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Following years of advocacy by area elected ofﬁcials, Queens residents who want to take a trip to enjoy the beaches, restaurants and views Rockaway has to offer can now do so and get the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge toll fully reimbursed by using an E-ZPass registered to a Queens address.

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Cops seize dozens of scooters, mopeds Joint DA-NYPD effort targets rides left on sidewalks; criminality cited by Peter C. Mastrosimone

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ore than 40 allegedly illegal mopeds were seized last Thursday and Friday from the sidewalks of wester n Queens in a joint operation between police and the District Attorney’s Office, DA Melinda Katz said Monday. The scooters were seized for allegedly being illegally parked on sidewalks in busy commercial districts with high pedestrian traffic, Katz’s office said. She and Police Commissioner Edward Caban issued prepared statements citing multiple reasons to crack down on illegal mopeds. “The often careless and dangerous operation of motorized scooters on our roads, and even our sidewalks, has become an urgent concern,” Katz said. “Their use to commit violent crimes and escape will not be tolerated and requires immediate action. We are partnering with the NYPD to do proactive enforcement to make our streets and communities safer for law-abiding New Yorkers.” Caban said: “This latest operation in the NYPD’s citywide efforts to curb the illegal use of motorized scooters has undoubtedly made the people of Queens safer. New Yorkers see it every day: People putting others at risk by recklessly operating unregistered scooters, speeding through red lights, and riding on side-

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More than 40 mopeds and scooters, almost all allegedly unregistered, were taken off Queens PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS DA sidewalks late last week and impounded. walks. In addition to blatant traffic violations, some riders commit shootings, robberies, and other violent acts. “With the help of our law enforcement partners, the NYPD is committed to ending these acts of lawlessness that diminish quality of life and threaten public safety.”

A total of 43 scooters were confiscated, the DA’s Office said, nearly all of them unregistered, after the authorities searched 10 locations along Roosevelt Avenue in Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Corona and 35th and 36th streets at 37th Avenue in Long Island City. “The use of an illegal scooter to commit a

crime garnered headlines last year when a Brooklyn man was indicted for murder and five counts of attempted murder after being charged with randomly firing from a motorbike at pedestrians and a fellow motorist during a shooting spree in Queens that left an 86-yearold man dead and two others wounded,” the DA’s Office said in a statement. The Chronicle has reported on numerous other crimes involving mopeds, including the Sept. 30, 2020 murder of Bertha Arriaga, a Jackson Heights mother of three, shot through her bedroom window by a man on a scooter; the July 31, 2021 wounding of 10 people in a Corona gang shooting in which the gunmen escaped on the backs of mopeds driven by associates; and a chain-snatching spree in the fall of 2022 that in one instance had the perps drag a 12-year-old girl down a sidewalk alongside their scooter because her necklace wouldn’t break. The vehicles also are widely used for food delivery, as well as commuting. The Chronicle reached out via email to Los Deliveristas Unidos, a campaign run by the Worker’s Justice Project, for comment on the police action. Deliveristas is a name bestowed upon food delivery people, many of Latino origin. They often use mopeds. “The illegal use of motorized scooters is extremely concerning to Deliveristas, who continued on page 12

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Auto theft continues to rise in South Queens NYPD talks crime data and safety at Community Board 10 meeting by Kristen Guglielmo

in crime. The area saw 65 more incidents reported in 2023 than in 2022, which Williams said was Though car theft is up across approximately “one and a quarter Queens, overall crime is down 10 extra crimes per week.” percent this year to date within the The area is down in incidents of confines of the NYPD’s 106th Premurder, rape, robbery, burglary and cinct, according to the commandgrand larceny, he said, but higher in ing officer, Capt. Berkley VanTull. felony assault and grand larceny “We’re heading in the right auto, the latter of which he said is direction,” he said at Community “plaguing” the city. Board 10’s monthly meeting last There were 169 additional felony Thursday, thanking his staff, speassaults and 255 more grand larcecialized units and patrol officers for ny auto incidents in 2023 than in their effort. 2022 in PBQS, which comprises VanTull reminded attendees to eight precincts: the 100, 101, 102, stay vigilant. He called attention to 103, 105, 106, 107 and 113. scams involving jewelry swaps, in “Even with those increases, we which a thief might distract someonly lost total crime by 65 crimes one or engage in simple conversafor the entire year,” Williams said. tion, then later swap out the target’s He said “a lot” of the felony jewelry for something of lesser value. He also said to remain atten- Assistant Chief Kevin Williams, the commanding officer of NYPD assaults centered around domestic tive while using an ATM, as thieves Patrol Borough Queens South, visited Community Board 10 to discuss violence, and around 70 percent of target those as well. YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT / CB 10 those crimes resulted in an arrest. crime and other neighborhood concerns. The 106 is one of the precincts in Grand larceny auto remains a prevalent issue, according to both VanTull and “At the end of the day, you’re not the person PBQS that is down in crime for 2023, Williams Assistant Chief Kevin Williams, the com- stealing cars. Now, you may be subjecting your said. Williams also encouraged attendance at premanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens car to possibly being stolen, but you’re not really the person that’s stealing the car. ... You cincts’ Community Council monthly meetings South, who was also in attendance. Williams urged attendees to never leave come back and have a ticket, and guess what? so police can get to know their community and vehicles on and unattended. He added that Is that going to help police-community the issues. In other board news, the DOT sent notice to although it is illegal to leave a running vehicle relations?” He said he would rather use resources to the board on the agency’s approval of speed unattended for more than 3 minutes, he does investigate the incidents and identify the reducers on Sutter Avenue, between 121st and not want to issue summonses for it. 123rd Streets, as well as on 150th Avenue “I think that’s quite unfair, to be honest with thieves. Patrol Borough Queens South, Williams between 128th and 126th Streets. Chairperson you,” he said. After being asked to explain, Williams said, said, did not end 2023 with an overall reduction Betty Braton said the DOT will install speed Associate Editor

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humps “when they have the resources.” City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) also paid the board a visit. “I have missed you,” she said. “I don’t know if you have missed me, but I have definitely missed you.” Adams said the Department of Transportation installed a left turn blinking signal at the intersection of Rockaway and Lefferts boulevards. On long-awaited truck signage, Adams said there were nine signs installed on Conduit Boulevard and along the service road. The board applauded the news. “It’s been an uphill battle,” she said, “But together we got it done.” Adams commiserated with those who are less than thrilled with the time it can take for the DOT to address concerns. “For whatever reason, they don’t like doing what our community wants them to do,” she said. “And when they do it, it is usually so, so, so late in the process that we’ve darn near forgotten what we asked them for. But it’s great to know that we are keeping our eyes on them.” Adams said it was an “act of heroism” of the board to get the nine signs installed. “We have a rule at [Community] Board 10,” said chair Betty Braton. “They who quit first lose. We don’t quit. We keep plucking away.” Q

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Elected officials laud the long-awaited toll reimbursement for Queens residents by Kristen Guglielmo For the latest news visit qchron.com

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“Thank you for your fight,” said state Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn). “Thank you for your fight and make sure you spread the word.” Residents living in the World’s Borough who want to take a trip to enjoy the beaches, restaurants and views Rockaway has to offer can now do so and get the toll fully reimbursed. Simply cross the Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge with an E-ZPass registered to a Queens address. Drivers initially will be charged the price of the toll on their E-ZPass, but later will receive a full reimbursement. It took years to get here. To mark the occasion, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Howard Beach), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) and Persaud hosted a press conference at Bungalow Bar in Rockaway last Friday. Pheffer Amato and Addabbo have both been devoted advocates of the toll rebate during their

time in the state Legislature, working to get funds secured in the budget to remove the toll’s burden from their constituents. Last year, Addabbo and Pheffer Amato worked together to ensure $6 million was added to the budget for the Cross Bay Bridge Reimbursement Program, Addabbo said at the press conference. “But let’s be very clear, ladies and gentlemen: Our work is not done,” Addabbo said. He said the reimbursement “could very easily be in jeopardy” should there be a recession or other fiscal issues. It previously had been delayed due to the impact of the pandemic on state finances. “But we will be ready,” Addabbo said. “We are going to be standing ready to make sure that this [rebate] is forever.” E-ZPass, according to Pheffer Amato, sent notifications to Queens residents announcing the new rebate. “If you haven’t received any notification, and continued on page 12

State Sen. Roxanne Persaud, left, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. celebrated the long-awaited rebate on the Cross Bay Bridge at a press PHOTO BY KRISTEN GUGLIELMO conference in Rockaway last Friday.

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Local Law 97 already hitting home in boro Condo, co-op complexes gearing up for a long and costly journey by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The planning for Local Law 97, which aims to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions gradually and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, had gone on for years. Final revisions were approved in December. Everything went into effect on Jan. 1, including regulations that threaten owners of buildings of 25,000 square feet or more with massive fines for not complying fines for not meeting a series of reduction benchmarks. Bob Friedrich, president of the Glen Oaks Village co-op, said the impact was felt by his residents on Jan. 1. “We did have a maintenance increase of 5 percent,” Friedrich said. “That was due as a result of us starting the process of installing new boilers. Now, we’re only starting by installing a few new boilers. But we needed the increase to start paying for that.” Glen Oaks has 96 boilers to heat 134 buildings over 125 acres. Friedrich said the furnaces, right up to midnight on Dec. 31, were functioning and compliant with all laws. “Local Law 97 is requiring us to dismantle our working boilers and install new boilers, boilers that are not needed with money that we do not have,” Friedrich said. Co-ops and condominiums are owned by the residents rather than deep-pocketed real estate interests. Friedrich is co-president of the Presidents Co-op and Condo Council along with Warren Schreiber of Bay Terrace Cooperative Section 1. They are fighting for legal and legislative relief that would help lengthen the periods for co-ops and condos to comply while avoiding ruinous fines. So-called “good-faith efforts” can get owners a two-year extension. “But if we have to lay out that money this year or next year or three years from now, it’s still money that we don’t have, and we don’t know how we would come up with those funds,” Schreiber said. For the most part, the law does not differentiate between a luxury high-rise complex owned by Manhattan real estate entities and a co-op or condominium complex in Queens, other than some language allowing for the good-faith two year extensions. Under the law, which passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet are required to meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions limits as of 2026, if not before, with stricter limits coming into effect in 2030. Friedrich said even if Glen Oaks replaced all its boilers with the newest, most efficient models available tomorrow, his residents, including many seniors, middle-class families and city workers, still would be facing fines of more than $1.5 million per year by 2035 based

Residents of Glen Oaks Village and other co-op and condo complexes are feeling the GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE heat from Local Law 97. on reports and estimates they have received, as the City Council’s algorithm cannot be applied uniformly over all buildings. The city’s Department of Buildings, in an email to the Chronicle, outlined just what regulations are in place. According to the DOB: • About 50,000 buildings are required by the law to reduce their carbon emissions to meet the limits, or face potential penalties. The current annual carbon emission limit stays the same every year from 2024 to 2029. In 2030, new emission limits go into effect. The first annual reports are not due until May 1, 2025. • An example of a good faith effort, which could mitigate penalties, is if a property owner can demonstrate that he or she has an approved application for energy efficiency retrofit construction projects that will get the site under its emissions limits, a timeline for the completion of the project, and contracts signed with construction professionals to perform that work. • Good faith could be demonstrated by initiating a “decarbonization plan,” which could give them two extra years to come into compliance with their carbon emission limits. • The decarbonization plan would require them to meet 2024 emissions limits by 2026, and to demonstrate by 2028 that the work to meet the 2030 deadline is already underway. • In order to obtain the two year extension through the decarbonization plan route for good faith efforts, the building owners must enter into a legally binding mediated resolution with the department. • If at any time, the department determines that a building owner is not complying with his or her decarbonization plan, the city can go back and retroactively issue any penalties that were previously avoided. When the DOB issues OATH/Environmen-

OZP Residents Block Association meeting The Ozone Park Residents Block Association invites all businesses and the public to its monthly meeting today, Feb. 8, at Majestic Marquise, located at 88-03 101 Ave in

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tal Control Board violations, they are adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearing, which is an independent civil court here in New York City. It is in these scheduled OATH violation hearings, that an OATH judge rules on the violation and issues any penalties. • City-owned buildings have a more aggressive schedule for emission reductions than privately owned buildings, and are required to accomplish a 40 percent reduction in emissions by 2025, and a 50 percent reduction by 2030, both relative to such emissions for calendar year 2005. But they cannot be fined for noncompliance. • New York City Housing Authority properties must make efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by the year 2030 and net zero by the year 2050, relative to such emissions for calendar year 2005. • If NYCHA determines that such emissions reduction is not feasible despite the best efforts of city government operations, the findings must be reported along with recommendations for actions to achieve the requested compliance. There also are no fines for NYCHA. Freidrich said there is another vast difference between places such as Glen Oaks and a luxury high-rise. “High-rises are in one location and they

have one boiler,” he said. A lawsuit filed by Schreiber and Freidrich was dismissed in state Supreme Court back in November. Schreiber told the Chronicle it is being appealed. Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) has a bill that would delay LL 97’s implementation by seven years. Schreiber also noted Councilwoman Linda Lee (D-Oakland Gardens) had a bill, Intro. 1197, that would have lengthened the compliance window and done things like factoring a condo or co-op complex’s green space into the carbon footprint calculations instead of just 25,000 square feet of building space. “We have 14 acres,” Schreiber said. “We have a lot of grass. We have trees. Those are supposed to offset our carbon footprint. Why does the measurement include just our buildings? Why don’t they include the whole campus?” Lee’s office said in an email that she intends to reintroduce the bill this session. Friedrich hopes it will gain traction. “We’re hopeful it will pass, because right now Local Law 97 is going to destroy affordable housing,” he said. “Our residents are very upset about this. They’re very nervous. Very stressed. Because this is what their leaders have done to their constituents ... This is the Q insanity we are living with.”

DA’s Office: Lindenwood package thief indicted Faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted by Kristen Guglielmo Associate Editor

Oliver Rodriguez, 26, was indicted on multiple counts of burglary in a mail theft spree that targeted six apartment buildings in Lindenwood, the Queens District At tor ney’s Of f ice a n nou nced la st Thursday. Rodriguez, who hails from Cypress Hills, Brooklyn, was arraigned Feb. 1 on a 25-count indictment, the DA’s Office said. He was charged with eight counts of burglary in the second degree, eight counts of burglary in the third degree, eight counts of petit larceny and one count of possession of burglar’s tools. According to the charges and video surveillance, from Dec. 25, 2023 through Jan. 8 of this year, Rodriguez allegedly stole mail from locations at 87-10 149 Ave., 149-30 88 St., 151-20 88 St., 151-40 88 St., 89-35 155 Ave. and 88-29 155 Ave. The DA’s Office said Rodriguez repeatedly pried open doors and mailboxes, sometimes using a screwdriver to gain entry. “We are charging that the defendant

Oliver Rodriguez was indicted and charged with multiple counts of burglary after allegedly stealing packages around Lindenwood during the holiday season. NYPD PHOTO / FILE spoiled Christmas for many families, depriving them of timely, important communications and gifts they spent hardearned money to buy,” said DA Melinda Katz in a press release. “These mail thefts also violated their sense of safety.” Rodriguez was arrested on Jan. 14, the DA’s Office said. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted and is ordered to Q return to court on March 7.

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JHMC named one of U.S.’s best hospitals Out of 100 recipients, only seven in NYS received accolades from Healthgrades by Kristen Guglielmo Associate Editor

This year, only seven hospitals in New York were recognized as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades, a US company that provides information about physicians, hospitals and healthcare providers — and Jamaica Hospital Medical Center was one of those. By those metrics, JHMC is in the top 2 percent of hospitals nationwide. Located at 8900 Van Wyck Expy. in Richmond Hill, the hospital, according to Healthgrades, has shown exemplary care. “Beside recognizing and reinforcing that we’re doing a tremendous job clinically for the people that we’re blessed to serve, [the achievement] also reinforces to our team members that they are making a difference in people’s lives every single day,” JHMC CEO Bruce Flanz told the Chronicle Wednesday morning before the hospital’s department head meeting, where a representative from Heathgrades, Senior Director Garret Spry, presented the staff with an award. Flanz said the hospital team’s dedication had never been more evident than during the Covid pandemic. “We were the epicenter of the pandemic,” he said. “If not for this team of professionals, we would have unfortunately suffered from so many additional losses.”

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center COO William Lynch, left, CMO Dr. Sabiha Raoof and CEO Bruce Flanz are presented with an award from Garret Spry, right, on behalf of Healthgrades after being PHOTO BY KRISTEN GUGLIELMO declared one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals. Dr. Sabiha Raoof, the hospital’s CMO, said the recognition is a huge accomplishment, especially since the hospital, which is the busiest Level I trauma center in NYC, is also a safety net hospital. “To get to those outcomes takes a lot more as a lot more dedication on the back end of our staff,” Raoof said. “But I think this is some-

thing that we are really proud of. We serve a very diverse patient population in here in Queens, and we want them to know that we are providing the highest quality care to them.” Healthgrades also presented JHMC with three additional accolades. The hospital was awarded the America’s Best 100 Hospitals for Coronary Intervention

Award. Spry said on average, patients have a 48.8 percent lower risk of mortality at hospitals with the award. “And that’s not the one-star rated or the poor performing facilities,” Spry said. “This is just the bulk average.” JHMC also received a Cranial Neurosurgery Excellence Award, providing patients with a 37.5 percent lower risk of death in comparison to non-recipients. Also awarded the Gastrointestinal Surgery Excellence Award, JHMC’s patients have a 31.8 percent lower risk of complications with that procedure. Spry said that when deciding on hospitals to make the list, Healthgrades evaluates riskadjusted mortality and complication rates for more than 30 conditions and procedures at approximately 4,500 hospitals nationwide. The ratings are based solely on patient outcomes. “Aristotle states that quality is not an act, but it is a habit,” Spry said to the hospital’s department heads. “Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, you have the right habits. The proof is in what matters most to your patients — positive outcomes.” “[This recognition] reinforces what we are committed to doing every single day,” Flanz said to the staff. “Every single day, we are truly making an important difference in peoQ ple’s lives.”

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P City makes a key church suffer EDITORIAL

race Episcopal Church in Jamaica was built when Abraham Lincoln was president. The parish had been founded 160 years earlier, in 1702, and the first sanctuary on the church’s present site, now 155-15 Jamaica Ave., opened in 1734. Grace Episcopal survived British tyranny, the American Revolution, the Civil War, the world wars, the Depression and all the tumults since then, including Covid-19. Yet now this storied institution is endangered by that most modern of hazards: the busway. Cars are no longer allowed on a long stretch of Jamaica Avenue, including where the church is. Any drivers who do pull onto it must turn off at the next corner or risk a ticket. Cameras enforce the rules on what state Sen. Leroy Comrie calls “this stupid bus lane on Jamaica Avenue, which is hurting businesses.” The church has no parking lot, so people get dropped off in front of it. Young people are getting tickets when they help old loved ones into the church. Access-a-Ride is getting tickets. A funeral procession got tickets. Uber drivers won’t pick people up unless they go down to Parsons Boulevard, which is easy to

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do — unless you’re elderly or have mobility issues. “You can’t even get down the block,” said Annette Manigault, a member of the church vestry and its Christian Social Action Committee. “Our church was here before the cameras. Our church was here before the street. Now we’re losing a lot of members.” Manigault points out that the bus lanes in front of another major Jamaica church, Greater Allen AME Cathedral, are only in effect Monday to Friday, so Sunday services are not impacted. Too bad the city’s terrible experiment in social control along Jamaica Avenue is more ruthless. A historical center of not just faith, but also commerce and community, is suffering. This disaster must be reversed. The First Amendment’s guarantee that the people of Jamaica are free to practice their religion cannot be infringed upon by street redesigns dreamed up in Manhattan. The whole busway idea should be dropped, but short of that, at the very least, the cameras should be turned off on the church’s side of the street when services are being held. Some area officials are trying to get the Department of Transportation to see the light. Pray they do.

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sk and ye shall receive! At least that’s the way it is with us and the city following our Sept. 14 editorial, headlined “It’s time to enforce the law ’round these parts.” The focus of the piece was two-fold: prostitution and unregistered mopeds and scooters. And lo and behold, last week we reported on a crackdown on the world’s oldest profession, and this week we reported on a crackdown on the city’s newest illegal transportation. We hope you agree these are welcome events. Maybe Roosevelt Avenue has offered illicit pleasures for a long time, but it’s never been like it has been recently, with one sex worker after another standing in the doorways of massage parlors to lure clients in during the middle of the day, while children are walking by on their way home from school. So we were glad to see the cops shutter a dozen alleged brothels over two weeks. Same with these mopeds; they’re a menace that’s multiplying. Remember, if it’s got a motor and no pedals, and no license plate, it’s illegal (we’re not talking about standup scooters, even those with the optional seat; they’re legal). So we were glad to see the cops seize more than 40 unregistered rides last week. We really need a return to the rule of law, and these crackdowns are a good start. We hope they’re no flash in the pan. Keep it up!

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Krishnan, Julie Won, Nantasha Williams, Lynn Schulman, Selvena Brooks-Powers and Jennifer Guitérrez voted in favor of overriding Mayor Adams’ veto of the bill regulating police stops which require paperwork to be completed for encounters. The cops need to document where the encounters happen, demographic information on the person stopped, the reason for the encounter, and whether the encounter leads to any use of force or enforcement action. Cops are always trying to figure out how to shirk their responsibilities. They need to be like other government employees who spend more time being bureaucrats and less time doing things they were hired to do. I bet the cops who were beaten, punched and kicked in Times Square on Jan. 27 first sought medical treatment for their injuries rather than immediately filling out the required paperwork on their encounter. David Soukup Sunnyside

Council wrong on cop stops Dear Editor: As president of Glen Oaks Village, the largest garden apartment co-op in New York, one of the concerns I have is the safety and quality of life of the community, which is why I attend monthly meetings at the 105th Precinct. Recently the NYC Council passed the How Many Stops Act. This law requires police officers to log all encounters with civilians regardless of how petty they may be. For example, if a tire or a catalytic converter is stolen from a vehicle and the police canvass the area and ask a few questions of nearby residents, every interaction must now be logged and reported. Or if someone reports a shoplifting incident and the police respond and question seven shoppers, those seven interactions must now be logged, even when no useful information was provided. That means collecting names, addresses,

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warned against generally as a money pit. Yes, he frugally has the car registered in Georgia, potentially with considerable insurance savings, but nonetheless. One trusts a good amount of the councilman’s proceeds from the settlement with the city for his exonerated wrongful jailing are profitably invested and his finances are abundant. No one should begrudge him a suitably fancy car. Still, back in the day, among the lures set up by The System to drain the Black man might be a Cadillac Eldorado (another symptom of American decline). A horrific time, to be sure, when Black men were wrongly and singularly derisively associated with indulging in extravagancies, with it the slur “Black rich.” But not in those words. Edwin Eppich Glendale

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Dear Editor: Many years ago I sent letters to NYS Gov. Cuomo, the NYC mayor and the police commissioner complaining about residents usingout of-state license plates to avoid the high Ramos’ retailer ripoff insurance costs in NYC. They all responded by Dear Editor: saying it wouldn’t be cost-effective to enforce Re Kristen Guglielmo’s Feb. 1 report “New the law with cameras on the streets. legislation aims to protect retail workers”: Just imagine all these cars being ticketed State Sen. Jessica Ramos’ “Retail Worker and towed to a NYC pound and the owners Safety Act” should be called the “Retail Store having to show proof of residency, driver’s Owner Ripoff Act.” It imposes a crippling cost license and current insurance, with a $350 fine burden on storeowners to pay for the conse- if they don’t have these items and no getting quences of a criminal justice mistake caused their cars back until they do. by her and her “progressive” pals in Albany. The infrastructure is already in place with They supported the 2019 bail reform bill that the red light camera system. The camera can law enforcement agencies blame for a spike in scan the out-of-state plates. If the camera shoplifting and assaults on retail workers. Bail detects that the out-of-state plate is still in reform often enables shoplifters to avoid jail, NYS after 30 days, a summons can be mailed even when they violently attack store workers. to the motor vehicle offices of the other state If Ramos is really serious about protecting (usually Florida, Georgia or Pennsylvania) to retail workers, she should support State Senate have the car owner appear before and show bill S.5479, which would elevate the charge for current residency information. That state then assaulting a retail worker from a misdemeanor can send the information back to NYS with to a Class D felony in the second degree, pun- the information saying the resident and car ishable by up to seven years behind bars (whec. are registered there. The NYS Department of com, Jan. 31). Will she vote for this measure to Motor Vehicles can then send a letter to the protect retail workers, or continue to back a resident’s address advising the owner that “progressive” agenda that protects violent because the vehicle is not registered in NYS it criminals from punishment? is subject to a summons. If there is no Richard Reif response, a judgment can be issued against Kew Gardens Hills the owner. The vehicle can then be impounded by any DMV-authorized collection agency payment. The owner would then have to Succeeding while Black for register the vehicle in NYS. Dear Editor: The State of New York and its insurance Re “Councilman must follow law,” Editori- companies have been losing millions of dollars al, Feb. 1: because of this license plate scam! We, the The story of City Councilman Yusef people of NYS, pay higher insurance premiSalaam and his stop by the police raises ums because of this as well. issues of chronic systems of oppression Alex Glatt impacting the Black community. Woodhaven Aside from being stopped by the police, always a fraught circumstance, we glimpse Righteous news coverage harmful stereotypes and roots of inequities in wealth and investment outcomes, with Dear Editor: the Black community perpetually disadI applaud the Chronicle for pointing out and vantaged in capital bequeathed to subse- bringing to us the story of the Hillcrest Jewish quent generations. Center honoring nine survivors of the HoloWe see Councilman Salaam, per Wikipedia caust (“Holocaust survivors honored at HJC,” a former construction worker and father of 10, Feb. 1, multiple editions). driving a BMW 7 series, at $100,000 among The Chronicle is always pro-Israel and also the most expensive cars, costly to maintain, continued on next page

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ethnicity, etc., a process that will create hours of unnecessary paperwork, time that the police could better utilize patrolling the community or investigating real crimes. Handcuffing the police with this level of micromanagement is dangerous and harmful to the community. The law was authored by Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and enacted by the City Council over the mayor’s veto. Our councilperson, Linda Lee, and all other Democrats, with the exception of Bob Holden, voted for this bill. Policing is very important to our community and requiring our officers to use time and resources to log petty encounters with civilians, hinders rather than helps in that effort. Elected officials must not kowtow to party orthodoxy but instead defend the interests of the communities they serve. They need to do a better job of reaching out to the local community and civic leaders on issues of public safety. After all, elected officials work for their constituents, not their party bosses. Bob Friedrich Glen Oaks

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hard, can ensure that it will take several years before the Albany Court of Appeals rules on the matter. How about it, Mayor Adams? Clifton Wellman Elmhurst

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Dear Editor: Any neighborhood that overwhelmingly votes Democrat should embrace everything bad that’s now happening, including the men’s homeless shelter in Rego Park. You voted for all of this, and now it’s time to reap what you sow. It’s true that elections have consequences. We’re living through that sad truth right now. Don’t rally. Embrace, as it was you who voted for all of this. Unless, of course, you’re a hypocrite. “Not in my backyard!” The motto of the Democratic Party is “It’s good for thee, but not for me!” Michael Naimoli Ozone Park

Dear Editor: I am incensed that a gang of illegal migrants beat NYPD officers outside a migrant shelter in Midtown Manhattan. These are people who are seeking asylum in our country to escape the repression they experience from the police in their country of origin. My outrage is that they wouldn’t even talk back to a police officer in their country, let alone assault him. These are not the kind of individuals we want to give asylum to — they would end up being perennial criminals. Considering the way the criminal system is applied in our state right now there would be no real penalty for their crime and probably they would walk away with no bail and no way to administer their punishment. I think all the participants in the melee should be rounded up and deported immediately. Jacques Hakim Bayside

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Dear Editor: Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas has just decided to disregard a U.S. Supreme Court decision that authorizes the Biden administration to demolish a barbed-wire border fence between Texas and Mexico. More power to him. We will see how this controversy eventually plays out. Perhaps Mayor Adams can resolve a lot of his problems by imitating the Texas governor. The New York City Council recently overrode Mayor Adams’ veto of a terrible law that would destroy the Police Department by burying it with meaningless, timeconsuming paperwork. Adams can save the day by, without delay, signing an executive order overruling the veto, instructing the Police Department to act as if the “law” had never been passed. The City Council would scream, “The law does not give you the ability to sign such an executive order!” Mayor Adams should tell the Council, “Take me to court.” The NYC Law Department, if it really works

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GOP business hypocrites Dear Editor: Two years ago many New Yorkers drove past gas stations, saw that the price was as high as $5.05 a gallon and cursed Joe Biden. Today, they see that at those same gas stations, the price is as low as $2.99 per gallon. Are these same people now saying, “Thank you, Uncle Joe” ? Probably not. Republican hypocrisy? Before the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump proclaimed, “If Joe Biden is elected president the stock market will crash.” Well, here are the facts: The day before the Nov. 3, 2020 election, the Dow Jones was at 26,691. Today, as this letter is being written, the Dow Jones is at a historical high of almost 38,000 (and the S & P also ascended to a record high). I don’t see Donald Trump now coming forward and saying, “You know maybe I was wrong about Joe Biden and the stock market.” Again, Republican hypocrisy? Robert Vogel Bayside

Penn state of the union Dear Editor: Score one for America! Philadelphia Park in Pennsylvania decided to keep the statue of William Penn in place despite pressure to remove it. This was another vain attempt by some to erase our past history because of some supposedly racist attitudes attributed to our past leaders by the cancel-culture group. But the people, en masse, made their voices heard and the plan failed. We hope this is a prelude to future responses by all Americans when faced with more of this to come. Stay vigilant and speak up! Thomas and Constance Dowd Oakland Gardens

One year after launching the Special Education Advisory Council, Schools Chancellor David Banks last Wednesday announced the completion of Reimagining Special Education, the first report created by the group. According to a Department of Education press release, the council analyzed the current state of special education in the city and identified gaps in services and programming. Its report contains five key recommendations: 1. Schools must be intentionally designed to be fully inclusive and interdependent; 2. Schools must take steps to reimagine general education and general education classes must be restructured so students with disabilities can receive targeted instruction and support in the general education context; 3. The DOE should strengthen trust between schools and families; 4. It also should prioritize investments in public school programs, close to students’ homes, that promote inclusion and result in strong student outcomes; and

Moped move continued from page 2 themselves are often victims of crimes committed by those recklessly and illegally operating these vehicles,” Worker’s Justice Project Executive Director Ligia Guallpa said in response. “Street safety is workplace safety for New York City’s 65,000 app-based food delivery workers, and making our streets safer is a top priority for The Worker’s Justice Project and Los Deliveristas Unidos. We are committed to working with City and State leaders to both protect our hard working and essential delivery workers and to make New York

Bridge rebate continued from page 4 you’re an E-ZPass holder in Queens, you should reach out to your elected official,” Pheffer Amato said. “I am not the Queen of E-ZPass,” she added jokingly, “but we will direct you to your representative so that they can help you with securing the proper forms to get registered as a Queens resident.” Other event attendees included Lisa George, the district manager for state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), Community Board 10 Chairperson Betty Braton and community advocate and former district manager of CB 6 Frank Gulluscio.

5. It should shift mindsets, foster organization-wide, anti-ableist culture and incorporate the perspectives of those with lived experiences. The DOE has already begun to address the report’s emphasis on creating more inclusive schools, the agency said. The DOE will expand upon an existing partnership with the group includeNYC to enhance the Individualized Education Program Parent Member role, which supports families through the IEP process. That means the DOE can “ramp up recruitment efforts, increase the frequency of trainings and support outreach to staff and families to ensure broad awareness of these resources,” it said. The agency also released the Inclusive and Interdependent Language Initiative, which it describes as “a glossary of terms that promotes inclusion and fights ableism.” “Every child deserves access to a highquality education in their own community,” said Banks in the DOE’s press release. “We are taking these recommendations to heart, and we are proud of the steps we have already taken toward achieving our goal of Q a more inclusive school system.”

City’s streets safer for all.” Katz promised more seizures to come, saying, “Additional operations are planned in Queens as part of an effort to get illegal unregistered motorized scooters off the road.” The seized vehicles were vouchered and kept in police custody, the DA’s Office said. Registered, legal ones can be claimed by their owners at the police precincts with ID, valid registration and valid insurance. One or two of them had a license plate when they were confiscated due to being parked on the sidewalk, the office said. Some officials use “scooter” to describe one of the two-wheeled vehicles with motors that are not full-fledged motorcycles, some Q use “moped”; the Chronicle uses both.

A presence that weighed heavy in spirit was that of Lew Simon, a longtime community activist and leader in the Rockaways who passed away in 2021. Simon was famously against the toll on the Cross Bay Bridge, Addabbo recalled as he held up a photo of community movers and shakers — Simon included — protesting the bridge toll back in 2008. The toll by mail or non-E-ZPass rate for the Cross Bay Bridge is $5.60, and the E-ZPass rate for all drivers is $2.60, according to the MTA’s website. Those with an E-ZPass that is not properly mounted will be charged $4.11. Future rebates are subject to program funding, as Q well as future toll increases.

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Jazz, poetry, music, film, history and policy. There are so many ways to soak in Black history and learn more about the culture throughout Queens. Below are just a few options of how to celebrate in February, Black History Month. Musica Reginae Productions, which provides f ine music in Queens, will have its “Sedalia to Harlem — A Celebration of Black History” program at the Church-inthe Gardens in Forest Hills at 50 Ascan Ave. on Feb. 10 at 7:30 p.m. Performing jazz, opera and African-American spirituals are David Close (piano and host), Alphonso Hor ne (tr umpet) and Rossano Sportiello (piano), along with Jay Aubrey Jones and Imani Rousselle (vocals). Tickets are on sale for $17.21 on eventbrite.com. Urban Park Rangers from the Parks Department will help attendees celebrate with the Flushing Freedom Mile tour on Feb. 25 at 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. People will get to learn about historic landmarks, their connection to the Underground Railroad and the activists instrumental in paving the way to universal human liberties on a walk to the John Bowne, Lewis Latimer and Friends Meeting houses. The freedom mile starts at the Daniel Carter Beard Mall, located at Northern Boulevard and Linden Place. The event organizers can be reached at (718) 352-1769. There will be a heaping of music, poetry and policy at Black Spectrum Theatre, located at 177th Street and Baisley Boulevard in St. Albans. At the Kings of Soul Concert, male crooners will be performing

hits by Teddy Pendergrass, Marvin Gaye, Luther Vandross and Al Green on Feb. 10 at 7 p.m. Danny Simmons’ Def Poetry Jam will be at the theater on Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. Black Spectrum will also have a symposium on reparations on Feb. 25 at 3 p.m. That last event is free, but people who are interested in the other shows must get tickets at blackspectrum.com. There will be two groups doing West African dances at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning’s performing arts center at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. on Feb. 23 and 24, from 8 to 10 p.m. The Kofago Dance Ensemble will perform on the first night, followed by the Fanike! African Dance Troupe the next evening. Tickets are on sale online at eventbrite.com. Queens College in Flushing has several offerings this month. The theme of one exhibit at the CUNY school, located at 65-30 Kissena Blvd., is “Struggle to Learn, Learn to Struggle.” Faculty, staff and alu m n i of t he Search for Education, Elevation and K nowledge P ro gram — an initiative created to serve African-American and Puerto Rican students via higher learning — have a multimedia display featuring holdings of the SEEK History Project dating back to 1966 at the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library. The exhibit features photographs, ephemera, publications, clippings and reports at the library’s Barham Rotunda now through May 2. A reception, open to the public, will be

Tour the Louis Armstrong House Museum for Black History Month Thursdays and Saturdays or listen to a tribute to Marvin Gaye, center, at Black Spectrum Theatre PHOTOS COURTESY LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM, BLACK SPECTRUM THEATRE on Feb. 10. held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. tonight, Feb. 8. The exhibit is curated by Annie Tummino, head of special collections and archives, with the assistance of the prog r a m’s E x h i b i t Advisory Committee: Norka Blackman-Richards, William Modeste, Carmine Couloute, Cicely Rodway, Rajvir Kaur, Sandra M. Córdoba, Michael Robinson, James Mellone and Seymour Hodge. An oral history component conducted by the committee is in the Tanenbaum Room. Guests must have a photo ID to enter the campus and view the exhibit. To learn more, call (718) 9973650, email qc.archives@qc.cuny.

edu or visit qc-cuny.libcal.com/ event/11965460. Learn about and listen to AfroLatin music at QC’s LeFrak Concert Hall on Feb. 10 at 3 p.m. For the price of $20 at ticketmaster.com, guests get to explore funk and hiphop through the lens of Latin music icons Tito Puente, Celia Cruz and more at the school’s “Cubop to HipHop!” musical presentation featuring the Salcedo’s Latin Soul group. Next at Lefrak is String Queens, a classically trained violin-viola-cello trio described as “schoolteachers by day and concert performers by night.” Their repertoire spans baroque music, jazz and Billboard Hot 100 hits. Tickets for their Feb 16 performance at 8 p.m. are $30 at ticketmaster.com. Throughout February is a Black History Month tour on Thursdays and Saturdays at the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which highlights the jazz musician and civil

The Kofago Dance Ensemble, left, will have a West African dance performance at the Jamaica Performance Arts Center on Feb. 23. Ralph McDaniels, Queens Public Library’s hip-hop coordinator, has curated a film festival that will feature movies such as “Juice,” right. PHOTOS COURTESY JCAL, LEFT, AND QUEENS PUBLIC LIBRARY / PARAMOUNT PICTURES

rights in America. Tickets are $20 at louisarmstronghouse.org/visit. Kids under 6 get in free, while there are discounts for seniors, students, veterans, Corona residents and visitors with disabilities. The museum is located at 34-56 107 St. in Corona. The Queens Public Library will host its annual Langston Hughes Day Celebration at its branch named after the poet, located at 100-01 Northern Blvd. in Corona, on Feb. 10, from 12 to 5 p.m. Guests will get to watch “Our Time Has Come,” about the Rev. Jesse Jackson, check out a multimedia presentation and listen to poetry readings. QPL’s Flushing branch, located at 41-17 Main St., will host a Black History Month Movie Monday event on Feb. 12 from 3 to 5 p.m. in its Teen Room. The film that will be featured is “The Hate U Give.” Ralph McDaniels, QPL’s hip-hop coordinator, has also curated a film fest at several locations: Lefferts: “Shaft” on Feb. 10 at 2 p.m.; East Elmhurst: “One Night in Miami” on Feb. 15 at 5 p.m.; Queensboro Hill: “Daughters of the Dust” on Feb. 15 at 5:30 p.m.; St. Albans: “Fresh Dressed” on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.; Peninsula: “Big George Foreman” on Feb. 17 at 2 p.m.; Queens Village: “Amazing Grace, Aretha Franklin” on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m.; South Jamaica: “The Five Heartbeats” on Feb. 22 at 6 p.m.; Flushing: “Black Panther” on Feb. 23 at at 3 p.m.; Rochdale Village: “Juice” on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m.; and Central: “Cooley High” on Feb. 29 at 5:30 p.m. For more infor mation, visit queenslibrary.org. The Eastern Queens Alliance has a Science and Black History free event for children ages 6 to 12 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Feb. 20 to 22. Kids will get to celebrate the lives and contributions of Black scientists while learning about zoology, medicine, engineering and more through hands-on activities and experiments. EQA said that participants should bring a snack. Parents interested in signing their children up must go online to easternqueensalliance.org/calendar, click on “Science and Black History” and use the QR code to RSVP. The event is at the Idlewild Environmental Learning Center, located at 222-02 149 Ave. Springfield Gardens. EQA will also host a free “Chat and Chew with Influential Black Scientists” event ahead of the program on Feb. 17, from 1:30 to 4 p.m. RSVP at shorturl.at/fpyG9. At that event, guests will have the opportunity to speak with profesQ sional scientists at the center.

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Dozens rally to stop Rego Park shelter Residents raise safety concerns, slam city’s site selection process by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

More than 60 residents gathered outside the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Rego Park on Sunday afternoon to protest the city’s decision to convert the site into a shelter for 100 homeless men, with plans to open as early as next month. Organizations suppor ting the rally included Rego Park United and the East Elmhurst Corona Alliance. Former city councilman and state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is running for the state Assembly, spoke at the rally. Monserrate was expelled from the Senate in 2010 after being charged with assault and later served 21 months in federal prison for corruption. The city’s Department of Social Services notified officials at Community Board 6 of its decision back in the fall. The hotel, located at 61-18 93 St., is next door to the city-run Lost Battalion Hall Community Center, which is presently closed for renovations; and a few blocks from PS 216 on 97th Place. It also is directly across Queens Boulevard from the site of a future transitional shelter for families that is under construction near the Rego Park Post Office. It could open in 2025. The DSS has said both shelters will be

Rego Park residents were out in front of the Wyndham Garden Hotel in Rego Park on Sunday to PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON protest its coming transition to a homeless men’s shelter. geared toward helping their residents get into permanent housing as quickly as is practically possible, rather then warehousing them indefinitely. Residents carried posters and chanted,

“We say no!” and “Stop the shelters!” Mark Miller has lived three blocks from the hotel site for 35 years. “I’m worried about the kind of people this could bring to the neighborhood,” he said.

He also is disappointed to be losing a good hotel so convenient to his home. “I even stayed there once when they were doing some construction on my block.” A nearby resident who gave his name as Ryan asked if the DSS’s decision was now a fait accompli or if it could be stopped by some sort of community action. His primary reason, he said, is his three young children. “I’m worried about things like safety and property values,” he said. Rego Park resident Julius Adams said he doesn’t have a problem with shelters. “I have a problem with the process,” he said. “No notice. No community input.” Monserrate and others said there are approximately 15 city shelters in the region if one includes the adjacent Corona and East Elmhurst neighborhoods. Monserrate, who was expelled from the state Senate after beating up his girlfriend and later served time in prison for corruption, is a Democratic leader for Assembly District 35, which includes East Elmhurst and LaGuardia Airport, but also some of Rego Park, though not the shelter site itself. Adams said the immediate area already has a regular problem with homeless people gathering underneath the nearby overpass continued on page 24

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Casino opponents march in Flushing

Activists call on Ramos to oppose Cohen’s plan, back theirs instead by Stephanie G. Meditz Chronicle Contributor

Over 100 Flushing residents and activists marched from Lippmann Plaza — the pedestrian walkway between 39th and Roosevelt avenues — to Citi Field last Saturday to protest Mets owner Steve Cohen’s Metropolitan Park plan, which would convert the Citi Field parking lot, which is legally parkland, into a casino, hotel, concert hall, food hall and 25 acres of green space, five of which would be dedicated to athletic fields. Organized by the Flushing Anti-Displacement Alliance, the march urged area elected officials, specifically state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), to oppose Cohen’s plan outright and to instead support the “Phoenix Meadows plan,” a proposal from the Flushing Equitable Development and Urban Planning Coalition — of which FADA is a member — that would convert the stadium parking lot into a 65-plus-acre public park with amenities such as sports fields and a pool, in addition to restoring abandoned wetlands. The park would sit atop vertical parking garages such that there would be no net loss of parking or change in traffic flow, supporters say. Members of the FED UP Coalition detailed the alternative plan before the march began with a sign displaying the proposed layout. Marchers paused en route to Citi Field for

More than 100 Flushing residents marched down Roosevelt Avenue to Citi Field last Saturday in PHOTO BY STEPHANIE G. MEDITZ opposition to Mets owner Steve Cohen’s proposal for a casino. speeches outside The Shops at Skyview and final ones next to the Mets’ Home Run Apple. Cohen is one of roughly a dozen applicants for one of the three downstate casino licenses that the New York State Gaming Commission is slated to grant this year. It could be accepting applications for them any day now. Even if he receives a license, Cohen’s casino plan can only come to fruition if state lawmakers alienate the public parkland for a casino.

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She was set to hold a final town hall Wednesday night — after the Chronicle’s press time — at the New York Hall of Science, during which the FED UP Coalition was slated to formally present its plan. Protesters urged her not to introduce alienation legislation with chants of “Ramos, don’t be bought” and “Ditch Cohen’s casino plan, this is the people’s land” as they held signs that read “Parkland over profit” and “Don’t gamble with our community” amid the bustling Roosevelt Avenue traffic. Speakers also requested that attendees flood Ramos’ Instagram and X accounts with comments and footage from the march. Ramos said in a statement to the Chronicle Monday she has met with many of the groups represented at Saturday’s rally. “I hope they come to our town hall on Wednesday and ask tough questions of the presenters,” she added. Although the ball may be in Ramos’ court at the moment, other area elected officials were not immune to marchers’ wrath; chants of “Ron Kim, where are you?” erupted outside The Shops at Skyview. FADA and the FED UP Coalition are calling on elected officials to leverage federal and state dollars to fund Phoenix Meadows instead of Cohen’s plan. “The federal government has billions of continued on next page

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their own “No casino” chants. When Citi Field came into marchers’ view, the roar of the No. 7 train overhead was accompanied by shouts of, “Cohen’s plan is full of tricks, Mets ain’t won since ’86.” “It is [developers] who have destroyed our economy, and why we suffer today,” Flushing Workers Center director Sarah Ahn said outside Citi Field. “To come in and prey on people’s need for livelihood now is no different than how they plan to operate their entire business: preying on people’s desperation, hoping more and more working people caught up in a cycle of exploitation, working long hours to pay high rents, gambling to let off steam, falling into debt and having to work even longer hours to survive.” Asked for comment on the rally, John Collins, a spokesperson for the Metropolitan Park project, wrote in an email to the Chronicle, “We are proud of the vision for Metropolitan Park, a community-led plan that will invest $8 billion to create 25 acres of new public-park space and athletic fields, deliver 15,000 good-paying jobs and careers, modernize the Mets-Willets Point 7 train station, build a Taste of Queens Food Hall and establish workforce training and community development programs ... We believe Metropolitan Park is exactly the kind of revolutionary proposal that commuQ nity leaders can support.”

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continued from previous page dollars in public funding to support environmental justice projects, and this is a definition environmental justice project that those funds are meant for,” Zeke Luger of FADA told the Chronicle. “There is lots of opportunity to reinvest in our communities, and it’s the job of people like Senator Jessica Ramos to find that funding and reinvest in our communities.” He said the group has spoken to “all of the local Flushing elected officials” about the plan, as well as Ramos. Marchers suggested luxury developments in Flushing will cause gentrification, displacement and strained public transit. “The 29-acre special Flushing waterfront district, the 61-acre special Willets Point district and soccer stadium proposal alongside Steve Cohen’s casino plan totals 150 acres of adjacent parcels that are primed for development, primed for gentrification, ready to displace long-term residents of neighborhoods like Flushing, Corona and East Elmhurst, changing the face of our neighborhoods forever,” Flushing-based artist and Community Board 7 member Cody Herrmann said outside The Shops at Skyview. While some cars inching along Roosevelt Avenue honked in support of marchers, not everyone shared those sentiments. During a speech outside The Shops at Skyview, one person shouted, “We want a casino,” much to protesters’ chagrin, who fired back with

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Paul Vallone laid to rest St. Andrew Avellino Roman Catholic Church in Flushing was packed last Friday morning for the funeral of former Councilman and Deputy Commissioner of Veterans’ Services Paul Vallone, inset, who died on Jan. 28 after suffering a heart attack. He was 56. Mayor Adams was among those who spoke during the service.

According to Councilmember Vickie Paladino, the church altar was covered in hundreds of poinsettias, a tribute to Vallone’s love of Christmas. Above, pallbearers carry the late lawmaker’s casket out of the church. He was interred at Calvary Cemetery. — Sophie Krichevsky

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“You have cancer.” Physicians have broken the frightening news to countless patients in the more than two decades between the time Dr. Abhisek Swaika entered medical school and the ribbon-cutting last November at the Northwell Cancer Institute at Rego Park. But Swaika, interim medical director of medical oncology at the site, said last week the diagnosis has become far more treatable and survivable with the passage of time. “There have been drastic changes,” said Swaika. “It’s not just chemotherapy.” The Cancer institute, Swaika and other Northwell officials say is a culmination of those advances in medicine, surgery, diagnostics and patient care, located over two floors of the new Northwell Health at Rego Park complex at 95-25 Queens Blvd. “It is a $52 million investment,” said Jorge Cruz, assistant vice president of operations for the cancer institute. “We have surgical oncology, medical oncology. We have our own pharmacy downstairs. We have labs ... 42 treatment rooms, 25 [consultation rooms] for medical oncology, 15 for surgical oncology. We’ve got STARS physical therapy. It’s one stop.” Waiting rooms for patients are set up like living rooms, and are even called that. Individual treatment rooms have televisions that let patients watch shows or perhaps get information on their illness and treatment. There are specialists in breast, colorectal, gynecologic, head & neck, thoracic, urology, hematology and other cancers. All treatment at Rego Park is on an outpatient basis. It does not handle pediatric cases, a specialty covered at Northwell’s Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center. A feature of the living rooms are racks of cards and pamphlets with basic information printed in multiple languages. On a treatment hall, a nurse, just prior to entering a room, adjusts a computer that links her and the patient with a translator who speaks the patient’s language. “We have 30 official languages here,” Cruz said. “When we hire people, we look for that.”

Good for any patient, not to mention someone from a county with more than 1 million immigrants and either side of 200 native languages spoken in homes. Swaika said he speaks three languages. Dr. Dennis Kuo, director of the cancer institute, said that is at least as important for medical treatment as it is for a patient’s convenience. “You can see on a patient’s face, when you make that connection,” Kuo said. “There’s connection with the patient’s family ... It takes them to a good place.” As with many cancer treatment facilities, there is a ship’s bell that patients ring once they have completed their last treatment session. A Northwell site in Forest Hills takes the celebration up a notch or two. “They have a gong,” Cruz said. Much like many cancers are no longer considered an automatic death sentence, treatm e n t s h ave a d v a n c e d t o b e m o r e patient-friendly. “The less surgery, the better,” Kuo said “The less invasive the surgery the better.” He said getting a patient out of the hospital has medical benefits, such as reducing the chance of some complications like infection. Swaika said infusion therapy now can be a more effective way of administering some chemotherapy drugs. “One type of Stage 4 lung cancer is now treated with a pill,” he said. Cruz said the Northwell Cancer Institute’s equipment for diagnostics, scanning, laboratory work, robotic surgery and patient comfort is not only state of the art; it is designed to accept upgrades as medicine and technology continue their progress forward. Swaika said Northwell intends to do its part for the future, participating in numerous research projects with its Zuckerberg Cancer Center and other partners. “We’re working on a lot of clinical trials Q that are advancing science,” he said.

The center has information readily available for patients in 30 languages, left. And when that is insufficient, the staff can go hi-tech to get translations just right.

Dr. Abhisek Swaika, left, and Dr. Dennis Kuo discuss where science has brought cancer treatment, PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON and where the Northwell Cancer Institute at Rego Park wants to bring it.

A technician in the center’s internal pharmacy prepares chemotherapy drugs.

An infusion room with a view allows patients at the Northwell Cancer Center to receive their treatments in as comfortable a setting as can be arranged.

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NYC unions join UFT toll suit Rego shelter Labor panel now a plaintiff; Hochul stands firm: ‘It’ll happen’ by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The steady trickle of influential people and groups suing to stop congestion pricing became a torrent on Monday when the city’s Municipal Labor Committee voted to join a lawsuit filed by the United Federation of Teachers and Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella. Now backers of the project, including Gov. Hochul and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, may be wondering if the dam is about to break on plans to toll drivers for entering Manhattan at or south of 60th Street beginning this spring. The MLC, whose member unions include those for police officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and sanitation workers, represents nearly 400,000 workers according to the New York Post, which first published the story. The Chronicle was unable to reach Harry Nespoli, head of the MLC and the city’s sanitation workers union, for comment. Under congestion pricing, car drivers would pay a basic toll of $15 to enter Manhattan’s Central Business District during peak traffic hours. Trucks would pay $24 or $36 per visit, depending on their size. The stated intent is to raise $1 billion per year for the MTA’s capital program and to

reduce traffic and pollution in Manhattan. The first suit was filed in federal court last June by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, arguing that the tolls are simply a money grab by New York State. Fort Lee, NJ, Mayor Mark Sokolich filed a similar suit in November, joined by a Fort Lee resident who suffers from asthma and claims New York’s environmental study did not adequately address potential health effects of additional cars and pollution diverted to New Jersey. The UFT-Fossella suit was filed on Jan. 4, and was later joined by 18 elected officials, including Assembly man David Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows) and three civil rights groups. The suit focuses on the economic hardship that would be placed upon city employees from Long Island, outlying New York counties and Northern New Jersey. Residents, business owners and civic groups from Manhattan’s lower East Side filed a suit of their own on Jan. 25, seeking a new, more expanded environmental study. Weprin and Councilmembers Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) and Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) also are plaintiffs in the LES suit. In an email from Gov. Hochul’s office he reiterated her support for congestion pricing

during an interview with WABC-TV. “Oh, it’ll happen. It’ll happen,” Hochul said. “We get sued every day. I say, ‘Get in line. Get in line behind the cannabis people.’ It’s just our reality. So, people have a right to sue, but we have gone through thousands and thousands of hours and pages of environmental rule. We’ve worked with the federal government, made all the thousands of adjustments. We have done everything possible to bring this to reality.” Hochul said a similar plan has succeeded in London, and that it will alleviate major problems in Manhattan. “They’re down about 20 percent because they made a decision that said the quality of life in our city matters,” Hochul said. “And the fact that people on our streets cannot even move. They’re paralyzed. And what scares me is when a fire truck or an ambulance can’t get through because the congestion is so intense. “The joy of living in New York, it’s all the people. It’s fascinating. But let’s do something smart for the future that says we’re going to protect the environment. We’re going to make sure that there’s public safety. And thirdly, this is good for making sure we have the resources to invest to make an even better system so more people want Q to take it.

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Residents upset by the multiplex’s departure, another logistics center by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

After 25 years of flicks, the College Point Multiplex Cinemas will show its last film on May 7, the Chronicle has learned. A predevelopment mortgage was recently arranged to clear the way for a logistics center to be built on the property, as the Chronicle previously reported. It was not clear until now, however, just how soon the theater would shutter for good. What prompted the decision to close the movie house and redevelop the site is not clear; Showcase Cinemas, which owns the theater itself, referred the Chronicle to the property owner, Triangle Equities, for comment on that. Triangle Equities did not respond to the paper’s inquiries on the closure. The news of an end date sparked much discussion in College Point circles; after the Chronicle posted on an area Facebook group last Friday asking for residents’ takes, by Monday morning, the post had over 50 comments. Many area residents mourned the impending closure, calling it “terrible” and “very sad.” “This breaks our hearts. My husband and I are originally from Long Island. We moved to College Point to be closer to his work,” said neighborhood resident Charlotte Hlavac Maass. “I would love to find more to do in College Point. Taking the movie theater away gives us one less thing to do.”

The College Point Multiplex Cinemas will close its doors for good on May 7, following 25 years of GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE movies, popcorn and memories. Several parents said it was a staple in their families over the years. “I had so many birthday parties at the movie theater for my kids ... So many memories there,” Tatiana Torres DeMauro chimed in. Referring to the upcoming closure of Whitestone Lanes, which is slated to be replaced with a nine-story residential building, she added, “My kids are also sad. First was the bowling alley, now the theater.”

Though moviegoers can head to the Tangram mall in Flushing or the AMC Theater at Bay Terrace to see the latest blockbusters, their options are becoming increasingly limited in the World’s Borough. The Jamaica Multiplex — also owned by Showcase Cinemas — is closing on April 30. And in September 2022, Kew Gardens Hills’ legendary Main Street Cinemas shut its doors. While some community members decried

the loss of the multiplex, others took issue with the plan to build a logistics center on the property — right next to another one that is going up quickly on the Whitestone Expressway, and has yet to be leased. “It’s pathetic how they want to close this theater for a stupid logistics center,” wrote area resident Vanessa Rivera. “As if we don’t have enough of those already.” To that end, many suggested the closure was emblematic of increasing development in the area. “College Point Corporate Park. We live in an industrial town and our politicians treat it accordingly,” wrote one Stel Yo. “Warehouses. Factories. Homeless and migrant shelters. A police academy with all recruits and zero police power. Sanitation facility. Water treatment facility. Yet taxes on a 2-family house are over $18,000???” At the same time, it was clear to some that the theater has seen better days. “When it first opened, it was so packed they had an overflow parking lot on Ulmer [Street] and 26th [Avenue]. There may still be an “additional parking” sign in the movie theater lot,” said College Point resident Brian Hyslop, who added that the venue once required armed security guards on weekends. “Different era. Few big opening night movies these days. The movie side of the lot never seems to have even 20 percent of the parking Q spots filled.”

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“Until I receive clear guidance or any kind of written proof from anyone else, I, as president of this CEC, cannot vacate a seat without clearance or proper documentation stating that this member is no longer serving.” Community Education Council 28 President Vijah Ramjattan addressed the concerns of parents regarding the membership of Borough President appointee Adriana Alicea at the group’s meeting last Thursday. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards sought Alicea’s resignation after reviewing her social media posts. Several on her personal X page contained pro-Palestinian and anti-white rhetoric, mostly regarding the Israel-Hamas war, that some deemed hateful. Months later, Richards said he had done all he can and cannot remove her, even after going as far as to name a replacement appointee. However, a representative from the DOE’s intergovernmental team informed Richards’ office that Alicea’s refusal to provide a written resignation would hinder the appointment of a new member, according to a letter from the BP to Chancellor David Banks obtained by the Chronicle. Since Alicea’s posts emerged, the public forum at CEC 28 meetings and its online Zoom chat have been riddled with discourse over the issue. After two parents, Irene Raevsky and Limor Nesher, spoke Thursday on concerns regarding Alicea, with Raevsky adding that Alicea resigned from her role as president of the Parent Association at her child’s school, Ramjattan addressed the issue head-on. He said the CEC received a letter from Richards’ office stating the BP had a “conversation” with Alicea, and that he “no longer wanted her to represent his office.”

CEC 28 Borough President Appointee Adriana Alicea will continue to serve on the council until she provides a written letter of resignation, according to the group’s president, Vijah Ramjattan. ZOOM SCREENSHOT / CEC 28 “At that time, I asked him also for the resignation letter from Adriana Alicea. They never sent that to me,” Ramjattan said. He escalated the issue to the DOE and its Office of Family and Community Engagement and has yet to receive any letter. “At this point, it’s between the DOE and the BP’s Office to determine what they need to do,” Ramjattan said. Alicea, who was present at the meeting, appeared exasperated as the parents complained about her membership. A speaker at the public forum, Ari Feldman, came to her defense, saying Alicea is “an amazing community servant.” He said she had been harassed, and her resignation from the PA was “a personal family choice.” Alicea could not be reached for comment. Ramjattan said Alicea will continue to serve until he receives a letter. “And that’s how I will lead and continue to lead for all Q members on our council,” he said.

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There’s something about places like barber shops and beauty parlors that tends to get those on hand talking about themselves in a personal, even intimate, way. Take, for instance, the six ladies who comprise the entire population of “Steel Magnolias,” Robert Harling’s tribute to his late sister, whose passing provided the inspiration for the play. From beginning to end, they speak their minds freely (some more than others) and share thoughts on matters both joyous and tragic. The dramatic comedy (perhaps comedic drama might be more apt) is the current offering at Maggie’s Little Theater in Middle Village, where three performances remain this coming weekend. From the moment the lights come up, this group of Southern women (the play is set in Louisiana), who gather regularly at Truvy’s, an in-home beauty parlor, chatter chaatter away

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while hil engaged d in i the th busib i ness of hairstyles and manicures. The play isn’t five minutes old when good, old-fashioned gossiping rears its head, in this case, over the new girl in town, Annelle, who has been hired as an apprentice beautician. It’s a setup that anyone who has ever set foot in such an establishment can relate to, no doubt accounting for the play’s popularity in community theater circles, where it is performed with great regularity. The current production, directed by Michael Mele and reviewed via video of the final dress rehearsal, has been blessed with a sextet of wonderful character actresses, each of whom brings her character vividly to life. It’s an ensemble piece, and the ladies play it as such, with each also having her own moments in the spotlight. Much of the focus of the first of two acts is on the wedding of Shelby, the prettiest girl in town, scheduled for later that day. Danielle Fleming, known primarily for her roles in musicals, is a revelation in this demanding role, which requires her to be a high-spirited bride-to-be and a young woman who has been advised because of health concerns to never have children. Fleming handles the complexities of the

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R&B, gospel and pop. Can Ruben “The Velvet Teddy Bear” Studdard do no wrong? Of course not! On Feb. 10, expect to hear the “Soulful” singer and “American Idol” season 2 alum channel Luther “The Velvet Voice” Vandross for one night only at the Queensborough Performing Arts Center at 8 p.m. Studdard, the Grammy Award-nominated artist for Best Male R&B vocal performance for hits such as “Superstar,” is touring in support of his seventh studio album, “Ruben Sings Luther,” a tribute to Vandross, an artist to whom he has often been compared. QPAC is on the Queensborough Community College campus, at 222-05 56 Ave. in Bayside. To g e t t i c k e t s , v i s i t t i n y u r l . com/39ezvppn or visit qpac.qcc.cuny.edu to get more information. Susan Agin, QPAC’s executive director, is very excited to see the “American Idol” 2003 winner, whom she voted for, sing some of her favorite Vandross hits like “Never Too Much.” “Booking this show felt right on so many levels,” Agin told the Chronicle via email. “We are an inclusive university, and we see Black History Month as an important

R&B singer and “American Idol” season 2 alum Ruben Studdard is set to perform in PHOTO COURTESY QPAC Bayside on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m. opportunity to acknowledge and honor Black history and culture. That being said, we celebrate diversity all year long, not only once a year. QPAC is perhaps one of the best examples of diversity on our campus and in our community. The diversity of our students and community members is well represented in our programming and on the QPAC stage, and QPAC’s customer

base mirrors the diversity of the region. “It felt great! Having a celebrity agree to perform at QPAC means ‘we’ve arrived.’ Sure, even celebrities need to work, but the competition between performance venues to secure a highly sought after artist, is real.” Agin said she misses hearing the dulcet tones of the late Vandross.

“He was an incredible artist,” she said. “He had a voice like none other (Ruben comes pretty close)! He had an incredible range and a warm and silky texture to his voice. When I would listen to him sing, it felt like he was singing to me. There was a warmth and genuine quality to his voice that truly reflected his warm and wonderful personality.” Agin is also an admirer of Studdard’s music. “YES (now I’ll be in trouble with Clay Aiken)!” she said. “I’m a fan. I like ‘Change Me’ and ‘Masterpiece’. What most people don’t know is that Ruben also appeared in a number of Broadway musicals. He appeared in the national touring company of “Ain’t Misbehavin’”, which spawned a Grammy-nominated soundtrack.” “Change Me” is the first single from Studdard’s third album, 2006’s “The Return.” “Masterpiece” is a track from his most recent eighth studio album, “The Way I Remember It,” which was released in 2023. In 2008, Studdard starred in the 30th anniversary national tour of the Broadway musical “Ain’t Misbehavin’” as the jazz pianist, organist, composer and singer Thomas “Fats” Waller, alongside fellow “American Idol” alum Frenchie Davis and Trenyce. Q

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making customers feel welcome and seeing to their every need. The always-dependable Shana Aborn is underused here in the role of Clairee, the wealthy widow of the town’s late mayor. Miriam P. Denu certainly knows how to make an entrance as Ouiser, the town’s curmudgeon, who delivers one of the play’s most memorable lines, admitting she’s been in a “very bad mood for 40 years.” Perhaps most effective of all is Virginia Harmon as Annelle, employing quite remarkable physicality to convey her character’s state of mind. She undergoes a complete transformation from the opening moments, when she is the gawky but eager newcomer with a possibly shady back story, to later on when she has become much more selfassured and outgoing. Mele has elicited performances from his cast that are as natural as can be, making the characters’ interactions all the more believable. It should also be said that both Esser and Harmon work on their clients’ hairstyling as if it were second nature to them. The set, designed by Ed Voyer, is similarly realistic, and the costumes, courtesy of Denu, are apropos. Remaining performances at St. Margaret

Performing in “Steel Magnolias” are Shana Aborn, standing left, Stephanie Esser, Miriam Denu, Virginia Harmon and, seated, Dolores Voyer, left, and Danielle Fleming. On the cover: Voyer as M’Lynn and Harmon as Annelle. PHOTOS COURTESY MAGGIE’S LITTLE THEATER Parish Hall (66-11 79 Place, Middle Village) are on Feb. 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are $22, or $20 for seniors

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C M SQ page 32 Y K THE CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DIVISION OF BRIDGES CONSULTANT PROGRAMS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The City of New York has Request for Proposals available for qualified Consulting Engineering Firms interested in the following Proposed Contract.

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Request for Proposal – REI Services in Connection with Component Rehabilitation of 8 Bridges in the Borough of Bronx. Contract No. HBCR22A PIN: 84124BXBR638 Expected Contract Term: 1020 Consecutive Calendar Days starting from the date of the Notice to Proceed. Description of Services Required: The services to be procured is the REI Services in Connection with Component Rehabilitation of 8 Bridges in the Borough of Bronx. A Pre-Proposal Conference (Optional) has been scheduled for February 21, 2024, Time: 10:00 AM through Zoom. Proposers who wish to attend the virtual meeting can access by using the Link provided in the “Prepare RFX” Section - SETUP Tab - Pre-Proposal/ Pre-Bid Conference Section in PASSPort. This Procurement is subject to participation goals for MinorityOwned Business Enterprises (MBEs), as required by Section 6-129 of the New York Administrative Code. The M/WBE goal for this project is 30%. This Request for Proposals (RFP) is released through PASSPort, New York City’s online procurement portal. Responses to this RFP must be submitted via PASSPort. To access the RFP, vendors should visit the PASSPort public Portal at https://www1.nyc.gov/ site/mocs/systems/about-go-to-passport.page and click on the “Search Funding Opportunities in PASSPort” blue box. Doing so will take one to the public portal of all procurements in the PASSPort system. To quickly locate the RFP, insert the 84124P0007 into the Keyword search field. To respond to the RFP, vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system if they have not already done so. Release Date: February 14, 2024 Pre-Proposal Conference: February 21, 2024, at 10 AM Submission of Request for Proposals are due on or before 2:00 PM on March 25, 2024

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Notice of Formation of FIVE POINTS BUILDERS LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/10/2024. Ofﬁ ce 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: JOSEPH MONTEBELLO, 8605 BEACH CHANNEL DRIVE, UNIT #2, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11693. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

JPM 4 LLC. Art of Org. ﬁ led with the SSNY on 01/25/2024. Howard Beach, Sat 2/10, 1-3pm, 98-12 162 Ave. Charming Colonial Ofﬁ ce: Queens County. SSNY Home. All updated, 3 BR, 1 1/2 designated as agent of the bath. Wrap-around deck, 4 car dvwy, EIK, XL LR, split CAC, Low LLC upon whom process Taxes. REDUCED $799K, Connexion against it may be served. SSNY Real Estate, 718-845-1136 shall mail copy of process to the LLC. JOHN MCCABE 160-07 80TH STREET, Lighting Fixture Manufacturing business for sale. $200,000 or HOWARD BEACH, NY, 11414. best offer. For more info call 347-423-1157. Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF SALE IN FORECLOSURE STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, v. KOBIE K. THOMAS, ET AL. Defendants. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT In pursuance of a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the Office of the County Clerk of Queens County on September 18, 2023, I, Arthur W. Greig, Esq., the Referee named in said Judgment, will sell in one parcel at public auction on March 1, 2024 at the Courthouse Steps of the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY, at 10:00 AM the premises described as follows: 175-07 137th Avenue Jamaica, NY 11434 SBL No.: Block 12570 Lot 6 All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Springfield, Long Island, New York, being known and designated on a certain map entitled “Golden Park, Fourth Ward, Borough of Queens, New York. The premises are sold subject to the provisions of the filed judgment, Index No. 707361/2018 in the amount of $471,037.15 plus interest and costs. The aforementioned auction will be conducted in accordance with the Court System’s COVID-19 mitigation protocols and as such all persons must comply with social distancing, wearing masks and screening practices in effect at the time of this foreclosure sale. Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP Attorneys for Plaintiff 500 Bausch & Lomb Place Rochester, NY 14604 Tel.: 855-227-5072 78634

Notice of Formation of FRUITY VENUS LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/24/2023. Ofﬁ ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 5934 MADISON ST #A, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of JUST A TOUCH OF BALLOONS LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/01/2024. Ofﬁ ce 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: ANDREA OBRIEN, 116-28 217TH STREET, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MBP GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/21/2023. Ofﬁ ce 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: WALTER R QUINTUNA, 1863 MENAHAN ST, UNIT 3R, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

This Competitive Sealed Bid is released through PASSPort, New York City’s online procurement portal. Responses to this Bid must be submitted via PASSPort. To access the Competitive Sealed Bid, vendors should visit the PASSPort public portal at https:// www.nyc.gov/site/mocs/passport/about-passport.page click on the “Procurement Navigator.” This will take you to the Public Portal of all procurements in the PASSPort system. To locate the Competitive Sealed Bid, insert the EPIN, 84122B0037, into the keyword search field. In order to respond to the Competitive Sealed Bid, vendors must create an account within the PASSPort system if they have not already done so. This procurement is subject to MBE and WBE participation goals. The MBE goals for this project 8%. and WBE goals for this project 30%. Any inquiries concerning this Competitive Sealed Bid should be directed by email to agency contact nkumar@ dot.nyc.gov, under the subject line EPIN: 84122B0037”. A pre-bid conference via ZOOM is scheduled for 02/14/24 at 10:00 am. Those wishing to attend must email the authorized agency contact for a link. The deadline for the submission of questions IS 02/20/2024 BY 4:00 PM. The bid due date (submission via PASSPort) as well as hard copy as instructed is due 03/13/2024 by 11:00 am. Any inquiries concerning this Competitive Sealed Bid should be directed to agency contact Navneet Kumar via email nkumar@dot. nyc.gov, under the subject line “EPIN:84122B0037.”

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Houses For Sale Howard Beach (Old Side), 2 houses, both legal 2 fam, each w/2 BR, 1 1/2 bath, 2 BR, 1 1/2 bath, walkin 1 BR, 1 bath, gar & drvy. $1,088,000 each. Connexion Real Estate, 718-845-1136

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Notice of Formation of KBLAKE LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 09/07/2023. Ofﬁ ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 13520 241ST ST, ROSEDALE, NY 11422. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

C M SQ page 33 Y K Sky Lounge and Bar LLC, Arts of Org. ﬁ led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/16/2024. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 180 Meacham Ave., Elmont, NY 11003. General Purpose

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SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS–SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF QUEENS – REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- ROMA L. SMITH, AS HEIR, DEVISEE, DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MAUDLINE SMITH AKA MAUDELINE SMITH F/K/A MAUDELINE DIXSON; ANY AND ALL KNOWN OR UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES AND ALL OTHER PARTIES CLAIMING AN INTEREST BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MAUDLINE SMITH AKA MAUDELINE SMITH F/K/A MAUDELINE DIXSON; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY D/B/A NATIONAL GRID NEW YORK; SLOMIN’S, INC.; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ACTING ON BEHALF OF DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10,” said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, intended to be possible tenants or occupants of the premises, or corporations, persons, or other entities having or claiming a lien upon the mortgaged premises, Defendants - Index No. 703819/2017 Plaintiff Designates Queens County as the Place of Trial. The Basis of Venue is that the subject action is situated in Queens County. 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(s) within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); 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. That this Supplemental Summons is being filed pursuant to an order of the court dated November 29, 2023. NOTICE-YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME – If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Lumarie Maldonado Cruz, A.J.S.C. Dated: November 29, 2023 Filed: November 30, 2023. The object of this action is to foreclose a mortgage and covering the premises known as 105-20 Farmers Blvd, Saint Albans, NY 11412. Dated: July 17, 2023 Filed: January 5, 2024. Greenspoon Marder LLP, Attorney for Plaintiff, By: Meir Weiss, Esq., 590 Madison Avenue, Suite 1800, New York, NY 10022 P: (212) 524-5000 F: (212) 524-5050 No Service by fax) Service purposes only: Trade Centre South 100 W. Cypress Creek Road, Suite 700, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 P: (888) 491-1120 F: (954) 343-6982

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SUPREME COURT STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Index No. 704459/2023, CITIZENS BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, -against- John Roe and Jane Roe, said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being all unknown heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of Viola Williams, deceased, late of the City of New York, County of Queens, State of New York, CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Defendants. TO: PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and John Roe and Jane Roe, said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being all known and unknown heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of Viola Williams, deceased, late of the City of New York, County of Queens, and State of New York: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to serve upon plaintiff’s attorneys an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if the summons is not personally served upon you within the State of New York. The United States, if designated a defendant on this action, may appear or answer within sixty (60) days of service. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. The basis of the venue designated is that the mortgaged property is located in Queens County. SCHEDULE A-DESCRIPTION OF MORTGAGED PREMISES ALL; that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Far Rockaway, Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, known and designated as and by the Lot Number 16 to 19 inclusive on a certain map entitled “Map of Kirkman Estates in the 5th Ward, Borough of Queens” and filed on 9/30/29 as Map Number 5826 being bounded and described according to said map as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Beach 22 Street, distant 167.71 feet Westerly from the westerly end of the curve connecting the said southerly side of Beach 22 Street with the westerly end of Elk Court, said point of beginning being the corner formed by the intersection of the easterly line of Lot Number 19 on said map with the southerly side of Reach 22 Street; RUNNING THENCE Westerly along the southerly side of Beach 22 Street as same curves and winds, 84.02 feet to point where the westerly line of Lot Number 16 on said map intersects said southerly side of Beach 22 Street; RUNNING THENCE Southerly along the westerly line of Lot Number: 16, 126.87 feet; RUNNING THENCE North 75 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East alone the southerly line of Lot Numbers 16, 17, 18 and 19 as shown on said map 82.58 feet to the easterly line of said Lot Number 19; RUNNING THENCE Northerly along the easterly line of said Lot Number 19, 131 feet to the southerly side of Beach 22 Street to the point or place of BEGINNING. TO: PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, and John Roe and Jane Roe, said names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiffs, the persons or parties intended being all known and unknown heirs-at-law and next-of-kin of Viola Williams, deceased, late of the City of New York, County of Queens, and State of New York: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Ulysses B. Leverett, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated the 25th day of January, 2024, and filed with the complaint and other papers in the Office of the Clerk of Queens County. This is an action for foreclosure of a mortgage made by Isiah Williams and VIOLA WILLIAMS to TMS Mortgage Inc. dba The Money Store in the original amount of $50,000.00 with interest, dated December 11, 1998, recorded February 5, 1999 in the Queens County Clerk’s Office in Reel 5108 at page 1558. The relief sought is the foreclosure of the mortgage lien and the public sale of the mortgaged premises and in case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you extinguishing any interest or judgment lien you may have in the mortgaged premises. The premises indexed in this action are described and commonly known as 422 Beach 22nd Street, Borough of Queens, County of Queens, City of New York, New York (Tax Map No. 15770-16). **See Schedule A Annexed** Dated: January 31, 2024 COOPER ERVING & SAVAGE LLP Albany, New York BY: Matthew E. Minniefield, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 20 Corporate Woods Blvd., Suite 501, Albany, New York 12211 (518) 449-3900

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