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Bob Turner to head Queens GOP

Former U.S. Rep. Bob Turner, a former TV producer, will be named the chairman of the Queens Republic Party later today, March 12. During his brief time in Congress, he represented a large part of South Queens and the Rockaways.

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Make Lunar New Year a holiday: pols Push comes after announcement of days off for two Muslim holy days by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

any elected officials praised the m ayo r’s a n n o u n c e m e nt l a s t We d ne sd ay t h at cit y publ ic schools will be closed for the Muslim holidays of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. “I commend Mayor de Blasio for adding these two holy days to our public school calendar, something many of us sought for years through state legislation that I sponsored ,” st ate Sen. M ichael Gia na r is (D-Astoria) said in a statement. But some politicians say the mayor and city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña excluded the Asian community by not also designating Lunar New Year as a school holiday for the 2015-16 school year. “My community and I were made to believe that Lunar New Year was going to officially be recognized for the next school ye a r,” Cit y C ou n c i l m a n Pe t e r Ko o (D-Flushing) said in a statement. “I was very disappointed to look at the newly released 2015-2016 school calendar, and not see Lunar New Year Day as an officially recognized holiday by the Department of Education.” Koo and other elected officials have sent a letter to de Blasio, urging him to make the Asian holiday the next day for public schools to close their doors.

Elected officials are urging the mayor and city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to close the school system on Lunar New Year, following an announcement last week that students will get to FILE PHOTO stay home during two Muslim holidays. School districts have the authority to close for the two Muslim holidays, Lunar New Year and Diwali thanks to a law signed by Gov. Cuomo in December. “Parents should not have to choose between sending their kids to school or celebrating their most important cultural holi-

day with family,” a letter from 18 city, state and federal politicians to the mayor stated. The letter also states that because a large number of students might be absent from school on Lunar New Year, it might be “a waste of educational time and resources.” The letter was signed by Rep. Carolyn

Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens), Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) and several other officials across Queens and the city. The politicians also requested to meet with de Blasio about the matter. The mayor told reporters last week he was trying to close the schools on the holiday, but has to keep them open for the required 180 days throughout the year. “What we’ve found in this process is that we are in a very tight situation, as I said, with the number of days that we have to achieve each year, so it’s going to take more work to get to that,” de Blasio said at a press conference in Brooklyn announcing school's closure on the Eid holidays. “We remain focused on it, but it will take more work, because we have to balance a lot of factors.” According to the DOE’s 2012-13 demographic report, the latest numbers available on the system’s website, 16 percent of the school system’s population is Asian. Lunar New Year fell during the DOE’s mid-winter break, but the politicians letter states that “we cannot depend on the luck of the calendar.” The holiday falls on Monday, Feb. 8 next Q year, a school day.

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Members also discuss policy for serving alcohol in area restaurants by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

In the same room where they elected a new district manager a week before, Community Board 9 members elected a new group of officers to lead them for the next year. Raj Rampershad was unanimously elected as the new chairman, replacing Ralph Gonzalez, who did not choose to run for re-election. Rampershad previously served as first vice chairman for the board. J. Richard Smith was elected as the new first vice chairman, after having ser ved as second vice chairman. Joel Kuszai was elected as second vice chairman and Ivan Mrakovcic was elected as executive secretary, replacing Marie Turley. “There’s some old faces and there’s some new faces here,” board member Andrea Crawford, a former CB 9 chairwoman, said of the new officers. The new officers, and the rest of

the board, must wait until the end of the month to see if they will be reappointed by Borough President Melinda Katz. Some board members made references to the fact that some of them might not be reappointed, after Katz last month said they should postpone their district manager vote until April when a new board would be in place. Two board members, however, already know their fate. David Adorno, chairman of the budget and finance committee, an nounced at the meeting he would be resigning from the board to dedicate more time to his startup business, a Depar tment of Motor Vehicles concierge service. “It’s been an incredible three years,” Adorno said. Board member Sam Esposito has also said he will not be returning to the board and is moving. In other board business, members discussed the policy of allowing restaurants to serve alcohol past midnight.

The issue came up when the liquor license for Dani’s House of Pizza, located at 81-28 Lefferts Blvd., was up for renewal. The Public Safety and Consumer Affairs Committee suggested the board vote against renewing, citing a policy of not allowing restaurants to serve alcohol in the early morning hours. Adorno, however, pointed out that Dani’s serves food until its closing and that they only serve beer and wine and not hard liquor. He suggested voting to allow the restaurant to keep its liquor license. Some board members said that doing so would send “mixed messages” to other businesses applying for liquor license renewals and that the board should stick to its policy of vot i ng agai nst the renewal. After a lengthy discussion, the board voted against the committee’s suggestion. Adorno later tried to propose that the board re-examine its policy for area restaurants that serve

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New officers for Community Board 9

Raj Rampershad, right, was elected as chairman of Community Board 9 on Tuesday. J. Richard Smith, left, was elected first vice chairman. They join Joel Kuszai, who will be second vice chairman, and Ivan Mrakovcic, who will PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY be executive secretary. alcohol past a certain time, but a quorum of the board was not present to vote on his motion.

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Queens places of worship to close Three Lutheran churches, two in borough, to form new congregation by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ozone Park, left, and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church in Woodhaven are planning on closing after agreeing to merge with a Brooklyn church to form one PHOTO COURTESY RUBENSTEIN COMMUNICATIONS ministry to be placed in South Queens. state — will now look at selling the three buildings or using them for “other purposes to serve the community.” The Synod will seek a central location in southern Queens to place a new church for all members to attend services.

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Two Queens Lutheran churches will close their doors as part of a plan to merge three congregations into one. The members of Christ Lutheran Church, located at 85-15 101 Ave. in Ozone Park, and St. Luke’s Lutheran Church and its Latino ministry San Lucas, located at 87-34 85 St., voted on March 1 to create a new ministry to be called All Saints Lutheran Church — Todos Los Santos. The two Queens parishes will join members from St. Philip’s Lutheran Church, located in Brooklyn. “We applaud the congregations involved for making the bold choice to give up the familiar and uniting to solidify a better future for their ministry and community,” Synod Bishop Robert Alan Rimbo said in a statement. “It’s perhaps prophetic that the decision was made as the arrival of Spring, a period of rejuvenation, is just around the corner.” The Rev. Marc Herbst, assistant to the bishop for strategic plan implementation, said the decision to join the three ministries follows dwindling membership and limited resources for each of the locations. Herbst said the Metro New York Synod — the body that oversees Lutheran churches across the five boroughs and other parts of the

a temporary site for the new ministry that afternoon. The site has yet to be determined. And though churches have joined together before, Herbst called this move “unique.” “Generally, you may have a merging of only two congregations,” he said, adding that past mergers have been successful. He also said the closing or merging of churches is not unique to the Lutheran faith. “I think all mainline Protestant religions, as well as Roman Catholicism and Orthodox Judaism, are looking at declining membership, limited resources and aging buildings,” he said. The Bayside Jewish Center announced earlier this year it would be closing and members of the Maspeth Jewish Center last week said its closure is imminent. But Herbst said the physical building has ver y lit tle i mpact on the faith of a congregation. “It’s not about the building, it’s about how we’re serving the community,” he said. “We’re trying to change the emphasis.” Herbst added that members of each congregation were educated about the merger years before the vote took place, and the Synod hosted “round robin” services where people from each church got to visit a different ministry each week to become familiar with the people Q they will be joining every Sunday.

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3, 2, 1 — liftoff to NASA video meeting Eric Ulrich helps fund program for children to connect with astronauts by Anthony O’Reilly

Alexander spoke with the students for almost an hour about the history of NASA, It was one small step for man and one the purpose of the organization and its giant opportunity for a group of Richmond future plans to explore Mars and bring an Hill children on Tuesday as they got the asteroid into the moon’s orbit. The children were then able to ask quesopportunity to chat live with officials from NASA and lear n about the program’s tions of Alexander, such as what would happen if an astronaut got disconnected efforts to continue exploring outer space. “You are the future engineers and astro- from the International Space Station and nauts who will lead this program,” said Eric got lost in space. The event was held at the One Stop RichAlexander, of NASA’s engineering directorate, who chatted with the students live from mond Hill Community Center, located at 110-08 Jamaica Ave. the space agency’s California station. The community center’s president, Simcha Waisman, said this is just one of many space-oriented events that the children in the program have participated in. “T he whole prog ra m is based on space,” he said. “We’ve been doing this for about 11 years.” He said many of the program’s alumni have returned to the community center to see how it has evolved throughout the years. “They come back and they see things like this and say ‘I Children at the One Stop Richmond Hill Community Center wish I was back here,’” he said. The prog ram, Waisman PHOTOS BY ANTHONY O’REILLY chat with a NASA official. Associate Editor

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ayor de Blasio really has to get his act together. That’s the kind of thing you’d expect to say about the unmotivated college kid who slept through a final, not the chief executive of the world’s premier city, but it’s true. De Blasio keeps on demonstrating a lack of respect for other people’s time — and therefore for other people, period — by showing up late to events where he is a key player. The first big thing he missed was the moment of silence at last year’s commemoration of the crash of Flight 587 in the Rockaways. He fumbled for excuses and finally admitted he had slept late. That infuriated relatives of the victims, and afterward the New York Post — no friend of the administration to begin with — made a big production of sending him an alarm clock. But it did no good. Six days later a flight was delayed so the mayor could make it, though only by a few minutes, and he continues to be tardy for all kinds of important events in Queens. The latest big one was the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in the Rockaways, which he missed about half of, even though the organizers delayed stepping off as they

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waited for him. Residents, many of whom were probably already angered by de Blasio’s cancellation of their ferry service to Manhattan, booed him and called out that he is “the worst mayor ever.” Ouch. He’s had 108 predecessors, including some real doozies. Even as hyperbole, that hurts. But that’s what de Blasio gets for being so inconsiderate and tone-deaf. When the Post put an illustration of the mayor running on “de Blasio time” on page one the next day, images of it went viral on social media. There are some good policies coming out of this administration but a lot to worry about also — the rift with the police, the coziness with Al Sharpton, the rush to implement pre-K programs without proper vetting of the spaces where they’re offered, the sharp drop in criminal cases brought against city employees by the Department of Investigation and more. But now the criticism is focusing on de Blasio the person as much as de Blasio the policy maker. He appears too aloof at times and has to show his constituents more respect in order to gain back some of the same — and he better do it in a timely fashion.

Dear Editor: (An open letter to U.S. Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand) I hope that this letter finds you well. I am writing to thank you, first of all, for issuing a call for Congressional oversight hearings in light of very disturbing revelations about the National Flood Insurance Program operated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency and how it may have seriously defrauded New York residents whose homes were devastated in Hurricane Sandy. I urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that a full and complete investigation is carried out to determine if any FEMA and/or NFIP employees willfully, knowingly and wrongly altered engineering reports on the extent of home damage caused by the storm in an effort to reduce insurance payments to affected homeowners. I share your very deep concern about the allegations of fraud and document-doctoring aired on the television news show “60 Minutes” by Brad Kieserman, the new executive overseeing insurance programs for FEMA. His remarks appear to bolster charges made by many homeowners, including some of my constituents in Queens, that professional engineering repor ts were inexplicably changed to indicate that damage was preexisting on damaged properties when it was actually caused by Hurricane Sandy. As a result, homeowners did not receive adequate © Copyright 2015 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

ike any immigrant group that arrives in New York, East Asians are becoming more active in politics, education and other spheres over time. But lately it’s been city policy driving Chinese Americans, Korean Americans and others into advocacy and activism, especially here in Queens. That’s because over the last year or so there have been three distinct moves made by elected and other public officials that the Asian-American community here has seen as detrimental. One is the drive to water down admissions rules for the city’s specialized high schools. Asians as a whole outperform other groups on the entrance exams, and their share of the student body would drop if the tests are no longer the only way to get in. Then came the establishment of a new homeless shelter in Elmhurst after a top city official told Queens residents it would never happen. That drove hundreds into the streets in protest. Most recently, the community was snubbed when City Hall added two new holidays to the school calendar, but left out Lunar New Year, a celebration of high cultural importance to Asians. All these events are prompting Asian Americans to get more organized and involved in public affairs, and woe be it to any official who thinks they will take such things lying down.

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insurance payments for the loss of their homes and, in some cases, were financially devastated as a result. After dealing with the ravages of Sandy, my constituents should not have been forced to deal with dishonest FEMA or NFIP personnel. It is unacceptable to believe that the initial federal agency that was supposed to help people after the storm was actually serving as a roadblock to full recovery. In addition to requiring a full Congressional investigation of this issue, I also urge you to pursue action to reimburse those homeowners who may have been defrauded with artificially low insurance payments after having their properties destroyed and their lives irrevocably changed. I appreciate your assistance and efforts on behalf of our mutual constituents who were particularly hard hit by Superstorm Sandy and look forward to continuing to work with you on these vital issues. Joseph P. Addabbo NYS Senator for the 15th District Howard Beach

Climate catastrophe Dear Editor: The Cuomo administration recently announced that it would seek to redesign how electricity is distributed in New York (i.e., Reforming Energy Vision), part of an ongoing effort to modernize our electrical system. While Gov. Cuomo has supported several reforms to further the development of renewable energy, such efforts fall way short of the investments needed to protect the state and its residents from the threats posed by climate change. The governor proposes spending $5 billion over 10 years to support the transition to renewable energy when probably 20 times as much money is needed. Global warming driven by carbon and greenhouse gas emissions is driving increasingly severe weather. The increased heat provides more energy and power, pushing the weather pendulum further in every direction. Storms of the century now occur every five or 10 years. Winters can be much colder in some places

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Dear Editor: Did you hear about recent news that the proposed Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel which might connect New Jersey to either Brooklyn or Queens is under consideration again? In theory, it might move thousands of trucks on a daily basis off the roads and onto railroad tracks for significant portions of the journey between New Jersey and Long Island. It reminds me of the long-forgotten proposed tunnel between 69th Street in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and St. George, Staten Island. The concept was to extend subway service from Brooklyn to Staten Island. Ground was broken with entrances at both ends in the 1920s, but the project quickly ran out of money and was abandoned to history. When living on Shore Road in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, friends and I would look to no avail in attempting to find the abandoned site filled in decades earlier. Flash forward almost 90 years later and we have the proposed “Cross Harbor” rail freight tunnel project. Construction of any new freight, public transportation tunnel or bridge project can take years if not decades by the time all feasibility studies, environmental reviews, planning, design, engineering, real estate acquisition, permits, procurements, construction, budgeting, identifying and securing funding is completed. This is before the project reaches beneficial use. Construction for the Second Avenue subway began in the 1960s. (Bond money intended for this project in the 1950s was spent elsewhere). The latest completion date for the first segment of three stations between 63rd and 96th Streets on the Upper East Side of Manhattan is 2016 at a cost of $4.5 billion. Construction for the original tunnel to support bringing the Long Island Rail Road from Queens into Grand Central Station began in the 1960s. The latest completion date is now 2023 with a cost of $10 billion. No one can identify the source for the estimated $16 billion to build a new tunnel for New Jersey Transit and Amtrak known as the “Gateway project” to gain additional access to Penn Station from New Jersey. Ditto for paying back the $3 billion federal loan that covered a majority of the estimated $4 billion for replacing the Tappan Zee Bridge from Westchester to Rockland. Any guess who will find $5 to $10 billion or more needed for construction of a new Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel? This may be just another in the continuing series of feasibility studies sponsored by various governmental agencies and public officials over decades. They generate some money for consultants along with free publicity for elected officials who promise a bright future but all too often move on to another public office before delivering. You are frequently left holding an empty bag with unfilled promises. At the end of the day, just as with the long-abandoned Brooklyn to Staten Island subway project, don’t count on seeing any shovel in the ground before the end of this decade. Don’t count on completion of any Cross Harbor Freight Tunnel in our lifetime. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

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like the Northeast while bears end their hibernation weeks early in the West because spring arrives prematurely. Heat waves during the summer last longer with higher temperatures, which are especially deadly for children and seniors. Historic floods and droughts become commonplace. Insects and their attacks on our food system spread. And deadly diseases such as malaria, dengue and Ebola spread as well. Access to food and water will become more difficult. We can’t stop climate change at this point, but we can reduce how devastating and expensive it will be. We can reduce the number of people who will die from it. A report by 20 nations estimated that 100 million people worldwide will die from climate change by 2030 if we continue on the present path. Most of the predictions by climate scientists so far have underestimated how fast climate change is occurring. Scientists say to avoid the worst of climate change we have to ensure that 80 percent of the existing fossil fuel reserves must remain in the ground. Yet the fossil fuel industry is spending hundreds of billions of dollars in ever more extreme extraction efforts that will bankrupt them and our economy, especially if oil prices fail to rebound to much higher levels. Investing in clean energy will benefit virtually everyone — other than the coal, oil and gas CEOs, with their enormous profits. The debate is not over whether we go to a carbon-neutral energy system but when. The political will, not technology, is the problem. And while NYS has made some small reforms on electricity, it has done little on transportation and agriculture. Getting to 100 percent clean energy by 2030 will create an enormous number of jobs along the way. It will reduce health problems and deaths from air pollution. It will substantially lower energy costs. The technology to go to 100 percent clean renewable energy and energy conservation already exists — and is steadily becoming cheaper and more efficient. However, we still provide enormous tax subsidies to promote the use of fossil fuels because campaign contributions derived from fossil fuel profits buy our elected officials. The time is now for state officials to set a goal of 100 percent clean energy by 2030. All New Yorkers would be acting in their selfinterest by urging Cuomo and other elected officials to do so. Mark A. Dunlea Green Education and Legal Fund Brooklyn

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New chairman a page-Turner for Queens GOP Former congressman set to receive the Republican nod Thursday in Forest Hills by Michael Gannon Editor

For mer Queens Cong ressman Bob Turner is expected to be named as chairman of the county’s Republican Party on Thursday night, according to a spokesman for the State Republican Committee. Turner, a retired television executive who served from 2011 to 2012 after a special election, will take over a fragmented party from parole Judge Robert Beltrani. Beltrani replaced longtime Chairman Phil Ragusa, who passed away last year. David Laska, spokesman for state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, said a formal designation will come Thursday evening at the American Legion Post in Forest Hills. “We received a letter from about twothirds of the [county] party leadership,” Laska said Tuesday in a telephone interview. “They requested the appointment of Bob Turner.” Turner could not be reached for comment, but some high-prof ile Queens Republicans were buoyant when asked about the possibility of him becoming chairman. Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich (R- Ozone Park) said he had been expecting the appointment for several weeks, and fully supports the former congressman. “I think this is very positive, a step in the right direction,” Ulrich said. “There is no question that he is the best person to really unify the party, bring the various factions together and begin making progress and move the party to the future.” In a voicemail, Kevin Ryan of the Northeast Queens Republican Club said he was excited upon learning that longwhispered rumors about an impending

Bob Turner’s upset congressional win in 2011 hinged largely on the subject of peace in the MIddle East. He may have a tougher assignment when it comes to brokering peace between two FILE PHOTO warring factions in the Queens County Republican party. Turner appointment were true. “It’s the most positive news we’ve had in years and long overdue,” Ryan wrote. “I’m very happy that Chairman Cox sees that Bob Turner is the right leader for the Queens GOP, as many of us in Queens have felt for a long time. “I believe he will restore integrity and competence to the party,” Ryan added. The phone number listed for the Queens County Republican Party on its website was not in service on Monday afternoon. And efforts to click on the Queens GOP website through Google on Tuesday from

two different computer terminals in the Q ueens Ch ron icle newsroom li n ked instead to an article on Turner on the website of the New York Post. Turner, whose contributions to television history include “The Jerry Springer Show,” was elected to Congress in a special election after former Democratic Congressman Anthony Weiner was forced to resign afteritexting inappropriate photographs of himself — some believed to have been taken in the congressional gym — to a number of women. Turner ran against Assemblyman David

Weprin (D-Fresh Meadows). The district had not elected a Republican to Congress in eight decades. But many considered the tide to turn for Turner when he was endorsed by former Mayor Ed Koch, who was able to turn the race largely into a referendum on President Obama’s policies toward Israel. Though Weprin is an observant Orthodox Jew, Koch’s endorsement placed him on the defensive on the issue and benefited Turner immensely. Koch enjoyed a prominent place next to Turner at his campaign headquarters as he declared victory on Election Night. In Congress, Turner was a reliably conservative Republican vote. His district was carved up in 2012 when the congressional lines were redrawn as a result of the 2010 U.S. Census. Turner and his family would suffer a devastating personal tragedy in October 2012 when their house was destroyed in the firestorm that swept through Breezy Point during Hurricane Sandy. Recent years had seen a deep, bitter divide in the Queens Republican Party, with old-guard stalwarts loyal to Ragusa squaring off against a faction whose most visible leader is Ulrich. Turner remained active in GOP politics and popular with the party rank-and-file since leaving office, being a frequently sought-after guest to headline events at neighborhood Republican clubs. He was long rumored to be a candidate for party chairman, and while he did not appear to campaign for the post publicly since Ragusa’s death, he also did little to dispel rumors when asked at personal Q appearances.

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Four Queens residents earn honors in men’s pro and amateur divisions The New York Arm Wrestling Association hosted the NYC Sit-Down Arm Wrestling Championships on March 1 at Cheap Shots Sports Bar in Flushing. Sixty-seven contestants and 200 spectators participated. In the Pro Division, Angel Cosme of Flushing won the men’s 176-pound class both righthanded and lefthanded, while Dariusz Wisniewski of Philadelphia won the 154-pound class. Jason Vale of Bellerose took the righthanded 198-pound class edging out second-place contestant Patrick Baffa, also from Queens. Vale also took the 199+ class, with David Milburn of Jamaica taking third in the category. Scott Latella of Rotterdam, NY, won first in the lefthanded masters weight class, with Cosme and Milburn winning second and third, respectively. Bobby

Buttafuoco of Rockville Centre, LI won the righthanded contest. Among the amateurs, Milburn won first in the Super-199+ lefthanded class. Other amateur winners among the men included Ron DellaDonna of New Rochelle (154); Brian Bellwood (righthanded) of Maple Shade, NJ and Bakhtiyor Djuraev (lefthanded) at 176 pounds; Tom Wierman of Port Jefferson, LIl, at 198; and Skip Hasbrouck (left) of Cropseyville, NY, at Super 199+. Among the women, Ana Kenah of Jersey City took first place in the women’s open categories both lefthanded and righthanded. Vale of Bellerose took MVP honors for the strongest right arm, with Latella winning for lefthanders. Kenah won Women’s Strongest Arm. Q

Ana Kenah, right, of of Jersey City, takes on Kerry Chapman of Farmingdale, LI in the Women’s Division of the NYC Sit-Down Arm Wrestling Championships in Flushing on March 1. Kenah swept the women’s honors, while four men from Queens placed in the top three in their weight COURTESY PHOTO classes. Jason Vale of Bellerose was names MVP Strongest Right Arm.

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Qns. man sold cocaine: NJ An Ozone Park man was charged with selling cocaine to an undercover New Jersey narcotics agent in Bergen County, the area’s prosecutor said in a release on Monday. Joseph Caputo, 24 and a resident of Linden Boulevard, is charged with “one count of Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance, namely Cocaine, in a quantity greater than one-half (1/2) ounce but less than five (5) ounces,” according to County Prosecutor John Molinelli. Caputo was arrested after an investi-

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Shannon Sommers, of Howard Beach, reflects on being a teenager by Anthony O’Reilly

“I looked at different anthologies and high school poetry contests,” she said. After looking into the American High School Poet conHoward Beach resident Shannon Sommers wasn’t looktest, she decided to revise “Reflections” and give it a shot. ing for notoriety when she wrote her poem “Reflections.” Her entry was not her first venture into the writing “I was just sitting around and the idea came to me,” Sommers said. “I just started writing and finished it in 15 world. She is an editor for her yearminutes.” book at Leon Goldstein High But after she entered a national School for the Sciences in Brookcontest, Sommers’ work will be lyn and also has worked with its available for people across the uman consciousness lags newspaper. She also has particicountry to read in the American 80 milliseconds behind pated in poetry festivals in the High School Poet’s “Inside of Me” past. anthology this spring. actual events ... A tribute Although a resident of Howard The antholog y will contain Beach, she attended Mark Twain poems from other teenagers on to the girl I once was, IS 239 in Coney Island. what it is li ke to live as a n echoing screams ... in cave “I really liked their creative adolescent. writing program,” Sommers said In her poem, Sommers talks walls. But my reflection is of the middle school. about how her perception of herHer love of writing started at a self is constantly changing. not me. I am too far gone.” young age when she would read “Human consciousness lags 80 — “Reflection” by Shannon Sommers works by various authors. milliseconds behind actual “I was ver y into different events,” is the beginning line of books and series,” she said, adding her poem, which later on says, “A tribute to the girl I once was, echoing screams through that as she got older she tried to become like the people fractures in cave walls. But my reflection is not me. I am who wrote her favorite pieces. “I tried to emulate them,” she said. too far gone.” She said she is seeking to major in a liberal arts proSommers had to enter a contest to have her poem gram when she enters college. published. Although she said that she wants to write for a living, She said she came across it one day while researching she does not know exactly what kind of writing she’ll do. Q different contests. Associate Editor

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Vietnam veteran Fred Gatt dies at 66 Wartime service was key to the life of Ozone Park patriot, signmaker by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Alfred Gatt, a longtime area businessman and Vietnam combat veteran, died last Friday at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Brooklyn. He was 66. Gatt had been the owner of Al Gatt Signs and Graphics on Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park, previously operated by his mentor in the business, Willie Zerillo. He was a member of the Ozone Park Knights of Columbus, the Vietnam Veterans of America, the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, as well as an administrator for Stand Down, a group with Facebook pages for servicemen and women returning from abroad. And he was a member of the Queens Chronicle’s extended family, as his wife, Patricia Gatt, is an account executive with the paper. Patricia Gatt said her husband’s service in Vietnam made him the man he was. “It defined who he was as a person,” she said. “He was always super-proud of his service. From the day he came home, he flew the American flag, and then the POW flag, in front of the house. He was a true-blooded American through and through.” Gatt served in country from 1967 through 1969, his wife said, driving troop transport trucks and serving as a supply officer. He saw a lot of combat, including during the Tet Offensive, the enemy military campaign launched on Jan. 30, 1968. He was a specialist grade-4 when he left the Army. Gatt’s family believes his wartime service also ultimately led to his demise, due to exposure to the chemical defoliant Agent Orange, which the United States deployed during the war to expose enemy positions. He died after a long illness, of complications from diabetes, heart disease and, ultimately, kidney failure. His first wife, Liberta Gatt, Zerillo’s daughter, died of cancer in 1992, and their daughter, Laurie Ann Gatt, who had Down’s syndrome, died in 2002 one day shy of her 26th birthday. The family believes all those illnesses trace back to Agent Orange, Patricia Gatt said. Alfred Domonick Gatt was born on the

Romanelli-Stephen Funeral Home, located at 89-01 Rockaway Blvd. in Ozone Park, from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to after 9 p.m. Tuesday. His funeral was held at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, at 91-01 Rockaway. “Freddy is my Brother, my Hero and was always my Best Friend,” his brother Joseph said in a Book of Memories post on the funeral home’s website. “I never failed to thank him for his sacrifices serving in the Armed Forces in Viet-Nam. I’m very sorry to see you go Fred. I’ll always miss you. I’ll always think of you and hopefully one day, we’ll be together again in the next life.” The VVA sent an honor guard to Gatt’s funeral service, and he was buried at Calverton National Cemetery on Long Island, with the U.S. flag he long flew at home. The Gatts married in 2006, after years of friendship. Their relationship was “made in heaven,” said Patricia’s mother, Ann Inzerillo. The similarity between Patricia Gatt’s maiden name and the old signmaker’s last name was Alfred Gatt, near right, at the Nov. 3, 2013 Queens Veterans Parade in Middle Village. He was something the couple found remarkable, one joined there by his wife, Patricia Gatt, rear; her parents, World War II veteran Casper Inzerillo and little sign their love was meant to be. “They were great together,” Inzerillo FILE PHOTO his wife, Ann; and Fred Jost of the Knights of Columbus, who also served in the ’Nam. said. “It’s terrible he was taken away like “That’s the kind of guy he was,” Patricia that. I’m going to miss him a lot.” island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea on Alfred Gatt’s health problems began even Sept. 3, 1948, and immigrated to the United Gatt said of her husband. “He was nonjudgbefore they wed. States with his family as a boy. When he mental, a great guy.” “All these years he held on, he was going And he was tough, she said: “He had so was 13, he began working for Zerillo, a many illnesses, but never once did he com- through such horrific things,” Patricia Gatt World War II veteran who is now 95. “He was instrumental in my husband’s plain. It was so painful, but the only time I said. “When I saw him Thursday, he said he was ‘so sorry to put you and our son through saw him cry was when his daughter died.” life,” Patricia Gatt said of Zerillo. this.’ He was joking In addition to his Before taking over the business, Fred the day he died with Gatt also worked for Varig Airlines, as a wife, Gatt is survived his brother Vincent. by his two brothers, foreman in charge of hazardous waste. He h a d eig ht I Vs Running the sign shop, he once took on a Vincent and Joseph; coming out of him man who walked in off the street looking for his sister, Mary Grein; and he was joking. a job, his wife recalled. The man, whom she his son, Robert; his “I consider myself only knew as Tyrone, was an immigrant s t e p s o n , R i c h a r d a pretty strong perK roh ley; a nd fou r from Haiti. son, but I never met “What can you do?” Fred Gatt asked him. grandchildren: Kayla someone with characTyrone said he was an artist, and painted and Jason Gatt and ter and strength like a portrait for the shopkeeper on the spot to Brandon and Christian he had. He was one of Krohley. He was preshow off his skills. a kind, and it’s going Gatt hired him then and there, later even deceased by his parsponsoring his bid for a green card. Within ents, Francis and Mary. Fred Gatt’s dogtags hung in his vehicle, to be really hard for five years, Tyrone had opened his own sign A wake for Gatt was where he took this photo of them, which was anybody to f ill his Q COURTESY PHOTO footprints.” shop. held at t he Ja me s displayed at his wake.

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On his fifth day on the job, the 102nd Precinct’s new commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Deodat Urprasad, introduced himself to Community Board 9 members on Tuesday. And he had a clear message on how he would tackle crime in the area. “My policy is to stop the problem before it festers,” he said. Urprasad replaces Hank Sautner as commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, which covers the areas of Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven and the northern part of Ozone Park.

Urprasad praised the work Sautner did in trying to tackle crime in the areas he now oversees. “My predecessor did an excellent job,” he told community board members. Urprasad has been in the force for more than 20 years and previously oversaw the precinct that patrols Yankee Stadium. “I am a Yankees fan,” he said to scattered applause from board members. Urprasad will formally introduce himself again at Tuesday’s meeting of the 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting at the Richmond Hill Library, located at 118-14 Q Hillside Ave.

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Using a T-shirt last week to urge support for the DREAM Act in the state Senate, state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) is now embracing 21st century tech. Starting Tuesday, Peralta took a photo w i t h a s ig n r e a d i n g “ # P a s sT h e DREAMAct” and, in an effort to ensure more senators vote to approve the bill this year, urged his colleagues to do the same. Last year, the bill, which urges college tuition support for undocumented immigrants, was two votes short in the Senate. State Sens. Leroy Comrie (D-Hollis) and Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) and Assemblymen Ron Kim (D-Flushing) and Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) — the sponsor for the bill that just passed in the Assembly — have also tweeted photos. “In just a few years, the DREAM Act would pay for itself, as the average college student graduate pays about $4,000 a year in state taxes,” Peralta, center photo, said in a statement. “Let’s put an end to the DREAMers’ nightmare and provide them with much-needed financial aid.” At press time, no Republican officials Q had tweeted a photo.

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A list of possible improvements to Councilman Eric Ulrich’s (R-Ozone Park) district has been released as part of his participatory budgeting process. The ballots have been split up into two sections — one for his district on mainland Queens and another for the parts of the Rockaways he represents. Voters in Community Districts 9 and 10 will cast their vote at several different locations, which have yet to be determined, throughout the district, a spokesman for Ulrich said. Rockaway residents will have different voting places. The voting will take place throughout April. Participatory budgeting allows residents to decide how $1 million can be spent throughout their district. Not all Council members choose to hold participatory budgeting in their districts. Community organizations earlier this

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Harrison, Pointer honored by Big East by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

The St. John’s Red Storm enjoyed one of its more successful years in recent history this season, and two star seniors were recognized for playing their part this week. Guard D’Angelo Harrison was named to the All-Big East First-Team for the second season in a row while forward Sir’Dominic Pointer, who many considered a lock along with Harrison, was chosen for the conference’s Second-Team. The two were also named to the United States Basketball Writers Association’s AllDistrict team, the second straight year Harrison has been given the distinction. Despite being snubbed for a spot on the conference first team, Pointer still brought home the Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year award, an honor he’ll share with Providence’s Kris Dunn, as well as Big East Most Improved Player.

The Detroit native is the second St. John’s player ever to receive the awards after Mark Jackson was honored for his defensive excellence in 1987 and Dwight Hardy was recognized for his superb season in 2011. Harrison averaged 17.8 points and 5.5 rebounds this year and became the third player in school history to score 2,000 career points. Pointer averaged 13.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per game in his Q breakout senior season.

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Odds are the last thing you want to do after a long day at work is hop into the car and head down to the supermarket and try to shop with dozens of other stressed-out people around you. But you need to fill your fridge and cabinets with food for the week. So what do you do? If you live in Ozone Park, you could call the Key Food Fresh supermarket located at 102-01 101 Ave. and have your groceries delivered. That’s right, a grocery store that does the shopping for you. Customers who call (718) 849-8200 can tell employees at the store what items they want delivered. The store’s general manager, Hasan Zghari, also said the supermarket is planning to develop an app that will allow shoppers to place orders on their smartphones. But don’t limit yourself to bread and milk when creating your shopping list. Inside the store are goods from around the world — from the endangered Cadbury chocolate to Cáfe Bustelo. Zghari said he’s planning to bring Polish food items to the store in the near future. No matter what part of the world your groceries come from, they all have one thing in common, their low price. But ask Zghari, who has been working at the store for about three and a half years, what his favorite part of it is and he won’t list any of the international products on the shelves. He’ll say it’s the deli. “It’s always fresh and there’s great customer service,” Zghari said. Behind the deli counter, two butchers

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Meng brings South Korean diplomat to speak at Queens College event by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

South Korea’s ambassador to the United States, Ahn Ho-Young, paid a visit to the borough on Monday night, drawing an audience of approximately 100 Korean-American leaders with whom he discussed the importance of the U.S.-South Korea relationship. The event, held at Queens College, was organized by Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing) in conjunction with the Korea Economic Institute of America. Meng said selecting the site for the event was “an easy choice,” with the area’s many ties to the KoreanAmerican community. Taking a personal approach to his formal remarks, Ahn turned back time to 1981, recalling his first trip to Washington, DC to study at Georgetown University. The memory served as a springboard for his relatively br ief address, which focused on the three biggest changes he has seen in the nation’s capital over the intervening years. “The first one is the forgotten

war has changed into the forgotten victory,” he said, indicating he “was overpowered with deep emotion” when, in 2013, on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War, a permanent exhibition opened at the Pentagon under the title, “The Forgotten Victory.” The second change Ahn has observed is the frequency with which people ask him where to find a good Korean restaurant in Washington, DC. “Food is something very special,” he said. “Clothing we wear on our bodies. Cosmetics we apply to our faces. Food is something we take into our bodies. So many Americans feel comfortable eating Korean food because they feel comfortable in their daily relationship with Koreans.” More complex is the third change which, Ahn suggested, simultaneously encompasses three f ronts: “T he development of Korea as a nation, the development of the very close relationship between Korea and the United States and the development of the Korean-American community in

the United States. The best way to understand [them] is ... to look at them all together.” He called the relat ionsh ip between the two countries “the most successful bilateral relationship we have in Korea” and concluded by thanking the KoreanAmerican community “for what you have done.” Following the ambassador’s remarks, he fielded questions from the audience. One concerned the relationship between Korea and Japan, prompting him to say that the two countries “have come a long, long way. Of course, there are ups and downs,” but “we share strategic goals.” For years, Ahn said, Japan has taken responsibility for its aggression during World War II, but he suggested that there are now “many indications” that Japan is about to change its position. It is a “source of much concern,” Ahn admitted. “We are highly appreciative of what the U.S. gover n ment is doing” to help create a stronger relationship between Japan and

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Little Neck’s Chin named as a regent Experienced city educator gets approval from state Legislature by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

A Little Neck educator, who spent 30 years in the public school system, was named to the state Board of Regents by the Legislature on Tuesday. Judith Chin, 63, who now works as coordinator for strategic development at Teachers College, Columbia University, replaces Geraldine Chapey of Belle Harbor, who vacated the seat last June. She had served for 16 years. The board is made up of 17 members who are elected to five-year terms and receive no pay, but are reimbursed for travel expenses. They are responsible for the general supervision of all educational activities in the state and preside over the state Education Department. Last month, Chin testified before the Assembly’s Education Committee, where she said she hoped to “make decisions in the best interest of parents and children.” When questioned about overtesting students and teachers who are too focused on just preparing them for the tests, Chin said “the joy of learning has been lost due to testing” and that the system “has lost sight of arts programs and physical education.” She stressed that “we are overtesting” in the schools to the detriment of students and

Judith Chin and her husband, Henry, right, celebrate her selection to the state Board of Regents in Albany on Tuesday. With them at the Capitol are state Sen. Toby Stavisky and Assemblyman PHOTO COURTESY NYS ASSEMBLY Ron Kim, both of Flushing. that the system using such testing and teacher evaluations is a “gotcha game.” She was less than enthusiastic about charter schools, telling Assembly members that such schools are about profiting “on the backs of children and teachers.” Chin also questioned whether charter schools are performing well enough, adding

that they aren’t “playing on the same playing field” as regular public schools. She told the Assembly committee that she is a first-generation American and grew up in Brooklyn. “I spoke no English until I went to school,” Chin said. A graduate of CUNY City College, the new regent, who will take office next

month, first taught in Spanish Harlem, later became an administrator in Brooklyn and Manhattan and then principal at an elementary school in Chinatown and a middle school in Chelsea. Under former schools Chancellor Rudy Crew, Chin served as executive director for instructional support and for the center for recruitment. From 2001 to 2005, she became one of 10 regional superintendents. Her districts included 25, 26, 28 and 29 in Queens. Chin later headed the Learning Support Organization for the Department of Education, covering 375 schools in the f ive boroughs. Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) hailed her appointment, noting that she is the first Chinese-American to serve as a regent. “I know that she, as a longtime educator, shares my values in promoting classrooms that emphasize learning instead of just being taught to the test,” Kim said. “I trust that Ms. Chin will continue her work in education to better the State of New York in her new position.” Assemblyman Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) said he was proud to support Chin for regent: “She has extensive experience in the field of education and has worked in nearly every level of the city Department of EducaQ tion.”

Crime rates still fall in the 103rd Precinct Commanding officer cites ‘record low numbers’; vows it will continue by Michael Gannon

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Forgive NYPD Deputy Inspector John Cappelmann if he occasionally knocks on wood these days. If it keeps crime rates dropping in the 103rd Precinct, he’ll likely continue to do it. Speaking Tuesday at the monthly meeting of the precinct’s community council, the commanding officer said crime rates are at historic lows. “We’ve had one shooting this year,” Cappelmann said, referring to an incident on Jan. 2 that has left a 27-year-old man seriously hurt. “Before that, the previous shooting in the 103rd was on Oct. 24,” he said. “One shooting in four-and-ahalf months is still one too many. But if someone told me when I came to this precinct last year this would happen, I wouldn’t have thought it possible. But it was. And it is.” Cappelmann credited the long cooperation in the 103rd between the NYPD and the community for the results. He reported major crimes in the precinct are down about 15 percent from the same date last year; and that in the last four weeks the pre-

cinct is down in every major category with the exception of robberies, with 21 as opposed to 20. He said the robbery increase is largely to do with a recent string of nighttime carjackings that have occurred in the 103rd and the neighboring 105th and 113th precincts by two armed men. “Nobody’s been hurt yet ... but there haven’t been any arrests, which means they’re still out there unless they’ve been picked up for something else,” Cappelmann said. He also said burglary arrests last month at a business on Jamaica Avenue continues to pay dividends, as the NYPD now believes the men are part of a crew that has worked Manhattan, the Bronx and New Jersey. “They came to the 103rd once and got arrested,” he said. “I don’t think they’ll be coming back for a while.” He also said civilian complaints against officers in the 103rd, which last year dropped 50 percent from 2013, this year stand at five as opposed to eight in the same time frame in 2014. In other council business, two staff members from the Office of

Nicole Hanson of the Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD discussed the unit’s role Tuesday night at a PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON meeting of the 103rd Precinct Community Council. the Inspector General for the NYPD stopped by to publicize a series of community focus groups they will be setting up. Heidi Morales, director of community outreach for the office, and Senior Policy Manager Nicole Hanson also sought to clear up just what the Inspector General’s Office is and is not.

“We are not Internal Affairs,” Morales said. “We are not a part of the Police Department.” The office, set up last year under a federal court order, operates under t h e c i t y ’s D e p a r t m e n t o f Investigation. “The Inspector General reports to the commissioner of the Department of Investigation, who reports

directly to the mayor,” Hanson said. She added that they focus more on policies and trends within the department rather than individual complaints. They said anyone wishing to participate in future discussion groups is invited to contact the Inspector General’s Office at (212) Q 806-5200.

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Education forum reveals Queens rift Public advocate talks school-family engagement in Jackson Heights by Cristina Schreil Associate Editor

Amid nearby area schools laden with overpacked classrooms, residents from all over Queens united Tuesday night at PS 69 in Jackson Heights for a town hall called “Our School, Our Voices,” hosted by Public Advocate Letitia James. James is touring all five boroughs to speak about mayoral control, transparency and teacher-family engagement in public schools. She also stressed the Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, due to which city public schools are still owed millions by the state. In her opening remarks, James said that during the Bloomberg administration, mayoral control marginalized parent and community involvement and lacked transparency and accountability. Forty-eight percent of public school children in Queens are in schools that are operating at capacity, James said. Panelists included Vera Daniels, the president of District 28’s Community Education Council; Alicia Hyndman, of CEC 29; Michelle

Norris, of the Citywide Council for Special Education; and Timothy James, from Community Board 12’s Education Committee. City Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) was also present. During the question-and-answer portion of the town hall, several community members — many of whom identified themselves as teachers, retired teachers, guardians or parent-teacher association members who traveled from Southeast Queens — stressed how mayoral control can’t be truly amended before ameliorating things at the local level. Joann Whitehead, who taught at Brooklyn Tech, stressed the need for consistency in mayoral control policies, noting how former Mayor Bloomberg’s and Mayor de Blasio’s different policies have had a crucial impact. Another woman noted that the problem of overcrowding is concentrated in Northern Queens, particularly in higher-rated schools such as Bayside and Cardozo high schools. “ Me a nwh i le, i n Sout h e a s t Queens, which I’m from, our

schools are usually the schools that are considered to be failing,” she said. “If we’re not going to address the issue of making the schools in Southeast Queens better to really deal with the overcrowding to make all of our schools better, what happens is you begin to pit one side against the other and you allow politicians and everybody else who has their own agenda to come into our schools, deem us as failing, continue to create the inequity.” Marina Mrazovic, the parent coordinator for PS 69, said bettertrained translators are needed at every parent-teacher interaction to better inform families not fluent in English. She added parents are often asked to be volunteer translators. One woman, a guardian to her young niece, spoke about nontraditional families needing to be able to join Parent-Teacher Associations or CECs; she said that as she’s only a legal guardian, she can’t get as involved. “Now my niece doesn’t have a voice in the school, because her parents aren’t involved but I’m willing to get involved, but now she doesn’t

Joann Whitehead, a teacher for more than 25 years, speaks at a town hall held by Public Advocate Letitia James, at podium, who is visiting all five PHOTO BY CRISTINA SCHREIL boroughs. have a say,” she said. Anna Maria Thomas, who taught health and physical education for 39 years in New York City public schools, said school communities need to be run by experienced and

passionate educators who give schools a certain distinction. “Nothing has changed,” she said following the event. “It has gotten worse ... Politicians are only dealing Q with the money.”

Bill would increase number of hostels Weprin says passage would increase tourism and bring money to city by Liz Rhoades

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Proposed legislation that would permit and regulate hostels in the city’s commercial districts is being studied by the City Council. Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens) is leading the campaign that would legalize dormitory-style housing, allowing up to eight beds in a room, shared bathrooms and communal eating facilities. Weprin says the legislation would encourage tourism, stimulate economic growth and remedy a 2010 state law that effectively put most hostels out of business. The regulation outlaws renting residential apartments for stays of less than 30 days and was intended to clamp down on single-room occupancies and other illegal hotels. Its passage, however, had an adverse impact on the hostels that had previously thrived in New York City. Now only a few nonprofit hostels in the city are permitted under law. “Hostels are a popular component of travel all around the world. A lot of young people do not have the money to stay at luxury hotels,” Weprin said. “We need a place for people on a budget to stay. This is an opportunity to offer young people a clean, safe place to stay that is not as expensive as a hotel.”

Councilman Mark Weprin, center, at a press conference Monday announcing the hostel bill with Councilman David Greenfield of Brooklyn, left, and Feargal Mooney, CEO of Hostelworld.com on PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL the steps of City Hall. He told the Chronicle that hostels don’t compete with hotels and estimates the city is losing $2.5 million in business a year with 200,000 fewer people coming for a visit. “It’s a common practice throughout the world, except here,” the councilman said. “We may have to put a cap on it and the city would license them to make sure they meet fire

codes, security and other city concerns.” He is optimistic the bill will pass and said he has received support from several Council members in Manhattan. Weprin expects locations for new hostels will be primarily in Brooklyn, Manhattan and the Long Island City area. Since the 2010 state law passed, 55

hostels were forced out of business, the city says. The largest still remaining is run by the nonprofit Hostelling International USA on Amsterdam Avenue and 103rd Street in Manhattan. It offers 671 beds and has been in operation since 1990. The typical age range is 18 to 30, but spokeswoman Netanya Trimboli said everyone is welcome. HI USA CEO Russ Hedge said the group annually offers more than 80,000 travelers from more than 100 countries programs and activities that serve its nonprofit mission to create a more tolerant world. “We support efforts to bring additional quality hostels to the city,” Hedge said. “Travel is a powerful educational tool, and hostels can make travel more affordable and meaningful. “We look forward to more hostels that meet responsible health and safety requirements and protect neighborhood interests,” he added. Rose Marie Poveromo, a civic activist in Astoria Heights, said she has no objections to licensed hostels mov i ng i nto the neighborhood. “I would welcome them,” Poveromo said, “but there are so many homeless people, I wouldn’t want to take away housing from Q them.”

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about their ambitions, fears, beliefs and habits. “It’s like a mini self-development course but through poetic expression” says Ms. Renée, founder and President of Poetic Motivations, LLC. The book signing will be in May, when students will meet one last time with Ms. Renée, and each will receive a copy of his/her published book, “I Believe in Me!” The new authors will recite their favorite poems from the anthology in front of a proud audience of peers, parents, teachers and principal, Ms. Phyllis Leinwand. The event will culminate with the eager second graders signing each other’s books on their own personal page. The book will also be available on Amazon and Kindle.

Poet and author, Renée McRae, right, facilitated a workshop series with Classes 201, 202 and 203 at PS 66, The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School in Richmond Hill, the culmination of which will result in 87 second-grade students becoming published poets! The program, “Step/Write into Your Greatness,” is a 10-session poetry-writing series which focuses on self-esteem, self-confidence, communication and leadership skills. A mainstay of the program encourages critical-thinking skills as students examine and discuss motivational quotes at the beginning of each session. Students are expressing their feelings through a variety of heartfelt poems which reflect much

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Queens doesn’t get the money in needed areas BP Katz finds funding, attention to cultural groups and ACS lacking by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz, the daughter of innovative, culturally minded parents, will often tout Queens’ famous institutions such as Flushing Town Hall or the Museum of the Moving Image until she’s red in the face. That is why she won’t take their lack of funding in Mayor de Blasio’s preliminary budget laying down. Queens ranks last in per capita support from the Department of Cultural Affairs with just $3.27 spent per resident, according to a presentation by Katz’s staff at Monday’s meeting of the Borough Board, despite eight of 35 cultural institutions owned by the city located in Queens. Brooklyn finished just one spot ahead of the city’s easternmost borough, but it receives $6.85 per resident, more than double Queens’ total. Staten Island, home to just five institutions, is given $10.92 per resident in the mayor’s preliminary budget, while Manhattan and the Bronx receive $34.08 and $26.30 per person, respectively. “Focus on that for a second,” Katz said. “I just want everyone to understand that it’s bad and it’s unfair. We are the number one destination of choice in 2015 and yet we spend $3 per person on our culture.” Of the eight cultural institutions in Queens — the Queens Botanical Garden, the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Museum, Queens Theatre in the Park, the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, the Museum of the Moving Image, PS1 and Flushing

Town Hall — the New York Hall of Science is provided the most city funding, $1,847,093, in the new budget, $18,696 more than last year. However, six other institutions saw a decrease in funding in this year’s budget proposal, with PS1’s allocation remaining steady at $774,496. The biggest proposed cutback is a $109,000 reduction in the Queens Museum’s city funding, which would decline from $921,135 to $812,135 this year. Katz said colleagues such as Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer don’t have to make up for shortcomings in city cultural funding with monies from their own budget, and that she plans to negotiate as hard as she can for equality. “Our solution is during negotiations to figure out how to make that more equitable,” she said. “Gale Brewer doesn’t have to pay for every cultural she has. We need to have that from the city also.” Unlike the DCA, the Administration for Children’s Services received a $43 million bump in this year’s proposed budget, but funding for ACS’ Head Start program and the city’s network of child care centers would be slashed by $14 million and $12 million, respectively. The Borough President’s Off ice said such a reduction would harm the 38 sites in Queens, but the fact that just over three dozen of the city’s 362 child care and Head Start centers, which fall under the EarlyLearn NYC umbrella, can be found in the borough is a problem in itself. continued on page 27

Borough President Melinda Katz expresses her desire to see additional funding for children’s services, cultural institutions and community boards in Queens at Monday’s meeting of the Borough Board. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

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Giving new life to the ‘Boulevard of Death’ Activists, families rally for safety, $100 million pledged for redesign by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Seven years ago last week, 22-year-old Asif Rahman was hit and killed by a box truck as he was riding his bike along Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst. Justin Meres, one of Rahman’s best friends, who happened to be born in the same hour on the same day in the same year, said the Jamaica resident was someone who would have been destined for great things. “We talked about everything from girls to astrophysics. He was really intelligent,” Meres said. “It was amazing just knowing him. He was special. I never realized how many people loved him until he died.” To honor the memory of Rahman and the many other pedestrians and cyclists who have been killed on the “Boulevard of Death” over the years, around 60 members of Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets, including Meres, marched the mile from MacDonald Park in Forest Hills to Borough Hall in Kew Gardens to call for a safer corridor on Saturday. The march ended with a rally on the steps of Borough Hall. And with most of the attendees holding “The Boulevard of Life” signs behind him, Transportation Alternatives activist Peter Beadle said the time has come to change the reputation of the corridor.

Peter Beadle, center, of Transportation Alternatives marches with around 60 fellow safe streets activists along Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills on Saturday. They followed the march with a PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA rally at Borough Hall in Kew Gardens. “For decades and decades, this street has had one of the worst nicknames you can give a street,” Beadle said. “But this is a boulevard of life, a boulevard that can be beautiful and be a destination for people.” The attendees gathered at MacDonald Park around 12:30 p.m. and chanted “What do we want? Safe streets!” as well as “Whose boulevard? Our boulevard!” as they marched along

the street’s southern sidewalk. Many brought signs reading “Help build the Boulevard of Life” or pictures of lost loved ones. Rahman’s mother, Lizi, carried a large poster containing a picture of her late son and at the rally, she was one of a handful of people to read poems either written by Asif or penned by friends of his after his death. One of Rahman’s poems that moved many

attendees to tears was read by Gary Eckstein, whose 12-year-old son, Samuel, was hit and killed by a van in the street outside their Brooklyn home in 2013. Eckstein and his wife, Amy, have since become staunch advocates for traffic safety and were inspired to join Families for Safe Streets after their son’s death. “He changed my life when he entered it and he changed it again when he left,” Eckstein said. “I miss him terribly.” With his voice trembling, he read a poem of Rahman’s that he said captured the feelings of he and so many other grieving family members perfectly. “Today, I sit. Tomorrow, I shall stand. But when will I run?” he read. “Those who run must fall but how can I teach myself how to pick myself up if I’ve never fallen? Now I look forward to pain. But without wounds, I can never heal.” Also reading poems at the rally were Judy Kottick and Ken Bandes, the parents of 23-year-old Ridgewood resident Ella Bandes, who was struck and killed by a B52 bus at the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Palmetto Street on the Queens-Brooklyn border in 2013. Hsi-Pei and Amy Tan Liao, the parents of 3-year-old Allison, who was killed by a motorist in Flushing, were present as well. continued on page 34

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continued from page 24 Queens community districts 4, 5, 10 and 11 do not have any kind of child services center, despite more than 11 percent of each jurisdiction’s population falling under the federal poverty line. Boroughwide, over 134,000 children are under the age of five and 18 percent of them qualif y for EarlyL ea r n N YC prog r a m m i ng, yet Queens’ 38 sites are the second fewest in the city behind, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. A request for an increase in per capita funding was also made when it comes to community boards. Despite having the second largest population of any borough in the city, just $1.70 per person would be allocated to Queens community boards in the proposed budget, with the 14 groups sharing a total of $3.7 million in expense budget awards. Katz herself would also receive a slight cut in funding under the proposed budget, with the Borough President’s Office receiving $4.58 million in f iscal year 2016 as opposed to $4.66 million last year. The Borough Board unanimously approved the 120-page recommendation report, which included a request for more child care centers and added an increase in funding for cultural institutions and community boards. Q

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Bach to School is a musical success Classical performances wow young Queens students; expansion desired by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Bach to School, a music enrichment program for Queens elementary schools, will continue this spring with hopes that it will expand in the future. Organized by Maxine Fisher of Forest Hills, the program has had an annual budget of only $3,000, which allows for three concerts in the fall and three in the spring. Funded by Queens College, the program recently was given the go-ahead for the spring concerts. They are: March 20 at PS 229 in Woodside; April 24 at PS 877 in Elmhurst and May 8 at PS 12 in Woodside. Fisher recruits musicians through the collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aaron Copland School of Music to perform and later explain their instruments and the musical selections to students following each concert. In the past, fall concerts have been held at PS 56 in Richmond Hill, PS 58 in Maspeth and St. Stanislaus Kostka School, also in Maspeth. Funding has not yet been allocated for those performances this year and Fisher doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect it to be approved until the summer. From the beginning in 2011, she has wanted to expand the program so that more children can have an opportunity to hear classical music, many for the first time,

A holiday performance of classical music by the Queens College Woodwind Quintet at St. Stanislaus Kostka School in Maspeth was a resounding hit last December. It was sponsored by the Bach to PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER School program, which hopes to expand in the future. Fisher noted. And now there may be hope that her dream will become a reality. Vivian Charlop, director of the Kupferberg Center Performances at Queens College, told the Queens Chronicle that the school is â&#x20AC;&#x153;now engaged in developing proposals to potential funders for the arts in education programs

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Celebrating their school rings It was celebration time at Divine Mercy Catholic Academy in Ozone Park, as the eighth-grade students took a step closer to graduation when they received their school rings last week. Below, a poster the students made commemorating the occasion.

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LaGuardia Airport has had its share of high-profile crashes in the last 60-odd years. Many were weather-related, as last Thursday’s slide off the runway appears to have been. Not all of them ended as well.

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they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we by Denis Deck don’t do that,” Elias said. Chronicle Contributor In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. “For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11 am - 7 pm the rest. For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10 am - 6 pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is - ADVERTISEMENT -

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Feb. 1, 1957: Crash on Rikers A Northeast Airlines Douglas DC-6 bound for Miami with 95 passengers and six crew crashed on Rikers Island after taking off in a snowstorm, killing 20 people. The probable cause was the plane striking trees on the island as the plane took off into a cloud bank. More than 60 Rikers inmates either were released or had their sentences shortened in recognition of their help in the rescue effort. Feb. 3, 1959: East River wreck An American Airlines Lockheed L-188 from Chicago crashed into the East River about a mile from the airport, killing 65 of the 73 passengers and crew aboard. The crash took place in “marginal weather” consisting of a light rain and fog. Crew error was cited as the cause. Dec. 16, 1960: Mid-air collision What was at the time the worst aviation disaster in histor y did not happen at LaGuardia, but involved a LaGuardiabound TWA Super Constellation that collided with a United DC-8 headed for Idlewild Airport 5,000 feet above Staten Island. The TWA craft was ripped apart with debris plummeting to Staten Island and into New York Harbor, killing all 49 on board. The United jet stayed in the air for more than eight miles before crashing in Park Slope, Brooklyn, initially killing all but one of the 84 people on board and six on the ground while causing massive fires. Stephen Baltz, an 11-year-old boy from Illinois, died the next day at nearby New York Methodist Hospital. An investigation revealed that one of two navigation receivers on the United jet was not functioning, and that the plane had gone 11 miles past the point where Idlewild controllers had instructed the crew to hold and circle. Sept. 21, 1989: Plane breaks up A USAir f light 5050, bound for North Carolina with 63 people on board, shot off the end of a rain-slicked Runway 31 after the pilot aborted takeoff. The Boeing 737 broke into three pieces, as it came down on Bowery Bay, killing two passengers who were sitting near where the tail section broke off.

The National Transpor tation Safety Board ruled that the probable cause was the captain’s failure to exercise his command authority in a timely manner to either abort takeoff or take sufficient control from the co-pilot to continue takeoff. It also faulted the captain for failing to notice that his rudder was improperly trim med prior to takeoff. March 22, 1992: Ice on wings A USAir Fokker 28 with 51 passengers and crew on board crashed shortly after takeoff. It hit a number of obstructions near the end of Runway 13, broke up and came down in Flushing Bay, killing 27 people. An investigation determined that there had been a buildup of ice on the wings, and cited both inadequate deicing procedures at LaGuardia and pilot error as causes. According to the website of the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot, who was killed in the crash, attempted to take off while the plane was below the minimum prescribed speed for the aircraft. The plane, which had been deiced twice before takeoff, had been deiced with fluid considered good for 15 minutes. The crew attempted takeoff 35 minutes after its final deicing treatment. March 2, 1994: Skid into ditch Continental Airlines Flight 705, bound for Denver, skidded down the runway and into a ditch after the crew aborted takeoff in a snowstorm. Twenty-nine of the 115 people on board were hurt. Jan. 15, 2009: Miracle on the Hudson US Airways Flight 1549 lost all power three minutes after takeoff when simultaneous bird strikes destroyed both engines on the Airbus A320. With a return to LaGuardia impossible and out of other options, Capt. Chesley Sullenberger, who flew gliders in the U.S. Air Force, and First Officer Jeff Skiles brought the crippled jet down in the Hudson River. All 155 on board sur vived in what became k nown as the Miracle on the Hudson. July 22, 2013: Nose gear breaks A Southwest Airlines 737 inbound from Nashville had its nose gear collapse upon landing. Six passengers and five crew memQ bers sustained injuries. Sources: ABC, Associated Press, Aviation Safety Network, Bloomberg.com, CBS, Federal Aviation Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, NBC, New York Daily News, New York Post, Reuters, The New York Times, Wikipedia, YouTube

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Two dozen were hurt when a Delta flight hit a fence by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

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A preliminary report indicates issues with the braking system may have led to Delta Flight 1086 skidding off the runway at LaGuardia Airport during last Thursday’s snowstor m, injuring two dozen passengers. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, the crew stated the plane’s auto brakes were set to “max” but the pilots did not sense any deceleration. The automatic spoilers failed to deploy as well, and the first officer had to deploy them manually. The apparent malfunctions caused the plane to drift towards the left and skid off the runway, something the captain said he was unable to control. The plane eventually crashed into a fence, destroying 940 feet of it, before coming to a rest just feet from Flushing Bay. Of the 24 injured passengers, just two required hospitalization. New York Giants tight end Larry Donnell was on the flight and posted pictures of the evacuation to the social media website Instagram, along with the caption “I shoulda stayed my ass home.” It is unclear how much of a factor Thursday’s snowstorm, which dumped up

Wanted Passengers evacuate Delta Flight 1086 after it skidded off Runway 13 and into a fence upon landing at LaGuardia Airport in the midst of a snowstorm last Thursday. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board said brake and spoiler malfunctions may have PHOTO BY LARRY DONNELL / INSTAGRAM played a role in the accident which injured 24 people. to eight inches of snow on nor ther n Queens, played in the incident. But the crew reported the runway “appeared all white” moments before landing. The aircraft was put into service in

1987 and had logged 71,195 f light hours and 54,865 flight cycles at the time of the accident. The last major maintenance check performed on the plane was last Q September.

Two people are wanted for robbing a Radio Shack on Liberty Avenue in February, according to police. According to police, the female, left, distracted the staff at the store while the male counterpar t removed merchandise from the shelves. The two then fled the store, “to parts unknown,” according to police. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestopper s .c om, or by tex t ing 2746 37 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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Baby Boomers Dance Parties by Michael Franco

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People born during the time known as the baby boomer generation are different from those who came before. Our first wave of the baby boomers was “the youth movement” and that feeling of freedom and independence and breaking away from all that was old still resonates in our hearts. We see us every day, jogging, swimming, skydiving, exploring and enjoying our lives. So why no dance clubs for us? Tell me there is not a need for one? Of course there is. We should be able to dance to the music we grew up with and loved anytime we want. Not just at a “theme” night somewhere, or at a wedding. What! You’re over fifty? So that’s it, go home to bed. Not us, not ever. So that’s why I started Baby Boomers Dance Parties, because we deserve it. Our first dance party is being hosted at The Fabulous P Twelve Catering & Special Events Venue, located at 12 Watkins Street in Lynbrook. Admission is $10 per person. For more information, I can be contacted at (917) 623-5278 or www.babyboomersdanceparties.com.

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Helping man’s best friend Duke, a 1-year-old beagle mix, received oxygen treatment last week when he was pulled from an apartment fire in St. Albans on March 3. According to a statement issued by BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Forest Hills, Duke was rescued by members of the FDNY who initially could not find his owner.

Detectives Tara Cuccias and Marique Monzert, assigned to the NYPD’s Animal Abuse Unit, brought the pooch to BluePearl for treatment when he was clearly in need of medical care. Frankie’s Friends, a charitable pet foundation, is raising money to help Duke’s owner pay the $6,000 for his care.

continued from page 26 The event was emceed by Beadle and Aaron Charlop-Powers, a founding member of Families for Safe Streets. Charlop-Powers, whose mother was hit and killed while riding her bike in the Bronx four years ago, said implementing changes in reaction to tragedies like Rahman’s death is a practice that must stop, and that the Department of Transportation should “start Monday” on doing all it can to solve the crisis. “We know what failure looks like,” Charlop-Powers said. “It’s waiting for my mom to be hit and killed on her bike for bike lanes to be painted.” The groups might not have to wait much longer, as DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced the creation of the “Vision Zero Great Streets” initiative at a City Council Transportation Committee hearing last Thursday. The $250 million plan includes $100 million for the redesign of Queens Boulevard, where 12 pedestrians were killed from 2009 to 2013 according to DOT statistics, and will involve the construction of expanded pedestrian space, new medians, pedestrian islands and “physically separated” bike lanes by 2017. According to Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), who attended Saturday’s rally, the Queens Boulevard redesign would only extend from its west-

ern end to 74th Street in Forest Hills and not continue into Kew Gardens. She announced to the crowd that she will immediately allocate $1 million toward the city’s plan for the dangerous street to a rousing cheer. “I am putting $1 million, it is there right now, into starting the project on Queens Boulevard,” Koslowitz said. “As long as I’m here, I will continue to put money into Queens Boulevard.” However, she called on the mayor and the DOT to expand the project beyond 74th Street, saying motorists should not be allowed to use the street as their personal speedway. “What’s happening is that from the Long Island Expressway to right here on this corner, people use Queens Boulevard as their highway,” she said. “We have to show them it’s not a highway, it’s a neighborhood.” Beadle heralded the efforts of Mayor de Blasio, the DOT and Koslowitz, but simultaneously warned that any stalling will lead to the loss of more beloved mothers, sons, daughters and friends like Asif Rahman, Ella Bandes and Sam Eckstein. “We start by saying thank you. But we’ll also point out that this needs to be done right and done now,” he said. “The longer it takes to redesign this street, to make it the Boulevard of Life, the more people we’re going to lose. We’ve already Q lost way too many.”

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has various methods for integrating new campers into their groups. Head Counselors are trained to make sure that all campers are introduced to the other campers and are made to feel part of the group in the fi rst few minutes of the camp day. Directors are also at hand to help new campers make any adjustments that they may need. The typical camp day begins with a fi rst activity at 9:00 am. There are three periods in the morning, then lunch, three periods in the afternoon, then a snack, and then one fi nal activity before dismissal. Activities are both indoor and outdoor and are balanced accordingly. Safety is our highest priority at Mill Basin Day Camp. Throughout the building there are video cameras that are taping at all times. We also have a public address system throughout the facility. All of our Directors carry 2-way phones/radios which keep us in constant contact. We realize and understand the pressures facing today’s working parents so we have designed a very flexible registration program. Changing your summer schedule by adding, subtracting or changing weeks is never a problem at any time. If summer school is a worry for you, our program is entirely refundable at any time prior to the fi rst day of camp. Families are always invited to come in for a personal tour of the facility and to discuss the camp program with you at length. It would be our pleasure having you. Sincerely, Jack Grosbard, Owner Mill Basin Day Camp

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ARTS, CULTURE C ULTURE & LIVING IVING IV VING G

Bizet’s ‘Carmen,’ this Saturday and Sunday in Forest Hills, turns up the heat

UNTAMED by Cristina Schreil

The lead singe singers assembled by director Helen Van-Tine Golden, once off Manhattan’s A Amato Opera Theatre, are on point, filling the space with o cclear lear sound. In creating the opéra comique, Van-Tine Golden seems to stress dramatic musical accuracy — which is not to say the singers’ abilim tic vigor over m ma ties t es to hit and hold ti ho notes evenly don’t stun. Although “Carmen” is one of o the most beloved bel and vastly interpreted operas (they once felt the need in the show, after all), the emotions expressed by n ed to put Beyoncé ne Bey this this cast are intriguing. in There are ttwo casts; one performing Saturday and another on Sunday. Sunday. Maria Elena Elen Armijo, who plays the title gypsy in the Sunday perthan holds up to the heroine’s reputation. Armijo fformance, ormance, more m brings brings layers layer to Carmen. She’s not a caricature of bitchiness who pouts at the right moments; one can feel there’s deeppouts her lips l seated seated angst angs welded by an unfair society under the surface. Continued continuedononpage page 39

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Just as the iconic character of Carmen herself, a haughty ty gypsy with enough venom to disarm even the most brazen Real Housewife, ewife, clutches hold of heartstrings despite the opera’s proletarian focus, us, this weekend’s production of the famous work promises to pack a punch. Yes, the setting of the bewitching opera, composed long ago by urch tucked Georges Bizet, may be the Spartan basement of a church chestra, of away in Forest Hills. The curtain may squeak. The orchestra, barely 10, may face low ceilings threatening to throw offf acoustics als, strain while the chorus, with several members nonprofessionals, to match volume. But, “Carmen,” mounted by the Golden Rose Opera Works, may surprise you. From the first notes of the prelude of Act One, the orchestra, led by Queens College grad Alex Wen, es toevokes 19th-century Spain with folk melodies, gestures ward military song and surreptitious motifs alluding to o Carst one men’s wild nature. The musicians are top-notch, with just player of each part tackling the work of an entire section. n.

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boro EXHIBITS

LECTURES

“Windows of Inspiration,” showcasing still life and abstract paintings by Lisa Baw. Tue.-Sun., hours vary. Thru April 9. Queensborough Community College Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 631-6396, artgallery@qcc.cuny.edu.

Queens County Bird Club presentation: Joe DiCostanzo of the American Museum of Natural History will present “Great Gull Island: Past and Present,” work on monitoring the populations of terns. Wed., March 18, 8 p.m. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org.

“Ying Nung Ma’s Touch of New York,” a collection of photos of New York’s iconic sites, such as The New York Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Opening reception Sun., March 15, 2 p.m. Thru March 22, Voelker Orth Museum, 14919 38 Ave., Flushing. Free with admission. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. “Ensign Sgr A*,” featuring work inspired by “Sgr A*,” a supermassive black hole in the Milky Way Galaxy. Thru April 10. Radiator Gallery, 10-61 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 677-3418, radiatorarts.com. “After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India, 1947/1997,” chronicling the emergence of modern art following India’s 1947 independence. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested donation of $8 adults and children over 12, $4 seniors, students. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Matthew Weinder’s ‘Mad Men,’” revealing the creative process behind the AMC drama with largescale sets, costumes, props and videos. Sat., March 14 thru June 14. $12 adults, $9 seniors and students, $6 children. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “In Search of Arcadia,” Taiwanese abstract artist Jessica Pi-Hua Hsu, whose art is inspired by music, dance, meditation, nature and classical culture. Tue.-Sun., 11 a.m.-7 p.m. thru March 22. Hwang Gallery, 39-10 Main St.,Suite 303, Flushing. Info: (212) 225-8400, hwanggallery.com. “Counterfeiting for Cash,” an exhibition examining authorship and authenticity. Weekends, 12-6 p.m., weekdays by app’t. thru March 21. Flux Factory, 39-31 29 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org.

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Abstract artist William Mastrogiulio, a showcase of paintings explore harmony and dissonance, thru March 22. Austin Ale House, 82-70 Austin St., Kew Gardens. Free. Info: Vikki Jensen, (908) 578-5005, vikkidroid@gmail.com. “Literary Devices,” a set of literary-inspired sculpture and paintings by more than 30 artists. Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City, thru March 15. Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

Healthy lifestyles for women: Learn about common health risks, important screenings and healthy lifestyle tips for women. Thurs., March 19, 5-7 p.m., Laurelton Library, 134-26 225 St. Info: (718) 528-2822, queenslibrary.org.

KIDS/TEENS A photograph of the New York Pavilion in Flushing Meadows Corona Park is part of an exhibit of PHOTO COURTESY VOELKER ORTH MUSEUM Ying Nung Ma’s work capturing iconic sites around the city. “The Sound of Music” Theatre By The Bay, the community theatre group of Bay Terrace Garden Jewish Center, 13-00 209 St., Bayside, Sat., March 14, 21, 8:30 p.m. and Sun., March 15, 22, 3 p.m. Tickets: $22 adults, $20 seniors and children under 12. Info: (718) 428-6363, theatrebythebayny.com. “Through the Looking Glass,” a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s novel by The Gingerbread Players of Saint Luke’s Church. Sat., March 14, 2:30, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., March 15, 22, 2:30 p.m.; Fri., March 20, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., March 21, 2:30 p.m. 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. $12 suggested, $10 suggested for groups 6 and over. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. Natalie Birrel’s “Speak!”: An autobiographical show about the journey of a stutterer finding her voice. Sat., March 15, 7:30 p.m., LaGuardia Performing Arts Center at LaGuardia Community College, 31-10 Thomson Ave., Long Island City. $5. Info: (718) 482-5151, laguardiaperformingarts.org.

MUSIC Women’s History Month concert: Join Joy Kelly in celebrating the month-long holiday with songs and melodies written, performed and inspired by women through the ages! Fri., March 13, 4-5 p.m., Steinway Library, 21-45 31 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 728-1965, queenslibrary.org.

THEATRE

“The Sounds of Broadway”: Queens Symphony Orchestra Brass Quintet plays instrumental versions of Broadway tunes, Wed., March 18, 7 p.m. Free. West End Temple, 147-02 Newport Ave., Neponsit. Info: (718) 570-0909, artful.ly/queens-symphony.

“The Man in the Woman’s Shoes”: A one-man show written and performed by Mikel Murfi, Mon., March 16, 2 p.m., The New York Irish Center, 1040 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10. Tickets and info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org.

Jazz vespers concert, Ray Blue Organ Trio, a fusion of jazz and African groove, Sat., March 21, 5-7 p.m., Brooks Memorial United Methodist Church, 14322 109 Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (917) 841-9165, brooksmemorial.org.

DANCE “Succession,” a full retrospective work performed with the group Dance Entropy, channels dancer Valerie Green’s personal life cycle. Fri.-Sat., March 13-14, 8 p.m.; Sun., March 15, 5 p.m. $17 presale; $20 at door. Green Space Studio 37-24 24 St., #301, Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org. Taylor 2 dance workshop, where members of the dance troupe will instruct participants ages 10 and up before a performance. Sat., March 14, 2 p.m. Workshop at 1 p.m. $7/$4 children, free for members. Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Info: (718) 463-7700, ext. 222, flushingtownhall.org.

FILM 7th annual Reelabilities Film Festival, by the Central Queens YM & YWHA, featuring films by and about people with disabilities. Thurs., March 12 thru Mon., March 16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $8 suggested donation. Info: (718) 268-5011, ext. 151, cqy.org/reel. “The World of Tomorrow,” a documentary of the 1939 New York World’s Fair, Sun., March 22, 2:304:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society at Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. Free with admission. Info: (718) 939-0647, ext. 17, info@ queenshistoricalsociety.org.

“Hands-on History: You’ve Got Mail!” Families can write letters with a quill and ink and learn about how a dog helped 19th-century postal workers, Sat., March 14, noon-3 p.m. Free. King Manor Museum, 150-30 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Community Board 3 Business Youth Convention, with career information and raffles, Thurs., March 19, 4-7:30 p.m., The Louis Armstrong School, 32-02 Junction Blvd., East Elmhurst. Info: (718) 458-2707. Kids Story and Craft afternoon, every Monday, 3:30 p.m., thru March 30. Toddler Time, weekly story time for toddlers with picture books, songs, laughter and learning. Repeats every week on Wed. and Fri. noon, thru Wed., March 25, Auburndale Library, 25-55 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing. Info: Marguerita Rowland-Chao, (718) 352-2027, Marguerita.Rowland-Chao@queenslibrary.org. Friday Night Teen program sponsored by the Variety Boys and Girls Club of Queens. Every Fri., 6-7 p.m. for middle school students and 7-9 p.m. for high school students, Maurice A. Fitzgerald P.S. 199, 39-20 48 Ave., Sunnyside. $10 registration req’d. Info: (718) 728-0946, vbgcq.org. Free art classes: Latin American Cultural Center of Queens at ARROW Community Center, ages 8-16, 35-30 35 St., Astoria, every Tue. & Thurs., 4:30-6 p.m. and Sat., 10-11:30 a.m. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq@aol.com.

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Shabbat Across America. Fri., March 13, 7 p.m., Havurat Yisrael, 68-60 Austin St., Forest Hills. $10 for newcomers. Info: (718) 261-5500 or email hyoffice18@yahoo.com by March 11.

The Melodians, a group that entertains at senior homes, rehabs, hospitals and veterans’ associations in the Forest Hills and Rego Park area, is holding auditions, Mon., March 16, 23, 30, 1-3 p.m., The Selfhelp Austin Street Senior Center, 106-06 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills. Info: Tenia (718) 592-0178, David (718) 275-0244.

Free prostate screening, hosted by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and the Integrated Medical Foundation, for males age 40+ who have not previously had prostate cancer. Sat., March 14, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Addabbo’s district office, 159-55 102 St., Howard Beach. Info: Frank Fazio, (718) 738-1111. continued continued on on page page 00 40

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Stark and surprising, exhibit ruminates on theft by Tess McRae

of Craigslist ads for classic pieces of art in the Metropolitan Museum of Ar t, the exhibit The Flux Factor y makes no attempt to doesn’t fail to put a smile on viewers’ faces. impress visitors with fancy lighting or disMany pieces involved crowdsourcing of sorts. tressed brick walls. It’s about as bare-bones as An artist would create a ridiculous thing, post it it gets. on the internet and see what would happen. Visitors walk down a Some works were dark and dingy hallway more of a literal interprewith low-hanging ceilings tation of counterfeiting that force taller folk to — an artist demonstratslump downward until ed the art of counterfeitthey get into the gallery ing coins — but most When: Until March 22, space. were just plain weird. Sat.-Sun., noon-6 p.m.; With white walls and For example, ar tis t weekdays, concrete floors, the space Robert Levy created his by appointment only is like a replica of the own cat figurines, much Where: Flux Factory, thousands of other gallerlike those found in Chi39-31 29 St., ies with similar looks. But natown or Flushing. Levy Long Island City what makes Flux Factory went into several stores stand out is its ability not and stashed a cat on a Info: (347) 669-1406 to take itself so seriously. shelf among almost idenfluxfactory.org The Long Island City tical figurines before he galler y’s latest exhibit, eventually came back to “Counter feit ing for purchase ever y cat he Cash,” is incredibly funny, in a dark way. On had made. Silly? Yes, but it seems to be the the walls are no more than a dozen pieces point. In the exhibit, Levy framed the receipts spread out around the room. From the gross he got for purchasing the “counterfeit” kitties. material made to create fake eggs, to a series continued continuedon onpage page00 41 qboro contributor

Many of the works in a new exhibit at Long Island City’s Flux Factory, such as this collection of cats by Robery Levy, have an underlying sense of humor. Levy created the cats, secretly planted them in stores and then purchased PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE them.

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High drama — with a minimalist approach continued from page page 00 35 continued from But of course, hearts must break. Don Armijo also plays Carmen more cheeky José abandons his childhood love, Micaeand brassy than dark. She smolders, but in a la, played on different days by sopranos playful and catlike way, fawning over men Claire Myers and Kathleen Monson, and she aims to sway whilst still finding time to Carmen is famously lured like a broken turn to a fellow female and roll her eyes. moth to a flame by the flashy toreador of Granada, Escamillo, This Carmen complayed by Cole Grismands the stage and som on Sunday (he is fun to watch while splits the role with l e av i ng s m a s h e d When: Sat., March 14, 7 p.m.; Clayton Williams). hearts in her wake, Sun., March 15, 2 p.m. At the dress rehearslike a sinister Disney a l, Gr iss o m s to l e qu e en f u e l e d by Where: Our Lady of Mercy scenes with a powcheap liquor. Church Parish Hall, erful voice and the Vic tor Ziccardi, 70-01 Kessel St., deliberate swagger who is the tragic Forest Hills of a rock star. a nd gullible D on Tickets: $20; $70 groups of four, One thing audiJosé, plays forlorn goldenroseoperaworks@ ence members may and lovestruck well, hotmail.com be confused about crinkling a forehead or turned off by is with earnest strugthe production’s lack gle while bringing a of costumes or sets. The cast and chorus robust voice to the stage. The chemistry between him and Armijo is amusing — will be in formal wear. The opera will be more like a stage reading, with actors especially when things get darker. Armijo said following rehearsal that occupying chairs against a dark curtain. Those romanced by the opera’s Seville playing the character has taught her a lot, setting or expecting the rustic charm of to “go for the things in life.”

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COMMUNITY Mother/son event, featuring table tennis and workshops by the NYC Healthy Relationships Academy addressing topics of power and control and equality and equity in relationships. For teen boys aged 11-16 and all parents, Sat., March 14, noon-2 p.m., Flushing YMCA, 138-46 Northern Blvd. Info: Joe Vereen, (718) 961-6014, jvereen@ymcanyc.org. Saturday night dances, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Sat., March 14, 28; 8 p.m.-12 a.m. Call: (718) 478-3100. ASPCA mobile unit dog & cat spay/neuter clinics, all begin at 7 a.m. Petland Discounts: Sun., March 15, 147-17 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica; Sun., March 22, 91-08 Atlantic Ave., Pathmark Center, Ozone Park. Info: petlanddiscounts.com. Play Bingo, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Tue., March 17, 24. Early bird game, 7 p.m., doors open at 6 p.m., $4 includes 12 games. Cash prizes, Everyone 18 & over welcome. Info: (718) 459-1000, rpjc.org. “Go Fly a Kite,” a day outside where families can bring a kite or purchase a kite-making kit. $5 adults, kids free. Sat., March 21, 1-4 p.m., Onderdonk House yard, 18-20 Flushing Ave, Ridgewood. Info: (718) 456-1776.

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ACROSS 1 Actor Cobb 5 One 9 Upper limit 12 City of India 13 Forbidden act 14 In vitro cells 15 Standard 16 Solidarity symbol 17 Archaeological site 18 Being, to Brutus 19 Illustrations 20 Green stone 21 Tackle moguls 23 Ostrich’s cousin 25 Woodsy shout 28 1983 Michener bestseller 32 The sort who’ll court 33 Leg bone 34 Ahead 36 Swell 37 Catcher’s place? 38 List-ending abbr. 39 Play area 42 Meadow 44 “Phooey!” 48 Praise in verse 49 Boring 50 Capri, e.g. 51 Triumphed 52 Malaria symptom 53 Deposited 54 “Acid” 55 Pinochle ploy 56 Pairs

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11 Senate staffer 20 TV’s “French Chef” 22 Massachusetts politico John 24 Sacred composition 25 Low card 26 Charged bit 27 Tend the grass 29 “The View” airer 30 Medical research org. 31 Rotation duration

1 Highway division 2 Hollywood clashers 3 Blunders 4 Chef with an eponymous award 5 Prejudiced 6 Bleak, film-wise 7 Foot part 8 Youngster 9 Last few notes 10 Enthusiastic, plus

35 Flood 36 Rang out 39 Prolonged cry of grief 40 Fusses 41 Tear asunder 43 Hebrew month 45 Biblical brother 46 Advertising award 47 Kesey and Follett 49 Beavers’ creation

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It was almost as if the artist was giving the viewer a knowing wink. Also, Kathryn Sclavi, an artist-in-residence at Flux Factory, created “Minny Mouse” — yes, “Minny,” not “Minnie” — onesies. “There was a sewing machine in a studio I worked in and it was so gendertargeted,” she said. “There was no other machine or equipment that so obviously was targeted toward women. They had these ready-made patterns of wedding bells and Disney characters; you just knew who these designs were for. So we took it out and redesigned it to make h e r dre s s in o ut f i t s s h e no r ma l l y wouldn’t have.” Sclavi’s “Minnys” look normal from far away, but upon closer inspection, they transform into something wickedly funny. There’s a “Minny” in drag, a goth “Minny” and even a “Minny” with a baby bump. “To me, she’s this unrealistic representation of femininity,” Sclavi said. “She’s Mickey’s girlfriend, she always ha s dresses and heels on. So I thought I’d put her in clothes you wouldn’t normally see her in.”

Creating the onesies was only part of the project; Sclavi created an eBay page to sell the clothing to see how people would respond. “I had someone tell me they wanted the drag one,” she said. Sclavi is one of 12 artists featured in the exhibit. In a way, her works represent all the pieces in “Counterfeiting for Cash”: If you approach them with an open mind and a sense of humor, they are some of Q the funniest art in the city.

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1656 STEPHEN ST. LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/2/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Eaton & Van Winkle LLP, Attn: Robert N. Swetnick, Esq., 3 Park Ave., 16th Fl., NY, NY 10016. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 71-12 GRAND AVE LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 1/23/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to 71-12 GRAND AVE. LLC, 70-05 GRAND AVE. #2R, MASPETH, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SHIMBO II LLC Articles of Org. Filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) on Dec. 11, 2014. Office in Queens Co. SSNY Desig Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 39-07 Prince Street, Ste 5D, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose or activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: THE S9 GROUP LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/21/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to SUKHPREET S. KOHLI, 97-31 LEFFERTS BLVD., SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, NY 11419. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TWO THIRDS GOAT, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/05/15. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 23-50 29th St., #2, Astoria, NY 11105. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: 35 POLORD LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/02/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC, 137-02 NORTHERN BLVD., APT. 5K, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT-QUEENS COUNTY- MARILOU S. MARTIN and ROBERT ABAD as Sole heir of VIOLET M. ABAD vs. MARIA CARMELITA M. CASTANEDA Index No.: 25640 /2004Pursuant to Judgment of Partition and Sale dated April 13, 2010 and Order Appointing Referee ZENITH THERESA TAYLOR, ESQ. dated March 20, 2013 and Order Substituting Referee MARTHA TAYLOR, ESQ. dated January 17, 2014 auction in Courtroom # 25 of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY on Friday April 24, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. prem k/a 85-09 Kendrick Place, Jamaica, NY. Said property located at the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of Kendrick Road, (formerly Pembroke Road) with the easterly side of Mayfield Road, (Kendrick Road being also known as Kendrick Place); northerly along the easterly side of Mayfield Road, 72.34 feet; easterly 97.42 feet to a point distant 86.91 feet northerly from the northerly side of Kendrick Road; southerly 86.91 feet to a point in the northerly side of Kendrick Road, distant 114.06 feet easterly from the point of beginning measured along said northerly side of Kendrick Road; westerly along the northerly side of Kendrick Road, 114.06 feet to the point or place of beginning, said premises known as 85-09 Kendrick Place, Jamaica, NY Sold subject to Terms and Conditions of filed Order and Terms of Sale. MARTHA TAYLOR, Referee, LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT SCHWEBER, P.C., 250 West 57th Street, Suite 1216, New York, NY 10107 Attys. for Plaintiffs.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, against Dorrick Nurse, Deryck Nurse, Jennifer Nurse, et al., Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 10/9/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, in Courtroom #25 on 04/10/2015 at 10:00AM, premises known as 145-63 176th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434-5231. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, BLOCK 13304, LOT 20. Approximate amount of judgment $503,099.86 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index# 32566/09. Victor Levin, Esq., Referee FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON, LLP Attorney for Plaintiff, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 01-049147-F00 1131635

FAMILY COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, COUNTY OF SUFFOLK In the Matter of the Commitment of Guardianship and Custody pursuant to ยง 384-b of the Social Services Law of Tajmere Anthony (DOB: 6/25/2009) Children Under the Age of Eighteen Years File#: 120997, Docket #: B-20046-14 & B-20051-14 SUMMONS IN THE NAME OF THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK: To: Daniel Oquendo 92-22 222nd Street, Floor 2nd, Queens Village, NY 11428 Tyajia Anthony, 162 5th Avenue, Bay Shore, NY 11706 A petition having been filed in this Court, alleging that the child(ren) should be committed to the guardianship and custody of the Department of Social Services, a copy of the petition annexed hereto; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to appear before this court on Date/Time: April 15, 2015 at 9:00am Purpose: Inquest Part: 3 Central Islip Floor/Room: Floor 2/Room F26 Presiding: Hon. David Freundlich Location: Suffolk County Family Court 400 Carelton Avenue Central Islip, NY 11722-9076 to show cause why the court should not enter an order committing the guardianship and custody of the child to the petitioning Suffolk COunty Department of Social Service as provided by law. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that if guardianship and custody of the child(ren) are committed to the petitioning Suffolk County Department of Social Services, the child(ren) may be adopted with the consent of an authorizing agency, without your consent or further notice to you. PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that you have the right to be represented by a lawyer, and if the Court finds that you are unable to pay for a lawyer, you have the right to a lawyer assigned by the Court. In the event of your default, the Court may hear and determine the petition, as provided by law. Dated: March 4, 2015 Theresa Matyszczyk, Clerk of Court F.C.A. ยง 631, TPR-la 09/2001

NOTICE OF PROPOSED BRANCH OFFICE Notice is hereby given that Amerasia Bank, Flushing, New York has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to establish a branch office at 5210 W. Colonial Drive, City of Orlando, County of Orange, State of Florida. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at its regional office, 350 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10118-0110, not later than 15 days from the date of this publication or March 27, 2015. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file in the regional office and are available for inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portions of the application file will be made available upon request. Publication Date March 12, 2015 AMERASIA BANK 41-06 MAIN ST., FLUSHING, NY 11355

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SQ page 46 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COUNTY OF HORRY, Civil Action Numbers: 2014-CP-26-07922, Westwind Homeowner’s Association of Myrtle Beach, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Marcus Hanouna, Defendant SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANT ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers at their office at 1271 Glenns Bay Road (physical address only), P.O. Box 14737 (mailing address), Surfside Beach, South Carolina 29587, and to file your answer in the office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, all within thirty (30) days after the service hereof; exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment will be rendered against you. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff in this Action will move for an Order of Reference or that the Court may issue a general order of reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53, of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant for Foreclosure of an Assessment Lien recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County at Lien Book 226 at Page 209. The premises covered and affected by the Assessment Lien were at the time of the making thereof, and at the time of the filing of this Notice, described as follows: ALL AND SINGULAR, that certain Unit known as Unit #901 of “WESTWIND HORIZONTAL PROPERTY REGIME”, as shown on the Plat prepared by Terry M. Watson, R.L.S., dated July 26, 1985, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina, in Condominium Plat Book B at Page 460, reference to which is made as forming a part and parcel of this description. SUBJECT, however, to all of the provisions of the Master Deed, dated February 17, 1984, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 875 at Pages 220-263, and any and all supplements thereto. TOGETHER with all appurtenances thereto according to said Master Deed, and the Grantee assumes obligations under said Master Deed including, but not limited to, the payment of assessments for the maintenance and operation of the Unit and common elements, AND SUBJECT to the provisions of the By-Laws of the WESTWIND HOMEOWNER’S ASSOCIATION OF MYRTLE BEACH, INC., and to all other reservations and restrictions of record, easements and rights of way of record, including those as set out in the aforesaid plat. This being the identical property conveyed unto Marcus Hanouna from Norma P. Hauser by deed dated December 19, 2000 and recorded December 20, 2000 in Deed Book 2328 at Page 619, records for Horry County, South Carolina. TMS #: 181-13-25-065, PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1301 Pridgen Rd., Unit 901, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, MOORE, JOHNSON & SARANITI LAW FIRM, P.A., Elizabeth J. Saraniti (SC Bar #: 16150), Attorneys for the Plaintiff, P.O. Box 14737, Surfside Beach, SC 29587, (843) 650-9757 (843) 650-9747 fax

SUMMONS TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers at their office at 1271 Glenns Bay Road (physical address only), P.O. Box 14737 (mailing address), Surfside Beach, South Carolina 29587, and to file your answer in the office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, all within thirty (30) days after the service hereof; exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for judgment by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint and a judgment will be rendered against you. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the Plaintiff in this Action will move for an Order of Reference or that the Court may issue a general order of reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53, of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending in this court upon Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for Foreclosure of an Assessment Lien recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County at Lien Book 226 at Page 182. The premises covered and affected by the Assessment Lien were at the time of the making thereof, and at the time of the filing of this Notice, described as follows: All and singular, that certain Unit known as Unit 1406 of “Westwind Horizontal Property Regime”, as shown on the Plat prepared by Terry M. Watson, R.L.S., dated July 26, 1985, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina, in Condominium Plat Book B at Page 460, reference to which is made as forming a part and parcel of this description. Subject, however, to all of the provisions of the Master Deed, dated February 17, 1984, and filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Horry County, South Carolina, in Deed Book 875 at Pages 220-263, and any and all supplements thereto. Together with all appurtenances thereto according to said Master Deed, and the Grantee assumes obligations under said Master Deed including, but not limited to, the payment of the assessment for the maintenance and operation of the unit and common elements, and subject to the provisions of the By-Laws of the Westwind Homeowner’s Association of Myrtle Beach, Inc. and to all other reservations and restrictions of record, easements and rights of way of record, including those as set out in the aforesaid map. This being the identical property conveyed unto Moritz Chanuna from Marcus Hanouna by deed dated April 18, 2005 and recorded April 22, 2005 in Deed Book 2898 at Page 512, records for Horry County, South Carolina. TMS #: 181-13-25-110 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1301 Pridgen Rd., Unit 1406, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, MOORE, JOHNSON & SARANITI LAW FIRM, P.A., Elizabeth J. Saraniti (SC Bar #: 16150), Attorneys for the Plaintiff, P.O. Box 14737, Surfside Beach, SC 29587, (843) 650-9757 (843) 650-9747 fax

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE At IAS Part 15, of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, held in and for the County of Queens, at the Courthouse thereof, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica, New York, on the 24th day of February, 2015. PRESENT: HON. JANICE A. TAYLOR. NYCTL 2013-A TRUST, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON as Collateral Agent and Custodian for the NYCTL 2013-A Trust, Plaintiffs, against, LLOYD BRATHWAITE, et al., Defendants. Index No.: 10795/14. Upon the Summons and Complaint heretofore filed herein, the Notice of Pendency filed herein in the Office of the Clerk of the County of Queens on July 17, 2014, the annexed Affirmation of Amy E. Korn, Esq., dated January 20, 2015, and upon all the papers and proceedings heretofore had herein, LET the defendants show cause at I.A.S. The Centralized Motion Part, Room 25 of this Court to be held at the Courthouse thereof, located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd, Jamaica, New York, on the 30th day of April, 2015, at 2:15 o’clock in the Afternoon of that day, or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, why an order should not be entered granting the following relief: (i) pursuant to CPLR §1001(a), granting leave to add defendant Estate of Lloyd Brathwaite; (ii) pursuant to CPLR §1015 and CPLR §1021 (which is made applicable to a tax lien foreclosure action in accordance with §11-335 of the Administrative Code and Charter of New York City), an order appointing a Temporary Administrator for the Estate of Lloyd Brathwaite and extending the time to serve said Estate; and (iii) excising from the caption defendants Lloyd Brathwaite and Evelyn Brathwaite, and discontinuing the action as against them, all without prejudice to any of the proceedings heretofore; (iv) such further relief as this Court may deem just and proper in these circumstances. SUFFICIENT REASON APPEARING THEREFORE, let service of a copy of this Order to Show Cause via overnight mail delivery, together with the papers upon which it was based, upon the defendants and/or their attorneys, and upon counsel for the Queens Public Administrator Pair who are entitled to receive notice thereof, on or before the 6th day of March, 2015 be deemed good and sufficient service; LET service of the Order to Show Cause upon defendant Estate of Lloyd Brathwaite; be made by publication of the Order to Show Cause pursuant to CPLR 316 once a week for four(4) consecutive weeks in the Weekly Gleaner newspaper(s), at least one in the English language, hereby designated as most likely to give notice to the defendants and any heirs of the Estate, published in the County of Queens, State of New York, and in the Queens Chronicle, published in the County of Queens, State of New York, each to be published once a week for four (4) consecutive weeks along with a description of the property and all supporting papers. ENTER HON. JANICE A. TAYLOR filed on February 26th, 2015. Property is known as Block 16049 Lot 30 on the Tax Map of Queens County and is also known as No# Beach 69th Street, Far Rockaway, New York.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, FOR THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, COUNTY OF HORRY, Civil Action Numbers: 2014-CP-26-08037, Westwind Homeowner’s Association of Myrtle Beach, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Mortiz Chanuna and Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, Defendants

Notice of Formation of D.O.D. UNLIMITED LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/06/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll Bertolotti LLP, 250 Park Ave., 6th Fl., NY, NY 10177. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DUNNE SECURITY CONSULTING SERVICES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/20/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to C/O UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC., 7014 13TH AVENUE, SUITE 202, BROOKLYN, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: IDA DESIGN LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/02/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to IDA DESIGN LLC, 29-09 137TH STREET, 1G, FLUSHING, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Name of LLC: Julianna’s Blacksuits LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State: 2/17/15. Office loc.: Queens Co. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Business Filings Inc., 187 Wolf Rd., Ste. 101, Albany, NY 12205, regd. agt. upon whom process may be served. Purpose: any lawful act.

426 CLINTON STREET LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 01/05/15. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, c/o Joseph Mattone, Esq., Mattone Mattone Mattone LLP, 134-01 20th Avenue, College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of NYCBCH, LLC, Art. of Org. filed with Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/7/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to Michael Lagudis, 44-20 Francis Lewis Blvd., Flushing, NY 11358. Purpose: any lawful activities.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DESMOND G. PRASS CPA, PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/15/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to THE LLC, 69-29 THURSBY AVENUE, ARVERNE, NY 11692. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ENDOR CAR & DRIVER, LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/17/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 31-00 47TH Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. General Purposes.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JCD-NYC LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/10/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to JUAN C. DIAZ, 3038 88TH STREET, 2ND FL., EAST ELMHURST, NY 11369. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Kayam Cab LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 1/20/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Aharon Kayam, 67-48 198th Street, Flushing, NY 11365. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of 43-21 57th Street LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/25/15. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 26-17 210th Place, Bayside, NY 11360. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: POLITAN GROUP, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/05/2015. Office location: New York County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to WANTING FENG, 21528 47TH AVE., #2A, BAYSIDE, NY 11361. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Pursuant to a Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on 12/1/2014, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York in Courtroom #25 on 4/10/2015 at 10:00 a.m. premises known as 123-25 146th Street, Jamaica, NY 11436 and described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, and designated on the tax maps of the Queens County Treasurer as Block 12050 and Lot 251. The approximate amount of the current Judgement lien is $608,297.13 plus interest and costs. The premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgement of Foreclosure and Sale; Index # 12806/09. Catherine R. Glover, Esq., Referee. STIENE & ASSOCIATES, P.C. (Attorney’s for Plaintiff), 187 East Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743 Dated: 2/18/2015 File Number: 200900508 APA

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Notice of Qual. of Sun and Fun Florida Condo Rentals LLP, Auth. filed Sec’y of State (SSNY) on 11/10/14. Office loc: Queens County. LLP org. in NV 6/23/14. SSNY desig. as agent of LLP upon whom proc. against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of proc. to c/o Hart & Assoc., 31-01 Vernon Blvd., Astoria, NY 11106. NV office addr.: 1445 American Pacific Dr., Henderson, NV 89074. Cert. of LP on file: SSNV, 202 N. Carson St., Carson City, NV 89701. Purp: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS FLAGSTAR BANK, FSB Plaintiff(s), Against Index No.: 12806/09 ALANA B. BANKS, A/K/A ALANA BANKS, MICHAEL K. BANKS, A/K/A MICHAEL BANKS, ET AL., Defendant(s).

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After Vincent Cangelosi, a bond broker for Cantor Fitzgerald working on the 105th f loor of the World Trade Center’s Tower One, died with so many others on Sept. 11, 2001, his family wanted to honor him. In remembrance of the Flushing resident, who was only 30 when he was killed in the attack, a proposal was broached to co-name a street after Cangelosi. “It was originally done on behalf of the cousins, to remember Vinnie,” Danny Naimol, Cangelosi’s cousin ,said at Monday’s Community Board 7 meeting in Flushing. But the more Naimol and his family had time to think, the more they realized they wanted to honor not one person, but all those who gave or lost their lives on that fateful day. The family created a memorial space near St. Mel’s Church in Flushing on the corner of 154th Street and 26th Avenue — the street that would have been named for Cangelosi. At the community board meeting, Naimol

Danny Naimol testifies about street renaming PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE at a CB 7 meeting. For the latest news visit qchron.com

testified before the members and asked them to approve a street co-naming in place of the original proposal, “Vincent Cangelosi Memorial Way.” “We felt with the memorial, we should honor all civil servants, police officers and firefighters,” Naimol said. “So we’d like to name the street ‘Heroes Memorial Way.’ This way we can pay tribute not just to one person, but to everyone who lays down our lives.” The monument is still being installed and can be added to as need be. Recently, the family had the idea of honoring NYPD Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos — the men who were shot to death in December just for being in the police force. Though the proposed street renaming was overwhelmingly supported, many members had questions about the monument. “I think opening it up to all these people opens a new can of worms,” one board member said. “We have to decide what we consider a hero and where the line will be for who to include and who not to include. I don’t see the relevance Liu and Ramos have to Queens. Who will decide who gets their name on the monument and who doesn’t?” Naimol, visibly flustered by the barrage of questions being thrown at him, said he is working to create a foundation and executive board to work out logistics. CB 7 Chairman Gene Kelty eventually interrupted the Q-and-A session, saying all the board has a say on is the naming of the street, not the memorial itself. “That’s their problem, it’s their work in progress,” he said. “All we need to ask about is the naming of the street. Everything else is none of our business.” Eventually, the board unanimously approved the rider for Heroes Memorial Way. As the memorial is still in the works, there are no set details for the foundation. Naimol said he is, however, accepting donations to get the project underway. Those interested in the memorial or donating can Q call Naimol at (646) 515-2015.

Zac Brown Band at Citi Field The Zac Brown Band, a popular country rock group, will perform on Aug. 21 at Citi Field. It has earned 55 nominations and eight awards from the Grammys, Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Country Music Association and Country Music Television. Their No. 1 single, “Chicken Fried,” received four nominations for the 2009 CMA Awards: New Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, Single of the Year and Music Video of the Year. Zac Brown Band will be returning to Citi Field for the second time as they

were the opening act for the Dave Matthews Band in July 2010. The group will be the second high-profile musical act to perform concerts at Citi Field this summer, as the Foo Fighters are scheduled for shows on July 15 and 16. Last June, the Zac Brown Band performed at the Forest Hills Stadium. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, March 20 at 10 a.m. online at Mets.com/ZBB and by phone at (718) 507-TIXX. Mets season ticket holders will have access to a special online preQ sale on Wednesday, March 18.

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Back in November, before the regular season started, Sports Illustrated predicted St. John’s would finish fourth in the Big East. I said in this year’s second iteration of St or m Wa r n i ng that such a task would be “tough” to accomplish. After all, the Red Storm did lose Keith Thomas, a junior college recruit who led the JUCO circuit in rebounding the previous year, for the season to an eligibility scandal as well as freshman center Adonis Delarosa to a multitude of issues. I came into this year more pessimistic than others. But I’ve never been happier to say my doubts were unfounded. I was right about one thing, though. The Johnnies didn’t finish fourth in the Big East. They finished fifth. But that doesn’t matter much. We witnessed arguably the best and certainly most interesting St. John’s season in over a decade. The Red Storm finished 21-10 this year, including wins in seven of their last nine games, and a 10-8 mark in the Big East, the best mark since SJU went 12-6 in conference play during Lavin’s first year in 2011. In doing so, St. John’s will be playing in its first NCAA Tournament since 2011 as well, something many writers and fans expected considering the team’s talent level. But first, they have to get through this week’s grueling Big East Tournament. The Red Storm plays Providence today, March 12, in a matchup of the fourth and fifth seeds, with the winner moving on to a likely contest with top seed Villanova, the fourth-ranked team in the nation, on Friday. While I expect St. John’s to get by the Friars, whom they beat twice this season, I would be surprised to see the Johnnies get by Villanova, who just destroyed a banged up Red Storm team 105-68 in Saturday’s regular season finale. Whatever happens in the Big East Tournament is gravy to me, though. These kids have proven they belong in the big dance and there isn’t a group of seniors around that deserves a spot more than them. Look at guard D’Angelo Harrison. A

gifted scorer from the second he stepped onto campus, he struggled with maturity issues and ultimately was suspended for the final few games of his sophomore season. But he came back a new man and he grew into the Red Storm’s leader; their heart and soul with the million dollar smile. Harrison averaged a stellar 17.8 points to go along with 5.5 rebounds this year, in addition to becoming the third player in school history to reach the 2,000 career points plateau. He scored in double figures in 28 of 31 games this year, including 20-point efforts in 14 tilts, and he’ll graduate in third place on the Red Storm’s alltime scoring list. He’s been Mr. Dependable for the last two seasons, hitting momentum swinging shots and drilling three-pointers from Utopia Parkway on a regular basis. Just look at last week’s road victory over Marquette to seal a tournament spot. He’s been bothered by an injured calf most of season, but the guy was burying threes from Lake Michigan, simply willing St. John’s to a win. I don’t know if a player this side of the Mississippi deserves to finally play in the NCAA Tournament more than “D-Lo.” With the amount of work he’s put into transforming himself as a player and a person, you can’t help but to root for the kid. For as great as Harrison has been, a case can be made he wasn’t even the best player on his own team this season. That distinction may belong to forward Sir’Dominic Pointer, who had a season no one outside of the St. John’s locker room expected. Pointer, quite simply, was a revelation. He recorded a career-high 13.7 points in his swan song, in addition to 7.6 rebounds. He finished third in the Big East with 2.5 blocks and 2.0 steals per game, and was nearly unstoppable at times. Pointer scored in double figures in 21 contests and his freakish athleticism was tough to counteract. Combined with shotblocking expert Chris Obekpa, a junior, the two dominated the interior, something they’re very well capable of this month. I’ll be at Madison Square Garden for the Big East Tournament this week, so make s u r e t o fol low me on Tw it t e r at @CBarcaSTJ or log on to qchron.com for the latest on the Red Storm’s quest for a conference championship.

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Little Neck school officials looking for memorabilia from its alumni by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

PS 94, the distinct stucco-faced elementary school in Little Neck, will be celebrating its 100th anniversary soon and needs the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help on unlocking its history. Parent Coordinator Linda Courtney said Monday that students and faculty will take part in a special assembly on May 29 to commemorate the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 years but that she has little background to go on.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve asked people who went here in the past to bring in pictures, memorabilia and stories about the school, but the response has not been great,â&#x20AC;? Courtney said. The school will be displaying old graduation pictures, but has nothing before the 1970s. Located at 41-77 Little Neck Pkwy., PS 94 started off as a kindergarten- through sixth-grade school. It now goes to the fifth grade and has 380 students.

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The principal is Laura Avakians. Courtney noted that an addition was built soon after the initial completion of the school. As to the other name of the school â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the David D. Porter School â&#x20AC;&#x201D; no one, not even the Department of Education, knows why it was named after a Civil War admiral who had no known connection to Queens. A native of Pennsylvania, he later became superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy. Michael Gannon, a member of the Douglaston and Little Neck Historical Society, said his only knowledge of the school is from a 1916 post card, shown here, that is displayed on the societyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As to how the school got its name, maybe it was political, but the Civil War occurred a long time before the school was built,â&#x20AC;? Gannon said. As part of her delving into the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s past, Courtney said a mosaic has been uncovered in the cafeteria that was done by artist Lilli Ann Rosenberg, a muralist

PS 94 as it looks today. Not much has changed to the stucco facade. The school is located at 41-77 Little Neck Pkwy. in Little Neck. PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN whose children went to PS 94. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows Native Americans and we will keep it unveiled and clean it up,â&#x20AC;? she said.

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A.S. Beck was a real ‘shoe-in’ by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Alexander S. Beck (18631955), the founder of the A.S. Beck shoe company, emigrated to America in 1888 from Eger, Hungary. Originally he worked as a butcher in a general store in Duquesne, Pa. In 1909 Beck made a career change and came to Brooklyn to open up a shoe store with his brother on Fulton Street. Their The A.S. Beck shoe store at 163-01 Jamaica Ave. in partnership was short-lived, Jamaica, summer 1946. being dissolved in 1914. Alexander struck out on his own with a store at Flushing, Astoria and Rego Park. Beck lived quietly at 3608 Avenue T in 845 Manhattan Ave. in Greenpoint and prospered. By 1920 he had 13 stores and Canarsie with his second wife, Rossella decided to sell his company to The Dia- (Ray), 23 years his junior, and his daughter, mond Shoe Corp. for $1 million. In the Romola, and sister-in-law, Helen Spiro. But the business’s fortunes turned and by agreement it was stipulated that the compa1972 the only three stores still operating in ny would always retain his name. In 1945, now enlarged to 147 stores in 60 Queens closed. The final store, opposite cities in the East, South and Midwest, the Macy’s in Manhattan, closed in 1982. People will always remember A.S. Beck firm was sold again, this time to Saul Schiff and Associates. At the time, Queens had for its high-quality products in a time when A.S. Beck stores in Jamaica, Ridgewood, shoes were more important than sneakers. Q

Mets March madness by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Mets certainly kept things interesting for their beat writers the first week of spring training. Outfielder Curtis Granderson, who came to the Mets as a free agent after a very respectable career with the Yankees, continued to needle his old team in print. When Grandy signed with the Mets a year ago, he famously said “true New Yorkers are Mets fans.” Upon entering camp this year he added, “The Mets are ready to take the town over from the Yankees.” That’s wonderful, Curtis, but I think fans would rather hear how the team is ready to take the National League East over from the Washington Nationals. At this point, the Miami Marlins appear to be a bigger threat to the Nats than the Mets are. Granderson’s grandiosity was followed by Lunch-gate. Highly touted pitching prospect Noah Syndergaard created a cause celebre when he decided to eat lunch while a Mets intrasquad game was occurring even though Syndergaard wasn’t scheduled in it. Like most people, Syndergaard wasn’t sure what passes for early spring training etiquette and thought, quite reasonably in my opinion, that it would be a good idea to eat early so that he would have more time to work out in the afternoon. Mets captain David Wright thought otherwise and lectured Syndergaard, and then went

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