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Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has decided not to reappoint Dr Dr. Vincen Vincent ent nt Evangelista to Community Board 9. Evangelista led the board’s controversial district manager search committee, which came under fire from Katz.

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Bill would remove Bklyn-Qns. holiday Day would be replaced by Lunar New Year on public school calendar by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

rooklyn-Queens Day may soon become a memory if a bill, which would eliminate the holiday in exchange for Lunar New Year, by state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) is signed by Gov. Cuomo. Stavisky announced the proposed legislation on Tuesday, about a month after Mayor de Blasio announced that schools would be closed for two Muslim holidays — Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha — but failed to include the Asian celebration as a day off for the 2015-16 school year. The senator sponsored a bill that gave school districts the ability to close their doors for the two Muslim holidays, Lunar New Year and Diwali, which was signed by Gov. Cuomo in December. “I’m not saying pit one group against another,” Stavisky said in an interview with the Chronicle. “I’m just saying do it for both.” State Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Manhattan) is also sponsoring the bill to get the Asian holiday added to the school calendar. “I thank Senator Stavisky, my colleagues and the community for their efforts, and I will continue working with them until Lunar New Year is added as a school holiday,” Squadron said in a statement.

State Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky, at podium, has introduced a bill that would remove Brooklyn-Queens Day as a school holiday in exchange for Lunar New Year. She was joined by Assemblyman Ed PHOTO COURTESY NYS SENATE Braunstein, left, Assemblyman Ron Kim and Councilman Peter Koo. Brooklyn-Queens Day was originally celebrated to commemorate the founding of the Brooklyn Sunday School Union Society. The day was made an official holiday by the State Legislature in 1959 and was celebrated with a parade and a picnic, but those celebrations have largely disappeared through the years. Now, schools are largely

given the day off through a professional development day or some other professional training. “I haven’t seen a Brooklyn-Queens Day parade as far back as I can remember,” Stavisky said. “Nobody bothered to change it and it became less relevant over time.” But the senator said she does see a

demand for Asian students to be given the day off for Lunar New Year. The city excuses students who are absent that day and does not send truant officers to find them, but Stavisky said that’s not enough. “You’re not being proactive and recognizing the symbolism or the significance of the holiday,” she said. According to the Department of Education, 16 percent of the school system’s population is Asian. But the number is much larger in Stavisky’s district. “The schools are close to 80 to 85 percent Asian,” she said. Several politicians have lamented keeping the schools open for the day, saying it is a drain on DOE resources. Stavisky said an Assembly sponsor has not yet been set, but that she is reaching out to Assembly members Ron Kim (D-Flushing), Ed Braunstein (D-Bayside) and Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows), who all have a large Asian constituency. “I look forward to working with my colleagues to f ind the best solution that achieves greater equality while preserving all students’ educational experiences inside and outside of the classroom,” Rozic said in a statement. The DOE and the Mayor’s Office did not respond to requests for comment on the Q proposal by press time.

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Board member had led controversial district manager search committee by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Dr. Vincent Evangelista, who had headed Community Board 9’s district manager search committee, was not reappointed to his spot on the board by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, a Borough Hall spokeswoman confirmed on Tuesday. Evangelista was the only member who applied for reappointment but was denied the opportunity to continue to serve on the 47-member board. “Borough President Katz appreciates the service and dedication to the public’s interest rendered by the incoming and continuing members of the Q ueens Com mu n it y Boards,” the spokeswoman said in an emailed statement, providing no other information about the borough president’s decision not to reappoint Evangelista. Requests for comments from Evangelista and CB 9 Chairman Raj Rampershad were not returned by press time. A com mu nit y board member, who wished to remain anonymous, said “serving on a community board is not a birthright for anyone. Godspeed to Dr. Evangelista.” The decision not to reappoint Evangelista to CB 9 comes a little more than a month and a half after Katz urged the board to delay its vote for a district manager, citing possible concerns with the process that were

Borough President Melinda Katz has decided not to reappoint Dr. Vincent Evangelista, with mic, to Community Board 9. Evangelista led the district manager search process, which came under FILE PHOTO fire by Katz after published reports of possible concerns over the process. reported in the Queens Chronicle and other media outlets. The borough president wanted the panel to delay the vote until April, when new members would be appointed. The board voted to continue with the process and on March 3 picked Lisa Gomes, formerly the board’s assistant

district manager, to serve in the position that was held by Mary Ann Carey for three decades until her retirement last October. In a statement read to the board on the day the members voted 19-15 for the new manager, Katz called their decision to carry on with it “perplexing.”

Community board members are reappointed by borough presidents with suggestions for candidates coming from City Council members. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) did not directly comment on why he thought Evangelista, an Ozone Park resident, was not reappointed to the board, but praised the work he did while serving as a member. “Dr. Evangelista is an outstanding member of this community,” Ulrich said Tuesday of the podiatrist, adding that he had heard the news the day before. “I think he did a very good job on the community board.” Katz appointed four new members to CB 9. They are: Jan Fenster, Mohamad Islam, Harichandan Singh and Matthew Singh. Former board members David Adorno and Sam Esposito did not seek another term. Adorno, who ran against Assemblyman Michael Miller (D-Woodhaven) in the Democratic primary in 2012, said last month he’s leaving the board to dedicate more time to his start up business, a Department of Motor Vehicles concierge service. Esposito, a retired cop who is the main defendant in an alleged Social Security scam, has said he is moving out of the state. Longtime board member and political activist Harjinder Singh Duggal died in Q February.

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Ulrich, DSNY seek to clean up corridor New garbage bins seek to cut down on illegal dumping on Jamaica Avenue by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

to keep city streets clean of litter. “We really need everyone to keep New York shining,” Garcia said. One of those community leaders is Maria Thomson, executive director of the Woodhaven Business Improvement District. “She really is the person who keeps this avenue ticking,” Ulrich said of Thomson, who is also a Community Board 9 member. Thomson praised Ulrich and Garcia for their work in bringing the trash cans to areas near Woodhaven merchants. “I am so happy to get these new waste containers because this way, household garbage will not be able to be placed in the baskets,” Thomson said. Garcia, in response to a question, said her department is seeking other areas throughout the city to place the containers and that there are about 2,000 of them in inventory. “We’re planning to start rolling

Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia and Councilman Eric Ulrich unveil new garbage dispsoal bins that will be placed along Jamaica Avenue in an effort cut PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY down on illegal dumping of household garbage. these out,” she said. She added that DSNY needed to make sure it had the manpower necessary to pick up the litter placed in them. Ulrich said the containers have been placed in other parts of his

district and that they have successfully cut down on illegal dumping in the area. “We put them along 101st Avenue,” he said. “We dramatically cut down on the amount of illegal Q dumping.”

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A new city initiative seeks to make Jamaica Avenue shine. Cou ncilman Er ic Ulr ich (R-Ozone Park) and Department of Sanitation Commissioner Kathryn Garcia announced on Tuesday that 120 new garbage cans will be placed along the corridor in an effort to cut down on illegal dumping. The new containers, which will replace 120 old ones, have a smaller opening, making it harder for people to place their household garbage in there. “These will only allow for smaller pieces of litter and debris and are going to discourage illegal dumping,” Ulrich said at the corner of Woodhaven Boulevard and Jamaica Avenue. The placement of the cans will be split into two phases. The first phase will place cans along Jamaica Avenue from Forest Parkway to 97th Street. The second phase, which will begin in late summer,

will place the cans from 97th Street to 114th Street, as well as other yet-to-be determined locations across his district. According to 311 data, illegal dumping is a major problem along Jamaica Avenue. More than 30 complaints were made to the city about illegal dumping along the corridor in 2014 and seven have been made this year, the data shows. The initiative also includes $30,000 for additional pickup of garbage in the containers, Ulrich said. The councilman added that the initiative was part of a “comprehensive approach” to improving the quality of life along the major corridors in his district, which also include graffiti removal. Garcia said cutting down on illegal dumping along major business corridors is “fundamental to economic development in the community.” She also credited community and business leaders with working

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Upgrades on deck for Forest Park Sidewalk, playground repairs major part of multimillion-dollar project by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Several parts of Forest Park will undergo major renovations during the next few months after funding flooded into the city Parks Department from various agencies and officials, Parks Borough Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski told the Queens Chronicle in an interview. “Fortunately, we have an incredible amount of money from the borough president, the City Council and the Mayor’s Office,” Lewandowski said. “Elected officials realize that these are amenities that need improvement.” The multimillion-dollar projects seek to improve several sidewalks, asphalt paths and playgrounds across the 544-acre park, as well as renovating its greenhouses. During construction, parts of the park will be off-limits to nature lovers. But Lewandowski said the projects will be spread out over the course of a few months, leaving other parts of the park open. One example of that is that while work is being done on Mary Whalen Playground, located in the Woodhaven part of the park, the Joy Devoy Playground will still be open in the Forest Park area. Construction on the Mary Whalen Playground is expected to begin this summer, while the design for improvements to Joy Devoy will not be finished until August and the work will begin next year, Lewandowski said. Work on Mary Whalen will include “more engaging and contemporary play equipment” and “an additional handicap accessible entrance.” More trees will also be planted to provide more shade. That work is being funded by $1 million from Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) and $185,000 from the Mayor’s Office.

Parts of Forest Park are slated for repairs later this year in an effort to upgrade the 544-acre PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY park, the 10th largest in the city. Martin Colberg, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, said the upgrades to Mary Whalen were “much needed.” “It’s a very outdated park,” Colberg said. “Some of the rides are faded and very frail looking. It’s definitely a park that could need help.” Lewandowski also said there is a planned path from the Greenhouse Playground to the Forest Park Carousel. That will provide an additional entrance to the playground, which

can only be accessed from Woodhaven Boulevard. The work on that path is expected to begin later this spring and is being funded with $200,000 from the Mayor’s Office. Colberg also praised this project. “I think anything that can lead from one part of the park to another is great,” he said. “It will attract more people.” Right next to the playground, work will be done to reconstruct the greenhouses’ parking lot and runoff with $200,000 in funding from the Mayor’s Office.

Another $1.5 million from Queens Borough President Melinda Katz will be used to reconstruct the Palm House, the center g reen house which holds “or namental plants,” Lewandowski said. The Mayor’s Off ice has also given $250,000 to fix several sidewalks throughout the park, Lewandowski said. “There are a number of pathways in Forest Park that do need restoration,” Lewandowski said. The sidewalks on Freedom Drive, which stretches from Myrtle Avenue to Park Lane South, will be reconstructed. Work will also be done on the BrooklynQueens Bikeway’s sidewalk across the street from Oak Ridge, the park’s headquarters located on Forest Park Drive. J. Richard Smith, Community Board 9’s Parks Committee chairman, said those projects have been on the board’s wish list for a long time. “We’ve been trying to go after that for four or five years now,” he said. One of the larger projects, beginning in June, seeks to address drainage on the Kew Gardens side of the park, which will be funded by $1.35 million from Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz’s (D-Forest Hills) office and $550,000 from the borough president’s office. Lewandowski said drainage is a longstanding issue in that part of the park. “When the kids run by, there’s an area in there that has become severely compacted,” she said. The Parks Department seeks to place plant beds and permeable pavers in that area to fix those problems. They will also look to reconstruct the t-ball fields in that area, and look for other fields for children looking to play ball, Q Lewandowski said.

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Tool seeks to help homeowners avoid additional debt, foreclosure You can now see if liens on your home are at risk of being sold on the city’s annual tax lien sale day, May 15, using a free online tool that tracks properties with unpaid debts owed to the city Department of Finance. The nonprofit group NYC Neighborhoods launced the map, available at cnycn.org/taxliensale, in an effort to make sure homeowners were not caught by surprise when their property’s liens were sold. The group will also work with homeowners to come up with a plan to get rid of the debt they owe to the city. The sale of liens to third-party collection agencies can result in additional debt or foreclosure for families who have not paid property taxes, water bills or other dues to the DOF, officials from NYC Neighborhoods said in a release.

“The Center for NYC Neighborhoods is dedicated to preserving and protecting affordable homeownership,” the group’s Executive Director Christie Peale said. “Our tracker allows community members and stakeholders to see the number of homes with tax liens in their neighborhood, bringing awareness to the issue and helping them mobilize and alert their neighbors of their options — payment plans, special exemptions, and more — before the sale.” According to the map, there are 1,203 houses with liens at risk of being sold in Jamaica, 728 in Queens Village and 478 in the Rockaways. The tool received the support of several city officials, including Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton). “As affordable housing becomes an

increasingly scarce commodity for many New Yorkers, it is encouraging that resources are readily available to help hardworking families remain in their homes,” Richards said in a statement issued by the group. “The tax lien tracker offers invaluable insight into the financial difficulties that lower density communities may be facing while coupling the data with invaluable information and support.” Sonia Alleyen, a press officer with the DOF, said in a statement issued by the group, “We are encouraged by the efforts of the tracker, which may help to reduce Q the number of liens being sold.”

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Don’t dumb down teacher tests over racial results

ere we go again. Another test for important public employment on which black and Hispanic applicants don’t do as well on the whole as whites. And another federal judge who believes discrimination is likely the cause, and will probably order so–called remedies that will result in less-qualified applicants getting jobs and taxpayers getting the bill. Last time it was the Fire Department whose entrance exam was judged too difficult for many minorities, resulting in a costly federal lawsuit, a years-long waiting game for qualified applicants and a $98 million settlement over false allegations of purposeful discrimination. This time, not enough minority applicants are passing the written exam to become — brace yourself — teachers! That’s right. We’re going to have to dumb down the state test given to prospective teachers. Just when you thought public officials led by Gov. Cuomo and private-sector innovators led by charter school queen Eva Moskowitz were winning the war against educational mediocrity, along comes a federal judge to throw a wrench in the works and make it so our children have a better chance of being taught by a teacher who can’t pass his or her own test.

The jurist is U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood of Manhattan and the case is Gulino v. The Board of Education of the City of New York and the New York State Education Department. It’s brought to you by the Center for Constitutional Rights, the same group that sued the city over the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice, resulting in the forced hiring of two dozen unnecessary bureaucrats costing the city $3 million a year, so far, and a rise in gun violence. Thanks, guys. Actually, thanks go to The New York Times for detailing the idiocy of Gulino v. BOE and SED on Wednesday. Filed in 1996, it’s another one of those cases that gets heard for decades as the judge rewrites law as she sees fit. Three years ago, Wood ruled that the teachers’ exam used until 2004 was discriminatory. She’s expected to rule soon on whether its replacement, used from 2004-13, is also. And now she’s making the first inquiries about the test in place from 2013 until now, setting up another costly ruling. The city is going to have to pay so-called back wages to thousands of teachers who didn’t make the cut as full-timers due to the old test. And if Wood keeps it up, it will have to do the same on the other two exams as well.

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Does it ever end? No, not until the racial makeup of the education profession matches exactly the general population. That’s the result of the misguided idea that “disparate impact” on a given racial group is proof of discrimination. Racism remains a problem, make no mistake. Just look at the heinous, utterly indefensible shooting last Saturday of a black man by a white cop in South Carolina. That was no Michael Brown incident. That was an obvious murder, and that’s why the now ex-cop faces that charge. That’s real racism. The fact that fewer black and Hispanic applicants pass state teacher-certification tests is not. It’s just another reflection of the fact that members of those groups aren’t getting as good an education, on the whole, as are whites and Asians, whatever the reason. What, do you think the test is full of questions on country music and ice hockey and none on rap and basketball? It’s not. The discrimination claim is absurd and should be thrown out, though it won’t be. What all parents want is the best teachers for their children, without regard to race. Content of character, not color of skin, as the Rev. King said. And in this case knowledge of the material to be taught to the next generation. That’s all that should matter.

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She saw-whet standing there Dear Editor: The owl that Marilyn Demino photog raphed is a nor ther n saw-whet owl (“Who’haven, April 2, multiple editions). It most likely resides in Forest Park as the species favors pine woodlands. This was a very exciting sighting as the bird is generally elusive. Thank you to Ms. Demino for sharing it with your readers. Christina Wilkinson Ridgewood

A sad swan song Dear Editor: The state Department of Environmental Conservation, in its revised Mute Swan Man-

agement Plan, will abstain from taking the lives of those swans living downstate (NYC, Long Island, Lower Hudson) in exchange for taking their freedom. The swans will be owned by private individuals, or in the possession of municipalities in captive settings. When you see a swan in a park, it will be a half swan — flightless from wing mutilation, banded and sterile after egg destruction. The swan population around Lake Ontario will be exterminated except for those that find ownership. Ultimately, there will be no free-ranging mute swans in New York State. Our ecosystems are stressed out, but if we contrast the mute swan’s environment from 100 years ago since regaining its freedom from being a decorative novelty of wealthy estates to its “potential” impact on its environment today, we unmask an injustice: The prime stressor has been the actual, cumulative impact of human activities. The DEC has incriminated 2,200 mute swans statewide — we don’t know how many perished this past winter — for their adverse

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Chuck Schumer (D-Wall St.) Dear Editor: Re “Schumer to lead U.S Senate Dems in 2017,” April 2: I’m delighted that Chuck Schumer will be the Democrats’ Senate leader in 2017. I voted for him in every Senate race since 1998 and admire his tough stance on gun control, immigration reform and product safety, and his solid support of Israel. But you ignored his dark side as a warrior for Wall Street wolves and piranhas. The New York Times noted that Schumer embraced the financial industry’s free-market, deregulatory agenda more than any other continued on next page

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Israel wrong on Iran Dear Editor: Israel is making a mistake by its uncompromising position on the nuclear framework agreed to by the United States, China, Russia, Germany, United Kingdom and France with Iran. These nations, plus India, which announced recently that it welcomed the agreement, account for 3.5 billion of the world’s population and carry weighty geopolitical impact on the course of world events. Added to this group is the pope, who will visit the U.S. this year; he also voiced his support for the framework agreement. This is a global development, and the outcome will not be determined by the U.S. alone. Israel should give the United States, its

strongest and most loyal ally in these negotiations, the input, support and trust it has earned to successfully represent both nations’ interests in the final negotiations. Israel’s public denouncements and appeals to Congress will only hamper and diminish U.S. effectiveness during the critical stages of these efforts to stop the proliferation of nuclear weapons in Iran. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

One pricey library Dear Editor: (An open letter to City Councilman Costa Constantinides) The Queens Chronicle of 2 April 2015 (page 14, Western Queens edition) quotes you as stating: “... [It’s] not to build new cathedrals, but just to keep the 207 libraries that we have operating ...” Assuming that this is an accurate quote, taxpayers in Long Island City are left wondering why “The Palace,” as the Queens Library Hunters Point Branch is locally known, with its cost of over $1,500 per square foot (more than double what other branches cost) is being built when it could have been located for half the cost in one of the Hunters Point South residential buildings (like the New York Public Library’s branch at Battery Park City). Such waste of tax dollars indicates a serious disconnect between reality and your appeal for more funding from us taxpayers. Peter T. Johnson Long Island City

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Letters continued from previous page Democrat in Congress (Dec. 14, 2008). As a member of the Senate Finance and Banking committees, he blocked credit rating agency reforms and attempts to raise tax rates on hedge funds and private equity funds to the same level as most taxpayers. He also voted to repeal a law that prevented banks from making risky investments. I met Schumer when we both spoke at Queens College’s 2012 commencement ceremonies on the 50th anniversary of my graduating class. He was candid, forceful and inspiring. I hope he uses his new post to enrich all our lives and stops aiding predators in the gutters of greed. Richard Reif Flushing

Troubling trade pacts Dear Editor: Currently, two trade agreements are being negotiated: the Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership. Along with these, Congress is considering a “fast-track” negotiating authority for the president called Trade Promotion Authority to rush these trade agreements through. In a letter I received from Rep. Grace Meng, she states her support for these so the U.S. can “compete in an increasingly globalized world.” NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement, was mentioned as a forerunner to these other trade agreements. These are some of my thoughts. Congress

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has a constitutional responsibility to regulate foreign trade; it cannot be given over to the president, which would cause an imbalance of power. We send our representatives to Washington to represent our interests. These trade agreements relegate trade matters to international trade commissions. This undercuts our sovereignty, our ability to make decisions for ourselves. The American people lose our voice and our economy suffers. Legislation requiring country of origin on products recently was scuttled because of a trade commission ruling. If NAFTA hasn’t helped us, would we want more of the same? Since it doesn’t benefit the American people, who does it benefit? I suggest you write your representatives and tell them you don’t want “fast-track” Trade Promotion Authority for the president. Also, perhaps it would be good to tell them not to make trade agreements since they, like NAFTA, have harmed us and not helped. Vytautas Vileniskis Fresh Meadows

A view from the right Dear Editor: Since when should a Christian baker be forced to bake cakes for homosexual and lesbian weddings? What about religious liberty? I think Indiana Gov. Mike Pence should grow a “backbone” and defend America’s basic liberties. I for one will never buy an Apple computer or a Miley Cyrus album. Conservatives and Republicans should never surrender! Michael Mullaney Bayside

Two men stole Rich Hills house: Brown DA: two bought home at foreclosure sale Two Forest Hills men are charged with illegally evicting a man out of a Richmond Hill home they had bought at a foreclosure auction before the property was legally made theirs, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown and city Sheriff Joseph Fucito announced on Tuesday. “More and more we are seeing individuals who are dealing with distressed properties unscrupulously taking advantage of the situation to benefit themselves,” Brown said in a statement announcing the charges. “The defendants in this case are accused of taking the law into their own hands and bullying a homeowner into vacating his residence so that they would not have to deal with a housing court eviction proceeding.” Semyon Muratov and Yuriy Munarov are both charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree criminal mischief, second-degree criminal trespass and unlawful eviction, according to Brown, and face 15 years in prison if convicted. They are due back in court on May 5. Brown and Fucito allege that Muratov

placed a down payment on the home, located on 111th Street, in January and that same day allegedly entered the residence with Munarov and told the homeowner to get out of the house. The duo refused to provide proof that they had bought the house when asked for it by the homeowner, according to the statement. W hen the two allegedly returned to the property three days later, they broke the deadbolt lock and told the homeowner to leave and gave him $200 to find a place to stay, Brown and Fucito said. When the homeowner returned to the house to gather some of his personal belongings, he allegedly found that all doors and windows had been boarded up and chains had been put in place on the locks of the front door. A later investigation revealed the house had not become Muratov’s property when he claimed ownership because the sale had not been completed and a transfer of deed had not been provided to Q him, Brown and Fucito said.

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and he will speak at 1:30 p.m. An $8 donation is requested. The Rockwood Park Jewish Center, 156-45 Yom Hashoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, will be commemorated 84 St., Howard Beach, will feature a talk by around the world next Thursday, April 16, Helen Greenblat on “The Next Generation with events in Queens to be held beginning Bearing Witness” at 6 p.m. on April 16. The Free Synagogue of on Sunday. Flushing, 41- 60 K issena Two shor t f ilms about Blvd., will hold its Yom Hasr ig ht eou s gent iles, who hoah observance during sersaved Jews during the Holovices at 7:30 p.m. on April 17. caust, will be shown on SunOn April 19 at 10:30 a.m., day at 7:15 p.m. at Young the Briarwood Jewish CenIsrael of New Hyde Park, ter, 139-06 86 Ave., will 254-15 77 Ave. show the film, “The Lady in The program is also sponNo. 6, Music Saved My Life” sored by the National Counabout 109-year-old Alice cil of Young Israel, Queens Herz-Sommer, the world’s Jewish Community County oldest living pianist and and Northeast Queens JewAuthor Dan McMillan will Holocaust survivor. ish Community Council. The program will also On Monday, the Central speak at Central Queens Y. Q ueen s Y M & Y W H A, PHOTO COURTESY CENTRAL QUEENS Y include a candle-lighting ceremony in memory of the six 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills, will present a discussion by historian Dan million Jews who died in the Holocaust. The Howard Beach Judea Center, 162-05 McMillan on understanding the Holocaust. McMillan is the author of “How Could 90 St., will hold its annual Holocaust memoQ This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust” rial service on April 19 at 7 p.m. Managing Editor

CWNY ready 28th luncheon The Center for the Women of New York is holding its 28th annual luncheon, honoring women and a few “good guys,” on Saturday, April 18 at noon at Douglaston Manor, 63-20 Commonwealth Blvd. in Douglaston. Women of Distinction awards will go to city Public Advocate Letitia James and Judy Bosworth, city planner for the City of Hempstead. Women in Leadership honorees include Phillis Ellinger of Royal Health Services; Vivian Hardison of B e n c h m a r k s Wo r l d w i d e ; B e t h Meixner of Moxxie Network; Leslie Mevrovic of Parker Jewish Heath Services; and Lourdes Ventura of the Q u e e n s C o u n t y Wo m e n’s B a r Association. Good Guy awards will be given to Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights); Principal Moses Ojeda of Thomas Edison High School; and st ate Sen. Jose Per alt a ( D -East Elmhurst). Tickets are $125. The event will include a silent auction, raff les and prizes. To reserve, call (718) 7930672 or go to the website cwny.org or send an email to center wny@ Q yahoo.com.

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Security increased after Resorts brawl Parking lot shooter arrested days after he unloaded his gun: police by Anthony Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Reilly Associate Editor

Security at Resorts World Casino has been increased following a brawl at the grand opening of a new eatery at the racino last Friday, a Resorts source told the Queens Chronicle. At the same time, someone fired a gun outside the venue and was arrested for that on Tuesday. Although the fight did â&#x20AC;&#x153;minimalâ&#x20AC;? damage to the casino, the source said, management is increasing its security detail to ensure no similar incidents happen there. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The safety of our patrons is Resorts Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top priority, and there is absolutely no room for this kind of behavior at our facility,â&#x20AC;? a casino spokesman said in a statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are reviewing all aspects of this unfortunate event and are fully committed to taking steps to ensure similar acts do not take place ever again.â&#x20AC;? Police said the altercation began as patrons were standing on line for Fat Tuesday, a New Orleans-themed eatery that opened earlier that day. In a video that has gone viral on social media, dozens of people can be seen throwing chairs into the crowd as obscenities were shouted by the fighters. Authorities said they are still trying to find out what caused the outburst, but law enforcement officials told some media outlets

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Glen Oaks man, corporation face fine ed over a three-year period. This is the type of crime that makes every New Yorker a victim because the government and the public are cheated out of money to fund programs, services and infrastructure.” Gurcharan Singh, who lives on Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks, allegedly underreported $10 million in sales at his store, located at 102-25 Atlantic Ave., on tax returns filed between 2007 and 2010, according to Adams and Brown’s

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written statement. His corporation, Raj American Liquor Inc., allegedly collected $11,327,548 in revenue during that time period but only reported $387,724 of that. As a result, Singh failed to pay $501,730 in sales taxes, Brown said. “Cheating on sales tax is a serious crime,” Adams said. “We want honest businesses to know that we will work diligently with District Attorney Brown and all law

enforcement agencies to prosecute any business that fails to take its sales tax responsibilities seriously.” He is charged with second-degree criminal tax fraud, second-degree grand larceny, f i rst- deg ree falsif yi ng busi ness records, and sales and compensating use taxes/fraud returns, according to Brown. If convicted of all the charges, Singh faces up to 15 years in prison. His corporation faces a fine of $10,000 or double the amount of money he illegally Q obtained, Brown said. — Anthony O’Reilly

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means that a stuby Michele Titus Every day, hundreds of thousands of dent who works at people travel through JFK, many boarding the Queens Center flights for destinations across the globe. It’s mall can make it ironic, however, that while we live so close home to Far Rockto a transportation center of this magni- away in time for tude, we do not have a reliable public trans- din ner, and the portation system that can take residents mother working in from one Queens neighborhood to the Woodside is able other. The commuters who travel to and to make it back to from our borough for work or school on a South Ozone Park daily basis are at a serious disadvantage. before her kids go to sleep. BRT is also beneficial for drivers, They do not have access to high-quality transportation, and as a result, have pedestrians, and cyclists. Dedicated bus lanes reduce interaction between buses become isolated from the rest of the city. As a lifelong resident of Queens, I can and other vehicles, and redesig ned attest to the frustrations our community streetscapes offer safer places to walk, has felt for years. Commuters who travel to bike, and cross the street. We’ve seen success with SBS along sevManhattan for work can only rely on the A train, and as we saw with Hurricane Sandy, eral corridors throughout the city. On Webthat can leave our community deserted for ster Avenue in the Bronx, trips on the Bx41 are now 19 to 23 permonths at a time if cent shorter. In Manu npla n ne d ci r cu m hattan, commuters travstances arise. Queens etter bus service will eling between Lenox deserves more than one and Second avenues are public transportation also benefit drivers, exper ienci ng t ravel option. We need a high walkers and cyclists. times that are 30 perquality transportation cent faster. While this syst em t h at m a kes commute times shorter, streets safer, and is a drastic improvement for the city at large, Queens should also be experiencing neighborhoods more connected. The solution is Select Bus Service — or these benefits. The design concepts the DOT and MTA Bus Rapid Transit where feasible throughout Queens. BRT is a cost-effective and presented for Woodhaven and Cross Bay achievable transportation option that boulevards are a sign of commitment to offers the permanence, speed, and reliabil- bring better bus service to Queens. As ity of rail, with the flexibility of buses, at a these concepts develop further, I encourfraction of the cost of a subway system. age you to attend any future DOT or comBRT is designed to reduce travel time with munity meetings about BRT to voice your features such as traffic signal coordina- questions and concerns. I look forward to tion, off-board fare collection, and dedi- seeing improved bus service become a cated bus lanes, all contributing to a more reality for all of us, so traveling from Far Rockaway to northern Queens can be seamless commute. A more seamless commute also means another viable option, just like flying to Q faster travel times. With more frequent and and from JFK. Michele Titus is New York State Assemreliable buses, BRT would allow commuters to spend less time on the bus, and more blywoman for the 31st District, in South time at home with their families. This and Southeast Queens and the Rockaways.

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Heroin busts at JFK Airport U. S. Customs and Border Protection this past week announced two separate heroin busts that took place at John F. Kennedy International Airport. On March 26, officers arrested Guatemalan citizen Esteban Antonio Ortiz Ramos for allegedly attempting to smuggle $66,000 of the drug in a seat cushion that was in his bag, seen at top.

On April 1, Colombian citizen Ivan Rodrigo Vidal Forero was found allegedly trying to smuggle $61,000 worth of the drug, seen above, in his underwear. Both are facing federal narcotics charges, CBP said in its press releases. They were handed over to Homeland Security Investigations and will be prosecuted by a U.S. attorney, CBP said.

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As long as they’re playing softball in Queens and on Long Island, the memory of the late Bayside coach Steve Piorkowski will never be forgotten. A charity softball game between two Long Island high schools, Kellenberg Memorial and St. Anthony’s, will be held on April 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, with all proceeds being donated to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. Piorkowski, who served as Bayside High School’s softball coach for the last 23 years, died of the disease in February.

His wife, Susan Hayes, said the Bayside softball team will attend the event. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for students of the two Long Island schools. Attendees can participate in a 50/50 raffle and buy merchandise at the game, with the proceeds going to the charity. His daughter, Katherine, is a star pitcher for Kellenberg, which won last year’s state softball championship. Katherine will attend NYU on an athletic scholarship in the fall and has been tapped as Long Island’s “Player to watch” Q by Newsday.

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Singing contest helps out charity Ozone Park Kiwanis karaoke event raises money for Project Eliminate by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

They were singing for a cause. The Ozone Park Kiwanis Club on March 28 hosted a karaoke contest at the Old Mill Yacht Club in Howard Beach to raise money for Project Eliminate, a nonprofit that seeks to eradicate tetanus, a disease that can be fatal to infants. While many enjoyed the event by dancing and singing the night away, there were also gift baskets, baby quilts and Broadway show tickets given away to attendees. The club also sponsored Linda Guarneri, of the Lefferts/Liberty Kiwanis Club, for her service to several community organizations throughout the years. Guarneri can be seen below, center, with Tina DiTroia, left, Walter Chaluisant, J.P. DiTroia, Maryanne Carey, Victor Rodriguez, Linda Guarneri, Jonah Cohen, Jason Schneider and DJ Facey, PHOTOS COURTESY OZONE PARK KIWANIS CLUB club Treasurer Victor Rodriguez, right, and club who played music during the event. Kneeling are Paul Capocasale, left, and Joseph Allen. President Paul Capocasale, left.

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Tensions grow over ACS juvenile facility Katz says she is concerned over house’s proximity to residents by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

As tensions continue to grow over the proposed juvenile delinquent center in South Ozone Park, several community and elected officials met with Gladys Carrión, commissioner for the city’s Administration for Children’s Services to discuss the facility. Jahai Rose, director of constituent services for Councilman Ruben Wills (D-South Jamaica), said during Community Board 10’s meeting last Thursday that Carrión told the officials present that the facility “is a prison.” But, according to Department of Buildings Records, the 133-23 127 St. property was filed as an I1 building, which can be used for philanthropic purposes. A prison is classified as an I3 building, which, according to Rose, “can in no way shape or form be put in a residential community.” Rose said Wills is continuing to clarify the building’s classification. Rose also said Carrión’s tone during the meeting was “arrogant” when it came to answering questions as to why there was no community outreach about the proposed building. Many South Ozone Park residents have blasted the lack of prior notice about the placement of the facility.

The proposed juvenile delinquent center at 133-23 127 St. in South Ozone Park was the topic of discussion during a meeting between Borough President Melinda Katz, community leaders and FILE PHOTO the commissioner of the Administration for Children’s Services. “They stated that they didn’t have to do it,” Rose said. ACS has said it notified area elected officials of its intent on placing the facility. Rose was just one of many people who were in the meeting with Carrión at Borough Hall on March 30. He was joined by Queens Borough President Melinda Katz,

106th Precinct Commanding Officer Deputy Inspector Schiff, South Ozone Park Civic Association West President Anthony Gellineau and CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton. In response to a request for a comment on the meeting, Katz’s office said in an email, “The South Ozone Park community’s opposition to this proposed facility is

highly warranted, especially considering its close proximity to homes and families.” “Borough President Katz shares these concerns and is in ongoing discussions with the city agencies about a number of issues, including compliance with ADA and Buildings regulations,” she added. An ACS spokesman said in an email, “Our priority is to provide a safe and stable environment for young people to receive residential rehabilitation services while in our care, while also ensuring the safety of residents and the surrounding community.” “We will continue outreach to community leaders and elected officials to ensure that their questions or concerns are addressed,” the spokesman added. Rose, at CB 10’s meeting, also said ACS is seeking a waiver from the Mayor’s Office of People with Disabilities to make the building ADA-compliant, though, according to him, it must be because it will hold more than 15 people. Wills added that other elected officials have been seeking to assist his constituents in stopping the placement of the facility, i n clu d i n g C o u n c i l m a n E r ic U l r ic h (R-Ozone Park), whose district starts about five blocks away from the building. “We are all one community,” Wills told Q the community board members.

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Community Board 9 member Patrick Khan and his wife, Bibi Ali, got into a shouting match with CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton and a staffer from Councilman Ruben Wills’ (D-South Jamaica) office last Thursday over the proposed juvenile delinquent center in South Ozone Park, which ended in Ali swearing at the councilman’s aide. Ali approached Jahai Rose, Wills’ director of constituent services, and spouted several obscenities before storming out of CB 10’s meeting hall. The altercation took place after Khan charged several CB 10 community leaders with telling residents he is the owner of 133-23 127 St., which is being converted into a center for juvenile delinquents as part of a state program called Close to Home. Khan says he was the owner until June 2014. “They are using people as scapegoats,” Khan said. “This house was sold last year, it is all public record.” Khan charged Rose and Mike Duvalle, vice president of the South Ozone Park Civic Association West, with disseminating information that he is the owner of the house.

Rose denied that and added that until March 12, 2015 public records did state that Khan was the owner. “The Department of Finance stated he was the owner, the Department of Buildings stated he was the owner and the Department of Health stated he was the owner,” Rose said. Records now state that the corporation KAD of Queens, LLC owns the property. Duvalle was not at the meeting and has admitted in the past to stating Khan was the owner because of public information that reflected that. He also said that Khan was given the opportunity late last year to provide proof that he wasn’t the owner but failed to do so. Khan continuously yelled at Rose and at the board until shut down by Braton, who said no members of the board told residents he was the owner of the house. “I understand your anger,” she said. “But it is misdirected.” Khan tried to speak over Braton who adjou r ned the meet i ng du r i ng h is speech. Khan, during his remarks, mentioned

Jahai Rose speaks at CB 10 after being lambasted by Patrick Khan over the proposed PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY delinquent center. that while he was the owner of the property he approached Wills to have it turned into a community center. After three years and no action from Wills, Khan said, he ditched the idea Q and sold it to the corporation.

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Two women arrested with materials, notes and info on chemistry, electronics by Michael Gannon Editor

If government investigators are right, Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui of Jamaica admired Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, if not his choice of targets in the 2013 attack that killed three and injured more than 260. “Velentzas said they had erred in attacking regular people,” according to the criminal complaint that led the FBI to arrest both women on April 2. “As alleged, the defendants in this case carefully studied how to construct an explosive device to launch an attack on the homeland,” U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch said in a statement issued by her office and the FBI to announce the arrests. The women remain in federal custody without bail following their arrests last Thursday morning on a charge of conspiracy to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons or property in the United States. A jury in Boston on Wednesday convicted Tsarnaev on all 30 criminal counts against him, including 17 that could get him the death penalty. And while the FBI apparently has been investigating Velentzas and Siddiqui for more than a year, their case in many ways is just getting started, according to Columbia

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While they’re reviewing the evidence they’ll be assessing strategies.” Raskin is a partner at the Manhattan law firm Clifford Chance, where he practices criminal defense in federal court. Siddiqui may have been on investigators’ radar as early as 2009, when she wrote a poem that was published in a magazine called “Jihad Recollections.” As early as 2006 she is believed to have been close to Samir Khan, a former United States resident who moved to Yemen and became editor of “Inspire,” the successor to “Jihad Recollections,” which is operated by Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and allegedly seeks recruits to jihad. He was killed in Yemen in 2011. The complaint alleges that in 2010 Siddiqui sent a letter to Muhammad Mohamud, who has been arrested for plotting a car bomb attack at a Christmas tree lighting in Portland, Ore. But according to federal authorities, Noelle Velentzas and Asia Siddiqui never thought to begin covering their tracks until well after an undercover law enforcement off icer had become their f r iend and confidant. The complaint says that the undercover officer, belonging to an agency that the continued on page 21

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Airport accord over roundtable reps Brown, McEneany named as vice chairs in effort to stop the noise by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

After arguing in circles for over a year and a half, the individuals involved in forming a community aviation roundtable for New York City took a definitive step forward and elected their leadership, which will be a coordinating committee for the John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia groups. Barbara Brown, chairwoman of the Eastern Queens Alliance and Janet McEneany, president of Queens Quiet Skies, are the cochairwomen for the fledging organization. Kendall Lampkin, a representative from the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County and Warren Schreiber from Community Board 7 are the vice chairmen. Richard Hellenbrecht from Community Board 13 will serve as the secretary. “I think we still have a lot of work to do together because we have to reconcile to diverse viewpoints,” McEneany said. “I think it’s possible to do it when there’s good faith and I believe there is good faith.” Brown agreed. “It’s a good first step,” she said. “I think right now things are OK but we’ll see. The proof of the pudding is always in the eating and I think everyone wants basically the same kinds of things: to get rid of the noise from the airport pollution and all of the

Barbara Brown, left, of the Eastern Queens Alliance, and Janet McEneany of Queens Quiet Skies, will serve as co-chairs of the regional Airport Roundtable. Brown and her neighbors live near John F. Kennedy International Airport, while McEneany represents those living near LaGuardia. PHOTO BY LAURA A. SHEPARD The Rockaways and Nassau County also are represented. other issues that emanate from the airports.” Community leaders from neighborhoods affected by JFK and LaGuardia had insisted the Port Authority assume a leadership role after a meeting last November. Their failure to reach a consensus as to whether there should be one roundtable for

the entire metropolitan area or separate roundtables for each airport was impeding their ability to resolve the noise and pollution issues they’ve desperately wanted to address. “I knew that would not be popular once we did it, so when [PA official Ed Knoesel] sent out the letter inviting people to

tonight’s meeting we got a lot of phone calls and letters from people unhappy on both sides,” Ralph Tragale, the agency’s director of aviation and moderator for the last few meetings, said. “To me that meant that we struck the right balance. No one was happy.” Tragale clarified that the lists of 32 are not sacrosanct and that once the roundtable adopts an executive structure, the members will be able to vote on any changes. Many people, for example, criticized the lack of representation from Nassau County and the exclusion of civic groups. Once the structure is established, the group can vote to expand. Roughly one-third of the members on the initial list provided by the PA are elected officials, who can either attend in person, as many did, or appoint a representative to the roundtable. Brown was selected by Assemblywoman Michele Titus (D-South Ozone Park). State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) said it would be inappropriate for elected officials to accept nominations for leadership positions on the roundtable, but the group agreed that individuals appointed by elected officials are free to serve. Tragale said Congressman Gregory Meeks was granted two representatives on the continued on page 29

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viewed Siddiqui at LaGuardia Airport last summer, during which she denied having contact with Khan, terrorists or terrorist groups; and denied being published in “Inspire.” According to the warrant application filed with the court, the women and the undercover spent great amounts of time studying chemistry, electronics, and how-to literature such as The Anarchist Cookbook, which among other things details how to create homemade explosives. The government alleges that in one of their study sessions in November of 2014, the undercover stated to Velentzas that “we read chemistry books with breakfast. Like, who does that?” She allegedly replied: Q “People who want to make history.”

continued from page 19 government has not identified, apparently had several meetings with one or both women in 2013, but the meetings were not recorded. Raskin said that is not uncommon, as merely having unpopular political views does not automatically t r igger a f ull investigation. “There are very tight rules within the FBI as to when they can begin an investigation,” Raskin said. “... There are rules as to what [an agent] can do and when. As more evidence is collected you can seek more tools. Eventually you can request [warrants] to look at things like phone records. There are specific criteria for when you can have a source or an informant make contact. There are specific criteria for when you can start recording conversations.” As for a potentially prejudicial atmosphere, Raskin said that strategy has been tried by defense lawyers before in such cases, including the original World Trade Center bombing in 1993, which ultimately was tried in New York City. “But they tend not to be successful,” he said. “New York provides a wonderful jury pool. It’s so diverse, so large ... it would be difficult to make a case for prejudice here.” Raskin also said entrapment defenses, some quite vigorous, have been mounted in similar cases in the past. “None have been successful,” he said. Raskin also said it usually — but not always — is preferable for the prosecution to have an undercover officer rather than an informant “who might have a checkered past.” The women allegedly identified themselves with AQAP and sought to be recognized as citizens of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS “It’s war, it’s f---ing war,” Valentzas allegedly said in a conversation last August, when the women and the undercover were supposedly discussing past bombing plots on American soil. Federal authorities claim they were well on their way, obtaining propane tanks, torches, fertilizer, chemicals, pipes, soldering equipment — and pressure cookers similar to the ones used in the Boston marathon

was somewhat off-putting. “I’d wave or say hello, and they’d look at you like they’re snobs,” he said. “They weren’t very friendly.” The FBI, in its complaint, shared that sentiment. “Why can’t we be some real bad bitches?” Velentzas asked, after allegedly pulling a knife from her bra to show Siddiqui and the undercover how she would stab someone if she were attacked. In the presence of the undercover, they allegedly considered the possibility of setting off one or more bombs at a police officer’s funeral, such as those this past winter for Detectives Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, who were killed in their patrol car in Brooklyn back in December. The FBI, in its complaint, said agents inter-

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A Brooklyn mother can still hug her child tight this week thanks to the heroic actions of two NYPD detectives. For two hours on Monday, a 45-year-old woman stood on the edge of the Kosciuszko Bridge, which spans Newtown Creek to connect Maspeth and Brooklyn, threatening to jump off to a near-certain death. Det. Meghan Kinsella of the 108th Precinct and Det. Steven Stefanakos of Emergency Ser vice Unit Truck 10 took turns speaking to the suicidal woman, trying to persuade her not to go through with the act. “I tried to convince her that no matter what, we would be with her every step of the

way,” said Kinsella, a 14-year veteran of the force with nine years of experience as a domestic violence officer. After Stefanakos, a 24-year NYPD veteran with 20 years of experience in the Emergency Service Unit, asked her to consider her family, the duo were finally able to pull the woman over the ledge to the safety of the roadway. “It’s a huge relief,” Stefanakos said. “It actually is euphoric because you made a difference in somebody’s life, right there and then.” See dramatic video of the woman’s rescue on our website, qchron.com.

Rezoning comment deadline is extended by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

The Department of City Planning has extended the deadline to make comments on its proposed rezoning of residential areas to promote the construction of affordable and senior housing. Anyone interested in making comments on the “Zoning for Quality and Affordability” plan will now have until 5 p.m. on April 30 to do so. The previous deadline was April 6. Com ments can be sent to Rober t Dobruskin, director of the department’s

April 30 is last day to make suggestions environmental assessment and review division, at New York City Department of City Planning, 22 Reade Street, 4E, New York, NY 10007 or emailed to ahousing@planning.nyc.gov. A draft of the proposed rezoning can be found at nyc.gov/planning. The plan is part of Mayor de Blasio’s initiative to create or preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing. If approved by the City Cou ncil, the new reg ulations would

“modernize zoning regulations that are outdated and often impede the production of new affordable housing,” the department says. It would allow for “different types of senior housing,” relax density restrictions for new developments and reduce parking requirements for some affordable and senior housing buildings located near public transportation. But some Queens civic leaders last week expressed concerns about the plan, saying it

would lead to overcrowding in already overpopulated areas. They also noted that the plan does not require parking for some of the units, which, the civic leaders said, would lead to even more problems in some residential areas. The department seeks to relax parking regulations for developments located near public transportation. Rich Hellenbrecht, vice president of the Queens Civic Congress, said if the department is “serious” about the proposal, it could come to a City Council vote before the end Q of the year.

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86 STUDENTS PUBLISHED ON AMAZON.COM beliefs and habits. “It’s like a mini self development course but through poetic expression” says, Ms. Renée, who can be contacted through www. poeticmotivations.com. Mr. Lieberman, teacher of classes 805 and 806, who contributed his own poem to the book, says, “Since meeting Ms. Renée, not only has she had a profound effect upon me, but on my students, as well. The short time that Ms. Renée was with us will last forever. Her positive spirit and Ican-do attitude is truly infectious. I wish all students could have her guidance and experience ” Ms. McCoy, teacher of class 607, wrote, “Kudos to Ms. Renée and the Step/Write Into Your Greatness program. The students learned how to write several forms of poetry, and they eagerly awaited each session. Ms. McRae both inspired and entertained the students.” The book signing was held on March 25 and 30. Excited students met one last time with Ms. Renée, and each student received a personal copy of their published book, “Around My Way,” which is available on Amazon.com. The proud authors recited their favorite poems in front of an audience of peers, teachers and Principal, culminating with the students signing each other’s books with their new pens.

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The Poet-in-Residence, Renée McRae (top left) of Poetic Motivations, LLC, at Virgil I. Grissom-MS 226 in South Ozone Park, facilitated a 10-session workshop series with Classes 607, 805 and 806, the culmination of which resulted in students being published poets. The program, “Step/Write Into Your Greatness,” focuses on self-esteem, selfconfidence, communication skills, and career path choices. A mainstay of the program encourages critical thinking skills as students examine and discuss leadership quotes at the beginning of each session and then write poems about that theme. In a letter to Principal Rushell White, Chancellor Carmen Fariña commended MS 226, as follows: “I am so glad to hear of MS 226’s thriving partnerships with Educational Alchemy and with your Poet-in-Residence, Ms. Renée McRae. By incorporating these partnerships into your school’s programming and curriculum, you and your staff members have combined academics with enrichment programs that promote literacy and encourage female empowerment and selfconfidence, while allowing students to improve their artistic expression.” Students expressed their feelings through heartfelt and funny odes, ballads and metaphors which reflected much about their ambitions, fears,

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Five helpful tips for seasonal allergy relief Spring is upon us, and if you have seasonal allergies, you may be less excited about that than most. After all, what fun is finally freeing your face from that scarf if you’re just going to bury it in a tissue? It’s no fun at all, but allergies don’t have to make you miserable. “The key to surviving spring allergies is knowing what triggers your symptoms,” said allergist Dr. James Sublett, president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “Because there can be millions of pollen particles in the air, f inding allergy relief can seem nearly impossible for some. But by knowing what triggers your allergy symptoms, and how to avoid these allergens, you can be on your way to a sneeze-free season. Here are tips from ACAAI to help you find relief and enjoy spring. • The feel of cotton. For allergy suffers, not all clothing materials are created equal. Research shows that when synthetic fabrics rub against one another, they create an electrical charge that attracts pollen, which, as it turns out, is also electrically charged. Natural fibers such as cotton also breathe better, so they stay drier and less hospitable to moisture-loving mold. • Adjust your workout routine. After months indoors, you can’t wait to exercise outside. However, exercising causes you to breathe more deeply and inhale the pollen that affects your allergy symptoms. If you’re planning a vigorous workout, try to stay indoors and if you’re planning on taking a casual walk, take a nondrowsy antihistamine before you go. Exercise outdoors when pollen counts are at their lowest — before dawn and in the late afternoon or early evening. • Garden smart. Think your spring allergies are going to force you to quit gardening? Think again. Taking an antihistamine about

half an hour before you head outside will help. You should also wear gloves and a NIOSH-rated 95 filter mask if your tasks including digging in the dirt, which can stir up pollen. Avoid touching your eyes, and be sure to wash your hands, hair and clothing once you go back indoors. • Take something a little stronger. Over the counter intranasal steroids (nasal sprays) as well as non-drowsy antihistamines and decongestants can be beneficial for those suffering from mild allergies. However, people suffering from more severe allergies will benefit from seeing an allergist. “An allergist will help you develop an action plan with ways to avoid allergy triggers and determine what treatment is best for your individual needs,” says Dr. Sublett. Many severe allergy sufferers find relief in immunotherapy — allergy shots that help the body build resistance to the effects of the allergen. While there is no cure for the more than 50 million Americans suffering from allergies, immunotherapy is known to modify and prevent disease progression. • Eliminate uninvited guests. You can make your spring allergies more bearable by limiting your exposure to indoor allergens. Vacuum your furniture, leave your shoes by the door, shower frequently, cover your floors with washable throw rugs and use a dehumidifier to limit your mold exposure. All of these steps will help, and look for a good air purifier with a HEPA filter. Spring allergies are a fact of life but you don’t have to let them dictate yours. Employ the tips above, and you’ll be able to enjoy the warmer weather without constantly reaching for a tissue. To learn more about how to relieve your seasonal allergy symptoms, visit Q AllergyandAsthmaRelief.org. — Brandpoint

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How many lifesavers are in your community? Advocates for CPR education in state high schools say there aren’t enough. Dominic Murray, an East Elmhurst native, collapsed during his first week of college in 2009 after his heart suddenly stopped. Although his friends dialed 911, the ambulance did not arrive in time. Five years later, Gov. Cuomo signed a bill into law last October that called for all New York State high school students to learn life resuscitation skills before graduating. The law took effect immediately, but for the programs to be enacted, state Department of Education Acting Commissioner Elizabeth Berlin and Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch must assess the fiscal impacts of the mandated training and reach out to teachers, students, parents and other school personnel for insight before it can take off, beginning in the 2015-16 school year. Murray’s mother, Melinda Murray, is pushing for the curriculum to be enacted along with Karen Acompora of Northport, LI, a fellow mother who lost a child to cardiac arrest. They are stressing the “Be CPR Smart” program, an effort spearheaded by the American Heart Association that urges all high school graduates to enter adulthood knowing how to perform CPR, including initiating chest compressions

and operating an Automated External Defribrillator, or AED. “Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone at any time, but there is a solution by training every student in the lifesaving skill of CPR,” Murray and Acompora wrote in a letter pushing for the law to be implemented. “Unfortunately, more than 9 out of 10 cardiac arrest victims do not survive, most likely because no one around them knew what to do. Simply calling 911 is not enough. Many of us live in communities where it can take upwards of 10 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.” The mothers, who have lobbied for years, also stress that CPR is not costly, but that is still being assessed by the state DOE. Acompora, whose son Luis passed away from cardiac arrest nearly 15 years ago while competing in his first high school lacrosse game, is behind the push to place AEDs, which are devices that are meant to shock a person’s heart back into rhythm, in schools. The measure to do this, “Luis’ Law,” was enacted in 2002. Murray and Acompora say teaching CPR in high schools, as a branch of already established health or physical education curricula, means more will know how to operate the AEDs. Twenty states have programs teaching this training in schools; if Berlin and Tisch decide whether to accept the proposed curriculum, New York could be the 21st.

Advocates for statewide education that would train high school students in CPR say the measure would save more lives. PHOTO BY ANDREW KAM / FLICKR

According to the American Heart Association, “bystander CPR can double or triple the survival rate” and schools are ideal hubs where CPR skills can be taught and presented as “normative behavior.” And, the association says students can learn livesaving skills in 30 minutes or less. In the meantime, there are other ways that residents of all ages can gain free CPR training around Queens. A CPR program through the city Fire Department that teaches compressions-only CPR — or a method that only requires a defribillator and compressions and doesn’t incorporate mouth-tomouth revival — has trained more than 50,000 residents across the city in the practice. Chest compressions still ensure blood is being transported to vital organs, such as the heart and brain, while an ambulance is on its way. According to the FDNY, sudden cardiac arrests taking place outside of hospitals account for more than 160,000 deaths a year. People can register online to sign up for one of the sessions across the city. There is also an FDNY Mobile CPR Unit, which can host bystander CPR training sessions at requested locations for groups of 15 people or more. Participants also gain access to the Life Saver smartphone app, which instructs users about the CPR process and pinpoints where nearby AEDs are located. Q For details, visit nyc.gov/fdny.

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alleviate their symptoms. Whether used alone or in concert with traditional medicine, these remedies may make spending time outdoors more pleasant. • Try probiotics. Probiotics, those friendly bacteria that reside in the digestive system, can do more than just treat an upset stomach.Naturopathic doctors say that probiotics also can influence the immune system and may help strengthen its response to common allergens. Since probiotics are good for replenishing healthy bacteria in the body anyway, many people may want to keep taking them once their allergy symptoms have come and gone. • Use neti pots or saline sprays. A small amount of saltwater can rinse away allergens, such as pollen, that get lodged in the nose. These rinses also can help clear up congestion and flush out any other irritants. • Load up on omega-3s. A German study published in the journal Allergy found that participants who ate foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids were less likely to suffer allergy symptoms than those who didn’t regularly eat these foods. Omega-3s can help fight inflammation. Drinking more fluids and using spices in cooking can help flush out allergens as well. • Don’t forget vitamin C. Vitamin C is an immune-system booster and may help prevent the formation of histamine in the body, a substance responsible for many Q allergy symptoms. — Metro Creative Connection

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Are your breasts surviving in today’s estrogen toxic world? by Patricia Bowden-Luccardi LMT, CNMT, CTT When it comes to breast cancer, the greatest concern is exposure to a group of toxins called endocrine disruptors. These are chemicals and byproducts that mimic the effects of estrogen in the body or cause estrogen to act in a way that isn’t normal. Using these products in combination with hundreds of other chemicals that we regularly come in contact with on a daily basis may increase the risk of several cancers. The average adult is exposed to 126 chemicals every day just in their personal care products alone. If you want to be healthy, being educated on the latest in toxins is a must! You need to know that your exposures come from chemicals in household products, personal care, cosmetic and industrial products, food, plastics, air, water, and healthcare exposures of ionizing radiation. These disruptors of the human hormone system are not just linked to high global rates of breast cancer, but ovarian, prostate, testicular and thyroid cancers, warns a report released in February 2013 by the UN Environment Program and the World Health Organization. One example is the hormone-mimicking chemicals such as parabens and phthalates found in cosmetics and body care products that increase the risk of breast cancer and cause a broad range of birth defects. A study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology in 2012 detected paraben esters in 99 percent of breast cancer tissues sampled. These studies support claims that plastics are simply not good for us — prior to 1940, breast cancer was relatively rare; today it affects 1 in 11 women. So if you think that you’ve lived this long being exposed to these chemicals and haven’t had a problem, remember that

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‘I don’t think we’re out of the woods yet’: Gianaris by Cristina Schreil Associate Editor

Amid controversy surrounding new legislation in Indiana, state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) urged Monday at a meeting of the Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens in Jackson Heights that New York lawmakers make it loud and clear to the rest of the nation that they stand by LGBT citizens. Despite a new amendment to Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act — which many criticized for allowing businesses and individuals to stand in court behind religious beliefs that don’t accept homosexuality — Gianaris is pushing for a permanent law that would ban state-sponsored travel to any state with a statute similar to what Indiana originally passed at the end of March. Many, including Gianaris, noted that Indiana’s original religious freedom law could result in more businesses refusing service to gay couples, for instance, and then having a legal defense for the discrimination if sued. Gov. Cuomo signed an executive order imposing a travel ban before any legislation was introduced. Indiana’s state Legislature has since

State Sen. Mike Gianaris is pushing legislation that would ban New York-funded travel to states on a “path of discrimination.” PHOTO BY CRISTINA SCHREIL

revised the law to say that it isn’t meant to invite discrimination against LGBT individuals, although the language did not directly protect LGBT individuals from it. Gianaris maintains that even with Cuomo’s executive order, a strong message

Roundtable reconciliation McEneany was promptly nominated and someone motioned for Brown and McEneany to serve as co-chairwomen. Without any objections the motion passed and the pair took the stage. “So you’re God now?” someone joked. “Goddesses,” McEneany corrected. The group decided there should be two vice chairpersons as well. Lampkin was given a seat and Warren Schreiber from Community Board 7 was nominated to represent northern Queens. Richard Hellenbrecht from Community Board 13 became the secretary after Nick Dmytryszyn, the Port Authority’s liaison to the roundtable, explained that the position will be his counterpart and play a key role in writing the bylaws. At Evans’ insistence, Tragale promised the group that it had the Port Authority’s full support throughout the process and that the agency would meet with members to address urgent and timely noise and pollution-related issues. He also said the PA is willing to invest an unspecified amount — there is no budget at the moment — in the roundtable, though “not to bankroll everyone’s desires.” He pointed out that it has already hired five people to staff a newly created noise office and is administering the Part 150 noise study. The FAA agreed to “be a Q resource” as well.

The Burmese community in Queens is gearing up for a New Year festival to be held this Sunday at IS 5, located at 50-40 Jacobus St. in Elmhurst. Attendees will be able to enjoy traditional Burmese food, served in the school’s cafeteria starting at 10 a.m., and traditional dance performances and speeches in the school’s third floor auditorium at 1 p.m. According to organizers of the event, in Myanmar — the nation formerly known as Burma — the New Year celebration lasts a whole week. During the festivities, it is traditional to throw water into the air to “wash away all the dirty deeds” of the past year. It is also a custom for younger individuals to pay special attention to caring for elderly members of the community. “Though our community is still small compared to others, we are growing continuously and we love the neighborhood,” said Moe Chan, an event organizer. Congresswoman Grace Meng (DFlushing) is expected to attend and speak. “It is an enjoyable time for our people and we need to celebrate to spread more joy among people,” said Aye Khine, another coordinator of the celebration. Q

Asian-Pacific group looks to add voters Includes 10 Queens organizations Fifteen Asian-Pacific nonprofit groups, including 10 from Queens, announced Tuesday that they have for med A PA VOICE, a collaborative effort to increase voter involvement in New York’s AsianPacific American community. APA VOICE stands for Asian-Pacific Americans Voting and Organizing to Increase Civic Engagement. Despite strides made in the community, the Asian-Pacific population lags behind in civic participation and representation, the new group said. Voter registration rates among Asians remain the lowest of the major race groups. And in the 2014 general elections, voter turnout in New York City was 23.9 percent. Meanwhile, only 14.9 percent of the city’s registered Asian voters cast a ballot. In addition, nearly one-third or 32 percent of registered Asians are “unaffiliated” voters — not enrolled in any political party —which removes them from some of the city’s most decisive elections. In order for the community to have a stronger presence, APA VOICE will pro-

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continued from page 20 roundtable because he explained to the Port Authority that he represents two distinct constituencies: the Rockaway peninsula, which will be repped by Dan Mundy of the Broad Channel Civic Association, and the southeastern Queens communities north of JFK, which Patrick Evans from the Eastern Queens Alliance will represent. McEneany, who was there on behalf of CB 11, said Tuesday’s appointments are temporary and their purpose is to guide the voting members in writing the bylaws. The Port Authority did not suggest a set of bylaws, so that the group can decide how to operate. The Eastern Queens Alliance and Queens Quiet Skies have each drafted proposals, which the coordinating committee will likely try to reconcile. Lampkin said he has experience in the Town of Hempstead and The Town-Village Aircraft Safety & Noise Abatement Committee. “Air traffic does not stop at the Queens border,” he noted After Brown initially was nominated as chairwoman, the group agreed that the vice chairperson ought to be someone from a community impacted by LaGuardia for the sake of balance. Someone posited that if balance was the objective, the coordinating committee should be headed by co-chairpersons.

needs to be sent by New York to the rest of the nation. “Some of these states in this country are very conservative and not as forward-thinking as we are,” Gianaris said, adding that passing the law would send a message from the “powerful economic engine” that is New York State. “I don’t think we’re out of the woods yet.” Gianaris said that especially with the Arkansas state Legislature passing a measure similar to Indiana’s original law on March 31, now is the time to act. “My proposal would ensure restrictions on state-funded travel would apply to any state following Indiana down a path of discrimination, which we saw in Arkansas just yesterday,” Gianaris said in a statement last week. “Through this measure New York will live up to its role as a national leader in the fight for LGBT rights.” One man at the meeting said he had traveled to Indiana last week while its lawmakers scrambled to amend the law after backlash from people around the country and world. He called t hei r ef for ts “disingenuous.” There is an accompanying bill in the Assembly, sponsored by Assemblyman Q Daniel O’Donnell (D-Manhattan).

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Nearby construction hurts Bowne House Damage to newly restored historic site said caused by idling trucks by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

Although the Bowne House — shuttered for 15 years — is about to be open to the public for regular tours following the recently completed $3.2 million exterior restoration to the historic site, cracks are appearing in the structure due to nearby construction. “The vibrations from trucks idling have caused the damage,” said Anne Perl de Pal, an architect and resident manager of the Bowne House. Speaking at a recent meeting of the Community Board 7 district cabinet, Perl de Pal said the cracks were caused by “incorrect machines” she said were used for pile driving, which has since stopped, and the continuing problems with idling trucks. Rosemary Vietor, vice president of the Bowne House Historical Society, confirmed there are cracks in the plaster and blames the large number of trucks that idle outside the house at 37-01 Bowne St. for a 14-story apartment project on nearby 37th Avenue. The Bowne House was built around 1661 by farmer John Bowne, who allowed Quakers to meet there, in direct violation of Mayor Peter Stuyvesant’s edict. Bowne was arrested and later deported to Europe. Bowne, however, fought his deportation and eventually won his case with the Dutch West India Co., which forced Stuyvesant to

The historic Bowne House in Flushing just saw a major exterior restoration completed, but idling FILE PHOTO trucks have damaged the site. rescind the edict against the Quakers meeting. His home is considered a shrine for religious freedom in this country. The house remained in the family until 1947, when it was taken over by the Bowne House Historical Society. The group donated it to the Parks Department in 2009 and it became the city’s 23rd member of the

Historic House Trust, which oversees the agency’s historic houses. Although the city owns the house, the BHHS operates the museum and maintains and owns the Bowne collections of furniture and clothing. Over the last 15 years, the historical society raised funds for the exterior restoration,

which included the new roof, gutters and lead pipes, wooden shingles and weatherboard cladding, restoring the windows, trim, doors ad shutters and adding new concrete footings to support new steel columns. The resident manager said that the new cracks will be fixed, “but it will take more money and we’re dealing with an old house that didn’t have the problems before.” Perl de Pal would like the truck situation stopped and has appealed to various city agencies for help including the Departments of Buildings, Transportation and Environmental Protection. She has asked CB 7 to write a letter to those involved. The resident manager has reached out to the contractor, who she said is trying to do a good job, adding that more needs to be done to monitor the project. “Sometimes there are as many as seven idling trucks in the middle lane of Bowne Street,” Perl de Pal said. “Now it’s the concrete trucks, which have to keep running, but they can stay at their headquarters in College Point until needed.” “It can be very intense and I’m concerned about the safety of our structure,” she added. The Bowne House is once again open for tours by school groups and the plan is to have it open on Wednesdays, starting in Q May, for the general public.

Glendale shelter gets final approval Confusion reigns supreme over the site’s status as a ‘Class B Hotel’ by Christopher Barca

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Rumors of a possible homeless shelter on Cooper Avenue in Glendale began swirling around southwest Queens back in the summer of 2012. After three years of vigorious discussion, shar p rhetoric and even ongoing litigation, the controversial project has cleared its final Department of Buildings hurdle. But there’s a catch. T he t e mp or a r y “ not ic e t o revoke” hold on the plans was lifted by the DOB last Friday, as the agency gave its final approval on a plan exam to renovate the former factory at 78-16 Cooper Ave. into a 70-unit residence. However, the language in the application was amended by the developer, George Berger and Associates, to classify the building as a Class B Hotel instead of a “lodging house” as it was previously called. A nd according to a sou rce close to the situation, the proposed building, if constr ucted under the terms of the approved

plan exam, can only be used as a hotel, not a homeless shelter. “Under the cur rent plans it could only be used as a hotel,” the source said. However, the source added that the redesignation of the building may have simply been done to avoid immediately obtaining a lodging house letter from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. After construction is complete, the source, said the developer can acquire the letter around the time he files for a certificate of occupancy, allowing the building to operate as a homeless shelter. However, a spokesperson from HPD said he is unfamiliar with such a letter or a Class B hotel designation, referring all questions to the Department of Homeless services. The DHS did not respond to multiple inquires for comment by press time. The proposed shelter cannot open until city Comptroller Scott Stringer signs off on the agreed upon five-year, $27-million contract between DHS and Samari-

tan Village, the Briarwood-based human services agency set to run the site. And according to a spokeswoman for Stringer, the contract has yet to come to his desk for a signature. W h ile cit y agency-spa rked conf usion reig ns, com mu nit y members opposed to the proposed residence continue to criticize the contentious plan. Community Board 5 District Manager Gary Giordano said the shelter opponents aren’t giving up just yet, despite the DOB’s approval of the plan exam. “We’re not giving up yet,” Giordano said. “Unfortunately, DHS is marching along on this site.” Bob Holden, a founding member of the Glendale/Middle Village Coalition, the confederation of area civic groups that has sued the city over the proposed shelter, said the confusion over the plan exam is not surprising to him. “This whole process stinks to high heaven,” Holden said. “This is par for the course.” Oral arguments in the lawsuit

The Department of Buildings gave its final approval on a plan exam for the proposed Cooper Avenue homeless shelter in Glendale. However, the site’s status as a “Class B Hotel” has sparked confusion between city agencies. FILE PHOTO

were scheduled to take place on Wednesday. According to the plan exam, there will be 19 units on the first floor and 17 on the second, third and fourth floors of the residence.

However, the units will not be outf itted with cooking gas or kitchen equipment. A ref rigerator and cooking facilities are required by law in all Tier-II apartment-style shelters. Q

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Fewer kids having sex, U.S.-NYC survey says The number of teenagers having sex in the city is on the decline, according to new data from the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Youth Risk Behavior Survey, which questions students in grades nine through 12 every two years, found that in 2013, 31.2 per-

cent reported having had intercourse. That was down from 37.8 percent in 2011 and a high of 50.9 percent in 2001. Just over one-fifth of the teenagers, 20.3 percent, said they were currently sexually active, compared to 25.1 percent in 2011 and the peak of 36.6 percent in 2001. Of those who reported having had sex, 17.7 percent said the first time was before they turned 13, compared to 18.6 percent in 2011 Q and 24.1 percent in 2001.

NYC ID cards going to 105,000 people so far Just over 105,000 residents had their applications processed for the city’s new identification card, IDNYC, in the program’s first three months, Mayor de Blasio said last Thursday. Primarily designed to help undocumented immigrants live in the mainstream, the cards are available to any city resident regardless of legal status and carry certain perks such as a year’s free membership in several cultural insititutions and discounts at some stores. De Blasio said in a statement that he is proud the cards are helping “thousands of New Yorkers that can now easily enter municipal buildings, take advantage of cultural and prescriptions benefits, and interact productively with the NYPD. We will continue to grow the program to create even greater access to governQ ment programs for our city’s residents.”

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The lawsuit filed by 26 states against the Obama administration over the constitutionality of the president’s executive orders seeking to defer deportation for millions of illegal immigrants was bolstered Tuesday, when the judge hearing the case denied a White House bid to stay his injunction against the process. Also this week, New York and 72 other municipalities filed a friend-of-the-court brief backing Obama’s orders, which would expand the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and create a new one removing the threat of deportation for other unauthorized migrants. An estimated 500,000 live in the city. Mayor de Blasio issued a press release on the brief quoting nearly 75 elected officials, union leaders and activists supporting the president. “The stand the District Court Judge has taken against immigration reform is harming the future of our country, our immigrants,” Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) said in his statement. “I am glad Mayor de Blasio has signed on to an amicus brief to push back against the court’s anti-immigrant actions. In New York City we support our immigrants, not hold them back by putting obstacles to citizenship in their way.” But U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen denied the government’s request to lift an injunction he imposed against implementing the new programs while the case is heard, reportedly also saying the administration has not been “fully candid” about deportation relief efforts. Q

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Ice Jewelry: where the owners can relate to their clients

Leta Webb’s neighbors, friends and family gathered at a candlelight vigil and memorial service two days after the 71-year-old grandmother was shot and killed answering the door at her South PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Jamaica home.

Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park.

Free Parking Available or by Train M or R to 63rd Drive Station they treat everything like it’s a one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on loans for jewelry and eBay selling services. Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on her ring Their cash loans program is straightforward and from another area shop, but was looking to get a simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone who better deal. In what may be viewed as poor business has a bill due and a check on the way,” Goldberg acumen, she told her new prospective buyer what said. “But we make sure they have a game plan to her previous offer was. Still, after examining her buy their jewelry back before the end of the term. piece, he offered her $1,600. He did so, as he says, Sometimes these are people’s heirlooms we’re “...because that’s what it was worth.” talking about and we respect that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or just don’t in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying offers a convenient and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, eBay sales service. If what a customer has isn’t an having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry item that Ice Jewelry Buying would purchase, like manufacturing. They understand that people get a handbag or antique furniture, they can help find into situations where they just need a little cash fast a buyer on their eBay store. Elias consults with the to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying Service customer to find a target price and hopes to help out in the most STORE HOURS let the Internet auctioneers handle honest way they can. “For this, I like to think we’re MON.-FRI. 11 am - 7 pm the rest. For anyone who has ever dealt doing the community a service,” SAT. 10 am - 6 pm SUN. by Appointment with the hassle of selling and Elias said. “We’re in the business of helping people who are in a tough icejewelrybuyingservice.com shipping an item on eBay — all the forms involved in setting up a user spot. They can come to our store and paypal account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice and know that we can educate them on what they Jewelry Buying charges to do all the work is really a have and we’ll give them what their items are worth. bargain deal. When that woman told me her previous offer, it made “At the end of the day, I just want people to feel me wonder how many times this happens — how comfortable doing business with us. People have many people who really need that money get taken this conception of gold buying stores as these slimy advantage of?” places with slimy people, and they’re typically right. Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg But we want to be different. I don’t think it’s cool to in 2009, and already they’re seeing a lot of repeat see someone buy a ring for $200 and put it in their customers and referrals. This is a sign to them that counter for $800. We don’t do that.” they’re doing something right — the pawn business Ice Jewelr y Buying Ser vice is located at typically deals in one-time transactions but Elias is 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of operation determined to break that mold, building a reputation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 pm and on trust. Saturday 10 am to 6 pm; Sunday – private “Everyone around here is buying gold these days; appoinments are available. Call for more information you can go into the barber shop down the road and Q (718) 830-0030. sell your jewelry. The problem with all these places is

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Community embraces Leta Webb’s family Hundreds attend vigil as clergy calls for end to violence; NYPD offering a reward by Michael Gannon Editor

The two hundred or more people who took to the street on 119th Road last Thursday came primarily to envelop the family of Leta Webb in a literal circle of love and support. Members of the clergy from various faiths also called on the community itself to end the cycle of violence that resulted in the 71-year-old grandmother from South Jamaica being shot to death in her doorway. The Rev. Phil Craig, pastor of the Greater Springfield Community Church and president of the Queens Chapter of the National Action Network, organized the prayer vigil that took place in front of Webb’s home at the intersection of 119th Road and 153rd Street. More than a half-dozen clerics invited those in attendance to form a circle around Webb’s children and grandchildren, and offered prayers of consolation and hope. Webb, called Letha by many, was shot in the head as she answered her door at about 1:40 a.m. on March 31. Published reports state that the killing may have been gang-related. Webb’s adopted son, Arnold, is a reputed member of the Bloods street gang and is serving a prison sentence for manslaughter. “Now is a time for healing,” Craig said. Among those at the vigil were Valerie and Nicole Bell, the mother and then-fiancee of Sean Bell, who was killed in a fusillade of 50 police bullets in a 2006 incident outside a club where Bell had just had his bachelor party. Also present and voicing their support were Gwen Carr and Emerald Snipes-Garner,

the mother and daughter of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died during an August 2014 altercation with police. Police are looking for a white Ford Econoline van that was seen leaving the area at about the time of the shooting. The NYPD is offering a $2,000 reward for information leading to the capture and conviction of the shooter. And Imam Abdul Hafeez Muhammad, representing Mosque No. 7 of the Nation of Islam in Manhattan, said no one in the community should shirk their responsibility. He called Garner’s death an atrocity that he laid at the doorstep of the NYPD. “[Webb’s] killing is a black on black atrocity,” he also said. “There’s no such thing as a snitch.” He and Craig called on the men in the community to police themselves, take back their streets and to reach out to young men whom the imam said may have no respect for even their own lives. “I’m going to be out in the streets like never before,” Craig vowed. “We needed to reach that boy before he turned to violence. Change will take place in this community.” Craig concluded the service by anointing members of the Webb family with oil and leading the crowd in a series of hymns. Anyone with information on the shooter or the whereabouts of him or the white van is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public also can submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering Q TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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by Cristina Schreil

Drawing from Spanish roots, duo strums music from a Puerto Rico of times past

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At the front of a room lined with children’s books, two guitars, their players dressed in deep cerulean, trill melodies from long ago. Always in sync, one hums a steady gallop of rich lower notes that harmonize with the other’s longing song that cascades like waterfalls in an ebb and flow of emotion. While audience members weren’t lounging on a Caribbean beach or sipping velvety coquito in Old San Juan, the music filling Sunnyside Library last Saturday conjured a convincing-enough auditory journey to the isle of Borinquen, America’s vibrant commonwealth that spawned a rich — albeit different — Puerto Rican culture here. Yet the instrumental music that Lisa Spraragen and Josué Perez played with engrossing emotion and skill, their fingers tickling strings as if human digits were always meant to, is far from the reggaetón, bachata and salsa that pumps from clubs and front stoops today. Their music is from an older time. “We represent an instrumental style,” Spraragen said following the performance. She said that Perez, a Puerto Rico native, insists that whatever they play, the set must feature the guitar and its melodies. These sparse guidelines clash with the layered richness of the duo’s diverse repertoire. In addition to the traditional Puerto Rican songs they performed at the library, written by composers who studied classical Spanish forms in Europe long ago, they spanned geography in their one-hour set, “making a little loop,” as Spraragen said. They played delicate danzas, a Peruvian waltz and a Colombian cumbia by Tabaco y Ron. They also played “Madrigal” by famous Puerto Rican composer Don Felo. Audience members sang along to the haunting melody, which crept in and pulled out, like a wave building in speed until finally breaking. The auditory quest the two guitarists invited the audience on mirrored diversity of Puerto Rico itself. The colonial island, which

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boro EXHIBITS Drawings of Anthony Baus, featuring more than 30 pen and ink wash architectural and perspective compositions. Opening reception Fri., April 17, 6-9 p.m. Thru May 8 by appointment. Eleventh Street Arts at Grand Central Atelier, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Info: eleventhstreetarts@gmail.com.

est Hills. Info: John Dessereau (718) 268-0479, crm2713@bn.com.

A still from “World’s Fairs in 3-D” — blurry here without the help of 3-D glasses — a stereoscopic projection show presented by the Queens Historical Society on Sun., April 12 at 2:30 p.m.

Titans of American photography, two exhibits on photography from the 19th century to the present. Mon., April 13, opening reception Thurs., April 23, 6 p.m. Thru June 6. Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, Klapper Hall, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Info: (718) 997-4747, qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/godwin_ternbach. “After Midnight: Indian Modernism to Contemporary India, 1947/1997,” chronicling the emergence of modern art in India. Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested donation of $8 adults and children over 12, $4 seniors, students. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

THEATRE “Red Noses,” Peter Barnes’ sinfully funny Black (Plague) comedy. Thurs., April 9-Sun., April 19, 8 p.m. Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $15-25. Info: Antonio Minino (616) 683-7628, antonio@kampfirefilmspr.com, spoontheater.org. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” presented by Variations Theatre Group. Fri., April 10-Sat., April 25, 8 p.m., 2 p.m. Sat. and Sun., The Chain Theatre, 21-28 45 Road, L.I.C. $18. Info: (866) 811-4111, variationstheatregroup.com. “Lucky Stiff,” a musical by the creators of “Schoolhouse Rock” and “Ragtime.” Fri., April 17, 8 p.m., Sat., April 18, 2 and 8 p.m., Sun., April 19, 2:30 p.m. Maggie’s Little Theater, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village. $12-$18. Info: (917) 579-5389, maggieslittletheater.org.

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“A Doll’s House Remix,” from “First Acts: New Plays in Development” series. Kupferberg Center for the Arts, Queens College. Colden Auditorium, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Kew Gardens Hills. Wed., April 22, 7 p.m. Free. RSVP req’d. Info: (718) 793-8080, kupferbergcenter.org.

MUSIC . “El Sistema Day,” music from The Corona Youth Music Project celebrating a social action movement in Venuzuela in 1975. Fri., April 10, 4:30-5 p.m., Queens Museum, New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Anima: A Cabinet of Wonders,” with Baroque and late Renaissance music played on period instruments. Fri., April 10, 6 p.m., King Manor Museum,

150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $25; $30 at door. Info: (718) 206-0545, ext. 13, kingmanor.org. “A Night at the Movies,” where the Queens Symphony Orchestra will play pieces inspired by old-time movies. Sat., April 11, 7 p.m., PS 316 Ozone Park, 90-07 101 Ave. Free. Reservations req’d. Info: (718) 570-0909, artful.ly/queens-symphony. “Ariodante,” Handel’s baroque opera by the New York Opera Forum. Sun., April 12, 3 p.m., Saint Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills. $12 suggested donation. Info: (718) 268-7772, stlukesforesthills.org. Queensboro Symphony concert, with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, Handel’s Royal Fireworks music, Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto and music by Paul Joseph. Sun., April 26, 7 p.m., Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd. Free. Info: (718) 359-5996, pauljoseph.com.

DANCE Green Space Blooms Annual Dance Festival, presented by Dance Entropy. Thurs.-April 16-Sun., April 19, 8 p.m. Matinee Sat., April 18, 1 p.m., 37-24 24 St., Suite 301, Long Island City. $15; $20 at door. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

FILM “The Wizard of Oz in 3-D,” special presentation of the 1939 classic. Thru April 12, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $12. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “World’s Fairs in 3-D,” with 28 full-color viewmaster stereo views of the 1939-40 World’s Fair and 128 views of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. Sun., April 12, 2:30-4:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $10. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

LECTURES “How Could This Happen: Explaining the Holocaust,” by historian Dan McMillan. Mon., April 13, 1:30 p.m. $8. Central Queens Y, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Info: (718) 268.5011, ext. 151, cqy.org. “Human Evolution,” presentation by the Queens County Bird Club on “Ancestors in our Genome,” a description of recent breakthroughs in the human family tree. Wed., April 15, 8-10 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 225-8064, qcbirdclub.org.

Celebrate Israel’s Anniversary, Sat., April 18, 12:30 p.m. Festive luncheon with honored guests from the Israel defense forces. $18. Must reserve by Wed., April 15. Holocaust Commemoration, Sun. April 19, 11 a.m. Both at Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd. Info: (718) 459-1000, rpjc.org. Holocaust Memorial Program, Briarwood Jewish Center, 139-06 86 Ave. Sun., April 19, 10:30 a.m. The film “The Lady in No. 6, Music Saved My Life,” the 2013 Academy Award-winning short documentary, will be shown. The program also includes songs, prayers and a candle lighting ceremony. Info: (718) 657-5151. 17th Annual Dust Off Car Show and Blood Drive, Sun., April 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, 56-18 69 St. Free. Spots open for first 150 cars. Info: Mike Bilski, (917) 6073961, eccat4t@aol.com. Child ID safety event and tattoo fundraiser, sponsored by New York Families for Autistic Children and the Masonic Society, to bring free IDs to children, disabled adults and the elderly. Sat., April 25, NYFAC Autism Center, 164-14 Cross Bay Blvd., Howard Beach. Info: (347) 566-3122, ext. 305. Queens Arts Connection, a professional development event for artists, Sat., April 25, 2-7 p.m., Queens Museum, The New York City Building, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: queenscouncilarts.org/queens-arts-connection.

“Ask the Pharmacist:” programs on medicines and how to take them presented by the Queens Library. Thurs., April 23, 2-4 p.m., Pomonok Library, 158-21 Jewel Ave. Info: (718) 591-4343, queenslibrary.org.

“Sacred Heart Spring Fling,” buffet dinner with live music from Risky Business Band. Sat. Apr 25, 7 p.m., Sacred Heart School, 84-05 78 Ave., Glendale. $45. Tickets: (718) 440-5534, (718) 268-5126.

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Dance Fitness Fundraiser, with lessons on diverse movement styles. Sat., April 11, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Cambria Heights Community Church, 116-02 220 St. $12, $15 at door. Info: Barbara, (646) 229-0242, bof115@yahoo.com.

Free Prostate Cancer Screening Event & health fair, prostate screening for men ages 35+ (no ins. req’d.); also free HIV testing, blood pressure & blood glucose tests and health classes. Sat., April 11, 8 a.m.1 p.m. Complimetary breakfast at 8 a.m., screenings at 9 a.m. First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, 89-60 164 St. Info: (718) 526-4775, firstchurchjamaica.org.

“A Night of Doo-Wop,” featuring the Devotions, Sat., April 11, 7-11 p.m., Our Lady of Grace Church, 100-05 159 Ave., Howard Beach. $40. Info/tickets: Richard Maiorino (718) 213-2599 or Lamondo Spicer (646) 267-8656. Beekeeping basics: for the bee-curious and aspiring beekeeper. Tues., April 14, 7-9 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $12 per session. Members $10. Advance registration recommended. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org. “Educator appreciation reception,” free for teachers of grades pre-K thru 12, with book discussions and classroom aids. Thurs., April 16, 4-6 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 7000 Austin St., For-

Earth Day program: Willis Elkins, of the Newtown Creek Alliance, will speak about policies. Thurs., April 16, 7 p.m., Ridgewood Democratic Club, 60-70 Putnam Ave. Info: (917) 574-7867. Yoga in the elements, Sat., April 18, 7-9:15-10:15 a.m. $16 adults, pre-registration required. April Star Searchers, exploring the night sky, Sat., April 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m. $15 adults, children 9 and up, pre-registration required. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, Sat., Contact: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. continued continued on on page page 00 38

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Taking from the streets to reimagine the studio by Silas Valentino qboro contributor

Tucked away in Long Island City, just a few blocks from the growing number of glass high-rises, is the art space and studio Local Project. Once based inside the legendary halls of 5 Pointz, the outdoor space for spraypaint and mural art that was regarded by many as an art institution before being torn down, Local Project ser ves as an incubator for artists who join together in projects and inspiration. S o when s tudio dire c tor C a rolina Peñafiel stumbled upon thrown-out panels from a nearby catering company she

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thought to create and collaborate. “I had this vision when I saw them lingering,” she said. “We’re the crazy neighbors on the block walking around with all of these huge pieces of s--t.” Peñafiel opened the studio and invited a handful of artists both local and international to work with these jagged boards and then host a panel discussion about street art’s current climate. Completing the project in just under a week, the six artists, Marthalicia Matarrita, Rob Plater, Andre Trenier, Nicholas Khan, Vanessa Rosa and Stella Isabella, sat in Local Project’s main room Sunday night for an open dialogue regarding personal ambitions, the community’s involvement in supporting art and breaking through the negative qualities associated with street art. “We’re trying to make modern art — American art,” said Khan. “And break the stigma that graf fiti is vandalism. The streets have their own voice.” The topic of compensation also briefly arose when the artists shared personal anecdotes of encountering inconvenient situations where their work wasn’t properly continued on page page 00 39

A piece by Marthalicia Matarrita at Local Project in Long Island City. PHOTO BY SILAS VALENTINO

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He also brings a fresh dose of humor and wit in between numbers. Before playing his song, “Ghosts,” he said he recently played the song in Switzerland, where an audience member questioned one of his lyrics: “Run around with your ghosts.” “Did you say ‘goats’?” “No,” Geary replied. “But I’m curious about the life you’re living.” The New York Irish Center, which regularly puts on programs spanning music and dance to film to cultural classes, has a concert featuring Cillian Vallely, a uilleann pipes and low whistle player, on Saturday, May 9. Singer Mary Courtney and Bronx-based band Morning Star will perform on Saturday, June 6. Both shows are at 8:30 p.m. Q

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Queens musician Bernard Smith, left, opens for Dublin-based singer Mark Geary, right. PHOTOS BY CRISTINA SCHREIL

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reimbursed, sometimes due to the misconceived notion by supporters that the time spent creating shouldn’t have an impact on payment. “I did this in five seconds but do you want to know how long it took me to be able to do it in five seconds?” Isabella said of one of her works. The six pieces were arranged in a Stonehenge-esque assemblage visitors could weave through; on Sunday, one could discuss with the artists their process and inspiration. Rosa, who visited from Rio de Janiero, discussed her piece that explored a contrast in contemporary art. “I wanted to experiment with art and technology in the streets,” she said. “And play with traditional paintings.” Her blue-centric work features symmetrical patterns created on a computer that were then spray-painted to act as a background for a mural dedicated to Nise da Silveira, a Brazilian psychologist who specialized in art therapy. Another piece, produced by Matarrita, depicts a gorilla mid-haircut. And Khan’s contribution reimagines Da Vinci’s “David” but with a contemporary street art update in the nether region: a can of spray paint.

The gallery is open to the public for viewings and last Sunday’s panel was the first in what Peñafiel hopes will become a monthly discussion series. She said the next theme may be based on the excess bumpers tossed ever y Wednesday from the body shop across the street. “What Local Project does is bring artists together seamlessly,” Khan said. “And for you to come in on Easter Sunday and see this … you’re the reason why I do this.” Q

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 04/01/2015, bearing Index Number NC-00008115/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) K AITLYN (Middle) K AYIN (Last) LAU. My present name is (First) KA (Middle) YIN (Last) LAU. My present address is 5716 134TH STREET, Flushing, NY 11355. My place of birth is HONG KONG. My date of birth is July 07, 1989.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK QUEENS COUNTY SUMMONS AND NOTICE Index No. 14248-14, Borough: Queens, Block: 12175, Lot: 79, NYCTL 1998-2 TRUST AND THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS COLLATERAL AGENT AND CUSTODIAN, Plaintiffs, v. GURDIAL S. PANSHI, if living, or if he be dead, his wife, heirs-at-law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, assignees, lienors, creditors, successors-in-interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through GURDIAL S. PANSHI, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and all creditors thereof, and the respective wives, or widows of his, if any, all of whose names and addresses are unknown to Plaintiffs; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD and “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #100,” the names of the last 100 defendants being fictitious, the true names of said defendants being unknown to plaintiffs, it being intended to designate fee owners, tenants or occupants of the liened premises and/or persons or parties having or claiming an interest in lien upon the liened premises, if the aforesaid individual defendants are living, and if any or all of said individual defendants be dead, their heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, committees, devisees, legatees, and the assignees, lienors, creditors and successors in interest of them, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by, through, or against the said defendants named as a class, of any right, title or interest in or lien upon the premises described in the complaint herein, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in the above-entitled foreclosure action, and to serve a copy of your answer on Plaintiffs’ attorney within thirty (30) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal service 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 hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Queens County is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the subject premises. Dated: January 23, 2015 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication, pursuant to an Order of Honorable Leonard Livote, a Justice of the Supreme Court, dated February 13, 2015, and filed with supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a tax lien covering the property known as 158th Street, Borough of Queens, New York and identified as Block 12175, Lot 79 (the “Tax Parcel”). The relief sought is the sale of the Tax Parcel at public auction in satisfaction of the tax lien. In case of your failure to appear, judgment may be taken against you in the sum of $3,674.57, together with interest, costs, disbursements and attorneys’ fees of this action, and directing the public sale of the Tax Parcel. PHILLIPS LYTLE LLP, Anthony J. Iacchetta, Attorneys for Plaintiffs, Attorneys for NYCTL 1998-2 Trust and the Bank of New York Mellon as Collateral Agent and Custodian, 1400 First Federal Plaza, Rochester, New York 14614 Telephone No. (585) 238-2000. aiacchetta@phillipslytle.com

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New video board, food choices and field dimensions by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

When Mets fans return to Citi Field for the home opener next Monday they will be greeted by more than player changes on the field. The largest difference, visually, is the team’s new high-definition video board. It is 62 percent larger than the original scoreboard, measuring 54 feet high and 105 feet wide. Two r ibbon display LED boards will also be introduced, including a 234-foot-wide board along t he lef t f ield a nd a 49-foot-wide board in the left field corner. There are changes on the field as well. As announced last fall, the Mets have moved in part of the center and right center walls, ranging from 3 to 11 feet. The new dimensions are similar to those that existed at Shea Stadium and are expected to help the hitters. The popular Shake Shack burgers will be back along with other fan favorites at various food venues, but there will be

The Mets’ new video display board is larger than the old one and will be PHOTO COURTESY NY METS ready for action on the home opener Monday. plenty of new choices to tickle every palate. Rao’s, a popular Italian restaurant in Manhattan that is impossible to get into, will have a location in Caesar’s Club, offering a pasta bar and lemon

chicken wings. Josh Capon, executive chef at Lu re Fishbone and Bower y Meat Co., will offer a black angus short rib grilled cheese sandwich and a muffaletta, which is similar to a hero on

round bread with a traditional chopped olive topping. Retur ning stands such as Catch of the Day, Two Boots and Blue Smoke promise some new menu items. At Catch of the Day, expect to find lobster nachos, while Blue Smoke will offer a beef bratwurst on a pretzel bun. Two Boots entries include a vegan pizza and a white pizza topped with Creole chicken, bacon and scallions. And if you’re looking for a bargain in the stands for a hot dog, think again. For a plain dog the price is $6.25, the highest in the league. The stadium will also be used this year for several postgame concerts by well-known musical groups. They include the Steve Miller Band on June 27, following the 4:10 p.m. game vs. the Cincinnati Reds; Heart on July 25 following the 7:10 p.m. game vs. the Los Angeles Dodgers; and R & B legend Ne-Yo on Aug. 15, following the 7:10 p.m. game vs. Qs the Pittsburgh Pirates.

The Rockwood Park Jewish Center will commemorate Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Rememberance Day, on April 16 with a service at the temple, located at 156-45 84 St. in Howard Beach, at 6 p.m. Elected officials are expected to attend the event, which will remember the millions of Jewish people killed during the Q Holocaust during World War II.

Resume writing class State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Fran Scarantino, owner of the nonprofit Reach for the STARS, will host a resumewriting class on April 25 at 8 Coleman Square, from 2 to 4 p.m. Professionals will be on hand to teach applicants how to write professional resumes that will stand out to potential employers. For more informaiton, you can call (718) Q 497-1630.

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Mullin it over by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

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Bocce court coming soon Repairs to the bocce ball court in Frank Charles Park in Howard Beach are underway and are expected to be finished by the end of the month, according to park officials. The court in the park was severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, rendering it unusable.

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The work will be done by staff members at Gateway National Park and the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Restoration Corps, according to a National Park Ser vice spokeswoman. The project is expected to be finished by the end of Apr il, ac c or ding to the spokeswoman.

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You have to wonder if St. John’s University had reached out to arguably its greatest player in history, Chris Mullin, to become its next basketball head coach while Steve Lavin was still in charge. It seemed just a little too convenient that Mullin accepted the job five days after Lavin was dismissed. Red Storm fans shouldn’t be too concerned about Mullin’s lack of head coaching experience. Given his stellar NBA career and considerable experience as a pro basketball executive it should be a seamless transition for him. One of the knocks on Lavin was that he did not recruit in St. John’s own backyard and didn’t kill himself developing relationships with local area high school basketball coaches. Mullin, a product of Brooklyn’s Xaverian High School, should improve the Red Storm’s ability to lure local talent. Fran Fraschilla, who coached the Red Storm for two seasons in the late 1990s and is now an ESPN analyst, told me at the National Invitational Tournament media luncheon that he thinks Lavin, who was an ESPN analyst before taking the St. John’s job five years ago, should take a year off from coaching and return to TV. University of Miami basketball head coach Jim Larranaga reminisced about his days playing for Archbishop Molloy High School in the

early 1960s at the NIT luncheon. “I lived in Parkchester and every day I took the Q44 bus from my house to Molloy,” he said. “It was a 90-minute ride each way but it was worth it.” The NIT is now being run by the NCAA, whose headquarters are located in Indianapolis, which was also the site of this year’s Final Four. Every NCAA official I spoke with at the NIT media briefing, including many conservative retired basketball head coaches, went on the record to state that they were ticked off at Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for signing the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which appeared to give license for Hoosier businesses to discriminate against gay and transgendered individuals. On Saturday ESPN debuted its latest “E:60” documentary, “The Dark Knight Returns,” an hour-long profile of Mets ace Matt Harvey. Jeremy Schaap did a fine job interviewing Harvey and others including manager Terry Collins and Harvey’s agent, the inimitable Scott Boras. Interestingly, both Mets CEO Fred Wilpon and his son, Chief Operating Officer Jeff Wilpon, refused to appear on the show. My guess is they did not want to go on camera answering questions about Harvey’s high profile off-thefield activities, such as dating the hottest models, dining at the trendiest restaurants and wearQ ing threads from the toniest boutiques. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Morris Park is a lost neighborhood of Queens that was named by developer Frederick W. Dunton on land owned by a Mr. Morris. It had an abundant amount of beautiful trees on the south side of Atlantic Avenue in the vicinity of Lefferts Boulevard, which would now be regarded as South Richmond Hill. In the 1870s the Morris The Morris Park LIRR Station, Atlantic Avenue at 120th Grove area was a favorite spot Street in Richmond Hill, spring 1940. for picnic excursions. In 1878 a train station was built there, at 124th Street; York, Brooklyn, seven at-grade stations and then in 1886, it was replaced by the would be closed and demolished, surrenderMorris Park Long Island Rail Road Station, ing Atlantic Avenue completely to cars. On Nov. 1, 1939, the seven depots were which was erected on the south side of Atlantic Avenue at 120th Street, slightly east boarded up and abandoned forever. Shown here is Morris Park in the spring of 1940, of Lefferts Boulevard. In October 1938, it was announced that waiting for its demolition. Today Morris Park is not recognized by the LIRR line along Atlantic Avenue, which was competing with the increasing influx of the U.S. Postal Service as its own neighborthe automobile, would be sunk into a tunnel. hood. However, the LIRR still has an AtlanQ Starting from Warwick Street in East New tic Branch facility named in its honor.

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