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Commish: You can’t please everybody DOT brass taking a ‘fresh look’ at bus plan’s left-turn ban at Jamaica Avenue by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

he community opposition toward the Select Bus Service proposal for the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor is far from the first time Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg has faced backlash from residents, but she’s hopeful history will repeat itself and residents will warm up to the idea once it’s implemented. “To do something bigger and bolder, there’s a natural skepticism and you’re not going to win everyone over,” Trottenberg said last Friday during an exclusive interview with the Queens Chronicle. “I’m very informed by what’s happened on the previous routes; lots of nervousness and skepticism and it’s going to be a horrible traffic apocalypse and all these things are going to go wrong. And, happily, I think it’s proved to be something that works well.” During the wide-ranging interview, the commissioner called the street “one of the most dangerous in Queens” and touted SBS — which will connect Woodside to the Rockaways, put a dedicated bus lane in both directions along the corridor, place commuters on new medians and have them pay the fare before boarding — as a solution to the problem. “It’s dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists, it’s also dangerous for motorists,” she said of the existing roadway. “I think coming up with a

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Lawsuit: ‘Prisons’ were built illegally ACS cut corners for initiative ‘near and dear’ to guv, mayor, builder says by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The Administration for Children’s Services did not bid out their proposals for two juvenile detention centers in the Bronx and Brooklyn and cut several other corners in an effort to construct the facilities in a hurry, a lawsuit states. According to the lawsuit, ACS Deputy Commissioner Mitch Gipson contacted a Westchester County contractor, the one suing the city agency, and explained to him that the Close to Home projects had to be completed in a couple of months and that they had to skip the regular bidding process. The contractor, Michael Gianatasio, is suing in state Supreme Court for $13.5 milllion, money he claims he is owed for the work he did. Gipson allegedly told Gianatasio the agency needed to skip the legally required bidding process to get the projects done by March 2015. “We were at a point where we realized that we could not do this work with our internal staff,” Gipson said in a March 11, 2015, phone call, according to a transcript included in the lawsuit. “And so we needed, and we weren’t sure of the scope and time, the time and cost of the work had apparently surprised us ... The thought process then was that due to our procurement rules, we knew we couldn’t hire you within a timeframe that would allow us to meet the schedule, which was the end of March.” Gipson later said, “And that is what’s going on on most of our sites, and now this one, these two.” Though not one of the locations alluded to, there is a Close to Home facility in South

Was the Close to Home facility in South Ozone Park built through illegal methods, the way two in FILE PHOTO Brooklyn and the Bronx allegedly were? Ozone Park, located at 133-23 127 St., where juvenile delinquents will be placed. There has been massive community backlash to the plan, meant to house the juvenile offenders in residential areas rather than prison facilities upstate, with protests outside the site

starting as far back as last January. The initiative was described by Gipson, in the phone calls referred to in the lawsuit, as “near and dear to both the governor and the mayor.” Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamai-

ca), a fierce opponent of the South Ozone Park location, issued a statement on the lawsuit last Thursday, calling for an oversight meeting of the agency. “From the outset of Close to Home Limited Secure, ACS has engaged in a campaign of deception to mislead the public and city regulators about the process by which it has carried out the law mandating the program’s establishment,” Wills said. “I urge the Council to conduct an immediate oversight hearing on Close to Home Limited Secure, so that ACS may answer for its improprieties. I also implore Governor Cuomo to intervene in this matter, as senior officials at City Hall may have enabled the questionable actions by ACS cited in the DNAinfo report.” The lawsuit, filed last May, was first reported by DNAinfo last Thursday. Gianatasio alleges the agency was able to skirt city rules by paying for the work using “PON1s,” a payment method “meant to be used for non-procurement expenditures.” PON1s, according to city Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office, “do not go through the normal oversight and review process.” As first reported by the Queens Chronicle last August, Stringer is investigating ACS for allegedly abusing the payment methods. “We are going to investigate this program to determine the financial implications of the breakdown in the contracting process,” Stringer said in a statement back then. The city Law Department declined to Q comment.

Goldfeder to FAA: Lower plane noise South Queens needs relief from sound of jet engines, assemblyman says by Anthony O’Reilly

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The people of South Queens and the Rockaways are no strangers to the sound of low-flying planes taking off or landing near their homes, not by a long shot. One politician is now calling for ch a nge s t h at wou ld cu r b t he onslaught of screaming jet engines. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) on Tuesday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to lower the threshold of airplane noise to provide his constituents with some relief. “Our families deserve relief from the earth-shattering airplane noise that plagues our communities night and day. Not only is airplane noise a nuisance, it also has the potential to harm our health and well-being,” Goldfeder said in a press release. “Given the bigger planes and better technology of recent years, it’s time

we put in place the noise standards to match.” Right now the acceptable level for airplane noise, according to the FAA, is 65 Day-Night Average Sound Level — the unit of measurement used to gauge how much sound a jet engine emits. Goldfeder wants it at 55 DNL, which he says would provide some peace and quiet to people in his district. His plea comes as Congress is considering legislation that would reauthorize the FAA to oversee aviation in and out of the country. It was first established as an official agency in 1958. The federal government previously regulated the noise of planes through the Environmental Protection Agency’s Off ice of Noise Abatement and Control, but that program was cut by President Reagan in 1981 amidst budget cuts.

Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) in October proposed legislation that would restore that office, saying at the time that the FAA is “doing virtually nothing” to mitigate noise in the borough. Although Goldfeder’s constituents hear plane noise all year, it was especially bad this past summer as the Port Authority closed a runway at the neighboring John F. Kennedy International Airport for repairs — in an effort to have it comply with federal regulations — causing more aircraft to fly over Ozone Park and Howard Beach more often from May until early December. Some said they heard as many as two planes per minute flying over their house throughout the day. “JFK may not be going anywhere, but this doesn’t mean the state and federal governments can’t take steps to improve the quality of life for our families,” the assemblyman said. Q

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s Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito determined to ruin quality of life in New York City? It sure can seem that way, given how she’s constantly coming up with new ways to not hold people accountable for breaking the law. The latest scheme is her proposal to simply vacate about 700,000 warrants issued for people who never showed up in court for violations such as drinking in public, doing what one has to do after drinking, also in public, jumping turnstiles or being in the park after dark. Poof! Like magic, the fact that you allegedly broke the law, and then did it again by skipping your court hearing, will just be forgotten. This is what Mark-Viverito calls “reform.” It’s an odd word for encouraging lawbreaking. A better one would be “retreat,” as she seeks to reverse the gains the city has made in the last 25 years or so and bring us back to the days when you could ride the rails for free if you wanted, maybe spray-painting the train while you’re down there, and do all these other things a decent society frowns upon, without much worry the police would come after you. They’d be

too busy trying to solve the hundreds more rapes, murders and robberies that were a hallmark of the late ’60s through the early ’90s, when New York was rightly seen as the epitome of urban decay. Oh, and you folks who committed a violation but paid your fine? Suckers. Don’t expect any refunds. Corollary to Mark-Viverito’s drive to free the scofflaws is her proposal to close all the jails on Rikers Island. Does Rikers need reform? Absolutely. Does that mean it should be closed so everyone who would have been sent there can instead be locked up somewhere else? No. What’s the sense in that? Mayor de Blasio came out Tuesday against closing Rikers, noting that there isn’t room elsewhere for all the defendants and convicts there, and that the proposal would cost untold billions of dollars. Mark-Viverito has been a steady supporter of lawbreaking since she took office, whether it’s with these plans, handcuffing the police, decriminalizing certain violations or honoring terrorists (Oscar Lopez Rivera) and traitors (Ethel Rosenberg). Who and what exactly does she represent?

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Tax $ wasted Dear Editor: Drip, drip, drip … your tax dollars are going down the drain. Have you seen all the “Don’t Let Tax, Water, or Repair Charges Come Between You and Your Property” full-page ads in your daily and weekly neighborhood newspapers? Even worse was the 100-page supplement which appeared in the New York Daily News on Wednesday, Feb. 10. It lists line by line the name of every New Yorker who owes real estate tax; water, sewer, emergency repair or other property-related charges and says, “The City of New York may sell a lien on your property.” Is this the best way the city Departments of Finance, Environmental Protection and Housing Preservation and Development can spend taxpayers dollars? Why can’t all three agencies compare their respective lists of people who owe money with those filing city and state tax returns? Surely the technology exists to place a lien on any tax refunds. You could also extend citizens the courtesy of a telephone call or letter or email informing them of their overdue obligations. W hat’s next, will the city send out marshals going door to door, ser ving subpoenas? Larry Penner Great Neck, LI © Copyright 2016 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y. 11374-7769.

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ear Republican senators: President Obama understands his constitutional duty. Do you? The notion that the GOP-led U.S. Senate won’t even give a hearing to any nominee Obama names to succeed the late Justice Antonin Scalia is an outrage. There is no precedent for this idea that a president should not make a Supreme Court appointment in the last year of his term, and multiple instances when presidents have done so, with the Senate approving them. If the American people didn’t want Obama to name another justice, they’d have voted for Mitt Romney in 2012. The Republicans of course are just worried, as they should be, that Obama will name a liberal jurist who will tilt the court back to the left. Scalia was a leading conservative thinker, who made his rulings based on strict constructionism, the idea that the words of the Constitution mean what their writers intended them to mean at the time, not how they’ve been reinterpreted over the centuries. Whether you agree with Scalia’s philosophy or not — and most New Yorkers likely do not — you have to respect his success as a son of Queens who rose to the very top of his profession. An Elmhurst native, Scalia left a lasting mark on the nation. He also was a sharp, funny guy whom even those of opposite views, such as Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, enjoyed being around. May this lion of the law rest in peace.

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Dear Editor: It is with a great amount of sadness that I heard of the passing of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Here was a Supreme Court justice who was a champion of the conservative interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. The passing of Scalia is a great loss to the Court, our country, the American people and democracy. And most importantly to his family, and friends who are grieving for one so loved. Truly Antonin Scalia was a great American who loved our country and served the nation well with his loyalty, dedication and commitment to the laws that govern us all. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

GOP obstruction Dear Editor: In creating our republic, a nation unlike anything that preceded it, the founders

made it so the government consists of three branches: the executive, legislative and judicial. It was clear from the outset the executive and legislative would be involved with and have the right to political views. That was not the case with the judiciary. Indeed, to insulate it from politics and elective pressures, members of the federal judiciary were given lifetime tenures. The Senate’s right to “advise and consent” with regard to presidential nominees was intended to give the lawmakers the right to determine if the nominee possessed the ability to hold the office for which he or she was nominated. Political views were not intended to determine the fitness to serve on the federal judiciary, as indeed they should not. If Mitch McConnell, the Senate majority leader, and other Republicans refuse to allow a hearing and an up-or-down vote on an Obama nominee to the vacant Scalia seat on the Supreme Court, and no action is taken until well after the coming election, they will leave the Court with a vacancy for about one year. In so doing they will not only violate

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Excellent articles Dear Editor: I would like to commend Matthew Bultman on his article “Are Asians, and Queens, overlooked?” (Feb. 11, multiple editions). As a lifelong Flushing resident, it was refreshing to read Mr. Bultman’s piece, which touched on many of the ongoing and largely ignored issues that this neighborhood faces. I hope more awareness is generated about this dynamic, yet continually shortchanged community. I especially thank Mr. Bultman for mentioning the airplane noise and pollution problems, which have become hazardous in Flushing. Laura Shepard did a great piece on that issue last spring, which I continue to send to people in order to educate and inform them. Thank you to the Queens Chronicle for going in depth on these important topics. Susan Carroll Flushing

Tests and time Dear Editor: The worries that removal of time limits from standardized tests will leave their takers ill-prepared (“Time limits nixed for standardized tests,” Feb. 4) would be better applied to the tests themselves. While the real world’s financial, environmental and other crises are urgent, they have no clear endpoints and require new ideas rather than selecting from prefabricated ones. The assumption of the compartmentalized, clockwork industrial-age model that it can deal with all problems is in large part what caused them. Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Bush failed America Dear Editor: New Yorkers should be incensed when Donald Trump makes the truthful assertion that Sept. 11 happened on President Bush’s watch and gets booed. Mr. Trump is accurately countering Jeb Bush’s position that his brother kept this nation safe. Is Jeb implying that a loss of almost 3,000 people in the World Trade Center attack does not count? Also, as commander in chief of the armed forces, George Bush got a lot of our troops killed and seriously injured by getting this nation embroiled in a needless Iraq war, which destabilized the Middle East and negatively reverberates to this day. Our troops deserve every right to be protected by their commander in chief with deliberate and wise deployments, not with actions based on xenophobia, rashness and frivolity. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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Hang ’im high Dear Editor: Two Virginia Tech students were arrested in connection with the recent kidnapping and murder of 13-year-old Nicole Lovell. David Eisenhauer, 18, is charged with abduction and murder and Natalie Keepers, 19, is charged with “improper disposal of a body” — which really just means helping a killer get rid of a murder victim. Please, someone out there tell me why Eisenhauer shouldn’t be executed the second his trial ends (not that he deserves a lengthy, costly trial, since the evidence is overwhelming)! And as for Keepers, why should she ever see the outside of a prison again? Why should society ever be subjected to having this deranged individual walk the streets along with civilized humans? Robert LaRosa Whitestone

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Dr. Robert Shaddy, chief of the department of cardiology at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, looked at the names of people attending a gala in honor of Valentina Allen and knew they seemed familiar. And then it hit him. “They were the names of people who had donated over and over again,” Shaddy said. The hundreds of people who packed Russo’s On The Bay Monday were just some who have been giving money to CHOP, the hospital where the Howard Beach toddler was treated before she died of several birth defects last May. On what would’ve been Valentina’s third birthday, about $25,000 was raised for CHOP through the event. “It was amazing. It was great,” Ryan Allen, Valentina’s father, said. “To see people from the community come out, despite the weather, it speaks volumes to how loved Valentina was.” The night celebrated the memory of Valentina, while raising money through ticket sales and raffle prizes for the hospital. For Shaddy, the crowded room at the catering hall — where Ryan and his wife Danielle had their wedding reception — was another display of affection by the community that has already been made very clear. The doctor choked up when talking about how his hospital can “raise the bar of excellence” in the service it provides to its patients, thanks to the generous contributions from Team Valentina. He also thanked them for sending more than 600 toys to the hospital for children

being treated there just before Christmas. Monday’s event was not the first time Howard Beach came together to support the hospital. There have been several fundraisers for the hospital in her name. “I’ve never seen Howard Beach come together like this before,” Phyllis Inserillo, a family friend of the Allens and the organizer of Monday’s event, said. “Never.” After Valentina died, many Howard Beach homeowners decorated their front steps in red and tied balloons of the same color to their property in honor of Valentina. Her mother has consistently described her as a fighter for the short time she was alive, and a vibrant, outgoing personality who was cheated out of a long, wonderful life. “God must have really needed her and known the good she could’ve done,” Danielle Allen said. Ryan Allen never expected this much good to come out of that sad event. “Definitely not,” he said. Besides the financial support, Ryan Allen was amazed at the emotional support shown on Monday. “A lot of people came from the community,” he said. “People came from the hospital, too, which was great.” He also remarked at the number of people who never met his younger daughter — Valentina had an older sister, Victoria — who had come out to help CHOP in her honor. “Most people did not meet her in person,” he said. “Everyone felt like they vicariously knew her.” Ryan Allen isn’t sure if the gala will become an annual event, though he said he Q “would love to.”

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Monday night would have been Valentina Allen’s third birthday. The Howard Beach toddler was remembered in a special way with a fundraising gala at Russo’s On The Bay raising $25,000 in one night for the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she was treated before she died in May. The event, in addition to raising money for CHOP, served as a tribute to the late Howard Beach toddler.

Top left, Dr. Robert Shaddy, chief of the department of cardiology at CHOP, discusses the importance of the donations to the hospital. Top right, the room was decorated in red in honor of Valentina. Second row left, the Steps Ahead Dance Studio crew before they performed for the hundreds of people at Russo’s. Second row right, those selling raffle prizes try to get Frank Russo, right sitting, to buy a ticket. Above left, the Steps Ahead crew put on their performance. Above right, the night was filled with live singing for the attendees.

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Get involved in your community: officials Ex-activist raises hell over high water; Stringer praises South Queens pols by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Frustrated Hamilton Beach residents had one question on their mind two days after massive flooding destroyed cars and basements in their community: How do they stop it from happening again? Short answer: There’s not much, if anything, that can be done. “You cannot stop Mother Nature,” Roger Gendron, president of the New Hamilton Beach Civic Association, said at the group’s meeting last Thursday. “That’s one thing, no matter how hard you try, you cannot stop. Because if you stop it here, it’s going here. If you stop it there, its going there.” Elected officials, however, pleaded with residents to become more involved in their community and work with them to find ways to alleviate the problem. “We don’t have the solutions but I know we’ll continue to work to find those solutions and then push the powers that be to get it done,” Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder said. The Monday and Tuesday before the meeting, a combination of a high tide and strong winds brought above-average floodwaters to Hamilton Beach and the old side of Howard Beach — some calling it the highest water levels they’ve seen since Superstorm Sandy. Broad Channel and the

After Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, standing, discussed the importance of civic engagement, former New Hamilton Beach Civic Association President John Blumke, inset, confronted the assemblyman PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY over, what he called, inaction on the part of elected officials. Rockaways also experienced flooding. Though last week’s case was much worse than most longtime residents have seen, flooding is not an uncommon circumstance in those areas, especially during high tide. At the meeting, Goldfeder addressed concerns from frustrated residents saying he and other officials are not doing enough to

solve the issue. He said he took that “personally.” “Because every time I’m here, I’m not with my family. Every time I’m here, I’m not tucking my kids into bed,” he added. “All I want is for people to come out and be partners with us. I want this room to be twice as packed. And not just when there’s

issues.” One resident, however, seemed frustrated that the issues facing Hamilton Beach today are the same ones it was fighting 15 years ago. Former Hamilton Beach civic President John Blumke blasted Goldfeder for, what he called, inaction on the part of the politician. “You can keep fighting all you want but if nothing gets done, then your fighting is useless,” Blumke said. Goldfeder disputed that, arguing he’s advocated for Hamilton Beach to receive city services and lambasted Blumke for not being a part of the discussion to solve the issues. “It shows it wasn’t important enough for you to come to those meetings and show up,” the assemblyman said, referring to past meetings where he’s brought city commissioners with him to answer residents’ questions. “I’ve been to many more meetings in this community than you have.” Goldfeder later joked he would fund Blumke’s run for political office, to which the former activist responded with an expletive-filled tirade. He left the room after that. Other residents threw out the idea of pushing the Department of Environmental Protection to clean out catchbasins in the continued on page 36

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he West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department has been serving parts of South Queens for close to 90 years — and last Thursday its members honored just three of the people who have helped it remain a staple in the community for so long. At its annual dinner at Russo’s On The Bay, the WHBVFD honored Lowell Barton, vice president of the Highway, Road and Street Construction Laborers’ Local 1010, who has helped with the construction of Hamilton Beach facilities, including the firehouse; Augustus Agate, a retired Queens Supreme Court justice, member of the Howard Beach Kiwanis and Queens Library trustee, who has advocated for the department in his many roles; and George Russo, an attorney who has assisted the department with legal services. The three honorees were presented with their proclamations from the fire department and also received citations from Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) throughout the night. The fire department — which serves Hamilton Beach, Howard Beach, Lindenwood and Spring Creek — was also presented with a proclamation from city Comptroller Scott Stringer. The volunteer organization also received a $1,000 donation from the Howard Beach KiwanQ is Club. — Anthony O’Reilly

Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, second from right, honors Agate, right. With them are Udowitch, left, Zych and Cohen. Comptroller Scott Stringer, center, presents a proclamation to the firehouse along with ex-Captain Mitch Udowitch, left, Augustus Agate, Lowell Barton, George Russo, Chief PHOTOS BY MARK WEIDLER Jonah Cohen and Deputy Chief Andy Zych.

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Russo, center left, is honored for his years of service to the volunteer fire department. With him are Udowitch, left, Cohen and Zych.

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Hindu group looking forward to the return of Phagwah parade next month by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The Richmond Hill community was devastated last year when its beloved Phagwah parade did not take place, due to an internal conflict in the organizing committee. With news of the event’s return being announced on Tuesday, Hindu and IndoCaribbean leaders are expecting thousands to come out — rain, snow or shine — on March 26 to celebrate the holiday in style. “The people in the community wanted a parade and they didn’t get one last year,” Naidoo Veerapen, general secretary of the Federation of Hindu Mandirs, which is organizing this year’s parade, said. “People in Richmond Hill want a Phagwah parade, even people outside of Richmond Hill like the Bronx and New Jersey. And so we expect a spectacular parade.” The federation has secured a permit with the NYPD to host the event, which will kick off at noon starting at Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street. As it has in previous years, the parade and its festive floats will make their way to Phil Rizzuto Park at 95th Avenue and 125th Street, where a cultural celebration will take place. That’s where celebrants engage in throwing colored powder at each other and singers and dancers perform on stage. Last year’s anticipated parade did not

Members of the Federation of Hindu Mandirs and the Indo-Caribbean community gathered on Tuesday to announce the return of the Phagwah parade next month, after one was not held last PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY year due to internal conflicts in the organizing committee. kick off because of a feud among members of the parade’s organizing committee that had split into two factions and could not agree which side would get the permit for the celebration. Veerapen would not answer specific questions about how the federation came to secure the permit for this year or what the

status of the breakaway group is. “I cannot speak on the parade that didn’t happen last year,” he said. He did acknowledge that there is a lawsuit against the NYPD, which approves all parade permits, filed by “another group.” Veerapen did not see the litigation, or a complaint filed with the NYPD against the

106th Precinct, as a roadblock to his group’s plans for next month. “I don’t see how that could affect a parade for which we have a permit,” he said. The federation is not the only one excited about the return of the parade, which celebrates the Hindu holiday of Holi. Members of Hindu and Indo-Caribbean media outlets expressed support for the event and pledged their support to spread the word to their audience. Vishnu Mahadeo, executive director of the Richmond Hill Economic Development Corp., is also looking forward to it. “I must commend you and your organization for bringing this parade back, because the business community needs it,” Mahadeo told the federation. Veerapen said the business community and mandirs — Hindu houses of worship — have already been reaching out to the federation. He expects more of them to get involved with the parade this year than in previous ones. “We’ve already experienced that,” he said. “Some of us in the federation have been receiving telephone calls and emails from people asking, is the parade really on?” On average, Veerapen said, there are close to 17 floats in the parade. He thinks continued on page 16

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W’haven matriarch gave her life to nabe Patricia Sexton, 79, was a founding member of volunteer ambulance corps by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Patricia Sexton gave most, if not all, of her life to other people. “When anyone had a problem mom stopped and said ‘Let me talk to you,’” her daughter Kelly Sexton said. “She was always lending an ear. She was the greatest listener.” Her dedication to others spread to all of Richmond Hill and Woodhaven when she helped create the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps, where she would meet her husband, 50 years ago. “They saw a need and they felt like they could service their community with this need that wasn’t being filled,” Maria Thomson, a longtime Woodhaven resident and executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp., said. “She was a wonderful, hard working woman. She was there all the time. She will be missed.” Patricia Sexton died peacefully in her sleep last Thursday. She was 79. “She was just very tired and went to the Lord,” Kelly Sexton said. Patricia Sexton was born in Richmond Hill. Fifty years ago, she and a group of other people founded the ambulance corps, which

Patricia Sexton, right, gave close to 50 years of her life to the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambulance Corps, even as the group’s headquarters was closed after the building next to it PHOTO COURTESY ED WENDELL partially collapsed three years ago. is still around today — though struggling due to being kicked out of its 78-15 Jamaica Ave. headquarters after the building next to it partially collapsed close to three years ago. For her, it was always a family operation. “Wherever she was, her daughters were,” Woodhaven civic activist Ed Wendell said.

“It was always a package deal.” Her four children were always around the ambulance corps, Kelly Sexton said. Patricia Sexton spent most of her time doing dispatch for the volunteer group. “She was very dedicated to the ambulance corps and the legacy of the corps,” her daughter said.

continued from page 15 there will be 25 next month. The federation will also be spreading the word of the parade over the next few weeks to people in and out of Richmond Hill. “We want to have a great parade,” Veerapen said. “And you can only have a great parade if you have a lot of people participating. They bring energy with them and it makes the entire community come alive on parade day.” But, the general secretary added, the community will be asked to refrain from throwing the colored powder while on the parade route or outside the park boundaries. Some neighboring residents have complained that the substance has been thrown on them or their property and that it’s hard to wash off. “There are people who don’t like it and we want to respect their wishes,” Veerapen said. “We can wait until we get to the park and that’s the place where we have a permit to throw powder on each other. Not in the streets.” He also discussed some preliminary plans for entertainment at the park, including having internationally known singers Terry Gajraj and Hitman, or “D’Hitman,” at the parade. “We have not completed our planQ ning,” he said.

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That’s why she was so devastated when the corps was kicked out of its building in 2013, rendering it unable to go out on calls and putting it in a state of financial distress. Their building was the former location of the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Senior Center, which was forced to move after the collapse. It was the primary tenant of the building. “It’s such a pity what happened there,” Thomson said. The ambulance corps came close to having its next-door neighbor’s building demolished, but a judge has given several deadline extensions to the developer, who has still not cleaned up the property. Wendell condemned the city for leaving the dilapidated building to rot and continue to affect the ambulance corps. “She put 50 years of her life into volunteering for this city and the city repaid her by basically walking away when she needed help,” he said. Still, she kept up the fight for her beloved group for as long as she could. “You never once heard them say, screw this we’re quitting,” Wendell said. Kelly Sexton vowed to continue her mom’s fight. “We’re going to work to keep those doors Q opened,” she said.

Showing love for veterans Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven), center, last Friday delivered goods for veterans to the St. Albans’ Veterans’ Nursing Home. Miller’s donation drive, a part of Valentines for Vets, was assisted by the Chapter 32 Vietnam Veterans, American Legion Post 104, Scoutmaster John Seminerio, Eagle Scout Alex Lee, Divine Mercy Catholic Academy, Redeemer

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Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, vehemently denied allegations that his command is engaged in covering up a “robbery” that took place at Marshalls on Rockaway Boulevard last week. Some people in the community have told the Queens Chronicle that a robbery took place at the Marshalls, located at 92-10 Rockaway Blvd., last Monday. They also alleged the 106th Precinct has told employees there to not tell anyone about the incident, in an effort to fudge their crime numbers. Some have alleged the workers were threatened with their jobs if they talk about it. When told about these r umors, Schiff said there is no such cover-up and that there was a burglary, not a robbery, at the Marshalls last Monday. This isn’t the first time recently a police official has been accused of tweaking crime numbers in their favor. Earlier this year, former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly said his successor, Bill Bratton, is reclassifying crime statistics to make it seem like the city is Q safer. — Anthony O’Reilly

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State Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) has been keeping his regular public schedule in the last week since published reports detailed accusations that the senator sought a kickback from a Rockaway nonprofit back in 2012. The founders of a Rockaway nonprofit called Culinary Kids, Culinary Arts Initiatives have filed a complaint with the office of Preet Bharara, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, alleging that Sanders, in his closing months as a city councilman, sought a kickback of $250,000 in return for funding their group to the tune of $1.7 million at a meeting in September 2012. And speaking to the Chronicle last Thursday following a public appearance in Downtown Jamaica, Sanders confirmed that he visited Bharara’s office in person last Monday, one day after the New York Post ran its first story on the allegations. The Post published another story this past Sunday saying another Rockaway nonprofit that has been generously funded by Sanders has spent grant money for senior housing on lavish parties for seniors. Addressing the accusations of Malisa

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Restaurant Row may go residential Housing plan would force four 70th Road eateries to close their doors by Christopher Barca Assistant Editor

Many Forest Hills residents aren’t looking forward to facing the strange when it comes to what’s planned for the neighborhood’s iconic Restaurant Row in the near future. Preliminary plans to construct a 12-story, 120-foot tall residential building above six of the nine storefronts that border 70th Road between Queens Boulevard and Austin Street were revealed to Community Board 6 last Wednesday, with residents and officials alike saying they are disheartened, not surprised by the announcement. “Whichever way you want to look at it, it’s unfortunate for the businesses that are there,” Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce President Leslie Brown said in a Wednesday phone interview. “But we all know the developers can develop their property if they want.” Of the nine storefronts that line the street, seven are occupied by eateries. And of those seven, only Vanilla Sky, (aged.) and Narita Japanese Cuisine — the three restaurants closest to Austin Street — will not be impacted by the potential development.

Restaurant Row may not look like this much longer, as plans to construct a 12-story, 120-foot residential complex on top of the four open eateries closest to Queens Boulevard have been PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA announced. According to Adam Rothkrug, the attorney for Crescent Properties — the plot’s owner and developer since 1985 — Cabana,

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This time of the year is tax time, so gather your papers together and have your taxes prepared locally. Also, make certain that you mention to your tax preparer the “Earned Income Tax Credit.” This is a refundable tax credit for working people with or without children with low to moderate income. Make sure that you use a reputable long-standing company, one that has been here in Woodhaven for many years and will be here at the same location next year. Now for a clarification of my statement in my past article in regard to St. Luke’s Church being sold. I have been informed that the church has not been sold. The St. Luke’s Nursery School, however, will close as of the end of June 2016. As I stated, I hope that this nursery school can find another location here in Woodhaven. Good news — the 102nd Precinct will be receiving six more police officers in March 2016. Please if you any type of animal cruelty in Woodhaven report it to the 102nd Precinct at (718) 805-3200 or your local precinct. These reports are no longer taken by the ASPCA. There will be two walk-in job fairs sponsored by Borough President Melinda Katz at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., on Feb. 23 and Feb. 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Finally, very sad news. Woodhaven recently lost two good men of God: One is The Rev. Felice J. DeLaura, who retired from our St. Thomas the Apostle Church. I remember how kind he was to the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. and the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, having attended our Christmas /Hanukkah ceremonies for many years. He was very much loved by the St. Thomas the Apostle parishioners and will be missed by us all. The other man of God we lost suddenly at a young age is The Rev. Edwin J. Waldvogel of the Ridgewood Pentecostal Church. This senior pastor was spiritually dedicated to the international mission of his church and faith. I remember when coming to Woodhaven, I got to know this wonderful family who have been neighbors to the Thomson family for many years, and known for their ministry. He was taken too young. These two men of God we know went directly to heaven. As we go to press, sadly, Patricia Sexton, matriarch of the founding family of the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill Ambulance Corps, has past away. More about this great lady in my next article. May God bless our armed forces, may God bless our disabled veterans, may God bless our NYPD and may God bless our Q America.

The Grill, MoCa and Bangkok Cuisine will all be forced to relocate once construction begins on the residential building. The attorney added that Crescent Properties is interested in allowing restaurants to operate on the first f loor of the housing complex to restore the full length of Restaurant Row. When asked if the shuttered eateries would have the right of first refusal in terms of returning to the site, Rothkrug said the developers don’t plan on extending such offers, but he did note the developers would consider the impacted restaurants should they want to move back once the building is completed. “If there’s a way to bring them back, the owners are open to that,” Rothkrug said. “They’re proud to have created Restaurant Row and maintained it over the years.” The attorney added the complex would have 92 mostly one- and two-bedroom market rate units, 61 or 62 subterranean parking spaces and an aesthetically pleasing green roof, something that will be put in to appease residents of the next-door Lane Tower housing complex who live in dwellings facing the shorter proposed building. “There may be some impact on Lane Tower, they do have windows facing this lot,” he said. “But the building has been designed to minimize that as much as possible.” Both Rothkrug and CB 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio said plans have yet to be filed with the Department of Buildings, as the developers are only just beginning the process of acquiring a special permit from the city Department of City Planning to build above the 70-foot limit in place on the block. “This is all informational so far,” Gulluscio said on Tuesday, noting it will be months until the city makes a decision. Rothkrug, Brown and Gulluscio all confirmed the owners of the impacted restaurants

all signed their leases knowing future development was a strong possibility, with Brown saying the eateries shouldn’t have opened on 70th Road if they were worried about having to relocate one day. “It’s business 101 to not get involved in situations like that,” she said. Neighborhood residents have gathered online to protest the proposal, with nearly 1,600 people signing an Change.org petition titled “Save Restaurant Row and our Forest Hills Community” by Tuesday afternoon. “We lose all of our outdoor dining,” the petition read. “70th Road is the only place in Forest Hills where outside dining takes place as it is prohibited by law on Austin Street.” Gulluscio said he feels the same way as the petitioners do, adding he hopes the community keeps up the pressure on the developers to allow restaurants to move in once the complex’s construction is completed. “It’s great because it says we’re taking ownership of the neighborhood,” he said of the petition. “It says the developers have to pay close attention to us, that the people have spoken. “It’s hard to get that anywhere,” he added when asked about Restaurant Row’s importance. “Show me another neighborhood that has something like that? If we take away Restaurant Row, we’re taking away part of the fabric of the neighborhood.” Brown said she hopes the impacted dining venues will stay in the immediate vicinity of 70th Road, either along Austin Street or a nearby side road, as they have become Forest Hills icons during their time on the popular strip. “It’s pretty synonymous with Forest Hills. If you’re out and about and you say you’re from Forest Hills, people automatically say ‘Oh, I love Restaurant Row!’” she said. “It would be nice if some kind of deal could be struck where these businesses relocate to the Austin Street area.” When asked if their upheaval may be a death sentence for the affected eateries, the chamber leader said she believes their patrons sympathize with them and will continue to eat out there no matter where they go. “I think they will support them and follow them,” she said, “because the commuQ nity is angry about this.”

Blood drive at PS 207 PS 207 will host a blood drive on Feb. 24 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at the school, located at 159-15 88 St. Any parent with children in the school who attends the event, even if they can’t give blood, will receive a “No Uniform Today” card that can be used on Feb. 28. To donate, you must bring ID, weigh at least 100 pounds and be between 16 and 75 years old. All those wishing to donate must eat well before the event and drink plenty of fluids. For any questions, call Dorothy Baran at Q (718) 848-2700.

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Shelter update talk turns contentious More than 40 living in Hollis Avenue facility as court case is considered by Michael Gannon Editor

Opponents of the Hollis Avenue homeless shelter in St. Albans do not know how a judge will decide on their appeal between now and March 17. They do know that between 40 and 45 men, all homeless veterans, are living in buildings between 202-02 and 202-24 Hollis Ave. since a temporary restraining order secured by People for the Neighborhood in December was thrown out. A meeting Tuesday night at St. Matthew’s Community AME Church that was intended to be an informational session at times had heated exchanges among residents. Anthony Rivers and other speakers said it is important to remind the general public that homeless veterans are not the issue. “We are concerned about having this type of housing repeatedly placed in our neighborhood as opposed to all other neighborhoods in Queens,” Rivers said. “‘Veterans’ is a mask. ... Call it by any name — it’s supportive housing.” Resident Sabine French once again brought up that the area within the boundaries of Community Board 12 has more than half of the largest shelters in Queens, and, according to numbers furnished by CB 12, about 32 percent of the borough’s homeless population.

Residents near a homeless shelter on Hollis Avenue in St. Albans speak up during a sometimes contentious dialogue Tuesday night. The meeting took place at St. Matthew’s Community AME Church, directly across the street from a shelter where more than 40 homeless are living pending the outcome of legal proceedings against the city to shut it down. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON “Bayside — zero; Whitestone — zero!” French said. “Put this in Bayside. Put it in Whitestone. Put it in Little Neck. Put it in Douglaston,” French said. The evening featured a number of caustic exchanges prompted by criticism of how

some elected officials — including state Sens. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park), Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Borough President Melinda Katz — have or have not handled the matter.

Four residents left in disgust during one of the exchanges. A handful of attendees said Rivers and other residents have been counting too much on public officials to do things they could have done themselves. But the Rev. Bishop Charles Norris of Bethesda Memorial Baptist Church in Jamaica said now that residents are actually in the apartments, there is only one elected official who can reverse the course — if he chooses to. “That man is Bill de Blasio,” Norris said of the mayor, whose departments of Human Resources and Homeless Services have been work ing with cont ractors to f ill the buildings. “Get a face-to-face meeting with him,” Norris said. “Remind him that he could not have gotten elected without our votes ... And if you are afraid to tell him, bring me along and I’ll tell him!” In the meantime, St. Matthew’s and other churches near the shelter have begun outreach to its residents. Rivers said People for the Neighborhood, which had picketed outside the buildings every Saturday for nearly nine months, stopped upon the restraining order being dropped. “We are not here protesting veterans,” the Q former U.S. Marine said.

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A report sent by the Food Bank for New York City states that its food pantries run under a tight budget, have few paid staff members and many lack in technology that is taken for granted at other workplaces. According to the report, since the Great Recession of 2007 NYC’s emergency food network of community-based food pantries and soup kitchens has struggled to meet increased need with limited resources. An average NYC food pantry serves 1,800 people per month. Bet ween 20 07 a nd 2012 NYC’s emergency food network shrank by 25 percent, a loss of nearly 250 food pantries and soup kitchens. Just last year Glendale’s Sacred Heart Church food pantry at 77-05 84 St. was nearly barren, with just two boxes of pasta on their shelves. The situation has improved since then. The food pantry operates on donation base, anything they

give out or take in is by donation, whether it’s money or food. “We’re doing pretty well, we have a generous parish and a lot of organizations in the area, like the Boy and the Girl Scouts, donate as well,” Sister Margaret Raibaldi, founder of the Sacred Heart Church food pantry, said. They serve 150 families in Glendale, where they can come in and select refrigerated items or items on shelves. According to the report, 52 percent of food pantries are completely volunteer-run, with no full-time or part-time staff. The average number of paid full-time staff positions in a food pantry is one. Secretary Nancy Baer of the Sacred Heart Church food pantry is the only paid employee they have. Swami Durga Das, executive director of The River Fund at 89-11 Lefferts Blvd. in Richmond Hill, said that five years ago they were completely volunteer-based. They needed volunteers, but also needed someone at a desk to do administrative work.

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Das said it is always a struggle to provide that money for paid employees with a tight budget. The River Fund is a nonprofit food bank that works with private donations. The report states that many food pantries all around the city do not have enough cash resources, and The River Fund experienced some budget cuts a few years ago. “The funding tightening up hit everyone hard. It makes it

hard to provide the food and resources, and we provide for 140 ZIP codes,” Das said. “Taking away seems insane when we need more to give.” They give out three meals for three days, depending on the number of people in a given family. They serve on average 600 to 800 individuals in Richmond Hill. They have an on-site weekly pantry, a mobile program and continued on page 33

Fighting hunger at Austin’s Ale House Kew Gardens’ Empty Bowls Event will be at at Austin’s Ale House, 82-70 Austin St., on March 8. to help fight hunger. A committee of Kew Gardens volunteers was inspired by the mission of Empty Bowls, a pottery based project. Attendees can share a meal of soup and bread in a handmade ceramic bowl of their choosing and get to keep it, all for a $15 donation that goes to local hunger initiatives. The ceramic bowls are made at a local pottery studio called The Potter’s Wheel. A Michigan art teacher created Empty Bowls in 1990. His class made ceramic bowls for a fundraising meal, which guests kept as a reminder that someone else’s bowl is always empty and that communities can work together to fill them. Sessions from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Seating is a first-come, first-serve basis. Seats are limited. Reservations are Q available at potterswheelny.com.

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Queens celebrated Lunar New Year with the traditional parade in Flushing Feb. 13, as parade participants and viewers alike braved the bitter cold to mark the occasion. Clockwise from the top, officials including Gov. Cuomo, center, get ready to kick things off; cymbalists lead a band; a great dragon twists through the streets; the Year of the Monkey is marked with face paint; Brandon

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Encourage your kids to love physical activity According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, children and adolescents should engage in physical activity for 60 minutes or more each day. While fulfilling those requirements might not have been a problem for kids who grew up before the dawn of the internet, nowadays kids are spending less time playing outside and more time on their computers or other devices. That reality is problematic for parents who want their kids to embrace physical activity thanks to the positive impact that exercise can have on kids’ physical and mental well-being. Parents hoping to instill a love of physical activity in their youngsters may find that taking a more active role by exercising with their kids is an effective way to get them off the couch and away from their computer screens. • Turn errands into exercise opportunities. Many parents take their children along with them when running errands. When such errands don’t necessarily require the use of a car, consider riding bicycles instead. Kids who otherwise don’t enjoy errands may now find them more fun, all the while fulfilling their daily recommended quotas for exercise and spending quality time with their parents. • Include kids in your own athletic pursuits. Parents might not be able to take

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PEDIATRICS AT ST. JOHN’S The Pediatric Department at St. John’s is pleased to welcome Dr. Arthur DeLuca to the Pediatric Team. Dr. DeLuca is a Board-Certified Pediatric Pulmonologist. He is a graduate of SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn Downtown and completed his residency training at Bellevue Medical Center. He trained as a Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow through Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and served as an attending physician at Schneider’s Children’s Hospital, Winthrop, New York Hospital of Queens and Cornell Medical Center. Dr. DeLuca is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics and Diplomate in Pediatric Pulmonology.

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Dr. Allan Steinberg completed his training at Long Island College Hospital and his fellowship in neonatology at Brookdale Hospital. He has been a dedicated member of the Hospital and community for more than 25 years. He provides specialized care required for the sick and well newborn, and is Board-Certified in Pediatrics. Dr. Steinberg is fluent in Spanish.

Dr. Rami Grossman completed his neurology training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He has been providing care to the community for more than 20 years. Common disorders that he diagnoses and treats include ADHD, autism, developmental delay, seizures, headaches, learning difficulties and tic disorders. Dr. Grossman is boarded by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in Neurology with a special qualification in child neurology, and is fluent in Spanish. Debbie Steiger Cohen R.N. is a certified lactation consultant. She is available to assist mothers and babies with their breast feeding needs. She is fluent in Spanish. Please call: (347) 619-5950 for an appointment. Our offices are located at 495 Beach 20th Street.

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Help kids feel at ease when visiting the dentist Routine dental examinations and cleanings are an important component of oral healthcare for both children and adults. However, many children do not visit the dentist until well after the time recommended by medical and dental professionals. Parents may be unaware of the dental health timeline, or they could be reluctant to bring their children for fear of how their kids will behave — especially if parents are harboring their own apprehensions about the dentist. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry recommends that a child go to the dentist by age 1, or within six months of the eruption of his or her first tooth. Yet, according to a survey commissioned by Delta Dental Plans, the average age of a child’s first dental visit is 2.6 years. Parents worried about how their kids will respond to the dentist can take the following steps to acclimate kids to dental visits to make them more comfortable during their appointments now and down the road. • Be a positive role model. Children frequently learn by example. If they see their parents being diligent about dental care, they’re more likely to embrace proper oral hygiene. Bring children to your own dental appointments so they understand the process and become familiar

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THE DENTIST • Starting with the first tooth, parents can use • All childrenVISITING should have at least one visit to a soft cloth, or brush, and water for baby teeth. There are also nonfluoride starter toothpastes the dentist every year. that are safe for infants. • Children can begin checkups at the first Use fluoride toothpaste after age 2. Parents tooth, but no later than age 1. • can brush children’s teeth and begin to teach Children are most likely to be seen regulargood habits, including flossing, until children can brush and floss on their own. Brush at least twice a day to remove plaque. Remember to clean along the gum line, and lightly brush the tongue to help remove plaque and food. Floss daily; it cleans spaces between teeth that toothbrushes can’t reach. Replace toothbrushes every three to four months. Once the bristles wear out or spread, it’s time for a new toothbrush. Use a brush with a small head that can easily get to all of the back teeth. The bristles should be soft, so they won’t hurt gum tissue and can bend to get into hard-to-reach places between teeth and under the gum line.

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Citing new study, councilman calls on city to step up school music funding by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) demanded the Department of Education increase its funding for school music programs at a press conference hosted by PS 173, The Fresh Meadows School, on Friday. “I’ve always believed — and this is what we need to get the Department of Education to believe — that arts education and music education in particular is as essential and important as mathematics, science, history,” Lancman said.

Councilman Lancman and PS 173 Principal Molly Wang in front of the instrument closet.

Addressing the press with Lancman in front of the school’s small musical instruments closet, PS 173 Principal Molly Wang discussed the challenge facing its orchestra, and the burden it puts on parents. “With the little money that I have, I was able to provide about half of the instruments for the orchestra and the rest of the kids have to rent them for the whole year,” Wang said. The parents pay for the rest. The councilman’s office recently completed a survey of his district’s schools, which found that more than a quarter of them offer no music classes and 59 percent have no certified music teacher. It also discovered that only 30 percent of the students took music classes despite the fact that under state law, schools in New York are required to provide music education for students in grades K-8. Praising PS 173 for accommodating its students, Lancman condemned its funding problem: “We’ve really created a bit of a tale of two educational systems even within the public school system where kids with resources get to take advantage of certain basic essentials like music education and other kids may not be able to b e cau se t he cit y’s not me et i ng it s commitment.”

Helaine Kaish, a music teacher at PS 173, leads her class in song. While Lancman does not predict any problems passing the request in the Council, he mentioned one possible issue. “I think within the Department of Education, there might be opposition,” Lancman told the Queens Chronicle. “My experience over a long career at this point in government, it might be similar in Ms. Wang’s case as a long career as an educator, is that the arts are always

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Polly predicts pothole DOT talks Queens Blvd. season won’t be bad bike lanes in Elmhurst Mild winter means less danger: DOT

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Now that bike lanes have been installed along Queens Boulevard within Community Board 2’s jurisdiction, the Department of Transportation is readying its pitch to Community Board 4 about extending the bike network along the thoroughfare into Elmhurst. And DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg believes the proposal will be as successful in the growing neighborhood as it has been in Astoria and points west. “I think from what I’ve seen, having been out on Queens Boulevard a bunch of times, it seems to be working well,” DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said in an interview last Friday. “At least what I’m seeing seems to be safer cyclist behavior and I feel like it seems to be better for motorists and pedestrians too.” While residents for and against the bike lanes on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst have spoken during the public forum portion of Community Board 4’s meetings in recent months, the DOT has yet to give a detailed proposal to the group about the

Unlike the last two winters — which were dominated by polar air and constant blasts of snow — this mostly mild stretch of weather should bring with it fewer potholes come springtime. “When we have snow, boy do we use a lot of salt and plows. This winter has been pretty mild,” said Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg in a sitdown interview with the Chronicle’s editorial board last Friday. “I’m seeing fewer complaints.” The most common season for pothole formation is the winter, when the combination of cold air, the spreading of rock salt and snow plows dragging along the street tends to rip up roadways. The last two winters have been some of the coldest and snowiest on record in New York, leading to abnormally high numbers of cracks in the street that can do severe damage to a car or pedestrian. But Trottenberg said she wasn’t expecting that to continue this year, thanks to the

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DOT commissioner: You can’t please everyone continued from page 2 there, there have been a large number of fatalities,” Beaton added. “So we want to make sure we’re not leaving the problem in place.” Beaton and Trottenberg acknowledged the proposed turn ban is extremely unpopular. A petition by the Greater Woodhaven Development Corp. seeks the removal of that plan. “Part of our feedback process is to put things out there for people to react to and see what works and what doesn’t and go back and make changes,” Beaton said. “I think we’ve heard loud and clear that that is the No. 1 concern we’ve heard from folks, so it’s the No. 1 thing we’re trying to take a fresh look at,” the comissioner said. When it comes to the medians along the corridor, Beaton said they will not be the ones on the road right now. “They will be redesigned and reconstructed so they’ll be wider, higher, have bollards at the front so that people in the middle of the night can’t drive up onto them,” he said. Detractors of the plan have said the medians would pose a threat because motorists could potentially drive up onto them and seriously injure, or kill, commuters. Beaton added there have not been any incidents of commuters being injured while waiting on medians along SBS routes on Pelham Parkway or Kings Highway. The two-phase approach to SBS on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, Trottenberg pointed out, also allows the agency to gather

input on the initiative before it’s finalized. “It gives us a chance to fine tune, it gives us a chance to have feedback,” she said. “If something really doesn’t work, it gives us a chance to fix it.” The DOT is planning to come back to the affected communities with a revised SBS plan some time in the spring and look for feedback. The DOT touted its close to 40 public meetings on SBS and said it’s listening to the input from the community. But some opponents feel like their loudest cry is going unheard: the fact that they don’t want SBS in their neighborhood at all. “That is definitely a little bit of the nature of community engagement,” Trottenberg said. “Which is, we’ve done 39 meetings but for those who don’t agree with what we want to do, they’re not going to feel that we heard them. That’s a challenge in a big, diverse city.” For Beaton, the intense back and forth on the Woodhaven SBS proposal is a refreshing change of pace from similar projects throughout the city. “As someone who has done these projects in all five boroughs, as a good government person, it’s great to see people come out, even when they don’t necessarily like everything we’re proposing,” he said. “It makes for a better project.” When asked about the existing bus lanes — a part of a congested corridor study and not SBS — along Woodhaven, from Dry Harbor Road to Metropolitan Avenue, Queens DOT

Commissioner Nicole Garcia said she’s so far heard good things about them from the community. Beaton said it’s too early to see if ridership has increased on the Q52 and 53, the lines that use that stretch of Woodhaven, since the lanes were implemented in late August. “We typically like to wait a year,” he said. One thing that is already clear to some Rego Park residents is the increased amount of drivers circumventing the backlogged traffic on Woodhaven by going down Alderton Street. The DOT recently proposed making that road a one-way corridor, something that was proposed even before the bus lanes were implemented. Garcia said the agency, in proposing the direction change, was responding to the community’s wishes. “We take our queues from the community,” the Queens DOT commissioner said. Beaton said the long-term SBS plan will take the possibility of motorists escaping down side streets into consideration. “We need to design the streets so that the traffic that’s on Woodhaven can continue to be carried on Woodhaven and not be pushing traffic onto other streets and causing other problems,” he said. “So that’s been a core part of our process in looking at this.” When it comes to the accusation that Trottenberg and Co. are listening more to transportation advocates than the affected communities, the commissioner said that’s simply not true.

Eric Beaton, the DOT’s director of transit development, and Nicole Garcia, the Queens DOT commissioner. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA “I think when we have common cause we work together but frankly, they’re some of our fiercest critics,” she said. “We don’t work for the transportation advocate groups, they don’t work for us.” She later added, “This is one of the fundamental tensions in doing more transformative transportation work, which is what’s the balance between community engagement and community board approval and outreach.” Near the end of the interview, Trottenberg said there doesn’t appear to be anything that can stop SBS from coming to Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards. “We’ve been looking at it now for basically two years; I guess we haven’t found a fatal flaw,” she said. “I can’t say that I see something that is going to make us say we’re not Q going to do this.”

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Food pantries continue to struggle to serve all those who need them, a new report says. PHOTO COURTESY FOOD BANK FOR NEW YORK CITY

work we have to do it in a way that documents this work,” he said. “We need the technology to tell the story of what’s going on here.” An additional one in four food pantries have an on-site computer, but the computer is not consistently available for use by food pantry or volunteers. The report mentions that the lack of onsite computers at nearly half of pantries is interesting because almost all pantries use an online system to order food they receive from Food Bank. The survey shows that food pantries in the city are resourceful, they are able to accomplish much with the little they receive. “We have to push a little harder and go out a little bit stronger because we can’t shut our doors, we’re all some of these people have,” Das said, adding that 65 percent of his clients are employed. “We have Q to figure out how to deal with this.”

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continued from page 22 a home delivery program. Das said that in the past because of budget cuts and a food shortage, they’ve had to give out smaller bags of food and turn people away if they ran out completely. The report states that 52 percent of food pantries in the city operate on a budget of less than $25,000 a year. This also includes nonfood services. According to the report, 63 percent of food pantries have dedicated staff or volunteers providing non-food services. Not only is The River Fund a food pantry, but six days a week it is an enrollment site for SNAP, formally known as food stamps. One day a week they have legal counsels come in and one day a week they enroll people in Medicaid. “We consider ourselves a poverty frontline center,” Das said. “We have programs that help new moms with baby supplies, new backpacks and school supplies for children and we have some scholarship programs.” Also, according to the report, nearly half — 48 percent — of food pantries either have no computer on-site or are unable to consistently access an on-site computer. The River Fund made an effort to provide computers that are secure, and invested in systems to do so. Das said that they were rather aggressive at that. “We decided a while ago if we do this

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The project is being paid for by funding allocated by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), according to the library. For more information, you can call the library system at (718) 990-0812. In the interim, library-goers can visit the following branches: Woodhaven, at 85-41 Forest Pkwy.; Howard Beach, at 92-06 156 Ave.; or Lefferts, at 103-34 Lefferts Blvd.

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Justice Scalia always had Elmhurst in him Queens political, legal leaders pay tribute to the late judicial giant by Christopher Barca

Harvard in 1960. Arguably the strongest conservative on upreme Court Associate Justice the Supreme Court, he began his legal career Antonin Scalia was opinionated, in Cleveland in 1961, becoming a law profesdown-to-earth, brilliant and unapol- sor at the University of Virginia six years ogetic, both on the bench and in life. later. He went on to serve in multiple legal According to U.S. District Judge and longtime Bayside resident Nicholas Garau- capacities in the administrations of Presifis, the man he had the pleasure to meet mul- dents Nixon and Ford, with President Reagan tiple times over the years was unmistakably appointing Scalia to a seat on the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia in 1982. a Queens boy. Just four years later, the Elmhurst native “He didn’t have a little bit, he had a lot,” Garaufis said in a Tuesday phone interview was tapped to serve as an associate justice on about how much Queens there was in every- the Supreme Court, with the Senate unanithing Scalia did. “He was always frank and mously approving him. But he never forgot where he came from, strong in his views and you always knew where you stood with Justice Scalia. That according to Garaufis, who first met Scalia — an accomplished Reserve Officers’ Trainwas his New York kind of personality.” Born in Trenton, NJ in 1936 and raised in ing Corps member at Xavier — in 2001 at a Elmhurst, Scalia died in his sleep last Friday training session for newly confirmed federal judges in Washington, DC. night while on a hunting trip in Texas. “The story he told was that he rememPer his family’s wishes, an autopsy was bered attending not performed. But it Xavier in Manhattan is believed Scalia, and he would travel who had been every day on the E or plagued with various F train in his unih e a lt h i s s u e s i n form and with his recent years, died of rif le,” the federal natural causes. judge said. “He said, The son of Italian ‘Can you imagine immigrants, Scalia doing that today?” moved with his famiTo his sur prise, ly to Elmhurst when Garaufis, who was he was 6 years old, raised in Maspeth, and he attended PS said Scalia knew he 13 as a child. was f rom Queens Like many city a n d a l l of t h e i r kids midway through approximately halfthe 20th century, the dozen future meetfuture justice’s favorings were heavy on ite childhood activity talk about the borwas playing whatevoug h t hey were er sport he and his raised in. friends wanted in the “ T h e r e a r e n’ t street. The future Supreme Court Justice’s Xavier High In a self-penned School yearbook photo. TWITTER PHOTO many federal judges that are from piece for New York Magazine in 2013, he called his old Queens, so it’s an exclusive group,” he joked. O’Connell Court stomping grounds a “won- “It was clear that he had a great fondness for derful place” and a locale where gaining a growing up in Queens. He was from here and he was very proud of it.” “certain cockiness” wasn’t uncommon. The passing of the 79-year-old conserva“I spent a lot of time in the schoolyard at P.S. 13. The police used to cordon off streets tive icon and longest-serving justice on the — they were called play streets — and we Supreme Court at the time of his death used to play street hockey on roller skates spawned an outpouring of tributes from both with a regular hockey puck,” Scalia wrote. Democrats and Republicans in the borough “There were a lot of vacant lots around in and beyond. “I’m very sorry he’s gone, needless to say. those days in Queens and Elmhurst, and we used to have campfires and camped out, if He was a gracious man and I admired him very much,” said former Republican state you can imagine that, in pup tents.” After attending Xavier High School in Sen. Serf Maltese in a Monday interview. Manhattan, Scalia graduated valedictorian “There’s a gap that will never be filled. No from Georgetown with a bachelor’s degree in matter who comes onto the bench, they history before earning a law degree from won’t have his credentials.” Associate Editor

President Ronald Reagan meets with then-Supreme Court nominee Antonin Scalia in the Oval Office in 1986. The Elmhurst native and noted conservative served on the bench for 30 years PHOTO BY BILL FITZ-PATRICK / THE WHITE HOUSE until his death last Friday during a hunting trip in Texas. Maltese said he very briefly met Scalia three times at functions in Virginia — where the justice lived — and New York, but you didn’t have to know him well to see just how influential he was on the court. “He was a trendsetter,” the Middle Village resident added. “He was unapologetic. And he had the scholarly knowledge and ability to back everything up.” Despite numerous ideological differences, liberals such as Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said Scalia will be fondly remembered as one of the more intelligent legal minds in recent history. “This is sad news indeed,” Schumer said in a statement last Sunday. “While I disagreed with him on so many issues, Justice Scalia was a brilliant man with a probing mind. He was a great son of Queens with a genuine joy for life.” When it comes to Scalia’s legal prowess, Queens Republican Party Chairman Bob Turner said in a Monday phone interview that it will be hard to find another justice, conservative or liberal, who will carry the clout the Elmhurst native did. “He was an intellectual leader,” Turner said on Monday. “He made enormous contributions to the court.” A strict constructionist, Scalia publicly criticized the court’s use of judicial precedent in deciding cases and the belief of some colleagues that the Constitution is a “living organism.” “It’s what did the words mean to the people who ratified the Bill of Rights or who ratified the Constitution,” he told CBS in 2008. His unabashedly conservative beliefs earned him strong criticism from LGBT activist groups and even his fellow justices over the years, with Scalia ripping progressive causes and the positions of his colleagues in dissents filled with brutally honest, if not entertaining opinions. But despite their differences, he and liberal justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg became incredibly close, with the “best buddies” often appearing at events and taking lighthearted jabs at one another over their philosophical differences. “Toward the end of the opera ‘Scalia/Ginsburg,’ tenor Scalia and soprano Ginsburg

sing a duet: ‘We are different, we are one,’ different in our interpretation of written texts, one in our reverence for the Constitution and the institution we serve,” Ginsburg said in a statement last Sunday. “It was my great good fortune to have known him as a working colleague and treasured friend.” Without getting into politics, Garaufis said whoever replaces Scalia will have incredibly large shoes to fill. “He was a larger-than-life figure in the law and the judiciary,” the jurist said. “I think it’s very difficult to assess the measure of loss due to his death.” Replacing the Elmhurst native on the bench has already kicked off a firestorm in the Senate. Republicans this week pledged not to consider a Supreme Court nomination made by President Obama, with the hope of a GOP candidate winning the White House — and the ability to nominate a conservative to the court next year — in November. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats fired back, saying it would be a “disgrace” to Scalia’s strict constructionist ways for Republicans to avoid doing their constitutional duty by not holding confirmation hearings for a presumably liberal appointment to the court. While the argument raged on Capitol Hill, black crepe covered Scalia’s chair at the Supreme Court’s chambers this week and his body will lie in repose at the building on Friday, with his funeral Mass set for Saturday in Washington, DC. He is survived by his wife, Maureen, and Q their nine children.

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A flood of frustration in HB continued from page 14 community, which they argued were probably backed up and causing water to remain in the streets. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) told his constituents of a new law requiring the DEP to annually inspect every catchbasin in the city and log complaints, making the reports available to the public. “We are able to hold the city more accountable for the delivery of services. but the law is not going to stop the tides

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from coming in,” Ulrich said about the law, which will go into effect in four months. Just as Ulrich and Goldfeder did before him, city Comptroller Scott Stringer pointed out that the DEP often neglects communities like Hamilton Beach. “It does get me angry, that when you have bureaucrats in DEP doing the same thing over and over again,” said Stringer, who made a special appearance at the meeting. “We’ve got to change this because we’re not serving the people, and we’re also hurting the taxpayers.” Stringer brought claim forms with him to the meeting, encouraging residents to file for reimbursement to replace property damaged by the record floods. Joann Ariola, president of the neighboring Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, vouched for the effectiveness of the claims and the review process by Stringer’s office. “This is not BS, this is accurate fact,” Ariola said. Ariola’s civic was affected by flooding in 2014 when the Spring Creek Overflow facility malfunctioned, causing similar water levels to damage basements in Lindenwood. One resident suggested suing DEP for failing to clean the catchbasins of Hamilton Beach taxpayers. Q “That’s an idea,” Stringer replied.

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Community Board 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri Jr. brings the Federazione Italo-Americana di Brooklyn and Queens’ controversial street fair proposal up for a vote at the advisory group’s PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA monthly meeting last Wednesday.

Italian street festival denied by CB5 again The four-day Fresh Pond fair was opposed 27-8, five others approved by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

For the second straight year, Community Board 5 voted to keep Fresh Pond Road between Woodbine and Menahan free of revelers in early September. In a 27-8 decision, the board turned down an application by the Federazione ItaloAmericana di Brooklyn and Queens to host its 23rd annual street fair from Sept. 8 to 11, a position also taken by the advisory group last year in a 22-12 vote. While there was no discussion about the motion at last Wednesday’s meeting, residents and board members alike have slammed the four-day street fair for being too disruptive to area residents and bus routes that operate on Fresh Pond Road. “This is a major north-south route with an express bus, a limited bus, a local bus,” CB 5 Transportation Committee Co-chairman John Maier said last year, “and when they are not able to use those roadways, they are pushed onto Forest Avenue where the roadway is even narrower, creating a lot of issues with transportation throughout our community.” Despite the board’s objections, the city still approved the Italian organization’s event and it went on as scheduled. CB 5 overwhelmingly approved five other street fairs, including: • The Glendale Kiwanis street fair on Apr il 24 along Met ropolit an Avenue bet ween 73rd Place and 79th St reet, approved 33-2; • The Glendale Kiwanis street fair on July 24 along Myrtle Avenue between Fresh Pond Road and Forest Avenue, approved 33-2; • The Maspeth Chamber of Commerce street fair on June 12 along Grand Avenue between 65th and 67th streets, approved 32-2 with one abstention;

• The Ridgewood Local Development Corp. street fair on April 12 along Myrtle Avenue between Wyckoff Avenue and Fresh Pond Road. approved 30-2 with three abstentions; and, • The Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District street fair on Sept. 18 along Myrtle Avenue between Wyckoff Avenue and Fresh Pond Road, approved 30-2 with three abstentions. In other board news, FDNY Bureau of Facilities Management coordinator Stephanie Williams informed the board in a presentation that the agency is hoping to install 21 ambulance charging stations in Queens in the near future, with the first being placed at the corner of Borden and Grand avenues in Maspeth. “What it does is keeps the cab running,” Williams said, “so once they turn off the engine, everything is still maintained at its optimal level.” The stations will allow ambulance operators to connect electrical cords to the vehicles, keeping crucial communications and medical refrigeration systems operational while the engine isn’t running. When plugged in, the ambulances will no longer have to idle while awaiting another call, something area residents across the borough have expressed frustrations about when the vehicles sit in residential neighborhoods. Each station costs between $25,000 and $35,000, but Williams said the costs will Q be offset by fuel savings.

Correction Due to an error in the information provided to the newspaper, the Feb. 14 School Spotlight article “Middle School 202 debate team debut” misspelled one student’s name. She is Sadia Q Rahman. We regret the error.

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In new exhibit, trees’ personalities are not at all wooden by Laura A. Shepard

Whether or not you consider yourself a tree hugger, trees are Whe hugging you back in more ways than you know. Photographer Carol Reid and tree art creator Frank Buddingh bandPhotogr ed together tto showcase their reverence for trees in an inspirational art exhibit at the Qu Queens Botanical Garden, which will run through May 1. They show there’s a lot more to trees than their obvious height. “Portraits are facial,” Reid explained. “We don’t just assess people as tall. We look at their faces and take impressions and we remember them. Unfortunately, most people don’t look at nature the same way.” She described the way most children (and adults) draw trees, by reaching for the brown crayon and sketching a solid trunk, as proof. “Trees wear many colors,” Reid said. “Trees are beings with purpose and message and cycle.” Some of her photographs are portraits of the immensely complicated details and stories expressed on the trunk of one old tree at the Olana State Historic Site in Hudson, NY. Reid said she was sitting on a bench there when she noticed the tree a considerable distance away. She walked over to it and literally fell to her knees because it was “such an exuberant expression of form and texture.” Each photo represents a sacred moment in the life of a constantly evolving tree, Reid said. She loads her captures into Photoshop and peels away layers, flattening the planes of color to liberate the impression and power she feels in the tree, which cannot be seen with the naked eye. Trees have a passion, a will of life, which can be experienced through Reid’s “Vine Dancers” series. Over the course of several days, Reid photographed a stand of trees wrapped in the embrace of vines in the morning, afternoon and evening to show them in different lights. “Trees are essential to life,” Reid said. “They were here before us and they are not to be taken for granted. These are our earliest friends, and the idea is to get to know them a little better and appreciate them in new ways.” Continued page continued onon page 41

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Lunar New Year Celebration, Sat., Feb. 20, 1 p.m. Holiday-themed stories, crafts, tea-blending workshop. Free while supplies last. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

Black History Month “WEUSI.com,” Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, works by WEUSI Artist Collective members, reminiscent of the Black Arts Movement and highlighting the relevance of AfricanAmerican imagery in a contemporary context. 16104 Jamaica Ave. Thru Mar. 24. Opening reception: Fri., Feb. 19, 6-8 p.m. Free. Contact: Roseann Evans (718) 658-7400, revans@jcal.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Mamas summer countdown: Family fun and planning with information on camps, vacation destinations, entertainment, activities, services and specialists available to children this summer. Sun., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $15 adults, $12 children, students, seniors; under 2 free. Includes activities, crafts, all-day access to exhibits. Info: themamasexpo.com, events@ themamasnetwork.com.

“Essence of Queens,” photography by Carlos Esguerra. Thru May 8, Tues., Sat. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. only. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. Art in the Garden — “Portraits of Tall Friends”: A valentine in sculpture and photography, inspired by the amazing, abstract beauty of trees. Thru Thurs., March 31. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $4; $3 seniors; $2 students. Contact: Anne Tan-Detchkov (718)8863800, info@queensbotanical.org. “Connected Worlds,” interactive exhibit exploring the interconnectedness of different environments — jungle, desert, wetlands, mountain valley, reservoir, and plains — and the impact individual and collective actions have. New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Weekdays, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., weekends, 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Last session starts 1/2 hour before closing. Free with admission: $15; $12 children/students/seniors. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. The Reanimation Library: Artist and librarian Andrew Beccone answers questions about this functioning research library and interactive exhibit highlighting visual information. Every Sat. thru Feb. 27, 12-5:30 p.m. Queens Museum, Studio 5, NYC Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

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“Catalyst,” new projects by Meredith James, Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Casey Tang. Looks at how personal and cultural forces form narratives. Thru Feb. 28. Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8 adults, $4 students, free under 12. Info: queensmuseum.org. “Hoyeon,” paintings by 15 immigrant Korean member artists of the Hoyeon Art Association of New York. Thru March 12. Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Mon.-Thurs., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: GTMuseum.org

THEATRE “Fences,” by August Wilson, Pulitzer Prize-winning exploration of the black experience in 20th-century America, focused on Troy Mason, a garbage man and former star of the Negro baseball leagues. Thurs.-Sat., Feb. 18-20, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., Feb. 21, 3 p.m. Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10 Jamaica Ave. $15, JCAL member $10. Tickets/Info: (718) 658-7400 ext. 2300, jcal.org.

The film “One Million Dubliners,” about Glasnevin Cemetery, Ireland’s largest and most-storied, UNDERGROUND FILMS will be shown at the New York Irish Center Feb. 19. “Astoria Stories,” Feb. 19-27, various times. Festival of short plays/musicals about iconic locations in Astoria, by Astoria Performing Arts Center. $10. Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St., except Feb. 22 show: Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave. Info: (718) 7065750, apacny.org.

Sofia Papazoglou, with Academy of Hellenic Paideia Children’s Chorus, musicians, in “a musical journey from Smyrna to America,” by the Greek Cultural Center. Sat., Feb. 20, 7 p.m. Frank Sinatra School of the Arts, 35-12 35 Ave., Astoria. Tickets: $35, $50, $65. Info: (718) 726-7329, info@greekculturalcenter.org.

“Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,” Tennessee Williams classic about a Southern family, by Parkside Players. Grace Lutheran Church, 103-15 Union Tpke., Forest Hills. Feb. 20, 26, 27, March 4, 5, 8 p.m.; Feb. 21, 28, 2 p.m. Tickets: $17; $15 seniors. Info: (718) 353-7388.

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“Lend Me a Tenor,” Ken Ludwig comedy about a second-rate opera company, by Maggie’s Little Theater. Feb. 27, March 4, 12, 8 p.m.; Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 2:30 p.m. St. Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. Tickets: $18; $15 seniors; $12 kids under 11. Info: (917) 579-5389.

COMEDY Jackknife Comedy: Standup with Sam Norton of Snubfest, Aaron Glaser of “Tosh.0,” Mary Mack of “Live at Gotham” and more. Wed., Feb. 24, 8-9:30 p.m., The Creek and The Cave, 10-93 Jackson Ave. Long Island City. Free, 18 and over only. Contact: Gideon Hambright, (347) 675-7467, gideon-hambright@hotmail.com.

“One Million Dubliners,” documentary about the living and dead of Glasnevin Cemetery, the largest in Ireland, whose star, historian Shane Mac Thomáis, died before its release. 7:30 p.m., Fri., Feb. 19, New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., LIC. $11; $8 for the unemployed. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

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The Irish Comedy Tour, featuring Celtic tunes and humor with Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Damon Leibert and Derrick Keane. Fri., Feb. 19, 8 p.m. Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

Chinese New Year Temple Bazaar, Sat., Feb. 20, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Performances, martial arts, crafts, food in a temple bazaar. $5; $3 for children. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser and Scout Sunday by Boy Scout Troop 96. Sun., Feb. 28, 8:30-11 a.m. and 12-1 p.m. The Community House of The Church In The Gardens at 50 Ascan Ave, Forest Hills. Enjoy pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee and tea. $10, $5 children under 12. Enter through the door on Ascan Ave. that is closest to Greenway North. Info: jaddario@yahoo.com.

KIDS/TEENS Animal care trainee class: Learn to help care for APEC’s animals, feeding, brushing, cleaning and learning about their needs. Snack, trainee certificate and booklet included. Sat., Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-noon. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Ages 8-12. $23. Info/pre-registration: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. “Moon Mouse: A Space Odyssey,” a play about Marvin, an electroluminescent mouse who wants to be popular but is bullied and picked on by the “cool” rats, and retreats into science and fantasy. Sun., Feb. 21, 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. So., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $14. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org. WORKS Little League: Registration for 2016 spring baseball, boys and girls ages 4-16, at 84-01 Jamaica Ave., Woodhaven; Fri., Feb. 19, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Special needs children welcome. Bring copy of child’s birth certificate and proof of residency with ZIP code. Fee $100, includes uniform. Info: (718) 847-9633, eteamz.com/works. Gym and creative exploration, for children ages 3-5 with developmental disabilities and their families. Each Mon. and Wed., 3-4:30 p.m., Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck. $5 per family. Info: Amanda, (718) 423-6111, asmith@sfy.org. Kids’ art classes: Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, 35-35 St., Astoria. For ages 8-16, every Tues. and Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com. continued on page 42

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In tribute to its home neighborhood, the area nestled in the northwestern corner of the borough, with a history dating to its settlement in the 17th century, the Astoria Performing Arts Center presents “Astoria Stories,” a collaborative compilation of short plays and musicals, from Feb. 19 to 27. According to Dev Bondarin, APAC’s artistic director, who is also directing the upcoming production, area playwrights were asked “to take a familiar Astoria location and to write a 10-minute piece centered around it.” The timing g of the salute coincides with the

‘Astoria Stories’ When: Feb. 19-21 and 26-27, various times Where: Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St. (except Feb. 21 show, at Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave.) Tickets: $10. (718) 706-5750 apacny.org

15th anniversary of the theater company, which, Bondarin pointed out, tries to support new writers. The new show’s first full run-through took place this past week, and according to Bondarin, “Everything is in great shape. It’s been exciting.” Eleven artists, most of whom live in the borough, have contributed original works to the event, including Kari Bentley-Quinn, cofounder of Mission to dit(Mars), a theater company that specializes in developing new plays and presenting them in public readings. A longtime resident of Astoria, BentleyQuinn wrote a two-character romantic comedy piece aptly called “A Rom-Com Ending.” The mini-play focuses on two women in a romantic relationship who have a fight and, in an effort to settle their dispute, end up at the Museum of the Moving Image, one of the area’s most iconic attractions. Like many Astoria residents, BentleyQuinn was originally drawn there after paying a visit to the area. “My now-husband and I were living in a shoebox apartment in Manhattan,” she said. “We had a friend in Astoria. We just fell in love with the neighborhood.”

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The playwrights, standing, are Ty Defoe, left, Tidtaya Sinutoke, Dyan Flores, Nathan Brisby, Lizzie Hagstedt, Kari Bentley-Quinn and Kathleen Warnock, and in front, Ben Gassman, left, Christopher Torres and Holly Hepp-Galván. One more, Alexander Sage PHOTO COURTESY APAC Oyen, missed the photo op. She particularly loves the “sense of community,” saying, “Everybody was friendly. It’s ethnically diverse.” She also appreciates

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Among the diverse group of shows playing on Queens stages this season is Theatre By The Bay’s production of the hit Broadway musical “Hairspray,” which centers around the efforts of a plump teenager to integrate a TV dance program in Baltimore in 1962. Marc Shaiman’s music reproduces the style of 1960s dance tunes. The witty lyrics are by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The show features Jean Ann Kump, who, in an unusual casting move, plays Edna Turnblad, a role traditionally played by a male actor in drag; Morgan Misk as her daughter, Tracy; Rob Gold as her husband, Wilbur; and Nick Touros as teen idol Link Larkin. Direction and choreography are provided by Ovi Vargas, with Alan Baboff serving as musical director. Performances at the Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center (13-00 209 St. in Bayside) are on March 5, 12 and 19 at 8:30 p.m. and March 6, 13 and 20 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $22, or $20 for seniors 62 and over and children under 12. For more information, call (718) 428-6363. A musical version of “The Wind in the Willows,” based on the beloved novel by Kenneth Grahame, is being offered by The Gingerbread Players beginning April 16. With music by H. Fraser Simson and a book by A.A. Milne, of “Winnie the Pooh” fame, the show features additional music by William Ryden and lyrics by Lou-

ise Guinther, who also directs.

Leading roles are played by Samantha Kaplan as The Toad, Nitin Varghese as The Rat, Jessie Blue Fairbanks as The Mole and David Friedman as The Badger. Velma Adams supplies the musical direction, with choreography by Lisa Bondi. Performances at Saint Luke’s Church (85 Greenway South in Forest Hills) are on April 16, 17, 23 and 24 at 2:30 p.m. and April 16 and 22 at 7:30 p.m. The suggested donation is $15, or $12 for students, seniors and each member of a group. For details, call (718) 268-7772. A.R. Gurney’s “The Dining Room,” a comedy of manners set in the title location, where various scenes from different households intertwine, is the latest attraction from the Douglaston Community Theatre Group. Simultaneously funny, touching and rueful, the play was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1985. In Douglaston, Linda Hanson directs a cast comprising Dan Bubbeo, Annette Daiell, Sharon Levine, Adrienne Noroian, Joe Pepe and Michael Wolf. Shows at Zion Episcopal Church Parish Hall (243- 01 Nor thern Blvd., via the Church Street entrance off Douglaston Parkway in Douglaston) are on May 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m. and May 15 and 21 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $17, or $15 for seniors and students. For more, call (718) 482-3332. Q Miss last week’s Part I? Find it anytime in the qboro section at qchron.com.

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Trees as beings with a purpose and message continued from page 37 Buddingh, an arborist and tree consultant, collects elements of trees and presents them in unusual ways. From jigsaw puzzles composed of fragile dogwood bark to elegant compositions of seeds, nuts and husks, his work lets people discover the life functions and quirks of trees. Buddingh finds trees are magical and entrancing, as a visual element and a necessity, as life cannot exist without trees and water. He collects the knots that form at trigger points, parts of the tree that can become new branches or roots if the tree is harmed, and peels the bark to reveal the swirling patterns in the wood.

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“We want to use trees as a conductor to reconnect people with nature,” Buddingh said, as people often neglect to care for trees. Street trees, for example, live in isolation, an extremely artificial situation for most trees, and one which exposes them to all sorts of abuse, from the elements, people and pollution. “When we take these negative factors into account, it is amazing that they still turn out to be green,” Buddingh said as he worked to finish setting up his part of the exhibit a few days before it opened. One corner of the exhibit is devoted to a “noose tree,” an improperly planted street tree that died within its first year because it never stood a chance. The landscapers neglected to remove the burlap sack around the roots and impeded the tree’s growth with wire frames. Buddingh highlighted everything the planters did wrong with red paint. A piece of ginkgo bark adorned with several golden leaves prompted Buddingh to note that the ginkgo came into being about 60 million years ago, at the evolutionary crossroads of deciduous and evergreen trees, but it nearly went extinct 60 to 80 years ago. The species was saved by the efforts of

A visitor checks out Carol Reid’s “Vine Dancers” series. Inset, a magnolia fruit and seeds laid out by Frank Buddingh. On the cover: Some “Vine Dancers” from the front, and a playful Buddingh with one of his works. PHOTOS BY LAURA A. SHEPARD AND, COVER, COURTESY CAROL REID botanical gardens. “Trees live in different time and rhythm than we do,” Buddingh said. In one work, Buddingh inverted the bark of a Dutch elm disease victim and traced the paths of the beetle larvae, which introduce a fungus that quickly kills the tree, with gold paint. Their striking resemblance to sea crit-

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ters made him pause to wonder if there’s a distant evolutionary link. Importantly, Buddingh said that no trees were harmed in the making of his art, as all of the found materials were already dead. “Dead materials reveal how things stick together,” he explained. “They also convey Q something of the tree.”

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boro continued from page 38 Craft day: Every Tuesday, 4 p.m., South Ozone Park Library, 128-16 Rockaway Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 529-1660. Job placement assistance, ANIBIC, 61-35 220 St., Bayside, a nonprofit organization serving children and young disabled adults in the community with job, apartment placement.

CLASSES Personal training, by Mike Iozzino, every Monday, 1:30 p.m. Tai chi for beginners, by David Knee, every Tuesday, 11 a.m. Art, by Art Neshamkin, every Thursday, 1:30 p.m. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite 202. Suggested donation: $1 or $2. Info: (718) 268-5960. Star Searchers â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Exploring the Night Sky: Interactive astronomy program led by seasoned astronomer Mark Freilich. Q-and-A session, fun and games, outdoor viewing using a professional telescope. Participants may bring their own telescopes and binoculars. Sat., Feb. 20, 7-9 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Adults, kids ages 9 and up. $15. Info/pre-registration: (718) 2294000, alleypond.com.

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SUPPORT GROUPS GRASP (Grief Recovery After Substance Passing): Find peer-lead grief support for those who have lost a loved one to substance abuse. Meetings held once a month. Info on date, times and location: nycmetrograsp@gmail.com. Al-anon, self-help group for anyone affected by anotherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drinking: St. Markâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Episcopal Church, 82 St. and 34 Ave., Parish house, 1st floor, Jackson Heights, every Tues. Contact: jacksonheightsalanonon@gmail.com. Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park, every Sun. 12 p.m. PTSD for veterans and service members: Reach out to a anonymous support group in your area. Info: 1 (800) 273-TALK.

ASPCA mobile unit dog & cat spay/neuter clinics. Petland Discounts, all begin at 7 a.m. Sun., Feb. 21: 134-40 Springfield Blvd., Springfield Gardens; Wed., Feb. 24: 171-33 Hillside Ave., Jamaica; Sat., Feb. 27: 55-52 Myrtle Ave., Ridgewood. Info: petlanddiscounts.com.

Overeaters Anonymous meets weekly for weight loss and other issues. Info: oa.org. Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill, Tues., 7:30-9 p.m. Call: (718) 564-7027. Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive, Thurs., 12:15-1:40 p.m. Call: Adele (718) 896-4756. Sat., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Contact: Marion (718) 937-0163 or library (718) 459-5140.

Queens Stamp Club: meets every second, fourth and fifth Thurs. each month. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. All welcome. Info: David Cap (718) 441-1519.

Anxious, nervous, depressed? Recovery International can help. Meetings every Thurs., 2:30 p.m., Fri., 3:30 p.m. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. Info: recoveryinternational.org.

Meditation seminar series: A Study of Meditation and Spiritual Lore. Hollis Library, 202-05 Hillside Ave. 6-7 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 18, 25 and March 10, 17, 24, 31. Info: (718) 465-7355.

Contemplating suicide? The Samaritans provide 24-hour confidential emotional support for those feeling suicidal or depressed. Call: (212) 673-3000; samaritansnyc.org.

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Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meetings every Fri., 10-11:45 a.m., Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Father Freely Hall, 85-18 61 Road, Rego Park.

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‘Astoria Stories’ continued from page 39 Bentley-Quinn is looking forward to the upcoming play festival. “I love APAC,” she said. “I feel they’re our institutional theater. It’s cool to write about my neighborhood. I’m excited to be part of it.” Fellow writer Nathan Brisby, another longtime Astoria resident, contributed both the book and lyrics to “Make It Right,” which he describes as a “magical realism piece” that was inspired by Titan Foods, a Greek specialty food shop in the neighborhood. The piece, one of three musicals in the festival, has music by Lizzie Hagstedt. Brisby, who founded Broadway Gives Back, an organization that connects nonprofits and the Broadway community, has lived in Astoria since 2005, making it his longest-ever residence in a lifetime of moving around. “It changes a lot,” he said of the area. “It’s not a concrete jungle, but I still have all the amenities I could want. It’s worth honoring.” Bondarin, a born and raised New Yorker, has lived in Astoria since 2008. “I love it,” she said. “There’s something so homey, familiar, inviting about the neighborhood. The neighborhood accepts you for who you are.” Bondarin wants the production’s stories to

cause spectators to think about what other places of interest exist in the area. She hopes the festival will call attention to an area “rife with history,” and said, “The stories bridge the past with the ever-changing present. I hope people discover or rediscover Astoria because of this.” The performance, which will encompass nine short pieces in all, is expected to run about 100 minutes. For further information and to order tickets, visitapacny.org. Tickets may also be purchased one-half hour before show time at Q the box office.

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C M SQ page 48 Y K INDEX NO.: 707413/2015. Date Filed: 02/11/2016. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE MORTGAGED PREMISES: 95-33 110th Street, Richmond Hill, New York 11419. BL #: 9412-81. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2007-AR3, Plaintiff, -against- CANDELARIA PENA A/K/A CANDELARIA OENA, MARINO SANCHEZ, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION, SYSTEMS, INC AS NOMINEE FOR INDYMAC BANK, FSB, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, INDYMAC MORTGAGE HOLDINGS, INC., THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, JOHN PAEZ, JONATHAN PENA, JENEIS PENA, JHONLEYNI PENA, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $533,850.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on March 16, 2007, in CRFN NUMBER 2007000141821, covering premises known as 95-33 110th Street, Richmond Hill, New York 11419 - BL #: 9412-81. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant MARINO SANCHEZ, the foregoing Supplemental Summons with Notice is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Frederick D.R. Sampson of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, dated December 9, 2015. Dated: New Rochelle, NY. January 14, 2016. MCCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/_________________. Sonia J. Baez, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801, p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and nonprofit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS. Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. 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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was born in Trenton, N.J. in 1936. His father became a professor at Brooklyn College in 1939, working there until he retired in 1969. Real estate agent Daniel O’Connell owned an L-shaped block in Elmhurst and decided to build all-brick attached homes about 23-by-94-feet each there in 1940. Sicilian immigrants Salvatore and Catherine Scalia bought 48-22 O’Connell Court in 1941. Antonin was always called “Nino.” He attended PS 13 and excelled at a young age. His fondest memories were all the empty lots in Elmhurst, where kids would play and camp out and pitch campfires. They also played in a nearby cemetery, sliding down a hill called “Dead Man’s Hill.” Newtown High School was only a few hundred feet from his home, but Nino decided to go to Xavier High School in Manhattan, where he graduated valedictorian in 1953. His first choice was Princeton but he was rejected and instead went to Georgetown. His father by now had received his doctorate from Columbia. Tax records and telephone directories show he was always referred to as Dr. S. Eugene Scalia, dropping the ethnic name Salvatore. Ironically, he was

It’s hard not to feel a little sorry for Brooklyn Nets center Brook Lopez. Yes, he earns millions of dollars and gets to live a lifestyle that anyone who ever played a pickup game of basketball could only dream about. He can also be proud of the fact that he is one of the best big men in the National Basketball Association. Now for the downside. With point guard Jarrett Jack lost for the rest of the season with a knee injury, Lopez is the only player on the Nets roster who could probably start for most of the other NBA teams. He is basically wasting his talents for a team that will be extremely hard-pressed to win 25 games. A number of Nets beat writers wrote how unfair it was that Lopez, in spite of what seems to be a career year for him, was not named to the East team for last Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game. The reality is, to paraphrase a line made famous by Alec Baldwin’s character in the classic 1992 film “Glengarry Glen Ross,” that coffee is for closers and All-Game roster spots are for players on teams with playoff aspirations. A number of current and former Mets and Yankees showed up as per tradition for the annual Thurman Munson Dinner that has raised in excess of $14 million for groups that assist individuals with cognitive disabilities. Mets closer Jeurys Familia was one of the

The Scalia house, 48-22 McConnell Court in Elmhurst, in the same unspoiled condition it was in when the family lived there PHOTO BY RON MARZLOCK from 1941 to 1955. known by friends and colleagues as a liberal. After young Nino Scalia went away to Georgetown, his parents sold the Elmhurst home in 1955 to the Henze family and bought a brand-new custom home on Winthrop Drive in Woodbury, LI. Scalia’s mother passed in 1985 and father in 1986. Today his childhood home is owned by The Kan Q Moon Cheung Irrevocable Trust.

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honorees. He told the press that he was obviously disappointed about how things turned out in the 2015 World Series. I asked Familia if he was concerned there might be a team letdown playing games in April after having played so deeply into the postseason. Familia vigorously shook his head no and said there is no chance of that. Yankees catcher Brian McCann also got an award at the Munson event. The Yankees certainly have a stacked bullpen, with Aroldis Chapman joining Andrew Miller and Dellin Betances, and I joked with McCann about how relief pitchers are often like divas, getting very upset when their roles are altered. I mentioned how the Washington Nationals imploded after they obtained Jonathan Papelbon at the July 31 trade deadline to replace their already effective closer, Drew Storen. “The Yankees corporate culture is different. When players come into our clubhouse they know that the only thing that matters is winning and that individual ego issues won’t be tolerated,” McCann replied. Retired Yankees pitcher Jim Abbott, who grew up in Flint, Mich., was also a speaker. He was understandably upset about how his hometown’s water supply deteriorated while state politicians stood idly by. “When the American automobile industry declined starting in the Q ’70s, so did Flint,” stated Abbott glumly. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Co-ops • Hi-Rise 1 BR/1 bath, (needs complete renovation) IN CONTRACT .........................$70K • Hi-Rise 1 BR, top floor, updated kit & bath .......................$125,500 • Large 1 BR, new bath, oversized rooms ..................................$129K • Hi-Rise 2 BR/1 bath, updated kit SOLD! .............................$154,500 • Mint AAA 2 BRs/1 bath, Garden co-op, 1st flr, open kit floor plan (move-in) ..............$199K - SOLD!

HOWARD BEACH Lindenwood Condos • Greentree Condo, 2nd floor, 3 BRs, 2 baths, 2 terraces Mint .................................... $299K • Hi-Rise Condo Northgate Building Large 1 BR Condo, 5 Closets IN CONTRACT .......................$184K ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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