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Could bus plan end up costing $400M – or more? PAGES 2 AND 8 The Department of Transportation’s press office and a former federal transportation expert disagree when it comes to how much the Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards would end up costing the city. The DOT said it will remain at $200 million, despite a comment made by its own commissioner the day before. The expert said the agency may be in for a surprise.

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What will SBS end up costing the city? It could go up, one transportation expert says; DOT claims no increase by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

day after Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg told the City Council that the Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards will now cost $400 million, double the original estimate, the agency’s press office Thursday backtracked on that statement and claimed the project will stay on budget. “Commissioner Trottenberg said at yesterday’s budget hearing that the potential price tag of the Woodhaven SBS project had grown, but that DOT’s adjustments had made the higher estimate no longer applicable,” an agency spokesman said. “She also noted that DOT would work hard to keep the project on-budget, while at the same time bringing significant transit and safety benefits to Woodhaven/ Cross Bay in the next year.” However, according to one transportation expert, the DOT may not be out of the fiscal woods just yet. Larry Penner, a transportation historian and retired U.S. DOT Federal Transit Administration regional office director, said the price for the project could “easily” go up another $100 or $200 million before the full capital project is completed sometime in the next decade. “As you advance, projects tend to increase

The city Department of Transportation is looking to improve bus service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards through a Select Bus Service project, but how much will it end up costing FILE PHOTO after all is said and done? in cost,” Penner said. The reason SBS might increase, he explained, is because the agency has delayed the project to accommodate more town halls on the subject and split it into two phases — the installation of a dedicated bus lane and offboard fare boxes from Park Lane South to the Old-Fashioned, Hand-Rolled, Water-Kettled, Baked To Perfection And More Importantly Baked On-Premises

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Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue intersection next year and the full capital project extending into the Rockaways to be completed sometime next decade. “That opens up a whole Pandora’s box,” he said. In short, Penner, who in his federal role

oversaw the review and approval of 80 transportation grants worth more than $2 billion per year, said that if the DOT goes to the community during town halls in the spring and presents a plan that residents don’t like, it may or may not go back to the drawing board and change those parts of it to appease the public. Since the agency is applying for federal funds to help pay for the transportation initiative, the agency would have to report any planned changes to the scope of the project, thus bringing the price of it up. The DOT spokesman did say that some of the factors that drove up the “potential cost” of SBS include the final scope of the capital project, as well as “availability of funding, and inflation projects.” He reiterated that “The full capital project, while still in design, will be significantly less than the $400 [million] estimate.” The spokesman added that “We are also confident that the Woodhaven capital project will be eligible for Federal transportation funds.” Penner said there are other issues for the DOT to worry about, such as the cost of material and the need to have a pot of money for unforeseen expenses that might pop up during construction. “As the years go by, costs are going up,” he continued on page 12

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Centreville project to start next week? City says it will begin placing sewers in community after 35-year delay by Anthony O’Reilly

Kamph, president of the Ozone Park Civic Association, said. “It just came and went Could the decades-in-the-making Cent- away.” Part of the reason for the delay is that the reville sewer project finally start next week project involves the acquisition of private as the city has promised? “I’ll believe it when I see it,” state Sen. property from area residents and some have resisted. The city at other times had to go Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said. A spokeswoman for the Department of back and change its offer to other residents Design and Construction told the Queens because property values had risen. Kamph told the Chronicle in January that Chronicle construction on the project is the project will go on despite the acquisition expected to start on Monday. process not being completed. But that promise has been made before. The DDC spokesProposed during woman said those Mayor Ed Koch’s first term, the Cente’ve gotten start dates purchases have not yet been completed. reville project conand community notices “We are working sists of the replaceclosely with our legal ment of two miles of and start years before.” department to finalsewer lines and three ize the land acquisim iles of water — Howard Kamph, president of the tion process in the mains, and the Ozone Park Civic Association project a rea ,” t he reconstruction of 12 spokeswoman said in miles of sidewalks, roads and curbs between 135th Avenue and an emailed statement. “We anticipate that Linden Boulevard to the north, Cross Bay the advance payment notification to properBoulevard to the west, Aqueduct Race Track ty owners will commence in the spring and to the east and North Conduit Avenue to the should be complete by the summer.” The start date of March 14 was first south. Since then, the project has been pushed announced at last Thursday’s Community Board 10 meeting by Chairwoman Betty back several times. “We’ve gotten start dates and community Braton. Kamph seemed pretty confident of the notices and start years before,” Howard Associate Editor

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The Ozone Park Civic Association president believes the only reason the city will start work on the Centreville sewer project is because it needs to be completed so a brand-new school can PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY open up in the area. new start date, but not that the city is finally going forward for the right reason. He believes the motivation is a school going up near the project site that can’t open until the sewers and water mains are placed in. “The city is trying to accommodate the Department of Education project,” Kamph

alleged. “They should be ashamed because they should have accommodated the residents of that neighborhood years ago.” The 500-seat primary school, slated to open for the 2017-18 school year, is being built on a vacant piece of property bordered by Albert Road, Raleigh Street and North continued on page 14

PS 146 sidewalks don’t get an ‘A’: pol Goldfeder calls on DOE to get rid of cracks by Howard Beach school by Anthony O’Reilly

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This is nothing to get cracked up over. Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY wants the damaged sidewalks fixed ASAP.

The Department of Education is failing Howard Beach’s best and brightest by allowing cracked sidewalks near PS 146 to remain there for years, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) said. “Our families should not have to wait years to see repairs as simple as replacing the cracked sidewalks at PS 146,” Goldfeder said in a prepared statement. “This dangerous situation is putting students in harm’s way and creating a nightmare for parents at drop-off and dismissal. I urge the city to make immediate repairs to give parents some well-deserved peace of mind and again make the school a point of pride for the entire community.” Goldfeder is calling on the School Construction Authority and the Parks Department to make repairs to the sidewalks as soon as humanly possible, citing concerns expressed by parents that a student could be hurt during drop-off or dismissal. There are large swaths of the sidewalks that have cracks along them, particularly along 99th Street where the main entrance is. According to Goldfeder and parents, those cracks have been there for years. “I worry when I have to bring my kids into the school,” Sally Ann Sinisgalli, president of the school’s parentteacher association, said. “There’s chunks of asphalt, patchwork and holes everywhere. It’s embarrassing to

have your school with such poor infrastructure around it.” The assemblyman called on the Parks Department to work with the SCA because, he said, some of the cracks were caused after trees in the vicinity were removed. The school’s heating and electrical infrastructure are undergoing FEMA-funded repairs after both were damaged by Superstorm Sandy — Goldfeder believes the sidewalks should also undergo renovations. “PS 146 is a vital institution here in old Howard Beach,” he said. “For all the progress we’ve made after Sandy, we will not be whole until we can address these infrastructure issues that still plague PS 146 and families throughout the community.” The SCA did not return requests for comment by press Q time.

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MOVIE REVIEW

‘Saving Jamaica Bay’: a gem on Queens’ jewel Motorists heading to Broad Channel along the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge may soon be greeted to Jamaica Bay, if a request by filmmaker Dan Hendrick is approved by the Department FILE PHOTO of Transportation.

Looking to welcome you to Jamaica Bay Dan Hendrick and Ecowatchers want to put sign on the Addabbo bridge by Anthony O’Reilly

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Dan Hendrick is hoping to make Jamaica Bay more visible, and not just through his firstever documentary debuting next week. Hendrick, a former Queens Chronicle editor-in-chief, and the environmental group Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers have asked the Department of Transportation to place a “Welcome to Jamaica Bay” sign on the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge. “How many thousands of people drive over the bay every day and just don’t know about it?” he said in a telephone interview last Friday. “There’s so many people driving over it and they don’t know what it is.” The sign, if approved by the DOT, would be placed somewhere on the bridge and be visible to motorists going into Broad Channel from Howard Beach. “I think that would be the best place for it,” Hendrick said. The sign cannot be placed on property adjacent to the bridge, because that land is part of the Gateway National Recreation Area and would require the permission of the National Parks Service. A DOT spokesman said in an emailed statement that the agency is reviewing the request. The proposal already has the support of Borough President Melinda Katz. In a Feb. 1 letter to Queens DOT Commissioner Nicole Garcia, Katz asked the agency to “seriously consider the installation of the sign” and that “Installing a ‘Welcome to Jamaica Bay’ sign on the North Channel Bridge will play a vital role in connecting our borough’s residents and visitors to the bay and all it has to offer.”

Before a newly constructed bridge was named in honor of the late father of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), who represented the area as a longtime congressman, the old one was called the North Channel Bridge. Addabbo said he supports putting the sign by the bridge bearing his father’s name. “I like it. I’m an advocate for welcome signs,” he said. “Jamaica Bay is very important to the area and my dad fought for federal funding for the bay. So it’s almost fitting to have it there.” Hendrick, and others, believe that raising awareness of the bay through the sign would get more people to visit the attractions around the estuary. “The language on the requested sign would also inform motorists, cyclists and pedestrians that Jamaica Bay is New York City’s largest open space as well as our region’s only wildlife refuge,” Katz said, referring to the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, which is in Broad Channel. Hendrick said signs near other large bodies of water, such as Chesapeake Bay, have proven to be “extremely effective” in attracting visitors to the estuaries and he hopes Jamaica Bay gets the same benefit. “It’s a way of boosting Jamaica Bay’s visibility,” he said. Hendrick has been interested in the bay for years, starting with his time at this paper. About five years ago, he started working on a documentary about the body of water called “Saving Jamaica Bay.” The movie, narrated by environmental activist Susan Sarandon, will make its debut at the Museum of the Moving Image, located at 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria, next Thursday at 8 p.m. Q

to educate people about the bay and the by Anthony O’Reilly While it may be a cliche to say, Jamai- wildlife surrounding it. We see him as he ca Bay has long been the forgotten jewel brings the cameras, and his own to take still of New York City. It’s the largest open shots, through the wildlife refuge and the space in the five boroughs, the home of slowly disappearing marshlands. Riepe’s soft-spoken approach to the bay the city’s only wildlife refuge center and hosts hundreds of species of animals not is countered by the Mundys, whom he calls found anywhere else in the immediate the “pitbulls” he brings in when he needs help with a project near or on the bay. area. The father-son duo have been living in Despite all that, Jamaica Bay has long been known for its status as a dumping Broad Channel near the bay for their entire ground, literally and figuratively. Very lives — the younger one lives in the house few recognized the bay for its full his mother was born in. Even those who have experience with the potential. “Saving Jamaica Bay,” the first-ever Mundys will be hard-pressed not to be documentary about the estuary, written inspired by the love and appreciation they by Dan Hendrick and directed by David have for the bay. Both were influential in Sigal, sets out to reverse that perception getting the Bloomberg administration to of the body of water and make people agree to a reduction in the amount of nitrate interested in the long-term survival of it, allowed to be dumped into the estuary. They were also one of the first to point out and does a great job of doing just that. The filmmakers achieve this through that the marshlands were slowly dissipating, two means: First, they keep themselves out insisting that they were right despite being shot down by government officials. of it. The f ilm also Hendrick, who has explores the history of been working on this why Ja maica Bay venture since 2011, ou don’t have to be a needed saving in the can be seen in a few first place. It had been shots but that’s the nature buff to enjoy the site of city dumpextent of his on-camand, as narrator era action. He and the “Saving Jamaica Bay.” ing Susan Sarandon put it, director allow those a favorite drop-off site who know the bay for the mob. best to tell its story. Throughout the movie, Riepe and others That’s the second means of their great find the remains of bottles produced during storytelling: the characters. Anyone talking about Jamaica Bay the Prohibition era and an old-style car that would be remiss in not bringing in Broad has to be dug out by a team of volunteers. Channel residents Don Riepe, president of These two examples drive home the point of the northeast chapter of the American Litto- the neglect that has been part of the reason ral Society, and Dan Mundy Sr. and Jr. of why the bay has gone through drastic changes in the past few decades. the Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. But perhaps the biggest change came These three are, arguably, the best sources of information when it comes to the bay, while the movie was already in production: and they display that well throughout the Superstorm Sandy. In what is the film’s darkest scene, the 76-minute film. Riepe mentions early on that his goal is filmmakers combine shots of the destructive storm with ominous music, later showing the main characters return to their homes. Although initially shocked at the damage, their only goal is to rebuild stronger than ever, just as they wish to do with the bay. It is a well-edited, informative documentary about an all-too important part of Queens’ natural landscape that anyone interested in the future of this gem should see. “Saving Jamaica Bay” will premiere on March 17 during the Queens Film Festival at the Museum of the Moving Environmental activist Susan Sarandon narrates Image, located at 36-01 35 Ave. in Asto“Saving Jamaica Bay” and tells the history of ria, at 8 p.m. For more information, you can visit the long-neglected estuary and the wildlife surQ PHOTO COURTESY DAN HENDRICK savingjamaicabay.com rounding it.

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EDITORIAL

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A landmark compromise

andmarking is great. It helps preserve our heritage, keeps neighborhoods more cohesive and increases property values. But it does come at a price, and not everyone who has a house worthy of landmarking wants to pay that price. It involves, by definition, major restrictions on what someone can do with the building — that’s the whole point — and tremendous bureaucratic hoops he or she has to jump through in order to do something as routine as replacing windows and sashes. The owner of the Ahles House is one person who does not want to pay that price. His home is a nice piece of architecture we’d be glad to see preserved. But he’s been fighting its proposed landmarking for years and has had enough. Enough of the persistent pressure from state Sen. Tony Avella, who’s been leading the charge to preserve the structure. Enough of the media trying to get him to discuss the issue. Enough of photographers — none from the Queens Chronicle — being so bold as to put their cameras

A $400M bus plan? Whoa!

right up to his windows to get interior shots, in a serious invasion of his privacy. And so forth. There also are many other people, in neighborhoods such as Broadway Flushing, who do not want to see their entire community landmarked, just as there are many there who do. We propose a compromise. When it comes to individual homes — not churches, not clock towers, not the Pepsi sign in Long Island City — let’s rewrite the law to say that the existing property owner can opt out of all the restrictions. They would take effect only upon sale of the house. That would allow someone like the owner of the Ahles House to not worry about getting new windows if he wants, while still preserving most landmarked homes. Yes, some would be altered, but such a law would still bar new owners from swooping in and ruining a home to add space for, say, illegal apartments. Such a plan seems a good balance between preservation and property rights, which are vital. Is there a lawmaker who’ll propose it?

ops! City Department of Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg apparently let the cat out of the bag before the City Council the other day, telling lawmakers the cost of the Select Bus Service plan for the Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard corridor will be $400 million. That’s twice the prior estimate. Surprise, surprise. The DOT immediately backtracked, trying to clarify Trottenberg’s statement as meaning that the “potential” cost could be $400 million, and adding that changes to the plan mean that higher estimate no longer even applies. Hmmm. Maybe. But we tend to think the commissioner — who recently visited our offices along with several other DOT officials to detail the plan in a very productive and positive interview — had it right. After all, that’s the nature of government projects, especially ones that get delayed: The costs just keep rising. No less than Larry Penner, a longtime federal transportation official whose office OK’d or denied the very types of grants the city will be seeking for the SBS project, discusses that in an article running this week in several of our editions and at qchron.com. The SBS project has been delayed in part because the city is still trying to sell it to a highly skeptical public. The majority here doesn’t want it, for reasons of safety and practicality spelled out on this page many times. The best way to ensure the plan won’t run over budget is to just drop it. Bus service can be improved without all the social engineering this proposal involves.

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Share the road Dear Editor: I live a block from Woodhaven Boulevard and am grateful the Department of Transportation is working to make Woodhaven safer and more friendly to bus riders (“SBS is the transportation alternative Queens needs,” Opinion, Jan. 14, multiple editions). The city has been studying congestion and safety on Woodhaven since early 2008, and it’s time to get on with the important work of sharing the roadway in a way that improves safety and allocates road space proportionally to road users. Toby Sheppard Bloch Glendale

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co-op. I was told I need to go to Supreme Court. When I explained I cannot go again during the day, I was told to get a pro bono lawyer, since I cannot afford a lawyer. I have two questions: First, why did the judge sign off on my paperwork when she knew I could not sue in this court? What is the rationale for not allowing a co-op resident to bring a case in housing court? Mark Laster Rego Park

Nancy Reagan’s dignity Dear Editor: The death of former First Lady Nancy Reagan at the age of 94 leaves a void in our nation. She was former President Ronald Reagan’s source of energy, wisdom and compassion, especially during those last 10 years of his life, when he was being ravaged by Alzheimer’s disease. She always carried herself with poise and dignity and never was afraid to speak her mind. Our nation has lost a wonderful person, and

all Americans offer their deepest condolences to her children, relatives and friends. Now she is with her husband, together forever at last. John Amato Fresh Meadows

Setback on smoking Dear Editor: The growing popularity and use of hookah compromises public health efforts that serve to prevent teens from smoking and protect communities from secondhand smoke exposure (“Clearing the smoke at hookah parlors,” March 3, multiple editions). A recent investigation conducted by NYU students found over a dozen of NYC’s most popular hookah-serving establishments were in violation of the Smoke-Free Air Act and laws that restrict youth under 21 years of age from tobacco products. All of the hookah establishments surveyed claimed to only use nontobacco shisha; however, laboratory tests of the samples collected at all of the locations showed that the shisha contained tobacco. This means all of

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Trump the tyrant Dear Editor: If Donald Trump makes it to the White House, he’ll be a president by the people but not for the people. He won’t give a damn about the people. Only his ideas, policies and his will are going to predominate. And he is a vengeful person. Listen to what he said the other day about Speaker of the House Paul Ryan. He said, “and if he doesn’t [agree with me] he’ll pay a big price.” Getting revenge on his political enemies, that’s what he’s about. Now Mitt Romney is going to be

the butt of vengeance. From the days of his childhood in Jamaica Estates, Donald has been controlled by his soaring ego and his need to dominate. He is fundamentally a braggart and dictator. We saw this man 90 years ago when this short guy with a funny mustache promised to make Germany great again. He suckered in the German people who took him in their hearts, killed for him and died for him. What sort of a voter can back a Fascist-like dictator whose only goal is power, victory, power, money, power and dominance? His legacy is that of Nero, Napoleon and, yes, Benito Mussolini, whom Trump postures like, quotes and emulates. No registered Republican should vote for Donald Trump in the primaries before he releases his tax returns. Ray Kestenbaum Rego Park

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They’re all bad news I Dear Editor: It is not possible to call the recent meeting between Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio a debate. The proper description is a tumultuous argument between a group of children, wholly lacking in any substance, making it clear none of them are qualified to be president. It is unlikely there is a high school student in this country unfamiliar with the Ku Klux Klan, white supremacy groups, David Duke and Louis Farrakhan and what they stand for. That Trump, while initially claiming he knew nothing about Duke or white supremacy groups, an absurdity in and of itself, was unable to immediately reject their endorsements as well as the endorsement of JeanMarie LePen, founder of France’s far-right National Front party, who described the Nazi gas chambers as a “detail of history,” and his acceptance of Putin, who is an enemy of freedom, further compounds his unfitness to be president. Trump is a demagogue in the mold of former Sen. Joe McCarthy, Gov. George Wallace and Huey Long. Cruz and Rubio do not fare any better than Trump. They do not believe in our Constitution that has served this country so well. Rubio professes his belief the United States is governed by God’s rules, not the Constitution, and said: “We are clearly called in the Bible to adhere to our civil authorities, but that conf licts with also a requirement to adhere to God’s rules. When those two come in conf lict, God’s rules always win.” So much for separation of church and state. Cruz, while attending an evangelical conference in Iowa heard a pastor say there should be a death penalty for gay people and the need for a candidate to accept “Jesus as the king of the president of the United States.” Instead of rejecting this outrageous statement, Cruz said any president who does not begin every day on his knees is unfit to be a commander in chief. He also described the Supreme Court’s decision on gay marriage as one of the greatest threats to our democracy we have seen in modern times, when in fact opposing it would be the great threat. If we performed a lobotomy on Trump, continued on next page

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Dear Editor: Isn’t ironic that at a time when most countries, including the U.S., UK, France and Germany, are removing Hezbollah from their terrorist lists, that the whole Gulf Cooperation Council is branding it a terrorist organization? With the conclusion of the Iranian Nuclear Deal, sponsored by the U.S., Iran obtained the millions it needs to fund all the terrorist organizations under its sponsorship, and who would know better than the area’s governments? Although based in Lebanon, Hezbollah is now operating in Syria, Iraq and Yemen. Everybody acknowledged Israel’s warnings that the newly acquired funds would be used by Iran to expand its terrorists plans, as stated by Secretary of State John Kerry, yet all the western countries allowed it to happen. Now we get it from the horse’s mouth, the GCC, that Iran is in the midst of creating an Arab Winter. Fortunately for Israel, it is prepared to counter any attack by Hezbollah. Unfortunately, it’s our very “Arab allies” that stand to be destabilized if not destroyed through terrorist acts aimed at sowing disorder and violence! Jacques Hakim Bayside

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They’re all bad news II Dear Editor: After the current caucus elections, the National Security Agency now has complete access to information regarding many domestic terrorists, Islamophobes and white supremacists. They’re better known as Trump supporters. Once again, children were on stage at the GOP debate. Only John Kasich spoke intelligently, showed class, addressed the issues, and stayed above the juvenile banter. And that is why he has no chance of winning the GOP nomination. All debate long they attacked Trump, making pointed statements about his lack of experience, his flip-flopping on issues, his temperament, his total ignorance on the global landscape, his fundamental dishonesty and how completely unfit he is for the presidency of the United States. How did Trump defend himself? He said he had a big penis. How presidential. Of course, at the end of the evening, after pointing out Trump’s endless deficiencies,

they all said they will support him if he is the Republican nominee. Wow. “He’s absolutely the worst thing that could ever happen to America”! — “But I’ll vote for him over a Democrat”! Absolutely pathetic. It’s strange, mainstream Republicans are wondering why Trump is so popular spewing his ignorance, hatred and petulance: the same Republicans who obstructed Obama before he ever set foot in the Oval Office. Mitt Romney said of Trump, “He creates scapegoats of Muslims and Mexicans immigrants, he calls for the use of torture and for killing the innocent children and family members of terrorists. He cheers assaults on protesters. And he applauds the prospect of twisting the Constitution to limit First Amendment freedom of the press.” Even Chris Christie has sold his soul to Trump in hopes of securing a position in a Trump administration. He needn’t worry. Christie has a job waiting for him in New Jersey, the job he was born for: casino pit boss at Atlantic City. Robert LaRosa Whitestone

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Woodhaven civic to host 311 fundraiser Proceeds to benefit area sports league Do you have the 411 on a broken streetl ig ht or ove r f i l le d t r a sh c a n i n Woodhaven? If so, the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association is asking you to call 311 this weekend and possibly donate to a good cause. The block association will once again be hosting a 311 weekend from Friday to Sunday, asking residents to report any issues in the community to the city through a telephone call or online. At the same time, the group is asking for people to pledge money for each call made throughout the weekend or make a one-time contribution. All proceeds will go to the WORKS Little League’s Challenger Division, which is for children with special needs and learning disabilities. “We’ve all been guilty of it — we see a problem in the neighborhood, but we drag our feet on doing something about it,” WRBA’s Director of Communications Alex Blenkinsopp said. “Well 311 Weekend is the perfect chance finally to take action.

You will get our city agencies on the case while raising money for children who have special needs and learning disabilities.” “The block association often tries to resolve community issues and help worthy causes and organizations in our area,” WRBA President Martin Colberg said. “This is a great way to accomplish both at the same time.” The city’s 311 system is used to notify an agency of a problem that needs its attention — for example, someone could call the number to report a pothole, graffiti or an illegal curb cut. You can also go to nyc.gov/311 to register a complaint. The WRBA is asking residents who call or go online to forward the group the complaint number given to them. In 2012, the group raised $500 through a 311 Call weekend for the WoodhavenRichmond Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps. For more information, you can email info@woodhaven-nyc.org or call Q (718) 296-3735. — Anthony O’Reilly

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Cops get an earful about Woodhaven Residents talk about neglected quality-of-life issues at NYPD forum by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

At a police forum hosted by the Queens Tabernacle on March 4 with the NYPD’s Community Affairs Bureau, Woodhaven residents praised the work that the 102nd Precinct does for them. “I just want to thank the NYPD for the work that you do,” Steven Forte, the treasurer of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Associaton, said at the meeting. But, liking the neighborhood force does not mean that they feel like all their concer ns are being addressed. “That being said, there are things that we see police officers just overlooking,” Forte added. “Good example on Jamaica Avenue. Trucks constantly coming, they’re unloading. What do they do? They double-park. This is one-lane traffic each way.” Forte also added that he does not think that the precinct — which has a regularly updated Twitter page — publishes enough information about its activities. The precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, responded to the critique, saying that residents can always communicate with the precinct. “No one can say we don’t get back to you,” Urprasad said. Because many of those complaints don’t involve crimes, the police

Chief Joanne Jaffe and Inspector Steven Griffith of the NYPD Community Affairs Bureau listened to Woodhaven community concerns at a police forum hosted by the Queens Tabernacle. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY

are sometimes limited in what they can do. “Sometimes we can solve the problem, sometimes we refer the problem.” Parking in Woodhaven, which is often considered to have too many cars, was also discussed at the meeting. “There’s going to be a murder in this neighborhood over parking,” one man, who

CB 9 OKs pedestrian islands for Rockaway DOT: We’re looking into other projects by Anthony O’Reilly

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Community Board 9 Tuesday unanimously approved pedestrian islands at two Rockaway Boulevard intersections in Ozone Park with little discussion. The Department of Transportation pitched its proposal to place concrete refuge islands in the middle of the boulevard at 89th and 90th streets, a short distance from the Majestic Marquise, at 88-03 101 Ave., where the board met this month. The islands are meant to provide a safe space for those who cannot cross the street before the walk signal turns red. At 90th Street, the agency plans to build out a concrete triangle where the road meets Rockaway Boulevard and 102nd Road. The DOT proposed the project after a hit-and-run fatality near the two intersections in May 2014. The agency did not give a timeline for when it expects the project to be completed. Sandra Datnarian, a CB 9 member, asked DOT officials at the meeting why

The corner of Rockaway Boulevard and FILE PHOTO 89th Street. other parts of Rockaway Boulevard, and other busy cor r idors, w ill not be improved, noting that an out-of-control vehicle recently had a close call with the Marquise. The official responded that the DOT is looking into several safety projQ ects in Queens.

asked the Chronicle to not be named, said. “I can tell you that with 100 percent certainty.” The fact that issues with parking and noise have not been resolved, the man added, are related to Woodhaven being a transient community with residents that are often outside of the neighborhood.

“Perhaps I shouldn’t be addressing the Police Department because I really don’t know whether it’s in your capacity as a crime-f ighting organization to handle these,” the man added. Community Affairs Bureau Chief Joanne Jaffe, who gave the meeting’s opening remarks, responded with a reality check. “These issues that you’re addressing go on all over,” Jaffe said. “If you think they’re specific to Woodhaven, I gotta tell you, you’re wrong.” The citywide existence of quality-of-life problems, however, does not appear to make them any less infuriating to residents. Community Board 9 Public Safety and Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman Jim Cocovillo spoke about the neighborhood’s issues with traffic. “I see drivers treating red lights as full stop signs,” Cocovillo said. “And my big problem along with that and a million other things: Everybody thinks it’s OK!” Vans belonging to storeowners, he added, are sometimes parked on sidewalks. “I just see society getting to a point, not that’s terrible, but I just think everyone’s accepting it and tolerating it too much,” Cocovillo said. “I see why the police department has such a hard time dealing with things and Q there’s all these reach-out programs.”

What will SBS actually cost? continued from page 2 said. “Who knows if the $400 million is an accurate estimate?” According to city documents, the DOT’s 2016-19 capital plan calls for an increased commitment of $123.2 million in fiscal year 2018 for the Woodhaven-Cross Bay SBS project, bringing the total amount pledged for the three years to $151.9 million. Some SBS critics said they were not surprised at the cost estimate increase. “Once again, DOT proves they lack credibility on their SBS plan,” the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association said in an emailed statement. “Their cost estimate was off by 100%, and their predictions about how this will affect the Boulevard are 100% wrong too. It’s time they scrap this incredibly expensive, misguided, undemocratic plan.” The WBRA has come out against the SBS plan due to its proposals to ban left turns from Woodhaven at key intersections and have commuters wait on new service road median bus stops. The DOT says the SBS improvements will increase safety along the boulevard, but the WRBA and other critics have said the median bus stops and left turn bans contradict that mission statement. The group has also criticized the agency over what it calls a lack of community outreach on the part of the DOT. “They should start over — this time,

with real input from those who will be most affected,” the WRBA said in its statement. “Residents should not tolerate this incompetence and deception to the tune of hundreds of millions of dollars.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), another critic of SBS, put out a statement last Thursday criticizing the possible price increase. “It is now more clear than ever that we must examine if the cost outweighs the benefit of the SBS proposal. My constituents deserve better transportation, but is lengthy construction and an absurdly high price tag, paid for with money collected from taxpayers who remain divided with their stance on SBS, worth it?” Addabbo said. “In my opinion, DOT’s plan for Woodhaven-Cross Bay Boulevard could wind up being nothing more than a careless and irresponsible use of city dollars and that should not be tolerated by residents who live and travel along this corridor every day. For $400 million, I believe the city can do better.” According to the DOT spokesman, the first part of the SBS project scheduled for next year is expected to cost $10 to $20 million. That will be separate from the bus lanes already running along the boulevard in Rego Park from Dry Harbor Road to Metropolitan Avenue. Those lanes, only in effect during morning and afternoon rush hours, were installed last year following a Q congested corridors study.

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MTA to address bus rerouting Richmond Hill residents worried about the rerouting of a bus line down residential streets are encouraged to attend Community Board 9’s Transpor tation Com mittee meeting on March 22. Kenichi Wilson, the committee chairman, said the MTA will be at that meeting to answer any questions people have about the proposal to have the Q54 travel down 131st Street between Jamaica and Hillside avenues. That plan is part of a larger project by the Department of Transportation to improve safety at the Hillside and Metropolitan avenues intersection. Under that plan, Metropolitan Avenue between 130th and 131st streets will be one-way going eastbound and drivers going west on Metropolitan will be forced to make a right onto 131st Street and then a left onto Hills i d e Av e n u e t o c o n t i n u e o n Metropolitan. A pedestrian safety island is also being proposed for 127th Street and Hillside Avenue near PS 54. The meeting regarding the bus rerouting will take place at 6 p.m. at Borough Hall, at 120-55 Queens Blvd. Q — Anthony O’Reilly

Centreville continued from page 4 Conduit Avenue and owned by the New York Racing Association until 2009. When asked if the school’s presence in the area could’ve helped push the Centreville project along, Addabbo said “it’s possible. “There’s so many moving parts with a project like this,” he added. To place the sewers and water mains in the community, city workers will have to cut the roadways, causing traffic delays in and around Centreville. “I know it’s going to be a major inconvenience,” Addabbo said. “Once th is st a r ts, we wa nt it to move quickly.” The senator noted that his area of Ozone Park, Tudor Village, had a similar capital project done when he was the civic president there. He said the annoyances residents will have to go through during the construction will be worth the improved infrastructure they’ll be left with. “But I know that when this starts my office is going to be inundated with complaints,” Addabbo said. He encouraged Kamph and community residents to create a committee that can meet with the project contractor on a regular basis to receive Q updates and discuss any concerns.

Wilson to serve as 2nd vice chairman by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Community Board 9 Tuesday voted three out of its four officers to another oneyear term and elected Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson as second vice chairman after Joel Kuszai, the man who serves in that position now, declined to be renominated for the post. to be nominated for the position, received 22 votes from his colleagues, beating out Marian Molina, who got 17. Kuszai, who served one year as second vice chairman, told the Queens Chronicle that he declined a nomination by his fellow board members because he wants to spend more time with his two young children and become more involved in advocacy work such as calling for the improvement of the public transportation system. The board unanimously re-elected Chairman Raj Rampershad in an uncontested election to another term. This will be his second year as the head of the advisory panel.

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Feuding groups have to get along: judge Phagwah parade to go on as joint effort after Supreme court ruling by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Two warring organizing committees that each sought to be the sole driving force behind the annual Phagwah parade must host a joint celebration on March 26 and work together to ensure the smooth planning and operation of it, a Queens Supreme Court judge ruled last Wednesday. Justice Allan Weiss ruled that the Arya Spiritual Center and the Federation of Hindu Mandirs will put on a “joint parade under the joint sponsorship” of the two groups, court documents state. The parade — which will start at Liberty Avenue and 133rd Street at noon and make its way down to Phil Rizzuto Park at 95th Avenue and 125th Street in Richmond Hill and conclude with a cultural celebration in which those celebrating the holiday throw colored powder at each other — shall be organized by a committee of two co-chairpersons, one from each faction, and 10 other members who will oversee the “preparations necessary” to carry out the festivities, according to court records. The expenses for the parade, the records state, will be paid for out of an account at a bank chosen by the co-chairpersons. Any checks or contracts with outside vendors must be signed by both leaders.

Colors will fly in Richmond Hill later this month after a Queens County Supreme Court judge ruled two feuding factions looking to secure the necessary permit for the annual Phagwah FILE PHOTO parade must put their differences to the side and host the March 26 event together. The judge also ruled the two sides cannot make “any disparaging remarks” about one another and “shall conduct themselves with civility at all times.” Meetings to discuss issues related to the parade must take place at “a neutral location,” Weiss ordered. The Phagwah parade celebrates the start

of spring and has been held for close to 30 years — with the exception of last year. The two sides disagreed on who should have been issued the permit for the parade, which led to its cancellation. The Federation of Hindu Mandirs last month announced it had secured a permit with the NYPD to host the event, but were

later issued a restraining order barring the members from advertising or organizing the event after the Arya Spiritual Center filed a lawsuit against the group. With last week’s ruling, that restraining order has been lifted and the parade is officially back on. “There will be a parade this year,” Romeo Hitlall, a member of the federation, told the Queens Chronicle. Roy Singh, a member of the Arya Spiritual Center, said he is happy to see the parade back on after last year’s absence. “It’s not about who gets the permit, it’s about the parade,” Singh said. Last week’s agreement, however, only applies to the 2016 festivities. When it comes to who will host the event next year, that issue is still in court. The issue of the Phagwah parade was a topic of discussion at last Thursday’s Community Board 10 meeting as well. A Richmond Hill resident said she and her neighbors were issued fines from the Sanitation Department for litter left by parade-goers during previous years and asked if there was anything the board could do to encourage the parade’s organizers to clean up after the event finished. The woman was instructed to talk to HitQ lall, who is also a member of CB 10.

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“We have people looking to go to Antarctica,” Gramenides said, adding he doesn’t wish to visit there himself. “It’s too cold.” But that doesn’t mean he hasn’t booked a vacation or two for himself. He’s enjoyed trips to several European countries, his two favorites being Italy and Greece. “Really, really nice places,” he said. Gramenides said his business has been able to remain succesful, despite the economic collapse of 2008 and the storefront being devastated by Superstorm Sandy three and a half years ago. “People just spend more or less depending on how much money they have,” he said when asked if a bad economy affects his business. Although Cross Bay Travel’s ultimate goal is to take its customers to other parts of the globe, they do a fantastic job of making their storefront feel like home. Gramenides has been working with Glenn Dybus and Carmen Hughes, his two co -workers, for 35 a nd 18 yea rs, respectively. “I like working with the guys and I just love the ambience of the agency,” Hughes said. The store is adorned with photos of their customers’ vacations, weddings and children. “I love the clients who come in,” Hughes said. “They’re like family.” When asked what he has in store for the next 40 years, Gramenides said he just wants to continue making people happy. So, if you’re tired of staring at that poster of Hawaii or you want to take a trip down under, make your way down to Cross Q Bay Travel or call (718) 835-3620.

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The first-grade English Language Learner students just read “Lemonade in the Winter” by Emily Jenkins with one of the ELL teachers, Mrs. Karen Abramowitz, and students from Ms. Bernacett’s Class, 1-205. The students made predictions on what they would like better: lemons or limes. They predicted they would like lemons better. After each child had the opportunity to taste Limeade and Lemonade and lemons and limes, they learned half liked limes and half liked lemons! They had a great time with this lesson!

The students participated in the Annual Science Fair and what a great event for all. Ms. Tallon and K-219 had a blast with their Oobleck experiment. Oobleck gets its name from the Dr. Seuss book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck” in which a gooey green substance, Oobleck, fell from the sky and wreaked havoc in the kingdom. Oobleck is a liquid when it is being poured, but a solid when being touched. This experiment was a bit messy but so much fun!

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Tom Suozzi, center, with Melinda Katz, second from left, and members of his camCOURTESY PHOTO paign staff. mer Forest Hills resident Anna Kaplan, former Nassau Interim Finance Authority Chairman Jon Kaiman, Suffolk County Legislator Steve Stern and attorney Jonathan Clarke in the June 28 Democratic primary. The winner of that race will face the winner of the Republican primary between state Sen. Jack Martins (R-Nassau) and Assemblyman Chad Lupinacci (R-Suffolk) and Q retired Marine Lt. Col. David Gurfein. — Anthony O’Reilly

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Nearly $20,000, 12 pounds of pot and other drugs were found during a raid on a Richmond Hill home. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS DA Bhagwandass and Justin Centron were busted in the living room. Christopher Centron, the target of the search warrant, was picked up by police a Q few blocks away.

The city has deployed a full court press against CityScapes in Maspeth, the strip club New York Knicks reserve Cleanthony Early had just left when he was robbed and shot in late December. The NYPD shuttered the 58th Street venue in Maspeth last Thursday after discovering drug deals were being made there, according to reports. According to CityScapes’ social media accounts, the club will reopen “soon,” without specifying a possible date or timeline. In a statement issued Monday, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) said the club will be closed until further notice. “CityScapes has never fit the character of Maspeth, which is why I have called for its doors to close for good,” Crowley said. “I’m very thankful the 108th Precinct has placed this nuisance abatement to halt its business until further notice.” On Dec. 30, Early and his girlfriend had

New York Knicks reserve Cleanthony Early was robbed and shot shortly after leaving FILE PHOTO CityScapes in late December. just left the club in an Uber when three vehicles boxed the cab in and at least four masked men jumped out of the cars. They robbed the hooper’s gold chains, his cell phone and even the gold caps on his teeth before shooting him in the right leg. The next day, someone threw two Molotov cocktails into the building, causing Q minor damage.

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Modern buses coming to Queens Cuomo says rides with Wi-Fi, USB ports in next six months Gov. Cuomo is promising to purchase more than 2,000 stateof-the-art buses for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s fleet in the next five years, with the first 75 slated to be put into service in Queens within the next six months. Cuomo made the announcement Tuesday along with MTA Chairman Thomas Prendergast and New York City Transit President Ronnie Hakim. Cuomo said all the new buses will include amenities that are designed to “dramatically improve the overall rider experience,” including charging ports for personal electronic devices and free Wi-Fi hotspots on all rides. “We’re reimagining the MTA to improve services for all New Yorkers,” Cuomo said in a statement issued Tuesday. “Today’s world demands connectivity, and we’re meeting that challenge with state-of-the-art buses and a major overhaul of the MTA’s fleet. This upgrade will create a stronger, more convenient and more connected mass transit system for years to come.”

A rendering of one of the new models of modern buses that Gov. Cuomo says will hit the streets of Queens PHOTO COURTESY NYS this year. The 75 new buses for Queens routes are scheduled to join the f leet in the second and third quarters of this year, a period that begins on April 1. The number of USB ports will range from 35 to 55, depending on the make and model. Digital information screens will also provide customers with travel information on two to three LCD screens mounted inside the

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Vietnam vets seeking Elmhurst Park memorial Fundraising underway for tribute in Queens to those who lost their lives by Christina Cardona Chronicle Contributor

T he Viet nam Veterans of A mer ica Chapter 32 is still working to establish a memor ial in Elm hu rst Park to honor Queens residents whose lives were lost in the war. The park is located at 57th Avenue between 74th and 80th streets. Michael O’Kane, one of the directors of Chapter 32, has been seeking suggestions for a memorial from his members. Paul Narson, president of chapter, said members’ plans had been dormant for a few years. They have been pushing for a monument since 2002, and originally wanted to complete it in 2008, but things never got done. “When dealing with the state, city or federal government, things usually move slowly,” Narson said. The group hopes to raise enough money through fundraising, scheduled to be completed by June 30. O’Kane said one of the difficulties they have encountered stems from their desire to include a representation of a rif le on the monument. He said the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation has a problem with that. He said the Parks Department has stated that if they were to use city money, rifles are not allowed to be shown. “If you look around, there is rifle repre-

After several delays, Vietnam veterans from Queens are looking to establish a memorial to their fallen brethren near this site in in Elmhurst Park. They hope city capital money can augment PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI funds that already have been raised. sentation everywhere,” O’Kane said. “The M-16 rifle is emblematic of Vietnam.” Veterans also want their iconic boonie h a t s a n d d og t a g s e t c h e d i nt o t h e memorial. Narson said they have submitted two designs to the Parks Department, with hopes the planning committee can agree

on one of them. One he designed himself. Don Fednyak, another Chapter 32 member, crafted the other. “We want there to be two semicircles, park benches in front of that, a flagpole in the middle and different things on the walls of the semicircles having to do with the war and the names of the deceased

from Queens,” Narson said. O’Kane said he considers engraving the names of the deceased to be a non-negotiable part of the design. “It makes it a lot more real to see the names, to be able to reach out and touch them,” O’Kane said. “There’s a connection there.” He added that his members want it to be located on a little bit of a rise in the park, near the circular part of the path. O’Kane said that section is conveniently sited near the entrance of the park on Grand Avenue. “That was one of the things we wanted because most of the Vietnam veterans are in their 60s and 70s, and a lot of us are handicapped,” Narson said. “We were hoping it wouldn’t be somewhere where you had to cross the whole park to get to it. We needed it to be as close to the gate as possible.” When asked if there is a specific deadline by which he would like the memorial to be done, O’Kane said there’s no concrete date, but the sooner the better. “I’d like it done by tomorrow, as soon as possible. Vietnam veterans are dying at a rapid pace,” O’Kane said. “The last I checked it was about 750 a day [across the country].” James McClelland is spearheading the fundraising campaign for the memorial. McClelland said he and the late Pat Toro, former president of Chapter 32, started working on the project together in 2008. continued on page 29

Thieving treasurer stole thousands: group prez Robert Valdes-Clausell allegedly ‘betrayed’ Newtown Civic Association by Christopher Barca

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The very existence of the Newtown Civic Association is in jeopardy after its former treasurer, Robert Valdes-Clausell, allegedly siphoned $18,810 from the group’s savings and checking accounts over the last three years, according to civic President Tom McKenzie. “This is probably one of the most shocking things in my life. The trust I had in this man,” McKenzie said in a Tuesday phone interview with the Chronicle. “He certainly betrayed us. I considered him one of my friends.” According to McKenzie, Valdes-Clausell, who died in a single-car crash on Jan. 10 on Astoria Boulevard in East Elmhurst, started withdrawing funds from the group’s bank accounts in January 2012. The late treasurer’s cash withdrawals from the NCA’s savings account, according to McKenzie, were as follows: • $3,000 on Jan. 23, 2012; • $3,000 on Aug. 31, 2012; • $6,500 on Oct. 26, 2012; • $400 on March 12, 2013; • $250 on Oct. 10, 2014; • $350 on Oct. 23, 2014; and • $60 on Nov. 6, 2014. Valdes-Clausell’s cash withdrawals from the NCA’s checking account, according to McKenzie, were as follows: • $500 on Sept. 22, 2012; • $250 on Sept. 25, 2012;

• $1,000 on June 22, 2013; • $1,000 on July 18, 2013; and • $2,500 on Nov. 23, 2013. In the wake of Valdes-Clausell’s alleged wrongdoings, McKenzie said the NCA is left with little money and the residents of Elmhurst, regardless of whether they are civic members or not, will have to step up and help out if they want the group to survive. “I can foot the bill, probably for a few thousand,” he said, “but if I can’t get it back on my feet, I don’t how much longer I can do this. “I don’t what to say to the members,” the president added. “Forty-seven years of good work, you can’t throw that away.” McKenzie wrote in the most recent edition of the Newtown Crier, the group’s bi-monthly newsletter, that the NCA has only $15 left in its savings account and $800 in its checking account. The civic is also receiving letters from a storage company asking for payments of $139 a month for a storage unit, according to McKenzie, something Valdes-Clausell told him he was paying for on his own. The president added that the late treasurer — who was also a member of Community Board 4’s Uniformed Land Use Review Procedure Committee — even told him recently the civic should increase its yearly dues to $10, putting additional funds in the group’s coffers. continued on page 29

According to Newtown Civic Association President Tom McKenzie, the group’s late Treasurer Robert Valdes-Clausell, right, stole over $18,000 from the NCA’s checking and savings FILE PHOTO accounts from 2012 to 2014.

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“The Y is in the business of opportunities for fulfilment,” Laermer said. “Everybody who walks through our door wants to walk down a different road; they just don’t know where to find it ... We consider this today to be the first step, not the last.” Thomases said this initiative will only help the group strengthen its ties within the community. Speaking after the ceremony, Borough President Melinda Katz said she learned about Starbucks’ intent long after she unveiled her office’s Jamaica Now redevelopment initiative last April. But she said it is exactly the kind of commercial and community investment Borough Hall has been focusing on attracting to the area. “This is a sign of what businesses, developers, people who invest millions of dollars, see in terms of opportunities here,” Katz said. “And remember, they’re starting the program here in Queens.” Hines said Starbucks, as it always does, scouted the area extensively before committing to a lease at 89-00 Sutphin Blvd., a necessity to make sure the store and the youth outreach program remain in operation. “We surveyed [vehicle] traffic patterns, pedestrian traffic,” Hines said. “We looked at the location of the courthouse — across the street; and the supermarket — next door. We have two goals: deliver community service and keep the store [economically] viable.” Katz, with an extensive background in real estate and land use in both her government and private sector careers, told Starbucks officials while she loves the youth program, stores without it also are more than welcome. “And I’ve got 10 sites for you,” she said. Q

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continued from page 26 Toro in 2014 lost his battle with cancer caused by agent orange exposure in the war. He asked McClelland to continue and make sure the memorial gets built. McClelland said there is $500,000 already allocated from 2008, but the chapter wants an additional $1.5 million in capital funding to complete the project. He said it would cost about $2 million to complete. “I sent letters to the entire Queens [City Council] delegation, all 14 of them, requesting a donation of $150,000 from

each for the memorial,” McClelland said. McClelland said the city’s capital budget requests are not due until April 1, so he has not received many replies or confirmations yet. They are looking for capital improvement allocations. The money would go into a city budget account, earmarked as “Landscape Improvements at Elmhurst Pa rk — Q ue e n s Viet n a m Vet e r a n s Memorial Plaza.” In addition, the chapter will need a personal endowment fund from private donations for maintenance and upkeep.

McClelland hopes to have the memorial done sometime in 2017. “Unfortunately, veterans are dying at a rapid pace, and they should be there to witness the ribbon-cutting ceremony, so we want this project expedited,” McClelland said. S t a t e S e n . To b y A n n S t a v i s k y (D-Flushing), whose district includes Elmhurst Park, supports the plan. She helped establish a Korean War memorial in Flushing. “That’s the forgotten war,” Stavisky said. “Even though it was an unpopular war, nevertheless, the people who came back with injuries and mental disorders never received the appreciation they deserved.”

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continued from page 26 McKenzie, who is exploring going after Valdes-Clausell’s estate to reimburse the stolen funds, is also furious w it h t he P u bl ic Ad m i n st r at or’s Office, saying the civic association’s bank records are in Valdes-Clausell’s briefcase, which was in his vehicle when he supposedly had a hear t attack and crashed. “They won’t cooperate to let me get that out of his briefcase,” he said. “I’m at my wits’ end.” When asked if he thought the NCA was Valdes-Clausell’s only victim, McKenzie said he couldn’t say for sure but that he wouldn’t be surprised if it weren’t. “All I know is that he did a good job on us,” he said. “If he took from us, who k nows who else he took from?” Seven years ago, Valdes-Clausell also became embroiled in a lengthy bankruptcy court case. The longtime live-in manager at the Conti nent al i n El m hu rst, he allowed the 150-unit structure to fall behind on bills, default on a sizable loan and come perilously close to foreclosure in 2009, according to reports published over the course of the case. Repor ts f u r ther st ated he was eventually ordered by a judge to pay the co-op more than $224,000. Online searches by two Chronicle reporters revealed the NCA’s most recent 990 form filed with the Internal Revenue Service from 2012, when the group began the fiscal year with $19,793. After paying for the publication the Newtown Crier, and other minor expenses, the civic organization had $18,551 remaining in its accounts. McKenzie, when reached by the Chronicle on Wednesday, said the organization has filed out a different form with the IRS every year since 2012. Officials at Community Board 4 declined to comment on the allegaQ tions against Valdes-Clausell.

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Protesters: Vote on Obama court pick Civic organizations, clergy and pols tell U.S. Senate GOP to do its job by Michael Gannon Editor

Civic groups from throughout Southeast Queens rallied outside the state Supreme Courthouse in Jamaica last Thursday morning to demand swift action by the U.S. Senate when President Obama sends up a nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. Shortly after the death of Associate Justice Antonin Scalia the night of Feb. 12-13, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said the Senate would not act to confirm or deny any candidate placed in nomination by President Obama before his term ends on Jan. 20, 2017. “The average time to confirm a candidate in modern history is 67 days, and the longest was 129,” Roslin Spigner told a crowd of about 40. “President Obama has more than 320 days left in his administration. There is plenty of time to approve a nominee.” Organizing for Action is a group with chapters across the country dedicated to a d vo c a t i n g fo r P r e s i d e n t O b a m a’s initiatives. Spigner said OFA is collecting petition signatures to send to McConnell and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa). Grassley is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Under the Constitution, the president

Leroy Gadsden, president of the Jamaica Branch of the NAACP, speaks at a rally that called on Republicans in the U.S. Senate to act expeditiously when President Obama sends up a nominee PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON to replace the late Antonin Scalia on the U.S. Supreme Court. names a candidate with the Senate’s “advice and consent.” But there is no strict deadline that requires the Senate to act. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) was one of the speakers who read sections of the Constitution that set out the nomination process. He also was one of several speakers who said Senate Republicans

must do their jobs. “Sen. McConnell said, ‘The American people should have a voice in the selection of their next Supreme Court Justice,’” Lancman said. “They did have a choice — and in 2012 they voted for President Obama. They knew his duties would include naming a justice to the Supreme Court.”

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The participatory budgeting process is coming to a head in the 29th District, represented by Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills). Residents of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens and northern Richmond Hill have nine choices when it comes to how they want to spend $1 million in city funding, with voting set to begin at the end of the month. The final list of options includes: • electronic countdown clocks at Q23, Q46, Q60 a nd Q64 bus stops ; cost: $160,000; • concrete pavement known as a bus pad for the Q23 stop at Queens Boulevard and 71st Avenue; cost: $320,000 to $520,000; • the renovation of select bathrooms at PS 101, PS 144 and PS 174; cost: $350,000; • audio and video upgrades for the aging auditoriums of PS 139, PS 174, PS 175 and JHS 157; cost: $300,000; • New computers for student use at PS 99, PS 139 and JHS 157; cost: $550,000; • the installation of adult fitness equipment at Russell Sage Playground; cost: $250,000; • a curb extension at the northeast corner of 71st Avenue and Austin Street to improve pedestrian safety; cost: $400,000; and • An outdoor reading room and the renovation of the meeting room at the Forest Hills Library; cost: $275,000. Residents 14 and older can vote for up to five options between March 26 and April 3. “I would encourage all the residents of Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gardens and Richmond Hill to get involved by voting in the par ticipator y budgeting process,” Koslowitz said. “PB is all about having local communities decide which projects they want to prioritize as we work towards a more transparent and inclusive city government.”

continued from previous page the two independent senators caucus with the Democrats. Twenty-four of the 34 Senate seats up for election are held by the GOP, including Grassley’s. Two of those seats are held by Republicans who are either retiring or not running. Schumer, poised to become the Senate minority leader upon the retirement of Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), is one of seven Democrats running for re-election. Three Democrats whose terms are up are retiring.

Gadsden, speaking during the rally, said people will not “stand on the sidelines as silent spectators while obstructionists elected by the people violate the Constitution of the United States of America. “We remind our senators — you took a solemn oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States of America and faithfully discharge the duties of the office you were elected to serve,” Gadsden added. “You are paid to do your job. Therefore, if you are unable to fulfill or live up to the obligations of your job, then you should do what other Americans do in all walks of life on a Q daily basis. You should resign.”

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Qns. Historical society teaches about women in Irish insurrection by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

The most famous figures of revolutionary Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising were men, like Patrick Pearse and James Connolly. But as those who attended Maureen Murphy’s lecture at the Queens Historical Society on Sunday learned, the roles played by women were crucial to the uprising. “While some women were limited in their participation in the rising — [Irish revolutionary leader Éamon] de Valera, by the way, allowed no women in his garrison,” Murphy said. “But their presence, the women’s presence, you’ll see, was essential during the week.” Easter Rising, which turns 100 years old next month, was an insurrection in Dublin organized by Irish republicans with the aim of radicalizing the country’s people to fight the British, who had dominated the country for centuries. Most of its leaders were executed after surrendering, a fate they knew would be likely when they planned the event, which swung history’s momentum on the side of the Irish revolutionaries. “The women did three things: They provided food and the things that you’d expect, but they were the ones that were trained in first aid,” said Murphy, who is co-director

Maureen Murphy of Hofstra University gave a lecture about women in Easter Rising, the historic anti-British insurrection by Irish republicans in 1916. Many in Queens claim Irish heritage. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY

of the Irish studies minor at Hofstra University and director of its secondary English programs. She created the New York State school curriculum on the Irish famine. “And they also were very brave — they carried messages from one garrison to another under heavy fire. There was tremendous courage there,” she added.

The professor explained the historical background of the 1916 rebellion: the popularity of republican nationalism, the Gaelic language movement, and other aspects of Irish culture at the time. Constance Markievicz, who was born into a wealthy Anglo-Irish family, was one of the uprising’s female f ighters. The

famous Irish poet William Butler Yeats wrote a poem for Markievicz, who is often called “Ireland’s Joan of Arc.” “She was the ranking woman officer in the 1916 Rising,” Murphy said. “She was sentenced to death for her part but because she was a woman, the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment.” After surviving the uprising and the war for independence that followed it, Markievicz was elected to the Dáil Éireann, the Irish legislature’s lower chamber. Murphy spoke about several other important female figures in the uprising like Kathleen Lynn, who served as the chief medical officer for its leaders. Like Markievicz, Lynn was elected to the Irish legislature after the Irish Free State was established. Murphy’s lecture, which often relied on accounts from Lucy McDiarmid’s “At Home in the Revolution: What Women Said and Did in 1916,” was well-received by the audience. “She is really well-schooled and apparently she has been at this for a long time because the knowledge she had today, you don’t gain overnight,” Daniel Sheehan, a retired Irish cop who lives in Flushing, told the Queens Chronicle. “I’m so glad I didn’t Q miss it.”

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We’ll see you — at the movies Sixth Annual Queens World Film Festival starts Tuesday in Astoria

Among the many movies that will be shown during the Queens World Film Festival are “Darkly Beautiful Garden,” top left, “Underneath the Grey” and “Christopher’s Garden,” above left. The festival SCREENSHOTS / PHOTO COURTESY QWFF is organized by Don and Katha Cato, seen, above right, at the LIC Arts Open.

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The sixth annual Queens World Film Festival will be the largest yet, with 144 films selected from 551 submissions and 23 countries. The five-day event, to be held at four different locations, starts March 15 at Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. The films are categorized as Family, Angstverymuch (PG-13 films about Adolescent coming of age), Race Card (Ethnicity), LGBT, Animation, Documentaries,and Narratives. The shortest film is 2 minutes long (2 animations and 1 narrative from Iran) and the longest, from Nepal, runs 126 minutes. Don and Katha Cato of Jackson Heights are longtime film veterans. The couple has worked year-round with 52 volunteers to prepare the nonprofit event. Both were volunteers at the Queens International Film Festival when its creator, Marie Castaldo, was found guilty of not paying vendors, as well as of abusing animals, and deported to her native France in 2010. “I named my cancerous tumor after that

woman,” said Katha Cato, who is now cancer-free. “Our vendors are paid beforehand. This was an embarrassment to the borough … an embarrassment to us. This borough can build and sustain a festival like this. “We don’t have red carpet, we don’t advertise” she said. That and no after-parties allows all the money to go into the festival. “Alles Wirt Gut (Everything Will Be OK), “a German film nominated for an Oscar as best short film this year (live action), will show March 19 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City. It is about a divorced father’s journey with his 8-year-old daughter during their scheduled weekend together. “Hanka’s Tattoo” tells the story of a New York City doctor and his daughter getting the same tattoo Hanka did as a prisoner at Auschwitz 75 years ago. Dr. Steven Fruchtman, who led the bone marrow transplant program at Mt. Sinai Hospital, is now a drug researcher. “My entire life, I ignored all this Holocaust stuff. I couldn’t deal with it,” he said. “When I had kids, I found this was not an

effective way.” The concentration camp number tattoo “reminds me of my Mom and my heritage and keeps me grounded,” he said. “It reminds me of the horrors that people commit on other people.” Fruchtman’s daughter, Genna, had the tattoo “put on my ribs so it’s close to my heart. It binds us together in a weird way. It’s a bit of history. She didn’t want the number. I wanted the number.” Elaine Vedette Tack, filmmaker for “Hanka’s Tattoo,” said, “The emotional fallout of the Holocaust affects generations afterwards. It’s affecting people even now.” Tack said she “wanted it to be an uncomfortable film. It’s quick; it’s snappy and will appeal to this younger generation.” Tack, and the Fruchtmans will visit Auschwitz together this spring for the first time. A 15-minute film, “Hanka’s Tattoo,” plays at 7:15 p.m. on March 16 at All Saints Episcopal Church. For Woodside filmmaker Patrick Xi Hao Chen his film “Underneath the Grey” is about limitations: a blind Filipino-American

man and an African-American woman singer who doesn’t believe in herself. “It’s about not judging people by their ethnicity and handicap,” he said. “It’s a love story people can believe in.” The 15-minute film plays at 12:30 p.m. on March 19 at MoMI. “Christopher’s Garden,” according to filmmaker William Torgerson, “inspires people to go out and live some aspect of their life long neglected.” Torgerson is also a professor of writing at St. John’s University. The story of a “darkly beautiful garden” in Nashville, Tenn. with the sign “Yes You May” shows on March 17 at 8 p.m. at MoMI. The Queens World Film Festival starts on March 15 at 6:15 p.m. at the Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 35 Ave. in Astoria, and runs until March 19. The other locations where the films are being shown are The Secret Theatre, at 44-02 23 St., LIC; PS 69 Jackson Heights at 77-02 37 Ave.; and All Saints Episcopal Church, 43-12 46 St. in Sunnyside. The website is Q queensworldfilmfestival.com.

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Congestive heart failure killed the wife of America’s 40th president by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Long before she called the White House home from 1981 to 1989, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died of heart failure on Sunday at the age of 94, was a Flushing resident during her earliest years. The wife of President Ronald Reagan was born Anne Robbins in Manhattan on July 6, 1921, but spent the first two years of her life living in a three-story home at 417 Amity St. in Flushing. One year later, the eventual first lady’s street was renamed Roosevelt Avenue after former President Theodore Roosevelt. Her childhood home, built in 1901, still stands on the avenue between 149th Place and 150th Street, one block from the Murray Hill Long Island Rail Road station. “New Yorkers are deeply saddened by the passing of First Lady Nancy Reagan, a warm and intelligent woman who loved this country and President Reagan with compassion and grace,” Mayor de Blasio said in a statement on Sunday. “She is missed throughout the five boroughs today, particularly in Flushing, Queens, where she was born.” Reagan moved to Maryland when she was 3 years old, with the first lady living a vast majority of her life in Southern California with actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan, whom she met on a blind date in 1949 and married in 1952. During her eight years as first lady, she was a fierce and loyal protector of her husband, especially after he was shot and nearly killed during a 1981 assassination attempt, just two months after he assumed office. In 1982, Reagan launched the Just Say No campaign, aimed at educating adolescents about the dangers of drug and alcohol use, which saw her crisscross the nation to visit and speak at drug rehabilitation centers. Reagan, who survived breast cancer in

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan, who died last Sunday, lived in Flushing for the first two years of her life. PHOTO COURTESY THE WHITE HOUSE 1987, continued the effort after her husband left office, eventually getting involved in Alzheimer’s-related causes after Ronald Reagan’s 1994 diagnosis and death a decade later. The busy nature of her eight-year tenure in the White House and the influence she had on some of President Reagan’s policy decisions revolutionized the role of a first lady within the federal government. Her successors, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Michelle Obama, all named Reagan as a key influence in their activism for causes such as women’s rights, education and healthy living. According to a spokesperson for the former first lady, she will be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi ValQ ley, Calif., next to her husband.

Anthony Mason, the South Jamaica native who grew up to be a tough, tenacious fan favorite on five New York Knicks playoff teams, will be honored by the city he loved, and that loved him right back. Mayor de Blasio on Feb. 25 signed a bill that will co-name a section of 147th Street in South Jamaica as Anthony Mason Way. Mason, whose cause was pushed by Councilman Ruben Wills (D-Jamaica), was one of 42 people throughout the city to receive the honor. Mason was 48 when he died of a heart attack last year. “There are two things my father had

endless love and immense pride for — one was his family and the other, New York City, his home,” Anthony Mason Jr. said in a statement through Wills’ office. “I believe the signing of this bill for Anthony Mason Way satisfies both things, and will ensure his legacy. His love for this city will live on forever. Wills, bill co-sponsor Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-Laurelton) hailed the honor for the son of Queens. “Mase” played 13 years in the NBA. The former all-star was Q named Sixth Man of the Year in 1995.

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What could the Queens Chronicle and President Ronald Reagan possibly have in common? Well, the former leader of the free world’s influential wife and the newspaper’s production manager both lived in the same Flushing home, albeit decades apart. “I started processing the pictures and I said ‘Damn, it looks like the house I grew up in,’” Chronicle staffer Terry Nusspickel said Tuesday of the photos of the home sent to the paper by a freelancer. She conf ir med Tuesday with her younger sister, Paula Isea, that it was, in fact, the home they lived in as adolescents from 1962 to 1967. “That’s amazing,” Isea told the Chronicle by phone on Tuesday. “To find out someone as famous as Nancy Reagan lived there, that makes the house even more special. “It was a wonderful childhood home,” she added, “with a big backyard.” Nusspickel said the attic was her brother’s room, while her and Isea’s bedrooms occupied the second floor. Nearly four decades after Nusspickel

Both First Lady Nancy Reagan and Chronicle production manager Terry Nusspickel lived in this home at 149-40 Roosevelt Ave. in PHOTO BY STEVE MALECKI Flushing. moved out, a Chronicle photographer went to the house and discovered a disheveled man, who called himself the “guard” of the home, possibly living in a Q cardboard box on the front porch.

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Working to detoxify Flushing Bay Advocates discuss ways to prompt rehab sooner rather than later by Matthew Bultman

They talked about issues facing the waterways and detailed their efforts to help. The Akila Simon is all too familiar with the advocates also gathered input from community leaders and local residents, seeking not polluted waters of Flushing Bay. A coach for the Empire Dragon Boat just their concerns, but also ideas for the Team NYC — a racing team made up of future. “We can’t just say the water is bad, the breast cancer survivors — Simon spends a good portion of her time on the bay’s murky conditions are bad,” Simon said. “We need waters, where raw sewage and untreated to band together, have power in numbers stormwater are discharged during heavy and move on to the public meetings where rain. She said it’s not uncommon for the we can make that difference.” The cleanup of Flushing Bay and Flushwomen to paddle past feces, condoms and ing Creek is no small task. Over the years, other garbage. “We had two members on the team who the waterways have become some of the were really disturbed by that,” Simon said, most polluted waterways in New York City. A major contributor is the combined pointing to a picture of a dead rat floating in the water. “And it really started the talk sewer overf low that is discharged during within the group that we have to take some heavy rainfall, when the volume of stormwater entering the sort of action.” sewer system And so they did, exceeds the capacjoi n i ng w it h a n e need to band together, ity of nearby treata dvo c a cy g r ou p ment plants. t h at t est s wat er have power in numbers Between the bay quality and starting and move on to the public a n d t h e c r e e k , an annual cleanup advocates estimate of the shoreline. meetings where we can as much as 2.3 bilThe boat team has l ion g a l lon s of also taken part in a make that difference.” combined sewer proje ct t o g row — Dragon Boat coach Akila Simon over f low spews oysters in the bay into the water each as part of a study year. to gauge water quality. “The scale of this problem is huge,” said But the dragon boat team is not alone, as several other groups have taken up similar Sean Dixon, an attorney with Riverkeeper. efforts, each with the common goal of see- “In some cases, it’s indescribably huge.” Alexandra Rosa, of the Friends of Flushing cleaner water in Flushing Bay and the ing Creek, said the creek, which runs adjoining Flushing Creek. The nonprofit group Riverkeeper, for through Downtown Flushing and empties instance, has worked with the city to reduce into the bay, has become “ground zero” for the amount of sewage overflow discharged combined sewer overflow. She echoed coninto the waterways. And it recently led cerns raised by some elected officials, efforts to remove two derelict barges from including Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushthe bay, which apparently ran aground last ing), that the pollution could impact the city’s proposal to rezone Flushing West to January and have been polluting the water. On Saturday, the various advocacy create more affordable housing and increase groups joined together to host the Flushing waterfront access. “This [plan] is wonderful, but no one will Clean Water Community Meeting inside the Skyline Princess, a cruise ship docked at the want to live on an open sewer,” she said. For its part, the city’s Department of World’s Fair Marina, not far from Citi Field. Chronicle Contributor

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Environmentalists and others concerned about the health of Flushing Bay hold a clean-water community meeting aboard the Skyline Princess at the World’s Fair Marina, where they discussed PHOTO BY MATTHEW BULTMAN issues such as pollution and dredging. Environmental Protection has been working on plans to help clean up the waterways. In the short term, the agency will begin a project this year to dredge sludge from the bottom of Flushing Bay that has accumulated in recent decades. “As much as there has been a lot of work done, the DEP realizes that there is still a lot of work to do,” said Mikelle Adgate, a project manager at the DEP. “The issue of combined sewer overflow and stormwater runoff in our separately sewered areas is really sort of the next horizon of water quality challenges that we’re currently in.” For advocates, Dixon said the next several months will be crucial. The DEP has already submitted to the state a long-term plan to address combined sewage overflow discharged into Flushing

Creek. The plan calls for, among other things, a seasonal disinfection at one of the major outfalls. A long-term plan for Flushing Bay is expected to be unveiled later this spring. Separately, the city and the state have been working on an agreement that will lock in the next 25 years of infrastructure spending for combined sewage in the city, Dixon said. The plan is expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks, before it will be open to a public comment period. “We’ve got a huge problem ahead of us,” Dixon said, referring to the amount of combined sewage flowing into the waterways. “It’s up to the community to tell the elected officials, tell city agencies, tell the state agencies that we don’t want that to continue for 25 Q more years.”

A public hearing on Astoria subway lines In preparation for the opening of the new Second Avenue subway line, New York City Transit will host a public hearing to gather public input on proposals that would change service on the N and Q lines between Astoria and Manhattan; and restore the old W train to replace Q service that no longer would run in Queens. The hearing will begin at 5 p.m. on April 7. It will take place at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s transit headquarters at 2 Broadway, on the 20th floor. The Second Avenue line is scheduled to open later this year or in early 2017, according to the MTA. Once it starts up, the Q train will run under Second Avenue from 96th Street to 72nd Street, serving new stations at 96th Street, 86th Street and 72nd Street, requiring that it be

rerouted away from the Astoria line across the Queensborough Bridge. South of 72nd Street, the Q will connect to Lexington Avenue/63rd Street, where a cross-platform transfer to the F Line will be possible. West of the Lexington Avenue/63rd Street stop, the new service would connect to the Broadway Line express tracks at the 57th Street-7th Avenue station and continue south. The restored W line will replace the existing Q subway service in Astoria, then operate local service in Manhattan, where it will, according to plan, terminate at Whitehall Street The W was originally shut down in June 2010, one of several subway lines and bus routes that were eliminated or scaled back during an MTA budget crisis.

Under the plan, N subway service would operate express in Manhattan between Canal Street and 34 Street-Herald Square. Registration is required for members of the public as space may be limited. RSVP online at mta-nyc.custhelp.com/app/ hearings/register/h_id/6; by telephone at (646) 252-6777; or in person on the day of the hearing from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the hearing. Members of the public who cannot attend this hearing are invited to submit feedback online at mta-nyc. custh. The hearing can be reached via the No. 4 or 5 train to Bowling Green; by the R train to Whitehall or Rector Street; or the 1 train to South Ferry. It also can be reached by the M5, M15, M20, X1 and X10 Q bus lines.

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the site to a 300-apartment residential complex. Portions of the main building are being remodeled. New units will be built where other portions have been or will be torn down. The hospital closed in 2009 after declaring bankruptcy. Construction is scheduled to be competed in 2017. At left, the facade is covered with scaffolding as viewed from Rufus King Park.

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After the beach, I’ll ‘meet you at Weiss’ by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Meyer and Bella Weiss were caterers who lived at 22 19 Road in Broad Channel. In the late 1920s they opened up their first restaurant at 1806 Cross Bay Boulevard. This was long before the days of fast food, and as the only restaurant in Broad Channel, it was successful. In 1935 still in the height of the Great Depression, they took Weiss Restaurant, at 1614 Cross Bay Blvd. in Broad Chantheir business to another level. nel, summer 1937. Meyer Weiss built a sprawling Meyer Weiss passed away suddenly in Spanish art deco-style restaurant at 1614 Cross Bay Boulevard. With hard work, the 1973 and the business was shut down, ending Weisses and their son made it into an instant an era of fine dining, fun and good memosuccess. It was open all year round and spe- ries. For the next 15 years the building stood boarded up as the estate went into litigation cialized in seafood, chops and steaks. For those going to and from Rockaway among family heirs and distant relatives, all Beach, it was known as “The Place to Eat,” wanting a piece of this valuable landmark. As it stood silently boarded up many peoand after hungry people left the beach the catchphrase from the 1940s thru the ’70s was ple with good memories hoped for its reopening. It never came. “Meet you at Weiss.” Eventually, after the estate was settled, the Always busy, Weiss employed many area Q residents. Many had their very first job there. structure was leveled.

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Deal with deGrom by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

Last week, I criticized Mets slugger Yoenis Cespedes, who makes $25 million annually, for his ostentatious ways. On the flip side of the baseball economic scale, Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom had his contract for 2016 renewed by the team for the minimum amount of money allowed by the current collective bargaining agreement after he refused to sign it. Earning $607,000 is not exactly chump change but it is certainly a lot less than deGrom, who’s been terrific, deserves, given the industry in which he works. This is another case of the Mets being penny-wise and pound-foolish. Unlike Matt Harvey, deGrom has been vocal about his desire to stay with the Mets long-term. By playing hardball, the Mets may be setting themselves up for problems down the road with the 2014 National League Rookie of the Year. It seemed as if everyone mocked ex-Mets reliever Jenrry Mejia after Major League Baseball claimed that he tested positive for steroids for the third time and thus leading to a lifetime ban. Mejia claims he was threatened by MLB when he wanted to challenge the second positive test last summer. He also claims that his union turned a blind eye to his situation. Yes, it’s easy to dismiss Mejia’s statements as desperate sour grapes. Then again it’s possible that he was strong-armed last summer and did

not get the due process to which he was entitled. Even worse, let’s suppose Mejia is right and there were some overzealous MLB officials who wanted to make an example of him, while the Major League Baseball Players Association did not want to spend resources on his behalf. MLB should offer a course on performanceenhancing drugs to players who test positive once that is similar to a defensive driver class. Those who would take the course would see suspensions reduced. In this way players are educated, which should drop the rate of recidivism. Shannon Forde, who worked for the Mets public relations department since graduating from St. John’s University in 1994, was one of the bravest individuals I have ever met. In her four-year battle with breast cancer, most of it at the Stage 4 level, Shannon remained steadfastly upbeat and until last summer was a constant presence around the Citi Field press box. A great aspect of the Mets making it to the World Series last fall was seeing Shannon moderating press conferences. The announcement of her passing last Friday night hit all of us who have covered the Mets like a ton of bricks even though deep down we knew that this day was coming. “I like your column but there aren’t enough quotes,” she once told me. Duly noted, Shannon. Mets games won’t be the same without you. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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by Silas Valentino

Rise then shine in Indiana — the two brothers behind The Receiver are mere minutes away from heading back onto the road, en route to Rock Island, Ill., to bring their electronic baroque rock to yet another stage. Week two of a 120-date tour and the Columbus, Ohio-based Cooper siblings, Jesse and Casey, are “fighting the good fight,” chimes the elder, drummer brother Jesse. Four years his junior, bassist, keyboardist and composer Casey backs him up: “We’re taking all the shows we can take. If we’re in an area on a Monday or Tuesday night and there’s a place we can go in, set up and play — we’re going to do it. The whole point of this tour is to get in front of people. It’s humbling at times but we’re in it to win it.” On Tuesday they’ll “get in front of people” at the Shillelagh Tavern in Astoria, billed as the area’s best live-music venue. All the $5 cover charges collected will go to the band. Inspired by a 23-minute electronic composition Casey wrote for his senior thesis while studying musical composition at Ohio St. University, The Receiver formed in

2005 and has spent the past decade harnessing their electronic-based arrangements. For a band of just two performers, tracks such as the singles “To Battle an Island” and “Collector” off their recent album, “All Burn,” sound expansive and stadiumheavy. Casey composes and sings the songs while switching between keyboards and bass, and Jesse adds backup vocals and percussion. The Receiver maintain accessibility even though their roots lie in 23-minute, darkroom electronica. Considering the various options of music programs at Ohio State, Casey says he was more interested in tapping into music’s emotional appeal than pushing sonic boundaries. “They had other programs like far-off experimentation but I was into melody and chord progression,” he says. “I wanted to write something that people would want to listen to, and a lot of the super experimental stuff was pretty harsh and alienating. Continued page continued onon page 45

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boro EXHIBITS “Uncle Charlie,” black and white photographs presenting a richly textured portrait of a disturbed and complex man, Charles Henschke, uncle and godfather of renowned photographer Marc Asnin. Thru April 10. Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu/artgallery. “To the Moon and Beyond: Graphic Films and Inception of ‘2001: A Space Odyssey,’” rarely seen artwork created for the 1968 epic film, correspondence between its creators and director Stanley Kubrick and a draft of the script. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 ages 3-17. Thru Aug. 14. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “Hoyeon,” paintings by 15 immigrant Koreans of the Hoyeon Art Association. Thru March 12. GodwinTernbach Museum at Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Mon.-Thu., 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Sat., 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Info: GTMuseum.org “Food nostalgia”: art examining contemporary food culture and production in America. Fri. and Sun., 1-6 p.m., or by appointment, thru March 13. Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com. Black History Month “WEUSI.com,” Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, works by WEUSI Artist Collective members, reminiscent of the Black Arts Movement and highlighting the relevance of African-American imagery in a contemporary context. 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Thru Mar. 24. Free. Contact: Roseann Evans (718) 658-7400, revans@jcal.org. “Essence of Queens,” photography by Carlos Esguerra. Thru May 8, Tue., Sat. and Sun., 1-4 p.m. only. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

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Art in the Garden — “Portraits of Tall Friends”: A valentine in sculpture and photography, inspired by the amazing, abstract beauty of trees. Thru Thu., March 31. Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $4; $3 seniors; $2 students. Contact: Anne Tan-Detchkov (718)8863800, info@queensbotanical.org.

DANCE Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company, collaborative program with composer Huang Ruo and the all Julliardgraduate New Asia Chamber COURTESY PHOTO Music Society. Sun., March 13, 2 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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Ritual de Primavera, a show inspired by Mexican wedding traditions, by the Calpulli Mexican Dance Company and its Mariachi band. March 11-20, Fri. and Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m., Thalía Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, $40. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Monihan. “A Blind Hero: The Love of Otto Weidt,” Sun., March 13, 2:30 p.m., followed by discussion with director Kai Christensen. Kingsland Homestead, Weeping Beech Park, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. “Saving Jamaica Bay,” a documentary on NYC’s largest open space and the environmentalists struggling to save it. Part of Queens World Film Festival. Thu., March 17, 8 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; discounted or free for MoMI members. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

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

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“Opaline,” award-winner in which an investigation into a body’s discovery leads to a secret distillery producing an addictive brew that causes dangerous deliriums. March 10-13; Thu., Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 7 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m. The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Info/tickets: (310) 3835040, secrettheatre.com.

Celebrating Queens Women Artists: An Enchanted Goddess Revue. 12 performers share art, poetry, music, etc. and collaborate on the spot; audience shares its thoughts. Fri., March 11, 6:30 p.m., Queens Council on the Arts, 37-11 35 Ave., Astoria. $10. Info/tickets: (347) 505-3018, queenscouncilarts.org.

MUSIC Sinatra Style, by Jesse Posa and Queens Symphony Orchestra musicians. Thu., March 10, 7 p.m. St. Helen’s Father Dooley Hall, 83-09 157 Ave., Howard Beach. Free. Info: (718) 570-0909, queenssymphony.org.

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Busta Rhymes and Jadakiss. Two star rappers share the stage. Sat., March 12, 9 p.m., Resorts World Casino, 110-00 Rockaway Blvd., South Ozone Park. $25. Info/tickets: rwnewyork.com. The Receiver, a synth-driven, atmospheric pop duo on nationwide tour, 9 p.m. Tue., March 15, The Shillelagh Tavern, 47-22 30 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 728-9028, thereceivermusic.com. “Yesterday and Today: a Tribute to The Beatles,” live music and dancing, presented by Queens West Kiwanis Foundation. Sat., March 19, 8-11 p.m., St. Pancras School, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. Free parking, hot buffet, cash bar with beer, wine, water, soda (bring your own liquor and snacks). $40; $350 for table of 10. Info/reservations: Hank at (718) 8665471, hankthek@aol.com; Joe at (516) 622-6758, joa9014@nyp.org.

COMEDY Nick Cannon and the Wild ’N Out Crew, a legion of young, hungry comedic stars. Sun., March 13, 7 p.m., Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $30-45. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

“The Classical Clown: A Comedy Concerto.” A classical concert goes horribly wrong when an annoying mime battles for control of the Queens Symphony Orchestra. Sun., March 13, 3 p.m. Free. LeFrak Concert Hall at Kupferberg Center for the Arts, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. Info: (718) 5442996, kupferbergcenter.org. The Irish Comedy Tour, featuring Celtic tunes and humor with Derek Richards, Mike McCarthy, Damon Leibert and Derrick Keane. Sun., March 13, 8 p.m. Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Tickets: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org.

FILM “The New World,” a reworking of the story of John Smith and Pocahontas, part of a retrospective on production designer Jack Fisk. Fri., March 11, 7 p.m. $12. Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. ReelAbilities, a festival of films written, directed and/or about people living with disabilities. “The Voice of the Voiceless,” Sat., March 12, 3 p.m., followed by discussion with director Maximum

Mamas Expo 2016, a two-day extravaganza connecting parents to resources, information and samples, while kids have fun and join in hands-on activities. Sat., Sun., March 12, 13, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $15. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org, themamasexpo.com.

Destruction: Objects & Materials, a panel discussion on deconstructing craft objects to reveal their material’s inherent qualities. Presented in conjunction with the exhibit “Devotion/Destruction: Craft Inheritance,” moderated by curator Rebecca Pristoop. Sun., March 13, 3 p.m. Free; seating limited. Dorsky Gallery, 11-03 45 Ave., LIC. RSVP/info: 718-937-6317, rsvp@dorsky.org. Living Memory: The Culture and Heritage of Chinese New Yorkers. Interview with Queensbased artist Zhang Hongtu, panel discussion with City Councilman Peter Koo, other prominent Asian New Yorkers. Mon., March 14, 6 p.m. Free. Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Info: (718) 661-1200; registration: livingmemory.eventbrite.com. Book launch and signing: “Hidden Waters of New York City,” by Sergey Kadinsky of Fresh Meadows, on 101 forgotten lakes, ponds, streams in the city. Sun., March 20, 2 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th floor, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, info@astorialic.org. continued on page 46

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Misfits, nerds and neurotics star on the stage by Mark Lord qboro contributor

Two hit musicals from the early 2000s, each featuring characters who, in different ways, are shunned by society, began return engagements to the community theater circuit this past weekend. “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” a hilarious and touching look into the world of lovable young misfits, is the current attraction from the Marathon Little Theatre Group in Douglaston, while “Hairspray,” a look at racism and efforts to integrate an all-white television dance program in 1960s Baltimore, has taken over the

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stage at Theatre By The Bay in Bayside. “Spelling Bee,” set during a memorable competition, offers a peek into the lives of a half-dozen youngsters who, much as they would be in real life, are viewed as a bunch of nerds and neurotics. All the contestants struggle to make it through, while revealing their own personal childhood angst. The children’s roles are all played by adults: Annice Auriemma, Jessica Helton (who also provided the simple dance moves), Michelle Meditz, Jennifer Silverman, Kevin Singh and Joey Hellman, who proved an audience favorite on Saturday’s opening night. Each performer succeeds in capturing the essence of childhood and, though not especially strong singers, each creates a distinct and memorable character. Playing various adults are Frank Auriemma, Deborah Litwak (in fine singing form), Scott Marshall, Elizabeth Shapiro (another vocal standout), Sam Zuckerman and Mark York, who provides many of the laughs as the word pronouncer. Adding to the merriment are several audience volunteers who are selected at each performance to join the competition.

The cast of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” Barbara Auriemma directed with a steady hand, and musical director Rhea Arkin provides the adept accompaniment, with an assist from drummer Dorian Costanz. “Hairspray” gets off to an energetic start in the opening number, which introduces Tracy Turnblad, an overweight teenager with an abundance of rhythm and heart. Morgan Misk, on-stage almost constantly, imbues continued on page 47

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The mentor-mentee bond, reflected in music by Cristina Schreil qboro contributor

As with Jedi, craftsmen or other mentor-apprentice traditions, the relationship between Romanticera composers Robert Schumann, Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak is one of legend. Honoring these musical titans, the Astoria Symphony Orchestra presents some of their works in its spring concert this Saturday, March 12. Silas Huff, maestro and founder, said he wanted a concert stemming from the concept of legacy. The more specific idea of performing Schumann, Brahms and Dvorak — “teachers and grandteachers,” he described them, referring to how Schumann taught Brahms and then Brahms mentored Dvorak — soon followed. The program will begin with Schumann’s rarely played “Overture to Julius Caesar,” which Huff had to track down. A publisher ended up having to reprint it entirely. “Really, nobody plays this piece in concert,” Huff explained from his home in Virginia Beach. He added that Schumann is so known for his piano concerti and string music that the overture somehow fell out of popularity. “It’s kind of like a rare thing.” Also included are Brahms’ vivacious “Hungarian Dances” and Dvorak’s “Slavonic Dances.” The concert takes place in the newly renovated Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Huff, who established the symphony orchestra after moving to Ditmars in 2002, acknowledged that diverse Astorians may be especially excited for music stemming from Eastern Europe and the Balkans. But, that’s not specifically why he selected the works. The symphony orchestra’s concert this

Workshops wrap with romantic dances this weekend for the Astoria Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Silas Huff. time of year usually coincides with another of Huff’s ventures: weeklong conductor workshops with the International Conducting Institute, which Huff co-founded in 2010. New York City is one of the program’s sites. Students from all over the world hone skills such as baton technique, score study and rehearsal methods. At the workshop’s end, participants take to the conductor’s stand with the Astoria Symphony Orchestra. Saturday’s program includes a pre-talk with Huff, where he explains what the audience can expect. But this chat is all about highlighting the conductor, who Huff acknowledged may still puzzle concertgoers.

“Conducting is very mysterious,” he said. “Everybody knows what a conductor is but not everybody knows what a conductor does.” T h e energ izing da nces of Brahms and Dvorak, rife with folk influences, also serve a handy purpose this year: As each work has several dance movements, students get the chance to conduct a full piece. The show will have better flow than pa st concer t s, wherein conductors rapidly traded off mid-work. Also in true World’s Borough fashion, conductors from such countries as Iran, Finland, South Korea, Ukraine and the United States will be at the helm.

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highlight Queens — the “best borough,” he dubbed it — for visitors who might not even have heard of the outer boroughs. “They’re kind of surprised that it’s as exciting as it is,” Huff said. “Everyone wants to go eat at some restaurant in Times Square and I say, ‘What are you doing? You’ve got to go eat at this Greek restaurant on Ditmars.’” He recalled where it all started, with him noticing one day on the N or Q train into Manhattan that there were many with instrument cases. “I said this is ridiculous. ... This is a great place to live and to work; we should also have music here,” Huff said. The most effective method for recruiting talent was simply walking up to people and asking, “Would you like to join my orchestra?” To this day, many member s are professiona l When: Sat., March 12, 8 p.m. musicians from the area. Where: Our Lady of Mount “That kind of synergy that Carmel Church, 23-25 exists in New York City — and Newtown Ave., Astoria there’s so much in Astoria too Tickets: $20; $15 students, seniors — it was so easy to meet peo(917) 300-8695, ple and put together an artistic astoriamusic.org Q project.”

“For many of them, they’re very excited,” Huff said. “It’s their New York debut.” In a nod to the “legacy” aspect, this year’s featured teacher is Kirk Trevor, who has instructed hundreds in his field, Huff included. Echoing the mentor-apprentice theme, Huff said he’ll open the concert by conducting the first work and Trevor will close. The new students will be in the middle. The students also get to tour New York for a week. Almost always, Huff shows them around Queens, taking them to a favorite Greek restaurant or beer garden. Even after moving away from Astoria in 2011 to take a job as a conductor with the United States Army, he’s still deeply connected to the area. He said he strives to

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Two brothers, one van and 120 live shows

The Receiver When: Tue., March 15, 9 p.m. Where: Shillelagh Tavern, 47-22 30 Ave., Astoria Entry: $5, (718) 728-9028, thereceivermusic.com

“We were reminding ourselves wait, that was not the plan. That was not what we intended to do,” explains Casey. “We didn’t want to do a release for our friends in Columbus, Ohio and that’s it. We wanted to do as much as we could.” The brothers began contacting l a b e l s t h e m s e l v e s , o p t i o n i ng “Length in Arms,” before connecting with the UK-based Kscope. They spent months going back and forth with the label negotiating a record deal until a fatal snag regarding rights to the master recordings prevented forward progress between the two labels. “Eventually it fell through our fingers,” says Casey. “For whatever reason they couldn’t come to an agreement on terms. We were backed into a corner. We couldn’t give [Kscope] the recordings, we had to let someone else negotiate

and eventually kill it.” Discouraged but soon again determined, the Coopers spent the next few years writing material for a new album. More complications arose regarding ownership of the masters, prompting the band to selfproduce “All Burn,” which saw its release in June 2015 via Kscope. “I guess Jesse and I are both better at music than we are at anything else — we enjoy music more than anything else, so we’re kind of too dumb to do anything else,” muses Casey. The Receiver plotted four dates around New York City, though Astoria may offer a sense of return; it was here 10 years ago where they recorded their first album, “Decades,” at The Buddy Project. Though for Jesse and Casey, it may just be another night of fighting the Q good fight.

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continued from page 41 I wanted to bring the listener in and invite them to what I was doing.” The road leading to “All Burn” was prolonged and weary, forcing the band to assume complete control of their fate. Following the recording of t heir second LP, “Length of Arms,” in 2009, Casey says the goal was to shop the album around to prospective labels that could satisfy their ambitions of cont inue d grow t h a nd exp osure. “Length of Arms” saw its release at the end of the year via the Columbus-based label Vital Music, but The Receiver felt there was more they could have done.

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boro continued from page 42 St. Patrick’s Day luncheon, by Queens Chamber of Commerce. Tue., March 15, 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Terrace on the Park, 52-11 111 St., Flushing. Food, Irish dancing, live band, keynote speaker NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton. $80. Info: (718) 898-8500; registration: queenschamber.org/events?oe=true.

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WORKSHOPS Start summer veggies indoors. Sun., March 13, 1-3 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Participants create a take-home starter garden. $11.49. Info: (718) 886-3800, info@queensbotanicalgarden.org. Registration req’d: summerveggieworkshop.eventbrite.com.

Saturday Night Dance, Italian Charities of America, Sat., March 19, 8 p.m.-midnight, with refreshments. $10; $8 members. 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3101. Queens Stamp Club: meets every second, fourth and fifth Thu. each month. Forest Hills Library, 108-19 71 Ave. All welcome. Info: David Cap (718) 441-1519.

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Personal training, by Mike Iozzino, every Mon., 1:30 p.m. Tai chi for beginners, by David Knee, every Tue., 11 a.m. Art, by Art Neshamkin, every Thu., 1:30 p.m. Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, suite 202. Suggested donation: $1 or $2. Info: (718) 268-5960.

FLEA MARKETS Our Lady of Hope holiday fair and market, with over 80 vendors, ample parking, open kitchen, raffles. Sat., March 12, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Eliot Ave. at 71 St., Middle Village. Info: (718) 429-5438. St. Josaphat’s RC Church, household items, with Polish meat and bake sale too. Sun., March 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Parish Hall, 35 Ave. and 210 St., Bayside. Vendors wanted too. Contact: Steve (718) 224-3052.

MEETINGS Ozone Park Civic Association, with guest speaker Phil Sanchez, on eminent domain and your rights. Tue., March 15, 7 p.m., Ozone Howard Little League, 97-14 135 Drive. Info: (646) 298-7575.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Medicare specialist consultations, by appointment, Wed., March 16, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Catholic Charities Bayside Senior Center, 221-15 Horace Harding Expwy. Info: (718) 225-1144. Howard Beach Senior Center, 155-55 Cross Bay Blvd., across from Stop & Shop. Basic beginner computer classes every Fri., 10:30 a.m. New craft class, every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m. Art class with certified teacher, every Thurs., 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2:30 p.m. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch served at 12 p.m. Info: (718) 738-8100. The Gold Senior Center at Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, every Wed., 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Cultural and recreational programs, socialization. $3 suggested contribution. Contact: Gloria Davidson (201) 264-9515. Della Monica-Steinway Senior Center. Serving adults 60 and over. 23-56 Broadway, Astoria. Exercise classes daily, 10 a.m. Social dancing every Mon. and Thu., 1 p.m. Daily lunch served 11:45 a.m. Info: (718) 626-1500. Flushing-Fresh Meadows Jewish Center. Sisterhood sponsors an exercise program for active older adults every Tue., 11 a.m.-noon. 193-10 Peck Ave., Fresh Meadows. $5 per session. Info: (718) 357-5100.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01/13/16, bearing Index Number NC-000919-15/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) REGINALD (Middle) JAMES (Last) SCOTT. My present name is (First) MALE (Last) SCOTT AKA REGINALD SCOTT. My present address is 10-16 162nd Street, Whitestone, NY 11357-2124. My place of birth is MANHATTAN, NY. My date of birth is October 03, 1961.

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“Notice is hereby given that an Order entered by the Supreme Court, Queens County, on the 8th day of March, 2016, bearing Index Number 14190/15, a copy of which may be examined at the office of the clerk, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York, letting the Respondent, JP Morgan Chase, N.A. show cause before CMP, Room 25, at the courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, New York on the 28th of April, 2016 at 2:15pm or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an Order should not be made: Pursuant to RPAPL §1931, discharging of an ancient mortgage (dated February 1, 1978 and recorded February 23, 1978 in Queens County, New York) for real property located at 138-78 Francis Lewis Blvd, Rosedale, New York 11422 related to Mortgagee/ Respondent, J.P. MORGAN CHASE, N.A.; Mortgagors, Harry W. Kent, and, Stephen R. Candell; and Petitioner/ Assignee JOEL P. WOLF”

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Mets honor beloved staffer Shannon Forde Longtime media relations director died of breast cancer last Friday by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

She never hit a game-winning grand slam or threw a no-hitter, but Shannon Forde was arguably the most beloved member of the New York Mets organization over the last 22 years. That’s why the team somberly honored their adored 44-year-old media relations director with a public memorial service at Citi Field on Wednesday afternoon. Forde died last Friday after a battle with breast cancer that lasted over three years. “Shannon was an absolute inspiration to everyone in this organization,” Mets General Manager Sandy Alderson said in a statement last Friday announcing Forde’s death. “She was courageous in her fight and never let her illness claim her spirit. That spirit will remain with the Mets, in our memories and in our hearts.” The first female to be inducted into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame began her 22-year career with the Mets as a public relations intern in 1994, soon after the New Jersey resident graduated from St. John’s Un ive r sit y w it h a deg r e e i n s p or t s management. Over the course of the last two decades, she worked her way up to senior director of media relations, interacting with countless

Longtime Mets staffer Shannon Forde, seen here with All-Star third baseman David Wright, died last Friday after a long battle with breast cancer. The franchise honored the St. John’s alum with PHOTO COURTESY NEW YORK METS a memorial service at Citi Field on Wednesday. journalists covering the team and the Mets players themselves on a daily basis. The mother of two was beloved by both beat writers and the franchise itself, according to Mets third baseman David Wright,

who was in attendance at Wednesday’s memorial service. “Shannon was with me my whole career with the Mets,” Wright said in a statement released by the team last Friday. “She helped

me so much when I was a rookie.” “Whenever she came in the clubhouse, she was smiling, laughing, talking to everyone,” first baseman Lucas Duda told the Daily News last Saturday. “She was more than just someone who worked for the team to us. She was like a team mom.” Even after being diagnosed with Stage IV breast cancer in August 2012, Forde was still active in the team’s PR department, spending her late-October nights this past year working the World Series at Citi Field. New York Post baseball writer Joel Sherman remembered her as more than just an acquaintance he would say hello to at the ballpark, but as a close friend who was always smiling and laughing. “She was honest and cheery and kind and just the sight of her made a trip to the park better,” Sherman wrote. “You will find a unicorn before you find a person who had a bad word to say about her. On her worst days, she was the best — just like on the best days.” The Mets and the New York Yankees both honored Forde with pregame ceremonies and moments of silence prior to their spring training games in Florida this past weekend. Forde is survived by her husband, John, her son, Nicholas, her daughter, Kendall, and Q her sister, Alicia.

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