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SAVING PAST Richmond Hill seeks historic district

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Ivan Mrakovic and Helen Day, president and vice president of the Richmond Hill Historical Society, respectively, discuss the architectural significance of a 112th Street house in the community. They and hundreds of others are calling on the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the area a historic district.

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A full state budget may be here soon Extender plan passed Monday had some wins for borough projects by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

nly days after passing an extender budget to keep state agencies from shutting down, Albany lawmakers are on the verge of approving a full spending plan. The state Senate passed four budget bills Tuesday and was expected to approve three more — including the revenue bill — Wednesday. At press time Wednesday, they had not yet done so. The Assembly is expected to pass the bills with the governor signing them soon after. Full details of the budget will be released upon its passage. Stay tuned to qchron.com as more information becomes available. Albany lawmakers were supposed to pass a budget by the start of April, as required by law, but had to instead approve a stopgap measure to prevent a government shutdown. The budget was not passed on time due in part to a disagreement between the Assembly and Senate on key issues such as “Raise the Age” — which would raise the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18 so younger teens are not in prison with adults. The budget has an agreement on the measure, according to published reports, that allows nonviolent charges to be tried in Family Court. Younger teens would be removed from adult prisons by 2018. It also includes a two-year extension of the “millionaire’s tax,” on people earning more than

Days after the state passed an extender budget to prevent a government shutdown, Albany lawPHOTO COURTESY NYS makers are close to approving a full spending plan. $200,000 or more per year at graduated rates. Gov. Cuomo, at press time, had not commented on the full budget negotiations. On Monday, he had signed a $24.6 billion budget extender that prevented a government shutdown through May 31, allowing highway workers, state police officers and more to get paid. State lawmakers, though, will not receive

a paycheck until a full budget was passed, but Cuomo will. The extender budget approved $16.4 billion in capital appropriations for economic development and infrastructure projects and $725 million to ensure clean drinking water for people statewide. For Queens, $270 million in capital funding was approved for the second phase of

the replacement of the Kosciuszko Bridge and another $564 million toward the $2 billion plan to widen the Van Wyck Expressway in both directions from three lanes to four and the connector ramps at the Kew Gardens Interchange from two to three as part of the governor’s plan to make John F. Kennedy International Airport a “21st Century transportation hub.” For South Queens and Rockaway, $130 million was approved to accelerate the reconstruction and elevation of a nearby stretch of the Nassau Expressway on Long Island. The highway is an evacuation route used by 400,000 people and Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and her predecessor, Phil Goldfeder, have called for it to be fixed. Not included in the extender were the governor’s plans to make college free for SUNY and CUNY students and reprivatize the New York Racing Association. It’s not yet known if those and other matters are in the full deal. Cuomo, in a Monday statement on the extender, said Albany lawmakers’ jobs at the time were “far from done. “We must finish the job and pass a responsible budget that makes college tuition free for the middle class, fully funds our public schools, cuts taxes for the middle class, Raises the Age continued on page 25 SALE: April 6th - April 15th

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Preserving the past in Richmond Hill Historical society again looking for landmark status in the community by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Take away the modern-day cars and stretches of 112th or 113th streets in Richmond Hill may look like they’ve been stuck in time since the late 19th century. “On days when it’s alternate side of the street parking, it almost looks like you’re back in the 1870s,” said history aficionado and former Richmond Hill resident Carl Ballenas. The large homes on the blocks still have an old-time charm to them — they are a mixture of Victorian and Tudor Revival houses with asymmetrical plans, circular porches and spacious front and backyards. The community was one of the first planned suburbs in America and was known as a “railroad suburb.” “Your family could live out in the suburbs while the man of the house went to work in the city,” Ballenas said. The styles of homes in the historic area are rarely seen in New York City, and while many Richmond Hill homeowners are taking it upon themselves to preserve the character of the neighborhood, the houses are slowly being replaced by newer, brick ones often described as box-like. “It’s an architectural period that’s disappearing,” Ballenas, who wrote a book on the history of the community, said. “ It’s i m p e r a t ive t h a t we s ave t h i s community.” The Richmond Hill Historical Society,

Ivan Mrakovic, president of the Richmond Hill Historical Society, points out some examples of Victorian architecture in the neighborhood. He’s looking to have the Landmarks Preservation PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY Commission designate the area as a historic district. of which Ballenas is a member, is looking to have part of the area designated as a historic district, preventing significant alterat ions to or demolit ions of the structures. It is also seeking to add the area to the National Register of Historic Places.

“It has some great whimsical architecture,” said the society’s president, Ivan M r a kov ic. “I remember doi ng a walkaround with former Borough President Helen Marshall and she said, ‘Ivan, I knew about Richmond Hill, but I didn’t know about this Richmond Hill.’”

The society, along with the help of the Historic Districts Council, is studying which homes are best to be included in the historic district proposal. The boundaries of the study area are north of Jamaica Avenue, south of Park Lane South, east of 104th Street and west of Lefferts Boulevard. “We haven’t submitted an actual proposal yet,” said Mrakovic. The proposal could be smaller than the study area, or split into three sections. A petition on Change.org, titled “Proposal for a Richmond Hill Historic District,” has close to 500 supporters and has been endorsed by all city and state elected officials representing the study area. “I think I only heard one person really raise hell about it,” Mrakovic said. “But there’s a broad sense of support for it.” The Richmond Hill Historical Society has attempted to secure preservation in the past, under the leadership of its late ex-president Nancy Cataldi, but has been denied by the Landmarks Preservation Commission. “I think it was a little too large, a little too intimidating,” Mrakovic said of the previous proposals. The latest push began when Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) told the historical society president he secured a grant to have a landmarking study conducted —which is now being used to fund the probe by the HDC. “They’ve been a great mentor,” Mrakovic said of the HDC. continued on page 21

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Some Ozone Park families were put on alert last Thursday when PS 63 students were notif ied a kindergar ten student there contracted meningitis. “The New York City Health Department is investigating a cause of meningitis in your child’s school,” stated the letter, sent to parents from the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. “This bacteria can also cause sepsis, or an infection of the blood, which can be deadly if not treated.” Parents were told to seek medical attention immediately if their child became ill.

It was not clear where or when the child contracted the disease. No other cases had been reported by press time and the condition of the unnamed student is unknown. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vaccines are available to prevent bacterial and viral meningitis, which is an inflammation of the brain and spinal cord usually caused by infected f luid near the two. It can also be caused by an injury, cancer or certain drugs, according to the CDC. The sy mptoms are headaches, vomitting, stiff neck and fever.

Meningitis can kill quickly if left untreated. It is contagious after prolonged contact with someone affected with it and can be spread through airborne methods or by sharing items such as toothbrushes. Other side effects include brain damage, hearing loss and learning disabilities. It’s not the first time meningitis has been found in the area. According to reporting from the Chronicle in 2002, a 6-yearold child was diagnosed with viral meningitis at PS 124 in South Ozone Park. No other cases were reported Q at the school.

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OP resident stays strong Tony Catanzaro won’t take drugs to fight Parkinson’s by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Ozone Park resident Tony Catanzaro has led an active lifestyle since he was 15 — he worked out, ate healthy, never did drugs or even drank soda, participated in fitness competitions and modeled for different magazines. He felt like Superman. Then, in 2013, his body started slowing down. His foot cramped when he walked, he felt stiff and had difficulty doing everyday tasks like combing his hair. It took two years before the South Queens Superman found out what his weakness was — early onset Parkinson’s disease. “I had a feeling like I had kryptonite stuck in my heart,” Catanzaro said. “It’s very devastating. It changes your entire life.” Immediately, the doctors recommended he go on a strict regiment that involved taking drugs to treat the condition. Catanzaro wasn’t about to start taking drugs, even if it was for treating the debilitating disease. “The drugs are worse than the actual disease itself,” he said. “It only masks some of the symptoms but it toxifies the blood and toxifies the brain as well.” The former bodybuilder, who is not working due to his condition, is hoping to

educate the general public about his straight-edge approach to keeping strong despite having Parkinson’s. April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month, during which organizations seek to boost knowledge of the disease and raise funds to find a cure. The disease, according to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, is a chronic disorder in which the malfunction and death of neurons in the brain take place. The neurons produce dopamine, which sends messages to the brain that control movement and coordination. It usually starts between 50 and 60, but some, like Catanzaro, can experience symptoms before that. Catanzaro knew little of Parkinson’s before he started experiencing symptoms but since then has conducted much research on the condition. What he’s found, and would like people to know, is that the drugs doctors prescribe may allow others to cope with the disease longer but decreases their quality of life. “Just look at Muhammad Ali,” he said, referencing the late boxer. “He may have been able to live with it for a while ... but he could barely sleep. This was all from the drugs.” He continued, “It may make you feel

better temporarily but after, I’ll feel worse.” Catanzaro said right now, he’s taking an approach to live a positive mindset and continue living a healthy lifestyle in the hope of restoring the dopamine in his brain. “I just have to get myself in a positive frame of mind,” he said. There are days the Ozone Park resident wakes up “feeling loose,” which lasts for a while before he becomes stiff again. Right now, Catanzaro is not experiencing symptoms such as involuntar y movement. “I still have my strength,” he said. When asked how long he thinks his au naturel approach will take, he replied “As far as I’m concerned I’m going to wake up one day feeling normal again.” In the meantime, Catanzaro and his wife, Tina, are raising money on GoFundMe.com to support therapy sessions, home safety modifications and living costs so the couple can stay in their home of 19 years. Tina is the only one working now. The page, titled “Anthony Catanzaro’s Parkinson’s Fund” has raised a little more than $5,000 in a week. “The response has been great,” the forQ mer bodybuilder said.

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South Ozone Park residents should prepare for an increased number of construction workers and equipment in their area. The city on April 3 awarded a contract to Long Island-based Gateway Demo to reconstruct 142nd Street from North Conduit Avenue to 135th Avenue, according to public records. The work, according to a spokeswoman with the Department of Design and Construction, will include the installation of new pavement along the street in addition to new steel-faced and concrete curbs, new concrete sidewalks, tree plantings, pavement markings and street lighting amenities. The project will also include the installation of 8-inch water mains. The spokeswoman did not provide a timeline or pricetag for the project. The project coincides with other work being done around Sutter Avenue in South Ozone Park and South Jamaica. Q

The lawyers for the man accused of killing Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano raised concerns over the accuracy of the evidence being used by the Queens district attorney to prosecute him and said questioning it would be their main line of defense. Chanel Lewis was arrested Feb. 4 after he allegedly made incriminating remarks regarding the murder of Vetrano, who was found dead in Spring Creek Park on Aug. 2. Lewis’ DNA, obtained after the suspect voluntarily submitted to a test, allegedly matches strands found on the slain jogger’s corpse. A grand jury Wednesday handed up a 13-count indictment charging him with four counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of first-degree of sexual abuse. He is being charged with sexually

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assaulting her and then fatally strangling the 30-year-old jogger in Spring Creek Park just after 6 p.m. The Legal Aid Society, which is representing the Brooklyn man in court, is concerned over how investigators were able to get Lewis’ DNA and make the remarks they’re using to charge him. “We remain concerned with how the NYPD collected the DNA evidence, the infallibility of DNA evidence in general, and the voluntariness of our client’s statements,” Tina Luongo, attorney-incharge of Legal Aid’s criminal practice unit, said in a statement. “As such, the reliability of the prosecution’s evidence will be fully litigated in this matter. There are way more questions than answers here.” A spokesman for the Queens DA declined to comment on Legal Aid’s comments. Lewis faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted. He will be arraigned on the indictQ ment at a later date.

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crime especially has to continue falling — as it has so far for so long the numbers sometimes seem hard to believe. Efforts to decriminalize some minor infractions must continue. The city must pay the bail of those indigent defendants facing such minor charges they never should have been locked up for more than a night or however long it was before they got to see a judge and be arraigned (which would also save the city the tens of thousands of dollars a year it costs to house a defendant). All this is key because the city will have to cut the number of inmates it’s holding at any time from about 10,000 to 5,000. New jails will have to be built elsewhere, or existing ones expanded. The Queens House of Detention, located behind the criminal courthouse in Kew Gardens and empty since 2002, could be reopened or replaced if necessary. While building a new jail anywhere near homes would rightly cause residents to freak out, who’d object to housing inmates in a place that did exactly that until 15 years ago? The details will have to be worked out, and the process will not be simple. But now there’s a roadmap for how to start. For humane and financial reasons alike, it’s time to close what’s been called Torture Island and start over.

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he last thing New York City needs is to invite in people with guns. Yet that’s just what the Republicans in Congress and President Trump would have us do. The mechanism would be the extraordinarily dangerous Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which would take away states’ rights to determine who gets to walk around with a hidden firearm and who doesn’t. It would allow anyone with a concealed carry permit from any state to use it in all states without fear of prosecution. So someone could walk into, say, the Queens Center mall with a 9 mm handgun hidden away in his shoulder holster, or maybe, with a long enough coat, an AR-15 with a magazine that holds 100 rounds. This is insane. New York City is not west Texas or the Badlands of Montana, where people are few and far between. In 25 years we’ve seen the murder rate go from more than 2,200 a year to fewer than 350. This bill would reverse that trajectory. Nor does the Second Amendment say everyone can walk around with concealed firearms. This measure must be defeated in the Senate. And if it’s not, you’ll know who has blood on their hands.

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Immigrant to citizen II Dear Editor: I’m proud to say my grandfather was an illegal (undocumented) Chinese immigrant. He came to this country seeking the same opportunities that legal European immigrants did. Unfortunately back then, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free” didn’t really apply to non-whites (The Johnson-Reed Act). In fact, the Chinese Exclusion Act was the first law implemented to prevent a specific ethnic group from immigrating to the United States. It was finally repealed by the Magnuson Act in 1943, two years after China became an official allied nation to the United States. My grandfather wound up serving the country, which at first didn’t want him, in World War II. After the war, he fell in love with and married my grandmother, who was of Italian descent. Fortunately, my grandparents lived in

Queens; in many other states and counties their marriage would have been illegal. Anti-miscegenation laws were finally ruled unconstitutional in 1967. My grandparents went on to open a small business, own a home and send their three children to college. Many of the memories I have of my grandparents shape who I am to this day. I remember watching a Tom and Jerry cartoon with my grandmother in the parlor behind their Chinese laundry on Corona Avenue in Elmhurst. In one scene a cymbal falls on Tom’s head and his eyes become slanted in an Asian caricature; my grandmother turned to me and explained why this was wrong. I remember going to buy a lottery ticket with my grandfather at an Irish pub on Hillside Avenue in Floral Park. My drunk baseball coach was sitting at the bar and kept yelling, “No ticky, no shirty, no ticky, no shirty” as my grandfather selected his numbers. A couple of months ago, I told my friend that

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Dear Editor: I would like to make some corrections to the “I Have Often Walked” piece about the Bodine Castle that appeared in the Queens Chronicle last week (“Bodine Castle and a century in LIC”). First off, the castle was built in the late 18th century, not by John Bodine nearly a century later. It was one of several castles along that stretch of the East River. According to an undocumented article in the WPA Guide to New York City, it was built by an émigré from the French Revolution to resemble the castle he’d been forced to flee. When he learned that his daughter and a workman were having an affair, he imprisoned them in dungeons. Local displeasure and calmer times in France led him to leave his East River castle and return home to France. By the 1960s, the castles were in serious need of preservation. I lived nearby and played with children whose families squatted in them. All but the Bodine were soon after torn down. A more important correction is that the Landmarks Preservation Commission worked hard to protect the castle. I interned at the commission at the time. The commission lost its case to have the castle designated a landmark late on a Friday afternoon. It intended to appeal on Monday morning. The caseworkers had barely returned to the office when a call came in saying that Con Edison had been waiting with bulldozers ready and had already begun demolishing the castle. It would be gone before an appeal could be filed. Many of us wept. The community had long felt that something needed to be done about the castle. We did not, however, want Con Edison to destroy the last piece of our waterfront heritage land (it had already destroyed the rest) and pollute our air even more than it was doing. As for the Landmarks Commission’s being focused on Manhattan, that also is untrue. The Hunter’s Point Historic District and the Blackwell House on what was then called Welfare Island (and which at the time had closer ties to Queens than Manhattan), both near the Bodine Castle, were under consideration at the same time. I know. I worked on them. I also worked on projects in Brooklyn, the Bronx and on Staten Island. “I Have Often Walked” is an entertaining feature. The Bodine Castle piece comes dangerously close to being fiction. Please print a correction. Marie Gangemi Long Island City

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the Watters’ World “Chinatown” segment on “The O’Reilly Factor” was offensive. At first he said I should “get over it” and that political correctness is what’s wrong with this country; however, after I shared that story he acknowledged that the segment was indeed hurtful. I encourage other residents of our borough to share little anecdotes like these illustrating why diversity makes Queens, and all of America, great. George Weisgerber III Manhattan The writer is a native of Elmhurst.

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Letters continued from previous page whose officials fear the reductions could multiply deaths, many of them those of young children. To ignore such a catastrophe, Trump will visit upon Americans an embarrassment of major proportions. Trump’s DNA of shame becomes more evident day by day. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

No pitcher-in-chief Dear Editor: “A scheduling conflict has led President Donald Trump to balk at throwing the opening day first pitch for the Washington Nationals …” — CNN, March 29 The “real news” reasons President Trump declined to throw out the first pitch: Caddies not permitted on pitcher’s mound. Boycotting baseball until “illegals” are prohibited from casting. Ballots in All Star Game vote. Too busy working on his tax returns. Baseball doesn’t have hot cheerleaders wearing short skirts. Knows he would fail postgame doping test. Nationals wouldn’t allow him to throw bean ball at Washington press corps. Afraid Obama would steal the catcher’s sign for first pitch. Ball is too large for his pitching hand. Nationals declined his offer to re-negoti-

ate their bad off-season trade deals. Vlad thinks baseball is boring. Made campaign promise to snub baseball until designated hitter rule is repealed and replaced. Nationals Park’s seating capacity is too small to have biggest Opening Day crowd ever. Fox News not broadcasting the game. Insulted he wasn’t invited him into clubhouse for some locker-room talk. Holding out for Hall of Fame induction. Throws like a girl. The End. Ben Krull Brooklyn

This about covers it Dear Editor: Snowflake, sanctuary city, Mar-a-Lago, Ambassador Kislyak, resist, Brexit, fake news, Freedom Caucus, Neil Gorsuch, alternate truth, hate speech, there is no there there! Can we agree on this? Play ball! Wayne Felsenfeld Flushing

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The remnants of the March snow have now disappeared, due to warm weather and continuous rain. Yes, the April showers are here and as they say, “April showers bring May flowers.” The Woodhaven Business Improvement District will sponsor and welcome spring with our spring promotion on April 8. I hope that you will have your pictures taken free of charge with the Easter Bunny and get some free goodies, including American f lags. I hope that you will enjoy the music by the live musical group “Plastic Soul” playing Elvis and other rock and roll favorites. So, to all our Woodhaven residents and our neighbors, from the WBID we wish you a happy spring. This time last year I wrote of the Select Bus Service proposal for Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, which we stated was bad for Woodhaven. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corp., the Woodhaven Residents Block Association, The Task Force Committee for a Better Woodhaven, Queens Public Transit Committee and our elected officials — state Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Honorable Michael Miller — and all of our great residents all rallied vociferously against this proposal.

Unfortunately, the mayor has decided we will get this SBS plan, whether our strong residents, our organizations and elected officials want it or not. This plan will create a huge traffic jam on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards, sending vehicles onto residential streets. It will also place bus riders on traffic islands to board buses in danger. This plan that no one wants is going to cost the taxpayers $200 to $400 million — it really is a shame construction has begun. The Woodhaven branch of the Queens Library is open Monday 12 to 8 p.m., Tuesday 1 to 6 p.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 12 to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The telephone number for the branch is (718) 849-1010. Karaoke for kids and teens will be hosted April 12 from 4 to 5 p.m. at the library. “Musical Story Time” will be hosted April 15 and 29 starting at 11:00 a.m. for children ages 3 to 8 at the library. The city’s tennis season started April 1. Permits are available for $100 on the city’s website. Fly the American flag proudly above all others. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans, our leaders and our NYPD and police officers everywhere; and Q may God bless our America.

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Fans expect ‘nothing less’ than a ring Fall Classic or failure for tens of thousands at the Amazin’s home opener

Flushing resident and Middle Village native Mike D’Errico, second from right, enjoys some drinks with friends before the Mets 6-0 victory over the rival Atlanta Braves.

Ozone Park resident Ralph Provisiero, left, and his Howard Beach buddies grill up some burgers and hot PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA dogs outside Citi Field prior to Opening Day on Monday.

orld Series or bust. At least that’s what some Queens-based Mets fans interviewed outside Citi Field on Opening Day on Monday are declaring. “Oh yeah, this is it,” Oakland Gardens resident Christian McKnight told the Chronicle outside the stadium’s main gate. “We’re going all the way. This is our year.” “We’ve got a great rotation and a bunch of power hitters,” Flushing’s Albie Gonzalez added. “I think we’ll make a great run.” If Monday’s season opener was any indication, the Mets have a great chance of winning their second pennant in three years. In game 1 of 162, a 6-0 shutout of the rival Atlanta Braves, ace starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard was dominant, striking out seven batters over six shutout innings. Offensively, slugging f irst baseman Lucas Duda smashed a clutch, three-run Q double to power the Mets to victory. — Christopher Barca

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Friends Albie Gonzalez, of Flushing, and Yolanda Saad, of Woodside, say cheers to a new season of Mets baseball. The latter says her boyfriend promised to get a tattoo of beloved mascot Mr. Met if the Amazin’s win the World Series this fall.

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Questions abound over ferry service Borough Board peppers city rep over parking, guaranteed boarding by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Parking fees? Guaranteed boarding? Shuttle buses? Members of the Borough Board had a number of different questions on Monday about the soon-to-be-launched Citywide Ferry Service, with James Wong, the vice president of ports and transportation for the city Economic Development Corp., spending close to an hour trying his best to answer them at Borough Hall. There was little questioning about the bare-bones details of the service, set to begin operation this summer with 20 boats — each with a capacity of 149 people — that will connect the Rockaways, Astoria and Long Island City to multiple points in Manhattan and Brooklyn for $2.75. But nearly every other aspect of the plan was up for discussion, starting with when exactly the ferry service will begin. Wong told the group of community board chairpersons that no specific opening date has been chosen yet. That decision will be announced “in the coming weeks.” But Borough President Melinda Katz said the service should begin sooner, rather than later, to accommodate the beach crowds migrating to the Rockaways in the warm weather. “I suggest that we very actively work towards a May or Memorial Day opening,” Katz said, “especially in places like the Rockaways that rely on the summer and people coming in.” The parking situation in the Rockaways was also up for discussion, as CB 14 Chairwoman Dolores Orr asked how much the fee to park at the ferry landing would be. Wong said neither that figure nor whether there could be a distinction made between commuters who use the service and

Economic Development Corp. official James Wong discusses Citywide Ferry Service at Monday’s meeting of the Borough PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Board. beachgoers using the lot has been determined yet. That wasn’t good enough for Katz, who called for a reduced or eliminated parking fee for people using the ferry to travel to and from work. “We want that determination soon,” she said with a smirk. “[Commuters] need the parking to be included or at least a discount on the parking if they’re taking the ferry.” The issue of differentiating between commuters and beachgoers came up for a second time later in the meeting,

as CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton asked if people who would purchase some sort of time-based pass could be guaranteed boarding over those using the ferry as a way to get to or from Rockaway Beach. “What would be the incentive for someone to purchase, for example, a monthly ticket if they’re not sure that they’re going to have a seat?” Braton said. “If you buy tickets by the ride, you’re not really out of money if you can’t get on because of overcrowding. But if you have a monthly ticket, that’s a financial loss.” “We’re excited and we hope there’s a high demand for it,” Wong said, acknowledging the city expects some beachgoers to use the service. “We do also hope that other private operators will help.” In response, both Katz and Deputy Borough President asked Wong to consider having an extra ferry available in case of heavy beach traffic, with the EDC official saying weekend overcrowding is something the city will “keep its eyes on.” Unlike the Rockaways, there will be no parking lot for commuters looking to take the ferry from Astoria, something a handful of Borough Board members asked for an explanation as to why. “The Rockaways is a unique geography, but in most places, we’re hoping to capture people from the immediate local areas,” Wong said. “We made a very conscious decision to not incorporate parking because Astoria already has tremendous parking challenges. “We didn’t want to provide more parking, which would just bring more people and more cars into the neighborhood,” he added. “The ferry certainly isn’t going to be as Q useful to someone who is farther inland.”

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Two charged with selling guns to undercover cops: DA An “Iron Pipeline” that allegedly assisted in the smuggling of guns from Flordia, Georgia and elsewhere to Queens was busted last Friday when two of the organizers were charged with selling more than a dozen firearms to undercover officers in South Ozone Park, according to Queens District Attorney Richard Brown. The defendants, Georgia resident Anthony Black and Florida resident Rasheem Greene, are charged with a litany of crimes including first- and second-degree criminal sale of a firearm and unlawful possession of marijuana. Black faces 25 years in prison and Greene faces 15. Both are due back in court on April 17. Brown alleges undercover NYPD officers began buying weapons from the duo in February 2016 in the parking lot of the South Ozone Park Home Depot, located at 112-20 Rockaway Blvd. The officers communicated with Black via text messages. The guns were allegedly sold in bundles of two to six firearms at a time, prosecutors said, ranging from $1,400 to $5,000 a bundle.

Anthony Black, top left, and Rasheem Greene were accused of selling PHOTOS COURTESY QUEENS DA firearms including the ones above. The district attorney said the sales took place at the following dates and times: • Feb. 29, 2016 at 2:20 p.m., at which time two .38-caliber HiPoint firearms and ammunition were sold for $1,500;

• April 6, 2016 at 3:55 p.m., at which time a .40-caliber Glock and .25-caliber Titan firearm and fourteen rounds of .40-caliber ammunition were sold for $1,400; • June 30, 2016 at 2:15 p.m., at which time a 9mm Hi-Point

firearm, a 9mm Smith and Wesson and .45-caliber Taurus and a plastic bag of 30 rounds of ammunition were sold for $5,000; and • Sept. 26, 2016 at 4:50 p.m., at which time six firearms and assorted rounds of ammunition were sold for $5,000. Black and Greene allegedly tried to sell five more firearms — which came from the South and made their way to Queens — on March 29. Later that day, after cops met with the duo, they executed a search warrant to look through their car and allegedly found guns, ammunition and marijuana. “The so-called Iron Pipeline refers to the Interstate 95 corridor that connects New York City with those southern states that have weak gun laws and which greedy unlicenced gun sellers use to unlawfully bring their deadly wares to New York, putting the lives of honest citizens at risk just to turn an enormous profit,” Brown said in a statement. “We must remain vigilant in our efforts to keep illegal firearms out of the hands of criminals and off of the Q streets of Queens County.”

Cop killer gets life: DA Tyrone Howard, the career criminal who fatally shot former Far Rockaway resident Det. Randolph Holder in 2015, was sentenced to life in prison, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance announced Monday. “Life in prison is the most severe sentence a defendant can receive in New York State — it is fully warranted in this case,” Vance said in a statement. “No one in the criminal justice system takes a life sentence lightly, and I hope it brings a sense of closure to Detective Holder’s loved ones and all the members of the NYPD.” Howard — who was convicted of first-degree murder last month — and more than 30 other gang members were arrested in July 2016 for engaging in a turf war that ultimately led to Holder’s death. The perp on Oct. 20, 2015 shot at multiple individuals near the FDR Drive and later stole a man’s bicycle before fleeing. Holder and his partner approached Howard, who shot the cop in the temple. Holder, a native of Guyana who was a third-generation cop, was posthumously promoted to detective Oct. 28. His funeral was held in Jamaica. Q

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New Yorkers are medically underserved, lacking sufficient primary and preventative care services.” National controversy surrounding the failed repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act precedes the town halls. While Washington Republican infighting killed the GOP’s recent healthcare plan, the continued existence of Obamacare is far f rom guaranteed. “The folks that are in Congress want to do worse,” activist Anthony Feliciano said. “They thought that this repeal was not good enough; they want to do more damage to communities of color, to immigrant communities, communities that this hospital services.” The GOP idea of shifting to block grants for Medicaid, he added, are also a concern. Ken Shelton, Queens director of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, spoke about a need for a change in discourse. “We need to shift the conversation of healthcare to those who are at the bottom of the political, social and economic ladder,” said Shelton, who is a student at St. John’s University. “But why do we need to do that? Because when you lift those people who have been at the bottom for so long, when you give them all-access healthcare and you give them different means of living their life, you are able to lift all of us up.” Since 1970, the year that his mother was born at the hospital, Shelton said, not much has changed in terms of progress for black and brown communities in terms of healthcare access. The Queens Solidarity Coalition was formed after the election of President Trump. The activist group help a massive rally at MacDonald Park in Forest Hills on Feb. 26. Q

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Advocates hopeful after de Blasio lays out 10-year plan to close it by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Advocates continue to celebrate the announcement by Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito (D-Bronx, Manhattan) that a 10-year plan has been laid out to shut down Rikers Island and replace it with smaller facilities across the city. But will the endeavor come to fruition? “It’s one thing to say it, it’s another thing to deliver,” said Brian Browne, a political science professor at St. John’s University. “I’m skeptical of the plan.” Browne predicted “huge community opposition” from residents who might see a jail placed “in their backyard” under the plan. “There’s all sorts of effects,” he added. “What’s it going to do as far as economic development is concerned?” Specific locations for the new jails were not laid out in a report issued last Friday by the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, led by former Chief Judge of the state Court of Appeals Jonathan Lippman. But de Blasio Monday said Staten Island would not see one, citing the borough’s low inmate population. He did not mention Queens.

Mayor de Blasio wants to see Rikers Island shut down in 10 years, and while most expressed PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY support for the plan, some were skeptical of it. No Council members from this borough welcomed the idea of a jail in their district, but did celebrate the planned closure of the facility sometimes called “Torture Island.” “The city must establish new, smaller facilities in each borough as per the Lippman Commission’s report,” said Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), one of

the early supporters of the “Close Rikers” movement. “I look forward to working with the administration, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the #CLOSErikers coalition to create a sustainable plan to phase out Rikers and construct more humane and manageable jail facilities across the city.” Dromm’s district neighbors the entrance

for the island, located in East Elmhurst, and has been targeted by the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association in negative ads for his advocacy to shut the facility down. Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows), chairman of the Courts & Legal Services Committee, similarly did not address the idea of seeing one in his neighborhoods but a New York Post report stated he “foresees little opposition to a new jail on the site of the Queens House of Detention, which is next to the Kew Gardens courthouse.” The site — which has been shuttered since 2002 — is not in his district, but in that of Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), who did not address the plan. Lancman did say de Blasio faces a challenge in reforming criminal justice to make the closure of Rikers a reality. The plan requires the city jails’ population decrease from 10,000 to 5,000. “But it requires a serious analysis of how we get from here to there, and the commitment from the Mayor to do the things that the City itself can do to lower incarceration: reforming our bail system, expanding adolescent diversion programs, filling judicial vacancies that create a backlog of cases in criminal courts, and fundamentally ending broken windows policing,” Lancman said in continued on page 21

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Is crisis looming for borough’s nonprofits? Meng, groups reliant on gov’t funding warn Trump cuts could be catastrophic by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

With President Trump hoping to cut funding to an amalgam of domestic programs and add to an already-gargantuan military budget, leaders in his home borough are warning that nonprofits would be in for a financial blow to the solar plexus. “It’s a budget that could really starve some of our constituents,” Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said during a roundtable meeting with nonprofit leaders at her district office last Friday. “Donald Trump may be a son of Queens, but he really has forgotten what it means to take care of folks in this borough.” T he cong resswom a n wa s re ce ntly appointed to the Appropriations Committee. “If you are putting America first, you don’t cut $6 billion from the National Institutes of Health, an almost 20 percent decrease in agency funding,” she said. Meng says other proposed cuts — $9 billion from the U.S. Department of Education, $6.2 billion from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, $2.6 billion from the Environmental Protection Agency and $12.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services — would be devastating. She added that other programs — the National Endowment for the Arts and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program — could be decimated. Tova Klein, the vice president of senior communities at Self help Community Services, says that the HUD cuts would be disastrous. “We’re talking about cutting the subsidies to the people who right now are paying 30 percent of their income in rent,” she said. If

Tova Klein of Selfhelp Community Services speaks about the impact of federal spending cuts proposed by President Trump as Rep. Grace Meng looks on. Along with other Queens nonprofit PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY leaders, she is predicting disaster. Trump’s proposed funding decrease to the agency is passed, Klein added, people will be forced from their homes and “all-out war in housing courts” would follow. The South Asian Council for Social Services is worried about losing NIH funds it uses to educate taxi drivers about staying healthy as well as monitoring and maintaining their well-being in addition to giving them pedometers and conduct health fairs. According to SACSS Health Services Director Rehan Mahmood, the effects would be dramatic on taxi drivers, whose jobs often lead to health issues. “Recently, a taxi driver living in Flushing had a heart attack and he passed away,” he said, adding that the man was just 49 years old. Many in the profession, Mahmood said, learn about ways of staying fit from SACSS.

Trump has proposed axing 25 grant programs from the Office of Violence Against Women. Shelby Chestnut of the New York City Anti-Violence Project worries about the effect of such a measure in Queens. Many transgender immigrants in the borough, she said, receive legal services from the anti-violence group. “It’s vital that we have these services in place,” said Chestnut, the nonprof it’s director of community organizing and public advocacy. T he president’s proposed spending decreases would, according to NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst CEO Israel Rocha, i n c r e a s e t h e b u r d e n o n h e a lt h c a r e facilities. “If you are taking away the ability for people to control the climates in their

homes, you’re actually making them further reliant on healthcare services and you’re making an unsafe environment for them to heal,” he said, referring to Trump’s planned decimation of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The Queens Museum could lose north of $400,000 if the president gets his way. According to the instit ution’s deput y director, David Strauss, the funding is used for initiatives like art exhibitions, international film programs, concerts, virtual tours for homebound seniors and arttherapy programs for children who have special needs. The number of contractors that the city hires could go down. “Asian Americans get 1.4 percent of city contracts,” Asian American Federation Executive Director Jo-Ann Yoo said, adding that a decrease in federal funding to the five boroughs might result in even fewer contracts going to the demographic. Alfonso Lopez, a legislative representative of the New York City Office of Federal Affairs who focuses on public safety issues, spelled out a few areas causing concern in the de Blasio administration. One is the proposed $677 million in cuts to t he Feder al Emergency Ma nagement Agency. “The cut itself is concerning, in and of itself because FEMA is where a lot of the g rant prog rams are housed,” he said, “grant programs that fund the state Homeland Security grant program and the Urban Area Security Initiative, UASI, which we rely on heavily, to support not just NYPD’s efforts but also the FDNY, the Department of Health efforts for security and also the Q Office of Emergency Management.”

M-Viv backs request for security grant Lancman, other pols want fund to protect institutions from hate crimes by Ryan Brady For the latest news visit qchron.com

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City Council Speaker Melissa MarkViverito (D-Manhattan, Bronx) doubled a request for a security grant to protect certain institutions from hate crimes, made by Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and other Jewish lawmakers, in her response to the mayor’s budget proposal. W hile $25 million was originally request ed , Ma rk-Viver it o’s budget response calls for $50 million. Half of that would go toward expense money for costs like hiring security guards and the other half would pay for capital upgrades to the cultural institutions and community centers that would receive the funds. Lancman told the Chronicle that a federal security grant program does not meet the needs that the city version

would address. “We have for years tried to get the federal program modif ied so that it would include operating expenses, for example, the cost of hiring security personnel,” the councilman, who is a member of the Jewish Caucus, said. “In the city, we decided we’re gonna do both and we figured $25 million for each would start to make a dent in the need that is out there.” Bay Ter race civic activist War ren Schreiber, who is Jewish and has condemned recent acts of hate that have happened in some quarters of the country, praised the requested fund. “W hen somebody goes to the mosque, when somebody goes to a church to pray, that should be someplace where they feel safe and secure,” said Schreiber, a Community Board 7 Q member.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is supporting a request made by Councilman Rory Lancman and other Jewish city lawmakers for a multimillion-dollar security grant to protect New York City FILE PHOTO, LEFT; PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY institutions at risk of hate crimes.

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Farmer John from Quiver Farms in Pennsylvania gave students at PS 63Q in Ozone Park, a life lesson they wouldn’t typically experience in urban New York — the birth of 21 baby chicks. The farmer brought two full-grown chickens, Jack and Jill, to the school and spoke to students about life on a rural farm. Before departing, the farmer left 24 incubated eggs and told the students how to care for them. The pre-K students turned the eggs three times a day and made certain there was water in the incubator. They then watched and waited. After the third

day, the students noticed “pip holes” in the eggs. Four hours later, the chicks began to push the eggs apart and tumbled out still wet, panting and exhausted. After many tries, the chicks begin to walk. When the eggs hatched, the school was left with lively, fluffy chicks. “The birth of these chicks taught our students an important lesson that most of them probably would not have had the chance to experience outside the classroom setting,” said Principal Diane Marino. “Our children were in awe and excited to watch the birth of the chicks.”

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This year, PS 63Q reached a special milestone: 10 years of participating in the Dancing Classrooms program! Students competed in the Colors of the Rainbow borough quarter- and semi-finals, where they showcased the dances they learned. The school’s dancing team was then invited to dance at the Mad Hot Ball Gala at the Grand Ballroom of The Pierre Hotel on March 15. Principal Diane Marino and the teachers are dedicated to providing the students with teamwork skills while gaining an appreciation for the arts.

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Different faiths break bread at Central Qns. Y Christians, Jews and Muslims eat, mingle with one another in FoHi by David Schneier Chronicle Contributor

Another interfaith gathering, another sold-out event at the Central Queens Y in Forest Hills. Jews, Muslims and Christians were among the 110 people at an abridged Passover seder led by Rabbi Irwin Goldenberg, a Forest Hills resident and rabbi of Temple Israel in York, Pa. for over 35 years. On a sheet of paper explaining the Passover seder were conversation starters: Do you have a holiday or a ritual that celebrates freedom or redemption? How important is the story of Exodus in your own tradition? The Rev. Jack Lohr of First Presbyterian Church of Forest Hills offered a prayer of love and fellowship during the seder program. Before the program, Lohr said this informal environment “makes people into friends.” “People try to understand each other and respect the differences,” he added. Selim Ozcicek from the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens offered a Muslim prayer expressing one’s past helplessness and eventual graciousness after Allah’s guidance. Before the program, Ozcicek said Jews, Muslims and Christians who attended all saw the program as “great.”

Dorit Lesser, left, and Shazia Jivraj became friends at their table during the Central Queens Y’s PHOTO BY DAVID SCHNEIER recent interfaith dinner. “People want more of these get-togethers,” Ozcicek said. Coming to the event for the first time was Shazia Jivraj, her husband and two children. Jivraj said she sees a lot of similarities between Islam and Judaism, with one of them being gratitude.

“We got along very well,” Jivarj said of her tablemates. “We made friends.” “It was good thing, getting together, with what’s going on in the world,” her husband, Ali, a Shiite Muslim from Tanzania, said. “There’s so much negativity.” The couple’s 7-year-old daughter, Sabah, learned about Passover at the Montessori

School in Forest Hills and now at the Ella Barker School she attends, with her father saying he’s thrilled city students get to learn about different religions’ holidays. Jivraj and her son, Rayyan, sat separately from her husband and daughter to promote intermingling. The 45-minute Passover seder given by Goldenberg was replete with matzoh (symbolizing the Jews leaving Egypt quickly), bitter herbs (remembering the bitterness of slavery), wine, grape juice, and macaroons for desert. A kosher Middle Easter n meal was served after the seder. Ali Jivraj noted how kosher and halal are similar in how meat is prepared for consumption. The Jivraj family said they all plan on going to the next interfaith event at the Central Queens Y, which has held a number of such gatherings over the last three years. The next meeting planned is breaking the Ramadan fast, the Id-al-Fitr holiday, at the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens, said Peggy Kurtz, director of Arts & Jewish Heritage Programs at the Y. The Y also offers cultural assimilation services such as teaching Afghan women and other immigrants how to speak English, write resumes and cover letters and Q prepare for job interviews.

Ascan Ave. artwork honors nabe’s history Russell Sage, Frederick Olmsted Jr. the subjects of massive new mural by Christopher Barca

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Some residents of Forest Hills might not be familiar with the work of Frederick Law Olmsted Jr., Russell Sage or Grosvenor Atterbury. But now ever yone walking through the intersection of Ascan Avenue and Austin Street will at least know what the 19th century influencers looked like. A pair of renowned painters known simply as Crisp and Praxis finished a massive mural along the eastern wall of the Long Island Rail Road underpass on Tuesday, artwork that honors the contributions of five residents who were instrumental in the neighborhood’s growth decades ago. The figures emblazoned in black on the concrete include Sage, a former congressman and railroad executive, and his philanthropist wife Margaret Olivia Slocum Sage, who founded the Russell Sage Foundation. Through the group, Slocum Sage purchased 142 acres of land in central Queens in 1909. That plot eventually became

Forest Hills Gardens. Sage is also the namesake of JHS 190 on Austin Street. The mural, titled “A Tribute to Ascan Avenue & the Forest Hills Gardens,” also features the likenesses of Atterbury and Olmsted, urban planners who designed the idyllic garden community, the nation’s first according to the neighborhood’s website. Rounding out the famous five is Ascan Backus, the German immigrant who owned a large farm at what is now the corner of Queens Boulevard and 69th Road during the 19th century. Ascan Avenue was later named in Backus’ honor. In addition to the five faces, depictions of Backus’ farm and a distinctive street lamp found in Forest Hills Gardens are also part of the artwork. “We think it’s of the utmost importance for people to not only know their history and their surrounding’s history, but also the face of said history,” said Praxis, a native of Colombia, where he first met the Australian Crisp. “In this neighborhood’s case, the majority of its inhabitants know about its

fou nde r s. It wa s only necessary to put a face to that history.” Mu ral desig ner and coordinator Michael Perlman, the chairman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council, said it will bring new excitement and life to the area. “The mural will beaut if y a longneglected underpass in Forest Hills, while bearing homage to the inf luential founding parties of Forest Hills,” Perl- Street artists Crisp and Praxis spent two days this past week painting a massive mural on man said in an email. the eastern wall of the Long Island Rail Road underpass at Ascan Avenue in Forest Hills. The “It will also benefit artwork depicts five figures key to the creation of Forest Hills Gardens. our local arts, culPHOTO COURTESY MICHAEL PERLMAN ture and education, The artwork was created in just massive mural depicting legendary as well as foster tourism.” Perlman helped raise about two days, as Crisp and Praxis punk rock band the Ramones — $4,000 for the mural’s creation began sketching and painting their with Forest Hills being where all four original members hailed from with a pair of f u nd raisers in design last Sunday. The two world-renowned street — on the western wall of the Long recent months, with a dozens of area residents and businesses artists earned recognition in the Island Rail Road underpass at 71st Q community last summer for their Avenue. alike chipping in.

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continued from page 4 Simeon Bankoff, executive director of the HDC, touted the study as “a lot more in depth” than prior ones and credited the historical society for conducting “a very extensive public outreach campaign.” “They will be able to show there’s a lot of p opu la r supp or t for t h is,” Bankoff said. The preservationist said the community is more than deserving of the historic status. Not only, he added, would it hike property values but would make the area at t ractive to f ut u re homeowners. “Both the architecture and the history make it a place that is worthy of being preserved,” he said. “It’s very desirable. There’s no shortage of people who wa nt to move i nto these areas.” One land use expert argued the desig nation is necessar y because the homes there are most at risk of being changed beyond recognition. “The Landmarks Preservation Commission does not support free standing homes,” said Flushing resident Paul Graziano. Graziano has been leading a similar struggle in Broadway-Flushing, which has denied landmark status several times. In recent years, the older homes

continued from page 17 a statement issued last Friday. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, in testimony to the Lippman commission, did object to the closure of Rikers and foresaw the borough jails going the same way as the house of detention. “It is now essentially a movie set,” the district attorney told the commission. He recommended instead of closing Rikers, the city “modernize it” to avoid wasting “a fortune destroying it and building new jail facilities. While it would require an initial one-time investment to renovate the existing facilities, it is an investment well-spent in the long run. “Painting Rikers island as a ‘penal colony’ and simply getting rid of it will not solve the larger problems that the criminal justice system faces in this City,” he continued. “What will help is a concerted effort to ensure that only the people who belong in Rikers Island are put there.” Brown was addressing the rash of violent incidents, unsanitary conditions and complaints of excessive use of force by correction officers at Rikers throughout the years. Former U.S Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara in 2014 issued a report that said it suffered from a “culture of violence.” The city has tried to improve conditions at Rikers in recent years, including a 14-point plan issued in 2015 that strength-

t h e r e h ave b e e n t o r n d ow n a n d replaced with modern ones. “It’s beyond tragic what’s happening in Broadway-Flushing,” said Graziano, who is running against Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) in the Democratic primary. “It’s criminal.” He d o e s n’t b el ie ve m u c h w i l l change with the commission’s views toward proposals from Queens until, “you get a com mission that t reats every borough equally.” Preservationists, not just Graziano, have accused the LPC throughout the years of snubbing Queens land marks and being Manhattan-centric with its designations. There are some historic districts in Queens, including Sunnyside Gardens, Ridgewood North and South, Jackson Heights, Douglaston Hill and Addisleigh Park. However, some are connected row houses and not free standing structures such as the ones in Richmond Hill and Broadway-Flushing. “Only 10 percent of the historic dist r icts i n the cit y a re subu rba n i n nature,” Graziano said. Still, Mrakovic and Ballenas said it’s necessary to advocate for the status to protect the histor y of the neighborhood. “Once it’s gone, it’s gone,” Ballenas Q said.

ened visitor rules and tripled the number of security cameras. The correction officers’ union told reporters Tuesday the closure plan is a “Jedi mind trick” on the part of de Blasio and called it a “fantasy.” The mayor acknowledged executing the plan will be difficult, but added “it will happen.” “There is no doubt that the road to Rikers Island’s closure will be long and arduous,” the mayor said in a statement. “It will require that local officials and stakeholders stand up and support facilities that meet our moral obligation to thousands of New Yorkers whose lives we will never turn our backs on.” The 148-page report also lays out recommendations for redeveloping the island once all the inmates are moved out. One suggestion would be to use it for an “expanded LaGuardia Airport that would reduce delays and could serve as many as 12 million more passengers annually.” Housing could also be built, though height might be limited due to the island’s proximity to LaGuardia. The commission expressed excitement over whatever may come of the island’s future. “The potential redevelopment of Rikers Island presents an exciting opportunity for New York,” it stated. “It is rare that over 400 acres of land becomes available Q in the City.”

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Flooding fix on its way to 77th Street Partial collapse, broken sewer pipe leaves MidVille road under water by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

When it rains as hard as it did last Friday, 77th Street at Juniper Valley Road in Middle Village looks more like a lake than a residential roadway. Augie Trinchese says it’s been this way since late last summer, when what he calls shoddy sewer and water main upgrade work allegedly caused the street to partially cave in and a dip in the pavement to form. Ever since then, storms have repeatedly filled an approximately 20-foot-wide portion of the street with multiple inches of water, blocking the sidewalk, a handful of parking spaces and the entrances to the three homes closest to the intersection. “It’s a couple inches over the sidewalk, so you have to figure it’s at least six inches deep,” Trinchese told the Chronicle outside his home last Friday. “It eventually soaks into the ground in two or three hours, but you have to ask yourself if it’s washing out the infrastructure underground. “Are we going to have a collapse? Are we going to have a sinkhole?” he continued. “That could do some serious damage.” According to the Department of Environmental Protection, the sewer and water line work on the street is part of a $22 million project to replace 6,000 feet of water mains, and 4,700 feet of combined sewers throughout Middle Village. The series of upgrades, which began last April and will conclude next spring, also includes the installation of new chambers, c a t c h b a s i n s a n d c o m b i n e d s e we r manholes. When it comes to the 77th Street catch

Over six inches of water floods 77th Street and its intersection with Juniper Valley Road during last Friday’s rainstorm. One area resident said similar inundations occur every time it pours PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA because of recent shoddy sewer and water line work. basin, both Trinchese and Maggie Hayes, a spokeswoman for Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale), said the f looding issue there is at least partially caused by a broken pipe connecting it to the sewer. Whenever it rains, the basin fills with stormwater, but the broken pipe makes it impossible for that water to run into the sewer system. And when a storm like last Friday’s brings a significant amount of rain the

catch basin overf lows, with the excess water f looding the street and adjacent intersection. Du r ing the rainstor m, a Ch ronicle reporter observed the flood was mere centimeters away from reaching the corner home’s front lawn. “Once it fills, that’s it,” Trinchese said of the basin. “This is what we’ve been living with since they put the water lines in.” According to Trinchese, the f looding

has occasionally gotten so bad that a small amount of water leaks into the basement of the corner home, lived in by an elderly man who walks with a cane. “He has to come out of his house t h r o u g h t h e b a c k ,” h e s a i d . “ It ’s ridiculous.” Another house that has its entrance blocked by flooding is occupied by a young boy with special needs, he said, who has a difficult time navigating through the water to get on his school bus in the morning. “It was fine here until they put the water lines in,” Trinchese said. “They created the problem and we have to live with it. It’s ridiculous.” Hayes said Crowley’s office has been “keeping tabs” on the issue over the last few months, but the councilwoman herself has since reached out to DEP Commissioner Vincent Sapienza to “expedite the catch basin repair.” “T hey responded. DEP O perations Bureau is working on scheduling a repair,” Hayes said in a message on Wednesday. “Elizabeth Crowley requested it be sooner rather than later, before rain picks up in the spring.” The news should come as a welcome surprise to Trinchese and his neighbors, as the angry resident said he had been in touch with Crowley’s office multiple times since the flooding began, to no avail. “I’ve called Crowley’s office at least four times,” he said. “They’ve done absolutely nothing.” Hayes said the office had received complaints from Trinchese and neighbor Safet Muratovic, but the lawmaker’s staff “has Q been working” on the issue.

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Calling all Kew Gardens residents: Your neighborhood film festival needs your help. The founder of the inaugural Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema has opened up a pair of design contests exclusively for neighborhood residents, who are being asked to create the event’s logo and its official poster. “One of the key things we want to do with the festival is to make it about the community and get the neighborhood involved,” said festival organizer, actor and Glendale resident Jayson Simba in a Tuesday interview. “And we feel like this is a good way to get people to participate.” Open to residents of all ages, the first contest involves the creation of the August festival’s official logo. There will be three winners, with all three designs to be featured on shirts and other merchandise sold throughout the 10-day event. The second competition — the creation of a poster — will only have one winner, with that design featured on signs for the festival and its official program, of which there will be 5,000 copies printed. Both contests opened March 1 and will close May 1.

Simba said he hoped a few area kids get inspired to send in their designs, as the contests do not discriminate based on age. “A child may submit a great design in crayon and it will blow us away,” he said. “Everyone has a chance.” The winners will be selected by a panel of festival organizers and announced no later than June 11. In addition to having his or her poster adopted by the cinema, the chosen applicant will receive a framed 40-by27-inch poster featuring the design, a $100 gift certificate to Kew Gardens Cinemas and a Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema prize package containing over $100 in selected festival merchandise. Winners of the logo contest will each receive one T-shirt of each winning logo, as well as the aforementioned $100 gift certificate and prize pack. The number of applications submitted so far, however, has been fewer than anticipated, something Simba hopes will change. “We don’t know if that’s because people are still working or the word just hasn’t gotten out yet,” he said. There’s been no issue with receiving film submissions

though. Simba said close to 400 have been sent in from all over the world and he’s only had enough time to view half of them so far. “That number is pretty good for a first-time festival, and the stuff we’ve been getting is incredible,” he said. “We’re starting to get some submissions that feature great actors and the quality of films has been awesome.” Simba is also thrilled about the “hype” in the neighborhood, noting the festival has been added to Borough President Melinda Katz’s official Queens calendar. “The buildup hasn’t died. People are still really excited about it,” he said. “I’m still blown away by the overwhelming amount of positive feedback we’ve received from the community.” Interested contest applicants are limited to two entries per person, per competition. To enter the poster contest, email your design to kgfcpostercontest@gmail.com To enter the logo contest, email the product to kgfclogocontest@gmail.com. The Kew Gardens Festival of Cinema opens Aug. 4 at Kew Gardens Cinemas at 81-05 Lefferts Blvd. Q The event will close Aug. 13 with an awards gala.

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Cops seek a second 7 train theft suspect Nine incidents, one arrest; women targeted for their phones, wallets by Michael Gannon

74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue station placed her cell phone and wallet in her purse. A The NYPD has arrested a Woodside man man bumped into her as she got off the and is still seeking an unidentified woman train, removing her wallet as he did so. The third victim reported that she boardin connection with nine alleged grand larcenies that have occurred on No. 7 trains or ed a train at 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue on Feb. 21 at about 4:20 p.m. When she got platforms since Feb. 7. In many instances the trains or platforms out at the 103rd Street station she noticed were crowded, and in some the victim was that her cell phone and wallet were missing, and police said her husband had listening to music on headphones received numerous alerts on his or talking on a cell phone. All own cellphone of unauthorized the targets were women. financial transactions. Officers from Transit District Two days later a woman was 20, which patrols all subways in waiting for a train on the platQueens with the exception of the form at 45th Road and Jackson A t r a i n , a r r e s t e d Wi l l i a m Avenue at about 5:40 p.m. She Obregon, 36, of 58th Street in had her headphones connected Long Island City on March 16 on to her phone, which was in her charges that include grand larcehandbag. As her train began ny and criminal possession of The second suspect. pulling out of the station she stolen property. noticed that her headphones Police said the first two inciwere hanging outside of her bag and the dents took place one hour apart on Feb. 7. The first occurred at about 5 p.m. when a phone was gone. The fifth theft was reported on Feb. 28 at woman discovered her wallet containing credit and debit cards had been taken from Queensborough Plaza. The victim told her purse aboard a crowded train. She was police she was listening to music on her cell able to cancel her cards upon returning phone, which was in her pocket as she stood on the platform at approximately 5:20 p.m. home. The second incident took place at about 6 After boarding a crowded train she realized p.m. when a woman getting off a train at the that she could no longer hear the music, Editor

When she got out at 46th Street and Queens Boulevard she discovered that her phone was missing. On March 8 a woman reported that she was pushed by a man as they both boarded the 7 train at the 61st Street/Woodside Avenue station at approximately 5:40 p.m. After getting off at 74th Street/Broadway the woman noticed that her wallet was gone. Two days later, at about 5:10 p.m., a woman who got on a crowded train at 61st and Woodside noticed that her handbag had been unzipped and her wallet taken as she disembarked at 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue. The victim on March 15 told police she was standing on the mezzanine at 61st and Woodside when she put her wallet in her purse. Upon reaching her stop at Broadway and Roosevelt Avenue she noticed her pocketbook unzipped and her wallet gone. The last incident took place on March 16 when officers from TD 20 allegedly saw Obregon reach inside a woman’s coat pocket and take her phone as she stood on the platform at 27th Street and Queens Plaza South. Police say the second suspect is a Hispanic woman between 30 and 35 years old. Anyone with information on her name or whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477).

Police are asking the public’s help in finding a second suspect in a series of thefts from passengers on the No. 7 train. PHOTO COURTESY NYPD The public also can submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential. Q

So far, so good with Astoria Park upgrade City shows preliminary plans to CB 1 Parks Committee; backers optimistic by Michael Gannon

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Updated plans for upgrades to Astoria Park, along with a landscape architect’s renderings, have been released by the city’s Department of Parks and Recreation. Phase 1 includes redevelopment of the track and athletic fields, as well as the immediate areas surrounding them; plus engineering and environmental solutions to deal with existing drainage and erosion problems. The total area is about 12 acres and will cost a projected $13.5 million. The renderings were prepared by Nancy Owens Studio, a Manhattan-based landscape architectural firm. The update was presented last week at a meeting of the Parks Committee of Community Board 1. Florence Koulouris, the board’s district manager, told the Chronicle that board members generally had a very positive reaction to the proposals. “They came with a full staff,” she said. “They made a presentation on how it would look, what they want to do to replace some trees that need replacing, the path. They went into great detail.” Koulouris said much attention was paid to the track and soccer field, and, “It’s going to be lovely when the park is complete.” The Parks Committee is expected to report on the meeting to the full board on April 19. Martha Lopez-Gilpin, chairwoman of the Astoria Park Alliance, said her group was going to discuss the proposals at length in the near future. She likes what

she has seen so far. “What we’re seeing is a pretty thoughtful use of public input,” she added A department spokeswoman said the goals at this stage include increasing the “activity play capacity” of the park along with its passive recreation uses, protecting existing trees and expanding planting of other greenery. Lopez-Gilpin also said she was pleased with a quick turnaround between last September, when discussions began in earnest, and now, with a plan outline complete with renderings, She said the soccer field, track and other athletic fields augment Astoria park’s aesthetic beauty, and offer residents sometimes-overlooked benefits such as the organized youth track programs. “Children who use the track the right way can get track scholarships to college,” she added. “Children who use the soccer field the right way can get scholarships.” A department spokeswoman said the erosion control was among multiple planned “environmental amenities” at the site. Lopez-Gilpin was particularly pleased with plans to step up erosion control on the park’s south side. “It’s nice to see that people are interested in infrastructure and erosion control again.” Koulouris said it is far too early for startup dates and estimated time frames for completion of the work, adding that will wait for requests for proposals and other legal necessities that would come before CB 1 Q before dates can be set firmly.

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continued from page 2 of criminal responsibility, combats homelessness, and moves New York forward,” he said. “We will work until we accomplish it all.” The governor issued a statement Sunday in which he partially blamed the full budget’s delay on the threat of cuts from the federal government and the “inability of both houses to reach an agreement.” At the time, Democratic lawmakers called for Raise the Age to be included in the final deal. None have since issued new statements. “Any budget that leaves out Raise the Age is a non-starter,” said state Sen. Tony Avella

(D-Bayside). “As this process unfolds, I will continue to fight hard for progressive issues, such as Raise the Age and the proper funding of our public schools,” said state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst). Some, including state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), called the extender “evidence of a flawed budget process for our state.” Pheffer Amato said it is “one of the hazards of our ‘three-men-in-a-room’ system of decision making, which keeps the people out of the budget process and which must

be changed.” The freshman legislator did cheer the funds allocated to the Nassau Expressway project. “These are wins to celebrate,” she said. Brian Browne, a political science professor at St. John’s University, agreed with the legislators. “In this case, you have non-budgetary issues that are ultimately delaying the passing of the budget,” Browne told the Chronicle in a Tuesday interview before the full budget bills were passed by the Senate. “I think ... this is a sign of our annual, opaque experience that Albany seems to endure.” The college professor likened the Legislature to one of his students.

“They wait until the deadline and then they start working hard,” he said. “They’ll wait to the point of duress.” When it comes to Cuomo’s political reputation, Browne doesn’t believe that will take much of a hit in the budget aftermath. “The average person isn’t paying attention to the arcane budget process up in Albany,” he said. “If there was a state shutdown, then you get more of the mainstream lay person worried about it. People don’t seem to care until it hits their purse.” Browne added, though, that Cuomo can no longer tout himself as an executive able to get an on-time budget as he has in the past. “It does take away that talking point,” Q he said.

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The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach and the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, along with area businesses, will host an Easter egg hunt for children Saturday, April 15, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Frank Charles Memorial Park. In addition to hopping around trying to find colorful eggs, children can enjoy face painting, balloon animals from “Nick the Ballonatic,” giveaways, clowns and more. The Kiwanis and civic are hosting the event in conjunction with Lenny’s Pizzeria, Almonte’s Key Food, Health First, caterer Adrian & Rocky’s, McDonald’s on Cross Bay Boulevard and Queens County Q Savings Bank. There is no rain date.

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De Blasio holds court in Corona Mayor hits on immigration fears, affordable housing at town hall by Bryant Rodriguez Chronicle Contributor

The small protest outside IS 61 in Corona condemning the idea of selling land to a developer in Willets Point aside, Mayor de Blasio received a warm welcome inside at a town hall-style meeting last Thursday, moderated by Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East Elmhurst). A lt houg h t he de mon st r at ion wa s focused on land development, the topic worrying most residents inside the school was immigration policies. Without mentioning President Trump by name, de Blasio blasted what he referred to as anti-immigrant rhetoric from the country’s chief executive. “I’d like to remind all New Yorkers and all Americans, New York City is the ultimate city of immigrants in a country of immigrants,” de Blasio said to rousing applause. “We have to fight for today’s immigrants. You’re a New Yorker regardless of what your documents say.” Several residents said they were afraid of reports regarding misinformation on city immigration policies online, but de Blasio quickly shot them down, stating, “The NYPD is going to protect people and not ask about immigration status.” He also reiterated that the NYPD will never act as immigration enforcement, adding that ICE agents would not be allowed in city schools. “We are the safest big city in America,” he said, noting how residents, regardless of their immigration status, help the police beat back crime by notifying them of illegal activity. “Safety and fairness go together. “I think what we’re trying to do here in this city is say, everything that has to do with the City of New York involves respect

Mayor de Blasio fielded questions for hours at last Thursday’s town hall-style meeting in Corona. Numerous residents asked about immigrant rights and protection for undocumented people livPHOTO BY BRYANT RODRIGUEZ ing in the borough. for people regardless of documentation status,” the mayor added. “Don’t believe all the rumors.” With regards to the economy and undocumented immigrants, de Blasio said the backlash would be “insurmountable” and the impact would be “tremendous” if businesses for whatever reason lost workers who are unauthorized. Another concern brought up consisted of providing driver’s licenses to undocumented residents, similar to programs other states such as California have introduced. The mayor, citing safety and employment purposes, said, “Of course they should have a right to a license.”

He added that he would look into petitioning the state government about such a program, as issuing driver’s licenses is a state responsibility. The mayor also said the city will move ahead with the redesign of 111th Street in Corona, a plan that has divided the community. [See separate story in some editions or at qchron.com] Concerns about affordable housing and homeless shelters also took up a substantial part of the three-hour meeting. “Our plan was very clear as we address homelessness going forward,” de Blasio said. “We want to focus much more on keeping

people who happen to be homeless, supported in their own borough and as close to their own communities as possible.” Calling the need for affordable housing dire, de Blasio mentioned his push for a “mansion tax.” According to de Blasio, the proposed tax — which would tack a 2.5 percent marginal fee on home sales of $2 million or more on top of the existing tax that adds 1 percent on sales of $1 million or more — would provide $330 million to subsidize housing for senior citizens. Residents also suggested solutions to the affordable housing crisis. One woman asked if it was possible for the city to refurbish or buy entire buildings rather than rent out hotel rooms to house the homeless. Officials said that it’s a possibility. but that land, resources and appropriate buildings are limited. A longtime area resident blamed gentrification for the sharp rise in homelessness in the area, but the mayor said that high rents and not gentrification were responsible. With regard to education facilities and safety in school zones, parent groups were present to call for an increase in crossing guards, specifically around the school where the meeting took place. The group outside of the meeting comprised of members of the East Elmhurst Corona Alliance, called for de Blasio to “directly intervene against a corrupt land deal agreed upon and voted on by Councilmember Ferreras-Copeland,” according to a spokeswoman. The deal involves the planned redevelopment of Willets Point, which the protesters called a “dirty deal” as the project was negotiated for a $1 sale of 62 acres of land. The protest was not mentioned during the Q town hall.

111th Street work to start on Monday Mayor gives DOT the green light despite CB 4’s tabling of the plan by Christopher Barca For the latest news visit qchron.com

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Community Board 4 has yet to vote on the Department of Transportation’s plan to overhaul 111th Street in Corona, but work is moving ahead anyway. Less than a week after Mayor de Blasio told residents at a town hall-style meeting in Corona that the long-discussed redesign project would be moving forward soon, the DOT announced in an email to stakeholders on Wednesday that work will begin on Monday, April 10. The move comes less than two weeks after CB 4 voted at its testy March meeting to table the proposal, three years after the DOT first approached the group with its original plan for the street. “With 111th Street, there’s been a long process as you know; these are always complicated issues and [there’s] good reason why communities want to take their time discussing the issue,” de Blasio said. “I’m comfortable that the right thing to do is move ahead with our efforts to protect people on 111th Street.” The most recent iteration of the controversial proposal — presented to CB 4 by the DOT in March — calls for

111th Street to be trimmed from two northbound lanes to one and three southbound lanes to two. Protected bike lanes on the east side of 111th Street, bordering Flushing Meadows Corona Park, are also planned, as is the widening of medians at 14 intersections and the creation of 25 parking spaces. The work beginning April 10, according to the DOT, includes the bike lane installation and widening of the medians. Paul Steely White, the executive director of Transportation Alternatives, praised the mayor for giving the project a green light in a Wednesday statement. “Mayor de Blasio is showing real Vision Zero leadership,” Steely White said, “with today’s announcement that the Department of Transportation will begin work next week on the redesign of 111th Street, a plan that was obstructed for too long.” CB 4 has long debated the proposal, with some members slamming the reduction of travel lanes and others applauding the safety upgrades for pedestrians and bicyclists. Dozens of safety and cycling activists descended on CB 4’s March meeting, holding signs and passionately calling on the board to approve the plan.

Their pleas went unanswered, however, as the advisory council voted 24-12 to table the proposal, with some members skeptical over a lack of crosswalks. Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras-Copeland (D-East Elmhurst) and area activists have accused CB 4 of purposely dragging its feet on the plan. Others, such as Make Queens Safer co-founder Cristina Furlong, have said the board is simply playing a “political football game” with the issue. CB 4 leadership declined to speak on the record about the project’s beginning. Once paint hits the pavement on 111th Street, it will represent the second time in less than a year that Mayor de Blasio has asked the DOT to move forward with a project despite CB 4’s lack of approval. The board voted 31-1 last May against the placement of bike lanes on Queens Boulevard in Elmhurst, but just one day later, the mayor gave the project the green light. That May CB 4 meeting was also a heated one, with some protesters even cursing out board members and saying they will be responsible for any future deaths on Q that stretch of roadway.

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It is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the daily grind, but when a life-changing event happens to someone in the community, others sometimes come together to support those directly affected. In Chloe Mitchell’s case, the whole borough has come to support her since her March 2 leukemia diagnosis. Shortly after the Whitestone girl was given the news, a GoFundMe page was established to help pay for her treatment. In just one month, $42,701 has been raised, $799 away from the page’s started goal. “It’s u nbelievable,” Er i n Mitchell, Chloe’s mother, said to the Chronicle in a Tuesday interview. “It is so overwhelming, we never imagined this would happen to us and having all this it makes it hard to be upset about everything.” The GoFundMe page was set up by Mitchell’s neighbor, Tracie McCue Sadloski, whose kids go to the same school as Chloe. Sadloski heard about Chloe’s diagnosis from another neighbor who mentioned she was in the hospital, later asking for Mitchell’s permission to make Chloe’s story public and create the page on March 4. “Chloe was a normal 1st grader, running around with her friends, playing basketball, going to school. Thursday March 2nd changed all of that,” Sadloski wrote in the page’s description. “To say this diagnosis is [devastating] to all who love Chloe is an understatement. Chloe’s mom, Erin, is a single parent and has been by Chloe’s side since the [devastating] news. While her doctors are hopeful that they will eventually be able to cure her, it is going to be a long road,” she wrote. “How could you not be happy and appreciative, it makes it easier to handle everything and not feel alone,” Mitchell said. After a President’s Weekend getaway, Mitchell noticed her daughter was not acting her typical, bubbly self. That Friday night, she ran a fever of 104 degrees and Mitchell decided to bring her to an urgent care center. The doctors there thought it was just a virus, but over the next few days, Chloe became very weak and couldn’t walk on her own. After some blood work done during a trip to the pediatrician, Chloe was brought to the emergency room, where her diagnosis was confirmed. She spent five days in the hospital. On Tuesday, Chloe finished her first cycle of treatment including a bone marrow biopsy and spinal tap. Her treatment is to

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AARP: Queens worries more about its seniors Advocates call on Council to increase funding to provide more services by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Barry Klitsberg, president of the Queens Interagency Council on Aging, has seen senior services suffer cuts often during his years of advocacy. “Seniors tend to be high up on the list in terms of services that take a hit,” Klitsberg said in an interview last Thursday. He sees the effects of the cuts in the lack of transportation available to seniors, long wait-lists at centers and more. Klitsberg believes this is a citywide issue, but according to a recent AARP survey Queens voters are somewhat more concerned than other New Yorkers with the lack of services for aging citizens. “Most people are waking up to the fact that we don’t have services for older adults,” said Beth Finkel, state director at the AARP. The group’s survey found that Queens voters 50 or older were more likely to be concerned with supporting caregivers, the ability to have a financially secure retirement and ensuring seniors can stay in their homes. The telephone survey questioned 1,000 registered voters in the five boroughs. In this borough, 86.7 percent of voters worry

Senior citizens advocates are calling for an increase in funding to provide services for the city’s older residents. about providing support to caregivers compared to the citywide average of 81.3 and 52.9 who anticipated becoming a caregiver themselves in the next five years — compared to 44.9 in the other boroughs. As a result, the AARP is calling for more than $15 million in city funding to support homecare,

on-site support services, senior centers, weekend meals and more. “The budget has been really stagnant for such a long time,” Finkel said. Klitsberg highlighted the need to better fund senior centers, saying people have trouble getting into one.

Finkel warned that what her group is asking for senior centers — $3.6 million — would be enough only to eliminate wait-lists. The AARP is also asking for the restoration of $1.2 million previously cut from the city budget to reduce waitlists for case management. Finkel’s colleague, Chris Widelo, testified last month in front of the Committee on Aging to call for the increased funds. Queens Councilmembers Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) and Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) are members of the committee and the latter is the chairman of the Subcommittee on Senior Centers. “Year after year we continue to be faced with stagnant and insufficient funding for the Department for the Aging that ultimately needs to be supplemented by the City Council,” Vallone said in a March 13 statement issued with Councilwoman Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan), chairwoman of the full committee. “The Administration must make a real commitment that reflects the needs of the rapidly growing senior population.” As with many other things these days, Finkel said much of this rides on what happens with the budget in Washington as President Trump has proposed to cut many programs, including those continued on page 31

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Use caution when buying your meds online The internet has made it possible for consumers to buy just about anything without ever leaving their homes. Whether looking for a pizza or a car, consumers can find whatever they need with a few clicks of the mouse. But buying merchandise online always comes with a degree of risk, and that’s especially so when buying medicine over the internet. Not all websites that sell medicine are trustworthy, and many physicians feel buying medicine online is never a viable option. Recognizing the risk involved in such a transaction, the Food and Drug Administration offers the following advice to consumers consider purchasing medicines over the internet. Learn about medicines before ordering Consumers should learn as much as possible about the medicines they plan to purchase before placing an order. Know what the medicine looks like, including its color, texture, shape and packaging. If the medicine has a particular taste or smell, make note of that before taking any medication purchased over the internet. Know what you’re buying Many websites that sell medicine are perfectly legal and trustworthy. However, just as many, if not more, websites sell medicine that has not been checked or approved by the FDA. These drugs might contain the wrong active ingredient or too much or too little of the active ingredient, making them ineffective and possibly even deadly. These faulty sites appear just as credible as their legitimate counterparts, but sell ineffective or dangerous drugs to consumers who don’t know what they’re getting in return.

In an effort to increase awareness among consumers purchasing medicine online, the FDA purchased and analyzed a host of products that were sold online as Tamiflu, which is used to treat some types of influenza infection. The active ingredient in Tamiflu is oseltamivir, but in one package purchased by the FDA online the drug they received as Tamiflu contained none of the active ingredient oseltamivir. Similar problems were reported by consumers who purchased Ambien, Xanax, Lexapro and Ativan over the internet. Instead of receiving these drugs, consumers received products containing the foreign version of Haldol, a powerful anti-psychotic drug that sent consumers to the emergency room, where they were treated for a host of ailments. When shopping for medicine online, the FDA notes the following signs of a website that’s trustworthy: • The site is located in the United States. • The website is licensed by the state board of pharmacy where the website is operating. • The website offers a licensed pharmacist available to answer any questions. • The website has an accessible and understandable privacy and security policy for its consumers. • The website does not sell consumer information without consent. • The website only sells prescription drugs to consumers with an existing prescription. More information about prescription medication safety is P available at fda.gov. — Metro Creative Connection

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When the topic of 1960s surf and car music arises, the Beach Boys are the first artists to come to mind, of course. But while they were a distant second in terms of sales and did not have the same durable career, the duo of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, better known as Jan & Dean, certainly were no slouches in this area of pop music, as hits such as “Dead Man’s Curve,” “The Little Old Lady From Pasadena” and “Sidewalk Surfing” attest. They also predated the Beach Boys on the Billboard charts. While there have been dozens of books written about the Beach Boys (band co-founders Brian Wilson and Mike Love each released autobiographies last year) there has not been a tome dedicated to Jan & Dean until now, as Torrence has finally written the duo’s story from his viewpoint with an autobiography titled “Surf City” (Select Books). The title is derived from that No. 1 hit from 1963. Berry and Torrence were classmates at University High School in ritzy Brentwood, Calif., which was just a stone’s throw from UCLA. They didn’t know each other until they joined the school football team, w here each played wide receiver. They quickly discovered that they shared a love for vocalizing. In many ways, the story of Jan & Dean’s early years mirror those of those famous singing Forest Hills High School alums, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. Just as Simon went to Queens College with the goal of being an attorney and Garfunkel studed at Columbia to be a mathematics professor, Jan was a pre-med student at UCLA and started medical school there while Dean enrolled in and eventually received a degree in architecture from USC. The difference was that Simon and Garfunkel did not begin their music careers in earnest until they finished college while Jan & Dean had to juggle their academic careers while they were popular artists. Although the partnership was called Jan & Dean, it was clear that things weren’t equal. Dean was the junior partner because Jan was the composer, arranger and lead vocalist. While Dean understood the dynamic, it understandably led to some resentment. Nonetheless it’s not everyone who gets to appear regularly with Dick Clark on “American Bandstand” and travel the world. Dean writes in detail about the good points of the early days of rock ’n’ roll, such as working with the

talented LA studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew as well as the Beach Boys, with whom they enjoyed a very friendly rivalry. He also vividly describes the low-rent concert promoters who were prevalent in the business back then. Jan & Dean’s hitmaking days came to literally and figuratively to a crashing end on April 12, 1966 when Berry totaled his sports car driving from an appointment with his draft board. Torrence doesn’t describe what was on Jan’s mind but it’s safe to assume that he was quite worried about being shipped off to Vietnam. Being a rock ’n’ roll star was no guarantee that you wouldn’t go to Southeast Asia to fight for Uncle Sam. Gary Lewis, who had more hits than Jan & Dean with his group, the Playboys, discovered this unfortunate fact. There was a lot happening for Jan & Dean at the time of the accident. Music was changing and so was the duo’s sound as they were experimenting with ballads and folk music. There was also a weekly ABC TV comedy show in the works that would be similar to what was being developed for the Monkees at NBC. Dean was able to land on his fee t , however, a nd stayed in the music industry albeit in a different capacity as he formed Kit t yhawk Graphics, a company that designed album covers and logos for record labels and artists. He thought that his performing days were behind him forever, but in 1978 CBS commissioned a movie about the duo titled “Dead Man’s Curve,” starring the late Richard Hatch as Jan and Bruce Davison as Dean. Although Jan was never his old self after the accident, he did recover enough to tour with Dean, which was fortunate since demand for the reunion was sky-high after the film. Unfortunately Dean faced a far bigger problem with Jan than his partner’s ability to both sing and remember the lyrics. Like a lot of rock stars, Jan had developed a fondness for cocaine that nearly wrecked the revival of their partnership. Dean refused to tour with him in the early 1980s until he got help, which he did. The tough love worked as they performed almost up until Jan’s death in 2004. Torrence writes in a way that fascinates the reader even if you are not knowledgeable about the music of Jan & Dean. I only wish that he would have written something about how the duo continues to be snubbed by the Rock & P Roll Hall of Fame.

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Keeping fit in your ‘golden’ years Two years ago, 66-year-old Barbara Scott weighed 208 pounds and wasn’t happy with not only her appearance but her health. After giving up on other weight-loss methods, Scott decided to customize her approach. First, she began tracking her caloric intake every day; then, she layered on a fitness plan. She enrolled in SilverSneakers, the nation’s leading fitness program designed for older Americans, and started a five-day-a-week exercise regimen. “I’ve lost 65 pounds and dramatically improved my overall health, well-being and quality of life,” said Scott. “I truly believe I’ve added years to my life expectancy and I look forward to exercising until my 90s!” If losing weight or simply getting more active is something you’ve been thinking about, it’s never too early or too late to start anew. To avoid resolution pitfalls and find long-term success like Scott, put a plan in place following the guide below. 1. Be honest and realistic. If you want to ensure lasting change, you must first assess your current fitness level and then implement reasonable goals to guide you on your way. 2. Be you. Whether a yogi, marathon runner or someone stepping into the gym for the first time, start with a fitness routine that works for you. SilverSneakers offers many different fitness options that help older Americans stay

active and live their best life. 3. Find the fun. Choosing activities that capture your attention is the fuel to keep you motivated. SilverSneakers’ varied offerings allow you to tailor the program to your interests, whether that be a group fitness class, tennis, yoga or weight training. 4. Stick with it. You will inevitably hit bumps in the road when starting a new routine, but be persistent! Seek new friendships on your path to well-being—peers that will celebrate your successes and provide encouragement when you need it most. “SilverSneakers Fitness has changed thousands of lives by engaging participants in physical activity, as well as creating more social connections and friendships,” says Joy Powell, chief operating officer Network Solutions, Healthways. “Members like Barbara Scott are the perfect example of how the program helps members maintain their lifestyle and realize overall wellbeing during retirement years.” More than 12 million people are eligible for the SilverSneakers Fitness benefit at no cost through leading Medicare Advantage health plans, Medicare Supplement carriers and group retiree plans. To see if you are eligible or to find a class nearby, P visit SilverSneakers.com. — NAPS

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that serve seniors. But, she added, increasing funding for seniors is not only an ethical matter but an economic one as well. “If people are staying in their homes, they’re paying property taxes, they’re going to the local drug store,” Finkel said. “These are people who are getting their money and spending it here and increasing the city and state coffers.” She continued, “70 percent of institutional care is paid for by Medicaid.” Allowing seniors to be placed in nursing homes or other centers is, “not really a fiscally responsible thing to do.” Klitsberg and Finkel both said something must be done to address the issue before the senior population in Queens grows even more, which it’s expected to do by 45 percent between 2010 and 2040 — or escalate from 286,146 to 414,911. Soon after the AARP released its survey, City Comptroller Scott Stringer sounded the alarm on an issue regarding seniors. Stringer called on the city to launch “an agency-by-agency, neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach to serving its seniors.” His report found seniors struggle with paying their rent or mortgage — six out of 10 spend 30

percent of their income on it — and 61 percent are living in apartments without wheelchair accessible entrances. Stringer called on freezing rents for seniors and expanding tax credits through the Senior Citizens Homeowners’ Exemption program. “We hope these specific ideas and this blueprint will jumpstart a long-term conversation in the City — and help develop a long-term strategy — about how to deliver for New Yorkers for decades to come,” he said. He also called for eliminating “senior center deserts,” areas such as Queens Village and Cambria Heights that have large senior citizen populations but few services for them. “Studies show that seniors who do not utilize senior centers cite inconvenient locations as one of the top five reasons they do not attend,” Stringer said. “Additional funding and modernization of our senior centers is necessary to not only eliminate senior center deserts, but also to prepare for an aging population.” Klitsberg said this is an issue that precedes Mayor de Blasio. “Part of that goes back to the prior mayoral administration,” he said. “The methodology was to cut the senior centers that were the smallest if there were other centers in the not-too-disP tant area.”

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It wasn’t a good week to be a criminal, regardless of the crime, in southwestern Queens, as police have caught one alleged perp and are hot on the trails of a handful of others. Authorities announced last Thursday that 30-year-old Elmhurst resident Minyan Zhu was apprehended and charged with attempting to evade or defeat state and city cigarette taxes — a felony — for allegedly selling untaxed cigarettes. Police allegedly recovered from Zhu 183 cartons of the tobacco product and $18,000 in cash. “The sale of untaxed cigarettes is an illegal business venture that cheats the city and state out of much needed tax revenue,” District Attorney Richard Brown said in a statement. “As a result, tobacco bootleggers make victims of honest taxpayers by forcing them to dig deeper into their own pockets in order to pay higher taxes and make it impossible for legitimate businesses to compete.” Zhu’s next court date has yet to be scheduled. Still on the loose are two people suspected of shooting a 55-year-old woman in the face with a BB gun in Middle Village just after 1 a.m. last Tuesday. Police said the woman, who is Hispanic, was walking along Eliot Avenue near its intersection with 69th street when a white,

four-door sedan pulled up alongside her and one of the occupants fired a shot. She suffered only a laceration and was treated by emergency medical services at the scene, but she told ABC that the suspects hurled anti-Hispanic slurs before shooting her. A perp in Ridgewood also used a weapon in his crime, but this one was much more lethal than a BB gun. Authorities on Tuesday released surveillance video of a March 16 robbery in Ridgewood in which one suspect brandished a shotgun. According to police, the man and his accomplice approached a 31-year-old male outside his home just before midnight and displayed a shotgun. He demanded the victim’s chain, but the man only handed over his jacket. That was apparently good enough for the gun-toting man and his pal, as they took off with the clothing in hand. The suspect is described as standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded jacket and a black ski mask at the time of the gunpoint robbery. Anyone with information on the robbery or BB attack is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-8477 or submit a tip online at nypdcrimestoppers.com. Q All tipsters can remain anonymous.

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Secret Theatre depicts King Lear as a real estate titan with Alzheimer’s For only the second time in a career spanning more than five decades, Austin Pendleton is appearing on a stage here in Queens, tackling the coveted title role in a Shakespeare play of ambition and jealousy, “King Lear,” under the direction of Alberto Bonilla and presented through April 9 at The Secret Theatre in Long Island City. What innovations could possibly remain for staging this tragedy, which was first performed over 400 years ago? Bonilla’s concept came from the play’s depiction of Lear’s gradual descent into madness after he disposes of his kingdom, a theme that struck a chord in the director.

In a recent telephone inter view, Bonilla explained that his grandmother suffered from dementia and he remembered her gradual deterioration, a fate he perceived as worse than death. “What if Lear had Alzheimer’s?” he began to wonder. “What if that’s why he was acting so crazy?” Thus, a new way of approaching the play emerged. “We made it into a memory play,” Bonilla said. “We see Lear in a home. Everything else is told in flashback,” creating two timelines — the present and Lear’s recollections. The result: The audience is unsure as to how much of the action depicted on stage is real and how much is just in Lear’s mind.

And, while the king is recast as a New York real estate mogul, Bonilla said the shif t s were accomplished without changing any of Shakespeare’s text, though judicious pruning shortened the play’s running time. For Pendleton, the approach was undoubtedly novel. The actor, who just turned 77, played the role once before, at Boston’s New Repertory Theatre in 2000. “I was a youth,” said the actor, who first gained attention creating the role of Motel, the timid tailor, in the original Broadway production of “Fiddler on the Roof.” “In Lear terms, I was a juvenile. I didn’t really know what I was talking about.” Continued continuedon onpage page 37

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Colden Auditorium, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $39-$69. Info: (718) 793-0923, kupferbergcenter.org.

“Rewoven: Innovative Fiber Art,” with painted, woven, assembled and installed works by Taiwanese artists exploring innovation, social justice and art history, in two locations. Thu., April 6 (opening reception 6-8 p.m.)-Fri., May 26, Godwin-Ternbach Museum, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Thru Sat., June 10, QCC Art Gallery, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org; (718) 631-6396, qcc.cuny.edu.

KIDS/TEENS Children’s carnival, with rides, games, food, hayrides, pony rides, petting zoo and more, best for ages 4-12. Sat.-Sun., April 8-9, Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $15. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

“Light Spectrum,” a sculpture made of repurposed lampshade frames transforming natural light into all colors of the rainbow, demonstrating the science of light and color. Sat., April 15 (opening reception with artist Antonia A. Perez, 3-5 p.m.)-Sun., Aug. 6., Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org.

Brick Fest Live, “the ultimate Lego fan experience,” with huge attractions made of the plastic bricks, chances for kids to build their own creations and more. Fri.-Sat., April 8-9, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Spring exhibitions opening reception, celebrating five new exhibits featuring works of all kinds — paintings, sculptures, video and more — with the artists on hand, musical, spoken word and other performances and open studios. Sun., April 9, 3-6 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested ; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Amusement rides, hayrides, pony rides, food, games like the ring toss, above — all those and more are at the Queens County Farm Museum’s Children’s Carnival this weekend. See Kids/Teens. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS COUNTY FARM MUSEUM

“Resistance and Memory in Belgium, 1940-1945: Multiple Narratives,” with wartime and recent photos and testimonies of those who resisted the Nazi occupation, by professor Anne Griffin of The Cooper Union. Thru Fri., May 26, Queens College Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, kupferbergcenter.org.

“Science Fiction, Science Future,” on how science-fiction ideas might become science fact tomorrow, with hands-on exhibits incorporating robots, holograms, augmented reality. Thru Sun., April 30, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Making Marks: Digital Sketches to Painted Stories,” with works by Steve Block and Kenneth E. Parris III, including “Punching Bag Portrait,” left, both sharing some themes and incorporating digitally generated elements and traditional art-making techniques. Thru April 16, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. KENNETH E. PARRIS III

“Bayside: The Actors’ Enclave,” with photos, posters, newspaper articles and ephemera from the early 20th century, when many stage, vaudeville and silent movie stars lived in the neighborhood. Thru Dec. at least, Thu.-Fri., 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat., 12-4 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten Park. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org.

“Selected Photographs from St. John’s University Library’s Special Collections,” with works by Manuel Àlvarez Bravo, Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson and Garry Winogrand, curated by graduate students. Thru Wed., May 3, 9:30 a.m.5 p.m., Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Gallery, SJU, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-7476, bit.ly/1E5lLUh, stjohnsartgallery@gmail.com. “Lorna Simpson: ‘Hypothetical?,’” a sound installation including text, photographs and mouthpieces from wind instruments, inspired in part by the constraints of spoken language. Thru Aug. 7, Fisher Landau Center for Art, 38-27 30 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-0727, flcart.org.

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THEATRE “In The Mood,” a musical celebrating the big band era with the music of Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, the Andrews Sisters and more, performed by the String of Pearls orchestra. Sat., April 8, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35-$40. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. COURTESY PHOTO Liveart.us: International Transmedia Performances, with four artists using the body as a catalyst for sensorial experiences, cultural interpretation and critical reflection. Sat., April 8, 2-5 p.m., Queens

Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8 admission; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Noshwalks: South Asian food, exploring the tastes of Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sun., April 9, 1 p.m., meeting at Dera Restaurant, 72-09 Broadway, Jackson Heights. $57; $20 kids 6-12; free kids under 6. Info: (212) 222-2243, noshwalks.com.

FILM

“King Lear,” Shakespeare’s tragic tale of a king’s descent into madness, transported into the world of NYC real estate titans. Thu.-Sun., April 6-9, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 9, 2:30 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18. Info/tickets: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com. “Twelfth Night,” Shakespeare’s romantic comedy about magic, mayhem and mistaken identities, by the Titan Theatre Co. Fri.-Sat., April 7-8, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 9, 4 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $18. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

MUSIC Freestyle concert, with Latin stars of the genre TKA and Lisette Melendez. Fri., April 7, 7:30 p.m., St. Pancras School auditorium, 68-20 Myrtle Ave., Glendale. $55 (includes three drinks); 21 and over only. No tickets sold at door. Info: (718) 821-6721; (917) 929-5607. Global Mashup #2: Japan Meets Puerto Rico, with music of each played by separate performers and then a jam of both, and open dance floor. Fri., April 7, 8 p.m. (dance lessons 7 p.m.), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens 13-19 with ID. More mashups every other Fri. thru May 19. Info/RSVP: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org. The Spinners and Little Anthony & the Imperials, with the group behind “The Rubberband Man” and “Could It Be I’m Falling in Love?” joined by the “Tears on My Pillow” singers. Sat., April 8, 8 p.m.,

“Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock ’n’ Roll,” the 1987 documentary celebrating the late musical pioneer’s 60th birthday, with concert footage and appearances by other rock and pop legends. Sun., April 9, 7 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. DELILAH FILMS

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Easter bonnet making, with participants decorating provided bonnets to take home with an array of art materials; light refreshments too. Wed., April 12, 11:30 a.m., New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10. Info: (718) 482-0909, newyorkirishcenter.org. Juggling for Beginners, with certified instructor Peat Rains teaching the basic juggling pattern called the cascade and how to build the necessary “muscle memory.” Props provided. Sat., April 8, 11:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. $10. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. continued continued on on page page 00 38

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from Bizet’s “Carmen,” Korngold’s “Die tote Stadt,” Puccini’s “Turandot” and Wagner’s “Der fliegende HollandOne night as a 12-year-old boy sitting in front of the er.” No reservations are required and, best of all, it’s absotelevision set at his family home in Louisiana, Andy lutely free. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. The night was a long time coming, the result of anothAnderson wanted to change the channel but the batteries had fallen out of the remote and he was simply too er fortuitous event, the coming together of Anderson and Gill. lazy to get up. “Andy and I first met as stage crew employees at the As fate would have it, the program airing was “Live From Lincoln Center,” with Leonard Bernstein conducting Interlochen Arts Camp in 1995,” explained Gill, who serves as the company’s executive director. “We quickly the New York Philharmonic. “I watched the music exude from his body. It com- discovered that we shared a mutual affinity for all things pletely changed my life. I dreamt that night of being a opera. It was then that we knew that we would one day work together on a project.” conductor,” Anderson recently recalled. It was 20 years later, in December of 2015, when plans Then, at the ripe old age of 14, Anderson happened to catch a broadcast of another PBS program, the opera for QOT really began to gel. “Andy and his wife relocated to Astoria,” Gill said. Gill “The Marriage of Figaro.” That’s when he decided he and his wife had dinner at their apartment and “Andy wanted to conduct operas. And now Anderson is on the threshold of a new and planted the seed to form Queens Opera Theatre.” “Brian and I took our time with exciting era in the world of opera the planning process,” Anderson right at our doorstep, serving as said. “We’re excited to introduce artistic director, conductor and, the company to the world.” along with Brian Gill, co-founder of When: Sat., April 15, 7:30 p.m. The decision was made to make Queens Opera Theatre, a brandWhere: Flushing Town Hall, Astoria the company’s home base. new professional company. 137-35 Northern Blvd. “I’ve been coming to New York for Kicking off the inaugural season is Entry: Free. (718) 463-7700, years,” said Anderson, who calls a special preview set for 7:30 p.m. queensoperatheatre.org Kansas City home. “Brian lived in April 15 at Flushing Town Hall. HighAstoria years ago. I fell in love with it. lights will include arias and duets

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It’s the cultural mecca of the city as far as diversity goes.” And Queens was the only borough that didn’t have a fully professional opera company of its own, he added. What to call the company was another consideration. “I was playing around in my brain with names,” Anderson said. “I wanted ‘Queens’ in the title. It’s important for people to know Queens.” He also considered the fact that the founding duo would like to eventually add musical theater to the company’s repertoire. And Anderson found that “the initials QOT kind of roll off the tongue. It would make a fun hashtag.” So, the name was set, and after careful planning of continued on page 39

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Brick Fest Live, he said, will have displays and hands-on exhibits for architecture, cars, glow-in-the-dark pieces and more. The exhibit’s website says there will be the opportunity for attendees to contribute to a Lego wall, as well as Legos with

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While perhaps not consciously thinking about it, Pendleton admitted to having a return to Lear on his bucket list ever since. He described the rehearsal process for the current production as “electric. Alberto had very clear ideas about the environment he wanted” for the play. And performing in an intimate black box theater such as The Secret has proven a blessing. “I love playing in a theater where the audience is close to the action,” said Pendleton. “That’s always been my preference. I think ‘Lear’ is a very intimate story.” Bonilla said the intimacy inspired him to turn the potentially huge play into a “real family drama,” with an unusual emphasis on Lear and his dysfunctional family. There remain, however, a few bloody moments

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boro ro continued from page 34 English and civics, offered by the Flushing Jewish Community Council. English/civics: Each Thu. thru June, 6-8 p.m., Temple Beth Sholom, 171-39 Northern Blvd. Intermediate English: Each Mon. thru June, 1-3 p.m., Korean Community Services Center, 42-15 166 St. Both free. Info: (718) 4630434, flushingjcc.net.

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continued from page 35 every detail, it’s almost show time. The preview will feature “five incredible singers and a brilliant pianist,” Anderson promised. Three of the performers are Queens-based, including Anderson’s wife, Megan King, who sings soprano. The other singers are soprano Elizabeth Beers Kataria, mezzo soprano Kristee Haney, tenor Benjamin Robinson and baritone Ron Loyd. Gloria Kim will accompany them on piano. Moving forward, fully staged productions will feature full orchestras, Anderson said. But the initial performance, a 90-minute intermission-less concert, “is our way to introduce ourselves to the community and to figure out acoustically what the space can handle,” he said. Music lovers should revel in the news that every performance by the QOT will be performed without microphones. “All natural,” Anderson said. And, for the less initiated, the company will provide supertitles, helping to fulfill its desire to make opera completely accessible to everyone. Looking ahead, Anderson hopes to eventually be able to offer supertitles in multiple languages. Also figuring in the plans are education

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NOTICE OF SALE. Supreme Court County Of Queens Ditech Financial LLC f/k/a Green Tree Servicing LLC, Plaintiff AGAINST Roopnaraine Singh, et al, Defendant Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated 2/8/2017 and entered on 2/27/2017, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Courtroom 25, Jamaica, NY on April 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM premises known as 155-37 Foch Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11434. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, BLOCK: 12226, LOT: 53. Approximate amount of judgment is $403,242.21 plus interests and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 0701986/2013. Matthew S. Vishnick, Referee, FRENKEL LAMBERT WEISS WEISMAN & GORDON LLP, 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706

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Legal Notices Supreme Court, County of Queens; Matter of Michel Protiva, an Incapacitated Person, Index #7070/2016; Pursuant to an Order of this Court, dated March 27, 2017, by the Hon. Lee A. Mayersohn, an application to sell premises known as 101-13/101-15 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hills, NY 11375, will be made on the 9th day of May, 2017, at 9:30 a.m., at an IAS Part 22G, at the Supreme Court, Q ueens C oun t y, 8 8 -11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435. Best offer over $ 2,100,000.00, all cash. Contact: Danielle M. Visvader, Esq. / Marianne Laurencell, Esq., (516) 328-2300.

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The wreck of the ‘Lady Be Good’ Whitestone pilot, doomed crew flew ‘over the horizon’ 74 years ago this week by Michael Gannon Editor

On April 4, 1943, Lt. William Hatton of Whitestone took off from an American air base on the coast of North Africa, bound for Italy with a crew of eight in a B-24 bomber christened “Lady Be Good” for their first bombing mission of World War II. They never came back. In November 1958, U.S. Air Force officials at the old Wheelus AFB in Libya received a puzzling message from a British Petroleum surveying crew that had been in the Sahara Desert nearly 400 miles from Libya’s coast — one of your planes is missing. Over the next two years, the Air Force would visit the site, marvel at how well-preserved the plane had remained and, over several months in 1960, recover the remains of eight of the nine men. Through a diary found in the pocket of 2nd Lt. Robert Toner, the co-pilot, the Sahara would give up its grim secret of their fight to survive. Jeff Duford is curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. He said the Lady Be Good was big news in 1960. “But it’s a story that’s been forgotten over time,” he said in an interview with the Chronicle; part of the nature, he believes, of air combat. “Combat on the ground is a lot more visceral,” he said. “You have bodies. You see blood. But with air crews, especially heavy bombers, they were lost every day. You could crash on takeoff, get shot down, blow up in mid-air, crash into the sea, or just fly over the horizon and never come back. “That’s what happened to the Lady Be Good — they flew over the horizon and never came back.” The mission plan was to fly north across the Mediterranean Sea, bomb a target in or near Naples and return home. All members of the crew but Toner were making their first mission, taking off from Soluch Field near Benghazi.

Lt. William Hatton, left, pilot, from Whitestone and his crew; 2nd Lt. Robert Toner, co-pilot; 2nd Lt. DP Hays, navigator; 2nd Lt. John Woravka, bombardier; Tech. Sgt. Harold Ripslinger, engineer; Tech. Sgt. Robert LaMotte, radio operator; Staff Sgt. Guy Shelley, gunner; Staff Sgt. Vernon Moore, gunner; and Staff Sgt. Samuel Adams, gunner, shown by their ill-fated B-24, the PHOTOS COURTESY US AIR FORCE MUSEUM “Lady Be Good.” “People have written that they were all new, but Robert Toner wasn’t,” said Nancy Campbell, director of the Falls Fire Barn Museum in Toner’s hometown of North Attleborough, Mass. “He had wanted to serve, so when the war broke out he enlisted in the [Royal] Canadian Air Force,” Campbell said. “When we got into the war, he came back.” Toner’s diary, the flag from when he was recovered and other effects are in the museum’s collection. Hatton was 26. Various sources list Toner as

A U.S. military search team examines the wreck of the “Lady be Good,” 16 years after she and her crew of nine — including Lt. William Hatton of Whitestone — were thought to have disappeared without a trace on a bombing mission in World War II.

26, but one lists him as 29. The navigator was 2nd Lt. DP Hays, 24, of Lee’s Summit, Mo. Second Lt. John Woravka, 26, of Cleveland, was the bombardier. The f light engineer, Tech. Sgt. Harold “Rip” Ripslinger, 23, hailed from Saginaw, Mich. Tech. Sgt. Robert LaMotte, the radio operator, 24, was from Lake Linden, Mich. The gunners were Staff Sgt. Guy Shelley, 26, from North Cumberland, Pa., Staff Sgt. Vernon Moore, 21 of New Boston, Ohio, and Samuel Adams, 23 of Eureka, Ill. Duford confirmed that combat flying in World War II was generally a young man’s game. “The average age of a crewman was between 19 and 26, though you had a few who pushed that,” he said. The crew rook off in a sandstorm. “There was a terrible sandstorm near the base that day,” Duford said. “Several of the planes had to return to Soluch Field, because sand can cause tremendous damage to an aircraft engine.” It is known that Hatton’s plane made it to Italy, and according to some sources, may have had to hit a secondary target due to low visibility over the primary. The plane’s base was obscured by a sandstorm as he turned for home. The Lady Be Good also radioed Soluch Field that the plane’s direction-finding equipment was malfunctioning. Duford reiterated that from the beginning of aerial combat in the early 20th century, planes went out never to come back and young men died. He said that was particularly true in the

skies over occupied Europe in World War II. “The combat losses for United States airmen fighting Germany were 30,000 — just fighting Germany,” he said. “In the history of air combat, this country has lost 55,000 men. That includes World War I, fighting Japan in World War II, Korea, Vietnam, other wars since. ... To look at it another way, the Marines lost 20,000 men in all of World War II. The loss of this one crew was a tragedy, and their ordeal was incredible. But it was a common occurrence.” In April 1943, it still would be another 15 years before Hatton and his men would become legends. With the plane overdue, the U.S. Army Air Corps would conduct a search along the route and around the base, and put together a missing air crew report, collecting what data was known, interviewing witnesses from other planes if possible. “That report still exists,” Duford said. Fast forward to 1958, when BP scientists spotted the wreck from the air. They reported it to officials at Wheelus AFB, which is now an airport in Libya, which at first paid little heed because there was no report of a missing aircraft in that area. A U.S. military crew first visited the wreck in May 1959. The plane had landed in the Sahara sand on its belly, apparently gliding in after running out of fuel. The tail broke off at a near right angle to the main fuselage. It was about 385 miles south of the old airfield. There were no signs of the crew except for some personal items, and aside from the visible damage, components of the plane were well-preserved. The aircraft’s machine guns still worked. Containers of tea, coffee and water were found to be drinkable. And the radio still was operable. A search for the crew began in February 1960. The remains of Hatton, Toner, Hays LaMotte and Adams were found together in the first few days, about 81 miles north of the wreck. Shelley’s body would be recovered 20 miles farther north, and Ripslinger was recovered 27 miles beyond him — having walked an incredible 128 miles. Moore’s body was never found, though there is evidence that his remains were discovered by British military personnel in 1953 and buried. What happened to Woravka was still a mystery at the time. Toner’s diary indicated that the plane kept flying south when they could not spot the base from the air, and that with fuel running out, they bailed out. But in a critical miscalculation, they apparently believed they were bailing out over the Mediterranean. All except Woravka were able to find each other in the dark. Complicating matters was that the bombardier had bailed out with one of the two canteens of water they took from the plane. Failing to find him, according to Toner’s account, they headed north toward the coast, continued on page 45

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continued from page 44 not realizing that they were walking into a cauldron of endless sand dunes with temperatures well over 100 degrees by day with no shade and frigid conditions at night. Crews found remains of markers the men made from rocks, pieces of their parachutes and even their own clothing, in an attempt to attract attention from air patrols, which were much farther away than the men realized possible. Toner’s diary was found with his remains. The entry on April 4 begins with foulups on the mission and concludes with their parachuting into the desert at about 2 a.m. on the 5th. “... no one badly hurt. Can’t find John ...” In daylight, with a little food, half a canteen of water and still no sign of Woravka, they decided to strike out for their base to the northwest. Toner wrote in the next few days of pain, the dwindling water supply and the misery of the sun, heat, cold and wind; and increasingly, of their fading physical conditions, and dwindling hopes that help would come in time. “FRIDAY [April] 9: Shelley, Rip, Moore separate + try to go for help, rest of us all very weak ... all want to die ... still very little water...” The entry likely was made on the spot where the remaining five would be found together 17 years later.

The entry for April 12 consisted of one flown by the first American air crew of World War II to fly its required number of missions. line: And investigators determined that bad “No help yet, very cold nite” They were his last written words, eight luck would follow the men to their graves. The wreck, it was determined, rested just days after they bailed out over the largest hot 16 miles south of where desert on Earth. they regrouped. Woravka’s body would “If they walked as far not be found for several south as they did north, months. He was a short they might have found the distance from where the plane,” Duford said, givgroup of eight had met up. ing them shelter, food and An examination deterwater until assistance mined that his parachute could be summoned. had malfunctioned. “They could have used “I think [Woravka] was the radio to call for help,” probably lucky,” Duford he said. “We had the capasaid. “His death was bility at that time to go quick.” and rescue them.” T he A i r Force d id Campbell pointed out extensive tests on the that even if they had only plane’s remaining machinfound Woravka’s body, ery to see just how well it the water in his canteen held up after 15 years. Parts of the plane and Lt. DP “Deep” Hays rests among might have made a critisome of the crew’s person- America’s heroes. PHOTO COURTESY cal difference. “If they had gone 90 al effects are in the Air ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY miles in the other direcForce Museum, as is a stained glass window dedicated to the crew’s tion they could have reached an oasis,” she memory that was brought to the United said. Had they just stayed with the plane and States when Wheelus AFB was handed over landed, they could have done the same, to the Libyan government. Duford said much of the collection will be though Duford considers that to be 20-20 removed temporarily as the museum prepares hindsight. “If I was the pilot, and it was the middle of an exhibit for the Memphis Belle, the B-17

the night and I have a choice of trying to set down in the dark or parachute out, I’m choosing the parachute,” he said. “They thought they were over water, and it’s not easy to ditch — it’s dangerous — and they had dinghies and Mae West life preservers.” Duford recalled a similar story of the crew of a World War II C-47 that went down over New Guinea. “Someone wrote down what they went through on the panel of a door,” he said. “It took them three weeks to die. You can see day by day hope fading away, just like in the Toner diary. ... We often fight wars in places that are inhospitable to human beings.” Campbell said it is important to know not only what the crew suffered in its ordeal — “They began training people to survive in places like the desert,” she said — but to know that Robert Toner, William Hatton and the others were more than just names in a book or on a memorial. “Robert Toner was raised by his grandmother,” she said. “He was the son of our first police chief. A friend of mine who died recently was a friend of his. Everybody liked him.” Published accounts on where the men are buried can differ slightly, though Hatton and LaMotte were originally buried in an American military cemetery in Tunisia. Toner, Woravka, Shelley, Ripslinger and Adams all were brought home. Hays rests in Q Arlington National Cemetery.

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Major League Baseball’s return is obviously on the forefront of the minds of sports fans this week, but this is also a busy time in the NFL, as free agency is underway and the NFL Draft will take place at the end of April. The Jets suffered through a miserable season in 2016, so general manager Mike Maccagnan and head coach Todd Bowles’ disinterest in bringing back quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and his underwhelming understudy, Geno Smith, in 2017 is understandable. The conventional wisdom coming into the offseason was the Jets might give the starting job to one of the two young quarterbacks on the roster, former Baylor star Bryce Petty or Penn State alum Christian Hackenberg. After all, as long as Tom Brady and Bill Belichick are leading the New England Patriots, the Jets will never win the AFC East, so why not give the kids a chance to get their feet wet? Apparently, Maccagnan and Bowles still want a veteran passer on their roster, and a strong argument can be made for that line of thinking. But signing free agent Josh McCown, who was the starter for the Cleveland Browns, one of the few NFL teams worse than the Jets, is a head-scratcher. OK, let’s give this guy his due. You have to possess skills in order to play 14 seasons in

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the NFL, but he has never won anything. The only way McCown will ever see the Football Hall of Fame is if he buys a ticket. The daily newspapers had fun over the weekend with the Quinnipiac University poll that showed that the Mets edged out the Yankees for the honors of being the most popular baseball team in town. The Yankees admittedly don’t have the household names that they once did with the retirements of Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Mark Teixeira over the last two years, and that certainly affected the results. Yankees fans shouldn’t fret, however, thanks to the young talent in their pipeline. Nonetheless, the Mets organization deserves kudos for recovering from the Bernie Madoff debacle from a few years ago. Casey Stengel managed the Yankees to five straight World Series wins and was the first manager in Mets history. Former Yankees executive and respected baseball writer Marty Appel has written a terrific bio titled, “Casey Stengel: Baseball’s Greatest Character.” You’ll enjoy the many anecdotes — some are well-known while others are more obscure — as well as the inside stories that Appel provides on the beloved Q “Ol’ Professor.” See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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If you grew up loving Pontiacs, chances are high you bought one of the cars at a Breitfeller’s dealership. Victor Geza Breitfeller, born in Austria in 1899, landed in America at Ellis Island on June 28, 1912. Armed with only an eighth-grade education, he went to work as a mechanic. Eventually, he had his own shop called Market Harlem Auto at 252 East 137 St. Being focused on success, he opened his first Pontiac dealership in 1931 on Jamaica Avenue and 206th Street in Queens Village when the make’s name had just been changed from Oakland. His older brother Joseph (b. 1896) was the vice president and younger brother Charles (b. 1901) was the secretary-treasurer. Tragedy and scandal rocked Queens in October 1937 when Charles was stabbed to death at his home, in Bellerose, by his 15-year-old daughter Gladys. However, the business continued and grew with great success, opening a new, much larger dealership at 214-50 Jamaica Ave. in Queens Village.

Breitfeller’s Pontiac Dealership, 214-50 Jamaica Ave., Queens Village, spring 1946. After the end of World War II it opened a large branch in Flushing on Northern Boulevard from 191st to 192nd streets. Victor and wife Josephine and son Victor Jr. lived on Somerset Street in Jamaica Estates. Upon Victor’s death, Victor Jr. took over the reins. Unfortunately, Victor Jr. died at the untimely age of 50 in 1980. The family closed their dealership doors forever. Q Correction The March 30 column “Bodine Castle and a century in LIC” misstated when the home was built. It was in the 18th century, as confirmed by the Library of Congress. Also, the actions of the Landmarks Preservation Commission were mischaracterized. See this week’s Letters to the Editor for details. We regret the errors.

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