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ALFRES-GO OR NO Outdoor dining may need to adapt

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The City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection and the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises met Tuesday to discuss the fate of outdoor dining. Many restaurants are in favor of the additional seating, like at Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, above, but arguments over sanitation, parking and enforcement persist.

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City may make outdoor dining permanent Though some outdoor structures would go, al fresco is for keeps by Sophie Krichevsky

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he City Council Committee on Consumer and Worker Protection and the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises met on Feb. 8 in a joint session to discuss the proposed legislation that would create a permenant outdoor dining program. Though it is not yet clear when the full Council will vote on the legislation, it will, however, be introduced to the full Council during today’s session. But restaurant owners and councilmembers alike are already fired up about the issue, including those in Queens. In 2020, the city’s formal sidewalk cafe licensing process was suspended, as a result of former Mayor de Blasio’s Covid emergency executive order. Doing so paved the way for many more restaurants to offer outdoor seating. As Carolyn Grossman-Meagher, director of regional planning for the New York City Department of City Planning, said during Tuesday’s hearing, prior to the pandemic, 1,224 restaurants citywide were able to offer some form of outdoor dining, the vast majority of which were in Manhattan. As a result of the Open Restaurant Program, now, there are 12,146 across the five boroughs — 2,400 of which are in Queens. Though the legislation will get rid of the

Outdoor dining could be here to stay, but restaurants, such as Neir’s, above, would need to reapply for permits. Outdoor structures may or may not make the cut. PHOTO COURTESY LOYCENT GORDON obstacles in the way of getting outdoor seating prior to the pandemic, restaurants that were granted permits for outdoor seating during the pandemic will have to reapply. Although the legislation does not allow existing outdoor seating to be grandfathered in, this does not mean that the outdoor structures that have become relics of the era will all close their doors (that is, if they have

them). Rather, restaurants will be able to keep them if, upon reapplying to the program, it’s found that their structures are in compliance with city regulations, but if not, would need to take the existing ones down. According to Department of Transportation Commisioner Ydanis Rodriguez — under whose jurisdiction the revamped program would be — the guidelines for complying

structures have yet to be hammered out. According to the committee and subcommittee’s joint report on the matter, the Open Restaurant Program saved more than 100,000 jobs. Among those jobs were those at Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven. As owner Loycent Gordon told the Chronicle, the Open Restaurant Program quite literally saved his business as several months before the shutdown, his rent was tripled. “Our future was uncertain, so when they devised this plan of outdoor dining and got rid of all of the red tape that had prevented me to even consider that, it gave us a chance to generate revenue, to pay back taxes, to keep employees employed,” Gordon said. Though he noted that outdoor dining is not perfect, the benefits outweigh the consequences. “For anyone to think that this is more bad than good, I don’t think we’ve learned from the pandemic,” he said. “I think we need to look at the net good that is outdoor dining.” Bruno Rinaldi, owner of Bruno’s Ristorante in Howard Beach, also spoke positively toward the possibility of continuing the outdoor dining program. “I definitely think there’s a plus,” he told the Chronicle. “100 percent.” He went on to note the financial benefits of the program, plus, he said, cuscontinued on page 22

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New first deputy of Parks from Queens OP resident Rodriguez-Rosa brings 35 years of experience to the role by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

The new first deputy commissioner of the NYC Parks Department is from Ozone Park, previously served as chief of Queens recreation and has more than 35 years with the agency. Iris Rodriguez-Rosa will “manage the agency’s efforts to improve parks throughout the city and create more high-quality greenspaces,” according to a press release from the Mayor’s Office. Mayor Adams announced the new parks leadership last Friday. The department will be led by incoming Commissioner Susan Donoghue and Rodriguez-Rosa will be first deputy. “I have dedicated my career to making the New York City park-going experience one that helps connect communities to amazing open spaces that provide mental, physical and emotional benefits to all,” said Rodriguez-Rosa in the press release. “I am thankful to Mayor Adams, his administration and Commissioner Donoghue for allowing me the opportunity to continue to serve the City as its new NYC Parks first deputy commissioner. It is my honor to join the agency’s leadership team and I look forward to continuing to work with our invaluable Parks staff in their steadfast commitment to our great park system,” she continued. Rodriguez-Rosa has been serving as Parks’ Bronx borough commissioner. She started at Parks in 1986 and served as director of com-

Mayor Adams appointed Susan Donoghue as the commissioner and Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, above, PHOTO BY ED REED / MAYOR’S OFFICE. as first deputy commissioner of the NYC Parks Department. munity boards. She went on to be an operations manager in Manhattan for about 20 years and then served as chief of recreation in the Public Programs divisions in the Bronx and Queens.

Councilman Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights), who was recently appointed chair of the Committee on Parks and Recreation, weighed in. “Across our city, parks and public spaces will be essential to meeting the multi-

ple challenges New York City faces, from public health to climate change and more,” he said in the press release. “From her time at the Prospect Park Alliance and NYC Parks, Commissioner Susan Donoghue brings unmatched expertise and passion for our city’s parks. I’m excited to work with Commissioner Donoghue and Deputy Commissioner Rodriguez-Rosa to ensure we deepen our investment in public spaces for all neighborhoods and for future generations,” Krishnan added. “I have had a productive working relationship with our new First Deputy Commissioner, Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, in the past,” said Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village). “I look forward to working with her again, along with Commissioner Donoghue, to keep our parks beautiful and accessible to everyone,” he said. Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) is not on the Parks committee but has committed to protecting her district’s shoreline parks. “The 32nd Council District is the home of many great parks, the largest being part of over seven miles of beach along the Rockaway Peninsula,” she said in the statement. “I congratulate Commissioner Susan Donoghue and First Deputy Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa and look forward to collaborating with them on a plan that will insure all our city’s parks are getting their Q fair share.”

Banks on the big issues in District 28

First CEC town hall covers remote learning, G&T, diversity and more by Deirdre Bardolf

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Community Education Council 28 grabbed Chancellor David Banks’ attention when he met with members on Monday night as the first in a series of meetings with CECs that he will be hosting. In a virtual town hall of over 500 attendees, Banks hinted at announcements to come in the next week regarding remote learning and gifted and talented programs. He learned about Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Forest Hills and was immediately interested in visiting the school and potentially using it as an “exemplar” across the city and he invited members of CEC 28 to visit him at the Department of Education’s Tweed headquarters. “District 28 has a very diverse public school called MELS that enrolls students from Jamaica, South Jamaica and other neighborhoods in the southern part of the district,” began CEC 28 Second Vice President Ted Chang. “Is there a way for school diversity to be a non-controversial topic? Why don’t we create

public schools like this co-locating them as necessary?” he asked. Banks called on members of his team present to set up a visit to the school as early as next week and he proceeded to use the school as an example throughout the evening. “I have every interest in exploring the things that we already know work,” said Banks. “There are already lots of good ideas that are out there and good initiatives that are taking place.” Another member asked what the plan was for gifted and talented programs, or their proposed replacement, Brilliant NYC, citing drops in enrollment due to gutting the accelerated track. Banks said his administration wants to expand gifted and talented programs and that staff are currently working on it. “You’ll hear more about that really in the coming days,” he said. Deputy Chancellor of Teaching and Learning Opportunities Carolyne Quintana added, “We want to move away from what we see as a

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Since the deaths of Police Officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera after a shooting in Harlem, groups across Council District 32 have come together to honor the fallen, raise money and show support for law enforcement. District 32 Back the Blue events continued over the weekend, including at Police Officer Nicholas Demutiis Park, next to the 106th Precinct, and also in Broad Channel and

Hamilton Beach, at the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department. The events were held in partnership with Councilwoman Joann Ariola, center left above with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Ariola’s chief of staff, Phyllis Inserillo, members of the 106th Precinct including Capt. Jerome Bacchi, far right, and members of the Richmond Hill-South Ozone — Deirdre Bardolf Park Lions Club.

After mobile sports betting became legal in New York State, bettors placed a recordbreaking $1.6 billion dollars worth of online wagers in January. Many of the bets came by way of mobile betting platforms including FanDuel, BetMGM and DraftKings, according to the state’s gaming commission. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) chairs the Committee on Racing, Gaming and Wagering and has been a proponent of bringing mobile betting to the state. “When we brought mobile sports betting to New York, we had confidence it was going to be a success, but to be able to break the national record of total handle for sports betting in a single month in our very first month, with primarily only six sportsbooks, is both rewarding and exciting,” Addabbo said in a statement. “Breaking this record proves that New York was ready for mobile sports betting and we are providing our state with a new revenue, educational and addiction funding source. It also can give us an indication of

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Miller, a nurse practitioner and former chairwoman of CB 11, said smoke in multiA long-time effort to eventually elimi- unit structures can navigate between floors nate smoking in apartment buildings and and apartments in myriad ways. “There is no safe amount of secondhand other multiple-unit housing sites in Queens made its way to the Queens Borough Board smoke exposure,” she said. “If you’ve ever been to an emergency on Monday evening. Phil Konigsberg and Eileen Miller of the room and seen a child suffering from an Bayside Smokefree Housing Alliance were asthma attack, you would definitely vote for joined by Lawrence Saunders from the this,” she added. Saunders, making a pitch to potentially group NYC Smoke-Free in calling on the Borough Board to support a resolution that wary landlords, pointed out that many propcalls for private landlords of new and exist- erty owners are pushing smoke-free building apartment units to transition to smoke- ing designations as an amenity for potential renters. free policies. He also said his Borough Presiorganization offers dent Donova n tips and logistical Richards has long he right to swing your fist assist ance for been an advocate ends where my nose begins.” landlords considof such policies in ering a change. public housing. — CB 2 Chairman Morry Galonoy Miller present“Dur ing my ed the well-known time as a Council member we had a resolution to encourage information on secondhand smoke causing NYCHA to go smoke-free, and people hear t disease, cancer and respirator y thought I’d lost my mind,” Richards said problems. Konigsberg also appealed to an owner’s during the Zoom meeting. “Then the federal government actually came out with a concerns over property damage — specifically fires, saying that after electrical regulation.” Richards acknowledged that enforcement sources, smoking is the second-most freof the NYCHA regulation has been a whole quent cause of structure fires in New York City. other matter. Gene Kelty, chairman of CB 7 and a “The bottom line is that no matter what your socioeconomic status is, you should be retired FDNY battalion chief, said his able to live in a smoke-free building,” he board’s resolution was worded more to encourage building owners to convert rathsaid. Konigsberg, founder of the Smokefree er than supporting a mandate. “That would be very dictatorial,” he said. Housing Alliance and a member of Community Board 7, has crisscrossed the bor- Even with that, CB 7 passed its resolution ough making similar presentations, and by an 18-17 vote. Kelty said it is probably better for larger said 13 of the 14 community boards have adopted resolutions. He also has respiratory apartment complexes to set up some sort of issues, and at one point showed the mask he indoor smoking area that could be properly ventilated for their resident smokers. sometimes uses to help him breathe. “You say people can go outside, walk 50 “Right now, 9.6 percent of Queens residents smoke,” Konigsberg said. “We’re con- feet from the doorway and smoke? That’s cerned with children living in multiunit very nice — until it’s 14 degrees outside the housing. Most of the people exposed to sec- building,” he said. While Richards and Saunders said any ondhand smoke are exposed in their own homes. We’re not talking a few people. resolution approved by the board would be advisory and nonbinding, CB 5 Chairman We’re talking about several thousand.” Senior News Editor

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concerned about the costs for owners of smaller and older buildings. As for tenants’ rights, he dismissed Saunders’ comparison of smoking to a tenant disturbing others by blasting loud music at all hours of the night. “There’s a noise ordinance that bans that after a certain time,” Taylor said. “That’s the law. This is voluntary.” Miller and CB 9 Chairman Kenichi Wilson said they are both former multiplepack-a-day smokers and know how hard it was to quit. “I used to smoke and I loved it,” Miller said. “Two packs a day.” CB 2 Chairman Morry Galonoy backs the resolution and the rationale behind it. “The right to swing your fist ends where my nose begins,” Galonoy said. He blames his father’s pipe smoking “not in a small part” for his own asthma and allergies. “We’ve got to move forward and have the conversation,” Richards said. “Legislation is all about political will ... This is not about a nanny state. This is about taking care of Q our neighbors.”

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The men’s volleyball teams from the NYPD and FDNY will compete at Maspeth High School at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12, in a match to raise money for the families of slain Police Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora. Rivera, 22, and Mora, 27, both posthumously promoted to detective, were killed last month in Manhattan when they were ambushed by a gunman as they responded to a domestic violence call. Blue Lives Matter, an organization dedicated to police welfare and advocacy, also will be participating in the event.

Maspeth High School is located at 54-40 74 St. in Maspeth. Tickets are $10 and the doors will open at 3 p.m. New York’s Finest and New York’s Bravest will be competing for a trophy in what is being billed as a first annual match. There will be raffles, prizes and music. All Covid-10 protocols, including masks and social distancing, will be observed. Further information on the event and obtaining tickets can be gotten online at mensfinestvolleyball@gmail.com or by Q calling (347) 777-7834. — Michael Gannon

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s state legislators scramble to get their preferred programs into this year’s budget, one of the best things they could do for the children of Queens and the rest of the city is to lift the arbitrary cap on charter schools. Right now there are no more charters available to start the independently operated, wildly beneficial schools in New York City. Some are still obtainable elsewhere in the state, but this is where the need is predominant. This is where the most children are suffering from an inadequate education in traditional schools. Argue about the reasons all you want — the fact is those students from poorer neighborhoods who get to go to a charter school outperform their peers in regular district schools by wide margins. Take Success Academy, the charter network that shows again and again how well-named it is. In one recent year, for example, 94 percent of Black and Hispanic scholars at Success schools passed the state math exams, compared to 20 percent of Black students citywide and 24 percent of Hispanics. On the English language arts exams, the corresponding numbers were 82 percent for Success students and 27 percent for Blacks and Hispanics citywide. Success Academy has a long waiting list of applicants and not enough room for them. The network’s founder and leader, Eva Moskowitz, wants to open eight more schools in the city, three of

them in Queens, as soon as she can. But without the state lifting the arbitrary charter cap, she can’t open any. Why would Albany deny more children the best education available — one that incidentally is also cheaper for the taxpayers, with Success schools getting between two-thirds and three-quarters of the funding per student that traditional schools do? The No. 1 reason appears to be what it always has been: politicians’ fealty to the United Federation of Teachers, which opposes charters because they show what can be done when innovators like Moskowitz run schools without the politicized union leadership getting in the way. They show what can be done for students many would write off. So it’s vital that Albany approve more charters — really there should be no cap at all — and that it does so as part of “the big ugly,” meaning the state budget. It’s a sad development of our great system, but in New York State these days, the way to get major policy changes through is to get them into the budget. Not only should the cap be lifted — as it has been three times in the past — as part of the budget, but an anti-charter bill that would restrict which state entities can approve new schools should be left on the cutting room floor. We expect the new city administration to be more amenable to charters than the last one was, but we also need state lawmakers to get on board and help our children learn.

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How will our generation go through life after being taught at a young age that rewards don’t come as a result of hard work and everything is handed out on a silver platter? In a capitalist society like America, you work hard to get the desired results — but apparently that all goes out the window in the Department of Education. I hope that our mayor will realize the ridiculousness of the situation and will not make high school admissions like gambling at a casino going forward. Kristina Raevsky Forest Hills The writer is a student at JHS 157 and the author of “Fly Me to the Moon and Other Stories.”

Arrests save lives Dear Editor: Re Nat Weiner’s Jan. 27 letter, “Stopping subway shoves”: Painting yellow lines on subway platforms won’t prevent fatal attacks, but keeping violent

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e need more affordable housing but must be careful that creating it does not harm existing neighborhoods. That’s why we agree with groups like the Queens Civic Congress and Community Board 11 that a set of bills in Albany designed to override zoning laws to allow for what are called accessory dwelling units must not pass. Kudos to those people like Queens activist Paul Graziano who are leading the charge against the legislation, which would allow for apartments or other forms of housing regardless of any existing single-family zoning. Such a onesize-fits-all approach is not what most people, such as the homeowners who pay so much in property taxes, want. We can keep adding housing with individual, incremental, targeted rezonings. That’s the smarter, fairer approach.

predators off the system by arresting and prosecuting fare beaters will save lives. NYPD statistics show that most violent subway predators enter the system illegally. Arresting and prosecuting them was routine under the “broken windows” concept of policing, which meant cracking down on “low-level” crimes before they became dangerous offenses. But “progressive” politicians abandoned broken windows and gave us a broken city. One of them, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, says he won’t prosecute fare beaters. Will Queens DA Melinda Katz act to protect riders? Her constituents have a right to know. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Adams’ Medicare flip-flop Dear Editor: Re “Adams backs Medicare Advantage plan for NYC retirees,” qchron.com, Feb 7: Here’s how I see it. When Mayor Adams

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Dear Editor: I find it quite ironic that “Ode to White Castle,” by Larry Penner, and “Advertise Pets in Need” ran back to back in the Feb. 3 Letters section. Every year around Earth Day, Larry Penner circulates an opinion piece urging us to bike or walk instead of driving, recycle and use a rake instead of a gas-powered leaf blower. Yet he says nothing about the environmental degradation caused by factory farming used to make White Castle hamburgers. If you go to the website of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, there are videos posted depicting the brutal, horrific treatment of animals on factory farms being prepared for slaughter. I can personally attest to a sight I witnessed approximately half a mile from my house, about three months ago. A truck was carrying cages and cages of chickens in freezing weather: chickens crammed into cages with barely enough room to move. Thud! One of the cages fell off the truck. Imagine what the poor chickens were experiencing. I am not going to claim I am perfect, but I try. I love bacon and sausage but eat oatmeal for breakfast. Lunch is 90 percent to 100 percent plant-based diet. I will not say I never eat meat, but I am trying to eliminate it from my diet. When I buy clothing, I don’t choose anything with down in it. I urge my neighbors in neighboring Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties to visit the PETA website, see for themselves and try to eliminate preservative-filled meat and poultry from their diets. I also urge Mr. Penner to think about it when he writes his opinion piece for the upcoming Earth Day. Nat Weiner Bronx

Seek peace with Russia Dear Editor: I am a Vietnam-era veteran concerned about the Biden administration’s role in escalating tensions with Russia over Ukraine, with the complicity of our news media. We recall the lies that led to disastrous costly wars in Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan, paid for by the American people. It is irresponsible for the president to participate in brinkmanship between two nations that possess 90 percent of the world’s nuclear weapons. The sane course of action is a commitment to genuine diplomacy with serious negotiations, not military escalation — which could easily spiral out of control to the point of pushing the world to the precipice of nuclear war. Although both sides can be blamed for causing this crisis, its roots go back to the failure of the U.S. government to live up to its promise, made in 1990 by Secretary of State James Baker, that NATO would expand not “one inch to the East.” Since 1999, NATO has expanded to include countries that border Russia, surrounding it with missile bases. Imagine the U.S. reaction if Russia placed even a single missile in Cuba! The U.S. government should agree to a long-term moratorium on NATO expansion. As an alternative, more positive uses of our $778 billion annual military budget, which exceeds that of the next 10 nations combined, would be to end starvation throughout the world, estimated to cost $30 billion, and provide the world with clean water, at a cost of $11 billion. The American people demand peace, not war. Robert Keilbach Queens Village The writer served in the United States Navy from 1961 to ’65.

first heard about the new city Medicare Advantage Plan he recognized that it was not a good plan for the retirees and questioned if it was a “bait and switch.” This was all based on the first brochure from the Alliance — one that was so full of lies and deceptions that a judge ordered it to be rewritten. A few months later Adams suddenly loves the plan. And his new opinion comes after reading the new guide, which more accurately describes the many shortcomings of the plan, including two pages of procedures that require preauthorization (no preauthorizations are required with original Medicare). So why the complete and sudden reversal? Well, his first statement came while he was running for office and he was trying to get votes. Now that he won and is our mayor, he realizes that he needs to kiss up to his fellow politicians and union leaders. It’s that simple. Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

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Clock is ticking to address charters

Success Academy pushing on city and state level; eyeing Queens spots by Deirdre Bardolf

system that was hemorrhaging and suffering before all this, and I am worried about a genLeaders of the Success Academy charter eration of students never to make up those school network are urging state and city offi- learning losses if we don’t do something cials to lift the cap on charter schools and pri- quickly,” said Moskowitz. About three quarters of the city’s public oritize support for them before next month schools had a drop in enrollment in the past with the hopes of bringing more to Queens. “We have a limited window in which we year, according to state data. The drop was can lift the cap on opportunity,” said Success especially steep among low-income students Academy founder Eva Moskowitz in an inter- whose enrollment fell almost 7 percent. view last Thursday with members of the edi- Among demographic groups, enrollment for both Black and white students fell by over 7 torial team at the Chronicle. “And that window is very fast approaching. percent each, Chalkbeat reported. There are reportedly tens of thousands of So ... if it doesn’t get into what’s called the ‘big ugly,’ it gets much harder to do,” said Mos- empty seats in some schools, exacerbated by kowitz, referring to getting the lifting of the the drop in enrollment, while other schools charter school cap included in Gov. Hochul’s remain overcrowded. “Charters are serving the least advantaged $216 billion 2023 Executive Budget. Moskowitz said that her organization has students,” said Moskowitz. “Our students are been pressing Hochul to lift the cap and urg- 96 percent Black and brown. The vast majority live under the poverty line. Sixteen percent ing Mayor Adams to prioritize it as well. She is asking for eight new charter schools have special needs. Nine percent are homeless.” in New York City She noted that, and said up to three although Los Angeof them are proe have a limited window les has the largest posed for Queens. charter school sector If the schools are in which we can lift the in the country, New not sited by early York City has the March, she said, they cap on opportunity.” highest-performing. will not be able to — Eva Moskowitz “You would think open in the upcomthe highest-performing school year. She said there is demand for the schools ing sector in the country would warrant the across Queens and that she visited a space to freedom to meet the real demand of real parco-locate with an existing school in Far Rocka- ents to get their kid great free public educaway but that demand could extend to Southeast tion,” she said. Under Hochul’s proposed budget, there Queens, Jackson Heights and Corona, too. Moskowitz cited pandemic learning losses, would be a $1.6 billion increase in Foundadeclines in public school enrollment and the tion Aid, which goes to districts. That success and efficiency of charter schools as would increase school spending to more than $31 billion and New York City could some reasons to support the system. “Covid has really set back an educational receive more than $12 billion. Charter Associate Editor

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Eva Moskowitz, founder of the Success Academy network, is urging officials to include lifting the FILE PHOTO cap on charter schools in the upcoming state budget but obstacles remain. schools would receive a 4.7 percent increase in funding per student, totaling $17,633 per student, up from $16,844. As of 2021, spending on public school students in the city was more than $28,000 per pupil. “We educate kids for a longer day and a longer school year, such that at Success, our kids have an additional three years by the time they graduate from high school,” said Moskowitz. “But we don’t receive any of those funds to do that. So charters are a square deal for the city in every direction — better results for less money and more efficacy.” Despite the slight increase in proposed funding, Hochul has wavered on supporting charter schools, which many believe is due to the support she receives from teachers unions, which are anti-charter.

In a Feb. 1 story in the New York Post, the governor said she had spoken with charter school leaders and said, “I know what they do is important but I also recognize there has to be a desire from the legislature to accomplish this as well.” State Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), chair of the committee on New York City schools, recently introduced a bill that would remove the State University of New York as one of the state’s two charter school authorizers, which Moskowitz said would make it more difficult for them to open. “There wouldn’t be this beacon of excellence in the city of New York if John Liu’s bill became a reality,” said Moskowitz, noting that the state Education Department rejected 46 out of 47 of her schools in the past. “I am worQ ried about the politics,” she added.

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Following a notoriously tumultuous relationship with the former mayoral administration, which came to a head in part over opening a Queens middle school, Success Academy charter school founder Eva Moskowitz is “enthusiastic and optimistic” about the new city leadership. That includes new Schools Chancellor David Banks, with whom Moskowitz says the ice has already been broken. She said she hopes the public school system can finally learn from the successes of her academies. “I have offered our new mayor, I have offered our chancellor, to be as helpful as I can, 24/7,” she said. In fact, she feels that she and the new chancellor have some things in common.

“I’m an admirer of David Banks and the Eagle Academies,” Moskowitz said in an interview last Thursday with the Chronicle’s editorial team. The Eagle Academy Foundation is a network of all-male schools grades 6 through 12, in challenged, urban communities. “They were sort of charter before charters, where [Banks] got a bunch of dispensations from the district so that he could create his educational vision,” she said. “They are charter-like in the sense that he got a lot of autonomy to work backwards from teaching and learning.” Moskowitz admired the new chancellor’s honesty in stating that 64 percent of Black and brown children are not reaching proficiency. “We all know that one can have that view, and yet the system can be

very difficult to move and change and improve,” she said. “But I think the fact that they’re starting with honesty about it is a really good sign. And I think having a chancellor who has done it himself and been in the trenches — that’s a good sign.” Moskowitz hopes to share the practices that lead to charter school students’ academic achievement. That was one of the ideas behind establishing charters in the first place. “Unlike the district, which hasn’t figured out how to scale excellence, we have,” she said. “Part of the problem is we ran into Bill de Blasio and a system that is not interested in learning. We have developed school designs that are highly impactful, pedagogic methods that are highly impactful, even systems of operation. The New

York City School system could learn a lot from our Covid command center. But if nobody asks or wants to learn and look ... I think that’s going to change with [Adams],” she said. “But the district has to be interested ... you have to have that kind of culture where you’re trying to get better.” Creating a network of learning opportunities among schools would require a “serious undertaking,” she added. In a recent visit to Hillcrest High School, Banks told the Chronicle, “There’s a lot of great things that are in our school system, but what we lack is a good marketing campaign and people think that the only exciting, innovative things are happening in charter schools because the charter schools do a really good job of marketing what they do.” He said the city Department of

Education has never done a good job of “promoting the great things that happen in our schools.” “I want to be the chancellor that lifts up what’s happening in a place like Hillcrest,” he added. Moskowitz said that she is not interested in marketing but that, “Success has achieved results and we think we have something to offer others.” “We are interested in sharing because we don’t just care about our own kids. We care about all kids in the city, the state and the country.” The Robertson Center at Success Academy, she said, is designed for such sharing and is dedicated to professional development. “You can go to our website and you can download our curriculum. You can sign up for workshops ... It’s really sort of democratizing the Q sharing,” she said.

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Councilwoman Joann Ariola’s Ozone Park office is open and ready for business following renovations. Eric Ulrich, above, former councilman for District 32 and tenant of the space, gave his approval and admired the freshly painted walls and new flooring at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday. Ariola (R-Ozone Park), with mic at top, welcomed the public to the office and was joined by her husband, John Shanks, her grandsons and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Assemblywomen Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and Jenifer Rajku-

mar (D-Woodhaven), representatives of Community Boards 9 and 10, district leaders, civic associations, the 102nd Precinct, the Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol and many more. Ariola, center, introduced her new staff: constituent liaisons Alex Leguisamo, left, Nishat Islam and Linda Fogel, Budget Director Ciara Donley, Chief of Staff Phyllis Inserillo and constituent liaisons Jessica Genna and Robert Schwach. The office, located at 93-06 101 Ave., is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Wednesdays, when it is open until — Deirdre Bardolf 7 p.m.

If New York were to give a head count to the number of people carrying student debt, it would encompass the entire population of Queens plus almost a fifth of Staten Island. The Empire State ranks third in the U.S. with $99 billion in outstanding st udent loans among approximately 2.4 million New Yorkers, according to state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), using data compiled in 2020 by the Student Borrower Protection Center, an advocacy group that protects lenders’ rights. Carolina Rodriguez, program director of the Community In 2021, the Federal Reserve esti- Services Society’s Education Debt Consumer Assistance mated that by the second quarter of Program, wants more funds for the organization so it 2021, graduates across the country can do more to help cut student debt. State Sen. James owed $1.73 trillion. Sanders Jr. wants to triple their funding so it can help Sanders, the Community Services 2.4 million borrowers. CSS / SCREENSHOT Society, LawNY and Empire Justice hosted a Feb. 4 meeting on the problem. istration’s effort to address the program,” said “In 2019, the Community Services Society the EDCAP program director. “When we get decided to try tackle the issue of student loan a call or request for assistance, we are looking debt and created [the Education Debt Consum- at the student’s loans, the type of loans they er Assistance Program],” said Carolina Rodri- h ave a nd a s s e s si ng t h ei r f i n a ncia l guez, CSS’ EDCAP program director. “The circumstances.” goal of EDCAP is to help student loan borrowEDCAP works with lenders to create shorters address their higher education debt.” and long-term plans to help them address EDCAP helps people deal with federal, t hei r debt w it h comprehen sive case some private and at times direct and institu- management. tional loan debt, according to Rodriguez. In one instance, a city Department of Edu“Since 2019, we’ve seen an increase in cation employee was told by EDCAP that she demand for services for the right reasons,” had the wrong student loans to qualify for the said Rodriguez. “Student loans went into a PSFL. The program helped her meet the payment freeze, but in May, payments are requirements for a temporary expanded PSFL expected to resume.” and one year of working together, $100,000 More New Yorkers will have their debt was forgiven tax free. addressed or eliminated under the Public Ser“It is really important to note that an vice Loan Waiver if they are able to success- expansion of this program would help more fully apply, but that is also time-limited, people across New York State achieve loan added the program director. forgiveness,” said Kristin Brown, CEO and “Borrowers would need to take action by president of the Empire Justice Center, a nonOct. 1, 2022,” she said. “The other thing that profit law firm. has really driven the demand for the consumWhen more people achieve loan forgiveer assistance in this area are the changes in ness, they are able to spend money that could the student loan servicing sector.” stimulate the local economy, according to Some student loan servicers either don’t Brown. Thousands of people qualify for stuassist lenders, give them misinformation or dent loan forgiveness, but they need guidance have them in the wrong payment plan result- so they are not trapped in debt. ing in debt and loan balances increasing, “EDCAP could make a huge difference in added Rodriguez. On top of that, three stu- helping our public servants navigate complex dent loan services said they will no longer rules,” said Brown. manage federal student loans. The biggest of Gov. Hochul has included a $3 million the three is FedLoan Servicing. allocation for the program in her state budget Navient and Granite State Management & proposal, said Rodriguez. Pre-pandemic, Resources were the other two, according to EDCA P had only $500,000 f rom the Forbes.com. Legislature. FedLoan currently manages the Public “A full implementation of the program is Student Federal Loan forgiveness program, assessed at $3.5 million,” said Rodriguez. said Rodriguez. “We will be asking the Legislature for addicontinued on page 29 “That has put a dent in the current admin-

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Shift in coverage for city retirees delayed by court by Peter C. Mastrosimone

The plan initially was supposed to go into effect at the beginning of the year but a Manhattan Supreme Court judge issued a Mayor Adams announced on Sunday his support for the new Medicare Advantage temporary restraining order against it in October, ruling that the deadline for retirees plan for city retirees that is designed to save to opt out, set for the end of that month, was the city hundreds of millions of dollars but not appropriate because each beneficiary’s has many beneficiaries concerned their bendecision is irreversible. The court later efits will be reduced and healthcare options pushed back the start date to April 1 and limited. The plan was negotiated by former Mayor ordered other changes to the plan. The United Federation of Teachers Bill de Blasio and representatives of the city’s hailed the court ruling in a Dec. 15 unions and is set to take effect April 1, four announcement for its retired members, months later than originally planned, due to summarizing key legal action. Approxichanges made to the mately 250,000 city plan. retirees will be impact“Retirees will have ed, and a group of them etirees will have flexibility in trying out sued to block the change, flexibility in trying the new plan,” one secwhich would see private tion reads. “The UFT companies contract with out the new plan.” has pressed for and the federal government obtained flexibility in to offer Medicare — United Federation of Teachers retirees’ decision-makAdvantage benefits. message to retired members ing during this shift. Some retirees say their While the opt-out periout-of-pocket costs od for the April 1 start date will end on would drastically increase under the plan because it would not cover the supplemental March 31, 2022, there will be a continuing opt-out and opt-in period until June 30, insurance they use. Each union will have to 2022. No one will be locked into a choice, accept such supplemental programs instead. one way or the other, for a full year.” Retirees will be able to opt out of the proAdams said in a prepared statement gram at a cost of $191 a month.

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The NYPD is investigating a robbery and assault that took place Tuesday afternoon at the CVS store at 10811 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills. Police said the crime took place at 12:16 p.m. when an unidentified person entered the store and began removing cough medicine and shampoo from the shelves, later determined to have been worth nearly $200. When the man tried to leave the store without paying he was confronted by an employee. The man pulled a knife, stabbed the victim in one hand and punched him in the face, causing a laceration. He fled westbound on Queens Boulevard. The victim was taken to NewYorkPresbyterian Hospital in Flushing for treatment. Anyone with information on the 112th Precinct crime is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are confiQ dential.

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Celebrating the Year of the Tiger

The eye of the tiger was fierce when the community welcomed back the Flushing Lunar New Year Parade on Saturday, Feb. 5, after a one-year hiatus forced by the Covid-19 pandemic. A palpable sense of excitement was in the air as musicians, dancers and eye-catching floats alike filled the parade in honor of the Year of the Tiger. Among those musicians were the members of the NYPD Police Band, near right, above. Catalina Wu, near right, was one of many who came fully prepared in full tiger gear.

The parade was organized by a coalition of several local groups, with the Flushing Chinese Business Association and the Korean American Association of Queens at the helm. Alongside the parade’s numerous organizations were several elected officials. Those politicians, as seen in the third row, right side, included Gov. Hochul, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, Rep. Grace Meng, Assemblyman Ed Braunstein, Borough President Donovan Richards and Councilmember Sandra Ung, among many others.

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Holiday photo contest!

The Queens Chronicle’s 14th annual Holiday Photo Contest again livened up the season with beautiful works of all types and styles from residents across the borough. The winner is Andrew Watz of Glendale for his beautiful picture of St. Pancras RC Church on Christmas Day, top right. We hope that soon the pandemic will ease up enough for the entertainment passes we traditionally give as prizes to be available for him to enjoy. Next to the winner is a shot by Mike McGev-

na of South Richmond Hill, creatively capturing his wife’s crochet Mrs. Claus. At top left is a study in decorations by Rosemarie Italico of Ozone Park. Below that are two happy shoppers at Pizza Classica in Glendale, taken by Barbara Wunner of Queens Village. Richard Ziccardi of Maspeth photographed the Lionel train layout, center left, in his living room. Linda Silverman of Queens Village captured Frosty the Snowman and lights near 231st Street and Stronghurst Avenue in Bellerose Manor. Flor Angela Castro

of Forest Hills photographed her friend Helena Conti’s poodles, Fifi and Jacques. Above at left, Melissa De Los Santos captured the handmade decorations at the Lombardy building in Kew Gardens, which her parents, Paula and Osvaldo De Los Santos Jr., the superintendent, decorate for the holidays every year. Alberta MaineriBurke got a shot of her kids with some inflatables at 35th Street and 23rd Avenue in Astoria. Alexandra Chartier snapped a bright white deer off 108th Street in Forest Hills. Donna Van Blar-

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com caught Minnie and Mickey Mouse out for a spin on 48th Street in Astoria. And Ivy Hammer photographed “Santa in the Times of Covid,” as she named her work, at the CVS on 63rd Road — Peter C. Mastrosimone in Rego Park.

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The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Heat & Frost Insulators, Local Union #12 AJEF, will conduct a recruitment from March 7 to 18 for 20 insulation and asbestos worker apprentices, the state Department of Labor said Monday. Only 200 applications will be distributed, on a first-come, first-served basis. The recruitment will run for 10 business days or until 200 applications have been issued, whichever comes first. To obtain an application, one must email a request, along with first and last name and date of birth, to Local12AJEF@gmail.com, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday, during the recruitment period. The Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for Asbestos, Lead, and Hazardous Waste Laborers, Local Union #78, also is recruiting, seeking 20 apprentices from March 1 to 15, the DOL previously said. Applications for those spots must be obtained in person from the Local 78 JATC, at 11-17 43 Ave. in Long Island City. Detailed requirements may be found at dol.ny.gov/apprenticeship/overview. For questions, contact Local 12 at (718) 784-1899 or Local 78 at (212) 227Q 4803.

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Turning up the heat in — and on — NYCHA

Ramos, Barnwell say public database will increase accountability on repairs by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Not every constituent complaint that comes into the offices of Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth) and state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights) is related to the New York City Housing Authority. But with any single call or email, it might be a good bet. And with a leading complaint being that work request tickets are closed without the work being done, the legislators have submitted bills aimed at making the process as open to public scrutiny as those of some other city agencies. The NYCHA Accountability Act would make the information on the tickets searchable for the public and require detail on all work that was done to resolve a complaint. “Ever since I came into office we’ve taken complaints on all kinds of issues, but especially NYCHA,” Barnwell said. “People call us, and whether it be about mold, no heat, or no hot water, paint issues, whatever it is, it runs the gamut. The protocol currently is to call NYCHA and get a ticket number with verifiable information for the case. But time and time again the ticket will be closed without any more information. So you have a call about no heat and you follow that complaint, it’s closed. But you have no heat still.”

State legislators want NYCHA’s maintenance records to be more open. PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT Both Barnwell’s bill, A.8612, and Ramos’ S.7859 can be viewed and downloaded from the Assembly and Senate websites. They would require NYCHA to set up a database. Listed co-sponsors of Barnwell’s bill include Reps. Khaleel Anderson (D-Far Rockaway), Jessica González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst), Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village). Ramos said the Woodside Houses in her district have been without reliable heat for weeks, “Including today,” she said Tuesday afternoon.

Her constituents complain about work that never seems to be finished or get a follow-up. “We want to make sure we are using technology, and simple technology at that, in order to provide more accountability in the system,” Ramos said. “I’ve worked in the city’s administration. I’ve been around a long time dealing with a lot of issues like this. It is unconscionable that such a large agency — it is underfunded, but it has enough capital funding to be able to actually carry out these repairs — has no way of tracing information on a single website. That’s just unacceptable in this day and age ... The city can’t continue to be a slumlord.” She said their aim now is to round up cosponsors and get the attention of leadership. “We might be able to get it in the budget,” Ramos said. Barnwell said the bills should not pose an overwhelming burden on the agency. “It’s like 311 and the Department of Transportation, which have public, searchable tickets,” he said. “I can look things up without having to go back and forth with anyone. NYCHA doesn’t have that.” Barnwell said the agency already has the ability to implement the changes the bills would require. “Because they have the database,” he said. “They just have to make it public. The bill also protects privacy. It doesn’t give out anyone’s

name. It doesn’t give anyone’s address. It doesn’t give an apartment number or phone number. There is no identifiable information. Just a ticket number.” Barnwell said right now his staff can’t trace a constituent’s complaint online because only residents can have accounts within the system. And, like residents, they must rely on NYCHA to get back to them with the relevant information. “You don’t want to send us information? Great. But you’re not getting back to the residents, either,” he said. Both legislators said there is undoubtedly some trouble due to separate and overlapping jurisdictions of the city, state and federal government over public housing. “I think that’s often the case, especially with some of the repairs and the open tickets,” Ramos said. “Obviously that doesn’t help, without a doubt,” Barnwell concurred. “Funding is an issue for sure. But trust me, at the end of the day, there’s still the ability to not close [unfinished] tickets. Overlapping jurisdiction has nothing to do with closing out cases. “Just don’t close the case! People are living in homes with mold, living with no heat, no hot water and these tickets are being closed without any examination? Without the situation being Q examined or addressed?”

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Temporary cuts coming for OMNY, LIRR riders at the end of February by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

It’s no secret that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority is trying to bring ridership back to prepandemic levels. Officials believe a pilot program of greatly discounted fares on buses, subways and commuter rail lines will help do just that. MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber introduced the program Monday at Manhattan’s Fulton Transit Center. In a video of the press conference available on YouTube, Lieber said the discounts are necessary as opposed to the fare hikes that had been scheduled. “At this moment, when you’re down riders, and right now we’re at roughly three million riders on a weekday, as compared for 5.2 million prior to Covid, it’s not time to raise the price,” Lieber said. Reduced fares on the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North within the city take effect on Feb. 25, with New York City Transit deals using the OMNY system kicking in on Feb. 28. They will be in place for at least four months. During each week from Monday through Sunday, OMNY customers will have payments capped after 12 rides, or $33 per week, the cost of a seven-day unlimited MetroCard. “Thirteen is your lucky number,” Lieber said.

The Long Island Rail Road and LI R R st ations where the Metro-North will offer discounted CityTicket is valid include Atlantic 20-trip tickets through their eTix Terminal, Auburndale, Bayside, app. Monthly tickets will be disBroadway, Douglaston, East New counted 10 percent. Lieber had York, Flushing-Main Street, Forest Queens residents in mind when he Hills, Hollis, Jamaica, Kew Garspoke of a new $5 CityTicket flat dens, Laurelton, Little Neck, fee between LIR R and MetLocust Manor, Mets-Willets Point, roNorth stations within the five Murray Hill, Nostrand Avenue, boroughs to encourage subway and Penn Station, Queens Village, bus riders to take the train. Ro s e d a le , St . A lb a n s a n d “The LIRR and Metro-North Woodside. Janno Lieber have a lot of stops that are within Lieber said the MTA also has PHOTO BY MARC A. New York City, but those stops HERMANN / MTA made it easier for seniors and the haven’t been used so much by disabled to apply for reduced-fare New Yorkers to get to different parts of the MetroCards online. city,” Lieber said. “So we’re instituting a $5 “This is really important. We want every flat fare, for all off-peak trains on the commut- senior, every person with disabilities who is er railroads from one point within the city to eligible for a reduced fare to have that permaanother point within the city. nently, to not have to go through the process “That means the parent of small kids living every time they want take a ride,” he said. in Southeast Queens can take the railroad to Also underway are talks with the city on Penn Station now as well as Atlantic Avenue expanding the Fair Fares program for lowoff peak for that incredibly discounted $5 flat income residents. fare. Those discounts now are all off-peak “It’s a great program,” Lieber said. “The times, not just the weekends.” city instituted it a few years ago, but it’s only CityTickets must be bought and activated reaching a small percentage of the people who before boarding the train. The LIRR’s off-peak are eligible — only 200-something thousand fare between Eastern Queens and Manhattan people put of 750,000 people whose income or Brooklyn remains $14 when purchased on would qualify them for this incredibly advanboard the train. tageous half-price MetroCard program. We are

working with the city to grow enrollment so everybody who needs that extra help benefits.” The Riders Alliance on its Twitter page praised Lieber and the MTA for the reducedcost MetroCard initiatives. “Glad to see it!” the group said. “We need to make sure every eligible New Yorker is aware of this program and can easily sign up.” Queens resident Charlton D’souza of Passengers United told the Chronicle in an email and a telephone interview that some riders still are falling through the cracks. He said under the plan an LIRR monthly ticket from Jamaica to Penn Station that now is $236 will go down to $211. “A lot of people tell me that will not attract them to the railroad, especially since they have to buy unlimited MetroCards in addition,” he said. “It’s going to benefit the existing customers who use the railroad, but [bus and subway riders] are telling me it’s not going to attract them.” He also said some chain drugstores and convenience stores that are supposed to be able to help riders — many of low income — add money to their OMNY cards have not trained all their staff members how to do so. He said Queens residents who reverse-commute to Nassau County will not get any benefits, as Nassau’s NICE bus system does not Q presently honor OMNY.

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continued from page 2 tomers enjoy being outside. During Tuesday’s eight-hour hearing, Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez (D-Bronx), who chairs the committee and co-sponsored the legislation, said, “Outdoor dining reimagined what the city could do with our streets.” Indeed, Queens Bully owner Rohan Aggarwal said outdoor dining enlivened his joint’s place in the Forest Hills community. “It gives us a street presence more than we had before, which attracts new customers which is great for business,” he told the Chronicle. While councilmembers seemed largely in favor of making the program permanent, they were not without their doubts. Some expressed concerns about rodents, noise and the sometimes inaccessible nature of outdoor structures. Others wondered whether the DOT would have the capacity to enforce the program’s regulations. On those concerns, Gordon offered up his two cents: “Historically, New York City subways have been infiltrated with rats, and homelessness and crazy qualityof-life issues — but we don’t get rid of the New York City subway.” He continued, “So when you talk about getting rid of outdoor dining, you’re really saying, ‘Let’s throw our beautiful outdoor dining baby out with the bathwater.’” Although not a member of either the

committee nor subcommittee, Councilwoman Vickie Paladino (R-Whitestone) was also present at the hearing; though she ran for her seat on promises to protect small businesses, she has found herself at odds with the legislation, as she has voiced publicly. Asked about this seemingly paradoxical point of view, the councilwoman’s son and spokesperson Thomas Paladino told the Chronicle, “You have to also look at the other small businesses that have to share space with these places that are seriously impacted by lack of parking, increased traffic, and things like that.” He added, “It’s a balancing act. Restaurants are crucial to our economy.” Asked about parking specifically, both Gordon and Aggarwal said that neighboring businesses have not expressed complaints about their outdoor seating’s effect on parking. Similarly, Councilmember Shekar Krishnan (D-Jackson Heights) emphasized the importance of prioritizing pedestrians when considering outdoor dining. Though the legislation is not without its flaws, Velazquez said Tuesday, keeping customers at restaurants is key. “We’re not seeking perfection — we’re seeking participation,” she said. Rodriguez, too, was optimistic about the program: “It will be a role model to all Q municipalities.”

Banks Town Hall with D28 continued from page 4 dent who has the persistence and the will ... to have that opportunity with the right resources and structures in place.” Following a question about remote learning, Banks said that there is also a task force working on that and he will make an announcement next week. “We’ve heard two sides of this. We’ve heard from people that, during the pandemic when we were virtual, that it worked for some kids and they did very well. But we heard probably from more kids and families that it was a disaster.” He said teachers in person cannot just set up a screen and have remote students follow along. “Maybe there are certain teachers who we will set up to just teach remotely,” Banks said. “While other teachers are going to be set up just to teach the kids who are actually live in person. But all of that requires more teachers and a different level of training.” He added that he also has to work with the unions on the issue of remote learning and devising a plan to go forward. On the topic of overcrowding, Banks said the DOE would have to be “innovative,” maybe exploring split schedules. “I’m a person that doesn’t believe that all the learning has to happen within the four walls of the schools,” he said. Banks was asked about school segrega-

tion and then how success for black male students could be ensured. “It’s a very, very complicated issue,” he said. “This notion of integration of the schools or desegregation of our schools.” He spoke of how his parents did not send him and his brother to their local schools because they were failing. “I don’t want our kids or our families to feel like ‘I’ve got to run away from the school that’s right in my own neighborhood because it’s not working well,’” he said. He added that he wants to improve the quality of all schools and perhaps use schools like MELS to uplift what works. Banks spoke of the Eagle Academy Foundation, which he founded to serve minority boys in low-income neighborhoods. “We were asked by people all over New York, ‘Can you open an Eagle Academy in our district?’ And our answer was no, because at the end of the day, you can’t keep opening up more schools ... What you have to do is teach the other schools how to do this work themselves,” he said. Banks paused the meeting at one point to say that he wants “real discourse,” not just questions that allow him to speak his mind. “If you just want to know what I think, it’s going to be limited,” he said. “But the way that I learn best and the way that I actually make changes [is] from listening Q to you.”

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‘Golden Girls’ are back in Queens Theatre puppet show F

or nearly 40 years, Dorothy Zbornak, Rose Nylund, Blanche Devereaux and Sophia Petrillo — TV’s “The Golden Girls” — have been part of the American cultural landscape. And now they will be paying an in-person visit to our neck of the woods with the arrival of “That Golden Girls Show!” to Queens Theatre for two performances only, on Feb. 20 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m., part of a national tour scheduled to

run through April. Set in Miami in 1985, the year the long-running series premiered, the brand-new 90-minute stage rendering parodies classic moments from the show, complete with cheesecake, shoulder pads, innuendo, catch-phrases and the elegant art of the quick-witted put-down, according to promotional announcements for the upcoming performances. But the surprise attraction here is the use of puppets, each handled and voiced by a different performer, to bring the four ladies to life. For Astoria resident Samantha Lee

Mason, who plays the naive and oftentimes spacey Rose, a character famously embodied by Betty White, the legendary actress’s passing was particularly impactful. “I spent so much time studying her life and acting career,” Mason said in a recent telephone interview from Des Moines, one of many cities being visited by the troupe. “I never met her,” she continued, “but I fell in love with her. I felt a really deep connection. It hit very close to home.” Mason has noticed that audiences have been reacting even more than

usual to her character since White passed away on Dec. 31. “People are searching for a way to experience her legacy and her art,” Mason said. Joining in on the telephone conversation were two of Mason’s costars, Miranda Cooper and Dylan Glick, who appear, respectively, as matriarch Sophia (played on television by Estelle Getty, who appeared in Queens community theater before her big break) and the strong-willed Dorothy (the Bea Arthur character). continued on page 25

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Dorothy Mae Adams, born March 11, 1938, and her husband LeRoy Adams, born Oct. 9, 1935, decided to leave their home in Alabama and move to New York for a better life in 1959. They relocated and set up home in Brownsville, Brooklyn. Their son Eric Mayor Eric Adams’ childhood home at 111-34 167 St. in South JamaiINSET FILE PHOTO LeRoy Adams was ca, circa 1950s. born Sept. 1, 1960 in poverty. A few years later a younger brother, joined the New York City Transit Police Department in 1984. Younger brother BerBernard, was born. Dorothy, with a thirdgrade education, worked as a domestic nard followed him. Eric retired as a captain and entered polihousekeeper and servant. LeRoy worked as a butcher. Things changed in 1968 when the tics in 2006. Moving up, he eventually family moved to a bungalow-style house at became the New York City mayor in 2022. His childhood home is valued at 111-34 167 St. in South Jamaica, which was $505,000, but could be more valuable with 815 square feet. Q the celebrity status attached to it now. Eric graduated high school in 1978 and

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The Bayside Historical Society is back with its 21st annual Winter Art Show this month. For all of February, works from 39 North Queens artists submitted to the competition will be on display at Bay Terrace Shopping Center and online. Encompassing an array of mediums, the contest splits work into different categories accordingly, such as painting (oil and acrylic), watercolor, mixed-media, drawing, photography and digital. In years past, it has included sculpture, too. The team of judges is led by Neill Slaughter, a professor emeritus of fine arts at Long Island University, who has judged the BHS’s show for several years. He is accompanied

Giovanni Geraldi’s “Our Milky Way Galaxy.” PHOTO COURTESY BAYSIDE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

by Long Island-based artist Robert Mehling. Traditionally, BHS Executive Director Laura James said, the show has been held at the BHS’s own Castle at Fort Totten Park. When the pandemic forced the society to hold its show virtually last year, the BHS was unable to host it there, nor was it able to hold its usual opening reception. But two weeks into the 2021 show, Bay Terrace offered up the unoccupied storefront window at 212-59 26 Ave. as a place to display the work to the public in a Covid-friendly capacity. This year, the show is at Bay Terrace for the duration. Among the most eye-catching of the pieces is Giovanni Geraldi’s “Our Milky Way Galaxy,” a mixed-media work that includes toy figures of astronauts, polar bears and much more. The work, which won the top slot in the mixed-media category, touches on a variety of socio-political ideas. “This provocative mixed media piece, which includes 3-D objects, is thoughtfully constructed, paying attention to little details that only enhance its narrative,” Slaughter wrote in his review of the work. But the show’s Bayside High School section takes the cake; though student work is not part of the judged competition, James said, this year, the judges are offering the young artists feedback on their work.

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Student work shines in BHS Winter Art Show

Seventeen Bayside High School students submitted work to Bayside Historical Society’s PHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY annual Winter Art Show at Bay Terrace Shopping Center. Instead, Slaughter awarded some of those artists a new label: “Ones to Watch.” “This show represents the students’ thoughts which go beyond their homework assignments and verbal explanations,” Bayside HS art teacher Kerri McKay DeJean said of her students’ work. “These are visual narratives that suggest that viewers take the time to understand the people and places that they have captured in their two-dimensional worlds.” With their many mediums, bright colors

and keen sense for all things Gen Z, the students’ works are a sight to behold. While Elena’s digital “New York City (Futuristic)” imagines a skyline that perhaps is not too far off, Ruier’s “Black Lives Matter” drawing is forthright in its argument that the fight for civil rights is far from over. Both students were deemed “Ones to Watch.” To see the full list of winners and the judges’ feedback, for baysidehistorical.org/ bhs-winter-art-show. The website also Q includes images of some of the works.

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characterization was her “amazing blank stare,” a look that resulted in many humorous moments. It’s been challenging, she said, to find the right approach to capture that look in her puppet while simultaneously making it look alive. Glick, playing a character of the opposite sex, especially one whose voice is so easily recognizable — thanks to Arthur’s indelible portrayal — had to figure out how best to emulate it. He discovered it involves “pushing through the words like you’re running out of air. It’s a lot of fun,” and now he has been inspired to tackle other celebrity impressions. Mason is particularly looking forward to finally playing before a hometown crowd after being on the road since October. “I cannot wait,” she said. According to the theater, devoted fans will fondly remember the four girls from Miami, and for the first-timers, this will be a joyful introduction to the brilliance of the TV show. The series was known for an occasional raunchy joke, and this latest incarnation follows suit, Dylan said. The stage version has been given a PG-15 rating.

Wielding the Golden Girls are on stage are Dylan Glick, top right, with Dorothy, Lu Zielinski, left, with Blanche, Samantha Lee Mason with Rose and Miranda Cooper with ROCKEFELLER PRODUCTIONS Sophia. On the cover: Mason, Cooper and their puppets. Queens Theatre is located at 14 United Nations Ave. South in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It is enforcing all Covid-19 pro-

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TO: Dmitry A. Shelchkov, MD, 9527 67th Avenue, Rego Park, NY 11374-5135. The State Medical Board of Ohio, 30 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6127 In the Matter of: Dmitry A. Shelchkov, MD 21-CRF-0081. On December 9, 2021, the State Medical Board of Ohio mailed an Order of Indefinite Suspension to Dmitry A. Shelchkov, MD via certified mail, return receipt requested, at his last known address of record, 9527 67th Avenue, Rego Park, NY 11374-5135. The Order was not returned to the Board from the postal service. A copy of the Notice is available on the Board’s website at www.elicense.ohio.gov. Dr. Shelchkov may be entitled to an appeal. Such an appeal must be commenced by the filing of a Notice of Appeal with the State Medical Board and the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas. The Notice of Appeal must set forth the Order appealed from and state that the State Medical Board’s Order is not supported by reliable, probative, and substantive evidence and is not in accordance with law. The Notice of Appeal may, but is not required to, set forth the specific grounds of the appeal. Any such appeal must be filed within fifteen (15) days after the last date of publication in accordance with the requirements of Section 119.12, Ohio Revised Code. Please contact the undersigned to ascertain the last date of publication. Any questions or correspondence should be addressed to: Jackie Moore, Case Control Office, 30 E. Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Columbus, OH 43215-6127 Jackie.moore@med.ohio.gov

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Hudson County Surrogate’s Court. Lucila T. Ang, 84-16 Elmhurst Avenue, Apt 1-B, Elmhurst, NY 11373 in the Matter of the Estate of Mark Anson Wang, deceased. To:_____ You are hereby notified that on Monday the 11th day of April, 2022, at 8:30AM, I shall apply to the Surrogate of the County of Hudson, at his office in the Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, 4th Floor, Room 407, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306, for the granting of letters of administration to myself, or some other fit person, of the goods, chattels and credits of Mark Anson Wang deceased, late of New Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, who died on or about the 4th day of November, 2021, intestate. If you have any objections in this matter, you may contact the Hudson County Surrogate, by notifying him, in writing of your objection, on or before April 11, 2022, Date: February 10, 2022, Lucila T. Ang

CARE AND PROTECTION, TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS, SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION, DOCKET NUMBER: 21CP0071WC, Trial Court of Massachusetts, Juvenile Court Department, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Worcester County Juvenile Court, 225 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608 TO: Michael A Caraballo: A petition has been presented to this court by DCF (Worcester) seeking, as to the following child, Theresa E Mallett Caraballo that said child be found in need of care and protection and committed to the Department of Children and Families. The court may dispense the rights of the person(s) named herein to receive notice of or to consent to any legal proceeding affecting the adoption, custody, or guardianship or any other disposition of the child named herein, if it finds that the child is in need of care and protection and that the best interests of the child would be served by said disposition. You are hereby ORDERED to appear in this court, at the court address set forth above, on the following date and time: 04/13/2022 at 9:30 AM Pre Trial Conference (CR/CV) You may bring an attorney with you. If you have a right to an attorney and if the court determines that you are indigent, the court will appoint an attorney to represent you. If you fail to appear, the court may proceed on that date and any date thereafter with a trial on the merits of the petition and an adjudication of this matter. For further information call the Office of the ClerkMagistrate at (508) 831-2000. WITNESS: Hon. Carol A. Erskine, FIRST JUSTICE, Brendan J. Moran, Clerk-Magistrate, DATE ISSUED: 01/13/2022

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE, DISTRICT COURT DIVISION, FILE NO. 21CVD2619 Laura Weeks (a/k/a Laura H. White) and Robert A. Weeks, Plaintiffs, vs. Henrietta Fullard, individually and as Trustee of the Henrietta Fullard Revocable Living Trust, Defendant TO: Henrietta Fullard, individually and as Trustee of the Henrietta Fullard Revocable Living Trust. Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is as follows: injunctive relief concerning the plaintiffs’ access to a spray irrigation system located on the defendant’s land near Amed Road in Durham County, North Carolina, and such other relief as the court deems proper. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than March 31, 2022. Upon your failure to do so, the parties seeking service against you will apply to the court for the relief sought. This is January 27, 2022. Gary K. Berman, Attorney for the Plaintiffs, NC Bar#6504. BERMAN & ASSOCIATES, ATTYS., 123 West Main Street, Suite M-08 Durham, NC 27701

Notice is hereby given that an on-premises license, #TBA has been applied for by Air India Ltd d/b/a Maharajah Lounge to sell beer, wine and liquor at retail in an on-premises establishment. For on-premises consumption under the ABC Law at JFK Airport, Terminal 4 Jamaica, NY 11430.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 10-26-2021, bearing Index Number NC-000735-21/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) CARLOS (Middle) JOSE (Last) CABA. My present name is (First) CARLOS (Middle) JOSE (Last) CABA RODRIGUEZ AKA CARLOS JOSE CABA. The city and state of my present address are Woodhaven, NY. My place of birth is Dominican Republic. The month and year of my birth are July 2003.

Notice is hereby given that an on-premise liquor license, Serial #1342088 has been applied for by Dream NYC Restaurant & Lounge Corp to sell beer, wine, cider and liquor at retail in an on-premises restaurant. For on-premises consumption under the ABC Law at 77-02 164th Street, Fresh Meadows, New York 11366.

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continued from page 14 tional support.” Most of the funding that CSS gets for EDCAP will be given to community-based organizations and legal service agencies for them to provide robust counseling services to student loan borrowers in their respective communities. “We think that is the best way to reach populations that are struggling with this issue,” said Rodriguez. Anna Anderson, an attorney with LawNY, which provides free legal assistance, says the organization has to turn away calls about student loans because there is not enough funding for that. “That is why this funding and the expansion of this project is so critical,” said Anderson. “Families really need that assistance and they need that help from someone other than loan servicers that are currently not doing their job.” Anderson has received calls from parents and grandparents about their loved ones’ struggle to get out of student debt. “I have spoken to grandmothers ... trying to help their family members with their first time college experience,” said Anderson. “They are now stuck with this debt that could potentially make them lose their home or their own economic security.” If EDCAP were to receive the requested funding it would bring the program statewide.

“In New York City, the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection provides some type of counseling for student loan borrowers and their other legal services organizations that provide a degree of student loan assistance, but definitely not at the capacity that is needed,” said Rodriguez. Participants in EDCAP have ongoing interactions with the organizations and their partners, said the program director. “Through this funding, we will be able to identify and target different communitybased organizations and legal service agencies that would allow us to serve every county throughout New York State,” she said. “The key thing about EDCAP is that consumers can come back to us and get reliable information to confront whatever information comes their way.” Sanders, chairman of the Senate Committee on Banks, has been a supporter of EDCAP from day one, according to Rodriguez. “New York State ... is having a crisis in debt,” said Sanders. “Young and old have racked up an enormous debt and they seem to believe there is no way out. Now there is. There is EDCAP.” Sanders believes the funding should be tripled to meet the total needs of the people. “I will be standing shoulder-to-shoulder with you to make sure that it happens,” Q said Sanders.

Diner remains closed after city inspection by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The T-Bone Diner, which has been on Queens Boulevard under two names since 1934, remained closed on Wednesday almost a week after city health inspectors shut it down on Feb. 3. A hand-written sign in one of the now papered-over windows said the restaurant would be reopening soon. The door at 107-48 Queens Blvd. still bore a large yellow sticker ordering the business closed. The Chronicle was unable to reach the owners or management for comment prior to deadline. According to the website of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the restaurant racked up 57 points for violations including: • raw, cooked or prepared food being adulterated, contaminated, cross-contaminated or not discarded according to industry standards; • evidence of rats or live rats present in food and/or non-food areas; • no Food Protection Certificate held by supervisor of food operations;

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The T-Bone Diner has been closed since Feb. 3. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON • the presence of flies associated with filth or food; and • facility not vermin proof; harborage or conditions conducive to attracting verQ min or allowing vermin to exist.

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NFL’s Flores fiasco by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Super Bowl week is normally a time for National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell to enjoy a victory lap. This time around, however, I have a feeling he is not looking forward to giving his State of the NFL address and handling the ensuing Q&A with the press. Goodell will be asked about former Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden’s lawsuit against the NFL for releasing his private emails to the media; allegations of sexual harassment in the Washington Commanders corporate culture; and thorniest of all, the class-action lawsuit filed last week by former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores against the NFL and some teams alleging racial bias in their hiring practices. Dolphins CEO Stephen Ross fired Flores as the team’s head coach despite him getting the best possible results given their paucity of talent. The Dolphins were in the playoff hunt until the last two weeks of the season. The conventional wisdom was Flores would be in high demand by other NFL clubs needing a new head coach. From the viewpoint of most Jets and Giants fans, Flores looked like the second coming of Vince Lombardi. Giants co-owner John Mara made no secret of his high regard for Flores, a Brooklyn native, and phoned him to make sure he would interview for his team’s head coaching position almost as soon as he gave Joe ARLENE PACCHIANO Broker/Owner

Judge his pink slip. Flores might have been named the Giants’ coach if John Mara did not force his general manager, Dave Gettleman, out of his team’s East Rutherford , NJ, headquarters at the same time he gave the boot to Judge. Mara hired Buffalo Bills assistant GM Joe Schoen to replace Gettleman. Schoen was determined to hire his own guy, Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. The Flores story gets weird at this point. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick got his Brians mixed up and accidentally sent a text message to Flores congratulating him on getting the Giants gig. Flores began to realize Belichick meant to text Daboll. Belichick admitted his mixup and apologized. The problem was the Giants had not made an announcement about Daboll’s hiring, and Flores was still slated to be interviewed. He feared the Giants were using him merely to check off the Rooney Rule minority interview box. Flores then claimed Ross offered him a bonus of $100,000 for every game his team lost so they could get a better draft position. Ross denies the accusation. Goodell probably won’t comment on Flores’ suit. He’ll still have to address why the NFL, where 70 percent of players are African-American, had only one Black head coach, the Steelers’ Q Mike Tomlin, going into Super Bowl week. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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