Queens Chronicle South Edition 02-09-23

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HOLD YOUR HORSES

Gov.’s budget outlines moving Aqueduct races to Belmont

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Gov. Hochul’s budget proposal includes $455 million for the redevelopment of Belmont Park, which would facilitate the move of A queduct Race Track there. But state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., chair of the state’s Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering, says it is still a long way off.

SLOW YOUR ROLL

Law could lower speed limits even more

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VAX MANDATE AXED

Rule to end for workers and in schools

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ROMANCING THE SONG

Thalia Theatre’s new show has chemistry, comedy and 20 boleros

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Queens not thrilled by possibility of 20 mph limit, 10 in school zones City could lower speed limits, again

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

When the city lowered the speed limit from 30 miles per hour to 25 back in 2014, Queens was less than thrilled, particularly as a borough that relies so heavily on cars to get around. So it’s not hard to believe that the possibility of lowering that even more would be just as contentious, if not more.

Gov. Hochul’s recently unveiled executive budget includes legislation which, if approved, would authorize New York City to do just that.

According to her office, the City Council would have the ability to lower the speed limit from 25 miles per hour to 20, and from 15 mph to 10 in school zones.

A spokesman for the city Department of Transportation, however, said the Adams administration could make the change itself once the bill is signed into law.

Either way, opinions in Queens on the possibility run the gamut. That was perhaps best summarized by Betty Braton, chair of Community Board 10. “People in the community will be concerned — they weren’t happy when the speed limit was lowered on roadways in the past, they wouldn’t be happy when it happens again,” she said. “But the adverse is that it does provide for safer streets.”

Among the legislation’s proponents is state

Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst). “The data shows that even a five mph difference in speed can make a life or death difference in instances of traffic violence,” she said in a statement. “My district has lost too many people to crashes in recent months, so I am interested in seeing this budget take a look at a whole suite of traffic-calming measures, including this proposal.”

A 2016 ProPublica article uses data from a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study to show that the average person has only a 7 per-

cent chance of dying if struck by a vehicle going 20 mph.

The DOT spokesman said the agency is “fully supportive” of the idea.

Others, while cognizant of the need for safer streets, were not as enthused. “I think it’s crazy,” Glen Oaks Village Owners Co-op President Bob Friedrich said of the proposal. “I can run faster than 10 miles an hour — so if I’m running, am I now out of compliance?”

“The city is actually at war with car owners,” he added.

The legislation comes less than a year after the city opted to turn on its speed cameras in school zones 24/7. Coupled with the governor’s latest effort, that was of chief concern for Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park). “This is just another push by the government to eliminate cars from the city and put the squeeze on middle and working class residents of the outerboroughs,” she said in a statement. “This executive budget makes it clear that these measures are not about enhancing safety, but they are instead about generating revenue at the expense of hardworking New Yorkers.

“If these kinds of policies continue, those same New Yorkers will eventually have no choice but to get into their cars and move elsewhere.”

Richard David, a community leader in South Richmond Hill, was also worried about fines. “I would need some facts showing that lowering speed limits, on top of camera fines, leads to increased safety outcomes,” he said in a message to the Chronicle. “So far these penalties appear to impact communities of color and middle class residents disproportionately, as does traffic violence. At the end of the day, I don’t want to see more fines for living in NYC.”

Paul DiBenedetto, president of the Bayside Historical Society, was unsure that lowering

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A measure in Gov. Hochul’s budget package would allow the city to lower speed limits to 20 miles per hour and to 10 mph in school zones.

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Guv’s budget looks to close Aqueduct

Hochul wants to modernize Belmont, ‘repurpose’ Big A land; casino next?

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The 128-year-old Aqueduct Race Track appears to be heading into the home stretch, according to Gov. Hochul’s 2023-24 executive budget proposal.

But state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) told the Chronicle on Thursday that even if Hochul’s plan is approved, the Big A is going to be around for a while.

Hochul’s proposal for the fiscal year beginning April 1 includes $455 million in capital spending for the redevelopment of Belmont Racetrack, located just on the other side of the Cross Island Parkway in Nassau County.

A report on the website casino. org on Feb. 1 stated that the move could lead to the land being used for expansion of Resorts World New York City into a full casino with table games.

“The [Belmont] project will result in the creation of new tracks and parking as well as the construction of a new clubhouse,” according to an entry on page 33 of Hochul’s briefing book. “This project will facilitate the move of Aqueduct racing to Belmont, allowing the State to repurpose the Aqueduct property.”

Addabbo has made no secret of his wish to place a full casino on or near the site of Resorts World in South Ozone Park.

“But this is not going to happen overnight — by far,” Addabbo said during a phone interview. “You’re not going to wake up one day and see a for sale sign or a for lease sign at Aqueduct. The bottom line is it is going to take years, because Belmont has to be ready.”

The Queens Chamber of Commerce voiced its support for Hochul’s proposal on its Twitter page on Feb. 1.

Aqueduct opened in September 1894. The website bloodhorse.com reported that the state would, if approved, float bonds to upgrade, with the New York Racing Association repaying the debt at a rate of more than $26 million a year.

But the story also said a similar effort has failed once before.

Addabbo said the success of Resorts World and its relationship with its neighbors have made residents more open to a change.

“I think we’ve seen over the years the reduced racing days at Aqueduct,” Addabbo said. “We’ve seen some capital improvements, and I’m thankful to NYRA for their efforts there, but I think because the site over at Belmont has transformed into a more welcoming site, bringing retail, the improvements there, the arena there and the transportation hub, everybody saw the writing on the wall that if Belmont was to become this year-round site that

basically the days of Aqueduct would be numbered.”

Especially, he said, since the area has one of the most successful gaming sites in the country right there.

“Even harkening back to my days on the community board, where we were fearful of what would happen to that land if Aqueduct was ever to cease to exist, now there’s less of a fear because Resorts has been such a good neighbor. And even if they weren’t to expand into the Aqueduct property, we see that with [a casino] comes thousands of local jobs and certainly revenue and education funding.”

He also said Aqueduct would get a chance to relive some of its heyday and become “the center of

attention” should Belmont construction require the relocation of one or more racing seasons to Ozone Park.

Addabbo, even given the subject matter, declined an invitation to lay odds on the chances of Resorts World landing one of the three approved casino licenses in the city.

“With all the anticipation, I’m looking forward to seeing what happens with the state Gaming Commission and their incredible proposals,” he said. “And I expect there to be about a dozen or so.”

The New York Racing Association, in a statement on its Twitter page last Wednesday, thanked Hochul for supporting the Belmont rebuild, but made no mention of

Aqueduct.

“Horse racing in New York State has a champion in Gov. Kathy Hochul, who clearly recognizes the important role the sport plays within the New York economy,” NYRA President and CEO David O’Rourke said in statement. “Belmont Park stands at the center of the statewide racing ecosystem, and the project to re-imagine the facility will create jobs, drive tourism to the region and secure the future of thoroughbred racing across the state. The time is right to build a new Belmont Park for the benefit of New York State and we look forward to working with our legislative partners to ensure the Governor’s proposal is enacted.” Q

Flooding event Sat. to cover all bases

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

A “one-stop shop” community event this Saturday will dive into all aspects of flooding — past, present and future.

From help dealing with winter storm Elliott damage to future resiliency projects to preserving Superstorm Sandy stories, the Be FloodSmart event, organized by Roger Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, will take place at the Our Lady of Grace school hall in Howard Beach from 12 to 4 p.m. A

host of government agencies and community organizations will be present.

“It’s really a way for people to come and get information about such a wide variety of things,” said Gendron.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will present on its Harbor and Tributary Study, which includes a proposal for storm surge barriers and tide gates.

NYC Emergency Management will provide information on Ready NYC, a public education campaign that helps prepare for different emergencies in the city.

The city Department of Environmental

Protection will distribute information and will have some home flood barriers to hand out.

The Science and Resiliency Institute at Jamaica Bay will discuss its Community Flood Watch program, a network of individuals and organizations who report flooding, share experiences and access resources through a database used by researchers studying tides and sea level rise and by residents advocating for their neighborhoods’ needs.

FloodNet will discuss its plan to install hundreds of sensors citywide.

FloodHelpNY will discuss how residents can protect their homes and reduce future flood risk.

Neighborhood Housing Services will provide information on loans and grants to repair water mains, boilers, sewer lines, sidewalks, roofs, plumbing, electrical systems and eliminate dangerous conditions.

The Brooklyn College Learning Project will be there seeking candidates for its oral history project focused on first-hand Superstorm Sandy experiences.

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“But this is not going to happen overnight — by far.”

— State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. on the possibility of Aqueduct Race Track’s closure

Aqueduct Race Track has seen some of the greatest thoroughbreds and moments in racing history. But Gov. Hochul wants to close it; and a casino might be next. GOOGLE MAPS IMAGE

Dispensary, budget recs from CB 10

Board hits pot shop locations, 311 complaints and budget priorities

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Community Board 10 voted unanimously to submit comment to the Office of Cannabis Management that includes recommendations that dispensaries be kept a certain distance away from bars and to consider nearby homes.

“We have enough issues outside of the bars with people just smoking cigarettes ... we don’t need people out there smoking the pot they just bought down the block,” said Chair Betty Braton at last Thursday’s meeting.

A public comment period is open until Feb. 13 to weigh in on proposed regulations.

State law already says that dispensaries cannot be on the same road and within 500 feet of a school or 200 feet of a house of worship.

“We will draft the comment and send it to the cannabis management people stating our opinions on how we think this should proceed and hopefully they will develop rules that will work,” Braton said.

Community boards will be able to support or oppose applications for marijuana licenses, similar to how they do with State Liquor Authority applications, she explained.

Applicants must notify the municipality in which the dispensary would be located at least 30 days before it enters into any agreement.

“We now have to figure out how we’re going to respond to those,” Braton said.

The board stopped holding public hearings on SLA applications because it found that its requests were being ignored, she explained, but it plans to hold them for cannabis licenses.

“Until we have a grasp on what the proce-

dure is going to be at the state level, we will hold the public hearing in regard to any cannabis license that we receive.”

She did, however, make a motion to automatically recommend against any applicants that do not notify the board within 30 days and hopes that it could be even more notice.

“If you’re not going to follow the rules about notification, it’s hard for us to make the assumption that you’ll follow the other rules,” Braton stated.

The OCM has a checklist for issuing licenses. Municipal feedback is analyzed, according to its website, and includes the impact on a locality, considering noise, odor and traffic.

No applications have been submitted within CB 10’s area yet although some shops have been busted illegally selling cannabis products.

In other board news, at a recent Queens Borough Board budget hearing with Borough President Donovan Richards, CB 10 District Manager Karyn Petersen outlined the board’s capital budget priorities, which focused on the construction of new schools, the addition of police in the 106th Precinct and moving forward on resiliency projects throughout the area.

During the board’s meeting Thursday, Braton read aloud the testimony as well as the written comment that was included with it.

“For a number of years, projects to address tidal flooding in our board area have been among our top 10 expense budget priorities and they are still there,” Braton said.

“Despite the passage of time and efforts by city government to fund and build much-needed projects, very little resilient infrastructurerelated projects that would directly benefit our residents and protect their homes have been constructed,” she continued.

One project on the board’s priority list since Superstorm Sandy is the bulkheading of city-

owned dead ends and other properties that abut Shellbank and Hawtree basins.

The board also urged Richards to advocate for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects that would protect communities, including the tentatively selected plan to install flood gates and storm surge barriers to nearby waters.

Braton, Petersen and Frank Dardani, chair of the board’s Public Safety Committee, analyzed 311 complaints for the area.

Of approximately 26,000 complaints, 96 percent dealt with illegal parking, blocked driveways, abandoned vehicles and noise.

“We may be a very diverse district but no matter where you are in the district, those concerns appear to be the same,” Braton said, adding that a better system is needed for noise complaints.

Capt. Jerome Bacchi, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, followed with a crime update and acknowledged that the precinct gets thousands of calls for abandoned vehicles each year but there is not enough space to store them.

Eight cars left running were stolen so far this year. That happened last winter, too, he said, and perpetrators were as young as 14- and 16-years-old.

Felony assaults are up, Bacchi said, because there is an increase in domestic violence — those incidents are up 20 percent.

The 106th Precinct’s domestic violence officer can be reached at (718) 845-2227 and the city’s 24-hour domestic violence hotline is 1 (800) 621-HOPE.

“If you’re an offender or you know an offender that needs help, help is available,” said Bacchi.

“Maybe you need anger management or maybe there are other issues in the relationship, maybe somebody’s unemployed and it’s financial stress or substance abuse ... we can refer you to services,” he said. Q

Firefighters killed in 1923 honored

Generations later, families come together to remember OP tragedy

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Monday marked 100 years since three FDNY firefighters were killed when a Long Island Rail Road train hit their fire truck at the intersection of Rockaway Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue while responding to an alarm during a snowstorm.

Lt. James Griffin of Engine 285, and Firefighters John F. Dunne and Michael H. Hanley of Ladder 142 were all killed.

On Sunday, the descendants of two of the firefighters gathered at Engine 285/Ladder 142 in Ozone Park, the same firehouse the men left from in 1923, for a ceremony and the unveiling of a new bronze plaque.

The families of Griffin and Dunne attended in person and over Zoom as well as members of Engine 285/Ladder 142, FDNY chiefs and Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Historical

Society.

Erin Silvetti, great-granddaughter of Dunne, was among those who gave remarks.

“I never knew much about my great-grandfather other than the tragic way that he died,” she said.

It was one of the rare-known pieces of family history that hers held close over the years.

She continued, “It never occurred to us that there were other people out there today who not only also knew of it but also honored it as we do. When Lt. Griffin’s family found us, this piece of distant family history became very real and very much in the present moment. It’s filled us with so many emotions as if the crash just happened. Awe for the bravery of the firemen that day, answering an alarm in a snow storm without hesitation, grief for the immeasurable loss of three great men, Lt. James Griffin, Firefighter John F. Dunne and Firefighter Michael H. Hanley, heartbreak for the

families that were forever shaken, and for all the promising paths permanently altered and pride to be able to participate in this honor and to be part of something so much greater than ourselves.”

Silvetti splits her time between Jackson Heights and Rockaway but never knew the roots her great-grandfather had in Queens until the Griffins tracked the family down a few weeks ago, she told the Chronicle.

“I have been within a couple blocks of the Rockaway Blvd. and Atlantic Ave. intersection countless times, either driving or on the A train, without any idea it was where my great-grandfather was killed,” she said.

The Griffin family flew in from all over the country to attend the event. There are no known descendents of Hanley left.

The plaque was gifted from the Uniformed Firefighters Association and Uniformed Fire Officers Association Welfare Fund. Q

Community Board 10 District Manager Karyn Petersen, left, gave testimony at a recent budget hearing and Chair Betty Braton led Thursday night’s monthly meeting. ZOOM SCREENSHOTS

Police, school space and flooding were top on Community Board 10’s budget priorities.

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Requirement for municipal workers and school visitors to end Friday City to drop bulk of its vax mandates

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

City workers and visitors to Department of Education buildings will no longer be required to show proof of vaccination starting Feb. 10, Mayor Adams announced on Monday.

“With more than 96 percent of city workers and more than 80 percent of New Yorkers having received their primary COVID-19 series and more tools readily available to keep us healthy, this is the right moment for this decision,” Adams said in a statement, encouraging vaccinations and precautions nonetheless.

Many praised the move, saying it was overdue and followed common sense.

“Today’s announcement to suspend mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements for all city workers proves that we’ve been correct all along,” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) said in a prepared statement. “From the very beginning of this pandemic, my colleagues and I have opposed these requirements.”

Those who refused the shots will no longer be subjected to weekly

tests and new hires will not need to prove vaccination status, opening up a pool of potential employees to fill pandemic-driven manpower gaps, Ariola said.

But she and her Common Sense Caucus colleagues, including Queens Councilmembers Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) and Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone), say there is still work to be done. Approximately 1,780 fired workers are not able to automatically return to work.

“This is an excellent step in the right direction, but more needs to be done: let’s rehire all those who lost their jobs to the de Blasio-era mandates and bring the city back to normalcy,” Holden said on Twitter.

Paladino tweeted, “The war is not yet over, we must continue to fight for those who were wrongfully fired due to a personal medical decision.”

Those workers will be able to apply with their former agencies through existing rules, regulations and processes, according to City Hall. The city said it has fully processed and issued decisions for all pending “reasonable accommodation” appeals.

“We are glad that the City has decided to stop fighting against our court victory overturning this unjust and illogical mandate,” PBA President Patrick Lynch said in a statement.

In September, a judge ruled that the vaccine mandate for municipal workers in the city’s largest police union was invalid.

“However, the job is only half done,” Lynch continued. “We call on the City to ensure that our members who were fired or had their employment unfairly impacted are reinstated, with back pay and without condition.”

Harry Nespoli, president of the Uniformed Sanitationmen’s Association, said in a statement, “We are going to be filing a suit for back pay to make our workers whole and retrieve the money that my men and women’s families lost.”

Monday’s announcement includes city DOE employees as well as nonpublic school, early childcare and daycare staff.

Many parents have criticized the requirement that all school visitors be vaccinated.

“This is a step in the right direction, getting parents back in the buildings and not having to worry about graduations and parties and plays and, oh my God, meetings and all this craziness,” said Adriana Aviles, of Douglaston.

Aviles believes the requirement explains some of the drop in enrollment and distrust in the school system, with parents unable to be inside

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Does Albany smell what pot shops are cooking?

Not too many people would be against tightening up the laws against drunk driving. We’re certainly not. While it’s been a long time since driving while intoxicated was a headline issue for a sustained period of time, lives are continually lost to those who stupidly, selfishly, get behind the wheel after drinking.

So when Queens state Sen. John Liu, Brooklyn Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon and a slew of advocates stood together Monday to press for lowering the DWI threshold from .08 percent blood alcohol content to .05 percent, we had no objection. It’s already illegal to drive with a BAC above .05 percent (the charge is driving while ability impaired until the DWI threshold is reached), but sure, lower the threshold to .05 percent exactly and increase the penalties. Proponents say such a move has helped reduce drunk driving in the state that already has done it, Utah, all while not increasing the burden on the court system or negatively impacting the hospitality industry.

It’s too bad, however, that our state lawmakers don’t seem as interested in coming up with ideas to combat the scourge of driving under the influence of marijuana,

which is sure to increase rapidly thanks to the drug’s legalization. It’s much harder to assess whether a driver is high than drunk, because there is no test quite as accurate in measuring marijuana’s presence as there is for alcohol. That just has to do with the nature of the weed — it’s hard to tell, chemically speaking, if someone smoked it an hour ago or yesterday, which makes it harder to get a conviction. Researchers are working on technology to change that, but nothing reliable that can be deployed on the roads is even on the horizon yet.

Yet we know the problem will get worse. In Colorado, where recreational marijuana was legalized in 2012, the number of fatalities in crashes in which drivers tested positive for it rose from 18 in 2013 to 77 in 2016, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Board. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that the number of drivers in Washington state who tested positive for marijuana after a fatal crash doubled — from about 9 percent to about 18 percent, after it was legalized there. Why would New York be any different? We’re also dealing with the explosion of stores selling marijuana illegally since the stuff was legalized. Yes, that

sounds weird, because it is. You can have it, but you can’t sell it — without a special license that’s hard to get — but people are selling it because ... well, why not? With an estimated 1,400 shops citywide in on the game, and 225 of them in Queens, according to a solid law-enforcement source, what are the chances that yours will be shut down? You may as well sell it, whether in the form of buds or the “edibles” people are getting high on, many of which look like regular candy, appealing to children. And even the adults who ingest the edibles may be in for more than they bargained for, because the effect is delayed, and you may think you can eat more than you really should — and then wham! Out of your mind high.

These are the gifts the state bequeathed us when it legalized smoking weed for fun. Now we have the city trying to get creative to stop the illicit shops, going after them under civil law instead of criminal, seeking to get them evicted. It may be a tall order to get that done, but we give Mayor Adams credit for trying something new in response to a new challenge. State lawmakers, looking to tweak an old law instead, might take heed and work on some of the issues their very actions helped create.

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Goodbye gas, hello wind

Dear Editor:

In a huge relief for people who breathe in asthma-burdened Ravenswood, Big Allis, New York’s largest power plant, is turning off the gas. Instead, the plant will be powered by clean, renewable and reliable offshore wind from turbines in the Atlantic.

Big Allis, like many gas plants and toxic waste facilities, was plunked down in a lowincome community with little political power and dominated by a NYCHA project, the Queensbridge Houses. Residents routinely have suffered a huge number of respiratory health problems from toxic emissions generated by burning gas.

Continued gas burning is driving the climate crisis, already raising the water level in New York and making storms into disasters. We’re lucky not to be getting Buffalo’s record snowstorms. California’s repeated drenchings haven’t been enough to make up for their

The way to get off gas is to strengthen and expedite offshore wind projects, uniquely appropriate here. Gov. Hochul, already a clean energy booster, must keep up the pressure to get offshore wind farms rising. The Empire, Sunrise and Beacon Wind projects are in development. Rory Christian, chair and CEO of the New York State Public Service Commission, please use your power to expedite them.

Queens deserves better health and climate action.

Grace Mok

Long Island City

Flushing M’dows Park-ing lot

Dear Editor:

To the say that a parking lot next to Citi Field, which is a barren dead zone six months a year, is a park is silly and disingenuous. Year-

round use of the space for the enjoyment of residents and visitors is a far better option, be it a casino or some other initiative.

Francis Murray Bayside

Fix Ridgewood streetlights

Dear Editor:

There are now two streetlights out by the Grover Cleveland High School Athletic Field and Ridgewood Community Garden. The first one, on Metropolitan Avenue between Amory Court and Tonsor Street, has been out over a year now. Every time I walk that way, I send an e-mail about the light being out to my elected officials and Community Board 5, and I also report it to 311. It is still out.

The other night I walked home that way and I noticed the streetlight in front of the athletic field on Tonsor Street between Met-

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ropolitan Avenue and Himrod Street is out too.

Can anyone reading this do anything about getting these lights put back on? Thank you.

Charlene Stubbs Maspeth

Democrats lie, too

Dear Editor:

For last several weeks, letter writers have expressed their anger toward Rep. George Santos after it was learned that he lied about his qualifications and heritage.

There is no defense for Santos. But what I would like to know is why are Democrats completely silent when a member of their party does the same?

Sen. Elizabeth Warren lied about American Indian heritage. Sen. Richard Blumenthal lied about his service in Vietnam. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lied about traveling to the Balkans during the war there. In addition, Rep. Maxine Waters encouraged violence against supporters of Donald Trump. Rep. Ilhan Omar stated that America must be dismantled and made numerous anti-Semitic and anti-Israel comments. In each case, not a single, solitary Democrat condemned the comments or actions.

It could be said that Santos told a lot more lies than they did, making him more guilty. But a politician is held to a high standard. A lie is a lie, and whether one or 18, they must be rebuked and censured.

Edward Riecks Howard Beach

Feel the G-force BK to FoHI

Dear Editor:

Steven Kalka suggests G train subway service to Queens Plaza for “improved BrooklynQueens interborough mass transit” without the need to build additional tracks (“One small step for subways,” Jan. 26). How about going farther than one stop into Queens and running the G on the M/R line all the way to Forest Hills–71st Avenue, as was done in the early 2000s? Then Brooklyn would be a single free transfer away from many bus routes.

Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Black and white together

Dear Editor:

During Black History month, time should be devoted not only to the lives of prominent African Americans, but also to those white Americans who sacrificed social position, wealth, time, safety and their lives to support the African-American cause to achieve freedom and full benefits of citizenship.

White Americans who were sympathetic to the plight of oppressed Blacks were staunch abolitionists, opened their homes as sanctuaries to slaves on the Underground Railroad, rode buses as Freedom Riders and went south to teach, demonstrate and register African Americans to vote during extremely dangerous times.

If African-American history is American history, then those courageous white Americans who sacrificed all for this nation to live

up to the principles on which it was founded should never be forgotten. We must remember: Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, Viola Liuzzo, William Lewis Moore, James Zwerg, Richard Loving, the Rev. James Reeb, the Grimke Sisters, John Brown, William Lloyd Garrison, Robert Gould Shaw, Sen. Charles Sumner, Rep. Thaddeus Stevens and many more.

African and white Americans striving together for the goal of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all is a truly remarkable story of American humanity that should be told proudly.

Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

Holocaust’s other 5M dead

Dear Editor:

It’s true that six million Jews were killed during the Holocaust, but there were another five million non-Jewish victims as well. The total killed was 11 million.

Over two million Christians were murdered, along with Jehovah’s witnesses, Gypsies, gays and disabled and mentally ill people. Yet these five million are sometimes spoken of in a brief sentence or not spoken about at all.

Ten days before Hitler invaded Poland he gave a speech. Part of his speech included his “Armenian quote,” in which he says, “Send to death mercilessly and without compassion, men, women, and children of Polish derivation and language.” In that speech he never mentioned the Jews. He wanted to wipe out the whole Polish population, culture and religion. His plan was to Germanize Poland by having German citizens move into Poland. Most people don’t know about that quote. Anyone can Google Hitler’s Armenian quote and see for themselves.

My mother’s grandparents were murdered by the Russians and their farmhouse was burned to the ground. She also had an uncle and cousin murdered by the Germans. She and her sister were abducted during a roundup by the SS and taken to Germany as forced laborers. She was only 14 years old. She and her family were all Christians. My mother survived and was a war bride who came to America. My father was from New York and went to war to fight the Germans. He met her in a displacement camp in Germany.

Again, the historical facts were 11 million people killed by the Germans during World War II. Disregarding five million of them who don’t have a voice does a disservice to the world and makes five million people less relevant or forgotten.

Antoni Capozello Laurelton

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Despite historic funding increase, one ‘nonstarter’ for lawmakers More school aid, charters in budget

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Gov. Hochul’s proposed budget includes a big bump in school funding and also includes getting rid of a regional cap on the number of charter schools in New York City, an element that has drawn much attention from Queens lawmakers and education activists.

The 2023-24 budget, which must be negotiated on with the Legislature, includes $34.5 billion in school aid, which is 10 percent higher than last year’s budget.

The school funding includes $24 billion for Foundation Aid, which considers school district wealth and student need to create an equitable distribution of state money to schools, and $250 million of that will go to tutoring to address learning loss.

SUNY and CUNY would receive $1.5 billion in new capital funding, including $1.2 million that would go toward maintaining and preserving campus facilities and making strategic investments; $224 million will go to community colleges.

The budget adds $125 million to pre-K programs and will support approximately 17,500 additional full-day slots.

Hochul has also proposed eliminating the regional cap on the number of charter schools in the city and would allow licenses for closed-down “zombie charters” to be reissued,

which could bring around 100 of the schools to New York City.

In a recent interview on NY1, Hochul said she is a product of and believer in public schools.

“So I don’t understand the argument that somehow allowing parents, especially in Black and brown communities, who are just saying, ‘can we just have an option here,’ if we’re sitting on a waitlist for a charter school, I mean I don’t think we should be telling them they don’t have a choice,” she said. “I’m committed to public schools, but why not let people who have a different view of how their children should be educated have that option.”

Last week, state legislators and advocates, including state Sens. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), city Comptroller Brad Lander and Sheree Gibson, the Queens borough president’s Panel for Educational Policy appointee, rallied against the proposed charter expansion, calling it a “nonstarter.”

Gov. Hochul’s budget proposal would increase school funding and allow more charters to open in the city. Lawmakers and advocates, above, are already fighting back. PHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE

cation they are entitled to under the New York State constitution,” Liu said in a statement.

Ramos said on Twitter, “We fought too hard for foundation aid to allow for a two tiered system of education. We’re going to fight to keep this out of the budget.”

The Asian Wave Alliance, the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Greater New York and the New York City Residents Alliance responded in support of the budget.

The groups said in a joint statement that the lawmakers’ rebuke fails to consider the needs of AsianAmerican families. Attempts to get rid of gifted and talented and screened programs and implementing lottery-style admissions has left “families who value merit-based options with chance.”

The number of Asian students attending charter schools has jumped 54 percent in the past five years, said Yiatin Chu, president of the AWA.

“The Governor laid down the welcome mat for NYC school kids in her proposed budget by fully funding Foundation Aid so our students can finally receive the sound, basic edu-

“However, lifting the charter cap would pull that rug right back out from underneath our kids’ feet by diverting precious, long sought after resources away from the schools that need it most.”

Banks in hot seat at town hall CCHS pushes chancellor on funding, safety and more

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

An hour-long town hall with Schools Chancellor David Banks went by too quickly for many and was filled with tensions over school safety, special education and funding.

Citywide Council on High Schools President Karen Wang opened the meeting with her dismay that Banks only had an hour and implored that he meet with them more.

Banks had to rush out to head to Albany as he was set to give testimony Wednesday morning, but before he did, a distraught parent of a student with an IEP begged for help.

Her question could not be heard over Zoom but one CCHS member said it included her child not having an Integrated Co-Teaching teacher in place and the struggles special ed students have in the school system.

“I can raise my voice as well,” Banks said to the woman at one point.

“A parent shouldn’t have to come to track you down at a town hall to get services for their child,” said Wang.

Banks said it was the first he was hearing of the situation and insisted his staff meet with the woman at the event.

District 28 parent Effi Zakry asked how schools could be safer and if the NYPD could patrol near them.

“It’s on the outside where we’re seeing the

greatest challenges,” said Mark Rampersant, chief of safety for the DOE.

He said he hears from parents giving their kids weapons to protect themselves while coming to and from school. “That’s a tough one for me. It’s a tough one for us,” he said.

He and Banks met that same day with NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey.

In the coming days, Banks said, he would be making a “very serious call to action” directed at parents to help ensure safety.

“The number one message that I have heard is parents want to be involved. Well, dammit, this is how you get involved as well,” he said.

Deputy Chancellor of Teaching and Learn-

ing Carolyn Quintana said an announcement on accelerated learning academies would come soon. One is expected for Southeast Queens.

“I know that we had promised to stand up at least three accelerated learning academies by 2024,” Quintana said. “We’ll continue to work on that and stay tuned, because very, very soon, as in really, really soon, we’ll be making announcements about that.”

Member Ted Leather asked when the money saved from trimming the DOE beaurocracy would be seen in schools.

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The groups’ support of charters comes from them often outperforming public schools in state test scores, with less funding per student, and gives families expanded options without “introducing new costs.”

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College Point environmental activist James Cervino also said speed cameras have been effective. “I’m driving a little slower,” he said. “Those tickets sting. I’m learning that ‘Oh, wait, over here I need to go [slower].’” Later he added, “Fifteen to 10 doesn’t seem rational to me.”

Candace Prince-Modeste, a community activist in Springfield Gardens, was skeptical that lowering the speed limit more is the solution.

“According to the NYC DOT, only 25 percent of pedestrian deaths are due to excessive speeding. So I have to ask what accounts for the remaining 75 percent, and what has been done to mitigate those causes?” she said via email. “It’s crystal clear to me that there are increasingly more people getting behind the wheel who simply do not care about the safety of others, let alone a speed limit. More street redesigns and safety measures are great, but if there is little to no enforcement, which must be equitable regardless of neighborhood, of the current rules, we’ll continue to have high numbers of traffic fatalities.” Q

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Hochul submits $227B state spending proposal

Bail reform, MTA funding and more on Albany’s docket for FY 2023-24

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Gov. Hochul has presented a record $227 billion budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2023-24 that comes with fiscal storm clouds on the national horizon and a Legislature almost certainly looking to increase the proposed bottom line.

Among myriad things in her annual executive budget plan, Hochul is calling for increases in education spending, massive investments in mental health and affordable housing, seeking increased taxes to fund the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and proposing — at least in her speech and its briefing booklet — that more changes need to be made to the 2019 bail reform laws.

“[Last year] we had unprecedented revenues coming from Washington,” Hochul said. “We had Wall Street doing very well. We had tax receipts ... We were in a different place.”

Hochul then referred to the more than tripling of state reserves in the last year in rainy day funds.

“It’s a very good thing we did, because one year later, the umbrellas are out,” she said. “A majority of economists are predicting a recession. But the good news is that we are prepared.”

The final budget, which now must be negotiated with the Legislature, is due by April 1. Out-year deficits for fiscal years 2025 ($5.7 billion), 2026 ($9 billion) and

Gun bust praise and special thx

The monthly 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting on Tuesday night honored officers who got an illegal gun off the street and included special recognition from an area elected official.

Above, Officer Giancarlo Pineda and Sgt. Robert Sabella, second and third from right, respectively, received Cop of the Month for recovering a firearm during a vehicle stop.

At right, Councilmember Lynn Schulman presented a citation to Officer Sam Blaettler, center, “for going above and beyond his duties on a difficult case” that her office said it was also involved in. They are seen with the precinct’s commanding officer, Capt. Jeremy Kivlin, right.

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2027 ($7.5 billion) total $22.2 billion.

The Citizens Budget Commission, in a statement on its website, said Hochul’s proposal calls for $2.4 billion in new recurring spending, with about half intended for Medicaid. Projected increases in revenue are not sufficient to cover the out-year deficits.

Features highlighted by the governor included:

• $800 million for the MTA by raising the payroll mobility tax in the city and surrounding counties from 0.34 percent to 0.5 percent;

• $1 billion for a multiyear plan to overhaul the mental healthcare system;

• $250 million for infrastructure upgrades for municipalities to accommodate new housing;

• $337 million in varied programs to curtail gun violence; and

• $1 billion for assistance to asylum seekers.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) told the Chronicle that Hochul’s plan is a

good place to start negotiations.

“It’s not bad,” Comrie said. “Overall, there are some improvements to the budget: keeping school funding practically whole, she hasn’t really reduced an major categories. It’s a good template to work from.”

He said there always are some things taken out that the Legislature has to negotiate back in.

Comrie acknowledged that the deficits and fiscal future could be worrisome.

“There’s always debt that we have to be able to leverage against,” he said. “As for a recession, it’s been talked about for six months and hasn’t happened yet. I think that New York’s economy is, while not recession-proof, still strong.”

Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), said she had not yet been briefed on transportation issues, and wants to see more details on the payroll mobility tax.

“My question is I have not seen whether it affects small businesses, where it’s across the board,” Stavisky said. “One thing I learned in a very boring class on economics in college was that a tax should be based on ability to pay. And if everybody is being taxed at the same rate, I don think that is fair. Because small businesses have unique problems.”

Stavisky, who chairs the Education Committee, did say Hochul has called for record increases in Foundation Aid to education, which she said greatly benefits New York City.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli had concerns in a press release from his office.

“Inflation is still too high, and New York still has not regained all the jobs lost during the pandemic,” DiNapoli said. “Federal relief aid has provided critical support to the state budget, but will be depleted by the end of the financial plan. New York needs to fund essential programs and services that support quality of life in our state, while also ensuring the long-term sustainability of the state’s finances.”

He also is concerned about the state incurring more and more debt to finance its programs and services. Q

Talk about the state budget

Eight state senators representing Queens will host a forum for residents who have questions about or statements pertaining to Gov. Hochul’s executive budget plan at Borough Hall from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Feb. 22.

Residents may come in person, participate remotely or email their testimony before or after the forum. Each person wishing to speak will be given five minutes. Written testimony can be emailed to QueensBudgetForum@gmail.com, subject line Budget Forum Testimony.

People can register by RSVPing at the

email address, or by calling (718) 4450004. The forum has its own website at bit.ly/QnsBudgetForum.

Borough Hall is at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. It can be reached by multiple bus routes and the E and F subways.

Sponsors are state Sens. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven), Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), Kristen Gonzalez (D-Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan), John Liu (D-Bayside), Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), Julia Salazar (D-Brooklyn, Queens) and Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing). Q

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Hochul: more bans on transit attackers

Wants 2020 law clarified, expanded

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Gov. Hochul is looking to clarify and expand application of a 2020 law that allows judges to issue multiple-year bans from city buses and subways against those who assault transit workers.

Hochul wants to include contractors and the general public among those victims whose cases could allow bans under specific circumstances.

The New York Post reported on Feb. 2 that only a single person has been banned as of late 2022 despite subway crime jumping 40 percent last year alone.

Hochul, discussing crime in general and and changes she is seeking to things like bail reform in her budget message on Jan. 26, struck a similar tone. And she said in her budget address that the state “will not turn our backs on the progress that was made.

“But conflicting language in the law leads to confusion and a lack of accountability for judges that make their determinations. So let’s just simply provide clarity.”

In an email from Transit Workers Union Local 100, on Tuesday, Richard Davis, president of the union that represents tens of thousands of transit workers, supported the governor.

He said the union hopes the bill clarifies any ambiguities, closes loopholes and paves the way for judges to start applying the 2020 law.

“We want judges to finally start banning people from the bus and subway system when they are convicted of assaulting one of our members,” Davis said. “It’s long overdue. The criminal justice system needs to send a message that these unprovoked and despicable attacks on transit workers won’t be tolerated.”

Davis said so far, no one has been banned from the subway or bus system under the law, while one was banned from the Long Island Rail Road.

As with everything involved with the

state budget, Hochul’s proposal will involve negotiations with the state Senate and Assembly, both of which have Democratic super majorities.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) have not shown their cards on the mass transit ban proposal, but have been disinclined in the past to entertain Hochul’s requests for more changes to the 2019 bail reform laws.

State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) serves as chairman of the Senate Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions, which has oversight of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

The senator told the Chronicle on Tuesday that the change Hochul is seeking could be a back door to discrimination.

“And it’s kind of crazy to try to ban someone from a subway system that is as vast as ours,” Comrie said. “I’m not in favor of it.” Q

Gov. Hochul wants to expand the law that allows judges to ban criminals from subways and buses. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE

Organics collection program set to resume March 27, DSNY says Queens composting a massive success

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Mayor Adams announced last Wednesday that the Big Apple will lead the nation for the largest compost collection as he takes food waste curbside pickup citywide by the end of 2024. Leading the way during its first season last fall was Queens.

“For more than two decades, past administrations have been working to achieve citywide composting — and today, I’m proud to announce we are getting it done,” Adams said in a statement. “By reducing the food waste that we put into trash bags, our streets will look better, smell better, and best of all, [we’ll] be dealing a blow to New York City’s number one enemy: rats.”

The curbside organics composting program went boroughwide on Oct. 3, 2022, and 12.7 million pounds of material was collected through the end of the year, according to city Department of Sanitation data provided to the Queens Chronicle.

The data showed that the top area for organics collection was Community District 12, which includes all or part of Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans and Springfield Gardens.

CD 12 diverted more than 2.2 million pounds of yard and food waste from landfills under the program, according to the DSNY. That was more than all seven community dis-

tricts participating in the department’s “legacy” opt-in program combined.

Community Board 12 District Manager Yvonne Reddick was shocked by the results.

“Frankly speaking, I was surprised by the results myself,” Reddick told the Chronicle. “I knew that the residents really wanted it to happen, so they took full advantage of the program.”

Reddick emphasized that her district was waiting for the program for a very long time.

The Commercial Organics Recycling Mandate law was passed December 2013 and went into effect in 2014.

Vincent Gragnani, a spokesman for the DSNY, agrees with Reddick that CD 12 residents were keen to participate.

“Looking at curbside composting successes in other cities, we knew that an initial focus on leaf and yard waste would be key to success here in New York,” Gragnani told the Chronicle. “Residents of Jamaica and St. Albans had been left out of our prior programs, and were clearly eager to turn their leaf and yard waste and food scraps into usable material — getting it out of the black bags and out of the landfills.”

Reddick said the people in her district hope the program remains permanent.

Gragnani told the Chronicle that unlike the legacy opt-in program, the new system was made accessible to all of Queens from October

through December 2022, and also allowed residents to use their own food waste bins if they wanted, thus making the process as simple as possible. The collection is on pause for a winter break, but after March 27 it will be permanent and year round.

The DSNY says the universal organic pickup in Queens was so successful, it collected 3.5 million pounds of materials in just two weeks in mid-November during peak leaf collection season.

Seven other Queens community districts beat out legacy opt-in districts in Brooklyn and Manhattan as well (CD 11: over 1.43 million pounds; CD 7: over 1.41 million; CD 13: over 1.38 million; CD 9: over 1.03 million; CD 8: 898,000; CD 10: 868,000; and CD 5: 853,000).

Queens CDs 6 (667,000), 1 (600,000) and 14 (547,000) had less compost than Brooklyn District 6 (677,000).

Queens CD 3 collected 280,000 pounds, which was less than Brooklyn CDs 2 (370,000) and 7 (298,000), and Manhattan District 7 (310,000).

Queens CDs 2 (246,000) and 4 (207,000) collected more than Brooklyn CD 1 (132,000) and Manhattan District 6 (51,000). Bronx CD 8 collected 263,000.

The DSNY said the newest initiative also was cheaper by volume to run than a 2019 curbside collection effort was, with the cost per dis-

trict coming in at $467,000 last fall compared to $1.6 million in the previous program.

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There will be 40-pound compost giveaways in Queens soon, the city says.

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To support the city’s sustainability goals, the DSNY will receive $31 million in further compost-related funding for fiscal year 2023. The money will go toward smart composting bins around the Queensbridge Houses in Long Island City and other neighborhoods in other boroughs, as well as an expansion of composting to every public school.

Because the universal program was such a success in the borough, residents will be able to pick up 40-pound bags of compost for their yards and gardens at giveback events with details mailed or posted at www1.nyc.gov/ assets/dsny/site/home.

Borough President Donovan Richards called the program a massive success.

“This is a great day for our city, and frankly for our entire planet, as we are taking a major step forward in our efforts to protect our environment and address the climate change crisis that has negatively impacted our borough for years,” Richards said in a statement. Q

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Santos’ constituents head to DC office

Group tried to hand staffer their petition, but met with door in faces

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Roughly 50 residents of New York’s 3rd Congressional District loaded onto a charter bus early Tuesday morning at the Roslyn Long Island Rail Road station to head down to Washington, DC, to deliver a petition calling for Rep. George Santos (R-Nassau, Queens) to be removed from office. Approximately a quarter of those making the trek were from the Queens portion of the district.

The trip was organized by Concerned Citizens of NY-3, which formed in light of The New York Times’ bombshell report on Santos, revealing his long history of lies and questionable financial background, and Courage for America, an organization focused on fighting extremism in politics.

After a fairly smooth drive to the nation’s capital, demonstrators learned as they were getting off the bus that CNN was reporting that Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) had confirmed that the House Ethics Committee had taken up the case into Santos, in response to complaints filed by New York Reps. Daniel Goldman (D-Manhattan, Brooklyn) and Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx).

“[Originally] we were like, ‘OK, lobbying works, this is something to hold on to,’” said lead organizer Casey Sabella. “So it was exciting and inspiring for a moment, but we need to do more.

“At this point, I feel like the investigation was the call to action when The New York Times’ story first came out — before we added another 17 layers of lies,” she continued. “But we have hit a point where we have enough both moral and — most likely, pending investigation — professional corruption to remove this guy and get proper representation.”

Later Tuesday, McCarthy walked back his comments, saying he meant that Santos is the subject of ethics complaints. The congressman’s spokesperson referred the Chronicle to counsel for comment on the matter; she did not respond to a query regarding the group’s trip.

In Douglaston, Santos’ office vandalized

Activity outside the office of Rep. George Santos (R-Nassau, Queens) escalated last Thursday evening as the congressman’s Douglaston office was found to have been vandalized.

According to the NYPD press office, police received a report from a woman around 5 p.m. last Thursday saying slurs “in three other languages” had been spray-

The group gathered outside the Capitol for a small rally, where Goldman, Torres and several organizers spoke about their desire to see Santos removed from office.

“If George Santos is too corrupt and too compromised to be seated on a committee then it logically follows that he’s too corrupt and too compromised to be seated in the U.S. Congress,” said Torres, according to a

painted onto the office window. Since then, an NYPD vehicle has remained stationed outside the district office, as seen above. An arrest has yet to be made.

Published reports said the graffiti, painted in large gold letters, referred to the embattled congressman in “scatological” terms.

“This act of cowardly behavior is beyond unacceptable and compromises the safety

press release. “It’s time for McCarthy to force him out of the U.S. House. .... You should no longer be deprived of the representation that you deserve.”

The group proceeded to deliver their petition, which garnered nearly 1,500 constituent signatures, to the offices of Rep. Michael Guest (R-Miss.), chair of the House Ethics Committee, as well as to that of Santos and McCarthy.

Heading to Santos’ office, Sabella said, was “one of the more intense moments.” When she and others knocked on the door, some of Santos’ staff were beginning to exit the room; Sabella began to hand the petition to one aide.

“I could tell he was trying to leave, so I wouldn’t let go of the petitions until I at least got to say, ‘We are upset with George Santos, if he’s here, we would like to speak to him,’” she recalled.

“And they immediately just shut the door in our faces.”

That took several of his constituents in attendance by surprise.

of my staff as well as my constituents,” Santos said in a statement, thanking the NYPD. “My staff should never have to worry about entering the workplace, nor constituents who require federal assistance.”

The incident comes as Santos’ lies about his resume and questionable finances have made him the subject of national scrutiny.

— Sophie Krichevsky

“We took off work, we traveled hours to come meet with you — or least to be treated with respect by your office — and we got neither of those things,” Sabella added.

Among those who made the trip to Washington was Whitestone resident and Afghan refugee Tabia Ahmad. She said the incident made her feel “disappointed.”

“We feel kind of ignored — we did have somebody come and take the petition, but then that was basically it. We had the door slammed in our face,” she said.

“He didn’t even have any committee meetings,” she added, a nod to Santos’ recent announcement that he will temporarily step down from his two posts.

A teacher, Ahmad took off school to make her voice heard in Washington Tuesday. Asked about her decision to do so, she noted that in the past, she would work with former Rep. Tom Suozzi’s office. “Now I don’t have, technically, I don’t have a member of Congress to help me out,” she said. “So the next suggestion that has been made to me is to contact the next neighboring [representative], which would be [Rep.] Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

“I mean, she’s great, but she has her own constituents and their issues.” Q

Fifty residents from New York’s 3rd Congressional District went to Washington, DC, on Tuesday to make their dissatisfaction with Rep. George Santos known.

PHOTO COURTESY COURAGE FOR AMERICA

PHOTO BY WALTER KARLING

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Paladino aims to delay greenhouse gas law

New bill seeks to protect co-ops, but poses political conundrum

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

When Councilmember Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) introduced a bill to delay the rollout of Local Law 97 by seven years last week, she set the stage for a political battle in Northeast Queens.

Local Law 97 is the controversial measure passed in 2019 that broadly aims to lower the city’s greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. To do that, the law prescribes several alterations to be made in buildings over 25,000 square feet, excluding public housing and government buildings. Those measures include repairing all heating system leaks, insulating all pipes for heat and hot water, weatherizing windows, repairing or replacing steam traps and much more.

Given that they shoulder the cost for building maintenance, co-op shareholders and condo owners are likely to feel the weight of the cap on emissions, which will go into effect next January. For that reason, Warren Schreiber, co-president of the Presidents Co-op and Condo Council and president of Bay Terrace Cooperative Section One, said he supports Paladino’s bill.

“The options that were given to us are either to spend tens of millions of dollars in retrofit upgrades ... or face really, really draconian penalties,” he told the Chronicle.

“These are real numbers,” said Bob Friedrich, copresident of the PCCC and president of the Glen Oaks Village Owners Co-op. “They keep me and other board presidents up at night.”

That was, in large part, Paladino’s reasoning for the bill. “The burden is going to be placed on the middle class person who owns co-ops and condos,” she said. Paladino also said there is “no plan” for the transition, nor did she think the city has the infrastructure for such a plan. “Looking at our grid right now, are we able to handle this energy that they want to push through?”

Delaying the implementation of Local

Law 97’s energy caps, Paladino argues, would allow the city time to work out the details. Councilmember Linda Lee (D-Oakland Gardens), whose district has the most co-ops and condos in the city, voiced support for the bill at a press conference last week; despite several inquiries, she could not be reached for further comment.

But Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), who chairs the Council’s Committee on Environmental Protection, said that many of the specifics of Local Law 97 are being sorted out in the Department of Buildings’ rulemaking process.

“The administration has the ability to take significant steps to work with these entities that are operating in very good faith to comply,” he told the Chronicle. Though he said the administration “could be doing a better job,” he added, “They are trying to be as reasonable as they can ... But that said, there are certain elements of the bill, which is what it is. And that’s going to be hard to do. It’s going to be expensive to do.”

Gennaro said he is working on legislation that would provide tax abatements to those who would be “really hard-pressed” to do the work required by Local Law 97.

He conceded that Local Law 97 is far from perfect.

“This was not, entirely thought through to the nth degree. And so ... there are going to be stakeholders left with very legitimate problems with it,” he said. Referring to Paladino’s bill, he said, “This was bound to happen — there was no way that a law like this was not going to be introduced.”

Gennaro added that, because Local Law 97 is the “flagship” legislation on greenhouse gas emissions, and will likely influence cities across the country, stripping it could be detrimental.

But given the concern surrounding co-ops and condos specifically, some question why they can’t be accommodated through a carve-out or incentive.

Aid for quake victims sought

The Turkish Cultural Center of New York is seeking donations to aid victims of the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria Monday, killing at least 11,000 people and destroying block after block of buildings.

The TCC has several branches, including the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens, at 43-49 45 St. in Sunnyside.

Donations to aid quake survivors may be made through the central organization’s website, turkishculturalcenter.org.

“Your support can make a real difference in the lives of those affected,” the

center says. “Funds raised will be used to provide food, clothing, blankets, emergency housing assistance, and other essential aid to those in need.

“Every little bit helps, and all donations, no matter how small, will be greatly appreciated. If you are able to, please consider making a donation today. Your generosity will go a long way in supporting those affected by this disaster.”

Two quakes, nine hours apart, struck the region, one measuring 7.8 in magnitude and the second at 7.5, reports say. Q

— Peter C. Mastrosimone

“Why not simply just not have them part of the program?” College Point environmentalist James Cervino said of co-op and condo shareholders. “They can’t afford it.”

Both Schreiber and Friedrich said they tried to get a carve-out when the bill was still being negotiated.

“Co-ops and condos were supposed to originally be carved out by [former Councilman] Costa Constantinides, who was the original sponsor of the bill, but he wrote very bad language in his carve out. So it didn’t do its purpose,” Friedrich said.

Asked why she did not instead introduce legislation to that affect, Paladino said, “If we get caught in the weeds of all of this and we try to do a cut-out now, answer me this: How well does the city deal with all this stuff?”

Gennaro had similar thoughts.

“Now for us to go back and to legislate, carve out into legislative carve outs, once the bill is on the table for relegislation, there will be attempts to make it even more strict than it is now,” he said. “The current culture in the Council — as it is currently constituted — is not inclined to weaken Local Law 97 in

the slightest.”

“I do not believe it will get any traction in the Council,” Gennaro added. “I don’t fault the councilmember for trying to advance it and represent the interests of our constituents.”

“This is not a partisan issue,” Paladino said. “This is about giving our city a fair chance.”

Even so, Paladino’s bill poses a possible political conundrum.

“When you deal with climate, it’s one of those issues where people are hesitant to come out and say, ‘This bill was wrong,’” Schreiber said.

“Extensive fires, and heatstroke should not be a partisan issue. It needs to be bipartisan, but it needs to be responsible legislation,” Cervino agreed.

He was clear, however, that while there are concerns about the electrical grid’s capacity, work against climate change should not stop.

“[Paladino] does have a point, it’s an abrupt change,” he said. “But don’t block legislation to block a smart grid and getting us there. We’ve got to act now.” Q

Source: 225 illegal pot shops

One day before Mayor Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a new crackdown on proliferating pot shops, a well-placed law enforcement source told the Queens Chronicle how many are believed to be operating in this borough: 225. That figure does not include the mobile dealers roaming the city in buses and vans.

The NYPD press office did not respond when asked if police have an estimate of the number of illegal shops in Queens. Citywide, it is reportedly 1,400.

Daniel Kurzyna, chief of staff to

Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth), who has called for more to be done about illegal shops, said he has personally counted 15 of them in Ridgewood, Glendale and Middle Village.

Adams and Bragg said Tuesday that they will seek eviction of illegal shops. They contend the illicit sellers are taking revenue from those licensed to deal, who must either be people previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes or close associates. It was not immediately clear if the Queens DA will follow suit. Q

— Peter C. Mastrosimone

Councilmember Vickie Paladino introduced a bill to delay the implementation of Local Law 97 last week by seven years. Co-op and condo owners have voiced support. PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL

“I do not believe it will get any traction in the Council.”

— Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest)

A year later, his wartime experience influences kids’ book on country SJU prof talks time in Ukraine and at border

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

With the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine rapidly approaching, Michael Sampson, a professor of education specialties at St. John’s University, has been doing some reflecting.

“It’s a lot of frustration, because it shouldn’t be going one year later,” he told the Chronicle.

A year ago, Sampson had been teaching English to Ukrainian students in Dnipro as part of his research on language learning when he and 27 other Fulbright scholars in Ukraine were ordered to leave the country ahead of the invasion.

“We were given a choice: We could either quit our Fulbright — resign it and go home — or we could go to Warsaw and work with the refugees.” All 28 of them chose the latter.

For Sampson, the decision to stay in the region was somewhat personal; not only is his wife’s family from Ukraine, but he had built bonds with his colleagues there.

“You know these people intimately, because you’re working with faculty ... they bring you all the classes, and you talk to all the professors and the students and so forth — you develop close relationships,” he explained.

For 90 days, Sampson and his peers helped shepherd refugees across the Ukrainian border and help them find places to spend the night. At

best, that was a private apartment, but more often, Sampson said, it was a cot in a gym.

As a result of his work in Warsaw and in Ukraine, Sampson and his wife, Olena Kharchenko, wrote a children’s book, “The Story of Ukraine: An Anthem of Glory and Freedom.” The book aims to educate kids about Ukrainian culture, history and the fight

for independence, all through the lens of the Ukrainian national anthem.

Sampson was inspired to write the book even before he and his peers were evacuated. During a demonstration outside the Russian embassy shortly before the invasion, he heard protesters singing the national anthem. “It’s a beautiful song — I couldn’t understand the

words because I only know some Ukrainian,” he recalled. “I picked it up, and I thought that would make a great book.”

Since returning to the United States last summer, Sampson has continued to educate the public about Ukrainian history as the war continues, both through numerous speaking engagements and promoting the book, some of the proceeds of which will go toward supporting Ukraine.

“We have to help Americans understand that it’s more than just Ukraine — this is a battle against democracy,” he said.

Sampson has been able to keep in touch with some of those he helped escape Ukraine. Though some, he said, have headed to Germany, England and the Czech Republic, others headed back to Ukraine when things were calmer last fall.

But the tide is changing quickly. Sampson noted that one of his colleagues at Dnipro National University lived in the apartment complex bombed by the Russian army last month; she and her son were out at the time and therefore survived.

Though he plans on heading back to Ukraine in March, Sampson is concerned about the possibility of a massive attack come Feb. 24, the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion.

“We’re just praying that they can hold out,” he said of the Ukrainians. Q

WOMEN'S

In addition to helping Ukrainians resettle in Warsaw, Michael Sampson attended many anti-war demonstrations during his time in Poland last year. PHOTO COURTESY ST. JOHN’S UNIVERSITY

An independent future for Tiegerman kids

Tiegerman, a nonprofit organization that helps children and adults with developmental disabilities become independent, is expanding its vocational program thanks to a more than $58,000 donation from the 2022 Holiday Register Campaign from PVH Corp., a clothing company that owns brands Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.

For nearly 10 years, the Tiegerman High School in Richmond Hill at 87-25 136 St. has provided job training to its students at the Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger stores within its schools, according to Shari Prinstein, the nonprofit’s director of development.

The stores at the school are open to friends, family and staff to shop, Prinstein said.

While some graduates go on to college and trade school, others pursue careers in retail and from this program students learn front-end and back-end operations in a typical retail set-

ting, which prepares them to be “work-ready” outside the school, Prinstein added.

Ellenmorris Tiegerman, founder and CEO of Tiegerman, is excited about the program expanding at another of its locations.

“PVH has partnered with Tiegerman in our high school for the past ten years, helping our students gain the critical training and experience necessary ... after graduation,” Tiegerman said in a statement via email. “The students leave prepared for productive, independent and successful futures.

“Thanks to the financial generosity from PVH for this initiative, Tiegerman can continue to expand the collaborative vocational program in our Tiegerman School in Woodside.”

The Tiegerman School at Woodside is located at 70-24 47 Ave. The organization also intends to expand at its Glen Cove middle school at 27 Cedar Swamp Road.

Twelfth-grade students in the program include, at top left,

Weigh in on Assembly maps

Queens residents will have their opportunity to weigh in on the Independent Redistricting Commission’s second attempt at redrawing the state’s Assembly maps come Feb. 16 at 4 p.m.

While the meeting will be held in person at York College’s faculty dining room, people may also attend virtually.

The IRC released its first draft of its second try at Assembly maps on Dec. 1, after a New York County Supreme Court judge ruled in September that the previous version, like its state Senate and congressional counterparts, would need to be redrawn.

The draft map can be found at nyirc.gov/ assembly-plan.

After hearing from New Yorkers statewide, the IRC will have until April 28 to submit a plan to the Legislature for approval. Should that fail, the IRC would have until June 16 to present a new set of maps.

Those planning on attending in person or presenting a plan either in person or virtually should RSVP by Feb. 15 at 4 p.m. at nyirc.gov/meetings. In-person attendees need to bring either proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test from the last week. Q

— Sophie Krichevsky

Josephina McCoy and Emily Guzman; and next to them Valerie Gibbs and Cristina Niguerole; at center, Mykael Garrett, Jovahnee Leveille and David Villalta-Pineda; below them Jason Cochin Andrew Magagna and Leveille again; to their left Guzman and Gibbs again; and at top right, Jose Guadulupe.

Above are Robert Viquez, left, Tiegerman High School COSA coordinator; Lauren Leonardi, Tiegerman high school principal; Evans Cortez, Calvin Klein manager at Tiegerman; Brian Koch, Calvin Klein northeast district sales manager; Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman, Tiegerman CEO; Michael Pietrunti, Calvin Klein North American retail visual merchandising senior director; Toya Davis, Tiegerman parent liaison/board member; Dr. Christine Radziewicz, Tiegerman COO; Miguel Henriquez, Tommy Hilfiger manager at Tiegerman; Jeff Stovall, Calvin Klein east zone vice president; and Dr. Jeremy Tiegerman, Tiegerman director.

— Naeisha Rose

Vax mandates

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visit schools garnered nearly 1,600 signatures.

Next, she hopes to see mandates dropped for summer programs and also in colleges, especially as her high school-aged daughter applies for programs and seeks to attend open houses.

One Jackson Heights father thinks the move comes too soon, however.

“I saw the announcement and I was kind of taken aback,” said Gavin Healy, whose son is a fifth-grader. “I think that it’s still premature given the really low pediatric

vaccination rates.”

He said the news makes him “skittish” about going to school events.

“We’re seeing pretty low masking these days and all these things kind of work together. So we remove one, we remove another, and then it does make me nervous about going to an in-person event at the school.”

He would love to bring his parents to events but is hesitant because his father is in his eighties and a cancer survivor.

“Like any parent, I want to go to those events, and those are important. But I wish we could do so in a way that would give everybody a sense of safety and assurance, especially people who are immunocompromised,” Healy said. Q

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NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION PLAN FOR CHAMPLAIN HUDSON POWER EXPRESS

Please take notice that, on or about January 31, 2023, CHPE LLC and CHPE Properties, Inc. (collectively referred to as “CHPE”) intend to submit an Environmental Management & Construction Plan (“EM&CP”) for the Astoria HVDC Converter Station Segment (Segment 22) of the proposed Champlain Hudson Power Express (“CHPE”) Project. The Astoria HVDC Converter Station EM&CP includes installation of a converter station building, site improvements, stormwater management measures, transformers and an electrical yard on an industrial property on 20th Avenue in Astoria, Queens. This EM&CP also includes two alternative temporary laydown yards in the same general area of Astoria for use during construction.

On April 18, 2013, the NYS Public Service Commission (Commission) issued to CHPE a certifi cate of environmental compatibility and public need (Certifi cate), pursuant to Article VII of the Public Service Law (PSL), to construct and operate the CHPE Project. The Certifi cate requires that, prior to construction of any portion of the Project, CHPE submit an EM&CP for review and comment.

Details of the planned work locations, includ-

ing an overview map of the proposed route, are available on the Project website at: https://chpexpress.com/overview-of-public-documents/ environmental-management-constructionplan/. In general, construction activities for the Converter Station are anticipated to commence in June 2023. Where possible, construction will generally occur during daylight hours (7 a.m. to 7 p.m.), though some limited activities which require continuous operations would extend to later hours.

The EM&CP provides detailed information regarding how the Converter Station will be constructed, the specifi c locations of the proposed permanent Facility components, as well as Construction Zones and temporary work areas. The EM&CP includes descriptions of work to be performed, plan and profi le drawings depicting the Converter Station, and protocols to be used during construction to protect the community and the environment, and to comply with the CHPE Certifi cate. The EM&CP must be reviewed and approved by the PSC before construction on the Converter Station can begin.

The full Commission docket for the Project can be accessed via the Commission’s web-

site at: http://documents.dps.ny.gov/ public/MatterManagement/CaseMaster. aspx?MatterCaseNo=10-T-0139 and electronic copies of EM&CP documents also will be available on the Project website at https://chpexpress.com/overviewof-public-documents/environmentalmanagement-construction-plan/. Paper copies of the Astoria HVDC Converter Station EM&CP submission will be available for viewing at the following local document repository: Queens Public Library at Astoria, 14-01 Astoria Blvd., Astoria, NY 11102.

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Residents map out Creedmoor site’s future

committed to the community-based regeneration of neighborhoods.

During the forum, people were asked to use Post-it notes to describe what they want for the area.

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

The first community engagement forum to discuss how more than 50 acres at Queens Village’s Creedmoor Psychiatric Center should be utilized was held at PS/IS 208 in Bellerose last week.

The “visioning meeting” — as Borough President Donovan Richards called it — drew in a crowd of approximately 90 people from Queens Village, Glen Oaks, Floral Park, Bellerose Manor and Bellerose. No one from the adjacent neighborhood of Hollis Hills shared their ideas for the sight.

At the start of the session, Richards ensured the residents and civic leaders in attendance that the purpose of the meeting on Feb. 2 was that their voices would be heard and their ideas would help craft a master plan for the suggested space, which is south of Union Turnpike away from the main hospital.

“I want to be clear, I want to hear from you,” Richards said. “We may not agree on every facet of whatever happens ... but my job in helping to steer this ship is that everybody’s voices are incorporated and that we can meet somewhere in the middle.”

Leading the nearly three-hour session was Empire State Development, the state’s economic growth wing.

Ahead of the meeting, ESD officials fielded questions about preserving greenery, acknowledging the need for parking for people who live in the half-dozen neighborhoods surrounding the site, the transit challenges in Eastern Queens and making sure that any development fits the character of the region, according to Doug McPherson, the project manager of the real estate and planning team.

“We looked into environmental issues at the site, we looked into infrastructure concerns, we looked into the buildings’ condition like lead paint and asbestos,” McPherson said. “We’ve built a baseline of knowledge but now the real work starts and it is time for questions that you are coming in with to take center stage.”

McPherson said that once the ESD gathers the community’s feedback on how the space should best serve the surrounding region and answers lingering questions on density, commercial use, transit and more, its goal is to provide a master plan for the site by July.

“Then we will go into the next phase of the environmental review and look at how implementing this plan would impact the surrounding communities,” McPherson added. “After that, we will look into the process of bringing in development firms.”

Shachi Pandey, an urban designer for the Metropolitan Urban Design Workshop, a firm that was tasked with assisting the ESD to lead the listening sessions, said that an environmental study on the more than a dozen semi-connected buildings at Creedmoor could take up to two to three months give or take.

Ahead of a second forum on Feb. 16 at Martin Van Buren High School, located at 23017 Hillside Ave. in Queens Village, there will be a detailed existing condition analysis released on the website creedmoor.nyc/engagement, said the urban designer from the MUD Workshop, a firm that is

Bob Friedrich, president of the Glen Oaks Village Co-op, said that members of the 14 community boards in the borough had already ruminated on their desire for the space.

“We know the property because we all live near there and we know the conditions,” Friedrich said. “We’ve already done the homework.”

Community priorities included low-to-medium density scale-up development consistent with the community, sufficient parking, adequate transit and environmental remediation of the entire south campus of Creedmoor, Friedrich added. Senior housing, start-up housing for young adults and young families, a veterans’ center to replace the St. Albans Veterans Affairs Medical Center, thus providing space for a new hospital in Southeast Queens, and an intergenerational recreation center with a pool are also sought.

“We don’t want prisons, we don’t want juvenile centers, we don’t want homeless shelters, we don’t want buildings over four stories and we don’t want big box stores that will create traffic problems,” Friedrich said to applause.

Secretary Ed Velez, 75, of the Hollis, Bellaire, Queens Village, Bellerose Little League organization, was very keen on the idea of senior housing.

“There was senior housing made near the YMCA in Bellerose, but we were not made aware of it,” said Velez, a Queens Village resident who wants to stay on top of the Creedmoor development. “I have senior parents. By the time I found

out about the space, it was already full. Seniors don’t want to leave their neighborhood.”

Vice President Paul Buscialano of the HBQVB Little League said he wants a multisport center for kids of all backgrounds.

“We want kids not to just play baseball and softball, but we want them to also play touch football, soccer, basketball and even cricket too,” Buscialano said.

Suzanne Peritz, the president of the Rocky Hill Civic Association and a Bellerose Manor resident, does not want any housing over four stories.

“If there is anything bigger than that you’d have to build a new school because PS 18 can’t handle any more students,” Peritz said. “It can’t handle more kids. It used to be overcrowded, but now it is back at capacity. We would also be overwhelmed with cars and traffic ... We are not Astoria.”

Peritz would prefer a community center that will benefit the entire region.

Mo Ishmael, the Queens Village Civic Association president, was wary of the process, but excited to meet the presenters.

“So far it seems like they are listening,” Ishmael said. “I’m always so skeptical.”

Ishmael said he wants to see affordable single- and two-family housing. Houses in Queens Village are $600,000 to $800,000. North of that, homes are approximately $1 million, according to the civic president, who wants smaller houses built that would range from $200,000 to $500,000 to attract young families to the region.

One resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said he wanted ADA senior housing, reasonably priced housing and a veterans’ space because several live in the area. Q

They want intergenerational community center in Q. Village

“I want to hear from you.”

—Donovan Richards, borough president

Post-it notes from Queens Village, Glen Oaks, Floral Park, Bellerose Manor and Bellerose residents who were at PS/IS 208 to share their desire for how a site on Creedmoor should be developed. PHOTOS BY NAEISHA ROSE

Bob Friedrich, left, president of the Glen Oaks Village Co-op, said that people from 14 community boards throughout the borough wanted senior housing, a hospital and a community center. Suzanne Peritz, center, president of the Rocky Hill Civic Association, was very keen on the idea of a community center at the 50-acre Creedmoor site. The elderly of Eastern Queens would like senior housing.

ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING

by Kristen Guglielmo

A spotlight shines on Ricardo Stevan, in character as frustration-stricken Alberto, standing at a desk with a typewriter and a red rotary phone for company. The rest of the theater disappears and

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Thalia Theatre’s new show has chemistry, comedy and 20 boleros

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Thalia Spanish Theatre’s production of “Señor Bolero,” an original romantic Latin musical written and directed by Stevan. The show takes place in the 1960s and navigates themes of love, family and career, intertwined with beautiful performances of more than 20 popular boleros, Spanish love songs in triple-time. While the songs are sung in Spanish, the connecting dialogue alternates between Spanish and English, so anyone can enjoy.

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Stevan is joined by a charming cast in Anissa Gathers as his love interest and talented Cuban singer Paloma, Jorge Loaiza as Alberto’s virtuoso brother, Joselito, and Martha Payares as Lucrezia, a zany, music-loving radio host who has an affinity for Joselito. The four of them, alongside notable operatic performers Ilya Martinez and Rafael Lebrón (playing Lucrezia’s parents), take the audience on a journey of love and laughter.

Supporting the cast is the live band — Christian Mejia (who also serves as music director), Wilson Carpio and Juan Jose Paredes — all of whom are on double duty playing instruments and joining the actors in minor supporting roles as well.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

DJ Dan Ingram thrived in New York rock ’n’ roll radio

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

John Hall Ingram married Dorothy Trombley in 1926. Their firstborn son, John Jr., was born in 1929 and second son Daniel was came along Sept. 7, 1934. John was a bigband saxophonist who played the flute. Dorothy was a cellist in a chamber group called The Trombley Trio. They all lived comfortable at 27-25 166 St. in Flushing.

In 1942, they moved out of Queens and bought a house in Malverne, LI. Daniel’s high school yearbook said he wanted to be a actor but that was not to be.

After Hofstra, he got a job as a DJ on radio WICC in Bridgeport, Conn., under the alias Rae Tayler in 1958. On July 3, 1961 he was hired by WABC-AM radio to battle WMCA for supremacy in the NYC Rock and roll marketplace.

On Oct. 11, 1962 his wife, Kathleen, 27, was killed in a automobile accident. Dan became a widower with five children. He was on the air when WABC switched to talk radio on May 10, 1982. Being one of the best ad-libbers on radio, he was hired by WCBSFM, playing songs of past days: the golden

oldies. He called his fans “Kemosabe,” a word used on TV to show Tonto’s endearment for “The Lone Ranger.”

Ingram developed Parkinson’s disease in 2014. He died at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., at age 83, on June 24, 2018. Q

The home of WABC and WCBS disk jockey Dan Ingram at 27-25 166 St. in Flushing, exactly as it looked in 1941, when he lived there. INSET VIA YOUTUBE / THE VICTROLA KING / WABC RADIO

Queens artists shine in Bay Terrace and online

by Peter Kropf qboro contributor

Walking by a section of the Bay Terrace Shopping Center this month, you might think you’re passing an art museum. Outlets and restaurants give way to three adjacent storefronts filled with paintings, photography and other art.

The colorful stretch of self-expression is part of the Bayside Historical Society’s 22nd annual Winter Art Show, which runs for all of February. This year, the work of 53 artists — 89 pieces in total — is featured in a virtual gallery on the BHS website, with much of the art also displayed in the windows of the mall’s unoccupied storefronts between 21259 and 212-65 26 Ave.

According to BHS Executive Director Barbara Speedling and art show chair and society trustee Laura James, participants are from all over Queens, but most call Bayside, Flushing or Whitestone home.

For BHS President Paul DiBenedetto, the Winter Art Show is a chance to highlight the borough’s art scene, which he believes is sometimes overlooked.

“Everyone knows about the Manhattan and Brooklyn art scenes, but we want to shine a light on local artists and give them a voice,” DiBenedetto explains. “And Bayside in particular has long had art and film colo-

nies. People don’t realize how much talent is lurking in this area.”

In the prepandemic age, the BHS Winter Art Show was held annually at the society’s headquarters — the Castle at Fort Totten. After Covid-19 hit, the Cord Meyer Development Co. invited the society to use some of the mall’s empty storefront space to exhibit the art.

“During the pandemic, we utilized our unused spaces to serve not-for-profits and other local groups,” says Joe Forgione, vice president controller at Cord Meyer Development Co., which manages the center. “We’re very gratified that [the exhibit] has now become a successful winter tradition.”

DiBenedetto describes the partnership with Cord Meyer as “fantastic.”

The hybrid setup has certainly proved fantastic for BHS, as it allows the art show to reach many more people than it did during its years at the Castle. Foot traffic near the storefronts is heavy; Speedling has heard estimates of as many as 13,000 shoppers walking by the display last February. James says that “just hanging the artwork” in late January of this year drew the interest of passersby. She also notes that the BHS’s web gallery reached 11,000 hits during its first year, describing that as “quite astounding.” James is proud the creations are “available to

the public 24/7,” whether digitally or in person.

The program’s 53 artists range from hobbyists to professionals. Some are new to the Winter Art Show, others repeat entrants. Submissions are divided into categories: drawing, sculpture/3-D, mixed media, watercolor, photography, oil painting, acrylic painting, quilts and folk art (the last two were added this year).

While exploratory and fun, the event is a competition, with a number of categories.

Pieces were reviewed and rated by Neill

Slaughter, professor emeritus of fine arts at Long Island University, and Robert Mehling, an artist and instructor at Southampton Cultural Center.

Fred Adell’s self-portrait “Leader of the Pack?,” inspired by a quote from ancient Roman statesman Seneca, received the top award in the folk art group.

“Melting Complexity,” Marilyn Hamilton’s representation of a melting Rubik’s Cube, won best in the quilts category. Slaughter described it as “very clever and highly disciplined” with “strong graphic impact.”

Not surprisingly, there are items with a Queens theme. Hannah Mrakovcic’s photo of the dormant, dilapidated Richmond Hill LIRR station garnered an honorable mention, as did “Throgs Neck Bridge Seen from Fort Totten,” an acrylic painting by Luis Caraos.

One striking piece at Bay Terrace is Minshik Shin’s “Awaken Tuxedo,” an acrylicand-contract-painted white tuxedo. It has a Jackson Pollock-meets-“Miami Vice” vibe and can be yours for $15,000 (some art at the show is for sale).

Also included, in separate galleries and not judged for competition, are 20 self-portraits from Bayside High School art students and seven works by Queens-based senior citizens living in long-term care. Q

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is even encouraged to sing along.

“We are very excited about this one,” shared Angel Gil Orrios, who has served as the Thalia Spanish Theatre’s executive director for over 20 years and produced “Señor Bolero.” Gil Orrios has produced and directed more than 170 productions in Spain, the United States and France in the last 40 years, but his heart is with the Thalia Theatre in Sunnyside, bringing Spanish and

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Latin American theater to Queens.

Gil Orrios prides himself on innovating bilingual productions. While “Señor Bolero” is performed in Spanglish, other productions at Thalia have alternating casts: one to perform in English, one in Spanish.

“You can bring your English-speaking family on one night and the Spanish-speaking family the next for the alternate performance,” Gil Orrios quipped.

While the focus is on “Señor Bolero” right now, Thalia has exciting plans for more productions throughout the year — including a flamenco show coming in May, a tango performance in June and the next event, scheduled for March: the world premiere of an original bilingual dramedy entitled “Mom’s Playlist”/”Las Canciones de Mamá,” written by prestigious Spain-based playwright Ana Graciani and produced and directed by Gil Orrios.

“It’s a beautiful story surrounding a moth-

er-daughter relationship — perfect for Women’s History Month in March,” he said.

“Señor Bolero” is playing through Feb. 26, with performances on Thursdays at 4 p.m., and Friday through Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45, or $42 for students and retirees. A

special performance is planned for Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., with a reception after the show promising a great date night with drinks and tapas. For tickets and more information, visit thaliatheatre.org or call (718) 729-3880. Q

“Melting Complexity” by Marilyn Hamilton was tops in the quilts category at the BHS Winter Art Show. PHOTO BY PETER KROPF

The cast of “Señor Bolero” at Thalia Spanish Theatre. At left, Martha Payares and Jorge Loaiza have a moment as Lucrezia and Joselito. On the cover: Ricardo Stevan and Anissa Gathers get close as Alberto and Paloma. PHOTOS BY SEBASTIAN GIL-LOPEZ

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IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to a Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated January 3, 2019, and entered in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the County of Queens, wherein U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AR3 is the Plaintiff and MOHANIE BISHU, ET AL. are the Defendant(s). I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction RAIN OR SHINE on the COURTHOUSE STEPS OF THE QUEENS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, 88-11 SUTPHIN BLVD., JAMAICA, NY 11435, on February 17, 2023 at 11:30AM, premises known as 92-24 175TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11433: Block 10214, Lot 17: ALL THAT CERTAIN PLOT, PIECE OR PARCEL OF LAND, WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON ERECTED, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE 4TH WARD, BOROUGH AND COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index # 705689/2016. David H. Sloan, Esq. - Referee. Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, New York 11590, Attorneys for Plaintiff. All foreclosure sales will be conducted in accordance with Covid-19 guidelines including, but not limited to, social distancing and mask wearing. *LOCATION OF SALE SUBJECT TO CHANGE DAY OF IN ACCORDANCE WITH COURT/CLERK DIRECTIVES.

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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES

2007-H1, Plaintiff - againstGEORGE W. SCHIEREN, et al

Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on November 3, 2022. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction on the Courthouse steps of the Queens Supreme Court, located at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on the 24th day of February, 2023 at 10:00

AM. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Premises known as 105-22 135th Street, South Richmond Hill, New York 11419. (Block: 9594, Lot: 9) Approximate amount of lien $939,385.14 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 707008/2015.

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Dated: November 17, 2022

During the COVID-19 health emergency, bidders are required to comply with all governmental health requirements in effect at the time of sale including but not limited to, wearing face coverings and maintaining social distancing (at least 6-feet apart) during the auction, while tendering deposit and at any subsequent closing. Bidders are also required to comply with the Foreclosure Auction Rules and COVID-19 Health Emergency Rules issued by the Supreme Court of this County in addition to the conditions set forth in the Terms of Sale.

ADMINISTRATION CITATION File No.: 2018-5138 SURROGATE’S COURT – QUEENS COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent, TO LESLIE JEAN-PIERRE, CLAUDEL JEAN-PIERRE, MARTINE JEAN-PIERRE, RICHARD JEANPIERRE, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF QUEENS COUNTY, OSCAR A. PRIETO, ESQ., HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND DISTRIBUTEES OF ERNST JEANPIERRE A/K/A ERNST JEANPIERRE DECEASED, IF LIVING, AND IF ANY OF THEM BE DEAD TO THEIR HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, DISTRIBUTEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, ASSIGNEES AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST WHOSE NAMES ARE UNKNOWN AND CANNOT BE ASCERTAINED AFTER DUE DILIGENCE A petition having been duly filed by Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, who is domiciled at 8950 Cypress Waters Blvd., Coppell, TX 75019 YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Queens County, at 88-11 Sutphin BLVD, Jamaica, New York, on the 2nd day of March, 2023 Courtroom 62, at 9:30 A.M, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Ernst JeanPierre a/k/a Ernst Jean-Pierre lately domiciled at 218-41 105th Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11429, in the County of Queens New York, granting limited Letters of Administration upon the estate of the decedent to Leslie Jean-Pierre, Claudel Jean-Pierre, Martine Jean-Pierre, Richard Jean-Pierre, or any eligible distributee or, upon their failure to qualify, to the Public Administrator of Queens County, and if permitted to renounce them to Petitioner’s nominee, Oscar A. Prieto, upon duly qualifying or to such other person as may be entitled thereto. To accept service of process on behalf of the Estate of the deceased in a foreclosure action on a first Mortgage held by the petitioner, its successor and/ or assigns, dated January 16, 2003 and recorded at CRFN 2003000160286 in the Office of the City Register of the City of New York on June 9, 2003 in the original principal balance of $95,000.00 on the Decedent’s real property located at 218-41 105th Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11429. NOTICE: THIS CITATION IS SERVED UPON YOU AS REQUIRED BY LAW. AS A RESULT OF THE MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE COURT TO COMBAT THE SPPREAD OF COVID-19, PHYSICAL PRESENCE AT THE COURTHOUSE ON THE RETURN DATE IS NOT POSSIBLE. THEREFORE, IF YOU WISH TO CONTEST THE RELIEF REQUESTED, YOU, OR AN ATTORNEY ON YOUR BEHALF, MUST CONTACT THE COURT PRIOR TO THIS DATE IN THE MANNER SET FORTH IN THE ATTACHED NOTICE. IF YOU DO NOT CONTACT THE COURT AS SET FORTH IN THE NOTICE IT WILL BE FOUND YOU CONSENT TO THE RELIEF REQUESTED. Hon. Peter J. Kellly, Surrogate Dated, Attested and Sealed, January 13, 2023 (Seal) Janet Edwards Tucker Chief Clerk, Attorney for Petitioner: Virginia C. Grapensteter, Esq. Firm Name: Friedman Vartolo, LLP, Address of Attorney: 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York, 10004 Telephone Number: (212) 471-5100; Email: vgrapensteter@ friedmanvartolo.com

MARTIN BURGER, PLLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 11/18/22. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the PLLC, 219-51 Jamaica Avenue, Queens Village, NY 11428. Purpose: For the practice of the profession of Law.

Notice of Formation of NEW DA ZHONG SERVICE LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/04/2023. 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: NEW DA ZHONG SERVICE LLC, 5422 102ND STREET, CORONA, NY 11368. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE

Index No. 722569/2021 Date Filed: 1/24/2023 Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Plaintiff, -against- Lori Lynch; Kings County Public Administrator, as the Limited Administrator of the Estate of Theodocia Lynch; Richard Lynch, if he be living or dead, his spouse, heirs, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; Scott Lynch; Malik Shakur f/k/a Christopher Lynch; Renaldo Bailey a/k/a Renaldo Bailey-Bey; Criminal Court of the City of New York; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; City of New York Transit Adjudication Bureau, State of New York, Defendants.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 194-06 115th Street, St Albans, NY 11412 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 notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Lance P. Evans, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered Jan. 23, 2023 and fi led with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Offi ce. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Consolidation and/or Modifi ed Mortgage (hereinafter “the Mortgage”) to secure $511,263.95 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Offi ce of the City Register, covering premises known as 194-06 115th Street, St Albans, NY 11412 a/k/a Block 11034, Lot 8. The relief sought in the within action is a fi nal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. 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 PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated:

November 1, 2021 Frank M. Cassara, Esq. Senior Associate Attorney LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP F/K/A SHAPIRO, DICARO & BARAK, LLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624 (585) 247-9000, Fax: (585) 2477380 Our File No. 11-013558 #100080

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff, - againstShobhana Doshi, as Heir to the Estate of Rajeshkumar P. Doshi, Shabri R. Doshi, as Heir to the Estate of Rajeshkumar P. Doshi, Tulsi R. Doshi, as Heir to the Estate of Rajeshkumar P. Doshi, S.K., as Heir to the Estate of Rajeshkumar P. Doshi, M.K., as Heir to the Estate of Rajeshkumar P. Doshi and Rajeshkumar P. Doshi’s unknown heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, United States of America-Internal Revenue Service, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name), Sanya Doe (Refused Last Name), John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name) Defendants. Index No.: 716237/2022 Filed: January 23, 2023 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $756,053.00 and interest, recorded in the offi ce of the clerk of the County of Queens on December 20, 2016 in Instrument #16000449628 covering premises known as 117-21 134th Street, South Ozone Park, NY 11420. The relief sought in the within action is a fi nal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above.

NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: January 20, 2023, Bay Shore, New York, Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP /s/BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff. 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706 (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-096020-F00

QUEENS - INDEX NO.: 705708/2017 – SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS. Plaintiff designates QUEENS COUNTY as the place of trial based upon the location of the premises herein described having tax map Block 15656, Lot 3, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY, County of QUEENS – JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, PLAINTIFF, -against- ETERNITY HILL, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LATISHA GIBBS, ADINA MCAULAY, AS HEIR TO THE ESTATE OF LATISHA GIBBS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, CITY OF NEW YORK PARKING VIOLATION BUREAU, CITY OF NEW YORK TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirsat law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of LATISHA GIBBS, deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs-at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff, “JOHN DOE”, said name being fictitious, it being the intention of Plaintiff to designate any and all occupants of premises being foreclosed herein, and any parties, corporations or entities, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged premises, DEFENDANTS. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 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.

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 against you and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Syosset, New York, January 13, 2023. Roach & Lin, P.C., attorney for Plaintiff, 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, NY 11791. Tel: 516-9383100. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Robert J. McDonald, a Justice of the Supreme Court, State of New York, dated December 2, 2022 and filed with the QUEENS County Clerk together with the supporting papers thereon. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage held by Plaintiff on the premises known as Block 15656, Lot 3, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY, County of QUEENS as described in the complaint on file and commonly known as 23-18 Enright Road a/k/a 2318 Enright Road, Far Rockaway, NY 11691. 74944

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid

PURPOSE: THE FILING OF NEW TARIFF AMMENDMENTS TO P.S.C. NO. 1 GAS TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S ORDERS DATED JANUARY 19, 2023, IN P.S.C. CASES 14-M-0565 AND 20-M-0266.

TEXT: Notice is hereby given that Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid has fi led new tariff amendments with the Public Service Commission to comply with the Commission’s Orders dated January 19, 2023, to become effective February 1, 2023.

Keyspan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“KEDLI”) fi led tariff revisions in response to a New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) Order Authorizing Phase 2 Arrears Reduction Program. Phase 2 of the Arrears Reduction Program provides automatic relief through direct bill credits to residential non-Energy Affordability Program (“EAP”) and small-commercial customers who have eligible arrears and who did not receive relief under the Phase 1 program, by issuing a one-time bill credit to reduce or eliminate accrued arrears through May 1, 2022. The PSC Order also establishes the Arrears Management Program (“AMP”) Phase 2 Surcharge to recover costs of these bill credits effective February 1, 2023.

Notice is hereby given that starting on February 1, 2023, the AMP Phase 2 Surcharge will commence on customer bills and will be included in the Delivery Revenue Adjustment line. The AMP surcharge is located on the KEDLI website. For Residential customers: https://www.nationalgridus.com/ Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/?regionkey =nylongisland&customertype=home and Business customers https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Business/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/?regionkey=nylongisland& customertype=business.

The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY

PURPOSE: THE FILING OF NEW TARIFF AMMENDMENTS TO P.S.C. NO. 12 GAS TO COMPLY WITH THE COMMISSION’S ORDERS DATED JANUARY 19, 2023, IN P.S.C. CASES 14-M-0565 AND 20-M-0266.

TEXT: Notice is hereby given that The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY has fi led new tariff amendments with the Public Service Commission to comply with the Commission’s Orders dated January 19, 2023, to become effective February 1, 2023.

The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (“KEDNY”) fi led tariff revisions in response to a New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) Order Authorizing Phase 2 Arrears Reduction Program. Phase 2 of the Arrears Reduction Program provides automatic relief through direct bill credits to all residential non-Energy Affordability Program (“EAP”) and small-commercial customers who have eligible arrears and who did not receive relief under the Phase 1 program, by issuing a one-time bill credit to reduce or eliminate accrued arrears through May 1, 2022. The PSC Order also establishes the Arrears Management Program (“AMP”) Phase 2 Surcharge to recover costs of these bill credits effective February 1, 2023.

Notice is hereby given that starting on February 1, 2023, the AMP Phase 2 Surcharge will commence on customer bills and will be included in the Delivery Revenue Adjustment line. The AMP surcharge is located on the KEDNY website. For Residential customers: https://www.nationalgridus. com/NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/Gas-Rate-Statements and Business customers https://www.nationalgridus. com/Long-Island-NY-Business/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ Gas-Rate-Statements?regionkey=nylongisland&customerty pe=business.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com.

Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com.

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voice Howie Rose received the You Gotta Have Heart Award at the 2023 Baseball Writers Association of America dinner two weeks ago. In his acceptance speech, Rose revealed that the reason he missed the last month of the 2021 season was because he was diagnosed with bladder cancer.

In an interview with New York Post sports media columnist Andrew Marchand, Rose said his urologist, Dr. Reza Mehrazin, urged him to have the major surgery at Mt. Sinai Hospital in which the cancerous bladder was removed and replaced with an artificial device. He had an option to try radiation but Mehrazin felt there was a high probability of a recurrence.

Rose said he has been given a clean bill of health by Mt. Sinai, and has been told he has no restrictions on his activities. Last year he cut his workload by skipping some Mets road trips, and he is planing on doing the same in 2023. That decision has nothing to do with health issues, per se, but rather by the fact he is in his upper 60s. Rose will be inducted into the Mets Hall of Fame on June 3 prior to that day’s game with the Toronto Blue Jays.

Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil met with the media last Tuesday to discuss the four-year contract he signed the previous week. McNeil

was still a couple of years away from free agency. I asked him if seeing the travails his former teammate Michael Conforto endured — struggling mightily at the plate during his 2021 walk year, and then suffering a mysterious injury in early 2022, causing him to miss all of last season — motivated him to get a long-term deal as soon as possible.

McNeil said the cautionary Conforto saga di d not enter his mind, but I have a feeling he did not want to embarrass his friend Conforto, based on the reasons McNeil stated for wanting to reach a deal with the Mets. As the defending National League batting champion, he realizes his stock may be at its zenith. He admitted he was worried about injuries, and what his perceived value on the free agent market would be in two years when he would be 33, especially if his offensive productivity slipped.

With the Mets middle infield seemingly set for the long-term with McNeil at second base and Francisco Lindor at shortstop, I asked Mets General Manager Billy Eppler if that was dispiriting for the organization’s top minor league prospect, shortstop Ronny Mauricio. Not surprisingly, he danced around the question. Eppler chuckled when I said, “At least you don’t have the other guy to block third base for him,” referring to the Carlos Correa debacle. Q

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