleagues and Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) to reject the plan, as he did last year. City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) promised to “personally use all the powers of my office” to defeat de Blasio’s antiSHSAT agenda. Grodenchik, another staunch defender of the SHSAT, told the crowd that he’d recently spoken with the School Construction Authority about possibly building more of the specialized institutions. The councilman, who is a member of the Education Committee, pointed to how long students in eastern Queens have to commute if they go to Stuyvesant or other “elite eight” schools. In terms of a location, he has argued for one to be built at York College’s campus in Jamaica, which already has one of the specialized institutions, the Queens High School for the Sciences. Representatives of state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) also spoke out against City Hall’s plan to eliminate the SHSAT at last Thursday’s meeting. And staffers for Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and Assemblymembers Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows), who also are against eliminating the test, were on hand, too. Last year, CEC 26 passed a resolution opposing the proposal to get rid of the Q SHSAT. Van Bramer’s district largely overlaps with Gianaris’. And despite the polling numbers’ message, the councilman said his constituents seem to be sending a different one. “Seventy-four percent of those 277 people who have actually contacted my office on this issue are against the deal,” he said. Three percent of the constituents who reached out said they were unsure about the plan and 23 percent were in support of it, according to the councilman. Van Bramer called the new survey a “joke.” He charged Amazon “paid for a poll that would come back with the result that they wanted.” The company declined to comment in response to his remarks. The Chronicle could not get a statement from HarrisX Q before deadline.

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Artistic, cultural and historic events abound Queens celebrates stories in dance, music, the spoken word and cinema by Michael Gannon Editor

Nu merous g roups a nd i nst it ut ions throughout Queens are hosting historic and cultural events in February to mark Black History Month. • The Black Spectrum Theatre in St. Albans will feature “Daughter of the Struggle,” a talk by Ayanna Gregory at 11 a.m. on Feb. 15 and 8 p.m. on Feb. 16. Gregory pays tribute to her father, humorist, commentator and civil rights activist Dick Gregory. Tickets and information are available at (718) 723-1800 or online at blackspectrum.com. • The Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning and the Jamaica Performing Arts Center will host an eclectic calendar of events The Jamaica Arts Center at 161-04 Jamaica Ave. will host “Kassoumali: An African Cultural Celebration” featuring dance and film from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Feb. 9; visual art and poetry by Emmett Wigglesworth of Jamaica beginning on Feb. 15; an oral history presentation titled “Building Jamaica, Queens” from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 16; “Omar Edwards: The History of Tap Dance in America” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 21; “Double Victory & Freedom Flyers of

Tuskegee,” a presentation on the Tuskegee Airmen from 3 to 5 p.m. on Feb. 23; and “Kinetic: A Literary Jam Series” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 28. JPAC, located at 153-10 Jamaica Ave., will host “Prismatic’s Magic Black History Laser Tribute” at 10:30 a.m. and noon on Feb. 13; a theater production of “Black Angels Over Tuskegee” from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 16; and the Fanike African Dance Troupe from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 23. Tickets and information are available at jcal.org or by calling (718) 658-7400. • The Queens Library has dozens of free events, presentations, classes and workshops at its Central Library in Jamaica as well as Langston Hughes in Corona, Laurelton, Rochd ale Village, Hollis, Pen insula, Arverne, Pomonok, Cambria Heights, Hillcrest, Flushing, LeFrak City, Elmhurst and South Jamaica sites. All are listed online at queenslibrary.org. • The Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park will host a public performance by dance students at the William A. Morris School IS 61 in Corona at 2 p.m. on Feb. 13. Information is available online at queensmuseum.org.

• Queens College will host the Queens Symphony Orchestra and guest performer Sujari Britt as they pay tribute to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the LeFrak Concert Hall at 153-49 Reeves Ave. in Flushing. The event is free; parking in the reserved lot is $10. The school also will host a Black Business Expo from 5 to 9 p.m. on Dec. 27 in the President’s Lounge inside the Main Dining Hall. The event is free and open to the public. Students will be able to meet and talk with successful African American business owners, who in turn can promote their businesses to he students. More information on the school’s oncampus events during February is available online at qc.cuny.edu. • Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and her office’s African American Heritage Committee will host the borough’s annual Black History Month celebration beginning at 6 p.m. on Feb. 26 at Borough Hall at 12055 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. Katz will present more than a dozen high school seniors with $1,000 college scholarships. The keynote speech will be given by Jamaica native and Emmy-nominated actor

Obba Babatunde, who also will be one of eight award recipients being honored for achievement in their chosen fields. There also will be artistic and cultural performers including the Edge School of the Arts in Laurelton and the troupe Get Empowered! • The New York City Parks Department also is marking the month in Queens. A tour of the Flushing Freedom Mile will take place from 1 to 2:30 p.m. beginning at the Daniel Carter Beard Mall on Northern Boulevard in Flushing. The tour includes a stop on the old Underground Railroad. The Queens Botanical Garden will host a workshop dedicated to George Washington Carver from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 19. Born to slave parents shorty before abolition, Carver went on to be a groundbreaking college professor, botanical scientist and inventor. The Bowne House, located at 37-01 Bowne St. in Flushing will host “The Search for Freedom in Queens” from 1 to 4 p.m. on Feb. 23. Highlights include facts about the Bowne and Parsons families’ activities in the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad; and historic African-American craft activities for children. More information is Q available at nycgovparks.org.

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Ground zero for Queens civil rights How struggle for equality was won right here by Michael Shain

— which stood out then for being both biracial and confrontational — The story of racial justice and decided to disrupt the opening as a equality in our time is set, for the protest against job discrimination at most part, in places like Selma and the fair and elsewhere in the city. CORE members kept the doors on Little Rock. But there are places in Queens subways cars on the No. 7 line from that deserve more than a footnote in closing, stopping trains. Drivers the history of the civil rights arranged to “run out of gas” in front of the off-ramps of the Grand Central movement. Places like Rochdale Village, Parkway, blocking traffic for miles. • In 1964, while Northerners Rosedale, Corona and Flushing Meadows are unmarked battlefields were calling for the desegregation of in the fight by African Americans schools in the South, New York civil rights leaders organized a school for equal rights. Queens provided foot soldiers in boycott here. For one day — Feb. 3 — parents were t he f ig ht i n t he urged to keep their 1960s to desegregate ch i ld r e n out of the South and regishe founding school to protest de ter black voters in states where they of York College facto segregation in schools here. had been systematiwas a civil More than cally excluded. 450,000 kids, nearly The borough even rights victory half the school popgave the movement ulat ion, st ayed one its most endurto me.” home that day. ing martyrs, — ’60s Queens College • The Black PanAndrew Goodman, activist Mark Levy ther Party on the a Queens College West Coast had a senior who was murdered along with two others in the well-earned reputation for fratricidal summer of 1964 in the infamous violence. But the chapters of the BPP in Jamaica and Corona were more “Mississippi Burning” killings. But that was what was going on focused on community care — espefar away. Here in Queens, the civil cially a breakfast program for neighrights struggle also had scores to borhood kids. The Corona chapter deserves a settle. • The opening day of the 1964 sidebar in civil rights history for its World’s Fair was supposed to be a fight to get a traffic light on Northspectacular photo op for Gov. Nelson ern Boulevard and 102nd Street, just Rockefeller, Robert Moses and Pres- up the block from PS 92. Andrew Jackson, the retired head ident Lyndon Johnson, who was set to give the opening address. No luck. of the Langston Hughes Library, The Congress for Racial Equality recalls stories he was told about cars Editor

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speeding recklessly down Northern because it had so few lights. “In the morning, kids couldn’t cross the boulevard to get to school,” he said. Only after the Panthers organized teams to block traffic on Northern during school hours — and got arrested every day for more than a month — did the city relent. • Before 1951, Queens College had never had a black professor on its faculty. That year, it hired Deborah Partridge Wolfe, a 35-year-old Ph.D. professor from New Jersey by way of the Tuskegee Institute, to teach in the Department of Education. It was more than a decade before the college hired its second black professor, also in the Education Department. • The first black family moved into Rosedale in the fall of 1974. Before they could get the furniture in, someone tossed a pipe bomb though the window of the house on 136th Avenue. When Ormistand Spencer, 35, a supervisor at a photo-engraving company, and his family vowed to stay, scores of residents of the allwhite neighborhood marched outside his house, protesting a special police detail that had been stationed there after the bombing. The cops, the protestors said, were needed elsewhere in the area. • In 1973, a fourth-grader ran away when an undercover cop leapt from his car in South Jamaica. The cop said he’d been looking for someone wanted in a cabby robbery who matched Clifford Glover’s description. The cop fired. The bullet struck

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10-year-old Glover in the back and killed him. Glover wasn’t the first to be killed in a questionable police shooting, but his age and the cop’s dodgy justification represented a turning point. For weeks, protesters blocked Jamaica streets with trucks and cars. Government offices were picketed until the police officer was indicted for murder, the first for a line-of-duty shooting in NYPD history. A year later, a jury acquitted him. • York College, the newest fouryear college in the City University system, opened its doors in 1967 because the borough’s only other senior college, Queens, was so overcrowded. But, says Mark Levy, a retired teacher and civil rights activist at Queens College in the 1960s, “The

founding of York College was a civil rights victory to me.” Today, the student body at York is listed as 65 percent black and HisQ panic.

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Queens locations honoring legends Historical figures who resided in the borough have lasting legacies by David Russell Associate Editor

Jan. 31 marked the 100th birthday of Jackie Robinson, the man who broke the color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947 and went on to a Hall of Fame career. He’s never out of the mind of New Yorkers who drive on the Jackie Robinson Parkway in Queens and Brooklyn. The Interboro Parkway was renamed for Robinson in 1997, the 50th anniversary of his Major League debut. Major League Baseball also permanently retired his number 42 that year except for all players who were currently wearing it. Robinson lived in the Addisleigh Park section of St. Albans for part of his career, and a video on YouTube even shows him at home learning he has been named the 1949 National League MVP. The iconic baseball star, who helped lead the Dodgers to six pennants and the 1955 World Series title, is not the only former borough resident to be celebrated in Queens. Louis A r mst rong was bor n in New Orleans and found fame in Chicago but it was in Corona where he lived for nearly the last 30 years of his life. Satchmo moved to 34-56 107 St. in 1943

with his wife, Lucille, and lived there until his death in 1971. The house, which was declared a National Historical Landmark in 1976, was converted into a museum. There is also the Louis Armstrong Middle School in East Elmhurst, named for the man who recorded classic songs including “What a Wonderful World” and “When You’re Smiling.” Lewis Latimer worked with Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison and then lived in East Flushing for the last quartercentury of his life. A draftsman, Latimer helped draft drawings required to receive a patent for Bell’s telephone. Years later, he helped invent a lightbulb with a carbon filament as opposed to Edison’s original paper filament. The Edison Electric Light Co. hired him as a draftsman and expert witness on patent litigation. He also wrote the first book on electric lighting. His house was moved to 34-41 137 St. in Flushing and was designated a landmark by the city Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1995. August Martin graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx but the

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Expect the unexpected. That will be one of the messages offered at a comprehensive program on emergency preparedness at Queens Borough Hall on Friday, Feb. 8 beginning at 9 a.m. Organized by Queens Interagency Council on Aging, the event will include presentations by experts in the field as well as related personal stories from state Sen. Joe Addabbo, Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park). Everyone is welcome, but seating is very limited and reservations are a must. Stressing the importance of knowing what to do before, during and after an emergency, QICA’s Executive Director Bruce Cunningham said, “We tend to do this every couple of years. You never know when something could happen. It’s important to the community.” It holds especially true for seniors whom Pheffer Amato recognizes as “our most vulnerable population.” While reflecting on the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 storm that devastated parts of the borough, the Assemblywoman will also try to make seniors, many of whom she says are familiar with modern technology, more aware as to

Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, left, and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. will be among the FILE PHOTOS speakers on emergency preparedness at Borough Hall on Feb. 8. where to turn for information. “You have to just keep talking about it,” she said. “You have to keep it fresh every year. It’s always good to be prepared. She sees Friday’s forum as being, in effect, a “refresher course” on how best to survive disasters, both natural and otherwise. Addabbo, who shares with Pheffer Amato a new post-Sandy outlook on disasters, said,

“We think differently as a government and as individuals. Preparation can save a life, protect your property. There’s nothing wrong with being prepared.” He agrees with the assemblywoman that seniors are the most vulnerable, particularly during times of crises. Often, he said, they “have limited access to mobility,” and, very frequently, have no family to turn to for assistance.

According to Cunningham, the topics to be discussed will range from the importance of smoke detectors to what to do in case of a terrorist attack, and from fire safety to how to handle a lack of electricity. Telephone numbers to call for help during any sort of emergency will also be provided. Practical advice, tips and strategies from the experts will be a major part of the program. Sometimes the simplest suggestion — like keeping a magnetic information board on the refrigerator — can be a lifesaver. The meeting promises to provide plenty of those. There are several special enticements. One is a free raffle offered to all seniors in attendance, the winners of which will receive so-called “Gobags,” three-day emergency supply kits that individuals can grab quickly and easily if they are forced, for any reason, to evacuate their homes. And, as is QICA’s custom, a free continental breakfast will also be available. A week before the event, Cunningham indicated that over three-fourths of the seats had already been reserved, so he emphasized the need to RSVP. Reservations may be made by visiting qicany@aol.com or by calling (718) 268-5954. Borough Hall is located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. The Emergency PreparedP ness event will take place in room 213.

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• Build up gradually. Begin with exercises you feel comfortable performing. Spend time walking on the treadmill while observing other gym members. Tour the circuit of machines and other equipment. Find out if you can sample a class to see if it might be a good fit. • Find a gym buddy. Working out with a partner in your age group may encourage you to keep going to the gym and increase your comfort level. You each can offer support and enjoy a good laugh through the learning process. • Don’t get discouraged. Anyone working out for the first time, regardless of age, will feel somewhat out of place until exercise becomes part of a routine. Give it some time before throwing in the towel. Once you catch on, you may discover you enjoy working out. • Choose a senior-friendly gym. Some gyms cater to senior members. They may offer “SilverSneakers” classes at their facility. Other niche gyms may only accept members of a certain age group. Investigate these gyms if working out with a younger crowd is proving too great a deterrent. Fitness is important for healthy seniors. It can prolong life, help seniors maintain healthy P weights and reduce their risk of injury. — Metro Creative Connection

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Valentine’s Day is one week away. And whether you’re on a first date or looking to take out a longtime spouse, Queens has a wealth of great spots for romancing. For starters, as long as the weather’s good, there are the waterfront spaces. Some of the borough’s best-known ones are on the East River. Couples can take in romantic views of Manhattan’s East Side at Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City and Astoria Park, two of the best places in the city to fall in love. Among the many charms of northeast Queens neighborhoods are their parks on the Long Island Sound. Francis Lewis Park by the Whitestone Bridge and Little Bay Park by the Throgs Neck are picturesque gems. So is Hermon A. MacNeil Park in College Point, an underrated space with gorgeous views of Manhattan. Another treasure is Fort Totten, a sprawling park on the East River and Little Neck Bay that used to be an active military base. One of the borough’s best-kept secrets is the Joe Michaels Mile, a waterfront path adjacent to the Cross Island Parkway that is popular for walking and cycling. For a romantic stroll after catching a game at Citi Field, just walk across Northern Boulevard over to the Flushing Bay promenade. Among Howard Beach residents, the Jamaica Bayfronting Charles Park is a great spot for lovers to walk. Further inland are the freshwater spots. Baisley Pond Park in South Jamaica is a cherished piece of nature in Southeast Queens. Take your partner by one of its water-facing benches and de-stress. Brookville Park in Springfield Gardens also has a lovely pond. Public displays of affection are frequent sights at Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Meadow Lake has a promenade path that’ll get you and your partner in the mood for love. The Unisphere is striking at night, too. Nestled in suburban Broadway-Flushing, Bowne Park’s lake is an ideal spot to take that special someone. Couples also can’t go wrong with eastern Bayside’s Oakland Lake, which is also treasured by area residents. continued on page 37

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “Pairings,” with works that share a common thread; “L.I.Centric,” with portraits of figures in the community; “Towards Light & Color,” with works by painter Cecilia Andre; and “Fuxico,” with fabric flowers made in the Brazilian tradition. All through Sun., March 3 (opening reception Sat., Feb. 9, 6-10 p.m.), The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org.

FILM Black History Month Celebration, with multiple films including a world premiere and two discussions. Each Fri. through Feb. 22, 7:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us.

“Drawing the Line,” a retrospective on New York City graffiti from the ’80s to today’s street art culture. Every Mon. and Wed. 12-2 p.m. or by appointment, through Mon., March 11, Queens College Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, artdept.qc.cuny.edu. “Nikon Small World 2018,” with winning images from the photomicrography competition, such as a peacock feather section, amino acid crystals and butterfly wing scales. Through Sun., Feb. 24, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. “Gluteus Maximus,” with works by Omari Douglin that contemplate the female posterior with outlines of its shape in caulk lines that provide a thematic take on figuration and double as stick figures at play. Through Sat., March 30, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 8416149, mrsgallery.com. “Jon Brogie: Studies from Rome,” with drawings and paintings of Rome’s most iconic masterworks that the 2017 Alma Schapiro Prize winner created during a stay at the American Academy there. Through Fri., Feb. 22, by appointment, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com. Paintings by Eileen Coyne, with works mostly featuring people and dogs, by the Long Island City artist largely inspired by European Expressionists. Through June, QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

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“Banu Cennetoglu,” with objects, images, texts and more that contemplate the individual’s place within today’s geopolitics, and “In Practice: Other Objects,” with works by 11 artists and teams probing the interplay between objecthood and personhood. Through Mon., Mar. 25, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $10 suggested; $5 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org. “A Whole Different Ball Game: Playing Through 60 Years of Sports Video Games,” with more than 30 playable games from 1958, when the first, Tennis for Two debuted, through today, with consideration of various elements of sports gaming. Through Sun., March 10, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes full museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

See It Big! Costumes by Edith Head, with a series of films the designer worked on in Hollywood’s Golden Age, such as “Double Indemnity,” “Roman Holiday,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “To Catch a Thief.” Through Sun., March 10, various dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. The magic of Momix is coming to Queens Theatre this weekend, with the renowned troupe performing some of their best-known pieces, inspired by the mysteries of nature. See Dance. PHOTO COURTESY MOMIX AND CHARLES PAUL AZZOPARDI

MUSIC New York Classical Players: Paik & Beethoven, with acclaimed pianist HaeSun Paik and the NYCP performing two Beethoven concertos and a contemporary one. Fri., Feb. 15, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free. Info/RSVP (required): (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. Rumination & Hope, In & Out of Time, with saxophonist, composer and producer Tyrone Birkett using his instrument, drums, voice and dance to tell autobiographical tales, juxtaposing ’70s soul with postmodern sounds. Fri., Feb. 8, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5; free students, teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. COURTESY PHOTO Forest Hills Symphony Orchestra concert, with works by Rossini and Respighi, Mozart, Dvorak and Ivanovici. Sun., Feb. 17, 2 p.m., Forest Hills Jewish Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd. (entrance on 69 Road). $5; $3 seniors, students. Info: (718) 374-1627, fhso.org.

30 Road, entrance on 21 St. $25; $20 students, seniors. Info: (718) 706-5750, apacny.org. “Cyrano,” an adaptation of “Cyrano de Bergerac,” the witty play about a poet, musician and soldier who believes he’ll never win the woman he loves and helps another man woo her, by the Titan Theatre Co. Thu.-Sat., Feb. 14-16, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 17, 4 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org, titantheatrecompany.com/home.

DANCE “Latinx Homages” (“Homenajes Latinos”), a dance and music celebration of six of the best Latin singers, including Celia Cruz, Selena and Tito Puente, by Colombian dance company Cali Salsa Pal’ Mundo. Each Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., through March 10, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $45 advance; $48 at door; $42 advance, $40 at door seniors and students; $40 advance Fri. only; $37 students, seniors. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

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“Viva Momix,” with the troupe’s “illusionist dancers” performing their most iconic works and new routines. Sat., Feb. 9, 2 and 8 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 10, 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Queen,” the story of two female scientists studying vanishing bee populations who discover an error in their research that could ruin their careers, but they could look the other way to save the bees, by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Through Feb. 16, each Thu. and Fri., 8 p.m.; each Sat., 2 and 8 p.m., Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12

Take Root, with performances by caitlin+dancers and Kristen Carcone. Fri.-Sat., Feb. 8-9, 8 p.m. $17 advance; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., Feb. 10, 7 p.m. $15. Both part of monthly series at Green Space, 37-24

SPECIAL EVENTS A Heart’s Desire: Wine, Cheese and Chocolate, an early Valentine’s Day celebration pairing rare Italian wines with cheese and chocolate from Forever Cheese, by Edible Queens. Thu., Feb. 7, 7-8:30 p.m., The Wine Room of Forest Hills, 96-09 69 Ave. $40. Info: (7189) 520-1777, ediblequeens.ediblecommunities.com. Rinkworm: a popup roller-skating rink, with various theme nights, lounge, arcade, snack bar and skate rental available, by Springboard Collective. Mon. Feb. 11-Sun., Feb. 17, varying times, Flux Factory, 39-31 29 St., Long Island City. Free; rentals by donation. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org. PIXBAY.COM Midcentury Stereopanorama, with people looking at photos of all kinds from the 1950s that appear 3-D because they were taken with the Stereo Realist camera system, a largely forgotten technology. Sat., Feb. 9, 12-2 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $15. Info/registration (required): (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

TOURS/HIKES The Jim Henson Exhibition Guided Tour, with a museum educator leading a dynamic experience exploring the puppeteer and filmmaker’s work on “Sesame Street,” “The Muppet Show,” “Fraggle Rock” and more. Each Sat. through June 29, 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $20; $16 seniors, students; $14 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. continued on page 38

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The Lunar New Year got off to an early start at Flushing Town Hall on Feb. 1 with an exhibition of pojagi, traditional Korean patchwork art. The gallery’s walls were covered with bright squares of textile, the work of Seoul native Wonju Seo. Attendees gazed up at the colorful creations, admiring the intricate designs and tr ying to interpret their meaning. The solo exhibition, “Tradition Meets Modern Beauty,” features work from two distinct periods in Seo’s artistic history. Between 2007 and 2013, her work mirrored the traditional pojagi art form. For the past

‘Tradition Meets Modern Beauty’ When: Through Sun., March 3 Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Entry: Free. (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org

five years, her inspiration has taken on a more contemporary focus, with additions of embroidery, silk paintings and found objects. “It’s like water — always flowing,” Seo said at the opening reception. “You have to keep moving forward.” Pojagi refers to the traditional wrapping cloths used by Korean women between the 14th and 19th centuries. Material scraps left over from making clothes were sewn together into covers and used as bags. But pojagi shed its functional reputation in the 20th century, when the pieces were recognized as art. Pojagi materials are made from natural fabrics including hemp, ramie and silk. The art form first caught Seo’s attention when she a painting student at Seoul’s Hongik University in the late 1980s. “It was beyond what I used to create with brushes and paint,” Seo said. She soon changed her major to textile art, and later worked as a silk painting artist and package designer. In 1998, she immigrated to the United States. One of Seo’s largest pieces on display, “Through My Window,” is a gray

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Two pojagi pieces that showcase the embroidery found in artist Wonju Seo’s contemPHOTO BY ORLA MCCAFFREY porary work, on display at Flushing Town Hall. rectangle of textile. Colored pieces of fabric pop on the inside, running horizontally and vertically. The square exterior represents the window through which Seo saw the world as a child. It also conveys Seo’s desire to experience the larger world after being raised in a

male-dominated Confucian society. “In the Korean custom, the meaning behind stitching to connect small pieces of fabric is a blessing with good fortune and longevity,” Seo said. “I hope my work conveys my best wishes for all viewers.” continued on page 39

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX # 701388/2018 FILED: 01/24/2019 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 11512 125th Street, South Ozone Park, New York 11420, BL#: 11668 – 12. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial based on the location of the mortgaged premises in this action. U.S. BANK N.A., IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE FOR CSFB HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FIX1 TRUST, CSFB HOME EQUITY PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-FIXl, Plaintiff, against ELENA ROHENA, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or window, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, ET AL., Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after services of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE 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. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $308,750.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on December 15, 2004, in CRFN 2004000772017, covering premises known as 11512 125th Street, South Ozone Park, New York 11420 – BL #: BLOCK 11668 LOT 12. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant Elena Rohena, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. David Elliott, JSC of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens, dated January 7, 2019. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, /s/___________ Matthew Smith, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Suite 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801. Dated: January 21, 2019. File # 17-303027. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE New York State requires that we send you this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT You are in danger of losing your home. If you fail to respond to the Summons and Complaint in this foreclosure action, you may lose your home. Please read the Summons and Complaint carefully. You should immediately contact an attorney or your local legal aid office to obtain advice on how to protect yourself. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid, there are government agencies, and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by New York State Department of Financial Services’ at 1-800-269-0990 or visit the Department’s website at WWW.DFS.NY.GOV. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. 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Ezra Barnes, Rachel Rhodes-Devey and Mahima Saigal in “Queen,” a thought-provoking PHOTO BY MICHAEL R. DEKKER play centered on two environmental scientists.

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The buzz surrounding Astoria Performing Arts Center these days is two-fold: its new home at the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens and the topical, and surprisingly humorous, play that makes its New York City debut as the premiere attraction there. First, about the space: It’s a black box that proves less confining than most, while bringing the audience within inches of the ac tors, providing a welcome intimacy. As for the play, it’s called “Queen,” and it’s a story of two female scientists who have spent years working together researching possible causes of the world’s vanishing bee population. Just as they are about to publish a career-defining paper, one of them stumbles upon an error that could prove catastrophic. What to do? The theater’s artistic director, Dev Bondarin, put it aptly in the program when she wrote that the author, Madhuri Shekar, has an “ability to make complex scientific information accessible within a story of friendship, survival and the importance of the truth.” As last Saturday’s matinee audience exited the theater, more than one individual was overheard extolling the play’s thought-provoking abilities, including a woman who said she planned to learn more about bees.

The cast of four, under the tight direction of J. Mehr Kaur, consists of Rachel RhodesDevey and Mahima Saigal as the central figures, Ezra Barnes as their supervising professor and Kabir Chopra as the unscrupulous cad who enters into a relationship with one of the women. They fully inhabit their respective characters, remaining focused even when potential distractions are so close at hand. Better voice projection would enhance some of the performances. The play develops over the course of nearly two intermissionless hours, sometimes becoming repetitious, but steadily revealing bits of information that make the situation ever more complex. The proceedings unfold on a bare stage, backed by several screens on which changing scenes are projected. The actors themselves handle — quite adeptly — most of the shifting of set pieces, so the action is nearly uninterrupted. Subtle sound effects, including bees buzzing, add to the authenticity. Kudos to Margaret Q Montagna for the design.

‘Queen’ When: Each Thu.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sat., 2 p.m., through Feb. 16 Where: Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens, 21-12 30 Rd., Astoria Tickets: $25; $20 seniors, students. (718) 706-5750, apacny.org

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Highland Park by the BrooklynQueens border is another top-notch spot. The Ridgewood Reservoir, a basin that used to supply water to New Yorkers, is stunning at night. Another excellent place for lovers to stroll is Juniper Valley Park, a well-kept green space in Middle Village. When it’s hot out, few if any places in the borough are more popular than Rockaway Beach. A trip there is like a mini-vacation. Room for debate no doubt exists, but there may be no better spot for “popping the question” than the Southeast Queens peninsula’s sands on a summer night. For couples who want to enjoy a romantic dinner on Valentine’s Day, a bunch of Queens dining establishments have special plans for the holiday. The specials at Matteo’s at 155-10 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach will include one made for Valentine’s Day: heart-shaped lobster ravioli. Reservations — which are not needed for groups of less than six people — can be made at (718) 322-2606.

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The lake at Bowne Park in Flushing is one of countless romantic spots in Queens that are great to visit with your significant other. On the cover: It may have been too cold to enjoy the Unisphere during the recent lunar eclipse, but it’s a lovely sight to see in warmer weather. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY, ABOVE; COVER PHOTOS BY WALTER KARLING AND VIA PIXABAY; ILLUSTRATION BY JOSEPH BERNI

There are dinner dances for the holiday, too. Russo’s On The Bay at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd. is having one from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Tickets are $75, and guests will be able to enjoy an open bar, dessert, entrees, appetizers and pasta. Tables can be

reserved at events@russosonthebay.com. Over in South Richmond Hill, Villa Russo at 101-12 Lefferts Blvd. is having its own dinner dance, also from 7 to 11 p.m. The cost is also $75, and includes dinner, desserts, an open bar, entrees and valet parking. There will be entertainment from

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Party Train. Reservations can be made at (718) 849-0990. Bayside is getting in on the fun, too. Guests at Marbella Restaurant at 220-33 Nor thern Blvd. will get to choose between eating in the dining room with an a la carte Valentine’s Day menu and a harp player or, from 6 to 11 p.m., dinner and dancing in the eatery’s “Costa Del Sol” ballroom. Tickets for each are $75. Those who want to go should specify which option they’d like when they RSVP at (718) 423-0100. Fontana Famous Pizza & Gyro at 20002 Northern Blvd. and Trattoria 35 at 213-15 35 Ave. are two other great spots in the neighborhood to grab dinner on Valentine’s Day. Reservations at the latter can be made at (718) 352-3800. Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel at 13520 39 Ave. in Downtown Flushing is also having a special Valentine’s Day event. There will be Western and Asian tasting menus for guests; each boasts top-notch entree food, salads and dessert. It’s $58 per person. To reserve a spot, call (718) 670-7400. Q Have a happy Valentine’s Day!

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C M SQ page 38 Y K New York State Department of Transportation VAN WYCK EXPRESSWAY CAPACITY AND ACCESS IMPROVEMENTS TO JFK AIRPORT PROJECT P.I.N. X735.82 Queens County, New York Notice of Public Hearing/Open House Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), has prepared a Draft Design Report/Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DDR/DEIS) for the Van Wyck Expressway Capacity and Access Improvements to JFK Airport Project (Project). The Project has been advanced in accordance with the requirements of the Council on Environmental Quality regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (40 CFR Part 1500-1508), the FHWA Environmental Impact and Related Procedures; Final Rule (23 CFR Part 771), and the NYSDOT Procedures for Implementation of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (17 NYCRR Part 15). Formal Public Hearings/Open Houses on the Project will be held in Queens on: • Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center, 172-17 Linden Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (formal presentation at 6:30 p.m.) • Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432, from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (formal presentation at 5:30 p.m.) The Open House portions of these public meetings will provide participants an opportunity to review and discuss the Project with NYSDOT representatives. The Public Hearing sessions will include a formal presentation and provide participants the opportunity to provide oral statements through a stenographer. The Project is located in Queens, New York along a 4.3-mile segment of the Van Wyck Expressway (VWE), including the northbound and southbound service roads. The purpose of the Project is to provide increased capacity on the VWE between the Kew Gardens Interchange (KGI) and JFK Airport to improve vehicular access to and from JFK Airport. In addition, the Project will address operational, geometric, and structural deficiencies on the VWE between the KGI and JFK Airport. The DDR/DEIS describes the Project; the consideration of social, economic, and environmental effects that would result from implementation of the Project; and measures to mitigate adverse effects. The DDR/DEIS will be available for review during business hours at the following locations on and after February 1, 2019: • • • • • • • • •

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Queens Library at Briarwood, 85-12 Main Street, Briarwood, NY 11435 Queens Central Library, 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432 Queens Library at Richmond Hill, 118-14 Hillside Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY 11418 Queens Library - Lefferts Branch, 103-34 Lefferts Boulevard, Richmond Hill, NY 11419 Queens Library at Ozone Park, 92-24 Rockaway Boulevard, Ozone Park, NY 11417 Queens Library at Baisley Park, 117-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11436 Queens Community Board 6, 104-01 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375 Queens Community Board 8, 197-15 Hillside Avenue, Hollis, NY 11423 Queens Community Board 9, 120-55 Queens Boulevard, Room 310-A, Kew Gardens, NY 11424 Queens Community Board 10, 115-01 Lefferts Boulevard, South Ozone Park, NY 11420 Queens Community Board 12, 90-28 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens, NY 11424 Kew Gardens Community Center, 8002 Kew Gardens Road # 202, Jamaica, NY 11415 South Jamaica Houses Community Center, 10904 160th Street, Jamaica, NY 11433 St. Joseph Community Center, 108-30 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435

The DDR/DEIS may also be accessed at https://www.dot.ny.gov/VWE. Comments may be submitted at the hearings, via mail, or via e-mail and will be received until March 18, 2019. Requests for further information or submission of comments regarding the Project may be sent to vwe@dot.ny.gov or the individuals listed below. Glorimar Reyes, P.E. Project Manager New York State Department of Transportation Region 11 47-40 21st Street Long Island City, NY 11101

Hans Anker, P.E. Senior Area Engineer Federal Highway Administration Leo O’Brien Federal Building Room 719, 11A Clinton Avenue Albany, NY 12207

The meeting locations are accessible to individuals with disabilities. A Spanish translator will be available at both meetings. Please advise the NYSDOT if a sign language interpreter, assistive listening system or any other accommodation is needed to facilitate participation in the public hearings/open houses by contacting vwe@dot.ny.gov or NYSDOT/Van Wyck Expressway Project Team, 47-40 21st Street, Long Island City, New York 11101. JAMB-075412

boro continued from page 34 Bird Walk with NYC Audubon, an exploration of the avian life around Meadow Lake in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, with binoculars available for borrowing. Sun., Feb. 10, 10-11 a.m., meeting at 69 Road and Meadow Lake Drive. Free. Info: (212) 691-7483, nycaudubon.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Nocturnal Neighbors: The Bats of New York City, with Kaitlyn Parkins, a conservation biologist for NYC Audubon, on the secret lives of bats, the threats they face and work being done to save them, presented by the Queens County Bird Club. Wed., Feb. 20, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org. COURTESY PHOTO Filming Survivance: A Conversation with Diane Fraher, with the Osage/Cherokee filmmaker discussing her work and depictions of Native Americans in film, and screening clips from her movies “The Reawakening” and “The Heart Stays.” Thu., Feb. 7, 5 p.m., Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info/registration (required): (718) 281-5770, khc.qcc.cuny.edu. Noguchi Center of Attention, a conversation about sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s “Akari PL2,” part of the “Akari: Sculpture by Other Means Exhibit.” Sun., Feb. 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m., The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 seniors, students; free NYC HS students, kids under 12. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Writing From the Heart: an eight-week workshop in creative writing, for those who want to start or improve their writing in a supportive atmosphere, with author and longtime Queens College instructor Maxine Fisher; and participants attending any or all classes. Each Sat., Feb. 9-March 30, 12 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Free. Info: (718) 639-5228, queenslibrary.org. Defensive driving, for better skills, insurance, point reduction and fewer crashes. Sat., Feb. 23, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., American Martyrs Church of Bayside, 79-43 Bell Blvd. $45. Info/registration: (631) 360-9720. Intro to Embroidery, with participants learning some basic stitches from Art Strong NYC and making a piece of wall art to hang up; all supplies included. Sun., Feb. 10, 12-1:30 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $35. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

KIDS/FAMILIES How Many Zombies Are Too Many Zombies?, an educational game with up to 25 players taking on the role of scientists helping the “Center for Calamity Control” handle a zombie outbreak and learning mathematical modeling. Through Fri., Feb. 15, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 6990005, nysci.org. Toddler Storytime: Dutch colonial edition, an interactive program for kids 2 to 4 and their parents to explore Dutch colonial culture. Sat., Feb. 9, 10-11:30 a.m., Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood. $5; kids free. Info/registration (required): (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org, ridgewoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com.

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40 Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., Feb. 9 (and every other Saturday all year) 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100. Crocheting granny squares, with participants bringing their own scissors and yarn to craft one of the oldest types of crochet, great for blankets, scarfs, hats and more, by the Sisterhood of the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center. Tue., Feb. 12, 1 p.m., 13-00 209 St. Free. Info: (718) 428-6363.

MARKETS Italian Charities of America flea market, with new and vintage items and vendor tables available. Sat., Feb. 16, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., ever y Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

SUPPORT GROUPS Monthly bereavement group, for dealing with the loss of a loved one, with handouts, light refreshments and more. Wed., Feb. 13 and every 2nd Wed. of the month after that, 2:30-4 p.m., Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Free. Info: (718) 335-6049, maspethtownhall.org. Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tue. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m. PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-8255.

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Notice of Formation of Betwixt Weddings & Events LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/19/2018. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: WICKSIE TU, 48-17 41ST ST, SUNNYSIDE, NY 11104. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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

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When St. John’s pulled off the upset at Duke St. John’s traveled to Duke and was handed a 91-61 loss by the second-ranked team in the country last Saturday. They could’ve used Erick Barkley and some of the players from the 2000 Red Storm team that stunned the Blue Devils 19 years ago. On Feb. 26, 2000, St. John’s came away with an 83-82 win at Cameron Indoor Stadium against second-ranked Duke, ending the Blue Devils’ 64-game winning streak against unranked opponents. “We had to damn near be perfect,” Barkley told the Chronicle Monday. “That’s the only way you beat Duke. You’ve got to minimize your mistakes, you have to make shots and of course you have to play defense.” When asked what he remembered most about the day, Barkely replied, “How loud those kids are.” He recalled Duke stars Shane Battier, Chris Carrawell and Nate James coming into the St. John’s locker room asking if they wanted the “Cameron Crazies” behind the Red Storm bench to calm down.

“We were like, ‘Yes, man.’ It was crazy,” Barkley said. “That atmosphere down there, it’s just all college basketball.” There was a revenge factor as Duke had defeated St. John’s in overtime at Madison Square Garden the year before. “That was just the competitive nature that I had in myself and what I tried to put in my teammates,” Barkley said. St. John’s handled themselves well in a back-and-forth game in front of a wild crowd and national TV audience. “The game was a nail-biter but the main thing in that type of environment is to keep your cool,” Barkley said. The Red Storm led 81-79 when James hit a corner three with 45 seconds remaining to put Duke up 82-81. At the other end, Bootsy Thornton hit a go-ahead jumper with 13 seconds left to give St. John’s the lead. Duke had one last chance but Carrawell’s shot was off the mark. “That was scary,” Barkley said. “There is no time left,” Jim Nantz said

it was tough, especially with the group that he had with us because everyone had a different personality,” Barkley said. The 2000 team, with Thornton, Barkley, Lavor Postell, Reggie Jessie and Anthony Glover, is still the last to win an NCAA Tournament game. Perhaps the current Red Storm can end the 19-year drought but Barkley thinks Erick Barkley celebrates the Red Storm’s upset win at Duke in whether they even make CBS SCREENSHOT / FACEBOOK PHOTO the tournament will come February 2000. down to the wire. “I believe they will have on CBS. “St. John’s has stunned Duke on to do well in the Big East Tournament,” it’s home floor.” Billy Packer added, “Excellent college Barkley said. The win at Duke has taken on greater basketball game.” “We were tough,” Barkley said. “We had significance in the college basketball landone of those teams where we never gave up. scape with each passing year. Duke has We played every possession like it was our now won 147 straight nonconference games at home since that loss in 2000. last ... it was something we were built for.” Last week, Barkley posted a picture Barkley finished with 14 points, eight assists and three steals in the wild game, on Facebook of himself celebrating the which featured 12 lead changes. Thornton win, which brought out memories from his friends. Jarvis posted, “One of the greathad 22 points for the Red Storm. St. John’s, who had also beaten Syracuse est days I ever experienced, one I will and Connecticut during the week, caught never forget. Thank you and our incredible fire and would go on to win the Big East Team.” It will be at least another season that St. Tournament, still the last conference title John’s gets to say they were the last nonfor the squad. Barkley gives credit to head coach conference team to win at Cameron. “Just to pull a win out at Duke, it will go Mike Jar vis for keeping the players down in the history books,” Barkley said. team-oriented. Q “He did a great job by doing that because “It will never be forgotten about.”

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The history of Queens Boulevard dates back to the Dutch occupation, when the section of what was called Hoffman Boulevard was built from Newtown to Jamaica, one of the first constructed highways in this country. The road was later reconstructed by the English, who named it Thomson Avenue in Long Island City but kept the Hoffman Boulevard name in Newtown. In 1869, after two acts of the state legislature, Thompson Avenue from Jackson Avenue to Grand Avenue in Elmhurst was broadened to a width of 100 feet. Hoffman Boulevard from Grand Avenue to Jamaica also was widened, but to only 80 feet. In 1912, Clifford Bennett Moore (1878-1944) of New Rochelle, NY, Queens’ civil engineer for roads, was given the task of upgrading the road that was to be renamed Queens Boulevard. Moore declared the boulevard would rival Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Lake Shore Drive in Chicago and, he

The new proposed Queens Boulevard, from an artist’s rendering, August 1912 by Conrad J. Mueller. boldly claimed, the Champs-Elysées in Paris. The total cost was set at $2,446,510 which would rise to $3 million by the end. Overall, 177 buildings would have to be removed and half a million cubic yards of material excavated. In 1940, upon retirement, the “father of Queens Boulevard,” who never lived in Queens, moved from Westchester to Berkshire, Mass. where he died a few Q years later in 1944.

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The big Knicks trade by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The 2018-19 season has been an unmitigated disaster for the New York Knicks, so it wasn’t shocking that the team would make a trade before the deadline to shed players for future draft choices or to free up payroll to make a run at top-tier free agents who will become available this summer. It was expected that the Knicks would try to move guard Tim Hardaway, Jr. whose large contract would prevent the team from having a shot at soon-to-be marquee free agents such as Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. It was also no secret that the team was looking to shed veteran guard Courtney Lee who was not getting much playing time from head coach David Fizdale. The Knicks did move both, as well as another guard, Trey Burke, to the Dallas Mavericks last Thursday. What got the NBA world buzzing was that they included in the deal forward Kristaps Porzingis, who had assumed the role as the face of the franchise since he was drafted with the fourth pick in the 2015 NBA Draft by then team president Phil Jackson, despite missing this season with a knee injury. They also received two future first-round draft choices. In return the Knicks received center DeAndre Jordan, forward/guard Wes Matthews and point guard Dennis Smith, Jr. from Dallas. While there was immediate outrage from

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fans and many in the media, the truth is that it will take years to see how this all shakes out. Porzingis may be a great talent but one can understand why the Knicks were willing to part with him. He did not report to the mandatory exit interview following the end of the 2017 season with then head coach Jeff Hornacek. It is rumored Porzingis turned down contract extension offers because they weren’t for the maximum possible compensation. It’s also rumored that he didn’t see eye to eye with either Fizdale or General Manager Scott Perry. It also appears the trade was made to further obliterate Jackson’s unpopular tenure as team president/general manager. Jackson selected Porzingis in 2015 but also selected point guard Frank Ntilikina in the first round of the 2017 Draft. Many thought he should have chosen Dennis Smith Jr. instead. Smith’s arrival does not bode well for Ntilikina. Smith, Jordan and Matthews are very good players who could quickly improve the Knicks’ dismal record. Of course that would harm their chances at getting the top pick in this year’s draft where the grand prize is franchise changer Zion Williamson from Duke University. It will be interesting to see whether Fizdale gives Jordan and Matthews much playing time since Q they have expiring contracts. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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