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Based on this week’s case numbers, following winter break, the policy on masking inside public schools will be re-evaluated, Mayor Adams said last week. While some are eager to ditch the face coverings, others are pushing for safety protocols related to Covid to remain in place.

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Fighting for Ukraine in the World’s Boro Community raising awareness, relief funds following Russian invasion by Michael Gannon

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leg Sakhno last week was in the Keuka Kafe, a wine bar he and his wife, Olga, own in Forest Hills. He said in a phone conversation that he was eagerly awaiting a shipment from his native country. “We just ordered Ukrainian wine, which is not very easy to find,” he said. “We’re going to be selling it and all of the proceeds, 100 percent, will be going to some relief organizations that we know are doing work on the ground. I hope it arrives.” It did, along with some Ukrainian beer. Olena Jennings, a writer from Astoria, in 2020 helped translate a book, “Absolute Zero,” by former Ukrainian soldier Artem Chekh. “It was about the war that was already going on,” Jennings said. “He was in the army and wrote about his experiences on the front. I was in touch with him before all this started. He had just finished a new book. “But I haven’t heard from him since that email. So I think he’s fighting again.” The Ukrainian community in the World’s Borough has been on edge since Russian troops invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24 after months of posturing and a military buildup on the border. People on the ground in Ukraine continue posting scenes from the war online to keep the world informed, including, on Twitter, videos of

Olga and Oleg Sakhno of Keuka Kafe in Forest Hills, above, are raising relief funds for their native land. Author Olena Jennings of Astoria is the granddaughter of immigrants, writing to raise awareness of Ukraine’s plight. COURTESY PHOTO AND PHOTO BY DIMITRI KEUNGUEU / FILE

dead Russian fighters, Ukrainian civilians trying to stop advancing Russian vehicles, burning buildings hit by ordnance and Russian tanks with soldiers atop them. The heavily outmanned and outgunned Ukrainian military after nearly a week had not lost a single major city and at times has brought attacking columns to a standstill, forcing the Russian Bear to pay for every inch of territory in blood. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, defiantly

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refusing to leave his capital, has become an international hero. Sakhno was born in Ukraine when it was part of the old Soviet Union. His wife is from Odessa. “I am not a Ukrainian national,” he said. “Since I left the country when I was 32. I was stripped of my Soviet citizenship. I’m an American citizen.” Among family and friends still there is a cousin who on the first day of the invasion was

already hearing gunfire. “I’m very scared,” Sakhno said. “Just like the rest of the world, I watched the preparation for it. I’m one of the people who into the last moment thought it was a bluff of some grand proportions. I could not imagine it was happening because there was absolutely no provocation.” “I deeply hoped it wouldn’t come,” Jennings said. A writer, she has published an essay on the invasion and also written poems that she said were to be read on March 2 at a gathering at the Ukrainian Museum in Downtown Manhattan. “I still have a lot of friends there,” Jennings said. “My grandparents emigrated to the United States after World War II as political refugees. My mother was born in a displaced persons camp. They moved to Wisconsin, and I later moved to New York. “I guess my hope was so much that I was surprised by it. I’m really saddened. It was an unprovoked attack. I’m just worried about my friends there. I saw that there was something just a few blocks from where their mother lives. And then I have friends in Kyiv who are trying to leave ... I feel really frightened by this.” The website for Sakhno’s restaurant has links for agencies carrying out relief operations at keukakafe.com [for other relief efforts, see separate story]. And he admits to feeling pessicontinued on page 18

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Subway gates set for Jamaica E train Pilot program set for the line’s platform at Sutphin/Archer/JFK by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

The E train platform on the lower level of the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station has been chosen as one of three sites for a platform safety gate pilot program. The gates, in use in Europe, Japan and other places, have been talked about for years by the Metropolitan Transportation Aut hor it y. T he age ncy on Feb. 23 announced that it will also test the doors in stations at Times Square and the L train at Third Avenue in Manhattan But last week the Metropolitan Transportation Authority announced that its Track Trespass Task force has recommended the pilot program. No timeframe was given, but more details are expected this month. The decision followed a rash of incidents in which people have been pushed onto subway tracks and in some instances killed. “The MTA wants to deal with this problem of track intrusions in all of its complexity,” said MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber in a press release from the agency.

“It’s not just the violent assault we saw last month, which was a horrific version of this problem, but also everyday incidents of people retrieving cell phones or trying to cross between platforms,” Lieber said. “It’s a huge risk to safety and the day-to-day operation of the system. We began looking at this issue last fall and have come up with a number of proactive strategies that are moving forward.” An MTA study has determined that only 41 of the system’s 472 stations could be fitted with the gates under present circumstances. Another 87 could be added “after train cars have been standardized through 2033.” The MTA also will have pilot programs for new track intrusion detection technology, which is intended to protect the security of the tracks and tunnels themselves as well as any potential visitors. The effort to keep people off the tracks also will include more communication with riders as to the danger entering track space, and well as more outreach to the homeless Q and mentally ill.

The MTA will test protective platform gates at the E train station on the lower level of the JamaiPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON ca Station off Sutphin Boulevard in Jamaica.

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Students at PS 207 in Howard Beach have partnered with the nonprofit Blankets of Hope to purchase more than 600 blankets for people living on the streets of New York City. Blankets of Hope was founded in 2016 by Brooklyn brothers Mike and Nick Fiorito, above left and second from right, respectively. Their nephews, Joseph and Anthony Fiorito, are students at PS 207. On Feb. 16, they met with students Elaina Scida, second from left, treasurer, Logan Clemente, secretary, school President Logan Asik, Vice President Jack Tomeo and Principal Lisa Nevins. They also met with school staff, at right: Assistant Principal Timothy Blaine, left, teacher Kristen Lorento, school

counselor Jane Cowan, teacher Megan Small, teacher Serena Loiacono, Nevins, and Assistant Principal Chrysanthi Alifieris. Blankets of Hope teamed up with the school to educate students and their families about the problems faced by homeless New Yorkers. Through a “Kindness Workshop,” led by the nonprofit, kids practiced empathy and kindness. The workshop inspired students and their families to donate funds to purchase the blankets, providing approximately one per student. In addition to the blankets, each student made a hand-drawn card with an inspirational message to accompany the donations. Catholic Charities will distribute the blankets. “Our entire school community came together and opened

their hearts to help others and we couldn’t be more proud,” Nevins said in a statement. “Partnering with Blankets of Hope showed our students that everyone, no matter how young, has the capacity to make a difference.” Small proposed the idea to the school’s leadership team, and the effort began in January. The movement of kindness was not only an impactful learning experience for PS 207 but it also warmed the hearts of those in need, school leadership stated in an email. BOH has partnered with more than 500 schools to donate over 50,000 blankets and handwritten notes to those in need. — Deirdre Bardolf

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Final mask guidance to come Friday

NYC school community awaits updated mandate for indoors by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Following an announcement that masks will no longer be required outdoors on school grounds starting this week, a second update is expected to come Friday regarding indoor masking. Last Friday, the city Department of Education announced that public school students will not have to wear masks outdoors but that, for this week, masks will still be required for all students, staff and visitors inside schools. “At the end of this week, we will evaluate the numbers and make a final announcement on Friday,” Mayor Adams said in a statement on Sunday. As of March 1, there were 229 total Covid cases reported in schools: 158 students and 71 staff members. “If we see no unforeseen spikes and our numbers continue to show a low level of risk, New York City will remove the indoor mask mandate for public school children, effective next Monday, March 7,” the statement continued. A new guidance removing the requirements for masks and proof of vaccination will apply to restaurants, gyms and movie theaters. O n S u n d ay, G ov. H o c h u l announced the statewide mask mandate would end on Wednesday. Counties and cities instead would have the authority to enforce mandates. Many saw Friday’s announcement about outdoor masking as a foreshadowing of the weekend’s news. “I’m so pleased that we are able to make this exciting announcement and safely allow students and staff to remove their masks when outdoors at NYC schools,” said schools Chancellor David Banks on Twitter. “Our schools have remained some of the safest spaces for students and staff, thanks to our gold standard health and safety protocol,” he said. Catholic schools will no longer require masks in schools within the Archdiocese of New York, superintendent Michael Deegan announced in a written statement. “Effective March 2nd, the wearing of a mask by an adult or children in all Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York will be recommended but not required,” the statement read. “We will encourage the continued use of masks but will respect the choice of each parent and staff member. As part of our Catholic values infusion program, students learn we all have a moral responsibility for the

good of all and must have respect for everyone.” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) had written a letter to Mayor Adams commending him for seeking to phase out and reconsider mask and vaccine mandates but urged him to include children in the plan and extend it to within the schools. “Although today’s news from the NYC Schools Chancellor about removing the outdoor mask mandate for our students is a step in the right direction, it’s not enough,” Ariola tweeted on Friday. “This drop in the positivity rate has caused Governor Hochul to lift the indoor mask mandates across the state. Still, our children continue to This was the first week that masks were not required outdoors on school grounds. On Friday, a final announcement be mandated to wear masks for over will come regarding indoor masking. The statewide mask mandate ended Wednesday. MICHAEL APPLETON / MAYOR’S OFFICE 6 hours a day, without a break.” “It doesn’t go far enough,” Hahn help and be a part of the graduation – missioners and all those responsible “Beyond the science, I have had conversations with educators who said of Friday’s announcements, add- that’s my bigger thing right now,” for implementing Covid-related policy demanding safe learning environknow that our youngest student popu- ing, “We never should have had out- Aviles said. Groups on both sides of the debate ments. It calls for regularly posting lation is at a disadvantage because door masking to begin with.” Adriana Aviles, a schools activist planned protests in recent days and data, implementing data-driven polithey are not able to see how sounds are formed, as the mask creates a and member of Community Educa- have had to pivot based on the chang- cies for ventilation and masks, using testing to prevent the spread of the barrier for communication,” the letter tion Council 26, said she is “super ing guidance. A rally to end state school mask virus, creating a plan for future surghappy” about the news and that it’s continued. mandates was planned for Monday, es, addressing the “misguided presAriola ended the letter referencing “about time.” Aviles said the mandate was “hyp- organized by the group Parents for sure to return to ‘normal,’” enforcing her twin 6-year-old grandsons who she said do not know “what it is to ocritical” because adults do not have Mask Choice. It was in partnership isolation periods and offering vacwith Queens Parents United and cines and boosters at schools. attend school without wearing a to be masked outside but kids do. The Centers for Disease Control “I’m very happy that the kids actu- other groups as well as the #Maskmask” and who experience a “sense ally have the same rights as adults to LikeAKid campaign. Participants and Prevention announced on Friday of panic” if they forget their mask. “The anxiety and feeling of being be unmasked outside for now,” she were to include congressional candi- that most Americans live in places date Maud Maron and Benjamin Car- with low Covid transmission and that ostracized for not having their masks said. Although she hopes it is a step dozo High School basketball coach healthy people no longer need to is not an emotional feeling any child mask indoors. should have to bear and may have toward removing the masks for stu- Ron Naclerio. “We welcome these long-needed Following the announcements, long term social and emotional dents inside of schools, she underthey updated their demands to go new metrics for a safe off-ramp from stands some parents’ fear. effects,” she wrote. “I know there are lots of parents beyond masking and include no universal masking,” the American Many parents said Fr iday’s announcement was a “baby step” who are still just very scared and still future return to masking, no vaccina- Federation of Teachers stated in a want it as an tion mandates for sports and extra- press release on Friday. towa rd pre“The CDC’s guidance is informed option,” she curriculars, welcoming all family pandemic norsaid. “I don’t members back into school buildings by science, not politics, and sets us on m a l c y, a n d e never should have think it’s good and resuming field trips, normal a path to a new normal in schools and those who other public places,” the AFT said. the kids, lunches and graduations. oppose mask had outdoor masking for Ultimately, the group decided to “By using an analysis of hospitalizabut at the mandates say s a m e t i m e , postpone the rally in light of the tions in addition to community transthey are getto begin with.” mission, school districts, in collaboI’m kind of announcements. ting “bread— Jean Hahn, Queens Parents United “We are still fully committed to ration with educators, staff and famistuck with the crumbs” from p a r e n t a l restoring true normalcy for all kids, lies, can decide when to ease mask t he gover nwho deserve nothing less,” Manhat- requirements—and we would urge ment. They vow to keep up the fight choice and parental rights.” Aviles is more concerned with tan mom and organizer Natalya everyone to apply it.” against mask mandates in schools United Federation of Teachers vaccine mandates in schools espe- Murakhver wrote in an email. “We and prevent future mandates. Jean Hahn of Rego Park, an advo- cially as graduations approach. She hope all NY districts and counties are President Michael Mulgrew respondcate with Queens Parents United, says unvaccinated parents have committed to an #UrgencyOf Nor- ed to the news: “We are very happy to see that the numbers are going in also fears the long-term mental health “written off” being able to attend mal, too.” The group Parents for Responsive the right direction.” repercussions that mandates will indoor sporting events or concerts “We will confer with our own have. In transitioning “back to nor- and that PTA volunteers have not Equitable Safe Schools is holding a rally on Wednesday, the day the independent doctors, look at the data been able to participate either. mal,” she said, “we need a toolkit.” “We are planning graduations for statewide mandate ends, outside of from take-home test kits and random “I don’t want children being bullied or picked on for either being or eighth-graders and we don’t know city DOE headquarters, entitled in-school testing this week, and make not being vaccinated or not wearing a what’s going to happen with the vac- #MaskingforAFriend. “Masking sure all of that is taken into account as New York City reviews its own mask,” said Hahn, adding that soci- cine mandate because we don’t know keeps all of us safe,” the flier reads. 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t’s been two years and two days since the first case of Covid-19 was confirmed in New York on March 1, 2020. Since then the people of this country, and most of the world, have faced a crisis not seen in a century; and this city has been on as great a roller coaster ride of good news and bad news as any place on Earth. Think of how far we’ve come. On April 12, 2020, the seven-day average number of deaths in the city, probable and confirmed, due to the novel coronavirus was at its peak of 762. On Feb. 27 it was 13. At the start of this year, the sevenday average number of new cases, probable and confirmed, peaked at just under 44,000. On Feb. 27 it was 566, and continuing to fall, with the single-day count down to 340. New York weathered the worst of the virus at the beginning of the pandemic, when Elmhurst became notorious as the “epicenter of the epicenter,” with bodies left in refrigerated trucks because there was no room for them elsewhere. And after the spread slowed down later that spring, we weathered the fall uptick and holiday surge in cases. Then the vaccines began to be rolled out, with many New Yorkers getting them as soon as they could, as eligibility was expanded. When the Delta and Omicron surges hit, deaths

rose but not nearly at the same rate as cases, thanks in large part to the vaccines, as well as better treatments and greater understanding of the virus. Today, 86 percent of New Yorkers have had at least one shot of a vaccine, and 77 percent have had at least two doses, providing them great protection against serious disease and death. The vast majority have gotten the more effective Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. And while the shots have not prevented the spread of the virus as well as initially hoped, they have saved countless lives. Over time, the draconian restrictions that were placed on society have been eased in response to the improving outlook. Some of the rules made perfect sense, such as shutting down movie theaters and bars. Some let power-hungry officials including former Gov. Andrew Cuomo wield too much control, as when he’d decide just how many chairs in a restaurant could be occupied. Some never made any sense, as when former Mayor Bill de Blasio padlocked playgrounds. The virus never spread much outdoors, as shown by the massive protests that engulfed the nation in the summer of 2020. And now, with restrictions falling away, we’re on the cusp of repealing one of the most damaging of all: the masking of children. Starting this week, masks are no longer required

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outdoors on school grounds. And soon we expect Mayor Adams to announce that they won’t be needed indoors either. This change is vital because while children are especially resistant to Covid-19, they’re especially susceptible to suffering from not seeing other people’s faces. Younger ones in particular have been stymied in their socialization by not being able to read expressions the way humans have since prehistoric times. It’s also exponentially harder to learn speech when you can’t see a mouth move. And while the damage may be most profound to the youngest tykes, we know it continues up the age ladder, as science shows the brain continues developing into one’s twenties. As the masks come off the children’s faces, and the virus continues to recede — assuming it does — we also hope that more and more businesses will return to their offices, even if they do it one step at a time. Remote workers across the city need to get back to their physical locations in order for everyone else who cannot work from home — the cook, the clerk, the cabbie — can survive and thrive again. We look forward to seeing children smile, to seeing more mask and vaccine rules become unnecessary, to seeing our society restored, with Covid no longer its driving force.

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Shopping Center at Jelly Beans Card and Gift Shop. I was talking to the clerk there named Sunny, and we were discussing various issues. We discussed the recent closing of the supermarket known as Key Food in Glen Oaks Village, the rising cost of living and the attack upon the Ukraine by President Putin and his army killing innocent people, to whom our heartfelt prayers go out. This war will cause an increase in the cost of gas here and around the world. We live in most troubling times. Locally, the closing of Key Food affects many of us living in Glen Oaks Village. There are the elderly who have shopped there and those who either don’t drive or own cars and depend on local shopping, which Key Food provided. This has presented a hardship for many. Added to that, many good employees of Key Food are out of a job and have families to support. This is so sad. My wife and I are forced to leave Queens

and to shop in New Hyde Park in Nassau County, at Stop & Shop. The corporation of Key Food ought to be ashamed of itself for hurting the community of Glen Oaks Village, whose people have shopped at Key Food and did spend our hard-earned money buying their food. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

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Gerrymandering? No, Trump. Dear Editor: I was truly amazed at the nerve Lenny Rodin showed writing a letter pertaining to gerrymandering (a disgraceful practice perfected by Republicans years ago) and holding it up as “the” definition of hypocrisy by Democrats (“Democratic gerrymandering,” Feb. 24). Especially since Republicans have ONLINE now simply moved on to blaMiss an article or a tant voter supletter cited by a writer? pression. Want breaking news But for Mr. from all over Queens? Rodin to attempt Find the latest news, the comparison of past reports from all Harry Reid and over the borough and the approval of more at qchron.com. lower court judges to the disgraceful hypocrisy of the Supreme Court appointments by a twice-impeached embarrassment of a president who lost the popular election twice is laughable. And truly sad. Mr. Rodin must be very proud to support Trump, a criminal who leads a party while he praises Putin — a murderous, dictatorial, modern-day Hitler who’s trying to start World War III. A party where one in four Republicans blames the Ukraine invasion on Biden, not Putin! The recent Conservative Political Action Conference had such “prestigious” guest speakers as Glenn Beck, Jeanine Pirro and even “pillow guy” Mike Lindell. Ted Cruz praised the crowd, saying “what an amazing sight, thousands of patriots and not a damn

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Soviets then, Russia now Dear Editor: On Feb. 24, 1942, the SS Struma was navigating the Black Sea carrying 781 Romanian Jewish refugees to Palestine. They had chartered the ship. On that day it was torpedoed by a Soviet Union submarine and sank. There was only one survivor. The Soviet Union was led at the time by dictator Joseph Stalin. How ironic, on this same day 80 years later, remnants of the Soviet Union, now known as Russia, under President Vladimir Putin (a dictator in his own right) invades Ukraine. Let us hope that the brave citizens of Ukraine, who only want to live in peace with their neighbors, don’t suffer the same fate. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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State pols to city: Keep us in the loop

Braunstein bill aims to get Albany lawmakers told of NYC-led projects by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

The New York State Assembly on Feb. 16 passed Assemblyman Ed Braunstein’s (D-Bayside) bill to require New York City agencies to notify state legislators and community boards prior to the beginning of cityorchestrated construction projects and the like. T houg h cit y cou nci l me mb e r s a re informed of city projects cropping up in their districts before the fact, as are borough presidents, state lawmakers are not and community boards are only sometimes told. “Expanding vital internal communications to include state electeds would better equip officials to deliver accurate and timely information to their constituents, and would help to ensure that the local community has a voice in the public planning process,” Braunstein said in a prepared statement. If the bill (A355A/S4013A) passes the state Senate and is signed by Gov. Hochul, the legislation would help mitigate the often complicated relationship between city and state jurisdictions. Community boards in particular tend to find themselves in that crossfire. For that reason, Flushing-area CB 7 Chair Gene Kelty said he is in favor of the bill and its inclusion of community boards.

“Community need for clearer comBoards were develmunication on city oped for supervising proje ct s. He wa s ser vices f rom the inspired to propose City to their Districts the legislation after as well as Planning navigating the city’s for their areas,” Kelty 2018 sewer and water said in a prepared main upg rades in statement. “This bill Bayside and will help the Boards Flushing. in accomplishing its “It took us a little primary purpose.” bit to find out exactly Equally enthusiaswhat was going on, tic was Joe Marziliaand what the plans no, Northeast were,” he told the Queens’ Community Ch ron icle. “O u r Board 11’s district off ice felt that it manager. would be better for “This bill allows all parties involved if for the Board and we would have been residents to have Assemblyman Ed Braunstein’s bill requires the given advance notice more lead time to be city to alert state lawmakers and community about this project so able to plan accord- boards of projects. PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY we could offer feedingly for community back and also based projects like utility work,” he said in respond to our constituents.” prepared remarks. “This is an initiative that The bill takes long-term repair projects solves many complaints we have received for into account, as well — it requires that utilia long time, and the Board is happy to be able ties like Con Ed and National Grid provide to facilitate more information directly to the the area’s state officials, along with the counpublic moving forward.” cilmember and community board, with Braunstein himself is no stranger to the notice. The same is also true of film projects,

which Braunstein says occur in Bayside fairly often. Additionally, the bill calls for state elected officials to be told of road closures, pedestrian plaza designations and work affecting bike lanes, among other scenarios. Though the Assembly’s passage of the legislation is a significant step, Braunstein’s bill is not out of the woods just yet. The bill still needs the green light from the Senate before heading to Gov. Hochul’s desk. At this point, the Senate version, which is sponsored by state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D- St. Albans), is still in committee. “I welcome Assembly passage of A355A and I am still actively working with colleagues to pass S4013A,” Comrie said in a statement to the Chronicle. “I aim for passage in April after the budget.” Hochul’s office said the governor would review the legislation if it passes both houses. On top of those steps, Braunstein noted that this particular bill has the added hurdle of working with the city to make it happen. He did not, however, seem too concerned. “The previous administration was on board, and we are hopeful that the Adams administration will also support the efforts of the bill,” Suzanne Monteverdi, Braunstein’s communications director, told the Q Chronicle.

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Things were looking up for GuiYing Ma on Feb. 21 after nearly three months in the hospital, according to a post by the organizer of the GoFundMe page set up to help her family. She could move the toes of her left foot a little — a doctor had thought it would be paralyzed — and her knee was raised. But it was not to be. The next night she died. The cause of death was “complications of blunt impact injury of head,” according to the GoFundMe organizer, Gibson Hsieh. That blunt injury was caused by the rock that someone smashed into Ma’s head on the morning of Nov. 26, forcing doctors to place her in an induced coma and her husband to keep vigil at her bedside as she clung to life. “The attack permanently damaged the right side of Mrs. Ma’s brain,” Hsieh wrote on the fundraising page, where the original goal of $100,000 to help with medical expenses was eventually doubled. As of Wednesday afternoon, the page had raised $207,525, surpassing even the new goal. “But the love between Mrs. Ma and her husband Mr. Zhanxin Gao remained,” Hsieh said. “Despite being connected to a ventilator and a feeding tube, Mrs. Ma responded to Mr. Gao by moving her eyes and tearing up when Mr. Gao would speak to her at the hospital. In early

GuiYing Ma is visited by her husband, Zhanxin Gao, soon after she was attacked by a man wielding a rock. At right, in Manhattan one month before the attack. NYS SENATE PHOTO / FILE, LEFT; GOFUNDME PHOTO

February 2022 and just over 10 weeks after the attack, Mrs. Ma awoke from her coma, and was able to raise her hand in response to Mr. Gao even though she could not speak still.” Ma was attacked as she swept the sidewalk outside her home at 38th Avenue and 97th Street in North Corona. Her alleged attacker, Elisaul Perez, 33, of Brooklyn, has been held on Rikers Island since being charged shortly after the attack, according to city records. The criminal complaint against him alleges that Perez engaged Ma in an argument and then picked up a rock and hit her in the back of

the head with it, knocking her unconscious. He allegedly then picked up the rock again and threw it at her. He faces charges of assault in the first and second degree, along with criminal possession of a weapon. Asked this week if he will face new charges in light of Ma’s death, the Queens District Attorney’s Office said via email, “We are reviewing the latest development in this tragedy and will add or upgrade any appropriate charges supported by the evidence. In the meanwhile, on behalf of the District Attorney, we extend our condolences to the family.”

Though Ma was Chinese and bias attacks against Asian New Yorkers have soared since the advent of Covid-19, her case was not charged as a hate crime. Hseih thanked the DA’s Office as well as Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) and her staff, state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), the Soar Over Hate group, the New York Northeastern Chinese Association, Asians Fighting Injustice, and the family’s pro bono attorneys at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison for their assistance since the attack. The firm helped establish a trust into which all the GoFundMe money will be placed. Medicaid has been covering the expenses incurred at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst. “Mrs. Ma came to New York four years ago from Liaoning, China,” Hsieh said on GoFundMe. “She will be remembered as an outgoing, friendly and kind individual who took care of everyone, and insisted on giving to others even when she had very little to give. She is survived by her husband, a son and two grandchildren. Services for Mrs. Ma will be announced after her son is able to arrange travel to New York City.” Hseih noted that Ma is the fourth person of Asian descent to die as a result of a violent attack in the last two months in the city. The others were, respectively, stomped, stabbed and Q shoved in front of a subway train.

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Kim and Liu take on anti-Asian hate

As AAPI hate crimes continue, two plans offer different approaches by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

In response to the rise in anti-Asian American Pacific Islander hate crimes throughout the city, Assemblymember Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside) each proposed plans to help combat the pattern last week. Though the two North Queens state officials share a common goal, their ideas of how to accomplish it seem to differ in some respects. In hopes of finding an immediate solution, Kim asked Gov. Hochul to declare a state of emergency in regard to the surge. Doing so would make emergency funds available, which he proposed be put toward several initiatives. First among those initiatives is a voucher program that would reimburse members of protected groups “which have experienced an increase in hate or bias crimes” for cab and rideshare trips. The program would cover 15 rides per month. “If you’re a low-income worker, are students, you have no choice but to take the subways,” Kim told the Chronicle, referring to Asian Americans. “Late nights, getting home from school ... they just don’t want to get on the subway, they feel unsafe. By sponsoring some vouchers, so they can take some cash back and forth, [that] would solve a lot of problems for them, and especially Asian American women.”

The proposal also calls for a paratransit service for seniors in the protected group. Seventy percent of drivers and staffers hired would need to be conversationally fluent in the languages spoken by that group. On top of that, Kim suggests that a security companion service be created, and that Kendra’s Law — which authorizes courts to order individuals with severe mental illness to receive treatment — be strengthened. “These are real-time anxieties that my constituents are feeling every single day. Oftentimes, when we talk about public safety for Asian Americans, we get reduced to, ‘Oh, you’re just a conservative, you’re talking rightwing talking points.’ And that’s not fair,” Kim said. “Every New Yorker deserves to feel safe. Now’s the time where we ought to think outside the box to put some interim Band-Aid. But these aren’t permanent solutions, as we figure out how to fix the pipeline for the mentally ill ... and make people understand that we are as every part of the city and country as any other groups.” Kim also spoke of this week’s AAPI roundtable with Mayor Adams, which he and many other Asian-American lawmakers, including Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), attended: “I think he is completely aligned, and wants to work with me on the request for the governor to call a state of emergency.”

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Assemblyman Ron Kim attended the mayor’s PHOTO COURTESY U.S. HOUSE AAPI round table. Asked whether she intends to make that declaration, Hochul’s office referred to the governor’s proposal for the strengthening of Kendra’s Law and her awarding of $10 million to AAPI community service groups before noting that she “ w ill review the Assembly ma n’s recommendations.” Liu’s proposal, on the other hand, takes a more long-term approach: Along with Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou (D-Manhattan), he announced the formation of the AAPI Equity Coalition, a group of more than 50 community organizations that are seeking $64.5 million in

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funding to support their initiatives. “Contributing to the vulnerability of Asian Americans in New York has been the fact that many of the support structures and service organizations have been woefully underfunded,” Liu said. “Empowering these long-established and tried and proven organizations, that only strengthens the Asian American community as a whole, and makes all of us less vulnerable to these kinds of incidents and attacks.” In addition to funding those organizations, some of that money would go toward the creation of an AAPI curriculum for pre-K to 12 students, of which Liu has been a strong advocate. Liu was clear, however, that alone will not solve the problem. “There’s no one solution that’s going to fix this problem — a wide range of responses by government are necessary. That includes prosecutors holding perpetrators of hate crimes accountable to providing more resources for attackers who may have mental health issues, as well as those who are homeless who don’t have the right shelter available,” he said. “It also means empowering these organizations to provide services to Asian Americans who are food insecure, shelter insecure, economically insecure, to the long range goal of having people understand the Asian-American experience so that we’re not constantly viewed as either a monarch model minority or a perpetual foreigner.” Q

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average.” The Ain’t I A Woman Campaign agreed An arbitrator awarded $30 million on with Kim. “Chinese-American Planning Council Feb. 28 to 100,000 homecare workers who are or have previously been 1199 SEIU alone owes its workers $90 million in stolen United Healthcare Workers East members wages. For example, Lai Yee Chan is owed and work for 42 different homecare agen- $247,000 by CPC for six years of 24-hour workdays,” the organization said in a press cies, including the Chinese-American Planrelease, citing its own estimations. “It is disning Council. Though 1199 has touted the decision as a appointing to see that, with its reputation for major victory, calling it “historic,” Assem- racial equality, 1199 is helping sweatshops like CPC evade labor laws and maintain a blymember Ron Kim (D-Flushing), the Flushing Workers Center and the Ain’t I A racist and sexist system. 1199 is suggesting that women of color and immigrant women Woman Campaign are far from satisfied with the awards and insist that the fight is be grateful for any meager crumbs they get.” far from over. Asked for a response to Kim’s dissatisKim has, for months, fought tirelessly against CPC — which employs countless faction, CPC President and CEO Wayne Ho homecare workers in Flushing, many of wrote in an email to the Chronicle, “As a whom are Asian women — as it has alleged- proud unionized organization, CPCHAP ly denied thousands of hours-worth of respects 1199SEIU as the advocate for our home care workers, acknowledges wages from his constituents over the years. 1199SEIU’s grievance process to address While they work 24-hour shifts, they have worker concerns, and accepts the arbitraonly been paid for 13 hours, as documented tor’s final decision.” in an extensive report Kim’s office released He continued, “Throughout this process, in January. While companies like CPC adhere to a New York Department of Labor we have been — and remain — committed to doing right by our home care workers. policy which allows for this pay structure, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled The grievance process exists to correct any in 2019 that should an employee not get the issues if or when they occur with our unionrequired meal and sleep time, that employee ized workforce, and 42 home care agencies will have the opportunity to address any must be paid for the full 24-hour shift. missteps, however unintentional. Moving According to Rachael Safirstein, Kim’s forward, there remain serious, pressing communications director, the arbitration is the result of CPC’s response to the 2019 issues that must be addressed.” Ho also noted his support of a bill in the ruling. “CPC’s legal team filed for federal pre- state Legislature that would outlaw the 24-hour shift. emption, to kick it to the federal courts, in But Safirstein was clear: The legislation which they used two cases to claim that this would be redundant. should be settled out of court and in arbitra“It’s on Department of Health [website]. tion, and won,” Safirstein explained. Monday’s decision from the arbitrator, then, is We don’t even need a law. That’s a talking point,” she told the Chronicle. the result of that. From Safirstein’s perspective, Ho has Several of Kim’s constituents have pursued legal action to get the wages they feel misled lawmakers and the public into believing that such a law is necessary. they are owed. One of them, Kim noted in “His job — credit to him — is to extract his press release Tuesday, is fighting to be repaid $247,000; for that reason, he said the as much money as possible for his nonprofit from the government,” she said. “And the arbitration deal doesn’t cut it for him. “We feel vindicated in that the arbitrator real failures in all this are the legislators who think he’s on their team.” agrees that the employers, not the state, Kim was adamant that he will continue to broke the law and are responsible for these back wages,” Kim said in the release. “How- go to bat for his constitients and for the ever, where we demonstrably disagree is in cause as a whole. “My office will continue to call for a full accounting of ALL back the redress of this settlement. The only thing ‘historic’ here is how insulting this is wages, in addition to a complete and thorto the workers. If this $30 million is divided ough investigation of how my constituents by 100,000 workers evenly, it amounts to accumulated the owed wages in the first place,” he said in his press release. $300 per worker.” The Ain’t I A Woman Campaign was Asked for comment on the latter calculation, a spokesperson for SEIU told the clear on that, too: “We call on 1199SEIU and elected officials to ensure agencies pay Chronicle, “The awards are determined by the individual claims. Workers with large back workers, and enforce labor laws, to end Q claims would get more. You can’t really this violence against women of color!” Associate Editor

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Adams reappoints probation commish

UPOA union prez not happy with the mayor’s choice, fears loss of officers by Naeisha Rose

doing the work, we just want our work to be done efficiently and we want to be compensated for what we do.” Mayor Adams reappointed Ana BermuAs part of his vision, Adams announced dez to continue to lead the Department of Probation on Monday, to the ire of the that he wants people 21 and under who are union president of the United Probation on probation to be connected with a “credible messenger” as a mentor. Officers Association, Dalvanie Powell. Credible messengers are individuals who “If Mayor Adams is serious about making New York City safer, why is he reappointing are able to connect with the most at-risk young people and who to try to challenge a Probation Commissioner who will continue the failed policies of the de Blasio young adults and youths to overcome their destructive mindsets, according to the Administration?” Powell said in a statement. “If Mayor Adams is serious about Credible Messenger Justice Center. “Our probation supporting law system plays a cruenforcement offirole ... to find cers, why is he e want to help the mayor cial ways to keep you reappointing a [of prison],” commissioner who be successful in his fight out said Adams at a has consistently press conference. disrespected probaagainst crime.” “Probation officers tion professionals?” — United Probation Officers Association will work with Under BermuPresident Dalvanie Powell credible messendez, Powell said gers who have the there were pay disparities for women and people of color, out- experience on the ground. It’s an amazing side hires for top-level positions that left 10- program that we will continue to invest in.” Data shows that there is a drop of twoto 30-year veterans from getting promoted thirds of felony recidivism, said Adams. and a surge of departures. The Credible Messenger Initiative has “We do not want to stop his vision,” Powell told the Queens Chronicle. “My been used in Washington D.C., throughout members and myself, we have no problems California and the United Kingdom, Associate Editor

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THE BROOKLYN UNION GAS COMPANY d/b/a NATIONAL GRID NY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by The Brooklyn Union Gas Company d/b/a National Grid NY (“Company”) that it has fi led with the New York State Public Service Commission (“PSC”) tariff revisions to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No. 12 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, April 1, 2022. These revisions have been fi led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to April 1, 2022) to rates effective April 1, 2022 by service classification. Effective April 1, 2022, $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills. S.C. No. 1B, 17-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 17-1BR-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $21.55 $21.55 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.1710 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.4372

$1.2092 $0.4515

S.C. No. 2-2, 17-2-2 – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.55 $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6848 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.6105 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.4250

$0.7025 $0.6263 $0.4361

S.C. No. 3, 17-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $39.51 $39.51 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4548 $0.4628 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.3558 $0.3621

S.C. 4A, 17-4A – High Load Factor Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $250.00 $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2718 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2718

$0.2696 $0.2696

S.C. 4A-CNG, 17-4A-CNG – Compressed Natural Gas Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $250.00 $250.00 Next 990 therms, per therm $0.2632 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2632

$0.2643 $0.2643

S.C. 4B, 17-4B – Year Round Air Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 1 therms or less $130.00 Next 199 therms, per therm $0.8587 $0.8797 Over 200 therms, per therm $0.4294

S.C. 7, 17-7 – Seasonal Off-Peak Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $39.51 $39.51 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.2163

$0.2074

S.C. No. 1A, 17-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 17-1AR Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $16.25 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.9845 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.8835 $0.9523 S.C. No. 1B-DG, 17-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $32.93 $32.93 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1885 S.C. No. 2-1, 17-2-1 – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.55 $37.55 Next 87 therms, per therm $0.6259 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4359 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2986 $0.3037

$0.1913

$0.6369 $0.4435

$0.1011

$130.00 $0.4400

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $333.14 $333.14 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0991 $0.1011 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1264 $0.1289

S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $771.69 $771.69 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0230 $0.0229 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0319 $0.0319 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $4,821.52 $4,927.82 S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1613/0.1346 $0.2325/0.1933

S.C. 22 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 (Commercial & Governmental / Multifamily) Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.1290/0.1076 $0.1860/0.1547

These revisions have been ﬁ led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0309. Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://ww tionalgridus.com/NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. 21, 17-21 – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $235.61 $235.61 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0991 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1264 $0.1289

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C M SQ page 17 Y K NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has fi led with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revision s to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, April 1, 2022. These revisions have been fi led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to April 1, 2022) to rates effective April 1, 2022 by service classification. Effective April 1, 2022, $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills. S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $19.75 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.5459 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3670 $0.3926 S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $21.66 $21.66 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2939 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3046 $0.3163 S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $33.04 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1772 S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.8007 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3651 $0.3717 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2346 S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7779 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4464 $0.4600 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3082 $0.3175

S.C. 9, 5-9 – Uncompressed Natural Gas Vehicle Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $38.00 $38.00 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.5645 $0.6133

$0.2231

S.C. No. 16, 5-16 – Year-Round Space Conditioning Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $230.43 $230.43 Next 497 therms, per therm $1.6932 $1.7227 Over 500 therms, per therm $0.2903 $0.2953 $1.3435

$33.04 $0.1786

$1.8332

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 1 – Less than 1MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $180.61 $180.61 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.1506 $0.1506 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1935 $0.1934 S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 2 – Equal to or greater than 1 MW but less than 5 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $328.22 $328.22 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.1506 $0.1506 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.1935 $0.1934

$0.2390

$1.8319

$74.66 $0.2968

S.C. 17 – Baseload Distributed Generation – Rate 3 – Equal to or greater than 5 MW but less than 50 MW Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $949.35 $949.35 Over 10 therms, per therm (Apr – Oct) $0.0373 $0.0373 Over 10 therms, per therm (Nov – Mar) $0.0509 $0.0509 Demand charge per therm of MPDQ $6,252.00 $6,252.00 S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 1 Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.0749 $0.1608 S.C. 18 / 19 – Non-Firm Demand Response Sales Service – Tier 2 Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $375.00 $375.00 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.0600 $0.1285

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These revisions have been ﬁ led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. Copies of the proposed revisions are available for public inspection and can be obtained on the Company’s website at https://www.nationalgridus.com/Long-Island-NY-Home/Bills-Meters-and-Rates/ or the PSC’s website (dps.ny.gov).

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S.C. No. 3, 5-3 – Multi-Family Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $74.66 Next 997 therms, per therm $0.4921 $0.5025 Over 1,000 therms, per therm $0.2906

$19.75 $1.6089

S.C No. 15, 5-15 – High Load Factor Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 10 therms or less $153.35 $153.35 Over 10 therms, per therm $0.2247

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Young artist’s work honors loved ones 270 portraits of Covid victims on display at Elmhurst Library now by Deirdre Bardolf

logo, facial hair or maybe a cowboy hat. Hannah said that gives a sense of privacy Seventeen-year-old artist Hannah Ernst and, while others can only imagine, the has created over 2,500 digital portraits family members can recall all the missing memorializing people who have died of details. “That’s their person,” she said. Hannah’s first portrait was of her grandCovid as part of an ongoing project, “Faces father, Calvin “Cal” Shoenfeld, who passed of Covid Victims.” Two hundred seventy of them, all featur- at 83 years old from Covid. The Brooklyn man was an artist himself ing Queens residents lost to the pandemic, will now be on exhibit at the Elmhurst and inspired Hannah’s love of art. He Library for the month of March, just in time worked as a freelancer doing abstract paintfor the second anniversary of Covid touch- ings with acrylics. “After losing him, I ended up creating this ing down in New York City, which was project, ‘Faces of Covid Vicrecorded on March 1, 2020. t i m s,’ wh ich work s t o “I’ve done about 2,500 memorialize people lost to memorials digitally, and Covid, so there’s a different even though that seems like way to remember them and such a large number, it to differentiate them from unfortunately reduces the the numbers that they’ve true extent of it because it is been grouped into,” she said. digital,” said Hannah, who Her grandfather would be receives submissions from “over the moon” about the people across the country successes of the project. and even internationally. Her mother, Karen Ernst, “I remember d rawing every single one of those on Hannah Ernst’s portrait of her created a Facebook page, an iPad, and suddenly it’s grandfather, Calvin Shoenfeld Faces of Covid Victims, IMAGE COURTESY HANNAH ERNST which has almost 14,000 blown up and you can really followers. see the person and I can “I’d like to raise awareness to the fact picture the face of the person, given the fact, you know, I drew them,” she said of that it is not just ‘1% of people who die’ from Covid, but instead countless lives having her work on exhibit again. “So, having it physically in front of you being lost,” the about section reads. “These is just insurmountable in comparison to are not just numbers, they are lives.” The library exhibit will mark the third seeing it on the phone,” she added. The 12-by-18 images on canvas will be time Hannah’s artwork will be on display suspended inside a structural glass reading since it caught the attention of the Queens Covid Remembrance Day organization. room in the library. For all the portraits, Hannah, who is QCRD was started by Queens residents from New Jersey, communicates with the who lost loved ones to the virus. “We are grateful to Faces of Covid Vicfamilies who submit photos of their loved ones who have passed and gets their names, tims and Queens Public Library for creating ages and descriptions of them and their this memorial space to continue to honor the memory of those we’ve lost, especially personalities. Then, she creates the portrait on an iPad, now that the world tries to move on to some using the program Procreate with an Apple semblance of normalcy,” said EmyLou Rodriguez, co-chair of the Queens Covid pencil. She does not include specific facial fea- Remembrance Day Committee, in a pretures but the works are not lacking personal pared statement. The 270 portraits were first displayed for details; Hannah will include defining characteristics like service medals, a sports team Covid Remembrance Day on May 1, 2021 Associate Editor

Queens Ukrainians fearful continued from page 2 mistic about the near future. He thought Russian dictator Vladimir Putin might arrange a false flag operation such as Germany did at Gleiwitz on the Polish border in 1939 as a pretext to invade. “They didn’t even do that,” he said. “I couldn’t believe it until the last moment.” He said Ukrainians have nothing against Russians. “They’re calling Ukraine a Nazi country,” Sakhno said. “Ukraine selected a president who is Jewish by an overwhelming landslide. About 73 percent of the country voted for this

guy who actually never thought he’d be a wartime president. He’s a Ukrainian Jew, just like me.” Sakhno said given his name and the fact that he can speak and read Russian as well as U k rainian, some don’t realize he is Ukrainian. “Like anybody from the Soviet Union, we were part of an empire,” he said. “You speak English, but you are not from England ... We all spoke Russian.” He was disappointed by the initial response from the West, including President Biden’s speech when the invasion

Hannah Ernst’s “Faces of Covid Victims” has been on display around Queens, including at an event in Forest Park last year, left, where Hannah is seen with her mom, Karen Ernst, and most recently at Elmhurst Library, right. PHOTOS COURTESY HANNAH ERNST, LEFT, AND QUEENS COVID REMEBRANCE DAY in Forest Park. Then, they were displayed at nity partners to plan the exhibit and are grateful to the team at Elmhurst Library for the St. John’s University’s Yeh Art Gallery. Now, they will be displayed at the library hosting this evocative memorial.” Queens Memory curator J. Faye Yuan branch at 86-07 Broadway, which is located in a neighborhood that was the “epicenter of praised Han nah’s achievement in the the epicenter” of Covid-19 during the early statement. “W hat began as one young ar tist’s days of the pandemic. The display will serve as a site for endeavor to capture the essence of her remembering and a memorial honoring and g randfather inside a f ramed por t rait sparked a viral movement that first traveled celebrating those lost to Covid. online and now offline in “We have experienced public spaces inaccessitime passing in new ways ble during the pandemduring the pandemic,” hese are not just ic,” said Yuan. said Natalie Milbrodt, “Now hung across a coordinator of metadata numbers, they are library’s reading room, services at Queens Public this community memoriLibrary, in the statement. lives.” al is a testament to the M i lbro dt is a lso t he healing powers of public founding director of the — Faces of Covid Victims art – art that empowers Queens Memory Project, us to witness grief as an which is an ongoing community archiving program by the library artifact of love. Together,” she said. The public can contribute to the memoriand Queens College. “This month-long exhibit, held two years al and upload photos and the story of someafter our city was thrown into an emergen- one they wish to memorialize by visiting cy response to Covid-19, is an opportunity queenslib.org/queensmemorial. The Queens to hold both space and time to acknowledge Memory Project will share these contribuall we have lived through, and those we tions on its website. The exhibit will be open to the public during normal library have lost,” said Milbrodt. Q “We are proud to work with our commu- hours.

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began on Feb. 24. “I’m a naturalized American citizen,” he said. “I’ve lived here 32 years. I’m very proud of my country, my new home. And I always had the idea, the impression that whoever the president was in the White House, Democrats or Republicans, that the United States was always strong when it came to protecting people around the world.” A famous Queens native has made national news for his stand. Dee Snider, lead singer of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister, last week voiced his support upon learning that Ukrainian fighters were using the group’s 1984 hit “We’re Not Gonna Take It” as an unofficial anthem. The Astoria-born rocker’s tweet has

gone viral. “I absolutely approve of Ukrainians using ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’ as their battlecry. My grandfather was Ukranian, before it was swallowed up by the USSR after WW2. This can’t happen to these people again!” Snider concluded his post with uncomplimentary — and borderline unprintable — hashtag references to Putin and Russia. Sakhno said no one can be allowed to sit on the fence in their rhetoric or their actions. “I just hope people in this country don’t look at this as if there’s two ways of looking at it,” he said. “This is just pure aggression. Q There is no ‘he said, she said.’” Peter C. Mastrosimone contributed to this story

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A hearing to examine “NYC Mayoral Governance and Accountability” over schools will take place on Friday. The chairs of the state Legislature’s committees on education are encouraging the public to testify in the hearing, which will be at 10 a.m. over Zoom. Last month, Gov. Hochul announced in her executive budget proposal the renewal of mayoral control for four years. It is set to expire on June 30, and lawmakers must decide whether to renew, amend or disapprove it by the state budget deadline of April 1, according to a press release from state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside). “There continues to be widespread dissatisfaction among parents, teachers and other stakeholders with mayoral control of schools,” said Liu, who chairs the Senate Committee on NYC Education, in the statement. “What structural changes can be enacted to improve public engagement and strengthen accountability? Should we simply do away with mayoral control, as Chicago has done? What if any system could work better? We seek ideas and suggestions at this public Q hearing,” said Liu.

Prayers, relief aid for Ukraine All from Queens churches to international agencies by Michael Gannon

selecting “War Victims and Humanitarian Crisis in Ukraine.” Queens Jewish Links, an online publicaAs the invasion of Ukraine nears a week tion, said in an email that The Chesed in duration, churches are becoming the Fund is collecting donations to evacuate center of activity for both those who have those who can flee and to help those who emigrated to the United States and their cannot at thechesedfund.com. descendents. Save the Children is accepting donaHoly Cross Ukrainian Church in Astotions for Ukraine relief on its website at ria is offering prayers for peace and the savethechildren.org. Americares has inforsafety of those in Ukraine, as is St. Mary mation on a relief effort at americares.org. Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in The Salvation Army World Office can be Ozone Park. reached at sawso.org. People answering the phones at both There also are Ukrainian-based organichurches on Monday referred the Chronizations whose information was provided to cle to St. George Ukrainian Catholic the Chronicle by the community. Church at 30 E. Seventh Street in ManhatThe link savelife.in.ua connects to a tan in a neighborhood just north of the non-gover nmental organization that Bowery named Ukranian Village. St. arranges life-saving equipment for UkraiGeorge is having daily services at 3 and 6 nian soldiers. p.m. The Ukrainian Women’s Veteran MoveThose interested in donating to relief ment can be reached at uwvm.org. efforts have numerous options. The receivPeace Insight, an NGO that helps intering organizations are providing food, sup- An explosion caused by Russian artillery rocks a secplies and the like. tion of Ukraine. Everyone from Queens churches to nal refugees can be found at peaceinsight. Holy Cross, on its website, said it is col- international relief agencies are coming to the org. Those looking specifically to aid traulecting donations. People also can write besieged country’s assistance. checks to the Ukranian Catholic ArchdioGOVERNMENT OF UKRAINE / TWITTER matized children can donate online at voices.org. cese of Philadelphia at 810 North Franklin Razom, a foundation that assists healthcare People can also donate by going to the St., Philadelphia, PA 19123. Donors are asked to write “Humanitarian Aid Fund for archdiocese’s website at ukrarcheparchy.us and education in eastern Ukraine, can be Q and click on “Donate” through Paypal by reached at razomforukraine.org. Ukraine” on the check. Senior News Editor

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Illegal dumping up in SE Queens but neighbors fight back

Calls for targeted enforcement as ‘bad actors’ plague CD 12 by Gabriel Sandoval THE CITY

This article was originally published on February 27 at 8:02 p.m. EDT by THE CITY. Additional reporting by George Joseph In the earliest days of the pandemic, Angela Miskis started to notice piles of trash accumulating around her home and community in Southeast Queens. She couldn’t remain idle for long. Inspired by her grandmother who picked up trash in her Ecuadorian hometown of Guayaquil, Miskis rolled up her sleeves to clean up her Queens Village neighborhood. As she picked up trash, she eventually ventured farther outside her community, meeting other concerned citizens like herself along the way. Then she stumbled upon a hot spot for illegal dumping in Hollis — where the Long Island Rail Road tracks run parallel to a patch of dirt and shrubs on 99th Avenue. “I’m talking like massive piles, like truckloads of illegally dumped trash,” said Miskis, a 34-year-old artist who’s lived in Queens for four years after stints in Harlem and Miami. “And that’s really when I became aware of that area being an issue and how much of an issue it has been for decades.” Miskis and her band of volunteers formed Abuela Neighborhood Maintenance in April 2020. The group has since organized several clean-up events in Hollis and nearby areas. The name is a nod to Miskis’ abuela, Spanish for grandmother. To deter dumping on 99th Avenue, Abuela has posted signs featuring Queens hip-hop legends, including Run-D.M.C., Salt-N-Pepa, LL Cool J — and Yoda. One sign reads: “Litter! Don’t

Yerr!” (using Yoda-ese and the New York way of saying “You heard!?”) Despite efforts large and small to curb the quality-of-life issue, dumpers aren’t deterred. Hollis, Jamaica, South Jamaica and St. Albans are bearing the brunt of the problem. Queens Community District 12, which encompasses those neighborhoods, is the citywide leader in 311 complaints for illegal dumping, a new category added in September. Previously, it was a minor subcategory under “dirty conditions.” As of Feb. 22, more than 600 complaints had been filed in CD 12 since September, 311 data shows. The area with the next highest amount of complaints, Brooklyn Community District 5, only had 360. The district also leads in 311 complaints for “chronic dumping,” a subset of the illegal dumping category, with more than 100. The chief of enforcement for the Department of Sanitation told THE CITY in August that he suspected cheap business owners and construction crews of being a source of the unregulated refuse, with the issue growing during the pandemic as money got tighter and licenses harder to renew. As for targeting the southeastern Queens neighborhoods, department spokesperson Vincent Gragnani said in a recent statement, “Illegal dumpers generally look for out-of-the-way places to dispose of items, and unfortunately, vacant lots in poorly lighted areas in outer boroughs often fit the bill.” The heaps of trash have taken a toll on locals, most of whom are Black and brown. “It’s just demoralizing,” Miskis said. “It’s a middle-class, workingclass community, and then you get off the train station after a hard day’s

Members of Abuela Neighborhood Maintenance help clean illegal garbage dumps and spread the word around Hollis Jan. 23. PHOTO BY WESLEY ALLEN / THE CITY

State Assemblyman Clyde Vanel sent this tweet on Oct. 5, 2020: “Illegal dumping in our neighborhood on 99th Avenue and 202nd St in Queens ... It was reported to the NYPD, DOT and Sanitation.” NYS ASSEMBLY SCREENSHOT VIA THE CITY work, and then you’re just confronted with piles of trash.” The area surrounding the Hollis station isn’t sanitary, she continued, especially the sidewalk under the train trestles, where a layer of bird droppings cakes the ground. “It’s not healthy,” she told THE CITY. “It doesn’t look nice. You don’t feel nice. Why will you feel proud of calling that area home when it’s so dirty all the time?” ‘Bad actors’ Southeast Queens neighborhoods have long been plagued by litter and trash dumping. In 2008, Communiyy Board 12 pleaded for help in its yearly needs statement: “Dumping is an increasing problem and we ask the Department of Sanitation to increase its stakeout presence in our area. We need additional manpower for street cleaning, dump-outs, and litter basket operations. ... This is devastating to our community.” Not much was done, as needs statements from subsequent years detail. By 2014, current City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), then-chair of the community board, told the Daily News that littering and dumping had “only gotten worse.” Now, as a powerful voice at City Hall, she says the longstanding issue requires “multi-faceted solutions” due to “persistent bad actors.” “This new Council can take a fresh look at enhancing enforcement and other solutions to better address this issue for my district and those of my colleagues across the city that have been similarly plagued by this issue for too long,” Adams said in a statement to THE CITY last week. The Council passed legislation in 2018 more than doubling the fines

for illegal dumping from a vehicle, she noted. The penalty is now $4,000 for a first-time offender, and the car or truck being dumped from can be impounded, whether or not it is the driver’s property. “Illegal dumping is a theft of public space that degrades quality of life for those who live nearby,” said Gragnani, the Sanitation spokesperson. “As such, we will write summonses for several thousand dollars if necessary. But what we really want is for all New Yorkers to obey the law so that residents in all five boroughs can enjoy clean, safe streets.” Within Queens Community District 12, Sanitation officials issued nine summonses for illegal dumping in 2019, 58 in 2020 and 19 in 2021. None have been issued in 2022. Yvonne Reddick, who has served as district manager of the local community board since 1994, told THE CITY that the problem is as bad as ever. She said Sanitation officials are “doing the best they can with what they have,” but explained that it’s not enough and additional, targeted enforcement is needed. “What we need is additional manpower,” Reddick said. “We need additional enforcement. We need a clean-up team for this district.” Trash fights Some dumpers have become violent when confronted by fed-up community members. Last May, Al-Hassan Kanu, a local resident and then-Council candidate, recorded cellphone video of a broad-daylight dump in progress on 202nd Street and 99th Avenue. When Kanu approached the truck driver dropping the garbage, the man attacked him, the video shows. A struggle for the phone ensued before the driver got into his truck

and sped off. “He fought me,” Kanu explained in a Facebook video of him at the scene, “because they came here and dropped garbage.” Kanu went to a hospital and later filed a police report, QNS reported. A spokesperson for the NYPD said no arrests have been made. In October 2020, state Assemblymember Clyde Vanel (D-Queens Village) tweeted a video of a crew of dumpers, emerging from a truck and unloading trash at the same corner. That year, Adams as a councilmember created a “Clean Up Task Force” to convene “community leaders and city agencies to advance solutions, including cameras for chronic hotspots,” she said. The Sanitation Department ended up installing hidden cameras around well-known illegal dumping sites in Brooklyn last year, THE CITY reported, leading to an arrest and several summonses. But cameras for hot spots in Southeast Queens still haven’t been installed. Adams did secure funding for two cameras, according to her spokesperson, who suggested that THE CITY contact the Department of Sanitation to find out why they have yet to be installed. In November, former Southeast Queens Councilmember I. Daneek Miller announced nearly $300,000 in funding for cameras and other measures to combat illegal dumping. Councilmember Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), who succeeded Miller, said that DSNY officials told her in their last meeting that “they would circle back regarding the status of cameras.” She said she’s eager to find solutions for local residents. “When they come outside of their house, and they see trash, they feel continued on page 21

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Environmental justice Robin Nagle, a New York University professor of anthropology and environmental studies who is the Department of Sanitation’s anthropologist-in-residence, said she suspects dumping occurs more in areas that have less political clout. “If that means a neighborhood of color or low-income neighborhoods, you immediately are looking at an environmental justice issue, and that’s a big concern,” she said. Miskis said that when community members have approached elected officials over their concerns about illegal dumping, they would hear the same refrain. “Usually what you get is just, ‘We’re

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continued from page 20 very offended by the level of trash and even more offended that no one is doing anything proactive to solve the issue, and it’s a persistent problem,” Williams said. Gragnani said DSNY has two temporary cameras located in the area, but hasn’t finalized the procurement of permanent ones. “We expect to have them in place this spring, likely in the next four to six weeks,” he told THE CITY. At the moment, Reddick said two cameras aren’t enough for such a large area. “That’s not enough,” she said. “It’s a large district and you have dumping all over the district. I mean, two cameras? That’s just two locations.”

working on it. We’re aware of the issue, we’re working on it.” Kinda just, ‘hang tight,’” she said. She added that no elected officials are truly being held accountable. Abuela Neighborhood Maintenance isn’t the only group stepping up for the community. In July 2020, Karen “DJ Nett” Lawson was so fed up with the trash in her Jamaica neighborhood, especially in parks as budget cuts hit the Sanitation Department, that she founded a group called South East Queens Cleanup to fight back. They have been involved in more than 20 community clean-up events, and recently expanded into beautification, she said. “On top of cleaning up certain areas and communities, we have started doing projects where we’re actually planting flowers and assisting with murals,” she said. Like Miskis and Reddick, she commended Sanitation for its efforts to respond to illegal dumps but would like to see increased staffing and more attention paid to hot spots. She said she would also like to see more signage to deter dumpers. Her group aims to inspire more community members to do their part to keep it clean. “We just want people to just focus on Q what they can do,” she said.

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Last year’s emergency executive order established a temporary program for restaurants in other zoning districts and proved to be a lifeline for restaurants. The vote was 43-6 with one abstention; the votes against were from Councilmembers James Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), Bob Holden (D-Middle Village), Ari Kagan (D-Brooklyn), Darlene Mealy (D-Brooklyn), Inna Vernikov (R-Brooklyn) and Kalman Yeger (D-Brooklyn). “I have serious concerns about outdoor dining and the makeshift sheds becoming permanent,” said Holden in a statement. “I was in favor of outdoor dining when it was an emergency allowance to throw a lifeline to struggling restaurants and wasn’t meant to be permanent.” He said that the shacks did not go through the usual buildings process. “They present great problems related to safety, parking, traffic, pests and more,” said Holden. “Streets and sidewalks serve a critical purpose for pedestrians and motorists. Now that indoor dining has thankfully, resumed, we no longer need outdoor dining unless a restaurant was already set up for it Q before the pandemic.”

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cisco Marte, who represents more than 2,000 bodegas in New York City; and Julio Batista, founder of the Association of Mutual Help and Solidarity. They are seen above with Jose Bayona, right, executive director at Mayor Adams’ Office of Ethnic and Community Media. Woodhaven BID Executive Director Raquel Olivares, not seen, was honored as well.

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Women’s History Month and Social Security by Nilsa Henriquez

Each March, we celebrate Women’s History Month. It is a time to reflect on the achievements of women. Social Security has served a vital role in the lives of women for more than 85 years. Women have longer average life expectancies than men, which means they live more years in retirement and have a greater chance of exhausting other sources of income. It’s important for women to plan early and wisely for retirement.

Our retirement pages at ssa.gov/retirement provide detailed information about how life events can affect a woman’s Social Security retirement benefits. These events may include marriage, widowhood, divorce, self-employment, government service and other life or career changes. Your earnings history will determine your future benefits, so we encourage you to verify that the information we have is correct. You can create your personal “my Social Security” account at ssa.gov/myaccount and review your earnings history.

If you find an error in your earnings record, it is important to get it corrected so you receive the benefits you earned when you retire. Our pubNilsa Henriquez lication, H ow to Correct Your Social Security Earnings Record at ssa.gov/ pubs/EN-05-10081.pdf, provides you with details on how to make a correction. You also can view your Social Security Statement on your my Social Security account, for estimates of future benefits and other important planning information. If you would like to learn more about how we can help women plan for retirement, check out our online booklet, Social Security: What Every Woman Should Know. You can find it at ssa.gov/pubs/ EN-05-10127.pdf. Please share this information with famiP ly and friends. Nilsa Henriquez is a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist located in Queens.

Guard your card by Nilsa Henriquez We encourage you not to carry your Social Security card with you every day. The best way to “Guard Your Card” is to keep it in a safe place and share it only when required. In fact, in most cases, just knowing the Social Security number should be enough. In 49 states and the District of Columbia, a Social Security card isn’t required to request a Real ID. Only Pennsylvania requires it. Please be careful about sharing your number when asked for it. You should always ask why your number is needed, how it will be used, and what will happen if you refuse. Also, you shouldn’t carry documents that display your number. If you need a replacement Social Security card, we make it easy. You may be able to use a personal “my Social Security” account to request a replacement on our website. If you live in one of 46 participating states or the District of Columbia, and are requesting a replacement card with no changes, like a name change, you can use our free online service at ssa.gov/myaccount/replacement-card.html. Visit our Social Security Number and Card page atssa. gov/ssnumber to learn more about your Social Security card. Please read our factsheet, How You Can Help Us Protect Your Social Security Number and Keep Your Information Safe, at ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10220.pdf. Our Guard Your Card infographic at, ssa.gov/ssnumber/ assets/EN-05-10553.pdf, is another great resource to understand whether you need to show your card. Please share these resources with your friends, and P family – and post them on social media.

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Wintercon returns to Queens after Covid hiatus by Andrew Benjamin Winter won’t be coming to an end for a few weeks but it’s going to get hot already inside Resorts World Casino for the return of Wintercon 2022. The Queens convention which welcomes cosplayers, comic fans, sci-fi and fantasy buffs, and all other types of lovers of genre fiction is making its return after getting delayed due to the prevalence of Covid-19. Frank Patz, promoter of Wintercon, is ecstatic that the event is returning after a hiatus of over two years. The road has

not been easy organizing the con. “It’s very difficult. We haven’t been able to do this show in two years. We want to make sure everyone is safe,” he said. Patz said the casino will be following strict sanitization protocols. “There will always be someone spraying the place down.” In terms of Covid protocols, Patz said the organizers will be spacing out the dealers, guests and lines. Masks and proof of vaccination will be required as per city and state guidelines. Patz said that with so much going on in the world, including Covid and the

Russian assault on Ukraine, he hopes people can come to the con as a way to escape the trials and tribulations of reality. “Hopefully, people want to get out again,” he said. “Hopefully we can help feel a little normal [and] help people’s spirits.” As for conventions, Patz said he thinks they can make a big comeback: “I think we will continue. As humans we’re social. People want to do these types of events.” This year’s Wintercon’s main showcase is a reunion of the colonial marines

from James Cameron’s classic “Aliens.” Attending the convention from the film will be Michael Biehn, Jennette Goldstein, Mark Rolston, William Hope and Ricco Ross. The 1986 action/sci-fi film is considered one of the best of its genre, and this lineup is a big get for the convention. Previous years have showcased a “Farscape” reunion, “Bladerunner” reunion and “Lexx” reunion. Wintercon tries to organize a big reunion of a much-beloved movie or TV show at every event. continued on page 26

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Women’s History Month at Flushing Town Hall by Sophie Krichevsky associate editor

Flushing Town Hall will kick off its Women’s History Month programming Friday, Mar. 4, featuring performances from four women musicians, each of whose sets will highlight the contributions of those women artists who came before them. “The month will be jam-packed with extraordinary women, past and present,” Ellen Kodadek, Flushing Town Hall’s executive and artistic director, said in a prepared statement. “There will be some truly powerhouse vocals on our stage, interpreting some of the most beloved songs of the last few decades.” Opening the month’s programming is vocalist Rosena Hill Jackson, who will pay tribute to “the Queen of Bebop”: Sarah Vaughan. Vaughan rose to prominence in the late 1940s and early 1950s, performing alongside other jazz and bepop greats such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday, to name a few. Jackson is a well-seasoned musician in her own right; with credits for Broadway shows like “The Color Purple,” “Ragtime” and “Dream Girls,” among others, her performance of “Songs of Sarah Vaghan” should be a sight to see. Barbara Rosene will continue the festivi-

Rosena Hill Jackson, left, Barbara Rosene, Akua Allrich and Deborah Resto will perPHOTOS COURTESY FLUSHING TOWN HALL form at Flushing Town Hall this month. ties on Mar. 10 with her take on “You Give Me Fever — The Peggy Lee Songbook.” Though she was known mainly for her work as a jazz-pop singer, Lee was also an experienced songwriter in her own right. Over the years, she collaborated with numerous other storied songwriters, perhaps most notably, with Duke Ellington. Rosene is known for her interpretations of 1920s and 1930s jazz. She has performed on some of jazz’s biggest stages, including Lincoln Center’s Rose Hall and at the Montreal Jazz Festival. According to Flushing Town Hall Director of Marketing and Community Engagement Shawn Choi, Akua Allrich had originally been slated to take the stage at FTH in March 2020. Nearly two years later, she will

finally make her appearance on March 19. Allrich will pay tribute to soul singers Nina Simone and Miriam Makeba. Though Simone is beloved by fans across generations and around the world, audiences might be less familiar with Makeba, a South African singer who gained popularity around the same time as Simone. An activist, Makeba even appeared before a United Nations special commission in 1963, arguing for a boycott of her country due to apartheid. She later married Black Panther Stokley Carmichael. Allrich cited Makeba’s dedication to human rights as part of her admiration toward the singer. “She and Nina Simone actually became very good friends in their collective fight for justice and equal rights. I love the contrast

and balance that exists between their respective approaches,” she wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “I’ve always seen Nina Simone as having a fire energy, and Miriam Makeba having a water energy. Both are pure and cleansing, but the approach is different. Complimentary if you will. Their dedication and clarity are characteristics that I aspire to in my work. The legacy they left is one that is not just pomp and circumstance, it is depth, truth and power.” Allrich earned her bachelor’s in jazz vocals and her master’s in social work at Howard University. Rounding out the month’s festivities is Deborah Resto, who, backed by her ensemble, will highlight the work of Latin musicians Celia Cruz, La Lupe and Olga Tanon on March 31. An established singer in her own right, Resto has done backup vocals for major artists including Christina Aguilera, Marc Anthony and Rikki Martin, among numerous others. The four concerts will be held both in person and virtually; while live tickets are $15, or $12 for members, streaming the events is free. All begin at 7 p.m. on their respective days, with the exception of Allrich’s performance, which begins at 8 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at flushingtownQ hall.org.

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Wintercon: an escape from all the world’s woes continued from page 24 Other guests who have been announced include Kristanna Loken, who played the Terminatrix in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,” Nick Stahl, who played an older John Connor in the same movie, and Alan Howarth, a frequent collaborator of film director John Carpenter. Howarth will also be doing a live concert at the convention. Also at the event will be one of the largest Star Wars cosplay groups in the United

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States. The 501st Squadron includes people who dress as stormtroopers, Sith, clone troopers and more from the storied and deep Star Wars Universe. If you’re interested in meeting local artists of all kinds, you will be able to at Artists Alley. Among those who will be there Sean Chen, Scott Hanna and Arthur Suydam. Users of social media also voiced their excitement over Wintercon’s return and pointed out some of their interests. User Lara Frater, a “horror etc writer,” wrote on Twitter, “Just found out Nick Castle (original Michael Myers and director/writer) will be a guest at Wintercon.” Mom the Cosplayer, a well-known member of the community who will be on a panel at the event, posted, “so excited for this.” Patz hopes that the two days Wintercon is going on, people can come to escape whether it’s their first or return, promising, “It’s going to be a fun weekend.” Cosplayer Barbie Chula certainly agrees, telling the Chronicle via email, “I think after all that is happening and has happened cons can provide an escape where everyone can enjoy their time and be happy

Kristanna Loken and Nick Stahl of “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” are expected at Wintercon, along with Michael Biehn of “Aliens,” right, and his colonial marine comrades from the film. On the cover: Cosplay is always huge at Wintercon, as this depiction of Kratos from the game God of War at a previous event attests. WARNER BROS. PICTURES, LEFT AND CENTER; 20TH CENTURY FOX, RIGHT; PHOTO COURTESY WINTERCON, COVER

doing what they love.” Wintercon will be March 12-13 at Resorts World, located in South Ozone Park. Tickets are available at purchase.

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

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT– QUEENS COUNTY In the Matter of the Application of MELISSA MARCELLE, Guardian of the Personal Needs and Property Management for MILDRED MARCELLE, An To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 Incapacitated Person. PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED February 8, 2022, BY HON. WYATT N. GIBBONS, A JUSTICE OF THIS COURT, AN APPLICATION TO SELL THE PREMISES, Notice of Qualification of LOCATED AT 115-11 126th Street, Ozone Park, New York 11420, BLU WAVE LLC, Arts. of 252 7TH AVENUE 11S LLC Appl. for Auth. Org. filed with the SSNY being described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) of land, with the buildings or improvements thereon erected, on 01/31/22. Office location: Queens on 02/17/2022. Office loc: situate, lying and being in the borough and county of Queens, County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/04/21. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Zara Queens County. SSNY has City and State of New York, bound and described as follows: Realty, 16607 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY been designated as agent BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of 126th St. (formerly 11432-4250. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it upon whom process against Shoshone Street) distant 100 feet southerly from the corner may be served. SSNY shall mail process the LLC may be served. SSNY formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 115th Ave. to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. (formerly Vistola Ave.) and the easterly side of 126th Street; DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., shall mail process to: Carissa thence easterly and parallel with 115th Avenue 100 feet; thence Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. Stein, 50-43 229th Street, southerly and parallel with 126th St., 25.50 feet; thence westerly filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: and part of the distance through a party wall and a garage Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. party wall 100 feet to the easterly side of 126th Street; thence Any Lawful Purpose. Purpose: Any lawful activity northerly along the easterly side of 126th Street, 25.50 feet to 5304 103 STREET, LLC, Arts. CH Forever LLC, Arts of Org. the point or place of BEGINNING. SUBJECT to the Declaration of of Org. filed with the SSNY ﬁ led with Sec. of State of right of way effecting said premises made and dated 1/6/28. WILL BE MADE ON THE 5th DAY OF APRIL, 2022 AT 3:30 PM AT I.A. on 01/27/2022. Office loc: NY (SSNY) 1/18/2022. Cty: Part 25G, OF THE SUPREME COURT, via Microsoft Teams remote Queens County. SSNY has Queens. SSNY desig. as conference, accessible at www.tinyurl.com/QSCPart25Motions, No in-person appearance permitted; virtual appearance only. been designated as agent upon agent upon whom process If you are unable to appear virtually contact the Court at (718) whom process against the LLC against may be served & 298-1548 or QSCPART25@ NYCOURTS.GOV. SAID PROPERTY IS may be served. SSNY shall PRESENTLY UNDER CONTRACT, SUJBECT TO THE APPROVAL OF shall mail process to 10-11 THE COURT, FOR THE PRICE OF $450,000.00 PLUS. CONTACT mail process to: The LLC, 5304 Kerry O’Shaughnessy Montaigne, Esq. ATTORNEY FOR THE 103rd Street, Corona, NY 11368. 49th Ave., Long Island City, GUARDIAN at 62-57 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, New York Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. NY 11101. General Purpose 11374, (718) 424-1233.

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HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK 4 BR, 3 Baths, 2 Fireplaces, Semi-in-ground Pool. 44x114 Lot. Move in Condition!

$989K

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HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD

Mint AAA - Completely renovated, Hi-Rise Co-op, 2 BRs/Baths, bright corner unit, custom wood cabinets with under counter lights, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, high hats, 2 new baths, 3 closets in foyer, large master with Ensuite, new lobby & elevator.

$880K

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• Lindenwood •

Two bedroom, two bath Co-op selling as is. Needs TLC but is priced accordingly to make it exactly what you want. Corner unit on 2nd fl oor. Very spacious. Base Maint: $880.66, AC’s: $21.00, Guard fee: $35.00, Appliance fee: $8.00, Fios or Spectrum: $73.00= $1,017.66. 320 shares, $32/share flip tax. Parking is $20/ month (wait list). 25% down payment.

Reduced $318K

HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Move-In-Condition, 1 BR Co-op, 4th Floor. 20% Down Payment Required!

$169K

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Mint Colonial 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, Brick / Stucco, Full Basement, In-Ground Pool with Pavers

MINT AAA 5 BR 3 bath EMPIRE hi ranch - ALL NEW Granite kit, stainless appliances, sunk-in living room, full master bath, vaulted ceilings, walk in 1 BR apt with separate entrance, trex deck, pavers, totally mint. $1.25M

• Lindenwood •

2nd ﬂ oor Garden Co-op in courtyard. 3 BR converted to a 2 bedroom. FDR, living room, galley kitchen, full bath. Great maint. $771.56 which includes 2 AC’s and washing machine. 25% down payment. Lowest maint. in Lindenwood! Free storage, Fios ready, cameras in courtyard. Purchase as is and add your personal touches!

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$199K

• Lindenwood •

Spacious 2 bedroom, 1 bath in well desired building. Updated kitchen Open ﬂ oor plan with large and bath. Base Maint: $676.27, Assessment: $150.00= $826.27, storage room, 2 bathrooms, offi ce, 25% down payment. 300 shares, tiled fl oors, AC, beautiful private $30/share flip tax. outdoor patio with a canopy.

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Co-op large 1 BR, with window in kitchen, Mint Condition

• Broad Channel •

Waterfront Gem!! Stunning views of Jamaica Bay & beautiful sunrises. Recently elevated 1 family home. 2 BRs, 1 full bath & 1 half bath, large walk-in closet, offi ce, stunning large EIK with upscale appliances & center island. Living room has skylight. Sliding door to yard, storage room underneath the house, beautiful paved patio. Close to Rockaway Beach, Ferry to Manhattan, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, train & express bus.

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