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Off-road enforcement revs up early this year

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Police are getting a head start on curbing the proliferation of illegal vehicles such as ATVs and dirt bikes on the streets ahe ad of the warmer months. The citywide initiative was seen playing out in Howard Beach last week, when police seized vehicles, wrote summonses and made a rrests at 99th Street and 156th Avenue.

PATCHING THE HOLE

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Schools steps from ex-president’s childhood home talk arraignment SJU, QC students weigh in on Trump

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

The news of former President Donald Trump’s indictment and arraignment for his role in allegedly concealing hush money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels during his 2016 campaign captured public attention and sparked widespread discourse this week in a way rivaled perhaps only by Trump himself throughout his four years in office.

Neither Queens College nor St. John’s University — both within spitting distance of Trump’s childhood homein Jamaica Estates — were immune to that chatter, as the Chronicle witnessed firsthand on Tuesday morning, hours before the former president headed to the courthouse in Manhattan to hear his charges and plead not guilty.

Ibraham Khan, a history major at Queens College, said that when his political science class discussed the matter this week, “You could clearly tell there was two sides.”

While he said some of his classmates thought it was little more than a “political demonstration,” Khan was concerned about how that sentiment might galvanize Trump supporters.

“I feel like [the arraignment] is adding more fuel to the fire,” he said. “It’s making someone a martyr.”

Khan was not alone in that.

“It’s really weird, because I would like to think that it would weaken his campaign,” said Dan Gunduz, who studies homeland security at St. John’s. “But also, it seems like everything that goes against Trump and the more people that try to scrutinize him, the more his followers gain strength in numbers, which is

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St. John’s Law student Panos Xenakis did not disagree. “I feel like on both sides, it’s mostly just a partisan affair,” he said. “So what will come out of it? I don’t exactly know. I think if anything, it will just ensure that

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Asked for his thoughts on the arraignment while sitting with his friend and fellow St. John’s English major Eleni Likokas in the Marillac Hall Food Court, Daniel Alessandro said bluntly, “I think it’s deserved.”

“I’m kind of excited, but also scared to see how it’s going to go,” Likokas said. She added that it elicited thoughts of Jan. 6, 2021.

Alessandro did not think those events would be repeated. “If it did happen again ... I think it’d get contained quicker,” he said. Not all students were up to date on Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s probe; on both campuses, several students said they did not know of the scheduled arraignment. Asked for her take, Susan Impellizzieri, a family consumer sciences student at Queens College, said, “I didn’t know that, but I don’t like him, so...”

More than one student at St. John’s noted that Trump’s arrival at LaGuardia Airport Monday had caused traffic during their commutes.

Others, like St. John’s Law student Sadie Flannery, were a bit hazy on the details, in part because this is one of several investigations into alleged Trump wrongdoing in recent years.

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Board elections, updates from DC and Albany and Resorts World talk Updates from near and far for CB 10

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Community Board 10 heard updates not only from City Hall and Albany at its meeting on Tuesday, but also from Washington, DC.

Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) got on the Zoom meeting, held earlier in the week due to religious holidays, and discussed in large part his role as the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

“I’m doing a lot of things in regard to what’s taking place in Ukraine with the Russian invasion there and what’s taking place in Israel and what is taking place in Central and South America,” Meeks told the group. “I will be leaving next week to go to Israel and to Ghana. I’ve been to Ukraine, of course, several times to meet with President Zelensky.”

Meeks also is on the Financial Services Committee and said he has been busy with the recent bank failures.

“I am happy to say that the regulators and the president jumped right on it in a timely fashion. Our banking system is strong and I think that everybody should be heartened by the action that was taken by both the state and the federal government to ensure that it was strong,” he said.

Meeks brought up the recent deadly school shooting in Tennessee and shared his position that assault weapons should be banned.

Here in New York, deals have been closed for JFK renovations, he said, and three new terminals should mean more jobs for people in the community, which neighborhood groups have been weighing in on, as well as other matters.

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) spoke of the overdue budget in Albany.

“If we are in a delayed budget because we’re dealing with public safety, criminal justice, improving bail situations, then I

think it’s worth the wait,” Addabbo said.

He does not agree with the governor’s proposal to require municipalities to increase their housing stock near rail stations.

He spoke of the plan to close down Aqueduct Race Track and merge it with Belmont.

“I do have senators in Albany who want the entire acreage for Aqueduct to be all housing,” said Addabbo. “I don’t agree.”

One attendee asked if Resorts World would push for plans it presented when it first opened, if it is granted its full gaming license.

The proposal includes additional amenities and housing. “Nothing happens without community input,” Addabbo added.

“We definitely are looking for the opportunity to be able to expand on this property,” said Michelle Stoddart, vice president of community development for Resorts World.

“Housing was on the docket, an expanded expo center, more amenities here, including restaurants,” she added.

In other board business, Chair Betty Braton called for any members who are lawyers to look into the state’s cannabis laws.

“At this point, we still at Board 10 have not gotten any applications or anybody expressing any interest in an application,” she said, but then they can be prepared.

Capt. Jerome Bacchi, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said domestic violence remains up. In March, 14 out of 20 felony assaults were domestic violence.

An amendment to a previously approved zoning variance passed, for the Speedway station on North Conduit Avenue. Conditions for approval include improving the landscaping there, according to John Calcagnile, chair of the Land Use Committee.

The existing board was re-elected, with no challengers. Q

Two workers killed at JFK power plant

Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28, remembered

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Two workers died at John F. Kennedy Airport on Monday after being trapped underneath rubble at a construction site.

They were identified as Francisco Reyes, 41, and Fernando Lagunas Pereira, 28, The New York Times reported.

The Local 731 excavators union said on its Twitter page that the men were both members. Reyes was a hardworking 10-year member and Pereira had just begun his career with the union, it stated.

“The goal of all Laborers is to return to your loved ones at the end of the day the way you left them,” the union tweeted. “When that doesn’t happen, it’s a tragedy that hits too close to home.”

It added that the thoughts and

prayers of all 731 members and their families are with Reyes’ and Pereira’s loved ones.

Just after 11 a.m., the Port Authority Police Department received a report of two workers trapped under the rubble, according to a statement from the agency.

Both workers were confirmed dead upon the arrival of first responders, according to the FDNY.

The accident came as a result of some kind of collapse, according to reports, but further details have not yet been released.

The fatal accident occurred at JFK Building 49, a power plant in the airport’s Central Terminal Area, closest to Terminal 7 off the JFK Expressway. At the time of the incident, workers were moving utility lines near the cogeneration

plant “to support the increased energy needs of the JFK redevelopment project,” the Port Authority said.

The Port Authority’s Emergency Services Unit as well as FDNY and its EMS responded to the scene. Twelve FDNY units with 60 firefighters responded. A stopwork order for all construction at JFK was issued and the Port Authority said it is “conducting a thorough investigation and will be cooperating with all other investigative agencies.”

The standdown will remain until safety reviews have been conducted, according to the Port Authority. Flight operations were not affected, it said.

“My thoughts are with the loved ones of two people tragically killed while working on a con-

struction site at [JFK Airport] earlier today,” Gov. Hochul tweeted.

City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Councilmember Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton), chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, released a statement expressing condolences and said construction worker deaths have reached a five-year high.

There were 22 constructionrelated fatalities in the city last year, according to a report from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the highest number recorded by the agency since at least 2012.

“JFK International Airport is not just a gateway to New York City, but also an essential part of our Southeast Queens community,” Adams and Brooks-Powers’

statement said. “Residents, workers, and visitors alike deserve to be safe — and that must include the essential workers who contribute to the daily activity and success of the airport and surrounding communities.”

It continued, “As the New York City Council representatives for the JFK International Airport community, we are steadfastly committed to working alongside all stakeholders to protect the frontline workers who are building and strengthening New York’s transportation infrastructure. As we await more details about what led to their deaths, we will work with our colleagues at the Port Authority to support those healing from the trauma of losing a loved one, and ensure that this never happens again.” Q

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As storm sewer, catch basin project wraps, many look toward long term Some flood relief comes for The Hole

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

Sewer and drainage infrastructure upgrades to the area known as The Hole have wrapped up and should provide some relief to the low-lying area plagued by flooding.

The city Department of Environmental Protection announced last week that it has completed the upgrades to the storm sewer system in the “Jewel Streets” area wedged between the Conduit and Linden Boulevard on the QueensBrooklyn border.

New storm sewers and catch basins at problematic intersections identified by the community and DEP engineers have helped reduce flooding caused by the area’s low elevation, the agency said in a statement. Long-term solutions remain in the works but the “short-term quick fixes” bring immediate relief.

From March 3 to the 13, the DEP installed a storm sewer extension consisting of 280 feet of 8-inch ductile iron pipe along Dumont Avenue, between Ruby and Emerald streets. Then, an additional 230 feet of pipe was run from the intersection of Dumont and Ruby and attached to a new catch basin.

Additionally, to alleviate flooding on the southern side of Linden Boulevard, work included installing 232 feet of 12-inch ductile iron pipe along 149th Avenue, from Sapphire Street to 79th Street, where it was connected to

an existing storm chamber. A catch basin was also placed on the corner of 149th and Sapphire, according to the DEP.

“This upgrade to the Jewel Streets area drainage network has already proven effective at alleviating problematic intersections where rainwater once collected, creating prolonged flooding,” said DEP Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala. “Residents can be assured that we will continue to seek out solutions to further improve the neighborhood’s infrastructure.”

Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. said in a statement, “Every resident of this city, regardless of ZIP code or socioeconomic status, deserves to live in a community that neither chronically floods nor endures decades of disinvestment. These immediate investments in the infrastructure of the Jewel Streets neighborhood are significant steps in the right direction, but it is clear there is much more work to be done to provide the kind of qualityof-life our community members deserve.”

Back in October, Richards toured the site alongside elected officials including Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) as they called for attention to the area.

At the time, Richards said a “perfect solution” would be raising not only the streets but the whole neighborhood, but it would be almost impossible to address the flooding entirely.

“I am pleased to see this location getting the attention it deserves,” Ariola said in a statement. “The DEP’s work should improve the area and allow a higher quality of life for residents by mitigating the flooding issues that have been a problem for years.”

State Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Brooklyn), whose district covers part of The Hole and now New Howard Beach, said the announcement of some infrastructure upgrades to the storm sewer system is good news.

Persaud continued, “I thank the DEP engineers for providing much-needed relief to reduce storm water better and look forward to future upgrades.”

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven), whose district previously included the area, said he is glad to see the DEP working with the community to identify problematic areas.

The sewers and catch basins will help reduce the most severe and dangerous flooding there, as well as reduce the frustration those conditions have had on residents, he said. Q

17 new dispensary licenses for Queens

NYS approves 99 more pot permits; one awarded to Ozone Park man

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

The New York State Cannabis Control Board this week awarded 99 additional provisional licenses to sell recreational cannabis, 17 of which are for Queens sellers.

At its monthly board meeting on Monday, the board approved the additional licenses, which brings the state total to 165, according to a release from the Office of Cannabis Management.

Queens saw its first legal dispensary open last week with Good Grades in Jamaica, which opened temporarily ahead of its final construction on its location. It is the first legal spot to open outside of Manhattan.

Some of the provisional licenses went to regions that were previously blocked by a court-ordered injunction but a modification allowed them to be issued, including in Brooklyn.

License applications will continue to be sent to the board for consideration on a rolling basis, according to the OCM. To be eligible, applicants must have a marijuana conviction or be the family member of someone who has been convicted. They must also own a profitable business. Nonprofits were also eligible if they serve current or formerly incarcerated individuals, have at least one justice-involved board member; at least five full-time employ-

ees; and have operated a social enterprise that had net assets or profit for at least two years.

“The approval of these licenses will help expedite building a robust and diverse supply chain while also ensuring that individuals that have been disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition have meaningful opportunities to participate in the industry,” said Chris Alexander, executive director of the OCM, in a statement.

One of those 99 licenses went to Jeremy Rivera, an Ozone Park resident who first applied last year.

He and his business partner, both of whom have been justice-involved, applied for Queens and Long Island licenses.

So far, just the Queens one has been granted.

“It has been a long time coming, and a lot of hard work,” Rivera told the Chronicle.

But the hard work is not yet over. Rivera helped start the New York CAURD Coalition, a membership group that helps those applying for the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary licenses.

The group’s mission is to “define the future of New York State Cannabis by investing in our members through educational pathways and ensure access to resources in order to create a sustainable, equitable and inclusive cannabis industry.”

On its agenda is helping spread awareness around the governor’s recent efforts to crack down on the shops illegally selling weed.

“They create volatility in the market that’s not even fully open yet and uncertainty and distrust in the consumers,” said Rivera.

The group also opposes the high tax rates that licensed sellers will be subject to.

There are state and local taxes as well as a

potency tax based on the milligrams of THC in a product, which many other states where recreational weed is legal do not have.

Rivera said he and his partner are scoping out real estate and do not yet know where they will open in Queens.

In the areas they are interested in potentially opening, they are reaching out to the community boards. Q

Some infrastructure upgrades in The Hole, a low-lying neighborhood on the border of Lindenwood and East New York, have been completed, including a new catch basin, seen at left in 2022 while still under construction.

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The state is moving quickly to award more licenses to open up recreational marijuana dispensaries, as more illegal ones have cropped up throughout the city. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF / FILE

ATV crackdown begins earlier this year

Specialized officers hitting the streets; seizures in HB and OP last week

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

At a civic meeting last week, the NYPD’s Patrol Borough Queens South commanding officer, Assistant Chief Kevin Williams, said police were going to tackle the issue of illegal off-roaders earlier this year.

The next day, an operation in South Queens involved officers seizing dirt bikes and other vehicles off the streets to be impounded.

The efforts are a continuation of what started last summer, said Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), when such vehicles overtook the boardwalks in the Rockaways and

throughout southern Queens and Brooklyn.

Ariola’s office called for a task force meeting with NYPD officials to address the problem and learned it was a citywide issue.

“Before that, all the boroughs were being terrorized,” she said.

Now, police are being more proactive, Ariola said, before the streets are overrun again, and efforts will continue through summertime.

NYPD aviation units were used last week to identify vehicles and police units were seen, including in unmarked cars, seizing them.

At the civic meeting, Williams said he had just gotten off the phone with the NYPD chief

of patrol and all the borough commanders about a citywide approach to the matter.

“Last year, you know, we took a couple of losses,” he said. “They made it to Rockaway ... but we kind of shut that down. And we will continue to address those quality of life issues, especially here in Queens.”

In a video on the NYPD Chief of Department Facebook page, Chief of Patrol John Chell said some ATVs are “killing us.”

“We’re no longer going to be taunted by these guys and gals on these bikes,” Chell said.

“This summer, the streets will definitely be hot,” the caption read. “Hundreds of your new

extensively trained Community Response Team officers will be hitting the streets and taking back your neighborhoods from illegal cars, ATVs, and dirt bikes.”

Efforts last year included help from the city Departments of Sanitation and Transportation.

PJ Marcel, head of the Facebook group Howard Beach Dads, posted photos of the operation in Howard Beach and Ozone Park. Police were seen seizing vehicles on 156th Avenue, on Rockaway Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue. An NYPD flatbed truck is also seen filled with vehicles. The NYPD did not provide any further details on the operation. Q

NYPD officers seized off-road vehicles around Howard Beach and Ozone Park last week as officials warn of continued efforts to c urb the illegal packs of riders this season. PHOTOS BY PJ MARCEL

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Leaves, compost and democracy

When the city mandated curbside recycling in 1989, not only was it the right thing to do, it was imposed in the right way: via a law passed by the City Council and signed by the mayor after much public debate.

Now the city plans mandatory separation of compostable yard waste. It’s the right thing to do, but it’s being imposed the wrong way: by executive branch fiat, with nothing but an obligatory public hearing set for April 27. We all know the decision already has been made.

Separating yard waste from other garbage so it can be composted is, however, the right decision. The move comes as the city also is expanding its program for residential curbside composting of kitchen waste, which so far remains voluntary. The best thing for compost is a healthy mix of both indoor and outdoor waste: brown material from the yard in the form of leaves and twigs, along with green grass clippings and the like, and kitchen scraps such as vegetable matter, eggshells and coffee grounds. Put all that together and let it breathe and you’ll get a great soil additive of fine tilth, full of nutrients that will help your garden grow — or all the plants and trees in the city parks for which our compost is destined.

The organic refuse produced by city residents that could be

composted makes up about one-third of the waste stream. Repurposing as much of it as possible is good for the environment in multiple ways, just as recycling paper, glass and plastic mostly has been for decades now. And it should be much simpler, at least once the yard waste leaves your curb. Doing things like keeping leaf piles and such free of the little bits of plastic and other debris that seem to appear on all our properties as if by dark magic will take some effort.

It’s unfortunate, though, that changes such as mandatory separation of yard waste are imposed in a nondemocratic fashion. Why wasn’t it done through legislation? It would not have taken anything like the battle it took to require recycling in the 1980s. Yet it seems that more and more regulations that impact our lives are enacted by the executive branch at all levels of government rather than by our legislators. It’s been the same way with the on-again, off-again composting programs the city established for kitchen scraps, which, by the way, Queens has welcomed, producing more than any other borough. The rules all come from the Mayor’s Office and Sanitation Department, not our City Council members. But they’re called lawmakers for a reason and should hold onto their turf. It’s not the kind that should be left at the curb for composting.

Chronicle awarded

Another year, another slew of awards for the Queens Chronicle in the New York Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest, which saw us go up against 153 other publications from all over the state. We won eight honors, one for first place and three each in second and third, and were tops in Queens. Details are in a story you can find in this week’s editions and at qchron.com. We won not just first place for Coverage of Local Government, possibly our prime responsibility, but also were honored in areas such as Overall Design Excellence. We enjoyed the judges’ comments as always, including a somewhat snarky one about our front pages giving off “tabloid vibes.” Well, since a great community paper is what would happen if The New York Times and New York Post had a baby, so be it. Great hyperlocal coverage, stories of depth, a clean design and front pages that yes, are meant to grab your attention — we offer all this and more. For free, no less! Enjoy the read, and be sure to tell us anytime you don’t.

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Dear Editor:

Re “New bill would clear way for FMCP casino,” March 30:

One only has to wonder just how much campaign funding Steve Cohen has secretly promised to Assemblyman Jeff Aubry. Maybe it’s a job in the future when he finally gets voted out of office. This bill is to be effective for 15 years; it’s unbelievable at its worst. Next everyone will have to take the railroad or subway to see a Mets game and hope they will not be pushed onto the tracks or stabbed to death.

Kim F. Cody Whitestone

Save local newspapers I

Dear Editor:

Re your March 30 editorial, “Support the bill that would support this newspaper”:

As an avid Chronicle reader and frequent letter writer, I applaud your support for the measures pending in Albany to provide tax credits for newspaper publishers and subscribers. Financial pressures threaten newspapers’ future and have caused many to perish. NYC had over 10 daily newspapers in the 1950s and ’60s, including the Long Island Star Journal and the Long Island Press in Queens. Now it

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has just three dailies: The New York Post, Daily News and Times. Weekly papers are vital to serve readers’ information needs.

Community publications like the Chronicle tell me what’s happening where I live and enable me and other readers to share our views with your audience. Thomas Jefferson, one of our nation’s founders, said in 1787 that he would rather have “newspapers without a government, than a government without newspapers.” Fortunately, we still have both 236 years later. But newspapers need government support to continue their essential role in our lives. Our state legislators must approve these bills for the benefit of their constituents. Readers, make your voices heard.

Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

Save local newspapers II

Dear Editor:

“Support the bill that would support this newspaper” (Editorial, March 30) made sense. Most communities are down to one local daily or weekly newspaper. Newspapers have to deal with increasing costs for newsprint, delivery and distribution along with reduced advertising revenues and competition from the internet and other news information sources.

Daily newspapers concentrate on international, Washington, Albany, business and sports stories. They have few reporters covering local neighborhood news. Weekly newspapers fill the void for coverage of local community news.

A faithful reader and contributor fo r decades, I’m grateful that you have afforde d

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me the opportunity to express my views via letters to the editor along with others who may have different opinions on the issues of the day.

Albany needs to join us in supporting weekly community newspapers. Readers patronize advertisers; they provide the revenues to help keep them in business. Let us hope there continues to be room for everyone including the Queens Chronicle.

Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

Great story on good dogs

Dear Editor:

Re “New arrivals to U.S. are top dogs at JFK,” March 30:

You have really outdone yourself this time, in giving a whole page devoted to our four-footed friends in need of a home. I donate to this worthy group in its endeavor to eradicate the meatmarket trade in slaughterhouses all across East Asia. Although there are dogs all over this country that need homes, people have the choice to honor and support any group they want.

What we really need are more people adopting more dogs. I hope this will shed a light on the problem. Thank you, Queens Chronicle, for giving this the attention it sorely needs.

Joan Silaco Queens Village

Addressing Alzheimer’s

Dear Editor:

More than six million Americans live with Alzheimer’s disease. By 2050, that number will reach 16 million nationwide. The cost of living will rise from $277 billion to $1.1 trillion.

My grandmother, diagnosed with Alzheimer’s when I was 8, eventually lost the ability to communicate with us. This disease affected my family financially and emotionally. Since both of my parents worked full time, my brother and I became caregivers. I became an ambassador advocate to give voice to those who could no longer speak for themselves.

This past weekend advocates nationwide attended the Washington, DC, Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum. We rallied outside the White House, calling for the reversal of the administration’s decision to deny people living with Alzheimer’s access to FDAapproved drugs. Only veterans, research program participants and those who can afford the cost have access. Each day without access, more than 2,000 people transition to a more advanced stage of Alzheimer’s where they are no longer eligible for treatment.

The following day, we met with Sen. Charles Schumer urging him to show CMS his support for full access to these drugs.

We also urged Sen. Schumer to support:

• The bipartisan NAPA Reauthorization Act and Alzheimer’s Accountability and Investment Act, which ensure the nation continues to prioritize addressing Alzheimer’s and other dementia.

• The bipartisan Comprehensive Care for Alzheimer’s Act, creating a more effective path to dementia care and addressing shortcomings in the way dementia care is currently delivered.

• An increase of $321 million for Alzheimer’s disease research funding at the

NIH for FY 2024.

We appreciate Sen. Schumer for taking the time to listen to those of us affected by Alzheimer’s disease and for all his support over the years.

To learn more about this disease and how you can become an advocate visit alzimpact.org.

Roberta Morris Bayside

A right hook

Dear Editor:

I must respond to two writers in this column’s March 23 edition.

Writer Jon McFarlane claims Gov. Kathy Hochul alleges that bail reform was not a reason for the increase in crime during the Covid pandemic (“Don’t jail more poor”). In the same issue is the story about Judge George Grasso announcing his campaign for Queens district attorney, citing bail reform as big factor in the crime spike. But we need only listen to the criminals. Many have openly admitted that they know they won’t be prosecuted, and merchants are helpless regarding shoplifters, who receive no punishment nor arrest.

The criminals will spend a few hours in a police precinct, then freed, return to their communities to engage in more crime. Bail reform may have had good intentions, but disastrous results.

Linda Imhauser claims that Fox News lies or distorts, but she must surely agree that in any debate all sides need to be heard (“Stop Fox News lies”).

For the most part, the mainstream media shows only one side of an issue. Take student loans. The mainstream media can blame Republicans, as usual. But they don’t say that students are graduating with worthless degrees in gender studies, climate change and diversity. Those offer few jobs, so the graduates are unable to repay their loans.

Thus graduates from nations such as China, Russia, India, Germany and Holland with degrees in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and math — as well as foreign languages, the arts and medicine, are imported. Meanwhile in America, our youth are being taught about transgenderism, drag queens and divisive critical race theory. Is it any wonder that such nations are beating us?

So there are reasons people turn to Fox. It’s not to get the right-wing perception, but to get the side of the story that isn’t being promulgated. One won’t get that from CNN and MSNBC.

William Aiello

Howard Beach

How nude of him

Dear Editor:

Trump has reached the end of his long rope. All of his training as a WWE personality and TV host can no longer sustain his ribald tales. He is the modern version of the emperor with no clothes. Stormy Daniels has seen him naked and now the rest of the world can no longer put up with his tales of being persecuted and claims that everyone is out to get him. It’s a twice-told tale that has been going on ad nauseam.

Raymond Hackinson Ozone Park

FAITH TALK

Pastor Stephen Roser

Stephen Roser is the pastor of Howard Beach Assembly of God Church

Mary Magdalene, accompanied by the other women who had witnessed the death of Jesus on the cross, hastened back to his tomb with the sole intention of completely embalming his undisturbed corpse. They had no hope that on this third day he would rise again, because grief made them forget that he had promised to do exactly that.

Suddenly, Luke’s gospel records, two angels in glistering garments appeared and said, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, “The Son of Man must be crucified and on the third day rise again.”

“Then they remembered his words,” Luke goes on to say, and in remembering they understood.

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is a spiritual disease that especially affl icts believers. It is the reason that the Psalmist exhorted, “and forget not” (Psalm 103:2).

Christians hear many things which they ought to store up in their hearts, but forget. The cure is to more deeply love the Lord. We do not forget the things we love or the objects we keep before our eyes such as the names of our parents, the face of a husband, wife, or child.

The more earnest we are in the service of the Lord, the easier we will fi nd it to remember his words. In remembering we will realize that he keeps his word even when it involves things that are impossible. The empty tomb proves it.

Chronicle wins 8 awards for news, photos, design, Sandy retrospective ‘A gritty, lively city newspaper’

by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

The Queens Chronicle hits the issues its readers need to know, excels at covering the city government — and does it all with a bit of a tabloid flavor, according to judges of this year’s New York Press Association awards.

Bestowed last weekend at NYPA’s Spring Conference in Albany, the awards honor work done in 2022. The Chronicle picked up one firstplace plaque and seven certificates for second and third place.

Eight is enough — to put the Chronicle on top among Queens newspapers, by far. A pair of other borough publications won two awards each (one also came in second for Blooper of the Year).

Eight also happens to be the Chronicle’s average over the last 15 years of NYPA’s annual contest, even while the number of overall awards granted by the association has fallen from more than 560 at its peak to 380 this year. The competition also has changed in that daily papers and magazines now may enter; it’s no longer just community weeklies.

The contest is always judged by journalists from another state to avoid any appearance of impropriety, and this year members of the Colorado Press Association took on the task. Many categories are divided into different divisions based on circulation; the Chronicle is always in the highest-circulation division.

Named the best in what is arguably a community paper’s primary duty, the Chronicle won its firstplace award in the Coverage of Local Government category.

Senior News Editor Michael Gan-

non, Associate Editors Naeisha Rose, Sophie Krichevsky and Sean Okula and this writer were responsible for the five articles that won the award. They covered, respectively, the city’s out-year budget deficits; the impact of a busway and parking placard abuse on businesses; pending new rules for garbage collection; legal e-bikes and illegal mopeds; and a quirk in speed cameras that gives drivers an unadvertised break.

“It’s gratifying to see a gritty, lively city newspaper covering the issues that its readers live with every day, from government employees misusing parking spots, to trash collections, to bicycle riding rules and survival guides,” the judge said. “This staff produces consistently high quality news in a clear, energetic way that is easy to understand and engaging.”

Among those the Chronicle beat for the award was the Albany TimesUnion, the state capital’s daily paper.

Four of the Chronicle’s other awards were for second place.

One came in Coverage of Religion, and was earned with a slew of stories written over two months by Gannon, Krichevsky, Okula and Editor Deirdre Bardolf.

“Good sustained news coverage of faith-related stories in the coverage area, from vandalism to zoning to High Holy Days security and more,” sayeth the judge.

The same four editors also combined to win second place in the Historical, Anniversary, or Progress Editions category for their stories commemorating the 10th anniversary of Superstorm Sandy.

“A very nicely done special section which in my judge’s opinion

stood out as both the best of several entries on the anniversary of Hurricane Sandy by other publications; and also as one of the best four entries overall,” said the judge, going into more detail than many others. “I based this on several factors: topical and very good reporting and writing; great flow of the coverage; nice cover photo and other art included; and pertinence and depth. There was a piece on the people of the storm; the usual photo page with archive images; then a look at the heroism of first responders; a solutions reporting story on how utilities are learning from storm 10 years later; and even touching on how storm impacted a neighboring community. Well done and keep up the nice work. Thank you.” Another second-place award was won in the Special Sections/Niche

Publications-Newsprint category, for the 25th annual Celebration of Queens edition: Music to Our Ears.

“The Front Page!” exclaimed the judge, praising the work of Art Director Jan Schulman. “Artistic, and excellent representation of the art within. Similar design used throughout the interior was also effective and artistic. Great historical and cultural aspects of the community highlighted.”

The final second-place award was for Overall Design Excellence, and the judge also referenced the Celebration supplement — as well as some sharp front pages. For this category, entrants submitted two full editions.

“Front page is definitely strong, but gives off tabloid vibes, rather than a serious newspaper,” the judge said. “The headlines definitely were attention grabbing. The in-depth piece on Queens music was very good.”

Photographic Excellence was a

category in which the Chronicle took third place, also after submitting two full editions.

“Good stuff,” the judge said. “Clear faces, decent composition, [f]ocal points. Good capturing of emotion.”

Photographer Michael Shain scored a third-place win in the Picture Story category for his photo spread of the Diwali holiday celebration in South Queens.

“Colorful, expressive photos,” the judge said. “Good job!”

Bardolf, the South Queens editor, also won third-place honors for Best Online Breaking News, with her report on Winter Storm Elliot and the massive damage it inflicted on the community in December.

“This was a solid deadline story with many sources and details about how the storm affected the area,” the judge said. “Readers learned what the area looked like, where to go for help, what officials were suggesting for staying safe and information for the next days. Good work.”

Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler commended his entire team, both the named winners and everyone else whose work goes into crafting all eight weekly editions of the paper and the website qchron.com.

“Congratulations to everyone at the Chronicle for winning eight awards at this year’s convention,” Weidler said. “The dedication of the entire team is evident each and every week we publish the newspaper.

“But it’s even better when recognized by peers!” Q

The Queens Chronicle newsroom is Production Manager Gregg Cohen, left, proofreader Richard Weyhausen, Editorin-Chief Peter C. Mastrosimone, Associate Editor Naeisha Rose, Senior News Editor Michael Gannon, Associate Editor Sophie Krichevsky and Editor Deirdre Bardolf.

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The Queens Chronicle won first place in the New York Press Association’s Coverage of Local Government category for articles, le ft, that often told stories officials were loathe to admit. The 25th annual Celebration of Queens edition: Music to Our Ears won a second-place award, with Art Director Jan Schulman’s front-page design getting extra accolades, while Bardolf’s online breaking news coverage of Winter Storm Elliot took thir d-place honors.

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New additions to civic board

The Our Neighbors Civic Association of Ozone Park is back to business with the addition of some new board members. Elections took place at the monthly meeting on Tuesday night at the American Legion hall in Ozone Park.

The new board consists of John Pikul, left, sergeant at arms; Jamie Nicolella,

treasurer; Joe Caruana, president; Robert Joseph Mestrandrea Jr., vice president; Marianne Megna, secretary; and Carl Perrera, transportation director.

Nicolella and Megna are new to the board. This will be Caruana’s third term serving and Mestrandrea’s second.

— Deirdre Bardolf

Grandma guilty in Woodhaven shooting

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

A 68-year-old grandmother is facing 25 years in prison for shooting and killing her daughter’s boyfriend in Woodhaven in 2020, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

Suzette Olin, of Far Rockaway, was convicted on March 31 of manslaughter for killing Shaka Ifil, who was also the father of a newborn, Olin’s grandchild.

According to the trial testimony, on July 26, 2020, the upstairs neighbor of the victim, who lives on 91st Avenue, heard a commotion and walked downstairs to check it out. He found Ifil on the floor with a gunshot wound to his back.

Ifil, who was 40, was still conscious when police arrived and was able to tell them that it was his girlfriend’s mother who shot him.

He was taken to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center but later died as a result of the bullet having hit major organs and blood vessels, according to the DA’s Office.

Security footage showed a woman smoking a cigarette get out of an Access-

A-Ride vehicle near Ifil’s home just before 2 p.m. on the day of the shooting and leave just 10 minutes later. She was later identified as Olin and a DNA test of the cigarette butt found in the apartment was linked to her.

Olin was arrested on Sept. 18, 2020 by members of the NYPD’s Regional Task Force after a two-month search. She was found in Woodhaven.

An investigation revealed that, three days before the shooting, Olin’s daughter filed a domestic incident report and police alleged Ifil broke a door in the apartment they shared. Police body camera footage showed the girlfriend uninjured but the door damaged.

Olin also faces a charge of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree.

She will be sentenced by Queens Supreme Court Justice Ushir PanditDurant on May 9.

“The jury convicted this defendant in the cold-blooded death of the father of her grandchild,” Queens DA Melinda Katz said in a prepared statement.

“She is being held to account.” Q

Officials announce equity-focused enrollment changes for program Summer Rising apps open April 17

by Deirdre Bardolf Editor

The city’s summer academic and enrichment program enrollment portal will open on April 17 and the process will no longer be first-come, first-served, officials announced last Friday.

Students in temporary housing or foster care or those with individualized education plans will be prioritized, as will those mandated for summer school and with a local connection to a school-year community-based organization program, according to a press release. Families will be able to rank their preferences for school sites.

There will be 110,000 Summer Rising seats available this year, which is equal to last year’s number. The year before, there were 98,000. Placements in the high-demand summertime program, which is in its third year, will have a “focus on equity,” the press release said.

Summer Rising 2023 is a partnership between New York City Public Schools and the Department of Youth and Community Development. Programs will be full-day, inperson, and planned and operated collaboratively by school principals and CBOs.

“This year’s Summer Rising program will build off of last year’s very successful program, starting with changes to the application

process based on feedback from families and providers,” Mayor Adams said in a prepared statement.

Schools Chancellor David Banks noted that the program helps with pandemic learning loss.

“I’m thrilled we will once again be offering

these exciting opportunities for young people this summer, now with a more equitable and inclusive application process,” Banks said.

The program stresses “cultivating curiosity” and provides social, emotional and academic support. It also aims to help students feel more socially connected to their peers,

adults, school communities and the city.

On a tour of the program last summer at PS 24 in Flushing, students told the Chronicle how they met new friends from other schools at Summer Rising and how it was an “equal amount of learning and fun activities.”

Academics are provided in the morning and enrichment like art and sports are led by the CBOs in the afternoons. Students with disabilities will also receive support as needed, according to the DOE website. Field trips are part of the programming and breakfast, lunch and snacks are provided each day.

PS 24 Principal Debra Cassidy said last year that the 280-seat capacity at the Flushing school was filled in 20 minutes once applications opened.

On April 17, the link to the application portal will be posted online, according to the city, and the application window will close on May 1. Placement confirmations are expected to be sent by email approximately one week after the application window closes.

Any student attending school in the city currently in kindergarten through 8th grade is eligible.

Six weeks of programming for middle schoolers and seven weeks for elementary school students will be available From July to August. Summer Rising is financed by DYCD-funded CBOs. Q

Applications for the popular Summer Rising program for kids will open on April 17. Last year, the seats available at PS 24, above, filled up in 20 minutes. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF / FILE

Ardila conducts his own sex assault probe

AM’s independent review says he’s not guilty as victim presses charges

by Sophie Krichevsky

Associate Editor

Assemblymember Juan Ardila (D-Maspeth) hired legal counsel to conduct an independent review of the accusations of sexual assault made against him, and it has found him not guilty, two sources familiar with the situation told the Chronicle last Friday. The same sources said Ardila had planned to announce the findings this week.

Ardila had not previously made public the review, which was conducted within a matter of weeks as Albany was and still is in the midst of budget negotiations for the upcoming fiscal year. He did not respond to a request for comment, nor did he make the announcement after the Chronicle initially reported it last Friday.

When one of the two women accusing the lawmaker learned of the review — for which she told the Chronicle she was not contacted — she last Thursday opted to press charges and cooperate with a criminal investigation into the allegations by the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit and the Office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, as the New York Post reported last Thursday night. Bragg’s office did not respond to a request for comment.

The Office of Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark is also involved with the case, a source familiar with the investigation told the Chronicle. Asked for confirmation on the DA’s

role in the case, a spokesperson for the office said, “We are unable to comment on a possible investigation right now, but will provide information at a later time if we can.”

Assemblymember Catalina Cruz (D-Corona), a close ally of Ardila’s, had previously called for an independent review into her colleague’s alleged actions.

Asked about her role in the review, if any, Cruz wrote in a message to the Chronicle, “I have no comment except to say that I can confirm that I have never and don’t practice that area of the law and I’m not involved with any type of investigation on this matter.”

Less than a month ago, Ardila was accused of sexually assaulting the women, two Fordham University students, at an October 2015 party in Manhattan with other Fordham students and alumni, as the Chronicle first reported. He had graduated from the school the previous spring. His first accuser said she came forward after learning he had been elected to the state Assembly last November.

Neither woman had reported her experience to the police in 2015 — which one of them previously told the Chronicle was out of a lack faith in the legal system and, initially, a lack of tangible evidence — nor had either taken any legal action up until now.

Asked about her change of heart, the victim who is pressing charges said in a statement to

the Chronicle, “Juan Ardila’s disregard for the calls from elected officials and my call for resignation is a clear sign that he is unfit for public office.

“I hope for a fair and swift investigation and justice will be served. Juan Ardila must be held accountable for the pain inflicted to his victims including those who may have not publicly come forward yet.”

In the days following the initial report, numerous elected officials called for him to step down, including Gov. Hochul, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens), City Comptroller Brad Lander — who was Ardila’s boss and in the City Council at the time of the incident — state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers), former Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, Ardila’s predecessor, Councilman Bob Holden (D-Maspeth) and several more from Queens.

The first woman, who is speaking with law enforcement, said Ardila forcibly touched her while she was heavily intoxicated and dragged her toward another room, but a friend intervened before the future lawmaker could do anything further.

A second woman, who relayed information to the Chronicle through the first, said that on the same night, Ardila pulled her into a bathroom and started kissing her. When she realized what was happening, she said, she pulled away and saw he had exposed himself and was touching himself; she immediately ran out of the room.

When the Chronicle initially asked Ardila for comment on the allegations on March 13, he said, “I don’t even know what this is.” When asked about a message he had sent to the first

victim in 2018, apologizing for his behavior, he said, “Definitely no comment.”

Later that night, the lawmaker’s chief of staff sent the Chronicle a follow-up statement, in which he did not deny the allegations. “I apologize for my behavior,” the statement reads. “I have spent time reflecting and I hope to prove I have matured since college. I’m committed to learning from this and I am able to demonstrate my own personal growth.” He made a longer statement the next day elaborating on the first, and again not denying the alleged events.

It was radio silence online for the lawmaker’s office for more than a week after the Chronicle broke the story. Two weeks ago, however, Ardila began posting on social media about his work in Albany, proceeding with business as usual.

Ardila did not respond to a request for comment on the criminal probe.

When a reporter from The People’s Voice asked Ardila in Albany last Thursday morning — prior to the Post’s report — about the allegations and calls for his resignation, the lawmaker said, “We put out a statement.

“I’ll have more to share shortly.” Q

Youth jobs deadline April 14

Young people ages 14 to 24 now have until April 14 to apply for spots in the city’s Summer Youth Employment Program, which will provide 100,000 of them with career exploration opportunities and paid work experiences for six weeks beginning on July 5.

There are more applicants than spaces available, however, and participants are chosen by lottery. The deadline extension was announced last Friday.

Celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, SYEP is the nation’s largest program of its kind, officials say.

SYEP applications may be completed online at nyc.gov/syep or at a participating community-based organization. For more information, one may call 311 or the city Department of Youth and Community Development’s Community Connect line at 1 (800) 246-4646.

To help celebrate SYEP’s 60th anniversary, DYCD Commissioner Keith Howard encouraged those who’ve been through the program to share their stories about it at nyc.gov/dycd. Last year saw a record number of participants. Q

— Peter C. Mastrosimone

One of the women accusing Assemblymember Juan Ardila of sexual assault is cooperating with a criminal investigation into the allegations. FILE PHOTO

Incumbent says her public service, experience make the office stronger Katz: DA needs the community’s trust

by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Melinda Katz’s tenure as Queens district attorney got off to an interesting start.

“That first day I walked in, I got rid of an awful policy of the district attorney not allowing a plea on anything but the top count unless you waived your grand jury rights,” Katz said, referring to January 2020.

“The second and third month, the whole world shut down.”

Katz, the former borough president, assemblywoman and City Council member, wants to keep the job in November, and is in a Democratic primary against George Grasso, a retired judge and city police official.

Sitting down last week with the Chronicle’s editorial board, the DA said her handling of the job — particularly in the wake of Covid-19 and controversial laws that kicked in with her arrival — merits re-election.

Katz said she still was able to keep the office running while expanding it with new bureaus targeting problem areas.

“I was very thankful that I’d run

several offices in my life, because I knew immediately what to do,” Katz said of the Covid pandemic. “I also saw it coming down the road. Grand jurors stopped showing up. Defendants stopped showing up. Office people stopped showing up. So I realized things were quickly going to go virtual.”

New computers allowed assistant DAs to work remotely while technical people on-site kept the system moving.

“We didn’t skip a beat,” Katz said.

Among her initiatives was the Violent Crime Enterprise Bureau, specifically charged with targeting gangs and firearms.

“Every day, that is their job — go after the guns, go after the gang activity which fosters gun violence,” she said, citing the arrests of 33 suspected gang members last month.

The group includes the man accused of killing 14-year-old Aamir Griffin in October 2019 as the boy was playing basketball.

“He was mistaken for a [rival gang] member,” Katz said. “We

found, we indicted the alleged killer. I want to make sure the gang activity that led to the shooting was also investigated. It wasn’t just about the murder. It wasn’t just about the second murder after that. It was about how they got the gun. How many people were involved? How many people were involved in ordering the hit? ...

“So last week we picked up 33 people, 18 of which were shooters. Thirty-three gunshots from that. Six innocent bystanders. That was better than a one-off arrest.”

Katz said her new conviction review unit has found 99 cases deemed improper, including 86 that depended on evidence of police officers later found to have committed perjury or falsified documents.

The Bureau of Housing and Worker Protection has saved people’s homes from deed fraud; recovered about $1.5 million in improperly withheld wages; and given her office stronger evidence when investigating things like accidents at construction sites.

TIME IS RUNNING OUT!

Katz was greeted with things like bail reform and discovery reform, which were passed in 2019. While she asserts that many of the changes were well-intentioned, there have been consequences that she would like Albany to readdress, such as faster deadlines for discovery — providing the evidence accumulated by the state — to the defense.

“That was changed for a valid rea-

son. You can’t really defend someone without knowing that state’s evidence,” she said.

But it also has caused dismissals for reasons Katz considers immaterial.

“In one case, an officer who we were not going to call at trial had been cited for not securing his pepper spray. This case had nothing to do with pepper spray.”

Katz said in terms of bail reform, New York needs to join the 49 states that allow judges to consider the danger a criminal defendant might pose to the community. New York State can only request bail in cases where prosecutors can convince a judge of the defendant’s risk of not returning to court.

On the legalization of marijuana, Katz said benefits include tax revenue she expects the state to realize, as well as the fact that the legal product is vetted by the state for safety.

Katz said 76 percent of the overdose cases in Queens this year have involved fentanyl; and 50 percent of the victims are 50 or older. She has serious concerns that there is no test

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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz

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Queens-based dispensary opens up shop

Erica Ford of LIFE Camp set to open another in Manhattan

by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

At a press conference for the pop-up of Good Grades, the first woman-owned and Queens-based state-supported cannabis dispensary in New York, Borough President Donovan Richards was the first customer last Thursday.

“Don’t tell my wife,” Richards joked as he bought oHHo gummies, which are a sleep aid, from co-owner Extasy James, 26, who runs the store with her cousin Michael James Jr., 34, both of Jamaica.

Located at 162-03 Jamaica Ave., Good Grades had its soft launch opening at 2 p.m.

James said that she was honored to be the first woman supported by the state’s Social Equity Cannabis Investment Fund and thanked Gov. Hochul for the program.

“I’m the product of second-generation Jamaican immigrants,” James said. “This is about the promise of generational wealth, which is not just about money, but family solidarity and community impact.”

The equity fund provides licensees who were justice-involved or had family members who were justice-involved when it comes to pot, the opportunity to open on a shortterm basis to fast-track sales, provide training opportunities for employees and to start generating capital for their business as they wait for construction to be completed on a permanent space.

Reuben McDaniel, the president and CEO of the Dormitory Authority, the state’s facilities finance and construction agency, expects many of the remaining dispensaries which are expected to have pop-up events soon throughout the state to have construction completed on their businesses before and around April

20, which is celebrated as National Pot Smokers Day, Weed Day or National Weed Day.

“Our hope is by the end of 2023, we will have a full robust rollout,” McDaniel said.

Chris Alexander, the executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management, said he expects the rollout for dispensaries to be much quicker now that a federal court has lifted an injunction on cannabis licenses on Tuesday, allowing the OCM to make issuances to businesses in Brooklyn, Central New York, Mid-Hudson and Western New York.

“Brooklyn, we coming,” Alexander said. “We don’t have a time frame just yet, but we are looking for properties and of course we plan to issue licenses to folks from those areas.”

To date, Good Grades is the sixth business to receive its license for cannabis sales.

In attendance at the press conference was Erica Ford, the founder of LIFE Camp, a nonprofit that promotes anti-violence initiatives via case mentorship, education and employment opportunities.

Ford, who runs LIFE Camp in Jamaica, is scheduled to have her pop-up later this year in Manhattan.

“I got to support Black women, support Queens and support the opening of a new cannabis store — all of the above,” Ford told the Chronicle. “I think that we need to further destigmatize cannabis. A lot of older people feel like it is illegal. Some people feel like it’s in overabundance and that it is something that young people are

absorbing. We have to find a balance.”

Ford is supportive of the wellness aspects of cannabis.

Cannabis can ease symptoms related to Alzheimer’s disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, HIV/ AIDS, Crohn’s disease, epilepsy and seizures, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis and muscle spasms, severe and chronic pain and severe nausea or vomiting caused by cancer treatment, according to the Mayo Clinic, a medical research nonprofit.

On vision, however, the American Academy of Ophthalmology says that long-term use of pot can worsen it in some patients and does not recommend it for glaucoma as more studies need to be done.

The criminalizing of marijuana via the War on Drugs has destroyed communities, according to Ford.

“If they are going to put true equity back into those communities that were destroyed, it’s a beautiful thing,” she said. “Our communities were destroyed ... we have to rebuild to have quality healthcare, quality schools and quality housing. Those things were destroyed with the War on Drugs.”

Richards said that out of the 20,000 pot arrests from 2015 to 2016, the majority of them were made within Jamaica’s 103rd Precinct.

“When I think about today, I think about how long and how hard the societal shift took to get us here,” Richards said. “This is nothing short of transformational for Queens.”

Richards added that cannabis will create jobs, wealth and opportunities in the same neighborhoods that were targeted for pot arrests.

Botch Greenlee, an activist at LIFE Camp, was happy the group will open up its own dispensary next month.

“It’s a good thing if it is done by

the right people and has the right controls in place,” Greenlee told the Chronicle. “The money should be used to take care of the community of where it’s sold at. It should not be people making money to then taking it out of our community to do better things somewhere else.”

The company Dutchee is providing the technology found at the dispensaries, according to Jalen Jones, who is responsible for the firm’s new market sales initiatives in Arkansas.

“The point-of-sales, the online menus and the cashless payment options that a lot of local New Yorkers are going to see now when they walk into these licensed-dispensaries is powered by Dutchee,” Jones told the Chronicle. “As the state is rolling out their adult-use or medical-use dispensaries, I will come in prior to licenses being signed or when stores open up to educate and bring awareness to a lot of the budding entrepreneurs as they enter the industry ... The best tips and tricks on how to run your dispensary.” Q

“I got to support Black women.”

— Erica Ford, LIFE Camp Founder

Extasy James, co-owner of the first Queens-based and woman-owned cannabis dispensary backed by the state, makes her first sale to Borough President Donovan Richards in Jamaica. James sold him oHHo gummies, which are a sleep aid. PHOTOS BY NAEISHA ROSE

Chris Alexander, executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management, left, expects rollouts of dispensaries to be much quicker now that a federal injunction has been lifted on certain regions of the state. Erica Ford of the Jamaica anti-violence nonprofit LIFE Camp is expected to open up another dispensary nex t month in Manhattan. Good Grades cannabis products, above.

SJU, QC students on Trump

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“I just keep reading The Times,” she said. Still, she added, “I appreciate the fact that former presidents can still be held responsible for crimes committed in the past.”

crimes was not productive.

“A crime is a crime,” she said. “If you can get him on one, it’s going to open the doors to everything else, he can be held accountable for a lot of the actions that were done before.”

Still, some students seemed consumed by Trump’s latest brush with the law. St. John’s students Ashley Pina, Kaylin Clarke and Fotou Sohna traded different memes and deepfake images of Trump circulating online while taking a quick study break. But their thoughts on the matter extended far beyond the laughs as the group debated whether the controversy would propel Trump to the Republican nomination in 2024. (The consensus was that yes, it would.)

Some, like Gunduz, were skeptical of whether the Stormy Daniels case is worth pursuing, as opposed to one of Trump’s other potential crimes.

That notion of accountability was one virtually every student mentioned, regardless of how familiar they were with the case.

“We see someone who’s very rich, very powerful who has sort of avoided the law — he’s finally not above the law,” St. John’s student Daniel Rubinov said.

Fellow Johnnie Evan Bunting agreed. “It’s interesting that someone with a lot of money is being held accountable,” he said. “I think in the United States, oftentimes, people with a lot of money or power are sort of excused.”

And yet, for all the talk about accountability, few if any students seemed to think Trump would ultimately be convicted.

“I feel like taxpayer dollars would be better used towards going after him instigating Jan. 6,” he said. “I don’t really care if ... he paid a woman hush money to not tell anyone that they slept together. Like, is that as important as the insurrection? In my opinion, no.” He conceded, however, that a potential link to campaign finance violations, as Bragg’s office has reportedly been reviewing, was worthy.

But Danielle Collins, a physics student at Queens College, thought that comparing

“Honestly, I have no faith in our justice system,” Pina said.

Clarke agreed. “I don’t really think he’s going to go to jail,” she said. “I think he’s going to get off like how a lot of wealthy people do.”

“I feel like he’s not going to be convicted,” Alessandro said.

“I don’t know if there’s enough to convict him,” Likokas said, “I feel like there are other cases they could revisit if he doesn’t get convicted for this one.” Q

HB Kiwanis offers scholarships

The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach continues to support education by awarding its four annual scholarships to students living in the 11414 ZIP code. The funds will benefit high school seniors who will be continuing their education at an accredited college or university in the fall of 2023.

The five $1,000 scholarships available are:

• the Paul Anthony Bono Scholarship, to be awarded to a student who will major in any field of study;

• the Stanley Merzon Scholarship, for which preference is given to a student who plans to major in journalism or mass media;

• the August Sirgiovanni Scholarship, for which preference is given to a student who plans to major in the sciences or mathematics;

• the Founder’s Scholarship, also to be awarded to a student who will major in any field of study; and

• the James Giustizia family scholarship, which will give preference to any field of study.

Anyone interested should visit the website howardbeachkiwanis.org.

All scholarship applications must be postmarked by May 31. Q

As we approach signifi cant holy days, I wish you a Joyous, Blessed Easter and a Happy Passover.

BP announces community board appointments

Find out who will represent your neighborhood this term

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Borough President Donovan Richards unveiled the 2023 class of community board appointees this week, each of whom will serve a two-year term starting this month.

With 116 of the 366 appointees being new members, half of this year’s picks are under the age of 45, he said .

“The historic 2023 class of community board appointees represent the best of Queens,” Richards said in a statement. “I’m immensely confident in this diverse, dedicated and determined group of public servants and I look forward to the great work they will do on behalf of their neighborhoods over the course of their term.”

Since board members may reapply every other year, this list represents only the half who were selected this year.

Community Board 1 (Astoria, Old Astoria, Long Island City, Queensbridge, Ditmars, Ravenswood, Steinway, Garden Bay, Woodside): George Alexiou, Ann Bruno, Jean Marie D’Alleva, Antonella Di Saverio, Katie Ellman, Elizabeth Erion, Dean Feratovic, Frank Fredericks, Christopher Hanway, Brian Hunt, Cristina Lastres, Diana Limongi, Ethan Lowens, Athanasios Magoutas, Jeffrey Martin, Brian Martinez, Doreen Mohammed, Stella Nicolaou, Dino Panagoulias, Margot Riphagen, Marisela Santos, Dominic Stiller, Thomas Wright and Rosemary Yelton.

Community Board 2 (Maspeth, Sunnyside, Woodside, Long Island City): Nellie Afshar, Anatole Ashraf, Ann Marie Baranowski, Kat Bloomfield, Danielle Brecker, Carlos Castell Croke, Warren Davis, Somnath Ghimire, Rosamond Gianutsos, Camille Gray, Mohammed Hossen, Christine Hunter, Lelin Kandel, Badrun Khan, Diana Kichler, Prameet Kumar, Eric Narburgh, Zeeshan Ott, Oumaya Saab, Laura Shepard, Mary Torres, Leticia Vasquez and Kalsang Yangtso.

Community Board 3 (Jackson Heights, North Corona, East Elmhurst): Bill Bruno, Elba Buendia, Muquith Abdul Choudhury, Marjorie Clarke Woolridge, Shiv Dass, Michael De Valera, Renetta English, Ulrick Gedeon, Kara Heffernan, Larinda Hooks, Abdur Howlander, Shyam Karki, Edward

Kiernan, Lisa Mesulam, Laverne Nimmons, Nuala O’Doherty-Naranjo, Fausto Rodriguez, Tammy Rose, Lobsang Salaka, Gisele Santana, Dawn Siff, Fahad Solaiman, Marlene Tapper, Frank Taylor, Arthur Teiler, Hamlett Wallace and Edwin Westley.

Community Board 4 (Elmhurst, Corona, Corona Heights): Jonathan Anzalone, Isaac Carmignani, Lynda Coral, Michelle Dunston, Aridia Espinal, Leeanne G-Bowley, Marialena Giampino, Lara Gregory, Alexander Huaylinos, Vincent Laucella, Myrna Littlewort, Sylvia Martin, Rovenia McGowan, Jose Morillo, Edgar Moya, Ruby Muhammad, Sandra Munoz, Georgina Oliver, G. Athena Oliver, Ramon Pimentel, Lindsay Quartini, Mildred Ramirez, Ashley Reed, Cristian Romero, Clara Salas, Delia Sebastian-Cecilio, Meenu Singh, Anthony Szeto and Minwen Yang.

Community Board 5 (Ridgewood, Maspeth, Glendale, Middle Village, South Elmhurst): Vincent Arcuri, Carol Benovic-Bradley, Jessica Boiardi, Michael Byc, Rachel Caracci, Maritza Carmona, Ethan Chan, Deepak Chaudhari, Walter Clayton Jr., Salvatore Crifasi, Daniel DeBrucker, Derek Evers, Steven Fiedler, Dorie Figliola, Paul Kerzner, Maryann Lattanzio, Diego Leclery, Edward Lettau, Katherine Masi, April Narsasian, Donald Passantino, Kenneth Rehberger, Theodore Renz, Lee Rottenberg, Walter Sanchez, Lily Scarabino, Toby Sheppard Bloch, Katarzyna Syta, Gyanal Thapa, Barbara Toscano, Patrick Trinchese, MaryAnna Zero and Brandon Zwagerman.

Community Board 6 (Forest Hills, Rego Park): Michael Arcati, David Aronov, Salua Baida, Kavish Batra, Peter Beadle, Heather Beers-Dimitriadis, Miriam Berfas, Howard Birnbaum, Danny Bowens, Heidi Chain, Gina Chen, Latrice Davis, Keith Engel, Vallon Ellison, Matt Fernandez Konigsberg, Giovanni Gioia, Bruce Grossberg, Marcelle LashleyKabore, Jack Medina, Renee Mehrra, Steven Metz, Patricia Morgan, Elizabeth Newtown, Gladys Sandoval, Matthew Salton, David Schantz, Martha Tucker, Edwin Wong, Ephraim Zakry and Katherine Zapata.

Community Board 7 (Flushing, College Point, Whitestone, Bay Terrace, Malba, Beechhurst, Bayside, Queensboro Hill, Willets

Point): James Cervino, Kaily Cheng, Kim Cody, Arlene Fleishman, Richard Forman, Vincent Gianelli, Cody Herrmann, Phil Konigsberg, Wensong Li, Wendy Louie, Frank Macchio, Richard McEachern, Selma Moses, Sergio Nicolich, Terrence Park, Frank Quatela, Kris Ram, Joshua Sussman, Joseph Sweeney, Peter Tu, Harpreet Wahan, Maggie Wong, Ruoruo (Lulu) Yang, Linna Yu and Lei Zhao.

Community Board 8 (Kew Gardens Hills, Utopia, Fresh Meadows, Hillcrest, Briarwood, Jamaica Hills Jamaica Estates, Holliswood, Flushing South): Michael Athy, Jenna Citron Schwab, Edward Chung, John Gebhard, Ashan Habib, Meshulam Lisker, Mary Maggio, Tobias Paris, Simon Pelman, Wendy Phaff Gennaro, Mohammad Rahman, Deepti Sharma, Douglas Sherman, Penny Stern, Martha Taylor, Mayer Waxman and Jacob Weinberg.

Community Board 9 (Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Kew Gardens, Ozone Park): Marla Abarca, Faiuze Ali, Juan Batista II, Kirpal Billing, Zoila Bofill, John Carter, Andrea Crawford, Ruben Cruz, Joan DeCamp, Warlito Deleon, Stephen Forte, Albert Gamarra, Daniel Grieve, Sylvia Hack, Reaz Khan, Nina Kulkarni, Kevin O’Leary, Tiffanie Placeres, Daniel Pollack, Diannedrea Ramoutar, Cristal Rivera, Mohamed Safie, Maharani Singh, Matthew Singh, Raghbir Singh, J. Richard Smith, Victor Starsky, Esta-Joy Sydell, Andrew Taranto, Marie Turley and Seth Welins.

Community Board 10 (Ozone Park, South Ozone Park, Howard Beach, South Richmond Hill): Natalie Bissoon, Elizabeth Braton, John Calcagnile, Emily Cheng, Marie Cherenfant, Rosemary Ciulla-Frisone, Amanda Deebrah, Anthony Gellineau, Roger Gendron, Bihari Lall, Nazneen Latchana, Kailash Ludhiana, Ashford Maharaj, Ruben Martinez, Stacy Mohammed, Angelica Nocerino, Pasquale Nostromo, Silvestro Pace, Rusat Ramgopal, Bhola Ramsundar, Kevin Roan, George Russo, Gemma Singh, Isabel Van Putten and Darryl Wesby.

Community Board 11 (Bayside, Auburndale, Oakland Gardens, Little Neck, Douglaston, East Flushing, Hollis Hills): Michael Budabin McQuown, Jessica Burke, Susan Cerezo, Carmen Collado, Paul DiBenedetto, Henry Euler, Mario Ferazzoli, Elias Fillas, Jack Fried, Michael Golia, Tim Hao, Travis Kessel, Jena Lanzetta, Robert Liatto, Mathew Mamak, Fluer Martino, George Mihaltses, Eileen Miller, Akshar

Patel, Ann Puckett, Megan Rua, Ralph Ruiz, Seihee Ryu, Christina Scherer, Benjamin Turner, David White and Fern Zimbalist.

Community Board 12 (Jamaica, South Jamaica, Hollis, St. Albans, South Ozone Park, Addesleigh Park, Springfield Gardens): Alam Ahnaf, Mohammed Ali, Angela Allen, Wanda Best, Rene Cheatham Hill, Vishal Hardowar, Jolander Headley, Celeste James, Clementine James, Al-Hassan Kanu, Bilal Karriem, Dawn Kelly, Latoya LeGrand, AbdusSalaam Musa, Donald Murphy,

Shah Nawaz, Krystal Roberts, Sharon Sweeting Lindsey and Carlene Thorbs.

Community Board 13 (Queens Village, Glen Oaks, New Hyde Park, Bellerose, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Rosedale, Floral Park, Springfield Gardens, Bellaire): Maximus Barton, Bryan Block, Kyle Bragg, Barbara Clements, Bobbie Cole, Sylvia Cothia, Marissa Cronin, Tanya Cruz, Delroy Dawkins, Bess DeBetham, James Delaney, Stephanie Delia, Richard Hellenbrecht, Fay Hill, Violet Huie, Mohamood Ishmael, Rhonda Kontner, Curlene Nelson, Marcia O’Brien, Lenroy Pascall, Latchman Persaud, Sandra Persaud, Ronald Summers, Steven Taylor, Lourdes Villanueva Hartrick, Pritpal Walia and Jackie Wilson.

Community Board 14 (Rockaway Point, Breezy Point, Roxbury, Neponsit, Belle Harbor, Rockaway Park, Seaside, Broad Channel, Hammels, Sommerville, Edgemere, Arverne, Bayswater, Wavecrest, Far Rockaway, Rockaway Beach): Danielle Barker, Ebony Beaty, Lailah Boyd, Natasha Carter, Kimberly Comes, John Cori, Gerald David, Rose Marie Duggan Gulston, Iona Folkes, Jeanette Garramone, Chamaine Gibbs, Eugenia Gibson, Yitzchok Goldstone, Shanell Harper, Samuel Jaroslawicz, Alison Kase, Paul King, Richard Knott, Damra Lee, Denise Lopresti, Lintia Lyons, Jonathan Mack, Nancy Martinez, John McCambridge, Nyjeri Norman, Isaac Parsee, David RoodOjalvo, Colin Smith and Karen Sloan Payne. Q

Borough President Donovan Richards announced his new appointments to Queens’ community boards this week. The panels hold monthly meetings, as seen above at CB 9, taking up issues ranging from traffic concerns to new school sites to liquor licenses.

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by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

To raise awareness about gender-based violence this Ramadan, the South Queens Women’s March, an advocacy group, will host the Clothesline Project this Friday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the eve of the anniversary of the opening its office, which is located at 130-01 Liberty Ave. in South Richmond Hill.

The Clothesline Project is a visual display of shirts with graphic messages and illustrations designed by survivors of violence or by someone who knows a person who has been a victim of violence, according to Aminta Kilawan-Narine, the founder of the SQWM.

“South Queens Women’s March was specifically founded to address gender-based violence in our community and that includes sexual assault,” Kilawan-Narine told the Chronicle. “We are thankful to have a physi-

cal space to uplift this important issue. At the event, we’ll be writing messages on paper T-shirts.”

The SQWM is using the paper shirts for the event to be sustainable with its program.

“These will create a pop-up exhibit hanging on a clothesline in our office,” KilawanNarine said. “We will also be creating selfcare kits as gifts to Muslim women survivors in New York City for the upcoming Eid holiday.”

Ramadan, the monthlong Muslim holiday observed by fasting during the daylight hours, started March 22 this year and concludes with Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Sweets, on April 21.

“We’re asking South Queens women, girls and gender-expansive folks to join us on April 7,” said the SQWM founder.

The event will be held at the SQWM office, where refreshments will be served. Q

The South Queens Women’s March will have a pop-up visual display, similar to this previous one, at its South Richmond Hill office from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday to raise awareness about gender-based violence, including sexual assault. PHOTO COURTESY SOUTH QUEENS WOMEN’S MARCH

Fun and effective outdoor exercises for seniors

Seniors can consider these three fun activities and others as they answer the call of the great outdoors. Walking, cycling and hiking offer a great reason to get out of the house and reap the health-related benefits of spending time outside.

The benefits of spending time in the great outdoors are significant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, spending time outdoors may improve mental health and help to reduce stress, and the vitamin D the body absorbs while outside can have a positive effect on blood cells and the immune system.

Seniors can benefit from the great outdoors as much as anyone. Vitamin D helps the body absorb calcium, which strengthens bones. That’s especially beneficial for seniors, as the National Council on Aging notes that bone density often decreases after age 50, which can increase the risk of fractures.

That’s especially so in women over the age of 50, as a 2021 report from Amgen, Inc., indicated women can lose up to 20 percent of their bone density within five to seven years of menopause.

Spending time in the great outdoors also provides a social benefit, encouraging individuals from all walks of life, including seniors, to get out of their homes and spend time with other people.

With so much to gain from spending time outside, seniors can consider these three outdoor exercises as they seek to maintain or improve their overall health.

1. Walking: Walking is free and effective. In fact, WebMD notes that a brisk 30-minute walk can improve blood flow, contribute to a stronger heart, strengthen bones and even help people sleep better at night. In addition, a 2022 study published in the journal JAMA Neurology found that people between the ages of 40 and 79 who walked about 9,800 steps per day were 51 percent less likely to develop dementia than people who didn’t walk much at all.

2. Cycling: Riding a bike is both fun and a great form of outdoor exercise. Though many studies regarding the health effects of cycling have looked at the value of riding a bike to work, a scenario that does not apply to retirees, the results of such studies still offer insight into just how valuable it can be to ride a bike. For example, a 2020 study published in the journal The Lancet found that people who cycled to wor k were 24 percent less likely to die of heart disease and 11 percent less likely to develop cancer. Seniors, whether they are still working or retired, can incorporate cycling into their daily routines and enjoy all the fun and health benefits that riding a bike provides.

3. Hiking: Hiking is a bit more strenuous than walking, particularly when individuals choose to traverse steep and/or rocky terrain. WebMD notes that hiking after age 60 can help people reduce their risk of falls and fractures; lower their risk for a host of ailments, including coronary heart disease, colon cancer and diabetes; reduce blood pressure, even in adults who have already been diagnosed with hypertension; and maintain healthy bones and joints. Hiking is not a one-size-fits-all activity, so seniors, especially those who would characterize themselves as novice hikers, are urged to speak with their physicians prior to hiking trails that are not flat.

Seniors can consider these three fun activities and others as they answer the call of the great outdoors. Walking, cycling and hiking offer a great reason to get out of the house and reap the health-related benefits of spending time outside.

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How we protect you from misleading advertising and communications

by Nilsa Henriquez

Social Security works with the Office of the Inspector General to protect you from scams that use Social Security as bait. Section 1140 of the Social Security Act allows the OIG to impose severe penalties against anyone who engages in misleading Social Security-related advertising or imposter communications. You can review Section 1140 at ssa.gov/OP_ Home/ssact/title11/1140.htm.

For example, the OIG may impose a penalty against anyone who:

• mails misleading solicitations that appear to be from or authorized by Social Security;

• operates an imposter internet website or social media account designed to look like it belongs to or is authorized by Social Security;

• ends emails or text messages or makes telephone calls claiming to be from Social Security;

• sells Social Security’s free forms, applications and publications without our written approval; and

• charges a fee for a service that Social Security provides free of charge without providing a clearly visible notice that Social Security provides the service for free.

If you receive a misleading or suspicious Social Securit y-related advertise-

ment or imposter communication, please let us know immediately. Try to capture as much information about the communication as you can.

Here’s what you can do:

• for suspicious websites or social media accounts, please take a screen-

shot of the page; please note the website address or social media link – and how you came across it;

• for emails and text messages, please capture the entire message and any message links;

• for U.S. mail solicitations , please

retain the complete communication, including the outside envelope and all inserts; and

• for telephone solicitations, please note the caller identification phone number and any company name or call back number that the caller or recorded message provides.

You can help us stop misleading advertising and communications. We encourage you to report potential scams to the OIG at oig.ssa.gov. You can also call our fraud hotline at (800) 269-0271 or send an email to OIG.1140@ssa.gov.

This information will help the OIG locate the source of the suspicious solicitation or communication. You can also check out our publication, What You Need to Know About Misleading Advertising, at ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10005.pdf.

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Nilsa Henriquez is a Social Security Public Affairs Specialist located i n Queens.

Station upgrades now arriving

Three J train stops on MTA’s list of 13 renovations

Five Queens subway stations and one just over the Brooklyn border used frequently by Queens residents are on a list of 13 stations that soon will begin renovations.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority, in a press release, said the new additions will give the agency 34 stations that will have completed renovations by the end of June, with the goal of modernizing 50 by the end of the year.

The stations in Queens and of interest to Queens residents include:

• the F train station at 21st StreetQueensbridge in Long Island City;

• the J train stations at Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue and Jamaica CenterParson/Archer in Jamaica;

• the J station at Jamaica Avenue and 121st Street in Richmond Hill;

• the Far Rockaway/Mott Avenue A train station; and

• the Myrtle Avenue/Wyckoff Avenue M station in Brooklyn.

“Station appearance and cleanliness is something our customers care about and one of the ways that we can improve the customer experience instantly with a fresh look and feel,” said NYC Transit President Richard Davey in the MTA. “This next batch of station upgrades builds on our ‘Faster, Cleaner, and Safer’ Plan, as we

ambitiously work to improve the travel experience as efficiently as possible, one station at a time.”

“New Yorkers deserve a clean, modern

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to give drivers suspected of driving while high like those used for drunk or alcoholimpaired drivers.

transit system,” said Councilwoman Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton), who chairs the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. “I appreciate President Davey’s commitment to the rider experience, especially in underserved corners of our transit network like Far Rockaway. I look forward to continued investment by the MTA in the quality and cleanliness of our stations.”

“Constituents that rely heavily on public transit deserve the renewal this will bring the subway,” said Assembly Member Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens).

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Woodhaven) was particularly pleased with the 121st Street upgrades.

“The station is slated to receive a major facelift including a deep cleaning, the installation of enhanced lighting to increase customer safety, and more upgrades to increase customer satisfaction,” he said. “I believe our commuters deserve a cleaner, safer and more accessible public transportation system.

Borough President Donovan Richards said he doesn’t want it stopping here.

“I look forward to additional stations across the borough receiving these muchneeded maintenance upgrades in the months to come,” he said. Q

Katz said she opposed the community jail slated for Kew Gardens, one of four planned as replacements for Rikers Island, as borough president. She is unsure if the city can meet its 2027 deadline for closing Rikers. And if the city has 5,000 inmates for about 3,300 community jail slots?

“We’re in trouble.”

Four years ago, Katz won a nail-biter primary against now-Councilwoman Tiffany Cabán (D-Astoria), who ran to her left. Grasso is running to her right.

“It’s interesting to me how people are talking about how far the pendulum has swung,” Katz said. “My pendulum never swung. I’ve been very balanced.”

Katz said her knowledge of the community built up over the years and ongoing outreach make the office stronger.

“I think it’s important that the district attorney knows the community,” she said.

“ ... Law enforcement needs the trust of the community. More cases are brought to me from the community because of the trust that has been built up. It is a priceless commodity to have the trust of the community in law enforcement. Witnesses come forward. Victims come forward. People are safer because of it.” Q

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has added three J train stations for major refurbishment in 2023.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE

The view from below

by Jordana Landres

Sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s “Subscapes” affirms the lower level spaces around chairs and tables as a mystical zone where often-hidden structures and unseen forces converge to provide information about the landscape beneath the landscape

Lying down on the floor of your house instead of sitting upright in a chair causes ceilings to recede. Things in your line of vision in one position slip out of sight. What you sit on to look at things can become part of the scenery you’re looking at.

“Noguchi Subscapes” is located on the eponymous Long Island City museum’s upper level and contains about 40 installations, combining work and photographs from the museum’s collection with the artist’s archives. The exhibit runs through Sept. 3.

Noguchi worked with mid-century designer and publisher George Nelson, who wrote an essay describing the “shock that comes with seeing familiar objects from a strange point of view,” after falling off a couch. As a result, he became inadvertently aware of the creative opportunities normally unconsidered areas, objects and spaces around tables and chairs presented.

Nelson called it a “zone of nearly total invisibility.” The objects’ low height

Noguchi’s ‘Subscapes’ exhibit takes a new perspective

made them challenging to capture from beneath.

The iconic freeform glass-topped curved-wood coffee table Noguchi designed for Herman Miller in 1944 showcased foundational, constructional elements of the table as visible aesthetic features. Displayed above eye level, the table evokes the feeling of being a child again, providing the altered perspective of looking up at what we normally stand above, as shown in Life magazine in 1948.

This was an especially profound victory for Noguchi as he had earlier discovered a company he’d pitched an earlier table design to was running an ad selling the mass-produced piece and refusing to pay him for it. He was in a U.S. Japanese detention camp he had voluntarily entered at the time, though he was exempt, to work with the government to improve camp conditions.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX NO. 713526/2020

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property Mortgaged Premises: 130-21 147TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11436 Block: 12110, Lot: 24 & 25 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE FOR JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF POPULAR ABS, INC. MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-C, Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specifi c lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SYLVIA SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; DARNELL SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; KENNY SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; CAROLYN SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; KAYLA SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; LISA SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; KELLY SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; JAHIHYME SINCLAIR AKA J.R.S., AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; MALCOLM BOYD, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; LAI-SHEK SINCLAIR, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR, if living, and if she/ he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specifi c lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; DOMINIQUE BOYD, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY SINCLAIR A/K/A DOROTHY E. SINCLAIR; ATLANTIC CREDIT & FINANCE INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A.; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; SHATASIA BROWN, “JOHN DOE #2” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last eleven names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a defi ciency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $247,000.00 and interest, recorded on December 17, 2004, in CRFN 2004000777162, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 130-21 147TH STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11436. The relief sought in the within action is a fi nal judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING

A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING

THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 15, 2023 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE

PARTNERS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, Matthew Rothstein, Esq., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310 Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Gilberto Valle III had a taste for Middle Village

by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Gilberto Valle II married Elizabeth Lopez in 1983. Their son Gilberto III was born April 14, 1984, in Queens.

His parents were always either fighting or not talking, according to his book. His father always had two television sets on together. One had the Yankee game and the other was the Mets. In 1989, at age 5, his parents split up. He lived at 85-25 60 Drive in Middle Village.

He loved baseball and otherwise had a normal childhood. He graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School in Briarwood and went on to University of Maryland, graduating with a degree in psychology in 2006. Later that year he was appointed to the New York City Police Department.

He met Kathleen Mangan on OK Cupid. According to ancestry.com they were married on June 19, 2012. Their daughter was born later that year.

They lived comfortably in an apartment in Forest Hills. Suddenly his wife discovered his twisted fantasy posts on a website about cannibalism, earning him the tab-

The childhood home of “Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle III, at 85-25 60 Drive in Middle Village, as it looks today.

loid nickname “Cannibal Cop.” She promptly had him arrested on Oct. 25 2012, and divorced him in Carson City, Nev., on Sept. 10, 2013.

He was convicted and spent seven months in solitary confinement and 21 months overall. The case later was overturned and he was released. He became a novelist and she moved to Nevada. Q

The Queens Center of the Arts hosts Black film fest

ambassador and will be sitting in on the filmmakers’ panel on April 15 along with five other expected filmmakers.

The showcase of Black auteurs features people from all over the world.

“We have films from Italy, Ghana, Canada, Iran and of course people throughout the United States from nine states,” she said. “We have a documentary about Black cowboys, we have comedies and drama.”

Many of the music videos feature socially conscious hip-hop artists and the animated shows depict adult themes, said Whaley.

“One of the pilot episodes is for a period piece,” she added. “It takes place in the Edwardian era. This is the one from Canada!”

The film festival will be held at 153-10 Jamaica Ave. in Jamaica. People can get tickets at eventbrite.com.

by Naeisha Rose associate editor

The Queens Underground International Black History Month Film Festival is back and it will be a red carpet affair, according to Adrienne Whaley, the executive director of the Queens Center of the Arts, the nonprofit arts group hosting the event April 14 and 15 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Jamaica Performing Arts Center.

The festival will screen shorts, television episodes, music videos, movies, poetry videos and animation, according to Whaley.

“This year we have a celebrity actor coming from Detroit to be a guest at the film festival for both days,” Whaley told the Queens Chronicle.

Actor, director and producer Kaamel Diezel Hasaun has over 40 credits to his name and will serve as the festival’s

“This is going to be a wonderful red carpet experience with movies, videos and episodes from all over the world featuring the past, present and future,” Whaley added about the 40 projects. “Many filmmakers, cast and crew will be in attendance. Expect to have a lot of fun, food and products from local vendors. This is a wonderful way to support independent artists.” Q

Actor, director and producer Kaamel Hasaun, top, will be the festival ambassador and serve on a filmmakers’ panel. The 40 projects include shorts, music videos, poetry videos, episodic television and animated films such as “Black History Man,” above, by Raymond Philip Lambert.

On the ground, floor, amid Noguchi’s metaphor

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Rounding out “Subscapes” are pieces that seem to bend the laws of weight-bearing capacity. A heavy millstone with curved stone edges appears to float atop a slender wooden pedestal (“Variation on a Millstone #2,” 1962). “Zig-Zag Table” (1984), rendered in hot-dipped galvanized steel, has a distinctive, folding, narrowed then flared durable shape that carves itself into space while giving it extra strength.

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Noguchi delighted in his sculpture function in theatrical performances. For the Balanchine-choreographed ballet “Orpheus,” he designed sets and costumes (“Sets for Orpheus,” 1948). He also infused visual motion into structural stillness. In “Nightwind” (1970), a piece of the block twists gently upward at the top at one side, as if tugged by a breeze. “Downward Pulling #2” (1972) and the limblike interlocking components of “Seed” embody a similar effect.

Noguchi considered the floor a sacred space (“Infant” (1971) and “Origin” (19678)). He said: “Ultimately, the floor as a metaphor for earth is the basic base beyond all others. Gravity holds us there. The floor is our platform of humanity, as the Japanese well know. The floor in its entirety graces all who enter. They partake in the experience of being sculpture.” Q

Clockwise from top, “Zig-Zag Table,” “Sets for Orpheus,” “Variation on a Millstone #2” and visitors to the exhibit. On the cover: Rocky Stensrud Jr. playing under “Coffee Table,” from Life magazine, Oct. 18, 1948.

PHOTOS BY JORDANA LANDRES AND, COVER, JOSEPH SCHERSCHEL

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“Chauteau Laurier” is one of 40 works to be shown at the Queens Underground International Black History Month Film Festival returning this month in Jamaica. PHOTOS COURTESY QCA

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SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the Place of Trial Designation of Venue is based upon the situs of the Subject Property Subject Property: 129-34 155th Street a/k/a 12934 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434. U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 Mortgage PassThrough Certifi cates, Series 2005-FRE1, Plaintiff, -against- Ann Marie Hurgus a/k/a Ann Marie A. Hurgus, if she be living or if she be dead, her spouses, devisees, distributees and successors in interest, all of whom and whose names and places of residence are unknown to Plaintiff; City of New York Environmental Control Board; City of New York Parking Violations Bureau; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated November 1, 2005 MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2005-FRE1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi cates, Series 2005FRE1; State of New York “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fi ctitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the Subject Property described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until sixty (60) days after the service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Tracy Catapano-Fox, a Justice of the Supreme Court, Queens County, entered March 8, 2023 and fi led with the complaint and other papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Offi ce. THE OBJECT OF THE ACTION is to foreclose a mortgage recorded on August 22, 2005 at CRFN 2005000469726, in the Public Records of the County of Queens, State of New York, covering premises known as 129-34 155th Street a/k/a 12934 155th Street, Jamaica, NY 11434 a/k/a Block 12259, Lot 57, part of Old Lot 54. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who fi led this foreclosure proceeding against you and fi ling the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to the mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: July 22, 2022 Rochester, NY, LOGS Legal Group LLP By: Frank M. Cassara, Esq., Attorney for Plaintiff, 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624 Telephone: (585) 247-9000#100251

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY,

FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS CERTIFICATE TRUSTEE OF BOSCO CREDIT II

TRUST SERIES 2010-1, Plaintiff, Against PRADIP SAHA, ET AL.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 05/23/2022, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the Courthouse steps of the Queens Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY on 4/28/2023 at 12:00PM, premises known as 90-34 191st Street, Hollis, NY 11423, And Described As

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME

COURT - COUNTY OF QUEENS DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION TRUST SERIES

2006-A9CB MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-I, Plaintiff, Against CAROLYNN CITRIN, ET AL.

Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale, duly entered 11/23/2022, I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction, on the Courthouse steps of the Queens Supreme Court located at 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY, on 4/14/2023 at 11:00AM, premises known as 77-13 Ditmars Blvd., Unit 1 a/k/a Unit A-1, East Elmhurst, New York 11370, And Described As Follows: ALL that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Unit Known As Apartment No. A-1 In The Building Known As And By The Street Number, 77-13 Ditmars Boulevard, Jackson Hts., In The Borough And County Of Queens, City And State Of New York. Together with an undivided .1384 percent interest appurtenant to the apartment unit in common elements of the property (herein after called the “common elements”). Block 973 Lot 1009 The approximate amount of the current Judgment lien is $471,240.48 plus interest and costs. The Premises will be sold subject to provisions of the aforesaid Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale; Index #710963/2015 Stephanie S. Goldstone, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, 10 Midland Avenue, Suite 205, Port Chester, NY 10573

Dated: 12/5/2022 File Number: 14-308671 LD

Notice of Formation of Downstate Adult Health NP, PLLC. Art. of Org. fi led Sec’y of State (SSNY) 3/2/23. Offi ce location: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1836 Norman Street, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: practice the profession of nurse practitioner in adult health.

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P., Plaintiff against MICHAEL WILLIAMS, et al Defendant(s)

Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered June 6, 2022, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at steps of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435 on April 14, 2023 at 11:45 AM. Premises known as 133-14 146th Street, Jamaica, NY 11436. Block 12091 Lot 7. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens, City and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $559,996.46 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index No 706699/2021. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 11th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Referee will only accept a certified bank check made payable to the referee. Joseph Defelice, Esq., Referee 3000-000376

Notice of Formation of HATS, HORSES AND HOLLYWOOD

LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/09/23.

Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to c/o Law Offi ces of Anthony S. Cannatella, 53 Orchard St., Manhasset, NY 11030.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of NEVSKY REALTY LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/31/2019. Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: OLGA SHUBINA, 88-10 34TH AVE, APT. 2E, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372.

Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE

OF SALE SUPREME COURT QUEENS COUNTY WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT

2015-13BTT, Plaintiff against RASEL PETTER, et al

Defendant(s) Attorney for Plaintiff(s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523.

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered October 31, 2019, I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at steps of Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11435 on April 28, 2023 at 10:15 AM. Premises known as 99-23 215th Street, Queens Village, NY 11429. Block 11089

Lot 7. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Fourth Ward of the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $512,495.47 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index No 710013/2018. Cash will not be accepted at the sale. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with 11th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies and foreclosure auction rules. The Referee shall enforce any rules in place regarding facial coverings and social distancing. Referee will only accept a certifi ed bank check made payable to the referee. Janet L. Brown, Esq., Referee 2296-001049

Notice of Formation of Soho City LLC. Articles of Org. fi led with Sec’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 9/27/16. Offi ce location is Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 10712 90th St, Ozone Park NY 11417. Purpose: any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of United 45 Holding LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/08/2023. Offi ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: TSZ

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Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Legal Notices Legal Notices

The New York City Board of Standards and Appeals has scheduled a virtual or hybrid public hearing on the following application on April 24th or April 25th, 2023: BSA Cal. No. 2022-81-BZ Premises: 204-34 45th Drive, Queens - Block 7303, Lot 18 Variance (§72-21) to permit the construction of a cellar and two-story, one-family residential building that does not provide a required front yard pursuant to ZR § 23-45. R3-1 zoning district. Applicant: Rothkrug Rothkrug & Spector LLP. An agenda listing the specific session (including the final date and time) with call-in details will be posted as an announcement on the front page of the Board’s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa) the Friday before. The public hearing will be livestreamed on the Board’s website and on YouTube. Interested persons or associations may watch online and call in to present testimony during the public hearing. Please see the Board’s Virtual Hearing Guides located at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/bsa/ public-hearings/public-hearings.page However, the Board may determine that it must conduct the public hearing as a “hybrid,” during which the Commissioners will meet in person at the Board’s office in Manhattan and also appear virtually on live streamed YouTube and on an interactive Zoom Webinar. In the event of a “hybrid” hearing, applicants and the public may attend in person or participate remotely by calling into the Zoom Webinar and watching the YouTube livestream. The in-person portion of the hearing will take place at 22 Reade Street, 1st Floor, Spector Hall, New York, NY 10007. Anyone wishing to attend the hearing in person must present identification and go through a security checkpoint upon arrival into the building. Details for the hearing and whether it will be conducted as a hybrid will be posted on the Board’s website the Friday before the hearing. If the hearing is announced as a hybrid, in the interest of accommodating social distancing with limited seating capacity and to address ongoing health concerns, members of the public are strongly encouraged to participate in the hearing remotely. You may submit a written statement by using the “Public Comment form” on the Board’s website located at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/bsa/contact-bsa/public-comments.page For any communication, please include or refer to BSA Calendar No. 2022-81-BZ and the property address: 204-34 45th Drive, Queens - Block 7303, Lot 18. To coordinate review of the application materials, inquire about continued hearing dates and/or assistance, please contact the Board office at (212) 386-0009.

Vidya & Keran Khedna Housing LLC, Arts of Org. fi led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/13/2023. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 109-20 117th St., South Ozone Park, NY 11420. General Purpose

WCA TRADING LLC. Art. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 02/21/2023. Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of WCA TRADING LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to WCA TRADING LLC, 89-06 Springfi eld Blvd., Queens Village, NY 11427. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of AIRA ASSETS LLC. Arts. of Org. fi led with SSNY on 02/22/2023. Offi ce location: QUEENS County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 10 WEST 46TH STREET 12TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, 10036 Purpose: Any lawful activity.

AMERICAN MATERIALS RECOVERY LLC, Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on 02/15/2023. Offi ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 172-33 Douglas Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11433. Reg Agent: Joie Marie Hein, 172-33 Douglas Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11433. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2021 SC9 TITLE TRUST, Plaintiff, -againstTHE UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming, under, by or through the decedents BLOSSOM MEDLEY and BERYL BARHAM, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein; LLOYD ALLEN; FRANK ALLEN; AYESHIA HILLARD; AUDIE ROBINSON; WAYNE MEDLEY; HORTELL BARHAM; ANDREW BARHAM; DEAN O. BARHAM; STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT); CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISION; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; TIFFANY MILES; DWAIN MEDLEY; TEVIN MEDLEY; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive the names of the ten last name Defendants being fictitious, real names unknown to the Plaintiff, the parties intended being persons or corporations having an interest in, or tenants or persons in possession of, portions of the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants Index No. 719213/2019. Mortgaged Premises: 146-28 220th Street Springfield Gardens, NY 11413 Block: 13453 Lot: 116. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance upon the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the date of service or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. If you fail to so appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. THE OBJECT of the above-entitled action is to foreclose the following: (a) a mortgage bearing date December 20, 1999 given by Blossom Medley and Catris Allen (deceased) to Roslyn National Mortgage Corporation to secure the sum of $95,000.00 and recorded in Reel 5491 at Page 1 in the office of the County Clerk/ City Register of Queens County on January 28, 2000 and which mortgage was assigned to Chase Mortgage Company as evidenced by written instrument dated June 1, 2000 and recorded in Reel 5856 at Page 2008 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Queens County on April 26, 2001; and (b) a mortgage bearing date April 11, 2005 given by Blossom Medley and Catris Allen (deceased) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA to secure the sum of $4,970.74 and recorded in CRFN: 2005000283569 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Queens County on May 16, 2005; and (c) a consolidation, extension and modification agreement bearing date April 11, 2005 given by Blossom Medley and Catris Allen (deceased) to JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA and recorded in CRFN: 2005000283571 in the office of the County Clerk/City Register of Queens County on May 16, 2005 and which agreement by its terms consolidated both mortgages in (a) and (b) to form a single lien in the amount of $95,000.00 and which mortgages as consolidated were assigned to the Plaintiff herein as evidenced by written instrument dated April 1, 2019 and recorded with the Queens County Clerk/ City Register on April 9, 2019 in CRFN 2019000112349 covering the premises described as follows: 146-28 220th Street, Springfield Gardens, New York 11413. The relief sought in the within action is final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. The Plaintiff makes no personal claim against any Defendants in this action. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME

If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, Attorneys for Plaintiff.

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B SPORTS

Bring back Sat. matinees

by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

The Mets are scheduled to play the Miami Marlins at 4:10 p.m. this Saturday. This will continue a trend of all Mets home Saturday games being played either at 4:10 or 7:10 p.m. Last year, the Mets at least played their first Saturday home game at 1:10 p.m. The SNY broadcasting team voiced its approval.

I have written about this before, but clearly it bears repeating. Some of my favorite childhood memories were of my dad taking me to Shea Stadium on Saturday afternoons to see Mets games, which the home team generally lost. I am sure I speak for a lot of folks who share those pleasant recollections. The Yankees apparently understand that and continue to have 1 p.m. Saturday games.

Aside from family bonding and nostalgia, it makes sense for the Mets to have 1 p.m. Saturday games, at least in April and early May. The weather is still uncertain, and the odds are the temperatures will be warmer earlier in the afternoon than later, and certainly more pleasant than evenings.

Just as he promised to bring back Old-Timers Day, and did last summer, team owner Steve Cohen said the same about Saturday 1 p.m. games when he bought the team from the Wilpons. I hope he will keep his promise in 2024.

Mets fans had every right to search for defi-

brilators when the team announced pitcher Justin Verlander had been placed on the injured list before he even threw a single pitch in a regular season game for his new ballclub. He had been complaining of feeling strain in his pitching arm at the end of spring training. The good news is Verlander did not suffer any structural damage that would cause him to miss significant playing time the way Jacob deGrom did throughout the last two years of his Mets tenure.

Beleaguered Congressman George Santos recorded a video for social media on opening day in which he wore a Mets jersey and declared his fandom for the Amazin’s. One Twitte r respondent stated, “I never wanted someone to be a Yankees fan so much in my life!”

Former Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy is coming out of retirement to play for the Long Island Ducks of the Atlantic League. When I spoke with him at Old-Timers Day last August, Murphy said he had received his business degree from the University of Jacksonville, where he and his family reside.

I highly doubt he is trying to launch a comeback to the majors. It is a lot more pleasant to spend a summer on Long Island than in northeast Florida. I would not be surprised if Murphy is renting a house in the Hamptons since it is not a far drive to Central Islip where the Ducks play. Q

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