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Community bands together to ship aid to refugees

The Ozone Park Residents Block Association, the ofﬁce of Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato and dozens of other community partners and volunteers organized a massive drive to collect medical supplies and more to ship to Ukrainian refugees of the war by way of Queens-based Solent Freight Services. Three truckloads of supplies will be sent to Poland for those in need.

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How will Adams pay for cleaner streets? Mayor’s plan calls for more DSNY service, but he would cut funding by Sophie Krichevsky

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he need for clean streets in Queens has been as clear as ever as of late. With the increased attention to illegal dumping in Southeast Queens in recent weeks and the decrease in garbage pickup at the height of the pandemic — as well as Mayor Adams’ decision last month to nix the expansion of city’s curbside compost program in his preliminary budget plan — basic sanitation services have been at the forefront of residents’ minds. So when the mayor’s economic blueprint, which he unveiled March 10, called for increased street sweeping and garbage pickup in the name of tourism and spurring economic growth, Adams turned a few heads. In making such a proposal, Queens elected officials and residents, as well as others citywide, are left to wonder: How can the city increase street cleaning when the Department of Sanitation could face sweeping budget cuts? “It’s contradictory,” said Angela Miskis, whose group, Abuela Neigborhood Maintainance, has spearheaded cleanup efforts in Hollis and throughout Southeast Queens. “So now you’re telling us that you’re going to cut the services again, when every time I talk to anyone from Sanitation, they tell me

Despite cutting the Department of Sanitation’s funding in his preliminary budget, the mayor has PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE called for increased services in his economic blueprint. that all they need is just more resources?” Equally concerned is Councilmember Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), whose district includes Miskis’ neighborhood. “It is unfortunate that Mayor Adams has proposed significant cuts to the sanitation department in a time when cases of illegal dumping are endless in my district and across the city,” she said in a statement.

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Two arrested in OP stabbing outside HS Attempted murder for woman and minor in incident outside of JAHS by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Two people have been charged in the stabbing that occurred outside of John Adams High School in Ozone Park last Tuesday and left two students gravely wounded. Jamia Dean, a 20-year-old woman from Ozone Park who lives just two blocks away from the school on Rockaway Boulevard, and a 16-year-old male were both arrested on Monday and each was charged with attempted murder in the second degree and other crimes. Just before 10:30 a.m. last Tuesday, Dean and the 16-year-old approached two students, a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, across the street from the school, the authorities said. According to a press release from the Queens District Attorney’s Office, the 16-yearold defendant said “What’s up?” to the younger victim and punched him multiple times in the face. Dean pulled his hair and her accomplice produced a kife and stabbed the boy, causing deep lacerations to his back and leg. The older student tried to intervene by jumping onto the juvenile and Dean pulled that victim’s hair as the juvenile punched and stabbed him. The victims fled to the school for help. The 16-year-old male suffered stab wounds in the leg and back, and was transported to Long Island Jewish Medical Center in stable condition. He required a chest tube and sus-

tained injury to his right a weapon. She faces up lung, and was in the to 25 years in prison, if hospital for three days. convicted. The 17-year-old male “This defendant and suffered seven laceraa juvenile allegedly tion wounds to the torso, committed a violent back, arm and hip and attack, which is particuwas taken to Jamaica larly brazen, in front of Hospital Medical Center one of ou r h ig h in critical condition. A s c h o ol s ,” s a id DA 6 -i nch deep wou nd Melinda Katz in the injured his spleen and release. “The two teenhe underwent two suraged victims that were John Adams High School in Ozone Park. geries to his spleen and FILE PHOTO stabbed were gravely elbow and was in the wounded. We will not hospital for five days after life-threatening tolerate this kind of violence and the defendants blood loss, according to the district attorney. will be held accountable for their alleged Surveillance video caught both suspects actions,” she continued. fleeing the scene on foot and discarding their Police could not confirm if the suspects clothes in a trash receptacle. turned themselves in, as some reports stated. The investigation was conducted by Detec- “They come in because they know they are tive Patrick Cahill of the 106th Precinct’s being sought by us,” an NYPD spokesperson Detective Squad. said generally. The precinct posted on Twitter that the Councilmember Joann Ariola (R-Ozone alleged perpetrators were arrested “thanks to Park) was on the scene after the incident and tips from the community [and] great investiga- told the Chronicle she commends the 106th Pretive work.” cinct detectives and Patrol Borough Queens Dean was arraigned Monday night on a South “for their swift action in apprehending 12-count complaint charging her with two these perpetrators.” counts of attempted murder, nine counts of “Two of our scholars were assaulted and assault and one count of criminal possession of sought shelter inside the school,” Principal

Pedro Cubero wrote in a letter to parents on the day of the incident. “We immediately notified the NYPD, our Borough Safety Director and School Safety as well as trained staff who administered first aid ... We assure you that every precaution was taken and will continue to be taken to ensure the safety of our students and staff members.” Ariola stated that the school safety officers “played a very big part in the fact that their lives were saved.” She continued, “School safety officers know the kids that are in the school, they know kids who don’t belong in the school and don’t attend the school. They really are a first line of defense for the safety of our students, our teachers and staff. I don’t believe that their budget should be cut at all. In fact, it should be enhanced.” “As a grandparent whose grandson goes to a public high school, I am fully confident in the ability of our school safety officers and NYPD officers as well as school staff to keep our children safe ... while they are in the confines of the school,” Ariola said. “I look forward to working with the Mayor and as a member of the Committee on Public Safety to provide more police to precincts that are seeing higher incidents of crime,” she said. Crime in the 106th is up 62 percent compared to last year, with felony assaults up Q almost 20 percent.

Ground breaks for new PS 47 building The school will replace the one damaged in Sandy and seat 260

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Construction has begun on a new school building for PS 47 in Broad Channel, which will replace the former location that sustained extensive damage from Superstorm Sandy. Students have been relocated to the for mer Stella Maris High School until the new PS 47 is ready to welcome them at the start of the 2023-24 school year. The new building, which is equipped with solar panels, will rise four stories and hold 260 seats for students from pre-K through eighth grade. It will include eight standard classrooms, three special education classrooms and middle school science and multiuse rooms. It will also have a “gymatorium,” a library, a full kitchen complex, a student dining area, guidance, medical, and administration suites, an OT/sensory room, bicycle storage and an out-

door playground. The previous building was at 140 percent capacity, according to the School Construction Authority. It also had structural issues related to heating, cooling and electric and lacked a gymnasium, cafeteria, adequate outdoor play space and a library. A $49.9 million contract was awarded to Citnalta Construction Corp. for the replacement building, which was designed through a collaboration with the SCA and Purcell Everett Architects. “It is fitting that as we approach the 10-year anniversary of Sandy, we will see a new school rise on this site,” Dan Mundy Jr., left in photo, president of the Broad Channel Civic Association, said in a prepared statement. “One that is above the f loodplain, resilient with many green features, and will serve the community for decades to come,” he continued. “I am excited to see the begin-

Education and elected officials celebrated the ground breaking of a new PS 47 in Broad Channel last week. PHOTOS COURTESY SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY

ning of the construction of P.S. 47 in Broad Channel,” said Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), third from left, in the statement. “My predecessor, former Councilman Eric Ulrich, was the driving force behind this project. We look

forward to the children being able to return to their neighborhood school in September of 2023.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), second from left, said a new PS 47 is “long overdue” and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park),

third from right, said that, “after a long wait, we are finally able to give the families of Broad Channel a school building they deserve.” The elected officials joined SCA President and CEO Nina Kubota to celebrate the groundbreaking at the Q new site last week.

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Community rallies together for Ukraine

Three truckloads of goods for refugees thanks to OP effort by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

In the course of one week, the South Queens community and beyond joined forces to pull off a massive drive that collected three trucks’ worth of goods to ship to Ukrainian refugees in Poland. “It is just amazing to see how many people have stepped up,” said Dmitriy Gostev, a Forest Hills elevator mechanic who was born in Kharkiv, the second largest-city in Ukraine. Gostev, who still has friends in Ukraine, many of whom are fighting for their country, felt the need to take action to help his homeland in the midst of war and invasion from Russia. “They are doing all the work and hardship and suffering. We just do what we can from here in the United States,” he said. So Gostev reached out to Sam Esposito, president of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association, and within days, an effort was coordinated to collect supplies throughout the week and hold a drive on Saturday at Living Word Church. “This is bigger than all of us,” said Esposito. “This is what happens whe n t he c o m mu n it y c o me s together.” Carin Chiang, a member of the block association and the Ozone Park Howard Beach Woodhaven Lions Club, stepped up and got her boss, Julia Milne, involved. Milne and her husband, Brooklyn residents, own the JFK-based Solent Freight Services, Ltd. Milne is from Kyiv as well and her parents only just fled to the United States in recent weeks. Solent put together the pieces to prepare and get the items overseas. Chiang drew on her professional

connections to include Steven Sanichar, co-owner of 24/7 Courier, Inc., which is based out of the Bronx. Sanichar is certified in shipping hazardous materials and he and Chiang were able to advise the group on what could be shipped and how. Milne said it would all then be shipped to Warsaw, Poland, where a company will distribute it to organizations in need. Milne said she was shocked by the amount of items the community was able to gather. Contributions included medical supplies like first-aid kits, crutches, a wheelchair and bandages as well as baby supplies, diapers, feminine hygiene products, clothes, blankets, toys and more. Residents of Rockaway, Broad Channel, Ozone Park and Howard Beach dropped off supplies at Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato’s (D-Rockaway Park) office. New York State Attorney General Letitia James worked with Pheffer Amato and Queens County Clerk Audrey Pheffer to gather baby supplies and feminine hygiene supplies. “Our office was filled from top to bottom with donations and purchases from the amazing people in this district,” Pheffer Amato said in a prepared statement. “This is what we do — we step up.” Local schools collected donations, including pre-Ks throughout District 27, John Adams High School, the High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture, PS 63, PS 64, JHS 202 and JHS 210. Kiwanis International of Woodhaven and Ozone Park, Lions Club International of Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Howard Beach and Living Word Christian Fellowship also parQ took.

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Julia Milne, above at right, pitched in to help on the day of the drive at Living Word Church. Her freight company, Solent Freight Services, was aided by Steven Sanichar, left at center, Mike Singh of PS Trucking and Khaleel Mohamad to pack and transport the goods. At center right, Carin Chiang, second from left, and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato, second from right, are joined by representatives from Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and Commonpoint Queens.

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Two more weeks of masks for toddlers Mandate for kids under 5 to end if Covid rates remain low: Adams by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

After weeks of pushback and protests outside of City Hall as recent as Sunday, Mayor Adams has finally announced that the toddler mask mandate will end. “Today we are announcing that, if the numbers continue to show a low level of risk — let me say that again — if the numbers continue to show a low level of risk, masks will be optional for 2- to 4-year-old students in school and in daycares,” Adams said in a press conference on Tuesday. “We are going to start this on April 4,” he added. Two weeks ago, the mayor announced that kindergarten through eighth-grade public school children would no longer have to wear masks and that positivity rates for Covid in schools have remained low. “It’s important for parents, it’s important for students, and let me tell you something, it doesn’t matter what decisions you make on this, you’re going to have vociferous people on both sides of the conversation and so we can’t go by the noise, we have to go by the science and we have to go by the safety of our children,” Adams continued Tuesday. He said that for every call he receives asking to lift the toddlers’ mandate, he would get another asking him not to.

Following pressure from both sides of the toddler mask debate, Mayor Adams said Tuesday that PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / MAYOR’S OFFICE masks will become optional in April if rates stay low. Adams has been approached in public settings including on St. Patrick’s Day by parents questioning his mask mandates for the youngest students. “We are continuing our serious moment of peeling back the masks off the faces of our people as we continue the process of getting our city really back to a level of normality that I am going to do, in a very safe and a very strategic way, so that we can get the city up and operating with not reverting back to the days when

Covid controlled our lives,” he said in the press conference, adding that the city is currently in a “low risk environment” for Covid. “I cannot have my city close down again,” Adams added, saying that there should be “zero tolerance” for child hospitalizations. In a statement issued from the Mayor’s Office, he said masks would continue to be available for any child or staff member that still chooses to wear one. Adams added that regular calls assessing the

situation in schools take place between his office, new city Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan and the Department of Education. Vasan said that cases are increasing slightly but that hospitals have plenty of capacity and admissions remain low. “Less risk means more choices for New Yorkers about which precautions are mandatory and which are optional,” Vasan said in the press conference. “That’s why, if things remain as they are over the next two weeks, children between the ages of 2 and 4 years old will have the option of removing their masks in schools and childcare settings in early April.” “If we see levels of risk rise, we may reassess,” Vasan added. “However, right now, we feel comfortable saying that if the numbers hold, masks can become optional for some of our youngest New Yorkers.” Vasan continued, “As a parent, I have experienced how personal the issue of masks can be, in playgrounds, at schools, and in my own neighborhood ... And certainly on my social media.” “Let’s be respectful of whatever choice families make. Let’s be kind to each other when it comes to how we manage our own risk. You don’t know what life circumstances someone might be accounting for in their choice to mask.” continued on page 14

Adams appoints 9 members to PEP

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A new cohort of mayoral appointees to the Panel for Educational Policy has been named by Mayor Adams and several of the new members have ties to Queens. Alan Ong, former CEC 26 president, was named to the panel, which is part of the governance structure responsible for the city’s public schools. “It is my next level of advocacy for the community, for the parents, for the kids,” Ong told the Chronicle. “I have been advocating not just for the civic community but for education for our kids, parents and schools for quite a few years,” he said. Ong, who is from Fresh Meadows, has a child in high school and another who has graduated. He is a member of Community Board 8, president of the Union Turnpike Merchants Association, vice president of Friends of Fresh Meadows Library, a member of the board of directors of the Fresh Meadows Homeowners Civic Association and a member of the 107th Precinct Community Council and Mid-Queens Community Council. Ong said he hopes the voices and parental concerns will “be a little bit louder” on the PEP and says education equality for all kids and challenging those that need to be challenged are priorities for him.

He said that he will help amplify issues important to CEC 26, such as bringing back the gifted and talented program, reforming high school admissions and bringing more specialized high schools to Queens. The PEP, which replaced the former Board of Education in 2002, is responsible for approving standards, policies and objectives related to educational achievement and instruction, as well as the Chancellor’s Regulations, changes in school utilization, budgetary items and department contracts. The mayor is responsible for nine appointments on the PEP. Each borough president appoints one member and CEC presidents elect another. The chancellor servers as a non-voting member as well. “Parent and community engagement is an essential component of my vision for education in New York City, and that is why I’m excited to begin what I know will be an effective and fruitful partnership with the panel members announced today,” said Mayor Adams in a prepared statement. “I’ve said it over and over again: If we do not educate, we incarcerate, and so this panel will be vital in helping to ensure our young people have every tool at their disposal to succeed in life.” Schools Chancellor David Banks has been talking about PEP reform since he started in the position, frequently highlighting the fact that

Former president of CEC 26 Alan Ong, center, will now sit on the Panel for Educational Policy FILE PHOTO as a mayoral appointee. PEP meetings often go past midnight and are not convenient for many parents. Banks spoke of that in Tuesday night’s CEC 26 town hall, which Ong said “brought a smile” to his face because his first PEP meeting was over five hours. Banks has also spoken of improving transparency and parent engagement, which Ong looks forward to. “The best decisions are made when everyone is at the table, and this panel represents invaluable experience that will be critical as we reimagine our schools,” Banks said in the

statement. “I look forward to partnering with every new PEP member in the work of improving the educational outcomes of our youngest New Yorkers.” Jean Hahn, a Rego Park parent who leads Queens Parents United, said Adams’ picks to the PEP are “interesting.” “I appreciate not just the diversity of where the members come from but the diversity of having a charter supporter,” she said, adding that, although she is not necessarily a charter advocate, having representatives supporting school choice is positive. She would like to see the new panel less divisive than in the past, which she said has been “disconcerting” to parents. Her concerns lie more with recent borough president appointees to the panel, she said, including some who advocated to keep schools closed throughout the pandemic and called other parents racist. The Queens borough president appointee, Deb Dillingham, remains on the PEP and Ong said he has a lot to learn and hopes to learn the ropes from her. Other new mayoral appointees to the PEP include Angela Green, former principal at MS 8 in Jamaica, and Gladys Ward, a public school parent and member of Community Education Q Council 24.

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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P Hochul finds some sense on crime EDITORIAL

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hank goodness the governor didn’t keep her word. Just two months ago, Gov. Hochul said she would not “cave to pressure” and call for adjustments to the insane bail and other criminal justice “reform” laws Albany forced on the innocent people of this state in 2019. But with crime continuing to skyrocket, a mayor determined to address it, gaping political fissures opening up in the Democratic Party and her own future on the line, she’s come around — just a little bit. Hochul proposes — as part of the state budget process, under which she has the most strength in dealing with recalcitrant lawmakers — to expand the number of crimes for which judges may demand bail or remand defendants due to concerns over public safety, rather than be forced to free them. Most of her plans revolve around gun crimes, and those are the worst in many ways, but that means someone who committed say, attempted murder, or rape, with a knife or baseball bat still would not be subject to public safety concerns, as pointed out by former top Queens prosecutor Jim Quinn, an expert on the issue. It’s Quinn who puts the lie to claims that very few people released under the new bail laws are rearrested, noting

that is true only if you count those who would have been let go under the old laws too. Count just those who could have been held on bail prior to the 2019 laws but now cannot be, and the real figure is 43 percent, says Quinn, who retired after 42 years in the Queens DA’s office. And it’s not just the lack of bail that’s helping feed crime by letting recidivists run wild; it’s also the new rules on discovery, which force DAs to provide evidence much earlier than before. The state did not give the already-overworked prosecutors any further resources to meet the mandate, and the result is many dropped cases. All of this is a disaster, as Mayor Adams, Jim Quinn, a growing number of Democrats such as City Councilman Jim Gennaro, countless residents and this page know. But standing firm against any change are state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Queens’ own Deputy Majority Leader Mike Gianaris and a host of other left-leaning lawmakers. How they can bear so much bloodshed and shirk responsibility is a mystery. Let’s hope Hochul can strongarm them into at least some sense of remorse and reform during the budget process. Lives hang in the balance.

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Biden must do more Dear Editor: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the U.S. Congress on videoconference on March 16 and asked for military aid and a no-fly zone. Zelensky showed a video that showed what Russian President Putin and his military are doing — a pure genocide of Ukraine and its people. This video showed death, the mutilated, the weeping of children, refugees boarding trains to other nations and families broken apart. This video made me feel most sad and brought a tear to my eyes. As grand knight of St. Anastasia Knights of Columbus in Douglaston, member of the American Legion Post 103, member of the Glen Oaks Catholic War Veterans Post 1979 and a veteran of the United States Navy who served in the Vietnam era, I urge President Biden to do more than he asked Congress to do © Copyright 2022 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 responsiblefor 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., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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erries are how New Yorkers crossed the East River before we had bridges. Now they’re a novelty commuter option for a relatively small number of people who cost the rest of us a good amount of money on each ride. They’re also one of the 14 (yes, 14!) options the Port Authority wants New Yorkers to consider as a new way to get to LaGuardia Airport. They’re probably the easiest and least expensive to launch, too, since the others involve things like subway extensions, new rail systems or dedicated bus lanes on heavily used roadways. Among those who back the ferry idea is Queens Borough President Donovan Richards. But if you’re traveling to LaGuardia from Manhattan, are you really going to want to schlep all the way to some East River dock, take a boat ride through the place they call Hell Gate with good reason and then haul your luggage from the waterfront to your terminal? No, you’ll probably take a cab. According to the watchdogs, the public subsidizes each ride on the city’s commuter ferries to the tune of $9.34, compared to $4.92 for the bus and just $1.05 for the subway. A ferry to LaGuardia would cost plenty and have zero impact on Grand Central Parkway congestion. Find another way.

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to stop these assaults on a nation where women and children are being killed. President Biden, remember this: Evil thrives when good men do nothing. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Bellerose

Russia out of UN? Dear Editor: Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently made this statement: “Russia is now isolated from the society of nations.” Not only do I support his view, I would like to add my opinion. The United Nations was created at the end of World War II so that the world could enjoy peace, democracy, prosperity and political and social justice. The United Nations General

Assembly should remove Russia from attending all of its functions while war criminal dictator Vladimir Putin rules! Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

GOP against democracy Dear Editor: The difference between the Ukraine and the United States is that the Ukrainian people value democracy and will fight to the death to preserve it, while people in the U.S. are trying to destroy it. Americans who support the Republican Party and Donald Trump, our version of Vladimir Putin, are choosing fascism and dictatorship over democracy. The Republican Party has overturned laws that have been in effect for

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Help after Flushing fire Dear Editor: (An open letter to city Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin Kim) I want to thank you for the assistance you have given my office and the Flushing business community in the wake of the five-alarm fire that destroyed several businesses at 41-10 Main St. and impacted numerous others in downtown Flushing. Within an hour of learning of the situation, you were on the phone with my office asking how you could help. This is a significant setback to these small business owners, who are still trying to recover from the economic impacts of the pandemic. In light of this, I am requesting that your office

Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar In 2020 we made history when you elected me as the ﬁrst ever South Asian American woman to the state legislature. I believe our daughters are powerful. I am here to help lift up all the young women in South Queens.

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Turn oil firms into utilities Dear Editor: Rising gas prices should make Americans ask the fundamental question: What is the difference between what a public nonprofit utility company provides and what a private for-profit oil company provides? After all, they both sell energy to U.S. citizens. The difference is that natural gas and electricity are sold in the form of a public good whereas oil is sold in the form of a private good. Accordingly, on the grounds of promoting national security, the U.S. Congress should convert all oil companies into utility companies. This would eliminate the windfall profits and force the oil industry to earn just enough income to cover operating expenses just as natural gas and electric utility companies are required to do. The resulting drop in gasoline prices would further stimulate the economy and lighten the energy stranglehold upon the United States by the Middle East. It would also eliminate the influence of the oil lobby. In this case, desperate times call for deliberate measures. But as pathetic as energy policy is in the United States, the effort to develop alternative sources of energy won’t really be accelerated until the oil dries up and the Saudis place solar cells all across their desert and then sell us the electricity. Joe Bialek Cleveland

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Dear Editor: Re Sophie Krichevsky’s March 17 report “Gennaro KGH Ukraine Drive”: I’m glad City Councilmember Jim Gennaro joined Kew Gardens Hills residents to help Ukrainian refugees. We should do everything possible to aid victims of Russia’s war crimes. But we should also punish the oligarchs who benefited from supporting Putin. One of those is Len Blavatnik, who is worth $32.4 billion (Forbes), was born in Ukraine, and owns Warner Music Group (“They’re the Putin Posse,” New York Post, Feb. 28). WMG’s artists include Madonna, Ed Sheeran, Neil Young, Phil Collins, Coldplay and Cher. Blavatnik is a generous donor to politicians, including Gov. Kathy Hochul, who got a $69,700 donation from him (“Billionaire mogul with Russian ties emerges as major donor to Hochul,” Post, March 6). If she doesn’t return his money, her campaign is stained with blood money and her opponents gain powerful ammunition. Blavatnik also donated money to Yale University, which has refused to return it so far, reports the Daily Beast. Yale and other universities that received the oligarch’s money must return it. College endowments and pension funds, including those representing New York city and state employees and retirees, must dump their shares in WMG’s stock. While the music of its artists may sound sweet, it is really a death knell for Ukraine. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

work with the relevant city agencies to waive any penalties or fines incurred by these businesses within the last 60 days. This could include, but not be limited to, fines issued by the Department of Health, FDNY, Department of Buildings and/or Department of Sanitation. This first step by the city would quickly provide some much-needed relief as these business owners attempt to recover and rebuild. I am also happy that we will be partnering together to hold a Small Business Recovery meeting in the near future to meet with the affected business owners to hear their concerns and discuss resources the city can provide to help mitigate the impacts of this tragic event. The effects of this fire are not felt only by the businesses that were destroyed, but other businesses in the area whose daily operations continue to be interrupted, and will continue to be interrupted by the eventual demolition and rebuilding of the site. I thank you for your continued attention to this matter, and look forward to working with you to help these hard-working business owners recover from this tragic event. Sandra Ung New York City Councilwoman for the 20th District Flushing

decades regarding civil rights, reproductive rights, campaign financing, etc. They want to prevent people from voting, tell blatant and outrageous lies, interfere in elections and incite domestic terrorism. To maintain the power of their minority, they have taken control of many state legislatures and the Supreme Court. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly demonstrated that he is an actual hero who deserves our praise and admiration. Donald Trump is a two-time impeached, racist, lying, insurrection-provoking zero. He admires and praises Putin and other dictators because he wants to be just like them. We need to acknowledge that we are now engaged in an ongoing struggle to save our very own democracy. Linda Imhauser Whitestone

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Team Up 2 Clean Up is back with its third year of garbage collecting around Howard Beach and Lindenwood. The group’s first cleanup of the season was on Sunday and over 50 volunteers tackled the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, Shore Parkway, the Never Forget Way mural, 155th Avenue, 83rd Street from 164th and 165th avenues and 157th Avenue from 83rd to 78th streets. Team Up 2 Clean Up began in 2020 at the start of the pandemic when four Howard Beach moms, Lauren Jaeger, Gina Barillaro, Vincenza Connors and Rachele Ambrosino, top right with two city Department of Sanitation employees,

would go out walking together and noticed how much trash and litter accumulated throughout the neighborhood. “It started with the Addabbo Bridge because we would walk over it every day and it was so horrible so instead of complaining about it, we said ‘let’s do something about it,’” said Barillaro. “We started doing different areas of the neighborhood that needed it and had a crazy amount of volunteers. It just exceeded our expectations,” she said. The group will focus on whatever areas they hear need attention, like cleaning up the medians on Cross Bay in

Job and small biz event Tues. Looking for a new job, switching careers or own a business and need resources from city agencies? A community job fair and small business resource day in Woodhaven can help. The event will take place on Tuesday, March 29, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Woodhaven Manor, located at 96-01 Jamaica Ave. Employers from the aviation, hospitality and healthcare industries will be there. Companies and agencies represented will include Balkan Sewer & Water Main Service, Red Eye Aviation Services, Russo’s On The Bay, NYC Parks Department, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Fidelis

Care, the Greater Ridgewood Youth Council, FDNY, DSNY, the Transportation Security Administration, Watch Guard 24/7, Queens Community House, Commonpoint Queens, the NYPD and Cirrus Health. There will be in-person interviews and it is advised to bring a resume and dress professionally. The event is hosted by the Queens Chamber of Commerce, the Woodhaven Business Improvement District, Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) and is in partnership with NYC Small Business Services. Register at queenschamber.org/ Q events.

the past. DSNY participated in the event and provided equipment to aid in the cleanup. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. stopped by and donated supplies and water. Afterward, the volunteers were hosted by DiVino Pizzeria on Cross Bay Boulevard. The group hopes to continue with their beautification efforts, even aiming to get flowerpots down Cross Bay. Follow Team Up 2 Clean Up on Facebook for more information and to sign up for their next cleanup later in the — Deirdre Bardolf spring.

Get a free tree this spring After a two-year hiatus due to Covid, the New York Restoration Project is reviving its free tree giveaways with community partners throughout the city. Two thousand native species of trees will be given out this spring. Native tree species include serviceberry, river birch, hornbeam, hackberry, redbud, persimmon, Eastern red cedar, sweetbay magnolia, black gum, black cherry and swamp white oak. Those interested in picking up a free tree must register in advance. Dates for pickup run through April and

May and depend on the location. Queens sites include Smiling Hogshead Ranch in Long Island City, Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing, Rise Rockaway in Far Rockaway, St. John’s Residence for Boys in Far Rockaway and D iscove r y Com mu n it y G a rde n i n Jamaica. Financial support for the giveaway comes from Bloomberg Philanthropies. To see all of the locations and links to sign up as well as tree care resources, Q visit nyrp.org. — Deirdre Bardolf

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Hochul offers crime reduction proposals Critics to governor’s left and right slam 10-point legislative package by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Just under a week after her 10-point proposal to amend bail reform and other changes to criminal justice laws was leaked, Gov. Hochul attempted to clarify her position in an op-ed piece in the Daily News. The text of the article is posted on Hochul’s official website. In it, the governor said the reforms passed in 2019 have not had a significant impact on the increase in violent crime. “The reforms were successful: Fewer New Yorkers are kept behind bars just because they can’t pay, and we’ve saved taxpayer dollars in the process,” the governor wrote. “Still, since the law was passed, we have seen a distressing increase in shootings and homicides. The data does not, however, suggest that bail reform is the main cause ... Blaming bail reform for the increase in violence that cities across America are facing isn’t fair and isn’t supported by the data.” Hochul’s recommendations, which she is believed to want included in the annual budget package, include allowing arrests rather than desk appearance for alleged second- and third-offenders out on supervised release, as well as for hate crimes. She wrote that it should be possible for judges to set bail in all felony cases involving illegal guns, including those where guns are

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Recycle e-waste this Saturday Spring cleaning can begin with proper recycling of old electronic devices at an e-waste recycling event in Ridgewood this month. S t a t e S e n . Jo e Ad d a b b o Jr. (D-Howard Beach) has partnered w it h C ou n c i l m a n B ob Hold e n (D-Middle Village) and the city Department of Parks and Recreation to bring the Lower East Side Ecology Center to Rosemary’s Playground on Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the event. Electronics that will be accepted include working and nonworking computers, monitors, printers and scanners, keyboards, mice, cables, T Vs , VC R s a nd DV D playe r s , phones, audio and visual equipment, cell phones and more. “Recycli ng e -waste isn’t ju st about avoiding a ticket, it is about protecting our environment by not putting harmful materials into the l a n d f i l l s ,” Ad d a b b o s a id i n a statement. Rosemary’s Playground is located on Fairview Avenue between Woodbine and Madison streets. For more information, call AddabQ bo’s office at (718) 738-1111.

Gov. Hochul is pushing for some changes to criminal justice reforms passed in 2019, though she PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE said that alone will not drive down increases in violent crime. given or sold to minors, “a crime that is, astonishingly, not currently bail-eligible.” Hochul said none of the criminal code provisions will drive down crime without stopping the flow of illegal guns into the city, funding violence interruption programs and greatly expanding mental health services. “The governor’s proposal includes significant steps, which I have advocated for, that would make New York safer, while not

undoing important reforms,” Mayor Adams said in a statement on March 17. The 2019 reforms were not voted on separately by members of the state Assembly and Senate, but as part of the state budget. If Hochul wants to do the same she has a clock ticking if the budget is to pass on time by April 1. Prior to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s taking office in 2011, however, the budget routinely was weeks if not months late.

Police seeking South Richmond Hill shooter by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Two people were shot outside Showtime Bar & Lounge in the early hours of Saturday morning after an apparent dispute. The conflict began inside the bar on 101st Avenue, according to police, and published reports say an unidentified man was then kicked out of the establishment. He allegedly proceeded to fire a gun, striking the likely unintended victims. Video surveillance shows the dispute unfold as one unidentified man, wearing a white hat and white sweatshirt, swings a metal stanchion in the direction of an open doorway. Behind him, the gunman reaches into his pocket, pulls out a firearm and shoots through the entrance. Police received a 911 call for an assault at the bar just before 1:30 a.m. and found a 29-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the left ankle and a 31-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right hand. The two are off-duty corrections officers, according to reports. Both were listed in stable condition at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, according to police. The shooter fled the location in a white

Police are seeking the man above who fled PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD in a white Nissan. Nissan sedan traveling east on 101st Avenue. There are no arrests yet and the investigation is ongoing. The NYPD is asking for the public’s help in identifying the shooter. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and then entering TIP577, or by going to @nypdtips on TwitQ ter. All tips are strictly confidential.

That still might not be Hochul’s biggest obstacle, particularly in a year in which she is seeking to be elected in November. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers) and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) have been opposed to any changes. Neither responded to requests for comment. State Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights) said the Senate plan deals with funding for education, social services, mental health and other programs. She accused Hochul of a “knee-jerk reaction” to hints that Cuomo may enter the race for governor. “[Stewart-Cousins] has been very clear: we are going to address public safety concerns without succumbing to bad-faith smears of bail reform laws,” she said in a press release. U.S. Rep Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens), who is challenging Hochul for the Democratic nomination, also slammed the plan, saying Hochul should hold up the budget until the Legislature agrees to real reform. “New York City has a crime crisis that Kathy Hochul has treated as an afterthought,” said Suozzi. “This past weekend, 29 people were shot in 24 different incidents. It’s Code Blue. The patient is on the table in cardiac arrest and Kathy Hochul’s response is ‘take two aspirin and call me in the morning.’” Q

Kids’ masks continued from page 8 Daniela Jampel, one of the organizers of the Mask Choice for Toddlers protest who is originally from Queens but moved to Washington Heights, told the Chronicle that parents are “thrilled with the Mayor’s decision to follow the science, recognize the extremely low risk Covid poses to children aged 2-4, and allow them the option to attend their daycares and preschools without their masks. “While we believe that this decision is long overdue and it’s unnecessary to wait until April 4, allowing our low-risk toddlers, many of whom have never been to school without a mask, the same normalcy enjoyed by the rest of New York City, is a step in the right direction,” Jampel said in a text message. Councilman Franciso Moya (D-Corona), chair of the Covid-19 Recovery and Resiliency Committee, issued a statement on Tuesday saying, “Infection rates, hospitalizations and deaths continue to trend downward, we have access to vaccines and treatment, and New Yorkers have done their part and adjusted as needed. “We are better protected and ending the mask requirement for children under five is not only a testament to our adaptability and resilience but it’s an encouraging sign as we transition to our full recovQ ery,” he added.

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Mayor’s Office proposes $2.7M in DCLA cuts

Queens cultural groups are prepared to fight against them by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Mayor Adams’ proposed budget cuts could leave cultural institutions in Queens reeling if they were to go through, according to leaders of those organizations. During the March 7 virtual Borough Board meeting, an aide to Borough President Donovan Richards presented a Queens Cultural Institutions Group Budget Summary that noted that Adams recommended cutting over $2.7 million from eight groups in the World’s Borough. Most of the institutions (Flushing Town Hall, Queens Botanical Garden, New York Hall of Science, Queens Theatre and Queens Museum of Art) fall within or near Councilwoman Sandra Ung’s (D-Flushing) district. “We’re lucky to have so many cultural institutions in Flushing that are important to the entire borough, but that also means when cultural institutions are the target of budget cuts, those cuts hit particularly hard,” Ung, a member of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, said later via email. “Our cultural organizations are important to everyone from our children to our seniors, and offer a variety of programming that serves the ethnically diverse population of Queens. As we continue to negotiate the budget in the City Council, I’m going to fight with my colleagues to make sure that cultural institutions like Flushing Town Hall have the funding they need.” Flushing Town Hall, located at 137-25 Northern Blvd., could see more than half of its city funding cut, going from $798,668 to $375,292, according to the budget summary. That would be a removal of approximately $425,000 from its cultural budget, according to FTH Executive and Artistic Director Ellen Kodadek. Fifty-three percent of Flushing Town Hall’s total annual funding is from the city and 17 percent is its own. “If these cuts are realized, it will mean layoffs of multiple staff as well as the elimination of numerous cultural enrichment programs that are essential to our communities and the school students we serve,” Kodadek said via email. On March 31, FTH will conclude its Women’s History Month celebration with a tribute to Latin music artists. April 3, the institution will have a Mini Global Mashup Concert series to celebrate the diversity of Queens featuring music from around the world. On April 8, it will present the

Grammy-nominated Bill Charlap Trio for Jazz Appreciation Month. “We understand the budgetary challenges the city faces, and the need across all sectors, and we know that difficult choices have to be made. We also recognize the fact that a majority of our city funding could be cut in one stroke is the result of prior administrations not baselining one-time increases to the cultural budget. Arts and culture are an essential service, and a robust cultural sector is crucial to NYC’s recovery postpandemic,” added Kodadek. “We call on the mayor and the City Council to restore DCLA’s funding to FY22 levels and to baseline those funds so that cultural organizations across the city, and the communities we all serve, don’t suffer from uncertainty in coming years,” she said using the initialism for the Department of Cultural Affairs. “Advocating alongside our colleagues across the cultural sector, we have expressed our deep concerns about this proposed cut to the cultural sector. We trust our elected leaders will provide the funding New York City’s arts and cultural organizations — and thereby the City itself — needs to rebound.” Another member of the Cultural Institutions Group in Ung’s district is the Queens Botanical Garden at 43-50 Main St. in Flushing, which is overseen by Executive Director Evie Hantzopoulos. “We are doing the best that we can with limited resources as is,” said Hantzopoulos. “Any cuts are going to have a negative impact on our institutions and on the good people of Queens.” The QBG budget for fiscal year 2022 is over $1.7 million and the city is proposing $875,775 for 2023 for the 93-acre garden that has only four horticulturists, according to the executive director. “Any cuts will be to our programming that we offer at very low cost or free,” she said. “We don’t want to have to cut programs, especially since there is such a great need for open space that has allowed people to heal after the pandemic.” There is no admission from November to the end of March and in the spring, there are free hours twice per week so that anyone can visit the garden, said Hantzopoulos, who wants to make sure that she is able to continue operating the greenspace as a safe place people can gather and visit. “We are talking about almost $400,000 just to the Queens Botanical Garden,” she said. “That is a huge

The Museum of the Moving Image has an exhibit dedicated to puppeteer Jim Henson, above, the creator of the MupPHOTO COURTESY MOMI pet Kermit the Frog of the television show “Sesame Street.” cut with all the things that we offer on a limited budget right now.” The QBG will have family day later this month for kids to learn about planting and a Climate Arts Festival on April 24, which will feature live music, composting information and more. “We provide an essential service for people who live in Queens and for people who come from all over the country,” said Hantzopoulos. “We also provide workforce development training for people looking to enter careers in horticulture.” The QBG is also a community service site for people who are in the court system and provides educational workshops for schoolchildren. “We are ‘the’ Queens Botanical Garden,” said Hantzopoulos. “We are a destination ... that promotes Queens as the World’s Borough.” Carl Goodman, the executive director of the Museum of the Moving Image, said that he understands that the city has to tighten its belt with budget cuts. The proposed 2023 budget for MoMI is $784,166, down from over $1 million in 2022. “This is a preliminary budget,” said Goodman. “It’s a starting point for future conversations on making sure that the administration is aware of the service and need that we fulfill through our programs. That preliminary budget turns to an executive budget in the end of May or June.” MoMI, located at 36-01 in Astoria, is a cultural touchstone in Queens and contributes to the economic development of the city, said Goodman. “Any funding from any source will not effect the level of service to the people of Queens and New York City,” said Goodman. “Everyone of course is going to have to fight not only for its own institution, but for the cultural group sector as a whole.” During the pandemic, MoMI teamed up with the New York Hall of

Science to create a drive-in movie series. It has a Jim Henson exhibit delving into the history of the puppeteer and there will be an autism film festival on March 24. The museum is also a site for PCR tests and has programming that serves over 60,000 students annually. “It’s a smile factory to see everyone walking around the museum ... We are fairly close to [our foot traffic] level prepandemic,” said Goodman. “However, the level of staffing that we have is much lower because of the financial situation. We need to provide more jobs to people at the museum and get back to the staffing levels before the pandemic. If the city budget doesn’t allow us to do so, it would make it that much more difficult to reach that goal, but I remain optimistic to get to a place where the funding we need will continue at the same level we are at or possibly even grow.” Leonard Jacobs, the executive director of the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, says that without discretionary funding from the city, the organization would have to eliminate programs and positions. “The absence of discretionary support would call into question the sustainability of JCAL as a cultural institution in Queens,” said Jacobs. In 2001, the baseline funding for JCAL was $769,000; at the time, the organization managed one building and the funding supported 20 fulltime staff members. The current baseline funding is $499,017 without the $311,619 in additional city funding — the proposed amount to be cut — and the arts center manages two buildings and has 11 full-time staff members. “As the only CIG in Southeast Queens, our baseline should be substantially higher,” said Jacobs. “It is definitely a legacy of the Great Recession and the cuts put in by the Bloomberg administration that were never sufficiently restored.”

The city has underinvested in Southeast Queens, including in its cultural institutions, according to Jacobs. “There should be a recognition, especially after 20 years, that this level of support is not sustainable if our institution is going to remain robust,” said Jacobs. “We are in limbo until we know where the city is going.” Jacobs, who was director of cultural institutions for the DCLA from 2011 to 2018, still has hope that with Adams’ appointment of former Cou ncilwoman Lau r ie Cu mbo (D-Brooklyn) as the new commissioner of the agency, Southeast Queens will receive more equitable funding going forward. He also has faith that City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), who has been a strong proponent for economic equity in the region, will do everything that she can to blunt any excessive cuts that affect the borough. “JCAL is going to be doing more advocacy work because the community deserves the support,” added Jacobs. “We want to see all the arts groups in Southeast Queens properly funded ... We believe all arts groups need resources and will advocate on behalf of everyone.” The speaker said via email that the Council values the deep role cultural institutions play in ensuring communities are strong, and has always been a staunch advocate for them. “We are closely scrutinizing any proposed cuts in the Mayor’s Preliminary Budget that would harm neighborhoods in Queens and across the City, including potential impacts on prized institutions like the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning,” Adams said. “With cultural organizations and programming already struggling, we must focus on how to best invest in their success and meet the needs of all New Yorkers through Q the city’s budget.”

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Legislation establishes protections for state employees, toll-free hotline by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Less than a year after becoming the first woman to take on the role of chief executive of New York, Gov. Hochul, who replaced Andrew Cuomo amid his sexual harassment allegations, has signed a package of legislation that would hold other public officials and their staff accountable for similar misconduct. In the course of 15 years, the Empire State has had Govs. Eliot Spitzer (2007 to 2008), David Paterson (2008 to 2010) and Cuomo (2011 to 2021) leave office in scandal. “From day one, it has been one of my top priorities to clean up Albany, change a culture of harassment and abuse, and ensure safe, respectful workplaces,” Hochul said in a statement. Cuomo, Briarwood-born and Queensbred, resigned from office on Aug. 11, 2021, 16 months shy of finishing his third term (Dec. 31, 2022) after being accused of harassing 11 women, paving a pathway for Hochul to succeed him as the 57th governor of New York. The former gubernatorial leader, however, has maintained his innocence and the criminal charges against him were dismissed in January. Hochul, who previously served as the lieutenant governor, has primed herself as a more collaborative, even-tempered and inof-

fensive leader. who file complaints report retaliatoThe Workplace Harassment and ry action against them, according to Discrimination legislation, signed González-Rojas. t h is Women’s H istor y Mont h, Bill A 2483B, spon sored by includes three bills that prohibit the Assemblywoman Yuh-Line Niou release of personnel files as a retal(D-Manhattan), further clarifies that iatory action, establish state and the state is an employer of anyone public employers to be subject to serving in the executive, judiciary provisions of the Human Rights Law and legislative branches, including and launches a toll free hotline. the staff of elected officials and “It is indeed Women’s History judges, that the state will not be able Month,” Hochul said last week durto avoid responsibility for harassing a press conference. “Let’s make ment and that both public and prisome history ... but as I said all vate employees are protected by its along, more important than making regulations. She also worked on bill history, is making a difference.” A.2035B, which establishes a confiAssembly woman Jessica dential toll-free hotline that connects González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) complainants with experienced prowas the lead sponsor of bill A07101, bono attorneys who will outline which not only protects employees’ their legal rights and advise on their documents of those who complain Gov. Hochul signed a Workplace Harassment and Discrimination cases. about unlawful discriminatory prac- bill package last week, which will protect state employees, their “New York closes the loophole tices by employers, but it also pro- personnel files and establish a toll free-hotline for complaints. that leaves state staff vulnerable to tects other personnel who assist in SCREENSHOT VIA NYS VIDEO / YOUTUBE sexual harassment and creates a hotthose proceedings. line that provides victims of sexual “No New Yorker, no woman should ever to victims and survivors across New York harassment with crucial resources and legal fear being retaliated against because they State that they are not alone and will be assistance,” Niou said in a statement. have come forward about being harmed by heard, and we will protect them.” State Sens. Andrew Gounardes someone in the workplace,” González-Rojas Black women are disproportionately rep- (D -Brook ly n) and Alessand ra Biaggi said in a statement. “With the signing of my resented among women who file sexual (D-Bronx) sponsored the legislative package Q bill today, we are sending a strong message harassment charges and one in three women in the state Senate.

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All (14) roads lead to LaGuardia Airport Port Authority begins public outreach for mass transit link to Manhattan by Max Parrott

The lawmaker dismissed two subway extensions and several of the light rail projThe future of transit to LaGuardia Air- ects because they involve a small section of port is back up in the air, and Gov. Hochul is underground track. “All of the ones that send you below taking Queens residents along for the ride. East Elmhurst residents got a chance last grade mean this project isn’t going to hapWednesday night to review plans for a new pen for another 30 years,” he said. One of the subway plans would extend transit link to LaGuardia Airport after Hochul’s decision last October to scuttle the the N line from the 30th Avenue Station on previous gover nor’s AirTrain project an elevated track along the Grand Central Parkway, and the other would extend the between the airport and Willets Point. At the event the Port Authority of New N/W line using an elevated track from the York and New Jersey showcased 14 differ- Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard Station along ent ideas including light rails, buses, subway 19th Avenue. One light rail project involves constructextensions, a ferry route and an ambiguous “emerging technology” option to improve ing a line starting at the 61st Street-Woodtransportation to and from the airport. The side Station with connections to the 7 line second in-person public workshop will be and LIRR. Another light rail travels up 7 held on March 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Asto- miles from Jamaica Station to the airport along the Van Wyck Expressway and Grand ria World Manor. Residents were able to share feedback Central Parkway. One travels on an elevated with Port Authority representatives, which track along the Grand Central Parkway will then be considered by the Metropolitan from the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard Station. And the final one Transpor t ation would travel from a Authority along with proposed I nt erborestimated ridership, ou just can’t ignore the ough Express rail terc o n n e c t iv it y, c o n st r uction costs and people who live around minal on 74th Street in Jackson Heights environmental factors the airport.” a lo n g a n eleva t e d to determine the next t rack next to the steps of the process. — State Sen. Jessica Ramos Brookly n Queens “What the end Expressway. result is — is there a All the light rail options except for the selection? Is there a recommendation? — that’s to be determined. We’re not there Willets Point AirTrain idea and the Jamaica yet,” said Hersh Parekh, the Port Authority’s Station line would involve tunneling under director of government and community the landing approach area southwest of the airport. relations. Aubry wasn’t alone in his feeling that the What is for certain is that one of the rail options looks nearly identical to former Gov. original plan would be the most practical. Cuomo’s AirTrain, which would have used Larinda Hooks, president of the East Elman elevated light rail to connect LaGuardia hurst Corona Civic Association, said it was and the Willets Point 7 train and Long still her top pick as well. “I feel like that’s the one that’s not Island Rail Road stations. That’s the one that Assemblyman Jeffrion impacting — more or less — anybody’s backyards, and their blocks that they gotta Aubry (D-Corona) said he favors. “From my perspective, that option was drive [through] all the time,” Hooks said. Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Jackson Heights), always the most reasonable and caused the least disruption in this particular area,” said a vocal critic of the original AirTrain plan who was also in attendance, came away Aubry. Chronicle Contributor

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A Port Authority presenter, right, takes questions from a resident on a proposed bus rapid transit route from an N-W subway station in Astoria to LaGuardia Airport. The PA is examining 14 PHOTO BY MAX PARROTT options to link LaGuardia and Manhattan by mass transit. with a very different impression. She said that she was in favor of several of the new options, but her two conditions for approval were that the system provide a one-fare ride from Manhattan to the airport and that it have a stop for residents in the East Elmhurst Corona area. “You just can’t ignore the people who live around the airport,” she told the Chronicle. Ramos also liked several of the plans that would add bus access to the airport, namely one that would travel along the Q70 route in a dedicated bus lane, but she suggested they should happen anyway. One Ditmars Boulevard resident who asked not to be named said that she had also been impressed by the five bus route options — all of which involve dedicated bus lanes. The resident said that her decision would be based on what would be the least disruptive for her. She had been against the original

idea for the light rail because she was afraid it would bring back the experience of heavy construction when LaGuardia was being renovated. “We felt the house vibrate,” she said. “I was liking the extension of the N and W train, but then I saw that there will be construction as well,” she added, referencing the tunneling in that plan. Another East Elmhurst resident said that he was waiting to see about more community investment before making up his mind on the project. “I’m not looking at the designs as much as I’m looking at what they’re gonna pour into the community in terms of benefits,” said George Dixon, president of the Corona East Elmhurst NAACP. Maps of the mass transit options under consideration the Port Authority can be Q viewed online at bit.ly/3L5PItk.

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Borough President Donovan Richards would like to see travelers take to the water when traveling between LaGuardia Airport and Manhattan. Richards on Monday confirmed his preference for ferry service that was first reported by the New York Post. A ferry system between stops on the East Side of Manhattan and LaGuardia is among 14 proposals being examined by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey after Gov. Hochul temporarily shelved the controversial AirTrain loop between the airport and the Mets-Willets Point station on the No. 7 subway line.

The state and the Port Authority are examining ways to link LaGuardia and Manhattan via mass transit in order to decrease travel time between the two destinations. Richards called the ferry proposal a “no-brainer” in the Post, one that would get people off the road and reduce carbon emissions. He reiterated that in an interview with the Chronicle on Monday. “Ferry service will pay for itself,” Richards told the Chronicle. And it might if the service were treated like the JFK AirTrain from the Long Island Rail Road’s Jamaica Station, where riders are charged $8 for a one-way ride to and from the airport. While Richards praised the expansion of commuter ferry service between Queens, Brooklyn and Manhattan

under former Mayor Bill de Blasio, riders are charged only the $2.75 they would pay to ride the subway, with the city spending millions to subsidize ferry operators at more than $8 per ride. The original AirTrain proposal — it is among the 14 under consideration — also would require a separate fee. The first public workshop took place on March 16 [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com]. A second is scheduled from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, March 24, at the Astoria World Manor at 25-22 Astoria Blvd. Richards told the Chronicle that he also is open to looking at a number of other light rail proposals; plus expanding existing bus service to the airport and adding new bus lines. Maps of the 14 proposals can be viewed at bit.ly/3L5PItk. Q

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Queens dancers take Midtown High-stepping students from McManus Irish Dance, which offers classes in Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside, had a busy St. Patrick’s Day in the Big Apple. Dancers performed on the “Today” show and in the annual parade on March 17, which returned to Fifth Avenue after a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic. Rainy weather did

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Mayoral mandate meshugas It didn’t take long for Mayor Adams to dampen the joy of Mets and Yankees fans almost as soon as the Major League Baseball lockout ended. The Mayor’s Office announced that the “Kyrie Rule,” under which unvaccinated athletes employed by the home team are prohibited from playing, will also apply to Mets and Yankees players who have preferred instituting their “personal choice” to getting the injection. Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge apparently has not been vaccinated, and my guess is a lot of other Mets and Yankees have refused as well. New York Post Mets beat writer Mike Puma reported only 55 percent of Mets players were vaccinated in 2021. That is a disgraceful testament to the Mets’ corporate culture, and the leadership of deposed manager Luis Rojas. In fairness, Mets President Sandy Alderson made it clear he felt strongly everyone should be vaccinated against Covid-19 in a Zoom press conference on Opening Day 2021. On the other hand, team owner Steve Cohen, who was also on the Zoom call, declined to back him up as he stayed silent on the issue. Most of us concur with Alderson on the vaccine issue. I will even go a step further and defend any baseball general manager who refuses to sign a free agent or trade for a player who won’t get vaccinated. Now that the worst of the

Covid-19 crisis is behind us, the private employer mandate started in the final days of the de Blasio administration seems out of place. I could consider going along with the “Kyrie Rule” if every other city had a similar one in effect. New York City doesn’t have a bubble around it. Anyone can visit from anywhere in the USA without a passport, so the rule doesn’t stop the spread of anything. More bizarre, unvaccinated players from visiting teams can play here, putting New York teams at a disadvantage. Kyrie Irving can sit with his teammates, unmasked, in Barclays Center. If he’s allowed to do that, then what’s the benefit of him not playing? Before baseball fans place themselves on a ledge, I strongly believe everyone will be able to play come Opening Day. Baseball here is played outdoors, and outdoor transmission is almost nonexistent compared with indoor activities. Adams knows that, but maybe figures his threat may motivate a few players to get vaccinated. He realizes 2022 is a big election year and knows politicians can’t afford to alienate enthusiastic baseball fans. I am sure my old Forest Hills High classmate, New York State Democratic Party Chairperson Jay Jacobs, will be making a phone call to read him the riot act if this edict isn’t lifted. Q Gotta love politics! See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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continued from page 2 sanitation needs, growing exports of waste to landfills and incinerators, and increasing impacts of the climate crisis and ecological degradation.” The Sanitation Officers Association, or SEIU Local 444, declined to comment; Teamsters Local 831 could not be reached. During the committee’s preliminary budget proposal hearing Wednesday afternoon, numerous elected officials had concerns about staffing. As Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso put it, “It’s a very black and white thing: More people pick up more trash.” Another question raised during the meeting was whether the city plans to resume street sweeping and, by extension, alternate-side parking, twice a week, as it had been prior to the onset of the pandemic. DSNY Commissioner Edward Grayson said that while the department is working with the administration toward the next steps, for now, at least, sweeping is still only once a week. The pandemic is not the only time that the Council has pushed for additional DSNY service; when Richards himself was a councilmember, he noted, he advocated for seven days of cleanup service. Among the few optimistic is Team Up 2 Clean Up, a Howard Beach-based, volunteer cleanup group. “We are very hopeful our new Mayor will turn this cuty

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Prepare your child . . . and yourself — for camp! For parents, the most heart-racing, adrenalin-pumping moments happen when you let go and watch your child try something on his or her own. The moment the training wheels come off, the first trip down the driveway on the skateboard, the time our children ride the school bus – these are more than just memories, these are critical moments that define growth and change. For many families, the first time they send their child to camp is one of the biggest “let go, hold your breath, and watch them soar” moments in childhood. In today’s world of hightech kids and families who have a constant connection to each other, it’s essential to take the time to emotionally prepare for camp. It is, of course, important to prepare the first-time camper, but families need to make sure that mom, dad, younger siblings at home – virtually everyone – is ready to adjust to camp life. The American Camp Association® provides the following tips to help ease first-time families into the camp experience: • Parents – As parents, it is important to focus on the positive aspects of camp. Remember that separation is natural, necessary and inevitable – what better place to have that first experience than in a caring and nurturing environment designed spe-

cifically for children? Parents can also focus on the amazing benefits of camp – an experiential education like no other teaching valuable 21st century survival skills like leadership, teamwork, problem-solving and interpersonal communication. • Siblings - Bob Ditter, family therapist and one of the nation’s leading experts on camp, cautions it is likely that the child left at home will experience separation anxiety and truly miss his or her sibling. To help them prepare, be sure to talk about the upcoming separation. Before the eldest child leaves for camp take a picture of your children together that the sibling can keep in his or her room or carry around. Remind your children about the communication they can have with each other through letters and postcards.

play photos or videos during the camp session. According to a recent ACA Emerging Issues Survey, 75 percent of responding camps indicate that they post photos or videos to a website for families to view. Fortyfive percent indicate that they post information, photos and videos to social media outlets like Facebook. Families should be sure to ask camp directors about these options.

Camp is an equal opportunity lifechanger. By sending a child to camp, families are truly giving a gift that lasts a lifetime. By taking steps to mentally prepare for camp, families not only keep from getting “kid-sick” for their camper, but they can stay positive about the camp experience – which goes a long way toward helping first-time campers adjust to life at camp. And just like taking off the training wheels, the moment families see their camper radiating confidence and joy they will feel that burst of pride and gratitude that they allowed their • Other family members – Be sure that child this experience. everyone is aware of the upcoming experiFor more information about preparing ence. Let family members know how to for the summer camp experience, or to contact the camper if they are interested Find A Camp, parents can visit www. through letters and care packages — make ACAcamps.org. This online resource for sure they are aware of any communication families includes expert advice, informapolicies the camp may have, i.e., no phone tion on health and safety, and ACA’s calls or restrictions on what can be sent in a searchable database of over 2,400 ACAcare package. In addition, an increasing Accredited® camps. — American Camp Associa tion number of camps are using websites to dis-

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Summer camp may be over in August, but the lessons and skills learned last a lifetime. Here are just a few ways summer camp can change your child’s life: • Friendship — If you ask any adult about the summer camp friends they made, many will tell you that those friendships were among their truest and deepest. It shouldn’t surprise you if they are still friends today. The reason is because doing just about everything together forces kids to bond and get to know each other for who they really are. They play sports, dance, make bracelets, go camping and sleep in the same cabin. They sit at a campfire singing, planning color-war strategies, sharing stories in their bunks and can be silly without the threats of peer pressure. These are the friends whom you can rely on in 20 years when you need them the most. • Self-confidence – Camp activities are planned to encourage kids to try new things and step out of their comfort zone. It’s done in a noncompetitive environment where trying is rewarded more often than winning. Kids often find that they like something they didn’t think they would. They also learn new skills and see their potential. As the summer progresses, they will be less reluctant to climb the tower that scared them when they first saw it. They will jump into the lake without worrying if something lurks beneath or care if it’s cold. They will want to keep learning new skills and improving on others. These achievements will fuel the knowledge that they can succeed. • Social skills – Meeting new people and making friends can be scary for some kids. At camp, they find they aren’t the only ones who feel that way. They are guided by counselors, but more importantly, they end up helping each other. They are

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Lessons and skills learned at summer camp around other kids their age the entire time they are at camp and need to learn how to get along and resolve conflicts. Camps take bullying very seriously. It is simply not tolerated. Kids learn that everyone’s opinion matters and that it’s not a bad thing when it is different from their own. Having an open mind and accepting others will help kids throughout their life when they are in situations that require patience and understanding. • Independence – Kids are given a lot of responsibility at camp. They may have chores like cleaning their cabin or cooking a meal. Some camps have uniforms kids are required to wear. Kids need to be on time. They are expected to adhere to the conduct rules. They are responsible for following a schedule. Many camps offer activity choices so kids can decide how they want to spend their time. All of this will be valuable when they go away to college or live on their own for the first time. When they get a job, they will have the discipline to help them succeed. • Physical activity – With no computer games or cell phones, kids keep busy with physical activity. They go from soccer to swimming and then off to archery or a hike in the woods all in the same day. There are no buses or cars to take them around the facility. They walk, run or skip to get there. They are also fed wholesome meals to help keep them going. Both physical activity and eating well contribute to a healthy lifestyle. • Stress relief – At every age we need to find ways to decompress, rejuvenate our spirit and work through the stress in our lives. At camp, kids learn different methods of relieving stress. It may be found in the freedom of running around outside playing. Hiking through a natural forest listening to the

At summer camp kids learn how to live without stress, a skill that they can use throughout their lives. sounds of the river below is calming. Trying a yoga class an d learning how to breathe can slow or eliminate anxiety. Focusing on the upcoming talent show can take your mind off what is causing the stressful feelings. At camp these tools are taught in such a way that kids don’t even realize the connection. They just know that they are happy and not stressed. This is a feeling they want to hold on to so they continue doing it throughout their lives. — American Camp Association

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

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

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

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

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C M SQ page 23 Y K NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by KeySpan Gas East Corporation d/b/a National Grid (“Company”) that it has fi led with the New York State Public Service Commission (“Commission”) proposed tariff revision s to its Schedule for Gas Service, PSC No.1 – GAS, to become effective, on a temporary basis, April 1, 2022. These revisions have been fi led in compliance with the Commission’s Order issued August 12, 2021 in Case 19-G-0310. The table below compares the Company’s current rates (prior to April 1, 2022) to rates effective April 1, 2022 by service classification. Effective April 1, 2022, $2.5 million has been removed from base delivery rates to be collected through the ‘Rate Adjustment Clause’. The Rate Adjustment Clause is a separate surcharge that will be included in the Delivery Rate Adjustment line on customers’ bills. S.C. No. 1A, 5-1A – Residential Non-Heating Service S.C. No. 1AR, 5-1AR – Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $19.75 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.5459 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3670 $0.3926 S.C. No. 1B, 5-1B – Residential Heating Service S.C. No. 1BR, 5-1BR – Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $21.66 $21.66 Next 47 therms, per therm $1.2939 Over 50 therms, per therm $0.3046 $0.3163 S.C. No. 1B-DG, 5-1B-DG – Distributed Generation Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $33.04 Over 3 therms, per therm $0.1772 S.C. No. 2-A, 5-2A – Non-Residential Non-Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.8007 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.3651 $0.3717 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.2346 S.C. No. 2-B, 5-2B – Non-Residential Heating Service Monthly usage Current Rates 04/01/22 First 3 therms or less $37.66 $37.66 Next 87 therms, per therm $1.7779 Next 2,910 therms, per therm $0.4464 $0.4600 Over 3,000 therms, per therm $0.3082 $0.3175

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

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$33.04 $0.1786

$1.8332

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

$0.2390

$1.8319

$74.66 $0.2968

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

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

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

$19.75 $1.6089

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

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In the last two years the New York Hall of Science has been shuttered first by the pandemic and then by tthe remnants of Hurricane Ida. It partially reopened Feb. 19. If there was any doubt that NYSCI is back, the children visiting its “Connected Worlds” ARTS, CULTURE & LIVING exhibit on a sunny day a month later emphatically put that to rest. “We can’t wait until we have class trips back,” remarked Brian Avenius, chief marketing and business development p officer at the museum. “We haven’t had sschool sc cho hool hool o groups gro oup ps in i two two years.” yea ears rs.”

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“Connected “Conne “C ctt ed d Worlds” World ld s” ” is i s a virtual, vii rtual t l interactive i nteracti t tive exhibit in the museum’s Great Hall. In sessions of up to 30 minutes apiece, visitors learn how six distinct environments are impacted by each other — and by the smallest actions of the people interacting within them. “What we are trying to get across is that ecosystems and habitats are interconnected, and are dependent one particularly with depe de p nd pe nden d en entt on n o ne aanother, noth no ther th h er er,, pa p rtic rt ic ul ular l ar arlly ly w ith it h

regard shared Margaret re rega gard rd tto o sh shar hared d rresources,” esou es ourc rces es ,” ssaid aid ai id M argaret Honey, president and CEO at the museum, in a telephone interview on Tuesday. “In our case, the resource that we share in ‘Connected Worlds’ is water.” Visitors, with the help of museum personnel — and a virtual waterfall almost as high as the ceiling — must figure out that in order to get the environments flourishing, they have to distribute the water in ways that are equitable across the different habitats. The different ecosystems require different amounts of water, Honey said, depending on the plants and animals there. Sensors in the walls allow visitors to create and plant seeds. Logs on the floor allow them to channel water to where it is needed and away from where participants don’t want it to go; and the sensors, detecting the motions and actions, oblige. “If you drop a seed and provide sufficient water, it will take root and grow,” Honey said. “And as plants grow, animals that live in the different environments appear.” The environments can thrive, or fail, or something in between. continued on page 26

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11 Settle a debt 17 There 19 Bike components 21 Ms. Farrow 22 Ostrich’s kin 24 Sun. talk 26 Arizona tribe 28 Fawned (on) 30 Jr.’s son 32 Stove workspace 33 Fireplace residue

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William Vohs married Josephine Lange on Nov. 25, 1925. William was a successful electrician for Con Edison, which enabled him and his wife to leave Brooklyn and buy their own home at 118-31 198 St. in St. Albans. On July 30, 1927, the first of their three daughters was born, named Elinor Joan Vohs in honor of William’s The childhood home of actress and model Joan Vohs at mother, also named Elinor. As Elinor got older she got 118-31 198 St. in St. Albans, as it looked in the 1940s. INSET VIA WIKIPEDIA / GLAMOURGIRLSOFTHESILVERSCREEN.COM modeling gigs at the famous Conover Model Agency, which was one of the largest agencies of the time. ceived as a dumb blonde. That was hard to With exceptional legs and a big kick, she shake off, and she resented it. She then became the youngest Radio City Music Hall adapted to television and received recurring Rockette at age 16. She dropped her first roles in sitcoms “My Three Sons” and name of Elinor and used her middle name, “Family Affair.” After her acting career ended, she devotJoan, for the rest of her life. She got noticed and received Broadway roles. In 1949 she got ed the rest of her life to her husband and a Warner Bros. contract, so the family sold children, and the Sunday school teaching she had done all along. She passed away at the house and they all moved to California. She received parts where she was per- age 73 in Tarzana, Calif., on June 4, 2001. Q

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Taking walks through history and time by Michael Gannon senior news editor

Sometimes the most interesting things in your neighborhood can be hidden in plain sight. Adrienne Onofri and the Queens Historical Society will be showing people some of those hidden gems in the coming weeks in a pair of neighborhood walking tours in Jackson Heights on April 3, and in Ridgewood on April 24. Both will run from 2 to 4 p.m. Onofri is the perfect host, being not only a longtime travel writer but a licensed tour guide in New York City. She is the author of the book “Walking Queens.” “I had written a book on Brooklyn and my editor thought there should be a similar book on Queens,” Onofri said in an interview last week. “I started out just doing this for friends. I think Queens is underappreciated, less well-known. You hear so much about the other boroughs.” For those interested, she said the tour guide test was a rigorous 100-question exam when she took it about a decade ago. “I love Jackson Heights first because I live here,” she said. “I think people hear about the restaurants, because this is the place to come if you want some interesting variety, the kinds of food you can’t get anywhere else. But people don’t necessarily know

about Jackson Heights.” She noted it wa s s t a r te d a s a planned community. “It’s not like you’re going to see buildings that are hundreds of years old; it was a 20th-century neighborhood,” Onofri said. “It’s not like it’s got architectural wonders or skyscrapers. But it was planned community. It was sort of a model, even a pioneer for urban planning. And you are still able to see that. It’s the vision that has more or less been maintained throughout the years.” She said a lot of the apartment buildings, for example, are unlike any others in the city. “We also now have Open Streets, and Jackson Heights has the best in New York City, the gold standard. It’s given the neighborhood an additional park. It goes for 30 blocks. The neighborhood embraces it.” Ridgewood, she said, also needs to be looked at from different angles. “The interesting thing about Ridgewood is that it’s gotten to be a rather trendy or hipster neighborhood,” Onofri said. “But it’s also got a lot of history. The Onderdonk House, of course, is one of the oldest houses in the city.” It also has more than 20 recog-

Adrienne Onofri, above, will lead walking tours of Jackson Heights, left, and RidgeCOURTESY PHOTOS wood for the Queens Historical Society. nized historic districts. “There is some very distinct housing,” Onofri said. “There were different immigrant populations over the years. With some of them, you can still see their presence or what they left behind. It’s really kind of a mix of things.” Onofri said the tours are either side of

two hours and while people will be on their feet and walking, neither Jackson Heights nor Ridgewood is a difficult walk. Both be held rain or shine unless the weather is particularly threatening. Tickets are $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers, and can be reser ved online at Q queenshistoricalsociety.org.

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‘Connected Worlds’ as big as ever at NYSCI continued from page 24 “The results are different every time, because they’re based on the actions of the people,” Avenius said as a new group entered the exhibit. The presenters, Honey said, are interns and others from a program for students interested in pursuing careers in science. Located at 47-01 111 St. in Corona, the museum for now is open Fridays from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10

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a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $14 for adults and $11 for children, students and seniors. They can be purchased online at nysci.org. Honey said the museum hopes eventually to upgrade the projection technology, which was first installed at the opening of the exhibit in 2015. But she also said if the technology of “Connected Worlds” might need some tweaks, it has been able, just as it is, to keep up with current events. “I think it’s still very relevant,” she said. “The museum was badly flooded by Hurricane Ida. The point of ‘Connected Worlds’ is, like every entity, we are part of a larger ecosystem. And there were parts of the system that worked and parts that failed.” The amount of rain that fell on Sept. 1 literally swamped the museum. “Connected Worlds,” on the second floor, was safe. “The water just broke through the doors and came in through the front and through the back,” she said. “There was a foot of water on the lower floor. Part of what we need to understand about climate change is that solutions are not one-off. “Speaking for the museum, yes, to keep us safe from flooding, there are immediate things we need to do to protect ourselves.”

Children create and plant seeds in one of the habitats in “Connected Worlds,” a favorite of regulars and newcomers at the New York Hall of Science. On the cover: Even in a PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON virtual world, water is the source of life. But she also said NYSCI must work with the city’s Parks and Recreation, Environmental Protection and other departments on drainage, bioswales, rain gardens and other measures — ones she discovered, days after Ida, had saved Queens Botanical Garden.

Like NYSCI’s exhibit, Honey said, the aim has to be getting all of the intertwined systems working together. “Our exhibit may be seven years old, but it remains as relevant as it was the day we Q opened,” she said.

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Notice of Formation of AGTUMN CONSTRUCTION LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/11/2021. 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: OLIVIA NELSON, 18223 140TH AVENUE, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

license number 1342298 for a Bar/Tavern On-Premises Liquor License has been applied for by B & E The Alibi Inc. under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law for premises located at 133-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Ozone Park, New York, County Queens for on-premises consumption. Notice is hereby given that a Tavern Wine license, Serial #TBA has been applied for by Kew Gardens Cinema LLC d/b/a Kew Gardens Cinema to sell beer, wine and cider at retail in a Movie Theater. For on-premises consumption under the ABC Law at 81-05 Lefferts Blvd., Kew Gardens, NY 11415.

BLU WAVE LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 02/17/2022. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Carissa Stein, 50-43 229th Street, Bayside, NY 11364. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Public Announcement Business Certificate I hereby certify that I am conducting or transacting business under the name or designation of EYIMOFE EMMANUEL at 118-11 Sutphin Blvd., Unit 98072. City or Town of Jamaica, County of Queens, State of New York. My full name is Eyimofe Emmanuel. I further certify that I am the successor in interest to MIMI LOVE TRUST the person or persons heretofore using such name or names to carry on or conduct or transact business. Type of business Property Trust. I Witness Whereof, I have signed this certificate on 25th day of January 2022.

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Notice of Formation of DARK HEALING LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/02/2021. Ofﬁ ce 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: CAROLYN MARIN, 11847 RIVERTON STREET, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of FOREVER 88 PROPERTY LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/11/2022. 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: FOREVER 88 PROERTY LLC, 43-18 215TH STREET, BAYSIDE, NY 11361. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MAXIMUS CUSTOM CLOTHING LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/18/2022. 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: MAGDY BOHNAN, 6060 6OTH LANE, APT 1, MASPETH, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of 252 7TH AVENUE 11S LLC Appl. for Auth. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 01/31/22. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 10/04/21. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Zara Realty, 16607 Hillside Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432-4250. 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. DE addr. of LLC: 251 Little Falls Dr., Wilmington, DE 19808. Cert. of Form. filed with DE Secy. of State, Div. of Corps., John G. Townsend Bldg., 401 Federal St. - Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity

Notice of Formation of DYNAMIC DUO ENTERPRISES LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/03/2021. 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: DYNAMIC DUO ENTEPRISES LLC, 201-06 100TH AVENUE, HOLLIS, NY 11423. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

FORWARD SERVICE CONSULTANTS LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/26/2018. Office: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: c/o Ochs & Goldberg, LLP, 60 E 42nd St, Ste 4600, NY, NY 10165. Purpose: any lawful act.

Notice of Formation of MII SASSY LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 12/02/2021. Ofﬁ ce 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: MII SASSY LLC, 1372 DICKENS STREET, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691-2304. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Org. filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 1/19/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 132-05 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, NY

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with the SSNY on 03/10/2022. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: C/O Eric

Ridgewood, 1859 Madison St, #3R. 2 BR/1 bath, railroad apt, Firestone, 61-43 186th Street, $1,800/mo. Avail NOW. HW fls, 1 Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. block to Forest Ave M train station. Call Agnes Siedlik, Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 917-288-0660, Capri Jet Realty Notice of Formation of Woodhaven, 1 BR on 1st fl of 2 family house. Utils & backyard SHOPNO I, LLC Arts. of Org. fi led incl. Walk to transportation. with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on $1,800/mo. Owner 718-847-0054 02/05/18. Offi ce location: Queens County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 10638 75th St., Ozone Park, NY 11417. Howard Beach, Hi-Rise Co-op. Lg SSNY designated as agent of LLC 1 BR w/window in kit. Mint condi- upon whom process against it tion. $199K Connexion Real may be served. SSNY shall mail Estate, 718-845-1136 process to the LLC at the addr. Howard Beach/Lindenwood. Move-in cond. 1 BR Co-op, 4th fl. of its princ. offi ce. Purpose: 20% down payment req! $169K. Any lawful activity. Connexion Real Estate, 718-845-1136 ZIPI 57 LLC Articles of Org.

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ﬁ led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 2/23/22. Ofﬁ ce in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 240-19 Jamaica Ave 2nd FL Bellerose, NY 11426. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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Notice of Formation of FEJA CAFE LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/12/2022. Ofﬁ ce 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: FEILESHA WILSON, 5049 NEWTOWN ROAD 2A, WOODSIDE, NY 11377-1700. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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LEGAL NOTICE SUPREME COURT– QUEENS COUNTY In the Matter of the Application of MELISSA MARCELLE, Guardian of the Personal Needs and Property Management for MILDRED MARCELLE, An Incapacitated Person. PURSUANT TO AN ORDER OF THIS COURT DATED February 8, 2022, BY HON. WYATT N. GIBBONS, A JUSTICE OF THIS COURT, AN APPLICATION TO SELL THE PREMISES, LOCATED AT 115-11 126th Street, Ozone Park, New York 11420, being described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings or improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the borough and county of Queens, City and State of New York, bound and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the easterly side of 126th St. (formerly Shoshone Street) distant 100 feet southerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of 115th Ave. (formerly Vistola Ave.) and the easterly side of 126th Street; thence easterly and parallel with 115th Avenue 100 feet; thence southerly and parallel with 126th St., 25.50 feet; thence westerly and part of the distance through a party wall and a garage party wall 100 feet to the easterly side of 126th Street; thence northerly along the easterly side of 126th Street, 25.50 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. SUBJECT to the Declaration of right of way effecting said premises made and dated 1/6/28. WILL BE MADE ON THE 5th DAY OF APRIL, 2022 AT 3:30 PM AT I.A. Part 25G, OF THE SUPREME COURT, via Microsoft Teams remote conference, accessible at www.tinyurl.com/QSCPart25Motions, No in-person appearance permitted; virtual appearance only. If you are unable to appear virtually contact the Court at (718) 298-1548 or QSCPART25@ NYCOURTS.GOV. SAID PROPERTY IS PRESENTLY UNDER CONTRACT, SUJBECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE COURT, FOR THE PRICE OF $450,000.00 PLUS. CONTACT Kerry O’Shaughnessy Montaigne, Esq. ATTORNEY FOR THE GUARDIAN at 62-57 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, New York 11374, (718) 424-1233.

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Large Contemporary situated on a 5900 square foot parcel. Resort backyard which includes a pond with waterfall, gas ﬁ re pit, built-in hot tub, outdoor kitchen that features BBQ, sink, refrigerator & storage. Paved patio with seating for many. Shed with electricity for storage. 5 BRs, 3 full baths plus a 1/2 bath. Top-of-the-line appliances thru-out. Viking sub-zero G.E. Proﬁ le & L.G. front loading washer & dryer. 3 AC’s units.

Prime location for rent on Cross Bay Blvd. with parking for customers. Double store with 2 bathrooms, two 5 ton AC’s on roof and gas heat. 2,400 square feet. Completely open space to customize to your business. Taxes included in rent. Pay only the tax increases each year and utilities gas and electric. 2 thermostats, forced hot air. Separate meters for building. 5 year lease.

• Lindenwood •

• Ozone Park •

Well maintained 1 family detached home with garage. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, full basement.

Spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath with terrace in the Fairﬁ eld Arms. Maint: $979.98, Security: $30.00, Electric: $35.53, Appliances: $74.00= $1,119.51

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• Lindenwood •

Large Contemporary situated on a 5900 sq. ft. lot. Resort backyard which includes a pond with waterfall, gas ﬁ re pit, built-in hot tub, outdoor kitchen that features BBQ, sink, refrigerator and storage. Paved patio with seating for many. Shed with electricity for storage. 5 BRs, 3 full baths plus a 1/2 bath. Top-of-the-line appliances thruout. 3 CAC’s units. Move your family right in and enjoy your beautiful new home!!

1 BR unit with a terrace. Ample closets, eff kitchen, Maint includes all electric, heat, hot water, building taxes & gas. Laundry on premises. Needs some TLC. Base Maintenance $733.00, Air Conditioner: $45.00, Assessment 1: $48.87, Assessment 2: $118.68, Fridge: $15.00, Security: $17.25= $977.82. 320 shares, $50/share ﬂ ip tax.

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Mint condition home with full finished basement with OSE. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 1st fl oor has beautiful original wood floors, just unpack your bags!

161-14A Crossbay Blvd., Howard Beach

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Beautiful totally MINT home everything new!! quartz kitchens with SS appliances, new cabinets, skylights, and tiled throughout, new gorgeous bathrooms just move in. Great location on New Side of Howard Beach - Must see!!

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HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Mint AAA - Completely renovated, Hi-Rise Co-op, 2 BRs/Baths, bright corner unit, custom wood cabinets with under counter lights, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, high hats, 2 new baths, 3 closets in foyer, large master with Ensuite, new lobby & elevator. Reduced $318K

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

Featuring radiant heated fl oors. Open fl oor plan, kitchen with granite countertops & stainless steel appliances, renovated bathrooms with whirlpool tub, washer/dryer on fi rst fl oor, new plumbing & electric, new pavers & concrete, new roof & gutters, 3 zone heating, 1 car garage, solar panels for lower electric bills.

• Old Howard Beach •

1 Family Hi-Ranch. 40x100, garage, large driveway, great starter home!

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• Lindenwood •

2 family semi-detached home. 6 over 6.3 bedrooms and 2 baths on each fl oor, full finished basement with bath, private driveway, solar panels are leased with 14 years left, $180 for basement, 1st and 2nd fl oor.

$629K CONNEXIONREALESTATE.COM HOWARD BEACH HOWARD BEACH/ HOWARD BEACH/ Mint AAA Cape This Beautiful ROCKWOOD PARK ROCKWOOD PARK Home was recently redone.

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

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