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American Legion Hall Post 1404 and the Broad Channel Athletic Club have received upgrades including new power generators that will better prepare the site to provide aid in an emergency. Last Thursday, Katie Brennan of the Governor’s Ofﬁce of Storm Recovery, left, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, advocates Dan Mundy Jr. and Leo Chavanne and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato gathered for the ribbon cutting.

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Queens angry with Con Ed price hikes Sudden spike in electric bills leaves people in search of answers

by Sophie Krichevsky

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ueens residents were in for a surprise when they opened their most recent Con Edison electric bills: Their amount due — along with countless other New Yorkers’ — increased dramatically over the last month. The hike has led to statewide outcry from residents, businesses and elected officials alike. Many saw their electric bills double between December and January. Among those are Whitestone residents Angela and Thomas Casey, who told the Chronicle that their bill increased from $199.54 to $312.85. “It was quite a shocker,” Angela Casey said. “We looked at it for quite a while and couldn’t believe it.” Some people had their electric bills increase nearly threefold. Debbie Stark Fried of Whitestone said the bill for her small, one-story house The Public Service Commission estimates that total bills for full-service, mass-market customers went from $369 to $986. “My kids and I are in New York City were 49 percent higher than the previous period. PHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY now freezing because there is no way I can afford another $1,000 next month,” she told the Queens Chamber of Commerce President and business,” he wrote in an email to the ChroniCEO Tom Grech, Queens businesses are feeling cle. “That reliable carbon neutral facility generChronicle. Even uninhabited homes are seeing electric the weight of higher electric bills, too. However, ated 25 percent of New York City’s electricity needs.” bills go up — Lynn Ryan said that, though no he said that was no surprise. “There was no immediate plan in place to Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Howard one is living in her parents’ North Queens home, nor are any appliances plugged in, the deal with current and anticipated surging Beach) did not rule out the April 2021 closure demand when former Governor Cuomo pulled of Indian Point Energy Center as part of the bill was $466.26 for January. Residents are not alone. According to Indian Point out of the electricity generating problem, either. “I think that a lot of it has to do

with the fact that we have less and less options for energy,” she told the Chronicle. “I think that probably, that was closed prematurely.” Con Ed attributes the price increase to “the supply cost of energy, and particularly the increased cost of natural gas.” “Energy prices are volatile and can be affected by factors such as weather, demand and economic trends,” a Con Ed spokesperson wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “Con Edison buys energy on the wholesale market and provides it to customers at the same price we paid, without making a profit on the commodity. The best way for customers to manage their bills is to manage their usage.” While that explanation has been broadcast widely, it seems that few are satisfied with it. Ariola addressed that specifically in her letter to the Public Service Commission, writing, “Con Edison’s response regarding the increase, siting rising energy costs, investments and global tensions as their reason for the rate hike is a blame game where the customer is the loser.” Several state legislators, including state Sens. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), have called for an investigation into the matter. “The question is, who are they contracting with? Is their contract valid, is it a good credible continued on page 10

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CB 9 is supporting revised Rikers plan Community board is pushing for ‘humane’ alternative to boro jails by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Community Board 9 is calling on newly elected City Council members to revisit plans for the proposed closing of Rikers Island and the switch to borough-based jails. “We figured that now, with 26 new City Council members, that it would be time to hopefully bring to their attention what our feelings are,” Community Board 9 President Kenichi Wilson told the Chronicle. The group is supporting a revised plan from Bialosky New York, an architectural firm based out of Manhattan, which calls for a completely new, more “humane” and cost-effective complex to be built on the existing island. The plan was originally presented at a 2019 press conference in Chinatown held in opposition to the proposed jail there. Rallies at that same site resumed on Feb. 6 as Lower Manhattan residents gathered to protest the destruction of the current jail there for a new and bigger site. Around the same time, Community Board 9’s land use chair, Sylvia Hack, was working to track the original proposal down and the board received a “new and improved version,” CB 9 District Manager James McClelland said. In early February, Wilson sent a letter to elected officials in the area. “The proposed borough-based jails are

New York City residents and advocates are revisiting de Blasio-era plans to shut down Rikers, seen above, and transition to borough-based jails. Community Board 9 is supporting a more FILE PHOTO “humane” proposal for a new Rikers that comes from a group of architects. towers offering no outdoor recreation spaces for the incarcerated and, should there be a reason to empty a tower building, no viable plan exists to safely evacuate nearly a thousand detainees plus security and support staff,” he wrote. “If we are concerned about the incarcerated population and the possibility of really helping them with the reasons that landed them in jail,

then we should seriously look at this new, alternative option to four huge monoliths constructed in densely populated areas of the city,” the letter continues. The plan of transitioning from Rikers to borough-based jails, begun under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, calls for the Queens location to be erected in place of the old lockup near Queens Borough Hall in Kew

Gardens. The Adams administration’s plan for Rikers remains unclear. The plan for a “reconceived Rikers” includes outdoor space, gyms, art, music and science programs and skills-training programs. Another focus is to create low-rise buildings instead of the current towering structures. According to Wilson’s letter, the plan would almost halve the price of building four new jails and prevent the “environmental and negat ive i mpacts” on su r rou nd i ng communities.” In the board’s meeting last week, Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), a member of the Committee on Public Safety, expressed her approval of the letter and said that she would present it to the Council. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) told the Chronicle in a statement, “This plan is infinitely better and safer than borough-based jails and is worthy of serious consideration.” “Rikers Island is a sensible location for a new, modern, more humane jail complex with more room for facilities without impacting neighborhoods in other boroughs,” the letter states. “Vertical jails in our neighborhoods are a terrible idea, as they’re not as safe and very costly. The island is a natural geographic locaQ tion and this plan makes a lot of sense.”

New district lines concern S. Queens

Residents of Hamilton Beach hope new rep prioritizes flood concerns by Deirdre Bardolf

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The new legislative maps that were approved in early February brought changes across the city, several of which impact Queens. New districts were created but most notably for Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach, their congressional representation will shift from the district of Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens) to that of Rep. Greg Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau). In a recent New Hamilton Beach Civic Association meeting, residents expressed resignation over the fact that their community would now be represented by a new congressman. Their main concerns centered around the work that Jeffries has done regarding flooding in the area. “We worked hard with Hakeem for the last 10 years,” civic President Roger Gendron told the Chronicle. Gendron runs Facebook pages like the Hamilton Beach/Howard Beach High Tide Pictures page, where flood warnings are frequent-

ly shared. Gendron recalled becoming the civic’s president in February of 2012 and Jeffries attended their meetings while running in the primary. Right before Election Day, though, Hurricane Sandy hit and ravaged the area. “The very first phone call I got the day after Sandy was from Hakeem Jeffries,” said Gendron. “He was not even in office. He just said, ‘Hey, if there’s anything you need, take my number.’” Gendron said he feels Jeffries was the first elected official on the federal level who understood. “I think that has a lot to do with the fact that he represents most of coastal Brooklyn.” Jeffries has worked on environmental studies including on Spring Creek, which separates Howard Beach and East New York as recently as last Tuesday, when he held a press conference regarding studies on and restoration of the area. When redistricting became a focus again, the civic wrote a letter to the committee to ask them to leave them as is. continued on page 10

Flooding is a major concern in South Queens communities such as Howard Beach and Hamilton PHOTO BY TOM RAFFAELE Beach, where residents hope their new representative will prioritize that.

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Broad Channel resiliency project done

Upgrades to American Legion, BCAC in case of emergency by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Nobody wants to see another natural disaster hit, but if one does, Broad Channel will be better prepared for it. Leaders and elected officials gathered last Thursday for the completion of a $5.5 million resiliency project that will increase preparedness at crucial community centers on the low-lying Jamaica Bay island. “These community centers are everything to us,” said Leo Chavanne, a sixth-generation resident of Broad Channel and director of the Broad Channel Athletic Club. Chavanne, an FDNY firefighter and tackle football coach, stood in front of American Legion Post 1404 on Cross Bay Boulevard to mark the completion of the project that brought a brand-new building to the BCAC, upgrades to the Legion Hall and two permanent back-up power generators to both facilities. “I might get emotional, to be honest ... this area means the world to me,” said Chavanne, who is also part of t he Broa d C h a n nel Civ ic Association. The civic, headed by Dan Mundy Jr., has worked with the NY Rising Housing Recovery, Small Business, Community Reconstruction, Infrastructure and Rebuild by Design program from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery since 2013. Mu ndy and Chavan ne both recalled the role that the BCAC and the American Legion hall played during Superstorm Sandy in 2012, which devastated Broad Channel. It was one of the first resource centers in the area, said Mundy. “Scared, confused people who didn’t have telephones or any idea what was going on, were able to come here and get information and food,” he said. Diapers, formula and medicine were distributed, too, he added. Chavanne recalled the generous

donations made from across the country in the aftermath. “ [Veteran] Steve Albert and everyone from the American Legion opened up their doors, but there was nowhere for us to put all the supplies,” he said. “We had thousands of portable heaters that we gave out in the aftermath of the hurricane to all of Southeast Queens but where do you put two thousand heaters when somebody comes and just drops them off out of a truck into the snow?” Eight days after Sandy hit, a The Broad Channel American Legion and Broad Channel Athletic Club have received resiliency upgrades. Veteran nor’easter dropped record snow on Steve Albert, left, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr., Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, the area. Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, advocate Dan Mundy Jr., Katie Brennan of the Governor’s Office of Now, after two years of construc- Storm Recovery and Leo Chavanne, director of the BCAC, gathered for the event. PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF tion, a new building set above flood “We want to make sure that, as the we’re going to see that more often,” level has been erected on the BCAC them in the immediate aftermath and state makes investments, that we are said Richards. property where storage containers in the long-term recovery,” she said. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. The Legion hall improvements providing resources to the bedrock of previously sat. It offers meeting and storage space and power equipment include flood-resistant doors, elevat- all of our communities,” said Lt. Gov. (D-Howard Beach) added that it was to enable the facility to provide out- ed mechanical and electrical systems Brian Benjamin, who also attended community input that made the Broad Channel project successful. door relief services. Improved light- and upgraded HVAC systems so the on Thursday. “It was not the government telling “We’re not only going to focus on ing will allow for tents, food distribu- facility can be used as a heating or the business district in Manhattan, the community what they need,” he cooling center in extreme weather. tion and staging areas. “With these resiliency upgrades, we’re going to make sure we focus on said. “The community told the govSome of the space will be used for BCAC athletic equipment as well as residents now have safe spaces to the homes and communities out here ernment what we want.” And part of what they want is to items from the Broad Channel His- gather during emergencies and ade- in Queens,” he said. And Queens has recently been remain in these neighborhoods. quate resources torical Society. “That’s one thing about Broad to help recovery reminded that storms do not just tarThe society lost Channel,” said Chavanne. “Everyefforts after the get the coast. records in the road Channel needs “Queens is far too familiar with one’s always looking towards future next storm.” storm but funds B r e n n a n the devastating impacts that climate generations and no one’s going to from the project ‘engineered solutions’ noted that the change can have on vulnerable com- leave here.” were dedicated to live with climate “Whether it be these projects or area is f lood- munities like Broad Channel,” said to digitizing the prone and was Borough President Donovan Rich- the street-raising projects we’re curremainder of its change, activist Dan rently involved in, it’ll make our one of the most ards at the event. collection. “As we saw just last year with communities more resilient and we’ll s e v e r e l y The local Mundy Jr. says. i m p a c t e d by Hurricane Ida, we’ve also seen that deal with climate change. But we hubs are historic in themselves; the Legion hall was Sandy, with loss of life, housing and even inland areas like East Elmhurst won’t leave, we’re rooted here.” The second phase of a project to built in the early 1950s and the BCAC infrastructure. Bridges were closed aren’t immune to flooding.” He added that it is critical for raise streets and reduce flooding in and residents were stranded as 6-foot was established in 1961. “They helped the community, but storm surges and backdoor flooding money from the federal infrastruc- Broad Channel is underway. Mundy said the community recogthey sustained heavy structural dam- from Rockaway Inlet enveloped the ture bill to go to Southeast Queens, Broad Channel, Howard Beach and nizes climate change and sea level age, flooding, power outages,” said island. rise. The GOSR was established in the Rockaways. Katie Brennan, executive director of “But we’re looking for engineered “We are taking a proactive the Governor’s Office of Storm 2013 to coordinate statewide recovery efforts for storms in the two years approach toward empowering the solutions to be able to stay here and Recovery. “And in spite of that, they carried prior: Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane families of this area, not if but when live in these areas and get around it,” Q other storms strike, because we know he said. on ... the neighborhood depended on Irene and Tropical Storm Lee.

The completion of a resiliency project in Broad Channel brought a new building to the Broad Channel Athletic Club, above left, and two high-powered generators, like the one above, which will aid in storm and emergency recovery in the flood-prone community. Albert and Chavanne, above right, in one of the building’s new storage rooms.

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P Jamaica bus lane’s high price EDITORIAL

ere we go again, with the city putting in another bus lane that might help speed riders along but meanwhile is devastating businesses that saw parking spots in front of their shops get taken away. This time it’s in Downtown Jamaica, where about 90 businesses say they’re losing a tremendous amount of revenue — some as much as 75 percent — to both the bus lanes and the abuse by public employees including those working for the Police Department of parking placards. If it’s not the bus lane keeping customers away because they can’t stop to pop in a store, it’s the city workers with their parking placards taking up the space, as reported last week in an extensive, exclusive story by Chronicle Associate Editor Naeisha Rose. It’s posted at qchron.com for anyone who missed it. Shain Baratian, the owner of Shoppers Paradise at 166-25 Jamaica Ave., is one of those who is suffering. He and others have been doing their best to organize the business people to fight back. “We started the petitions and letters three months

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ago,” said Baratian, who sells discount furniture and electronics. “They would not let cars come in and that is when we got destroyed.” He added, “They have changed the routing on Google Map, so customers — they don’t drive here. On Saturdays, Baratian said, he used to have upwards of 100 customers; he now struggles to get 20 to 25. The Department of Transportation met with the business owners, but no real changes were made. The agency said it would follow up with another meeting, but no one has heard anything since. It’s one thing to take a multilane roadway like Woodhaven Boulevard near its northern end and add a bus lane, with parking remaining curbside. It’s another to simply eliminate the parking and expect businesses to survive just on foot and bicycle traffic. It’s not working in Jamaica, it’s not working for merchants on Main Street in Flushing, and we don’t know where it will not work next as the city pursues one laudable goal to the detriment of others, such as commerce and the jobs that come with it.

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Asians, and us all, attacked

emember their names: Yao Pan Ma, 61. Michelle Alyssa Go, 40. Christina Yuna Lee, 35. They’re all people of Asian descent who recently were brutally killed in this city, the first by being kicked in the head repeatedly (he clung to life for eight months but died on New Year’s Eve), the second by being shoved in front of a subway train and the third by being stabbed more than 40 times in her own home. Include also Bew Jirajariyawetch, 23, a Long Island City resident, model and designer originally from Thailand, who survived a vicious assault on a subway platform, one that was captured on video and posted online for all to see. Witness what was done to her if you can. And then think of how all the defendants in these cases have been arrested again and again and again, yet were free to commit what we can only hope will be their last crimes. And the same is true of many other criminals killing, robbing and maiming people of all ethnicities as our surge in crime continues. While crimes against Asians in particular are skyrocketing, they’re up virtually across the board. Mayor Adams tried to get Albany to help by reversing the insane bail “reform” law that helped usher in this era, as well as to make other pro-safety reforms. He was rebuffed. We can only hope that the policies he can enact on his own, like more effective policing, can turn the tide. It’s the least our leaders can do for the victims, and us all.

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Adams off on Medicare plan Dear Editor: Thank you for printing my letter regarding the new Medicare Advantage Program the city is trying to force us into (“Adams’ Medicare flip-flop,” Feb. 3). There was also an article about Mayor Adams endorsing this plan in the same paper (“Medicare Advantage OK by Adams”). I wanted to clarify a few errors that the mayor made describing the new program. First, this new insurance plan does not only affect 250,000 people. While 250,000 retirees are the ones who will be immediately harmed by it, every current and future city employee will suffer from this inferior insurance plan. Second, while this new Advantage Program “continues to offer premium-free health coverage to retirees,” it is not as good as our old plan. Both a new Cadillac and an old Pinto provide transportation and will get you to your

destination; one is clearly better than the other. Our old plan, the one that we have gotten for over 40 years, was accepted by virtually every provider. Specialist doctors, procedures, therapies, etc., that were prescribed by our doctors did not require any preauthorizations, and we did not have any co-payments for visits. None of this applies to the new plan the city is offering. (And to make matters worse, even if one spends over $191 per month to opt out of the new plan and retain one’s original coverage, the Municipal Labor Committee rewrote the rules and now you would have to pay co-payments for everything). Finally, most of us do not want any of the “new and enhanced benefits” included with the new plan. They include Silver Sneaker gym membership, under very specific circumstances meals delivered to us, and 24 one-way trips to medical appointments. We were happy with the Original Medicare and the secondary coverage

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Elephants in the room Dear Editor: I want to thank Nat Weiner for his letter of Feb. 10, “Penner, PETA and poultry,” in which the comparison is made of Larry Penner’s letters on Earth Day’s physical activity versus environmental degradation of our farm animals and factory farming system. I know from past experience the letters of Mr. Penner, as I had the pleasure of differentiating my opinion with his, regarding circus elephants, way back in 2008-09. I still have the articles and letters from the East Side Our Town and West Side Spirit newspapers. Maybe Mr. Penner has gotten a little soft on the issue, but I doubt it. Regardless, I appreciate your comments on the factory-farming topic. I hope in the future, you can expound on the factory farming versus plant-based eating issue, along with the health benefits it entails — while sparing the millions of farm animals from the humancaused problem of animal cruelty. Joan Silaco Queens Village

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The bishop’s visit Dear Editor: My wife, Eva, and myself had the profound experience to attend a special Mass on Wednesday, Feb. 9. The Rev. Kevin McBrien and Our Lady of the Snows in Floral Park hosted an event for new Bishop Robert Brennan of the Brooklyn-Queens Diocese. Ten parishes in Queens were invited to hear Bishop Brennan. They were: American Martyrs, Holy Family, Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, Our Lady of the Snows, Sacred Heart, St. Anastasia, St. Gregory the Great, St. Josaphat, St. Kevin and St. Robert Bellarmine. The priests from the many parishes were there as well. The music was provided by Lisa Kelly, who played the organ and the harp, with Jim on the guitar. Bishop Brennan in his homily thanked us all for coming to this event so he could meet and greet the many members of these parishes. His message was to look into our inner selves and listen to what they lead us to, and that is to do for others who are in need of acts of kindness. As grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus in Douglaston, I found the bishop warm and seeming to radiate love for his new diocese and its parishioners. At the end of the Mass he greeted all those who came on this night. I myself greeted him with a fist bump as he did also in return with a warm smile and a “Thank you for coming.” This was an event with Bishop Brennan that I will never forget. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

Hochul must unmask kids Dear Editor: Re Deirdre Bardoff’s Feb. 10 report “Hochul drops masks or vax mandate”: Gov. Hochul took a big step forward by ending business indoor mask mandates. But she continued school mask mandates, even though governors in New Jersey, Connecticut and other states dropped them. Hochul says she’ll “follow the science.” Nonsense. She follows fear imposed by teachers unions who are among her top campaign donors. They also resisted reopening schools for in-person learning during 2020 and most of 2021. But many parents demand an end to school mask mandates, which they say are child abuse, and they vote. If Hochul doesn’t heed them, she could lose votes in the June Democratic primary and November general election. Does she want to be a short-term accidental governor or a full-term elected New York State chief executive? Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Dear Editor: During each week from Monday through Sunday, the MTA generously proposes to cap subway and bus fares after 12 rides, or $33 per week. This is preferable to having to pay for an unlimited card up front, where if you fail to optimize it, too bad. That said, 12 rides a week is not an easy threshold to get the free rides, particularly for those who use transit to go somewhere and home again less than six days a week, if at all. Not to mention if you’re one of the many who avail themselves of the new honor system and bypass the fare box altogether. A better gesture from the MTA and one more likely to encourage ridership would be a daily cap of $5. This would encourage ridership and diminish temptation to join the fare beaters. It would also finally give a break to the honest and honorable two-fare zones of the city where most of the taxes come from, as opposed to undertaxed places where there’s a subway practically every 5 feet.

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we had, and would like to keep it. When we took our municipal jobs, that was in our manuals. We all worked 20-plus years for below-market wages because we were promised this health insurance. After we put in our time, it is inhumane of the city to back out of their end of the deal. Lee Rottenberg Middle Village

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Con Ed hikes its electric bills

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Sixty volunteers helped rid Jamaica Bay of more than 800 pounds of trash on Feb. 6 including car seats, a full case of beer and a tent. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato hosted the cleanup in honor of World Wetlands Day and partnered with the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Park Conservancy, the NYC

Plover Project and the National Park Service. Seen above are Pheffer Amato and Shanna Blanchard of the JBRPC. Volunteers learned about endangered birds and protecting their habitats. Anyone interested in getting involved can reach out to the assemblywoman’s office at amatos@nyassembly.gov.

Addabbo senior benefits talk State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and LiveOn NY will offer a free webinar for senior citizens looking to find out what benefits they are entitled to and how people are able to apply for them. The Zoom event with take place at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23. Those interested in participating must register beforehand th rough the lin k bit.ly/3fRWtkD. Representatives from LiveOn will provide information about their organization and review the benefits that are

available to older adults. The information will include what the benef its address, the eligibility criteria and the application process. There also will be a question-and-answer session. Be nef it s on t he agend a i nclude SNAP, SCRIE, HEAP, the Medicare Savings Program, Medicaid and property tax exemptions. Those seeking more information are invited to call Addabbo’s office at (718) 738-1111 or LiveOn NY at (212) 3985045 or email by email at benefits @ Q liveon-ny.org.

continued from page 2 contract? Is there a cheaper alternative? That’s the oversight we’ll look for,” Addabbo told the Chronicle. “We’re logical, rational people; we understand cost of living goes up, we understand that. But if all you do you go to sleep one day and wake up the next day and something triples ... It’s not like we’re going to revert back to rubbing two sticks together and creating a flame for heat or light.” Equally frustrated with Con Ed is Assemblyman Khaleel Anderson (D-South Ozone Park), who serves on the Assembly’s Energy Committee and has been an advocate for clean energy. “Working class families have been hit over the head enough during this crisis,” Anderson said, referring to the pandemic. Though he acknowledged that the state has provided financial relief to those in need during the pandemic, Anderson alluded to the need for a more long-term solution. “We continue to go down this energy rabbit hole, and not actually be providing, one, clean and affordable energy, but two, constantly going up on rates where people are looking for more stability in their lives after two years and a half-plus of a pandemic that has taken that stability away.” Anderson emphasized the need for public power — specifically, renewable power — by noting A01466A/S06453, two mirroring pieces of legislation in committee that would require the New York Power Authority to provide customers solely with forms of energy and power that are renewable. But in the meantime, it seems that some Queens residents have already taken up the mantle themselves. Last month’s staggering electric rates have caused more homeowners to invest in solar panels. Luigi Basile, who installs solar panels for Solar Pro Roofing in Howard Beach, told the Chronicle that 15 to 20 customers contacted him about switching to solar power after receiving their Con Ed bills last month. On Feb. 11, Gov. Hochul called on Con Ed to review its billing practices, and had the Public Service Commission send a letter to the company to that effect. As PSC Chair Rory Christian explains in his letter to Con Ed President and CEO Timothy Cawley, the high costs can be explained in part by the

company’s billing model. Since Con Ed’s billing system relies largely on estimated supply costs, when the actual electric market prices are drastically different from those estimates — which could occur, for instance, when a given month’s weather is out of the ordinary — customers are left with higher bills. That, Christian writes, is precisely what happened last month, and is still unfolding this month. “Depar t ment Staff estimates that approximately 70 percent of the increase in supply rates between December and January was attributable to Con Edison’s forecasting hedge values being underestimated,” he continues. Christian therefore recommends that the company amend its billing practices going forward. As for customers’ sticker shock, Christian explains that, although Con Ed told customers that they could expect higher gas prices this winter, they were not as clear that those would, in turn, cause higher electric rates. That, he contends, illustrates that the state relies too heavily on fossil fuels. Christian encourages Con Ed to continue offering deferred payment agreements. Hochul’s statement on the matter refers New Yorkers to various utility assistance programs; more information on those can be found at dps.ny.gov/winter. Whether Con Ed will adjust its billing system going forward is an open question, but prices may not go down for some time. Con Ed is proposing even higher rates starting in January 2023 — an 11.8 percent increase in electric rates. That, Con Ed says, is in pursuit of cleaner energy and more reliable services. Asked for his thoughts on that compromise, Addabbo told the Chronicle, “With the Con Ed [rate increase], it’s a cleaner service, it’s a more reliable service, that when we have a strong wind, we don’t get a blackout or brownout — that’s what people expect. They’re going to pay more, they expect more, and rightfully so.” At the same time, Addabbo suggested that having a rate increase next year would be poor timing. “If that rate increase is on the heels of what just happened, that’s a one-two punch to the gut of the people and the businesses,” Q he said.

Flooding remains a concern continued from page 4 “It’s not like it changes the dynamics of the Democrats in this area,” said Gendron, since the district is going from one Democrat to another. “I almost feel like saying, leave us alone,” he added. “Just give us another 10 years, that’s all we want.” Gendron said, however, he knows that Jeffries will bring Meeks, whose f loodprone jurisdiction covers the Rockaways, up to speed. Aside from the southernmost areas, the new maps also created two new districts in

Queens and also Brooklyn, carved out of the seats held by state Sens. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria), Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Julia Salazar (D-Bushwick) and Roxanne Persaud (D-Canarsie). The Queens seat would include parts of Ozone Park and Woodhaven and the district is expected to have a Hispanic plurality. Advocates for the South Asian community in Richmond Hill and South Ozone Park expressed frustration as their calls and campaigns to get lawmakers to unite an area split among seven different Assembly disQ tricts went unheard.

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Parents press on key school policies

High school admissions and other issues top concerns across boro by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

High school admissions criteria, specialized high schools and gifted and talented programs remain top concerns for Queens parents. Those issues, and several others, came up this week and last in a visit from Schools Chancellor David Banks to the Queens Borough President’s Parent Advisory Board meeting, the Citywide Council on High Schools meeting and among community education councils. Admissions for screened high schools was sure to come up with Banks, following the Department of Education’s new admissions system announced ahead of the March deadlines. “We know there are a lot of parents who would prefer to have seen the admissions criteria made exactly as it was before,” Banks said in Tuesday’s Parent Advisory Board meeting with Borough President Donovan Richards. “But we’re trying to be fair and we’re also trying to be equitable,” he said. “We’re going to see ... how it lands with folks in the community and we’ll revisit it in the next year.” The new procedure will take students’ highest grades in the four core subjects and assign a point value to each of those marks. The points are then averaged to determine

which of four lottery groups the student falls into. Critics say it is more a lottery system and does not honor good grades and hard work. Sarah Kleinhandler, chief enrollment officer at the DOE, called the process “batch ranking” during Richards’ advisory board meeting. “We did this to provide access,” she said. When the DOE modeled it, she said, access for Black and brown students to screened high schools increased 13 percent. “We are under a tight timeline to make sure families have information and that the application was open quickly,” Kleinhandler said. “What we’re doing this year is an interim step and it preserves academic standards at the screened schools.” She echoed the chancellor’s sentiment in adding that the school system will continue engaging communities for the next high school admissions cycle. Last Wednesday, the CCHS passed a resolution 8-4 asking for a more accurate screening process for the upcoming school year. The resolution called for the DOE to allow screened high schools to be able to conduct a “true screening of their applicants” and grant individual schools the discretion to use the criteria of their choice. The group proposed a ranking system

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$75 million deal on Fair Fares funding Mayor Adams and Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) have reached an agreement to baseline the Fair Fares program for reduced-price MetroCards for low-income residents at $75 million beginning with the 2022-23 budget. It is a $15.5 million increase over this year. The new fiscal year begins on July 1. “The path to an equitable recovery runs through our public transit system,” Mayor Adams said Monday in a press release from his office. “Since its inception, Fair Fares has proven to be a transformative program for so many New Yorkers struggling to get by, and we are proud to announce this investment in its future to help even more people going forward. I thank Speaker Adams for her partnership and advocacy.” “Affordable access to our public transit system is essential to our recovery from the pandemic, and to achieving equity at all times,” said Adams. “I thank Mayor Adams for taking this great first step to baseline Fair Fares, now making it a permanent part of the budget for the first time.” The speaker also said that if the program

expands enough so that funds are insufficient to get through the fiscal year more money should be made available. Launched in January 2019, Fair Fares offers a 50 percent discount on subway and eligible bus fares, as well as Access-ARide fees, for New Yorkers with incomes up to 100 percent of the federal poverty level who do not receive other transit subsidies or benefits. More than 260,000 New Yorkers have enrolled in the program. Adams’ preliminary budget would increase the city’s investment to $75 million annually through the out years of the financial plan. Previously, the program was funded a year at a time through negotiations with the City Council. The Riders Alliance applauded the agreement on Monday. “ We’r e absolut ely t h r i l le d t h at @NYCMayor has committed to fully funding #FairFares,” the group said on Twitter. “This program has already helped hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers, and with proper funding, expansion, and promotion it can bring affordable transit to Q millions. This is how we recover!” — Michael Gannon

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based on the actual numerical grades of the first period of eighth grade, with or without considering state test stores, conducting individual assessments, taking graded work samples, an essay submission, teacher recommendations or a “more granular mapping of grades” to “differentiate students’ academic performance, for which they proposed a rubric. CEC 24 on Tuesday night also passed a resolution asking for the policy to be changed. “The CEC is asking for the rubric of the screened high schools to be changed because we believe that it is really just pure lottery where kids who have 99 averages are grouped in the same cluster as kids who have 65s and have much lower grades,” CEC 24 Vice President Henry Choi told the Chronicle. The CCHS also passed a resolution in favor of bringing an additional specialized high school to Queens specifically. That also came up at the borough president’s meeting. “As it relates to specialized schools, you know, it’s a very politically fraught issue,” said Banks. He said that establishing more specialized schools is a priority of Mayor Adams and that they “might be bringing another one to the borough” but that it may have a different

admissions criteria. He noted that there has been consternation over the fact that admission is based on a single exam. “So, I don’t think we’re going to be looking to change the admissions criteria for the current specialized schools but as we look to create more ... there will probably be a very different criteria for admissions,” said Banks. Banks received a question about engaging more with the Asian community, to which he answered that he understands there are “two or three issues that are very important to them,” including the specialized schools and gifted and talented programs. On G&T, he stated in the meeting that it will be expanded and that parents will “see more G&T programs than [they] have before.” Admissions for those may open in the spring, but no date is set yet. Parents have also been concerned with the lack of school safety officers and threats of violence. Banks said a new academy class of school safety officers is set to graduate in the coming weeks, which will bring a “couple hundred” more of them citywide. “We don’t have thousands of people lined up to take the job,” he said, noting that it is not high-paying. He added that the city may have to deploy “folks who are not school safety agents to help out,” especially in overcrowded schools. Banks was also asked about reports that he is making superintendents reapply for their jobs. “I’ve never said that formally,” he said. “Its almost like it’s already gospel because it has been reported in the news.” “Here is what I’ll say to that ... I want to have the best superintendents I can possibly have in every district in the city — that’s my goal,” said Banks. “I’ve got some superintendents that, when I ask, ‘Do you know who your local City Council person is, and your state senator and your assemblyperson,’ [they] have never had a meeting with them, have no idea who it is,” he said. “I want to change that. I want to make sure that superintendents know that their job is not simply to help make sure the kids are reading and writing but to be connected to the Q community.”

More summer jobs for youth The city will support a record 100,000 summer job opportunities for young people ages 14 to 24, Mayor Adams announced Tuesday. Ninety thousand will stem from the Summer Youth Employment Program and 10,000 from other city programs. The 90,000 opportunities through SYEP is the largest number of jobs ever made available in the program’s 60-year history. The record number of opportunities — an increase from the previous record of nearly 75,000 — is possible in part due to a $79 million investment that will be made in the mayor’s upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 Preliminary

Budget, his office said. This expansion is a key part of an overall strategy to keep the city’s youth engaged and active over the summer months when crime spikes — and is a preventive action outlined in Adams’ Blueprint to End Gun Violence. SYEP provides career pathways and teaches valuable skills to participants. Positions are paid. Applications for the SYEP CareerReady and Special Initiatives tracks opened on Feb. 14, and the general community-based application period for all youth opens on March 1. More information may Q be found at application.nycsyep.com.

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Neir’s Tavern hosts NYC event for proposal ahead of budget hearings by Michael Shain Chronicle Contributor

Desperate to get back some of the revenue lost during the pandemic, a group of Queens restaurant owners are calling on the state Legislature to legalize the sale of alcoholic drinks to go. Since the emergency order that authorized drinks-to-go sales expired last summer, “I’ve suffered tremendously,” said Loycent Gordon, owner of the historic Neir’s Tavern in Woodhaven, where half a dozen owners held a press conference. “In many ways, we will never go back to the way things were in early 2020, “ he said. “Drinks-to-go has been embraced by all. It was wildly successful.” Restaurant owners across the state held simultaneous press conferences Wednesday morning to dramatize their plea to “make this temporary fix a long-term solution,” Gordon told reporters. “It’s our last shot.” A new law authorizing restaurants to sell drinks to go is part of Gov. Hochul’s budget proposal now pending in Albany. Hearings on the plan started this week. Restaurant owners say their biggest opponent is the tightknit lobby representing liquorstore owners, who fear drinks-to-go will eat into their business. “We’re not sure why the liquor industry is

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Dan Connor, top left, Monir Zamel, Loycent Gordon, Arelia Taveras, executive director of the NYS Latina Restaurant Bar & Lounge Association, and PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN Manny Baez gather for a press conference urging lawmakers to make to-go cocktails permanent. fighting this,” said Dan Connor, owner of Donovan’s Pub in Woodside. “They had record income during the pandemic. We’re not selling bottles.” “The only reason is protectionism for liquor stores,” said Monir Zamel, a Midtown Manhattan coffee-shop owner. “There is no reason you shouldn’t be able to buy a whiskey sour and take it with you when you get takeout.”

Connor estimated that a third of the takeout orders at his restaurant included orders for to-go drinks. “Those orders were 30 to 40 percent higher because of that,” he said. “It was a huge, huge improvement for us.” Launched in 2020 amid pandemic lockdowns, the right to see drinks to go was a financial lifeline to bars and restaurants.

“Without it, I wouldn’t have survived,” said Manny Baez, owner of the popular Woodhaven eatery Pops. But when emergency measures were allowed to lapse last June, the revenue stream dried up after lawmakers failed to extend it. “When Omicron started, it really crushed us” to be without the revenue from liquor Q sales, Connor said.

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Hurt model, attacker from Queens: NYPD Arrest made in Nov. 22 robbery of LIC woman as crimes against Asians surge by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

A Jamaica man has been charged in the Nov. 22 subway station attack on a young Long Island City model and designer from Thailand. The caught-on-video assault and robbery is one of several recent crimes against Asians and Americans of Asian descent that have sparked fear in many communities and led to protests and vigils attended by residents, activists and elected officials. The alleged perpetrator, Kevin Douglas, 40, was charged last Thursday while already being held behind bars for another alleged crime committed the same day as the attack on the model, Bew Jirajariyawetch, 23. He reportedly has 44 prior arrests on his record. Douglas gave his address as a hotel in Jamaica near Kennedy Airport, according to the police press office, which declined to answer other questions about aspects of the case reported in the media. Police said Douglas was charged with second-degree robbery. Before a suspect was identified, the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers unit had said in a notice that the perpetrator was wanted for both robbery and forcible touching. “On Monday, November 22, 2021 at approximately 4:00 A.M., in the 34 Street and Avenue of Americas subway station, in the confines of the Midtown South Precinct in

Bew Jirajariyawetch, before and after she was attacked on a subway platform, allegedly by Kevin Douglas, who police say is the man seen jumping a turnstile before the robbery. PHOTOS COURTESY ERIC PARNES, ABOVE, AND NYPD, NEAR RIGHT; SCREENSHOT / VIDEO BY @PROGRESSIVEACT / TWITTER / VIA NEW YORK POST

Manhattan, the above perpetrator grabbed a female victim while she was waiting for the train,” the Crime Stoppers wanted notice, which offered a reward for $3,500, said. “The perpetrator punched the victim multiple times on the face, forcibly touched her between her legs and took her purse.” Video of the assault shows Jirajariyawetch’s assailant grab her, put her in a headlock, drag her along the platform and beat her, landing several punches while she writhes on the tiles. He steals her handbag but leaves behind her phone, which she dropped during the attack. Photos of the victim taken after the incident

show her face bruised all over and cut up. “We are certainly pleased that an arrest was made, but in the context of his same day arrest and incarceration for another attack more questions are raised,” Jirajariyawetch’s attorney, Eric Parnes, told the Chronicle via email. “Why did it take so long to issue an arrest for Bew’s attack earlier that day? And why after 44 priors was he not in prison?” He continued, “It is clear that the city, from the top down, has failed in its duty to protect people. Moreover we have seen a massive increase in crimes against Asians. Specifically women who are Asian, yet in light of two

deplorable murders and a 400% increase in crimes against Asians, almost every incident has been deemed a random incident. It has become abundantly clear that Asian lives do not matter.” Hate crimes against Asians have skyrocketed in the last couple of years, according to police statistics, and a number of recent attacks, both those in which bias was alleged to be a factor and those in which it was not, have garnered attention from the press, politicians and the public. Among the recent cases were the Dec. 31 continued on page 22

Holden: violent inmates need to be separated Bill would allow ‘punitive segregation’ after counseling, 2nd violent offense by Michael Gannon

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Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle VIllage) has submitted a bill that could be seen as a compromise on the use of punitive segregated housing units for violent prisoners in city jails who are between that ages of 18 and 21. Holden said in a press release that the proposed measure should not be confused with solitary confinement. But it likely will have a hard time passing muster with the office of C o u n c i l S p e a k e r Ad r i e n n e Ad a m s (D-Jamaica). Intro. 23, submitted by Holden on Feb. 10, would permit the use of segregated housing in city jails in response to violent behavior. Holden’s bill defines it as “any city jail housing units in which incarcerated individuals are regularly restricted to their cells for more than the maximum number of hours ...” It would not be allowed unless an inmate already had exhibited violent behavior while in custody for which he or she has received “therapeutic counseling.” The term also could be applied to housing with enhanced supervision, but would not apply to mental health units. An inmate’s first violent offense would allow the option of enrolling in counseling. “Violent, lawless behavior can no longer be tolerated in our city, inside or outside of city

jails,” Holden said. “Our corrections officers walk the toughest beat in the city: our jails, and they are being assaulted with impunity by inmates. Female correction officers, for example, should not suffer deep psychological damage because inmates know there will be no real penalty for sexually assaulting them. Punitive segregation, not to be confused with solitary confinement, is a much-needed option for keeping order and stopping the violence against officers and inmates on Rikers Island.” Adams, in a podcast last week on FAQ NYC, took the opposite stand. “We’re so much better than solitary confinement. Do we still need to consider the space of solitary confinement or punitive segregation to cure that?” she asked in reference to violent offenders. “I happen to not think so. I’m still willing to talk about it. I just think that, again, we’re better than that. There are ways to deal with individuals, human beings, that have issues that may have to do with psychological, emotional, behavioral.” She did not offer any specifics. Holden does have allies in the correction field. “When the de Blasio administration ended punitive segregation for inmates 21 and under in 2016, that ignited the inferno of jail violence that has soared year after year for the past six years,” said Benny Boscio, president

A bill to reduce violence in city jails through punitive segregation may have road blocks in the City Council. PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY / FILE of the Correction Off icers Benevolent Association. He said in just the last year alone there have been over 1,500 assaults on correction officers, an 18 percent increase in inmate-oninmate fights, and a doubling of inmate stabbings and slashings .

“If our City Council members truly believe that everyone in our facilities deserves to be safe, then we must retain the ability to separate violent offenders from non-violent offenders, otherwise known as punitive segregation,” Boscio added. Patrick Ferraiuolo, president of the New York City Correction Captains’ Association, said Holden is not only an ally of correction officers, but inmates who have been subjected to assaults. “Punitive segregation is a necessary tool for the Department of Corrections to keep violent inmates away from other inmates who are doing their time, and for keeping correction officers and captains safe,” Ferraiuolo said. “Without punitive segregation, it is impossible to address violence in the jails, as many inmates are violent gang members. With misguided policies coming out of Albany and the City Council under the guise of reform, like bail reform, we have a crisis in our jails and on our streets.” Assistant Deputy Wardens and Deputy Wardens Association President Joseph Russo said the elimination has had a devastating impact on the correction system. “Full use of punitive segregation would go a long way in helping us to recover from the past eight years of gross mismanagement,” he Q said.

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Adams, gun blueprint and political hurdles Experts say mayor’s own party holds the biggest challenges to reforms by Michael Gannon

Krasner said if Adams can get the laws changed to reduce crime, he could find himMayor Adams ran for office for more than self in a very advantageous political position. a year on the theme of public safety, doing so He and Browne say Adams’ 22 years as a successfully against progressive Democrats in police officer are helpful. “He’s got some credibility because he was the June 2021 primary and law-and-order Republican Curtis Sliwa in the general a cop, so he’s in a position to try and take advantage of that and gain some political election. He was in office 24 days and preparing for credit for himself,” Krasner said. “And it’s the funeral of 22-year-old Police Officer Jason pretty clear that [President] Biden’s recent Rivera — his partner, Officer Wilbert Mora, visit adheres to this.” Krasner said if Adams is perceived in six would die the next day — when he released months or a year or two years from now as his 15-page Blueprint to End Gun Violence. The mayor vows he will spend the money having been successful on the issue, he would needed on social programs and medical be a leader in the Democratic Party. “And presumably, people like Biden would necessities for the homeless and mentally ill. But the reforms he is calling for from the be very grateful to him if that has the effect of City Council and the state to laws that in helping neutralize this issue, which Republisome cases are less than three years old may cans are trying to use against the Democrats take more political capital than Adams has in the midterm elections and beyond.” But first comes what is politically possible amassed. Among those are changes to bail reform laws that he says let too many danger- and practical at the city and state level. Both said more police, more social servicous people walk free, and Raise the Age laws that he says return too many teenage shooters es, mental healthcare, the use of technology and cooperation at the city, state and federal to the streets to keep committing crimes. Two experts told the Chronicle that Adams levels could have been predicted. “There’s nothing too new in it from my has his work cut out for him in terms of the perspective,” Browne said of Adams’ plan. politically and practically possible. “ T h e r e’s not h i ng Brian Browne is a super innovative. You political science prohave collaboration fessor at St. John’s with state officials Universit y who and federal partners serves as the school’s and the use of techexecutive director for nology. This is boiler university relations plate law enforceand assistant vice ment. Law-and-order president for governtype of stuff. ment relations. “Adams has won Professor Michael Krasner taught politi- Mayor Adams will need outside help, particu- over the people, the cal science for more larly that of Gov. Hochul, to shepherd his plans residents of New York City, the people than four decades at to address gun violence through Albany. PHOTOS BY PETER C. MASTROSIMONE / FILE, LEFT, who live and work Queens College and AND MIKE GROLL / NYS PHOTO / FILE and do business in serves as co-director New York City. But of the institution’s he’s also got to win over the members of his Taft Institute for Government. “He has to do something, and he’s clearly own party in the Legislature and the City leading with this in the first days and weeks Council.” Browne said the mayor’s strongest of his administration,” Browne said. “I think political challenge lies in increasingly procalling it a public health crisis is important gressive caucuses in both legislative bodies. “I think he’s going to have problems with and strong language that people can relate to. Will the data support it? There have been a lot his call to lower the age to be tried in criminal of high-profile crimes and the shooting of the court for gun possession,” he said. “It went two police officers. Terrible. Tragic. It brings from 16 to 18 and now he wants to amend the to life the issue of public safety. But Albany, law to bring it back. I think that’s going to as we know, is a place where good ideas go to face a tough process because of the dynamics of the Legislature. And I don’t think there is a die, and that could happen with this.” big appetite to go back on that after they Krasner said context is important. “The context is that there is obviously a ris- passed it.” There certainly wasn’t this week, when ing public concern about crime,” he said. “This was an issue Adams clearly benefited Adams visited Albany and Assembly Speaker from in the primary and helped him in the Carl Heastie and state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins flatly rejected his general election.” request to revisit the criminal justice reforms. Browne said the data are important. So did Gov. Hochul, at least for now. “I think perception is more than reality,” he Hochul is the wild card, in office less than said. “The perception is that crime is a real problem. Homelessness is on the rise and a year and running for re-election with chalthere’s a mental health crisis. I think all of this lengers to both her left and right. “Watching the polls is a good way to put kind of compounds itself into this ‘the city’s not safe.’ Adams is trying to turn that around. it,” Krasner said of the governor. “Ear to the So I think kudos to him for attacking it in this ground, any metaphor of that kind, I think, is appropriate. She’s clearly a good politician in from the get-go and making it a priority.” Senior News Editor

NYPD crime scene technicians combed a street in Astoria back in December after three men allegedly robbed an off-duty police officer. The officer and one of his attackers were wounded. PHOTO BY WALTER KARLING One of the gunmen was killed. the sense of being very sensitive to trends in public opinion. I think she’s going to look at this and try to make a judgement about what most benefits her political future and her chances of being re-elected. “There’s going to be some conflict on this, I think, because the people who pushed bail reform are going to be resistant to the thing the governor is going to be asked to support. She’s going to be pulled in two directions.” Browne said all the polls indicate that Hochul is in a strong political position. “And I don’t think people’s first instinct is to look to the governor’s mansion or Albany for some of this stuff,” he said. “Crime is such a local issue ... She’s saying the right things, like her powwow with [Alvin] Bragg, the new Manhattan DA, to demonstrate that crime is a concern for her and that she takes it seriously. But I don’t think people’s first instinct is necessarily to look to the governor to do this. “Not that she’s off the hook, but I think this does put her in a good political position.” Krasner said, however, that while Hochul may not yet have built up a ton of political capital or have the ability or desire to do some serious leg-breaking, she does have some leverage with her fellow Democrats in Albany, even among the progressives. “She is the governor, and the Constitution of the State of New York does give the governor a lot of power. Especially on budget issues, and for most legislators, that’s what matters. Even though she doesn’t have a lot of built-up political capital, she does have a handle on those structural resources, so she’s got some power in this situation as well. Krasner also said Adams might be able to benefit from both legislators and councilmembers, no matter how progressive, who are as interested in their own long-term political survival as is Hochul in hers. “No Democrat, at this point, with the possible exception of [U.S. Reps.] Alexandria Ocasio Cortez or Jamaal Bowman, no Democrat is going to want to be on the wrong side of this,” Krasner said. “No Democrat wants to go back to the days Democrats were always viewed as being soft on crime. That’s how [Hochul] could frame the issue, that her first priority is not to be seen as soft on crime.”

After that, Krasner said, there is room for compromise between what Adams is looking for and what the liberal wing of the party wants to do and preserve. ”Democrats have a perception problem,” Browne said. “And the perception is that New York City is not safe. Adams wants to change that. But they have a super-majority in Albany, the governor’s mansion and the City Council. They’ve got to figure this out collectively, and figure it out as a party.” Krasner also said there is a huge factor in the equation that few are talking about. “The New York City Police Department is an extremely powerful organization,” he said. “And the ability of folks like you or me to discern what’s going on within the New York City Police Department, it seems to me, has declined a bit. They’re more opaque than they used to be. [Bill] de Blasio certainly didn’t have a handle on them.” Krasner said a lot of what is deemed successful in Adams’ plan hinges greatly on the degree of cooperation from the NYPD. “Also things like their willingness to slant their own statistics in a way to make them appear successful,” he said. “Presumably there is something in it for them.” Krasner believes it certainly is not outside the realm of possibility that Adams has or will have a deal or at lest a wink and a nod in place in exchange for such cooperation, for example, to not keep too close an eye on police overtime spending. “They are very strong bureaucratically,” he said. “They have very strong unions. Except in the cases of the most egregious misconduct, they tend to get the benefit of the doubt from the media, especially when there is increased public concern about crime.” Like Krasner, Browne believes Adams can become the new face of the party if he can make his blueprint work. “Obviously, mayor of New York City is the second most important and second-hardest political job in the country,” he said. “He’s there. He’s young and he brings new energy. He wants to succeed ... We have to see where we are a year from now. And it helps the Democratic party if he can figure it out on Q New York City.”

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Balance caregiving and working Even though thousands of trained professionals play vital roles in the care of the aging population, many of the unsung heroes of long-term care are the unpaid or informal caregivers who step in to provide assistance to someone they love. A 2019 study published in the journal Geriatric Nursing found approximately 16.6 percent of the United States population age 18 and older self-identify as informal caregivers who provide care for adults with health conditions and disabilities. Assistance needs range from “old age” care requirements for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias to impaired mobility assistance. Furthermore, Assisting Hands Home Care says roughly six in 10 family caregivers also work full- or part-time. While it can be a noble effort to step in and provide care to a friend or family member, caregiving can be time-consuming and emotionally and physically demanding, particularly for those who also are balancing careers and families. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that while some aspects of caregiving can be rewarding, caregivers may be at increased risk for negative health consequences, such as depression and difficulty maintaining healthy lifestyles. These effects may be exacerbated by stresses at work.

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and perhaps find workarounds that will satisfy all needs. • Get organized. Create a shareable family calendar so that everyone stays up-todate about caregiving schedules, family appointments, work responsibilities and other pertinent events. Seeing responsibilities spelled out can help all parties involved divide time accordingly. • Develop a safety net. Reach out to trusted friends or reliable neighbors who can step in during emergencies when work schedules cannot immediately be adjusted. • Practice self-care. Self-care is crucial to ensuring a person has the energy to provide quality care to a loved one while simultaneously navigating his or her career. Take breaks as needed. • Consider professional care services. Relying on a home care agency or a skilled nursing facility can be a solution when a person needs to simultaneously work and care for a family member. Individuals also can look into respite care, which is a temporary care situation that enables informal caregivers to get a break for a set time. Respite care is offered through various assisted living facilities. Informal caregivers can explore various tips for balancing careers with caregiving. Q — Metro Creative Connection

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Get all children on a healthy track Childhood obesity is a serious medical issue affecting children around the world, but notably in North America. While the issue has been around for decades, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says American children and teenagers have witnessed a significant increase in weight gain since the Covid-19 pandemic began. Younger school-aged children have been among the hardest hit during the pandemic. A study published in September 2021 found the percentage of obese children and teens increased to 22 percent compared with 19 percent before the pandemic. The CDC looked at the BMI of study subjects between March 1, 2020 and November 30, 2020. One of the study’s authors, Dr. Alyson Goodman of the CDC’s National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, described the results as “substantial and alarming.” Being less physically active, overweight and eating the wrong foods can start children on a path toward problems that once were only considered conditions of adulthood, namely hypertension, diabetes and high cholesterol, offers the Mayo Clinic. To reverse course, parents, guardians and educators can focus on helping children become more physically fit. The following are a few ways to do so. • Encourage participation in sports or other physical activities. Sports practices, games, competitions and other activities may

Parents, guardians and educators can focus on helping children become more physically fit in various ways. keep children moving for an hour or more several days per week. However, the American Academy of Pediatrics states that only 25 percent of children get the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity per day. Emphasize a fun activity with a focus on movement that

produces shortness of breath, body warmth and sweat. These are indicators that the heart rate is really pumping. • Use exercise as a reward and not a punishment. Make exercise something kids can look forward to. Reward a job well done

on a test with extra time biking with friends or a hiking trip to a scenic national park,. Kids will be begin to associate exercise with fun. • Offer a variety of foods. Kids who eat a variety of foods are more likely to get the nutrients the body needs, according to Kids Health® by Nemours. These healthy foods should include at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, with an emphasis on vegetables. • Limit screen time. Children may be inclined to entertain themselves by heading fo r the television, mobile phone or tablet first, especially after a year-plus of being stuck indoors. But parents can make a concerted effort to limit kids’ screen time in favor of more physically challenging pursuits. • Teach healthy eating habits. A Harris Poll survey conducted on behalf of the American Psychological Association found that 61 percent of respondents age 18 and older reported a median weight gain of 15 pounds during the pandemic. Teach children that weight loss is accomplished when more calories are burned than consumed. Pay attention to portion sizes and explain how beverages like fruit juices can be sneaky sources of extra calories. Children may need a little extra help getting fit, especially if they gained weight during the pandemic. Teaching healthy habits now can help kids enjoy healthy futures. Q — Metro Creative Connection

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‘Ice Cream in the Cupboard’ A poignant tale of love and caregiving February 18 marks National Caregivers Day. Local resident and movie producer Pat Moffett is raising awareness about the challenges of being a caregiver through his award-winning film “Ice Cream in the Cupboard.” About 40 million Americans serve as unpaid caregivers to an adult over 18 years of age. The stress involved in being a family caregiver is high and many caregivers ultimately end up with health problems of their own. Pat Moffett understands these challenges. Pat cared for his wife for several years after she was diagnosed with Early-Onset Alzheimer’s. Ultimately, due to the violence associated with her illness, it was necessary for her to move to a skilled nursing facility where she later passed away. Her case is one of the most violent cases of Early-Onset Alzheimer’s disease on record. Following Carmen’s death, Pat wrote the true story of their journey through her illness in his book, “Ice Cream in the Cupboard.” The book was made into a fi lm and was selected from over 6500 films from around the world at the Rhode Island International Film Festival where it won two awards. “Ice Cream in the Cupboard” can be viewed on a number of streaming services including: Ama-

zon Prime, YouTube and Apple iTunes. and died in their 60s from the disease. Recently the fi lm was picked up by mul“It’s important that law enforcement tiple international airlines. This month, and medical professionals understand “Ice Cream in the Cupboard” is being that a person with Early-Onset Alzheimreleased as an audiobook. er’s can appear normal but, in fact, what “Ice Cream in the Cupboard” provides insight to the general public on the they are saying has no basis in reality,” reality of being a family caregiver and said Pat Moffett. “The disease can also Early-Onset Alzheimer’s. In spite of the cause them to become violent, as was heavy subject matter, the fi lm is entertain- the case with Carmen.” ing – romantic, poignant, and even funny Pat gives many interviews on the at times. subject of dementia and most impor“I was not prepared to become a family tantly, from his perspective, helps to caregiver—almost no one is,” said Pat. “It give a voice to the millions of caregivers is an unexpected challenge that nearly around the world. anyone could face at some point in their For his outstanding work, The Long life. I hope to bring awareness and empathy to those in the caregiving position.” Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia CenThe fi lm helps families, friends and ter recently named Pat their Spotlight professionals new to the experience of Caregiver Advocate. Pat was recognized dementia, especially Early-Onset Al- in front of his peers and gave a short, zheimer’s. Pat works to educate profes- moving speech about his work. sionals in fi rst-responder positions like “I think she would have been proud of medical professionals and law enforcement on Early-Onset Alzheimer’s and me,” Pat said of the award, referring to dementia. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s is his late wife. particularly challenging because its About Pat Moffett victims are young. Pat’s wife Carmen Pat is a native of Queens. He was born was in her early 50s when she contracted in Ridgewood and subsequently resided the disease. Early-Onset Alzheimer’s is genetic – Carmen’s two sisters and in Glendale, Forest Hills and Bayside brother also contracted EOS in their 50s before moving to Long Island, New York. – ADVERTORIAL –

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New film studio to open in Astoria

The De Niro-backed, waterfront campus will open its doors in 2023 by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

T he Depar t ment of Transpor t ation recently greenlighted plans to allow for the building of a state-of-the-art film studio in Astoria. The site’s owner, Wildflower Ltd., is working in collaboration with award-winning actor Robert De Niro. The 775,042-square-foot, waterfront complex will go up at 35-15 19 Ave., and is set to open in 2023. The property was previously owned by the Steinway Piano Co., which had a factory at the site. Wildflower bought half of Steinway’s property for the studio back in 2020; the remaining Steinway property still functions as a factory at 1 Steinway Place.

The publicly accessible waterfront esplanade.

Some members of Community Education Council 24 are calling on the president, Ferdielynn Lee, to step down despite her term being up at the end of this school year. Members are planning to ask for Lee’s resignation or have a vote on the matter. It was expected to be addressed at Tuesday night’s meeting but a special meeting will be dedicated to it instead. “I think that a change in presidential leadership would best reflect the wishes of the parents of the district,” CEC 24 Vice President Henry Choi told the Chronicle. “There would be an improvement,” he added. CEC 24 covers Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale, Middle Village, Elmhurst, Corona, Woodside and parts of Long Island City and Sunnyside. A new president would have to be appointed but the specifics are to be discussed in an upcoming special meeting for which a date has not yet been set. The Chronicle reached out to Lee and did not receive comment on the matter Q in time for publication. — Deirdre Bardolf

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He also said that having the studio on that property would help activate the area. Khuzami said that the OANA recently expanded its borders to include the Astoria waterfront in order to represent the community as it pertains to not only the upcoming film studio, but the sanitation and electrical facilities that will go up nearby. CB 1 approved the studio proposal 35-1

with one abstention in June. During the meeting, members raised questions regarding security at the studio, given that the waterfront space will be open to the public. De Niro said that there will be plenty of security cameras on the site, in addition to several security guards. He also noted that the waterfront would not be used for proQ duction.

Arrest in attack on Asian model continued from page 14 death of Yao Pan Ma, 61, who was knocked to the ground and repeatedly kicked in the head in Harlem last April and clung to life for eight months in the hospital; the Jan. 15 murder of Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, who was shoved in front of an oncoming subway train in Times Square; and the Feb. 9 assault on a South Korean diplomat, 53, who was punched in the face without warning or provocation in Midtown Manhattan. Most recent was the murder early last Sunday morning of Christina Yuna Lee, 35, who was stabbed to death in her Chinatown apartment by a man who followed her in from the street. Last Friday, several elected officials from Queens were among those who condemned crimes against Asians during a rally held in front of the United Nations building in Manhattan. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) and Councilwoman Linda Lee (D-Oakland Gardens) all provided statements afterward in a press release issued by the office of state Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing). Councilwoman Sandra Ung (D-Flushing) also was at the event, Kim’s office said. None of the elected officials’ statements offered a legislative proposal to address the growing number of crimes against Asians and Asian Americans, while all expressed strong emotions about the frequency of incidents.

“Enough is enough,” Kim said in his statement. “Stop at tack ing Asians. Throughout this pandemic, Asian American activists and organizers stood side by side with black and brown communities fighting for racial and economic justice. We believe in a shared common cause. But every day, attack after attack, my community’s hope for a better future is slipping away. “We want to turn the other cheek, to end the cycle of violence — is an eye for an eye really the only option? How much more trauma, how many more wounds, can we possibly endure?” Jo-Ann Yoo, executive director of the Asian American Federation, said that according to NYPD statistics, there has been a 361 percent increase in anti-Asian hate attacks over the last two years. “For the past 2 years, the Asian American Federation has sounded the alarm and begged our City to work with us to find solutions,” Yoo said. “The response has been slow or met with silence. We need support and funding to create safe zones, to teach our community ways to keep safe. We need funding to create a public education campaign to fight the plague of violence that is growing like a cancer on our city. “What is happening in our community is NOT a blip in history that will go away by ignoring it. We ask the City to step up to save our communities from this never-endQ ing violence.”

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Astoria is no stranger to the film industry; Kaufman Astoria Studios, which was the original home of Paramount Pictures, has sat on 36th Street since its opening in 1920. According to Wildflower’s website, the campus will include a “publicly-accessible waterfront esplanade.” Since the city does not have the space to accommodate large studios like those typical of California, Wildflower Studios’ facility will be a “vertical village” of 11 sound stages. With the campus’ completion, the website continues, Wildflower also promises to create more than 1,000 union jobs. Wildflower did not respond to the Chronicle’s queries about the project and its promises of jobs. During last June’s Community Board 1 meeting, however, Raphael De Niro, the actor’s son and a real estate broker for Douglas Elliman, told members the firm planned to hire construction workers locally. The community is largely in favor of the studio’s construction. Richard Khuzami, president of the Old Astoria Neighborhood Association, said his organization supports the development. “[Film] is a major industry in this area, Khuzami told the Chronicle. “So having a studio like that is great for employment, it’s great for union jobs.”

Park jobs There are more than 40 different seasonal and full-time roles up for grabs at the city’s Parks Department. Some positions are open until filled, while others have deadlines as early as Feb. 18., according to the Parks website. The openings are in the Design & Construction, Maintenance & Operations, Forestry & Environment, Recreation & Programming, Security and Administration departments at the agency. The jobs range from landscape architect to community associate to wildlife monitor and more. If interested in applying, go to nyc.gov/ parks/job.

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Every Sunday night, 30 or 40 friends — mostly young, well-educated original members. Woodbine Woodbine’s and multi-racial — meet for a potluck supper and, until the season The space is unrenovated but nearly always busy, he says. Yoga classes, ended, football party in a former factory in Ridgewood. collective a weekly movie night, a profit-making co-working operation, English classSome work in film production. Others are artists, grad students and es and a community-supported-agriculture group happen there. shares new mothers. Nearly all of them are in their 20s and 30s. Since the pandemic began, a food bank distributes groceries there to What they have in common is an earnest belief that modern American about 150 neighborhood families twice a week. meals, life can’t go on much longer in the face of a pandemic, calamitous climate A makeshift gym — pieced together by two Manhattan fitness trainers ser vices, who just moved to the neighborhood — recently took over the back room. change and political polarization. They especially don’t trust government can be much help. The noisy Sunday potluck supper, begun in May 2014, may be Woodideas and bine’s The cultural and political collective is called Woodbine after Woodbine oldest activity. Street, where its original headquarters were located. Two years ago, the friendship The dinner, open to all, is like a live-action version of an online chatroom. group moved around the corner to a former factory on Woodward Over wine, beer and bean dishes, Iike-minded Ridgewood reformists Avenue. talk politics, city life, entrepreneurship and sports. On a recent Sunday, while two volunteer cooks prep in an open kitchen True to the dictionary definition of a collective, it has no hierarchy or boss. The space is run by a steering committee of self-selected members who meet when on one side of the room, a big-screen TV on the other side shows the Buffalo Bills continued on page 25 there is something to meet about, says Matt Peterson, a filmmaker who is one of

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Edwin Fletcher “Teddy” Horne Jr. married Edna Louise Scottron on Nov. 17, 1915, in Brooklyn. On June 30, 1917, they were blessed with a baby girl they named Lena Mary Calhoun Horne. Sadly, the marriage did not work and they were divorced in 1921. Edna and Lena continued to live with family relatives in Brooklyn. Lena’s beauty and talent were recognized early as she found work in the Cotton Club. While still 19 years old, she married Louis Jordan Jones, son of a Baptist minister and brother of a Pittsburgh city councilman, in January 1937. She gave him a daughter and then a son. Her new husband had political ambitions for himself and preferred she stay a wife and not an entertainer. They divorced in 1944 and her career skyrocketed. In 1945, she purchased a 60-by-100 property at 112-45 178 St. in the ritzy neighborhood called Addisleigh Park in South Jamaica. Quietly, while in Paris, she married Lennie Hayton, a white Jewish musician, in December 1947. There were about 30 states in America that opposed

The home of entertainer, singer and activist Lena Horne at 112-45 178 St. in the Addisleigh Park section of South Jamaica, as INSET FILE PHOTO it looked in the 1940s. interracial marriage at that time. In 1950 she broke the news to the world. Although they eventually separated, she and Hayton remained married until his death in 1971. Public records show she owned the Queens property in her own name from 1945 to 1964. With a body of great works to her credit, Horne died on May 9, 2010, one month short of her 93rd Q birthday, in Woodland Hills, Calif.

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It might come as a surprise to some that Rika Kanasawa, a native of Japan now living in Sunnyside, finds herself center stage these days at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in a new musical revue called “Salsa Cabaret,” running through Feb. 27. But perhaps no one is more amazed than Kanasawa herself. It’s not only that she’s one of the few non-Hispanic performers in the show, with many coming from Colombia, where dancing salsa is as natural as breathing. She never aspired to become a dancer. After having a baby, Kanasawa just wanted to lose some weight, she explained in a recent telephone interview. She tried Zumba classes for a while, and then decided she’d like to move on to salsa. She enrolled in classes at Cali Salsa Pal Mundo, a dance studio in Jackson Heights, and found herself having a great time. “It’s a lot of cardio,” she also discovered, to her delight. “It became part of my routine a few times a week.” Before she knew it, she was good enough to join the studio’s company of performers, which has become a regular attraction at the Thalia. That Kanasawa was welcomed with open

Angelica Barrera and dancers perform in “Salsa Cabaret.” arms is indicative of the school’s mission to “make the people understand that art is the strongest, most valuable weapon that can be used to generate peace and coexistence.” It all started when the group’s co-director, Vivian Reyes, came to New York in 2010. “We’re Colombian immigrants,” she said. “Our dream was to have a dance school.” She and par tner Jhonathan Ramos opened the school a year later — with five students, she said, and within 12 months,

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enrollment was up to 70. As the students’ talents blossomed, it was decided the time had come to put them up on stage in front of an audience. According to Angel Gil Orrios, artistic director at the Thalia, this is the troupe’s fifth engagement and, after a break during the pandemic, they are, once again, drawing crowds. “People are coming back to the theater,” he said.

And this company seems an ideal match for the Thalia, the only Hispanic theater in the borough, its aim “to show the diversity of the different Spanish countries and to give artists a window to showcase the work,” Gil Orrios said. “When there are problems with racism, discrimination and things like that, it is important through the arts to appeal to the common in different cultures,” he added. And, according to one of the dancers, Angelica Barrera, the show goes a long way in that direction. “It’s dance! You have to connect to people,” she said. “I smile when I’m dancing because I’m honestly having fun. The audience reads it on your expression.” The show includes flamenco, mambo and even a touch of musical theater, in addition to some of the fastest salsa dancing you’re likely to see. Special guest Anissa Gathers provides live vocals. “I feel happy if the audience, through my participation, enjoys the show,” Kanasawa said. “Salsa Cabaret” is performed at the Thalia (41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside) Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 4 p.m. through Feb. 27. Tickets: $45; students/seniors $42. Friday nights $40. Visit thaliatheatre.org or call (718) 729-3880. Q

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CHOU HU ESTATES LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/22/2020. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Jonathan Chou, 47-01 217th St Bayside, NY 11361. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX # 725071/2020 FILED 12/23/2020 SUMMONS Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial. Venue is To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 based upon County in which the premises are situated. Premises: Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation, GP One MVA POWELL’S COVE LLC. 4118 WARREN ST., ELMHURST, NY 11373 A/K/A 41-18 WARREN ST., ELMHURST, NY 11373. TRINITY FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, CITYPHARMA HOLDINGS LLC FB3 PRODUCTIONS LLC Articles of LLC Art. of Org. were filed with Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY Plaintiff, FLOR PINOS, EDWIN ZUNA A/K/A EDWIN E ZUNA-ARGUDO, Articles of Organization were filed Organization were filed with the the Secretary of State of New with the Secretary of State of New Secretary of State of New York York (SSNY) on 12/27/2021 on 12/30/21. Office: Queens LUIS AGUSTO GARCIA A/K/A LUIS AGOSTO GARCIA PINOS, “JOHN York (SSNY) on 01/13/2022. Office (SSNY) on 01/05/2022. Office Office Location: Queens County. County. SSNY designated as DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being location: Queens County. SSNY has location: Queens County. SSNY has SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having been designated as agent of the been designated as agent of the agent of the LLC upon whom LLC upon whom process against LLC upon whom process against process against it may be process against it may be or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the it may be served. SSNY shall mail it may be served. SSNY shall mail served. SSNY shall mail a copy served. SSNY shall mail copy of complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU a copy of process to: MEDRITE a copy of process to: FRANCISCO L of process to the LLC, 106-05 process to the LLC, 234 149th ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and PHARMACY, 73-16 ROOSEVELT BAYLOSIS III, 26-03 24TH AVE, APT Ditmars Blvd., East Elmhurst, to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served AVE, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372. 7, ASTORIA, NY 11105. Purpose: NY 11369. Purpose: For any Street, Whitestone, NY 11357. with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Purpose: For any lawful purpose. For any lawful purpose. Purpose: Any lawful purpose. lawful purpose. Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the Notice of Formation of DA 88 LLC, Arts of Org filed Notice of Formation of Notice of formation of service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to with SSNY on 12/21/21. FOREVER 88 PROPERTY LLC Articles GRACETINT LLC. Arts of Org NEXT LEVEL CLEANERS LLC Aryou within the State of New York) in the event the United States of of Organization were filed with the filed with Secy of State of NY ticles of Organization were ﬁ led America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said Office Location: Queens Secretary of State of New York with the Secretary of State of New County, SSNY designated as (SSNY) on 02/11/2022. Office (SSNY) on 1/13/22. Office United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after York (SSNY) on 12/12/2021. Ofﬁ ce service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or agent of LLC upon whom location: Queens County. SSNY has location: Queens County. SSNY location: Queens County. SSNY has answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief been designated as agent of the designated as agent upon process against it may be been designated as agent of the LLC demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING LLC upon whom process against whom process may be served served. SSNY shall mail a upon whom process against it may YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint it may be served. SSNY shall mail and shall mail copy of process be served. SSNY shall mail a copy copy of process to: The LLC, a copy of process to: FOREVER by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage 1037 58th St, Brooklyn, NY 88 PROERTY LLC, 43-18 215TH against LLC to: 27-21 44th Dr., of process to: JIN KIM, 19210 LIN- company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing 11219. Purpose: to engage STREET, BAYSIDE, NY 11361. Unit 2202, L. I. C., NY 11101. DEN BLVD., ST. ALBANS, NY 11412. the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and Purpose: any lawful act. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. in any lawful act. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. 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 Plug E-Tech LLC filed GEM BU COINS AND Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation of the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your ITEMS FROM SHARON LLC Articles NSS TECH LLC Articles of COLLECTIBLES LLC. Arts. mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST w/ SSNY on 1/10/22. of Org. filed with the SSNY of Organization were filed with the Organization were filed with the RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY Secretary of State of New York Secretary of State of New York on 01/19/22. Office: Queens (SSNY) on 11/22/2021. Office (SSNY) on 12/31/2021. Office Office: Queens Co. SSNY County. SSNY designated as location: Queens County. SSNY has location: Queens County. SSNY has FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Leopold & Associates, PLLC, Jacqueline agent of the LLC upon whom been designated as agent of the been designated as agent of the K. Lamer, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 80 Business Park Drive, Suite designated as agent for process against it may be LLC upon whom process against LLC upon whom process against 110, Armonk, NY 10504, 914-219-5787 Help for Homeowners it may be served. SSNY shall mail it may be served. SSNY shall mail process & shall mail to: served. SSNY shall mail copy a copy of process to: SHARON a copy of process to: MOHAMMAD in Foreclosure. New York State Law requires that we send you of process to the LLC, 62-18 CLEVELAND, 116-39 192ND NAZMUL AHASAN, 4040, 79TH this notice about the foreclosure process. Please read it carefully. 3654 35th St., #4, LIC, NY 81st Street, Middle Village, STREET, 1LL, ST. ALBANS, NY STREET, APT# A510, ELMHURST, Summons and Complaint. You are in danger of losing your home. If NY 11379. Purpose: Any 11412. Purpose: For any lawful NY 11373. 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BUSINESS FOR SALE- Fast-food business located in a HIGH TRAFFIC area on the cross Streets of Pennsylvania & Liberty Ave. Next door to a High school. Across the street from NYPD community center, and in front of A & C subway lines. PRIME LOCATION: All info provided is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed & should be independently veriﬁ ed Price: $145,000 Contact George Tsaropoulos for more information 917-756-2484

2 minutes from A train. Newly renovated apt on the 2nd ﬂ oor of a 2 family house. Brand-new stove, refrigerator, hardwood ﬂ oors & new bathroom. The largest BR has a walk-in closet. Price: $2,700/Mo Contact Aicha Ziba for more information 646-859-0061

JACKSON HEIGHTS

Price: $649,000 Contact Sandra Torres for more information 347-432-7696

Price: $460,000

Contact Jennifer Scala for more information 917-796-5251

Renovated 2 ﬂ oor 2 BR, 1 bath railroad apartment. New ﬂ ooring, new appliances. Close to bus, shops, schools, transportation. Price: $1,850/Mo Contact Diosomara I Thompson for more information 917-474-3940

ARVERNE 1st ﬂ oor is a duplex with a basement. 2nd ﬂ oor is a duplex with attic. Price: $850,000 Contact Ariel C Rahmanov for more information 212-470-6888

Price: $665,000 Contact Alex Jean Mary for more information 718-598-7249

MANHATTAN

Turtle Bay studio located in spectacular Beekman Court. Walk through the Art Deco lobby & enter the freshly painted apartment foyer with new wood ﬂ oors. Separate windowed Eat in kitchen & exceptional closet space through-out. A central laundry room, 24 hour doorman, bike storage & pvt storage (subject to availability). There is also a resident superintendent. Convenient to all transportation, fabulous shopping, gyms & more. Pet friendly. Subletting limited to 2 years of any 5 year period. Price: $330,000

Contact William Ostrow/Glenda Alvarado Ostrow for more information 516-225-7279/917-647-7348

QUEENS VILLAGE Beautiful 2 family brick home on a one-way street next door to schools, shopping, transportation, banks, major highways. Price: $859,000 Contact Indira Persaud for more information 917-509-2874

WOODHAVEN

RIDGEWOOD

QUEENS VILLAGE

Beautiful 4 BR, 1 bath, & 1 half bath in mint condition with pvt dvwy that ﬁ ts 4 cars. Close to public transportation and all major highways.

Contact Michael DeFreitas for more information 718-848-4700

A cash ﬂ ow producing 2 fam property in the middle of every conceivable convenience - schools, mall across the street, public transportation a plenty in each direction & a whole lot more! Community Driveway in rear supplying access to 1 car parking in rear yard of property, if desired. Looking to earn while you own? It doesn’t get much easier to be a landlord than owning a property such as this one!

Price: $675,000 Contact Theresa Laboccetta for more information 347-531-9060

CYPRESS HILLS Commercial Property For Rent Price: $6,000 / Mo Contact Pedro Duarte for more information 646-522-4422

EAST NEW YORK 2 Family Home For Sale Price: $1,150,000 Contact Natasia Pagoulatos for more information 917-335-1143

OZONE PARK 1 Bedroom Apartment for Rent Price: $1,250/Mo Contact Nissim Levy for more information 917-254-5420

OZONE PARK

Fully detached, spacious 2 family home on a large 50x100 SF lot. 2 BRs each ﬂ oor can easily be 3 BRs on each ﬂ oor. Basement has separate entrance. A huge backyard. Pvt dvwy with plenty of parking. Price: $1,100,000

Contact Felicina Lisena for more information 917-376-3715

MANHASSET

Spacious 1 BR. Prime location & school district. Located in the heart of Manhasset. Walk to LIRR & all. Washer, Dryer & storage in bsmnt. Heat & taxes included. Must see. Price: $349,000 Contact Alise Vitale / Lauren Di Novi for more information 646-267-1871/917-847-2349

EAST NEW YORK

One-of-a-kind 2 fam on a 40 X 100 lot in an R5 zone with 7 BRs. Huge pvt driveway 20 ft wide X 100 ft deep ample parking for trucks & many cars. Come take a look won’t last.

Price: $1,100,000 Contact Paul Deo for more information 347-581-9863

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EAST FLATBUSH

Handyman special- Great Investment in E. Flatbush/Bklyn. Resi atta home. DOB & HPD says 2 fam, No C of O. Presently occupied as a 1 fam, it has one meter for electric & gas. The 1st fl oor has 2 BR Full bath, L.R., EIK, & entrance to yard. Upstairs apart is a 3 BR with an open L.R. & dining rm, kitchen & full bath. Outside porch & Pvt Dvwy. Property will be delivered vacant at closing. All Info Including But Not Limited To Taxes, Lot Size, Age of Property Are Neither Guaranteed Nor Verifi ed & Should Be Independently Verifi ed.

Great business has been running for 12 yearsCorner business on Roosevelt Avenue in a very busy area. Price: $295,000 Contact Teodoro B Navarrete for more information 917-513-6621

BAYSIDE

Transform this 2 BR /2 bath apartment into the HOME of your DREAMS! Spacious living & dining area open to a double terrace with breathtaking water views. Main BR has a full bath & two spacious closets. Second BR is large too. Hardwood ﬂ oors are preserved under the existing carpets. Amenities at the Versailles include 24-hr doorman & concierge service, indoor parking gar ($), state of the art gym/spa, summer pool, tennis courts, deli, dry cleaners, beauty salon, bike room, party room & laundry. Luxury Living in the HEART of Bayside!!!!!