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County members hoping for reform Dozens of Queens Democrats ask Chair Meeks to consider changes by David Russell Associate Editor

ore than 40 members of the Queens Democratic County Committee from nine Assembly districts in the borough are calling for reform. A document delivered to committee headquarters on Austin Street in Forest Hills last Thursday made a request for more transparency from the organization. “Most people don’t even know what County Committee is but it’s basically the entry level for which citizens can participate, or in this case, registered Democrats, can participate in the running of their party,” said member Radha Vatsal. She added, “Most of us are new to County Committee or are sort of reform-minded people who were already on county committee.” Some of the requests include updating the organization’s website to provide members and the public with more information; having meetings at least once every six months instead of once a term; and for finances to be reported and an ethics committee created. Vatsal said the goal is to bring general awareness to the public about the committee and to get the organization to change, adding that the members who signed the letter are hearing from more and more people. One issue is that many people running for

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ton Boggs. The 10-term congressman lost to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens) in the June primary though he was re-elected as county chairman in September before stepping away. In March, Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) was named the new chairman. Meeks, a political ally of Crowley’s, was chosen by a unanimous vote of the party’s executive committee, made up of 72 district leaders. Manney explained, “When Crowley stepped down to become a lobbyist, we said, ‘OK, let’s maybe start the conversation with Meeks.’” Meeks told the Chronicle via email, “I have read the letter and found several of the suggestions compelling. From the very onset of my Chairmanship of the Queens County Democratic Party, I have called for a collaborative spirit in discussing and bringing in new ideas from diverse perspectives. I am pleased to see that constructive engagement begin.” Now Vatsal would like to see change. “I think one of the reasons that no action has been taken in the past, or very little action, is because people just didn’t know this organization existed,” Vatsal said. “But I think the more that people know, it’s very hard to justify the way the organization is being operated and it’s been able to go on in Q that way because nobody knew.”

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Who would rob the parish poor box? Cops still looking for couple who broke into Howard Beach church by Michael Shain Editor

Before breaking into St. Helen Roman Catholic Church in Howard Beach last week to rob the poor box, a small-time thief paused outside the front door and crossed herself. “The lowest of the low,” said the Rev. Francis Colamaria, pastor of the popular parish who discovered the break-in early last Thursday and spotted the woman on video surveillance making the sign of the cross. “This is the bottom of the barrel,” he said. “They’re the kind of people who knock down old ladies and steal their handbag because it’s easy. “That’s why the police have to catch them as soon as possible.” A week after the break-in, police are still looking for two people — a man in his thirties who forced open the front door of the church at about 3:30 a.m. and a woman who entered shortly afterward. A video clip released by the police shows a neatly dressed woman with short hair tipping over a donation box at the church’s side door and pulling bills from a slot in the bottom.

She spent 15 minutes or so moving furtively around the open interior of the contemporary-style church. Then she zeroed in on four tall black boxes where parishioners drop money, offerings made before lighting candles at the shrine of a favorite saint. “This was a small-time robbery, $400,” said Colamaria. “But the reaction has been very strong here and in the neighborhood. It feels so personal, close to home.” The burglary also brought an outsized police response, said the priest. “Det ect ives, t he commanding officer of the precinct, community affairs, the NCOs, all of them have gotten in touch with me to say how sorry they were and that they would find these people,” he said. Colamaria, pastor for the past four and a half years at the church on 157th Avenue, couldn’t recall any thing like it happening before. “Thank goodness we have good cameras and nothing was damaged,” he said. Still, the church has no plans to jack up security. “I’m not going to make this place into Fort Knox,” he said. Surveillance cameras show the couple

Worshipers leave small offerings in the donations boxes before lighting a candle to the saints. Video cameras captured the image of a man, left, allegedly breaking into the church early ThursPHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN day morning so a female accomplice could steal the cash. arriving at the church in a red sedan but were not able to catch a glimpse of the license plates. They show the man, wearing a cap and vest, entering the vestibule of the church and forcing open a locked door before he turns and leaves.

Seven minutes later the woman appears on the cameras inside the church. Police believe the couple waited to see if they’d tripped an alarm. When no one showed up, she entered the sanctuary. The man stayed outside during Q the burglary, the cameras showed.

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Kenichi Wilson took over the reins of Community Board 9 — one of the livelier of Queens’ 14 boards — as chairman this week. Wilson, a 48-year-old small business owner from Ozone Park, takes over the board that covers Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and Kew Gardens, as well as Ozone Park, at a critical moment for the area. The mayor is proposing to build a 28-story jail facility on the board’s northern boundary, behind the Queens Criminal Court Building. The new facility would house all the female prisoners in the city as well as a yet-to-be-determined number of male prisoners. CB 9 voted unanimously last month to oppose the plan but has little legal maneuvering room to stop it. Wilson’s priorities for the board, he told the Chronicle this week, go beyond the jail. “This is the first year we have a fully operating office with a district manager who has a resume you can work with,” he told the Chronicle before chairing his first board meeting this week. “It’s good feeling to be recognized,” he said following his election last month. Among his priorities in the year ahead are: • ensuring the neighborhoods in the southern parts of CB 9 are

brought into the board’s fold. Especially in South Richmond Hill, Wilson said, “I haven’t seen much activity during my time on the board. That’s our community too.” • reducing overcrowding in School Districts 27 and 28. “Lots of other districts seem to be getting new schools and additions,” he said. “We hear all the time from parents who say lots of classrooms are overcrowded. “I just don’t feel we have the solution to overcrowding yet in our districts,” he said. • getting the city’s Green Streets program working on Woodhaven Boulevard. “When I was kid, my father would drive us to the Rockaways and the first thing you’d notice was all the trees on Woodhaven,” Wilson recalled. “Those trees are dying now from disease or infestation and they’re not being replaced.” • adding afterschool and youth programs. “People feel there have been cuts in these programs that parents depend on,” he said. • increasing community outreach. “We need to have tables at community fairs and National Night Q Out, events like that,” he said. “Tell people we are here.”

Kenichi Wilson, the new chairman of CB 9, has PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN a substantial to-do list.

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Christmas house sparkles its last Ozone Park couple had dazzled neighborhood for six decades by Michael Shain Editor

For decades, people in Ozone Park simply called it the Christmas house on Pitkin Avenue. The 20-foot evergreen tree on the front lawn would be strung top to bottom with lights. The house too. But the star of the show each year was the double garage decorated in an Old Worldstyle diorama called a presepe, an incredibly detailed scene of Bethlehem and the surrounding countryside dotted with hundreds of figures depicting scenes from the Christmas story. All behind glass. Now, after 61 years, the presepe is coming down. So are the lights and the lawn scenes depicting Santa’s workshop and a Victorian

Christmas. Harris and Gilda Taormina, the owners of the brick and white-siding house at the corner of Pitkin and 78th Street, are selling and moving out to Long Island to be closer to their daughter and grandchildren. It is hard to undersell how central the Taormina house has been to the holidays in Ozone Park, a tightly knit Italian community when Harris started putting up decorations in late 1950s but now an ethnically diverse section of Queens where a large portion of his neighbors don’t celebrate Christmas. “Years back, people used to be 12 deep on the sidewalk to see the Christmas house on Pitkin,” he said. “They’d have a cop on the corner to direct traffic. “And not once did any of the neighbors complain,” Harris said. “They loved it too.” Last Christmas, the Ozone Park Residents Block Association chose the Taormina house for its tree-lighting ceremony, more or less making Harris and Gilda’s front-yard evergreen the off icial tree for the whole neighborhood. “I didn’t realize that was going to be the last year,” said Harris. “But having the tree lighting in front of my house knocked me for a loop.” Over the years, famous people trekked out from Manhattan to check out the house. One year, as the extended family was sit-

The owners of the Christmas house on Pitkin Avenue, Gilda and Harris Taormina, above, are ending an Ozone Park tradition that has been around for more than 60 years. WABC-TV came last PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN, ABOVE, AND COURTESY GILDA TAORMINA year to their tree-lighting ceremony, left. ting down for dinner on Christmas Day, Fox 5 reporter Rosanna Scotto and a film crew knocked on the door. After reading an article about the Taormina house in The New York Times, a curator from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which mounts its own Baroque presepe every sea-

son, phoned and asked to see it. The block association is having a party to honor Harris and Gilda tonight, April l1, in the basement of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, a thank-you for six decades of neighborhood smiles every Q December.

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U.S. Census Bureau: We’re hiring! Workers are being recruited to help with the 2020 Census count. The jobs pay a minimum of $25 per hour but require working flexible schedules including evening and weekend hours. The U.S. Census Bureau will be hiring staff for a variety of temporary jobs including office staff and Census takers. Borough President Melinda Katz has announced a job fair for the Census from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1 at Borough Hall, at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens. The event is a collaboration between the office of the Queens borough president, the Queens Complete Count Committee and the Census Bureau. Representatives of the bureau will be there to answer questions. Job applicants are required to be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social Security number, be a U.S. citizen, have access to a vehicle with a valid driver’s license unless public transit is readily available, pass a bureau-performed criminal background check including fingerprinting, among many other requirements. “While a Census is a national event, in

order to be successful, it must be conducted at the local level,” wrote Jeff Behler, regional director, New York Region Census Center, U.S. Census Bureau in a press release. “This starts with hiring people to work in their own communities. We look forward to working with the Queens Borough leadership to ensure that together we provide easy and ample opportunities for local community members to apply [for] Census jobs.” The Census will determine the borough’s representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as how much federal funding Queens receives for schools, health services and more. “A Census undercount is something Queens simply cannot afford,” Katz wrote in the press release. “As the largest borough in New York and the most diverse county in the nation, we will have a lot of ground to cover once the Census begins a year from today. We’re serious about having all hands on deck to help reach every corner of every community throughout this great borough to help ensure as complete and accurate a Q count as possible.”

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Borough President Melinda Katz last week named six new members to Community Boards 9 and 10. The boards represent the neighborhoods of South Queens, including Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and Howard Beach, as well as Kew Gardens. Katz made “a concerted effort to balance both experience and new voices,” said a statement accompanying the announcement. City Council members nominate half the members in each board district. The new members are: Community Board 9 • Lisa Komninos — new executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation taking over the seat of her predecessor at the GWDC, the late Maria Thomson; Community Board 10 • Dr. Natalie Bissoon — Ozone Park ophthalmologist who is also a member of Community Education Council 27; • Roger Gendron — president of the

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NYFAC boss from land down under New director of Howard Beach autistic agency seeks ‘new start’ by Michael Shain Editor

The flying time from Melbourne, Australia to JFK International Airport is 23 hours or so. The new executive director of the troubled New York Families for Autistic Children in Howard Beach, James Sherry, was born in Melbourne and worked there until last year — half a world away from the controversy that has surrounded the high-profile social service agency. Sherry, 40, is a career health systems administrator who came to NYFAC in February from Queensland Health, the government health agency that runs the hospital network in Australia’s third-largest state. A stint in a summer program for senior government officials at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2015 gave him his first taste of the East Coast of the United States. “I decided it was time to relocate to New York and see what I could add to the industry here,” he said. “I really, really have an affinity to this culture,” he said. “It’s so similar yet so different to Australia.” He worked briefly for WellLife Network, the New York-based agency that services people with mental illness and developmental difficulties before taking over NYFAC.

James Sherry — outside the distinctive building on Cross Bay Boulevard that houses New York Families for Autistic Children, which has been beset by difficulties since last fall — brought in new management, including a new chief administrator, Kean McPhoy, left. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN NYFAC had been searching for a new executive director since last fall when an investigation into the fundraising and administration of the 21-year-old service agency led to the ouster of its director and founder, Andrew Baumann. Since arriving at NYFAC, Sherry has

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P Close sex offender loophole EDITORIAL

ttention, New York State lawmakers! You’re in such a hurry to pass a slew of bills, do you think you could slip one more into the mix? We’re talking about a bill that would prevent sex offenders on parole or probation from living next door to preschools. Wait a minute, you might think, aren’t they already barred from living within 1,000 feet of a school? Yes, they are. But not a preschool or kindergarten, amazingly. That’s why the American Red Cross, at the urging of the city, was able to place eight sex offenders on parole at Bayside’s Anchor Inn. The hotel is located on Northern Boulevard, right across the street from The Learning Experience’s Academy of Early Education. Heckuva job, city! Heckuva job, Red Cross! Luckily for the parents of children who attend the preschool, the advocacy group Parents for Megan’s Law notified them of the sex offenders’ presence. Area lawmakers held a press conference and presto! The parolees were moved else-

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where. Among them were several whose victims were between the ages of 8 and 17. This isn’t an isolated case. In 2017, the state Senate’s now-defunct Independent Democratic Conference conducted a study that found 93 living within 1,000 feet of a pre-K facility. Just two years before, a similar report only found 17. The year 2017 also was the third in a row that the Senate had passed a bill closing the loophole that allows this, but the Assembly refused to approve it. The bill would bar any Level 3 sex offender — the worst — and any whose victim was a child from living within the 1,000-foot limit. The Legislature has approved and the governor has signed a number of contentious bills this year, the kind that have people seriously divided. While there are some who oppose a bill to close the loophole, such as the New York City Bar Association, we believe most would agree that sex offenders who can’t live within 1,000 feet of a high school shouldn’t live that close to a pre-K. Which side is your lawmaker on? Ask.

We win awards thanks to you

e couldn’t have done it without you — our readers and advertisers, that is, and as always, we thank you for your support. Without it, the Queens Chronicle could not have won another six awards for its journalism, editorial commentary and page design at last week’s New York Press Association Spring Conference, at which the awards were handed out. The Chronicle is proud to say that for at least the third year in a row, we won more awards than any other weekly in Queens — while fully acknowledging that our friends at other papers work hard and often produce good material too. This year we won first-place honors for our editorials and a photo page, second place for a single news photo and third place for our front pages, the design of our 40th anniversary edition’s cover and our coverage of local government. Details are in a story that’s running in each of our eight editions this week. Over the last five years, we’ve won 39 NYPA awards, for an average of just under eight per year. And in case you’re wondering, the contest is always judged by members of another state’s press association to avoid any conflicts of interest. We never do a story, or design a page or write an editorial with winning the contest in mind. We just do the best we can to deliver the news of Queens to you every week, and only later do we think about what might be worth submitting. The competition is fierce. There are some great papers out there, and this year 163 across the state submitted 2,743 entries for their work in 2018. We hope to do even better next year, and with your continued support, we just might.

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Back emissions bill Dear Editor: I wanted to clarify some statements in the Chronicle’s April 4 article “CB 11 OKs DSNY, energy resolutions” (multiple editions). I am not representing the community board with this letter, just myself. For full disclosure, I am the chairperson of the Environmental Committee of Community Board 11 and its third vice chairperson. On April 1, Community Board 11 overwhelmingly passed a resolution that supported City Council Intro. 1253, a bill introduced by Councilman Costa Constantinides and co-sponsored by 34 other members. It would require privately owned buildings larger than 25,000 square feet to have their energy-producing systems (heating, cooling) retrofitted to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Those emissions, which largely contain carbon dioxide and other byproducts, are responsible for changes to our climate. Most publicly owned buildings will also have to comply. Seventy percent of greenhouse gas emissions in New York City originate from energy-producing systems. All one- and two-family homes would be exempt. There are time frames for accomplishing certain goals under this bill. Intro. 1253 sets up a framework to organize the retrofit program and to assist building owners to manage the change. The resolution passed by Community Board 11 included a condition that said that the board © Copyright 2019 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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supports the bill provided that “provisions are made to mitigate the effects of present and future pass-along costs to co-op, condominium, and all rental residents.” The bill is still under discussion to ensure that tenants do not face the brunt of the costs of retrofitting. At the board meeting, one member raised concern over the cost of retrofitting a building. Yes, it is a concern; however, the long-term benefits of retrofitting are enormous and balance out the initial cost. After retrofitting, energy costs would be reduced substantially, because buildings’ systems would be highly efficient. In addition, if owners voluntarily upgrade their systems to renewable energy sources, like solar, energy costs would be further reduced. Some owners may also be able to sell back energy to the utility companies. In addition, our air will be cleaner and we should enjoy reduction in lung diseases such as asthma. But most of all, fewer greenhouse gas emissions mean that we are helping to protect our planet from the effects of climate change. We would be addressing this most pressing

global problem here in the City of New York, and setting an example for our country and, ultimately, the world. Henry Euler Bayside

Free to strip, and to watch Dear Editor: After a long hard day at work, Al Bundy — like many hardworking New Yorkers — should be able to enjoy a brew along with an adult dancer. He would be disappointed in “A Flushing strip club fights for its life” (Ryan Brady, April 4, multiple editions) in the State Liquor Authority attempting to shut down Angels of the World. Adult entertainment, including lap dances, pole dancers and topless bars, have been part of many men’s right of passage transcending generations. Can those who want to close Angels of the World and other strip clubs say with a straight face that during college or later in life that they never attended any fraternity, family or friend’s

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bachelor party where adult entertainment was present? Can any males claim they never participated with any adult entertainers at such events? Ditto for females attending any sorority, family or friend’s bachelorette party where adult entertainment was present. Despite the best efforts of both government and the moral majority social police to outlaw adult entertainment establishments and services (like alcohol prohibition in the 1920s) it has been a total failure. Those who opposed these businesses from obtaining or maintaining a license from the SLA need to loosen up, hoist a pint and get a lap dance or two at a neighborhood adult club. The owners of any adult entertainment establishment pay taxes like the rest of us. They also provide gainful employment to cooks, bartenders, waitresses, dancers and security personnel, along with those who deliver beverage and food supplies. How disappointing to see progressive liberals throwing their lot in with the moral majority social police and politically extreme reactionary conservatives who attempt to use government rules and regulations to impose their own moral values on others. I would volunteer to be an inspector for either the SLA or the state departments of Taxation or Consumer Affairs to ensure our own dancers are “Made in New York,” their ample assets are “100 percent all natural” and they are declaring all their tips as income, but my wife will not let me. What consenting adults consume, inhale, perform, read or view in the privacy of their own home or private social or adult club isn’t the concern of government. Individual economic and civil liberties prosper best when government stays out of both the bedroom and marketplace. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

The blame for Amazon

trict have no one but themselves to blame for electing their politicians at the local, state and national levels. They were more interested in their own careers and having citizens depend upon government than having people use their own ingenuity and skills to create a vibrant, flourishing local economy. Edward Riecks Howard Beach

Thank you, Sen. Addabbo Dear Editor: I want to extend my sincere gratitude to state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. for meeting with the parents and staff of HeartShare Preschool in Lindenwood on Friday, April 4. Thank you for giving us the time to express our concerns on the financial deficit our school is experiencing where it’s in jeopardy of closing its doors. My son is a student there and receives services such as speech and occupational therapy, and he has benefited tremendously from the help the school has provided him with. Unfortunately he is also one of the students who for the last three weeks has not had a teacher in his classroom simply because the teachers are not getting paid enough to teach much less live a normal life in which they can support families or children of their own. Thank you, Senator, for allowing us to advocate for our children and be their voice where it is severely needed. I do believe that you will plead our case in Albany and hopefully Gov. Cuomo will see how much we need help. Melissa Torres-Echevarría Rockaway Park

Anti-Semitic remarks Dear Editor: I hate to admit when I am wrong but I have been. I owe fellow letter writer Robert LaRosa an apology. Last month, I accused him of being a hypocrite for condemning Trump and not Rep. Ilhan Omar for her anti-Semitic remarks. I thought the reason he did not condemn Rep. Omar was because she was a Democrat. Now, I realize I was mistaken. Based on Mr. LaRosa’s April 4 letter (“Trump, religions are poison”), it appears that he actually agrees with Omar’s antiSemitic comments. LaRosa referred to his “alleged hypocrisy.” Obviously, he was denying my claim. When Mr. LaRosa wrote “If Mr. Rodin is so concerned about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitic remarks perhaps he should move to Israel,” that in and of itself is an anti-Semitic comment. I polled my Jewish acquaintances and all but one stated it was an anti-Semitic remark. The lone person who disagreed just said, “It was stupid.” In the March 14 issue, I wrote that the Democratic Party has become the party of antiSemitism. Mr. LaRosa has been kind enough to prove my point. Thank you for your help. David Duke, the former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard, voiced his support for Rep. Omar. Maybe the next time he visits New York he can have a beer with Mr. LaRosa and they can discuss their shared sentiments. Enjoy the beer, Bobby! Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: Differences in opinion and politics between north and south cannot only be discerned on the national scene, but locally as well. Northwestern Queens scuttled the Amazon HQ2 deal, a proposal that would have greatly benefited Long Island City and cleaned up a sorely blighted area. Here in southern Queens, we not only have a successful casino at Aqueduct Race Track, but a high-rise hotel is now under construction. The concerns that residents of the area in the vicinity of Resorts World were much the same as those in Long Island City. But the traffic, gangs, congestion, crime, drug deals and prostitution that residents feared never materialized. The casino has been a welcome, cooperative neighbor. It created jobs, brought in commerce, business, revenue and tourism. The surrounding businesses have profited. There have been no drawbacks nor any negative results. The politicians who killed the Amazon deal severely hurt the districts they represent. In particular, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, an admitted socialist who sees big government as the solution rather than human ingenuity, capitalism, the free market and personal responsibility. In the years to come, the residents of the dis-

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Dentists back from mission of mercy Howard Beach tooth fairies bring partials and fillings to Dominicans by Michael Shain Editor

Dr. Lary Verasco, who has been looking after people’s teeth in Howard Beach for 36 years, had watched his dental partner, Dr. Hannette Gomez, go off to the Dominican Republic each year to donate a week of her time and skills to helping people who can’t pay. “I didn’t know what to expect,” said Verasco. “But I told her, this year, I want to go.” Gomez and Verasco have been partners for 15 years in their sunny office on 156th Avenue, just down from the Stop and Shop supermarket. Gomez, a native of the Dominican Republic, has been making the trip back to the island nation for f ive years now — each year to a different town. The Dominican Medical Dental Society, a 42-year-old group of doctors and dentists based in Washington Heights, organizes what it calls “The Mission” each year. This year, it picked Cotui, about an hour and half outside the capital, Santo Domingo.

“We took over the hospital there,” said Verasco. “More than 100 people,” added Gomez. “Twenty dentists, ophthalmologists, general surgeons.” Trucks with loudspeakers spread the word to the surrounding towns that the doctors were coming. “We don’t start seeing people until 9 but they start showing up outside the hospital at 5 and 6 a.m.,” said Gomez. “They come from far away, from parts of the country that don’t have doctors and dentists. “They want to make sure that they will be seen.” The dentists worked nine-hour days on rented chairs and without the rinse-and-spit sink Americans are used to seeing. “T hese people a re ju st so happy to be helped,” said Verasco. “They don’t complain. “When you finish at night, you walk out the front door of the hospital and the crowd parts. You can hear them say, ‘Here come the doctors.’ “It’s a different mentality than what we’re used to. You’re just so happy to help them,” he said.

Howard Beach dentist Dr. Lary Verasco, right, posed with some of the local lab technicians and hygienists he worked with during his first mission to the Dominican Republic with his dental PHOTOS COURTESY DR. LARY VERASCO partner, Dr. Hanette Gomez, left. The work never stopped during the five days in early March they were in Cotui, they said. Verasco was part of a team that made acrylic dentures for people with missing teeth.

“We did hundreds,” he said. “I was working so fast I didn’t have time to count.” What will he take away from the work? “I’ll remember the expression on people’s faces when they get their teeth,” Q Verasco said.

Chronicle wins six awards in contest by Peter C. Mastrosimone

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The Queens Chronicle has to find room on its office walls for another six awards following last week’s New York Press Association Spring Conference in Albany. The paper won two first-place plaques, one second-place honor and three third-place awards for its work in 2018, in areas from writing to design, in NYPA’s Better Newspaper Contest. The total was higher than any other paper in Queens, with the nearest competitor scoring five, including an honorable mention. One of the Chronicle’s first-place awards went to this writer, in the Editorials category. The paper had to submit three pieces and won with one decrying a bill that would have forced businesses to give employees three months’ of partially paid bereavement leave (it was later vetoed by Gov. Cuomo); one assailing Mayor de Blasio’s ongoing efforts to lower standards at the city’s “elite eight” specialized high schools in order to achieve a better racial balance; and another urging a go-slow approach on marijuana legalization mostly due to the fact that police lack the ability to definitively tell when someone is driving under its influence the way they can with alcohol. “The bereavement piece was one of the best I’ve read judging this competition,” the judge said. “The other two were both strong.” The other first-place award went to photographer Rick Maiman in the Picture Story category, for a page of shots he had taken at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival. One of his photos was also on the front page of two Chronicle editions that week. “A good mix of photos from different perspectives that captured the race and the rest of the event festivities,” the judge said. Editor Christopher Barca, who left the paper later in the year, won second place in the Spot News Photo category for his shot of a triumphant Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaking to supporters from atop a bar the night she won the Democratic Primary. “Great work!” the judge exclaimed. “Stunning treatment of a

These three editorials and this photo page were all first-place winners at the New York Press Association Spring Conference. powerful photo. Hats off!” Chronicle Art Director Jan Schulman took third place in the Best Front Page category, for covers that reported on Amazon’s planned move to Queens, de Blasio’s battle against the Specialized High School Admissions Test and the death of Giovanni Ampuero, 9, who was hit by a car on Northern Boulevard. “The three covers each presented readers with a different way of drawing them in,” the judge said. “The Amazon design was clever, the de Blasio item was a cool concept and the Giovanni page was tasteful yet impactful. Nice job.” Schulman also won third place in Best Special Section Cover for the Chronicle’s 40th anniversary edition. “This is a fun idea and a really good presentation of it,” the judge said. Editors Michael Gannon, Ryan Brady and Anthony O’Reilly (who also left the paper last year), along with Barca, teamed up to win third place for Coverage of Local Government. “Nice use of multiple, key sources,” the judge said. “Expert work following up with your sources as well. Your readers must be happy with

your variety of overall government coverage. Also, I liked your localization of the school safety piece; it seemed unique to other such efforts I’ve seen.” “Congratulations to my editorial and art department on once again winning more awards at NYPA than any other Queens weekly,” Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler said. “I especially want to recognize my editor-in-chief, Peter Mastrosimone, on his first-place award for Best Editorials.” The contest entries are always judged by members of another state’s press association, in this case Wisconsin’s. Q

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Forest Hills’ Wacey has big plans for WCC President: Women’s City Club has become Women Creating Change by Angel Adegbesan Chronicle Contributor

Forest Hills resident Carole Wacey, president and CEO of the newly named Women Creating Change, meets with Brian Joyce, managing director of NASDAQ, Inc. in a recent photo. Wacey COURTESY PHOTO hopes to make the 104-year-old organization more civically involved in the city.

Petition to ban bike lane on Queens Blvd. by David Russell

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In the battle regarding the Queens Boulevard bike lanes, Forest Hills Chamber of Commerce President Leslie Brown has started a petition on change.org to ban the plan to extend them into her area. “Cars and buses not to mention trucks can easily swerve into the narrow bike lane hitting a rider. The exit ramps that cross over the bike lanes are very dangerous too. Vehicles cannot see bikers or other motorists the way you have to angle your car to get off. And as we all know accidents happen!” Brown also believes the proposed bike lanes will help destroy small businesses by taking away parking spots in Forest Hills and Kew Gardens. “Who wants to invest in homes, condos, co-ops and or pay high rents in a community that does not have the shops and services needed to make a community thrive,” the post said. As of Wednesday afternoon, the petition was signed by 73 people. Bike lane activist Peter Beadle said the bottom line is that the redesign has

Bicyclists riding the lanes on Queens BouleFILE PHOTO vard, in Rego Park. reduced pedestrian injuries by more than 55 percent and reduced injuries by overall street users by more than 30 percent. “If people want to position themselves against the safety of their neighbors, then have at it,” he said. “And this is what it is now. We shouldn’t be mincing words, shouldn’t be pretending it’s anything else. Bike lanes don’t destroy businesses. They do save lives. And that has been proven over and over again in the city.” The next phase of the plan will see the lanes installed from Yellowstone BouleQ vard to Union Turnpike.

Carole Wacey of Forest Hills became president and chief executive officer of the famed Women’s City Club last fall. Now the 104-year-old organization is changing both its name and its mission. Wacey, president of the newly named Women Creating Change organization, joined in November, 2017. She said she brings the organization her level of expertise in the field of policy making. “I came in with the mandate that I put on myself and agreed upon by the board which was that we really needed to think about where the organization has been historically,” said Wacey. “They had sort of evolved in many ways like signing letters, joining coalitions and rallies but not really leading initiatives for the city. So we were really charged with thinking about where we could really make our mark as an organization.” WCC’s membership over the years has included social reformers such as former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, political advisors Belle Moskowitz and Frances Perkins, and Lillian Wald, founder of the Visiting Nurse Service. Wacey previously worked in the department of Education during the Clinton administration in Washington before moving to New York to work with various education programs such as WNET. She joined WCC after working at WNET for five years. “I consider it a nice extension of some of the things I have worked on over the years,” she said. “It was a transition because I’ve worked on education for the past 25 years and I’ve also worked on policy and advocacy work my whole life. Even though I sort of stepped away from directly being in education and K-12 education in particular, I feel like I can also take a lot from those experiences and bring it to what I’m doing. “I felt like the programmatic work that we were doing at WNET was incredibly important but I felt like this was a great opportunity to really get more steeped in policy and programs,” Wacey added. “The WCC have been around for 100 years and have done a lot of great policy and programmatic works over the years.” A British immigrant in the 1960s, Wacey said though privileged, she and her mother faced many difficulties, including being homeless after her father passed away. She noted that her mother, who always performed community service, put her on the same path as well i n spite of thei r adversities. “I really came at this work and all of my work as I have great opportunity in this country and it is really incumbent upon me to work on something I’m really passionate about and give back to the community,” said Wacey. “So, when this opportunity to work on issues affecting women came up, I think about people like my mom who had great challenges and women who have even greater challenges than my mom had.” Her plan is for WCC to play a role that

will enable women to be involved in all levels of civic life. Wacey said the organization is working to make sure that women in the community know how to access the relevant tools and resources so they can fully participate in any aspect of civic life that matters to them. As a result, the organization is launching its three-year strategy to impact and encourage women’s involvement in civic engagement starting this year. First, for 2019, is the research and development year called the “Fundamentals.” The research involves running focus groups, meeting directly with women in communities across the city and meeting with organizations the WCC hopes to partner with to develop more ideas for civic engagement. The “Fundamentals” phase will adjust and confirm WCC’s framework for the strategy. In 2020, Wacey hopes to launch the Hub, which will curate resources for women around civic engagement; a technological resource, which will aggregate content researched; and a community workshop series, where the organization will take a personal approach to deliver content to women about issues they care about as well as provide them with the information and tools to take action and improve their lives. The following year, 2021, WCC is hoping to launch a ChangemakeHer Fellowship in partnership with Coro New York. Later, the organization wants to launch an institute for civic engagement called “A Course for Action” in partnership with the City University of New York. WCC is still in early talks with these organizations. “Where we landed was that there was a lot happening with civic engagement where Women’s City Club had been involved but it’s happening in small very defined areas,” Wacey said. “Where we thought we could add to the field was focused not only on civic engagement but really put the gender lens around civic engagement. How do we support women who have been historically left out of civic processes?” One of the tools the organization plans to work on will be a technological resource. The app-based tool, she said, would work well with people who see their smartphone as a lifeline to staying connected with loved ones. The app would potentially serve people who are homeless so they could use the tool to research and get access to shelter, food or education. “These are things that we’re developing but we haven’t started because we really want the women that we’re going to be serving to be involved in the development of these tools,” Wacey added. “We’re going to be surfing through that for the next few months hopefully in time as we launch the Hub in 2020.” The group consists of a full time staff of four and a team of fellows of up to 10 with a budget of less than a million dollars a year, according to Wacey. She added that the organization will not be expanding its staff Q during the “Fundamentals” phase.

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Here are just two of the hot-looking motorcycles seized this month by a unit of the 102nd Precinct sweeping through Ozone Park, Woodhaven and Richmond Hill now that the riding season has arrived. These photos were tweeted by the precinct to warn motorcyclists to have their papers in order before hitting the streets. The bikes were impounded for offenses

that include no registration, unlicensed driver and lapsed insurance, said Officer Jose Severino, the precinct’s community affairs officer. “The only way to get them back,” he said, “is to go to the pound with a licensed driver and up-to-date insurance — not to mention the fee for the pound.” — Michael Shain

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The seven candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Queens District Attorney are set to appear at a public community forum in St. Albans on April 27. It will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Robert Ross Johnson Family Life Center at 172-17 Linden Blvd. The moderator will be NY1 anchor Cheryl Wills. Candidates slated to appear include public defender Tiffany Caban; Borough President Melinda Katz; Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows); retired Queens Supreme Court Justice Greg Lasak; defense attorney and former proseNDOT-075715

cutor Betty Lugo; Mina Malik, the former director of the Civilian Complaint Review Board; and state prosecutor Jose Nieves. Sponsors include the Addisleigh Park Civic Organization; The Octagon Neighborhood Association; Greater Triangular Civic Association; Brinkerhoff Action Association; St. Albans Congregational Church Justice & Witness Ministry; St. Albans Civic Improvement Association; Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association; Queens Alumnae Chapter-Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; and the Greater Q Queens Chapter of the Links, Inc.

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Also says Target would move to old Kmart location in Middle Village by David Russell Associate Editor

Community Board 4 Chairman Louis Walker said Queens Place mall in Elmhurst appears to be closing at the end of the year and that Target will move to Middle Village where Kmart used to be PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN located. “I’m disappointed that they’re not going to move up to the Sears location right on Queens Boulevard but I’m sure it’s a price thing,” he said. Walker added there’s a chance that workers at the mall will be looking for work immediately after the Christmas season.

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Queens Place mall in Elmhurst could be closing at the end of the year, Community Board 4 Chairman Louis Walker announced during Tuesday night’s meeting. “While there’s no official announcement it appears the site will be closing and after the closing the question is will they reopen it or will they decide not to reopen it as a mall? That’s a rather large parcel of land so we should be quite concerned to know what’s going to end up in that space if it doesn’t remain a mall,” he said. The announcement came as a surprise to the crowd, with District Manager Christian Cassagnol telling the Chronicle after the meeting that he knew nothing of the news until Walker spoke. Located at 88-01 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst, the mall opened in 1965 and includes a Target, Best Buy, DSW and Red Lobster among its businesses. Walker noted, “If you’ve been there lately, there’s several stores that are already gone.” Outback Steakhouse was one that closed last year. He added that it seems like the electrical grid at the location is not in good shape. Walker said the Target will move to Middle Village where Kmart used to be located.

people,” she told the Chronicle, adding “I can’t confirm anything right this minute.” Bassin also said, “There are no signed deals yet. For anybody.” Count Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) as someone who would like to see Target come into his neighborhood. “I’m hopeful that Target is in fact coming to the Rentar Plaza because I think that would be a great use of the space and my constituents would benefit from it,” he said in a statement. “I would also welcome other stores from Queens Place, if that mall ends up closing, to help fill the void at Rentar Plaza and add value to it once again.” There is a plan to build a Target at 40-31 82nd St. on the border of Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, though it has drawn the ire of Queens Neighborhoods United, an antigentrification group. As for Rentar Plaza, Bassin told Community Board 5 in January, “the retail market has changed tremendously, especially in the last five years for many, many reasons.” She said there are 190,000 square feet to lease, with 145,000 on one side and 45,000 more where Toys ‘R’ Us was formerly located. Bassin also explained the next business to come into the site could possibly be a logisQ tics warehouse as opposed to a retailer.

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ADA Quinn criticizes borough-based jails Argument against closing Rikers made at Forest Hills civic meeting by David Russell Associate Editor

In the debate about breaking up Rikers Island and shifting to four borough-based jails, James Quinn, senior executive assistant district attorney at the Queens DA’s office, has been a sharp critic of the plan. “This may be wishful thinking on my part but I think that this plan to do this is going to start collapsing of its own stupidity,” he said at Monday night’s Forest Hills Community and Civic Association meeting. Quinn says the debate over Rikers has shifted from the merits of the project to other things like NIMBYism and perceived selfish attitudes from residents. “You don’t have to have a jail in Kew Gardens,” he said to applause. “You don’t have to have a jail in Queens County.” Quinn compared crime rates from 1993 to 2017, noting that the number of murders, robberies and bu rg la r ie s i n t he cit y h ave decreased by at least 84 percent; grand larcenies, rapes and felony assaults have decreased by at least 50 percent; and car thefts have come down 95 percent. According to Quinn, there were 55,000 cars stolen in Queens in 1993. “If you lined them up from the entrance to the Midtown Tunnel on the LIE, it would stretch out to Montauk,” he said, adding that there were 1,400 stolen in Queens last year. One of the arguments made for shutting down Rikers has been to stop mass incarceration in the city. But Quinn says a 2015 study shows New York already has “the lowest incarceration rate of any major city in the United States of America ... That’s the reality.” The study, from the Vera Institute of Justice, shows the rate for New York City to be 194 per 100,000 people, compared to other cities including Los Angeles, with 263, Phoenix, with 302, Dallas,

with 368, and Philadelphia, with 810. Quinn noted that another issue with Rikers he keeps hearing is that there are many nonviolent felony offenders and people charged with misdemeanors being held. He said as of Aug. 27, 2018, there were 8,258 inmates at Rikers, including 6,447 with open criminal cases. According to Quinn, there were 2,975 people being held because they could not pay bail. Of those, 438 are Queens defendants and deeper analysis showed 92 percent of them were being held on felonies. “These are not nonviolent defendants being held on Rikers Island,” Quinn said. “They are not turnstile jumpers. They are not misdemeanor marijuana defendants. They are not prostitutes.” He said his office couldn’t find a single turnstile jumper being held on bail at Rikers and when it found someone charged with that there was another case, usually a gun being found or an open warrant. “It’s just not true,” Quinn said of the argument that many people being held solely because they cannot pay bail are nonviolent offenders. “And the people that are making that argument know that it’s

Senior Executive Assistant District Attorney James Quinn speaks at the Forest Hills Community and Civic Association meeting about the plan to bring a jail to Kew Gardens. Quinn has been an outspoken critic of the proposal. PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL

an average of 12 prior arrests apiece. “It’s not easy to get arrested 12 times in Queens County,” Quinn said. “You have to work at it.” He added, “For a judge to set bail on you on a misdemeanor, you have to be a career criminal. You have to be. They don’t just set bail on people as they come in.” Quinn said in order to build the four jails, the city needs the Rikers

He says an alternative plan would have been starting a modern state-of-the-art jail at the current location. “I think it’s a stupid idea ... to build these four jails ... I don’t understand why there is no way that they can’t rebuild the jails on Rikers Island,” Quinn said. Mayor de Blasio announced the plan in 2017. As of August 2018, each facility was planned to con-

“You don’t have to have a jail in Kew Gardens. You don’t have to have a jail in Queens County.” — Senior Executive ADA James Quinn

not true but they continue to make it.” He also said the average bail for the 438 Queens defendants is $150,0 0 0 w it h a me d ia n of $25,000. “They’re not being held on $2,000 bail,” Quinn said. He also said there is an issue with repeat offenses, noting that there are 72 people in custody for Class D felonies and that they have

population to be at 5,000, down from 8,200, “because they’re having enough trouble selling a 1,400bed jail in each county.” He also said that at one point the population at Rikers was around 23,000. “We’re a city of eight and a half million people and you think you’re only going to have 5,000 people that you’re going to want to put in jail for the next 20 years?”

Key hearing on jail plan in Kew Gardens A crucial public hearing on the city’s proposal to build a high-rise jail in Kew Gardens has been set for April 24. The hearing to solicit public feedback is a legal requirement of the city’s land-use regulations. Representatives of the mayor, who created the controversial plan to close Rikers Island and replace it with four jails, including a $2-billion, 26-story facility just off Queens Boulevard, will be at the hearing, as well as officials of the city Department of Correction.

The hearing is set to start at 7 p.m. at Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, room 213. Members of Community Board 9, which represents the area where the jail is to be built, predicted a large and passionate turnout for the hearing. Because the jail would be built on municipally owned land, the law requires affected community boards to hold public hearings. CB 9, which is sponsoring the hearing, voted unanimously, 34-0, last month to reject the jail proposal. Q — Michael Shain

tain about 1,500 beds in order for the city to meet the needed 6,000 beds to accommodate an average daily population of 5,000. In February, de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) agreed to consolidate the proposal to renovate or construct jails in four boroughs into a single ULURP process. At a late March meeting in Kew Gardens, closed to the general public, de Blasio said the plan to split Rikers into the four jails wouldn’t have been possible had the crime rate not decreased so much. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) has been a supporter of the jail, having said there were no problems with the house of detention that had been in Kew Gardens until 2002. A number of candidates in the race for district attorney have touted crime reform policies and ideas. Quinn spoke about the supervised release program from the New York City Criminal Justice Agency which began in Queens in

2009 and expanded citywide in 2016. He said there were 2,700 people given release to varying degrees of supervision and that half have been rearrested an average of three times. “This is the program the city is touting as a substitution for having the courts set bail,” Quinn said, adding that 40 percent of the rearrests were for felonies. “They thought there were thousands of prostitutes in Rikers when they started this program,” he said. “Then they found out that there weren’t. Then they figured, well, let’s look at the turnstile jumpers and then they found out that there really aren’t. Then they looked at all the low-level marijuana offenses. There aren’t. There just aren’t.” Quinn said the cost could be $11.7 billion to build four jails financed over 30 years, which would take it to $33 billion. “It is ludicrous and it’s not going to happen because the sites that they keep picking are having so much community opposition and it’s turning out to be so impractical,” he said. Quinn also pointed out that the planned height of the Kew Gardens jail has been reduced by four stories. “They think that’s going to placate the people in the community,” he said. “It’s almost laughable when you look at the plans that they come up with. They can’t justify it.” Now Quinn is concerned that new policies will have a negative impact on safety and crime rates. “We have done so much in this county,” Quinn said. “We have come so far. To destroy that now is irresponsible to the maximum.” Q

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Girl missing Bonita Lungo, 21, above, has been missing from her home in Lindenwood for a week and police are asking the public’s help to find her. The 106th Precinct posted her photo on its Facebook page earlier this week. The post said she was last seen April 3 near 149th Avenue and 128th Street. Lungo has been diagnosed as bipolar and suffers from depression, police said. She is not believed to be carrying ID, the notice said. Police ask anyone with information on her whereabouts to call detectives at (718) 845-2261.

Blaze rips through Ozone Park med building Investigators are still trying to determine what caused a four-alarm fire last Friday that tore through a medical office in Ozone Park and badly damaged two adjoining buildings. The blaze broke out in the middle of lunch hour at Ozone Park Medical Care at 97-13 101 Ave., a building that houses several physicians, a physical rehab facility, a law office

and apartments, several blocks off Woodhaven Boulevard. The building is a wood-frame structure that was quickly involved in flame, fire officials said. “The fire spread to the buildings on the left and right, which are also wood-framed structures,” FDNY Chief of Fire Operations Thomas

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Community boards reform; what’s next? Chairs concerned about dwindling effect, say ‘abilities are threatened’ by David Russell

b o a rd me mb e r s , such as Lisa Ann here are 14 community boards in D el le r who h a s Queens, with each advising on new pro- chaired CB 2’s Land posals involving land use and zoning, Use Committee for over a decade, is budgeting, liquor licenses and other area issues. But lately many on the boards believe they “immeasurable” and that while residents have been marginalized. “Community boards are important,” said CB a p p r e c i a t e t h e 8 Chairwoman Martha Taylor. “They always efforts of the board, have been and they always should be. However, the same cannot be said for the city. their abilities are threatened at this point.” “I don’t think the One issue is the term limits placed on community board members, which passed last cit y r e a l i z e s or November with 72 percent of the vote. Activists appreciates the level hail it as a major reform, but Taylor called it “an of knowledge that some of these board absolute fiasco.” “Anybody who knows anything about the members possess way community boards operate knows that it’s and how they can going to destroy our community boards,” she e a s i l y n a v i g a t e through the ULURP Community Board 2 Chairwoman Denise Keehan-Smith and CB 7 member said. Taylor asserted that most people didn’t really process and [are] John Choe have different views on term limits. FILE PHOTOS know what they were voting for, saying, “They working with developers and coming in and asking ‘what’s the because I think that the potential of community just thought change is good.” She noted that the Uniform Land Use expectation and what can you give back to the boards as what should be the most accessible Review Procedure, in which applications for community?’” part of our democracy isn’t being realized.” Why the cold shoulder toward the boards? zoning changes, special permits and several Beadle said the same people are entrenched other types of proposals are publicly reviewed, CB 10 Chairwoman Betty Braton also believes for a long time and that there needs to be an voters didn’t fully understand the ramifications opening for new ideas. He said CB 6 consists of is a major part of the boards’ responsibility. “ULURP is tricky and it takes a lot of years when they overwhelmingly favored term limits. dedicated people but he would like to see the “They are taking a wealth of knowledge and board become more transparent and use social of learning to understand it and then relate it to the generation of people who aren’t familiar skill and basically saying, ‘OK, goodbye,’” she media. with it yet,” Taylor said. “So when you have all said. “The times have changed and we need to The term limit requires board members to change with them,” Beadle said. new people who don’t really understand it, they’re not going to know how to vote or what take a two-year break after eight years of serHe said that the boards need to be open to vice but they will be tweaks to realize their full potential. to do. They really won’t.” allowed to reapply. She added, “I can see the “I really am a believer in community boards “I find that very odd ... as being the opportunity for ordinary people to end of community boards or can see the end of is that term limits? I don’t both have the ability to force the city agencies any kind of real community know,” said CB 4 Chair- to come and tell them what’s going on and also board involvement.” community boards man Louis Walker. “It’s a to provide their input,” Beadle said. That’s a far cry from or any kind of real very strange term limit. 1986, when The New York Community boards originated in Manhattan They better hope those in 1951 when Borough President Robert WagTimes wrote a story titled community board [two years] they don’t ner established 12 community planning coun“Community Boards Gainhave an empty room that cils and the other borough presidents created ing in Power.” involvement.” they can’t fill.” In the piece, Manhattan similar groups. In the 1960s, the city was dividCommunity Board 7 ed into 62 community districts. A few years — Community Board 8 Boroug h P resident a nd member John Choe, who later, Local Law 39 expanded the powers of Chairwoman Martha Taylor future Mayor David Dinkins was in favor of the term community planning boards, requiring that city said, “I always look to the community boards. The community boards are limits, said, after the measure was approved, he departments refer all matters requiring public important in that they are in some degree a tried to raise awareness and told people in the h e a r i n g s t o t h e m a n d n o t e t h e i r community to apply. He added that he’s looking recommendations. barometer on the attitude of the community.” Last June, Community Board 2 voted 27-8 in forward to a report from the Borough PresiIn 1975, the new City Charter divided the opposition of protected bike lanes along Skill- dent’s Office on the process and the demo- city into 59 community districts and gave the man and 43rd avenues after the issue had been graphic data. boards official status in government by includChoe said he was unhappy with CB 7 mem- ing a provision for ULURP, giving the commubrought to the board in November 2017. However, Mayor de Blasio gave the Department of bers for saying they would not vote for a bike nities input on potential developments in lane on a street where they live during a recent neighborhoods. Transportation the order to proceed. CB 2 Chairwoman Denise Keehan-Smith Department of Transportation presentation. Some of these board problems are not new, “That type of NIMBYism ... it goes back to however. In 1987, The New York Times wrote said the board’s vote being shrugged off is that Archie Bunker mentality of ‘We don’t want “Community Boards Are Feeling Unloved and “disconcerting.” She said she believes the term limits are a change in our neighborhoods.’ It just gives peo- Powerless,” just one year after its piece on how sign that members are not being appreciated ple outside of the community board a bad boards were gaining power. though she did acknowledge the boards are impression about the people serving on it,” he The story noted how boards unsuccessfully said. “I personally don’t want to be associated opposed a number of developments, including advisory and don’t dictate policy. “But oftentimes our opinion was seriously with those type of comments.” two office and condominium high rises on Peter Beadle of Community Board 6 also Columbus Circle, apartment and dormitory considered before any decisions were made and I truly believe that has now been diminished advocated for term limits. towers at Lincoln Center, an expansion of Bat“I didn’t push term limits because I thought tery Park City and the first municipal shelter for because of the limitations and the board term that community boards are a bad thing,” he the homeless on Staten Island. limits,” Keehan-Smith said. She said the knowledge from longstanding said. “I pushed and advocated for term limits Mayor Ed Koch did not want to expand the Associate Editor

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power of the boards. “I believe that having their input has improved many projects,” he said. “But I believe if you gave them a veto position, nothing would be built in this town above three stories.” Choe told the Chronicle, “I actually believe that if we do have better run community boards that are more representative of communities, they should be given more power to actually have a larger say in the way we make decisions. But at this point, in terms of who we have on Community Board 7, for example, I wouldn’t give CB 7 any more power beyond what’s advisory.” Earlier this month, CB 9 voted 34-0 against the mayor’s plan to build a then-30-story jail in Kew Gardens. But Sylvia Hack, co-chairwoman of the board’s Land Use Committee, said, “I don’t think it will accomplish much.” Members of the community boards do not receive salaries, one reason Braton does not like the term limits. “It would be one thing if they were paying people a salary to do this and they changed it,” she said. “But they’re saying to volunteers, ‘OK, bye.’” Frank Gulluscio, district manager of CB 6, believes the boards are appreciated by the city. He pointed to the announcement last June that each board is receiving about $40,000 more in funding for the new fiscal year. And he noted that City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Manhattan) has experience with community boards as does Councilman Fernando Cabrera (D-Bronx), who helped get the boards the additional money. “This year we feel appreciated,” Gulluscio said. “Past years? No.” Gulluscio has been involved with community boards for about 30 years and says the concerns are nothing new. “From Giuliani to Bloomberg, we always were on guard that they might do away with us but then they would have to change the City Charter,” he said. Before being elected mayor, Giuliani was a federal prosecutor and Bloomberg a billionaire businessman. But de Blasio had more of a civic background, serving on a school board and then as city councilman, which was followed by his election to public advocate. “Considering he was a community guy when he started out, you’d think he would appreciate the community boards a little bit better,” Gulluscio said. He said the boards are the voice of the residents and that there is a lot of history involved. “I can go back to my files and tell you what Joe Blow said in 1970-something about the mall in Rego Park,” Gulluscio said. “We have those kinds of records.” He added that even politicians don’t have records like that. And, after all, the boards have outlasted each legislator. “They’re good people,” Gulluscio said. “They’re civic people. Yeah, they might be a little on the old side but there’s so much institutional knowledge in a community board that you can’t buy it anywhere. Electeds come and Q go.”

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Two hundred single men are set to move into 127-03 20 Ave. in College Point in September, the month the city says it will start operating as a homeless shelter. The plan has generated intense backlash from neighborhood residents. Earlier this week, they took to the A Better College Point page on Facebook to say that the late-night work taking place inside the building is being done without the proper permits. They’ve bombarded the city with 311 complaints. The College Point Residents Coalition also tried to get the city Department of Buildings to go to one of its meetings, but the agency did not agree to do so. Frustrated, a group of the activists sent the DOB an angr y letter about the situation. “If this was a regular homeowner they would be held accountable and fined for everything the DOB could write up,” the

letter said. “How come the developer and c o n t r a c t o r a r e r e c e iv i n g s p e c i a l treatment?” The letter also said the lights at the building are turned off at approximately 10 p.m. on most nights but are back on for construction work “around” 11 p.m. or midnight. The work then continues until 2 or 4 a.m., the missive stated. The DOB says the rules aren’t being broken at the location, though. Agency spokesman Andrew Rudansky told the Chronicle that there is an active after-hours variance permit for 127-03 20 Ave. work to be done from Monday through Friday between 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. DOB inspectors were also sent to inspect the site during the late-night times mentioned in the letter and found no violations, Rudansky added. He further said that the agency “will continue to route inspectors to the scene to investigate” to address 311 complaints Q about the location.

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Shalimar Diner on the move? Effort to transport the eatery to another location by David Russell Associate Editor

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The Shalimar Diner, a staple in Rego Park since the 1970s before closing in November 2018, is facing demolition but there is hope that the building can be preserved and moved. Michael Perlman, chairman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council, met with the owner of the property located at 63-68 Austin St., which is now surrounded by green construction barriers. He says there would be no cost for the building itself, though a buyer must come forward within 30 days to transport the diner and would be financially responsible for rigging, that is, lifting and moving the structure. “I had a meeting with the property owner and we decided that the Shalimar Diner would be made available to prospective parties of interest at zero dollars, since time is of the essence to transport it to another property and spare it from demolition plans,” Perlman said in an email. “The free aspect will help offset costs associated with rigging and lot acquisition, if the party of interest does not own another property currently.” The property was sold for $6.5 million

The Shalimar Diner was located at 63-68 FILE PHOTO Austin St. in Rego Park. last year. Perlman has done this before. He helped broker deals to move the Cheyenne Diner from Midtown to Alabama and the Moondance Diner from SoHo to Wyoming.

The Shalimar Diner is seen in episodes of “Blue Bloods” and the 2013 movie “The Wolf of Wall Street.” “The closure of the Shalimar Diner leaves a gap in the Rego Park community,” Perlman said. “It was the only freestanding diner of its kind. Classic freestanding diners on the order of the Shalimar are cultural cornerstones where countless memories are born and the owners and staff become an extended family. Numerous patrons had first dates within its classic and casual ambiance, enjoyed friendly gatherings and family outings. It became a weekly tradition for many or even a daily tradition for some.” Perlman, who was a patron along with his family, said it would be a “shame” for the building to be demolished because freestanding diners were manufactured to move. “The classic Shalimar Diner holds the potential to make another community very happy and continue as an anchor as it will hopefully enter its second chapter,” he said. Anyone interested in receiving the Shalimar Diner for free and transporting it with the help of a diner rigger should contact Perlman at unlockthevault@hotmail.com. Q

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Redeemer Lutheran to close its doors Glendale school will say goodbye after more than 60 years of classes by David Russell Associate Editor

Redeemer Lutheran School will close after more than 60 years in Glendale. Located at 69-26 Cooper Ave., the school was established in 1955 by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. It serves students in nursery school through eighth grade. The announcement was made in a Facebook post on April 4, that said, “It is with a heavy heart that I tell you that Redeemer Lutheran School will not reopen this fall. God has blessed our little school with over 60 years of Christian education. Please pray for our students, faculty and staff as they face a new chapter in their lives. We are choosing to celebrate the many years we have had as a family. Thank you to all who have supported our school.” The post drew an outpouring of emotional replies. “A wonderful school to raise my 3 girls in,” wrote Judith Forste. “A fantastic, loving place to work as secretary 1988 until my retirement in 2018. God bless everyone from Redeemer as they start new adventures.” Susan Bauer posted, “So sad to hear this news. Redeemer holds so many good memories for me and my family. My two children received a strong Christian education and I began my teaching career there. I remember

Redeemer Lutheran School in Glendale announced last Thursday that it will close after 64 years of operation. As with many other religious schools, it faced dwindling enrollment numbers in PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL recent years. fondly the teachers and staff and the many students and their families. The Redeemer community touched many, many lives.” According to Principal Michael Williams, there were 125 students as the school faced the issue of declining enrollment that

has plagued so many Catholic schools. “Our story is not very different from St. Pancras,” Williams said in an interview. St. Pancras, located nearby at 68-20 Myrtle Ave., closed last year, citing the “rapidly decreasing pool of students choosing Catho-

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lic school education.” Redeemer Lutheran ran into some extra financial trouble late last year with regard to a boiler. According to a Gofundme page, the school hired a company to do a major overhaul of the heating system which cost $75,000, but the company didn’t complete the job correctly and left the school with $30,000 in bills in order to get it in compliance with the city. The school raised just $4,255 of its $30,000 goal in four months. “The boiler problem just added to it,” Williams said. “The main thing was DOE with Pre-K For All. Once we got involved with them, as long as the funding was coming in regularly everything was fine. But this past year it was like we had to have our hand out.” Williams said he sensed since last year that the school would close. He thinks most of the students will go to schools in the area, including Martin Luther. When asked if he thought the school would continue to have universal pre-K, since it is city funded, unlike the other grades, Williams said, “I don’t know. I doubt it.” So what will he miss the most about the school and the job after 19 years? “The children,” Williams said. “The famQ ilies.”

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Home sweet homes

Gorgeous Queens Victorians painted en plein air on display

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said. “I’m always looking. That’s why I moved out to Freeport,” when an increase in the number of parked cars and trucks in her old neighborhood became too great a disturbance. “A lot of things are problematic when you work outdoors,” she said. Passersby will frequently stop and ask questions: “Are you an artist?” “Is that your house you’re painting?” And cars were always honking their horns as they drove by.

How would she deal with such interruptions? “It depends on the day,” Buszko admitted. “You have to somehow make them move along. Most figure out they might be disturbing you.” She tries to find places “that are a little hidden,” she said, adding that in the country, “it’s the bears” that are the major problem. Because of the interruptions, and changes in weather, some paintings continued on page 31

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Call it an ideal match! A collection of paintings by Irene Buszko, an artist who grew up in Richmond Hill, is the latest exhibition to grace the Voelker Orth Museum in Flushing, where it will be on view through June 30. How appropriate that paintings that encompass the Victorian architecture, trees and gardens of Buszko’s longtime neighborhood should hang in a landmarked Victorian house turned museum. Buszko works in what has been described as a strict plein-air tradition, painting landscapes not from

photographs but from direct observation of nature, often selecting large scale and complex subjects. All the paintings in the new exhibit, called “Flowering Trees of Victorian Richmond Hill,” were created in Buszko’s old neighborhood. Janet Schneider, the guest curator of the exhibit, described the works as capturing “a rapidly disappearing environment, a neighborhood grown past its prime, recorded by the artist with a fondness tempered by objectivity and wit.” Each painting is “done over a long time at the scene,” Buszko said in a recent telephone interview. “I’m a person who walks,” she

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G EXHIBITS “Skip LaPlante’s Windchimes,” with the elaborate chimes he hand-built from “stuff nobody else wanted,” and most available for sale. Sat.-Sun., April 13-14, 12-5 p.m.; weekdays by appointment, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested; free students, teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Relative Fields in Motion,” a collaboration between portraitist Heidi Howard and her mother, sound sculptor Liz Phillips, done in conjunction with the site-specific art installation “Relative Fields in Garden.” Fri., April 12, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Sat., April 13, 1:30-2:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, kids. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

“Dichotomies,” with mixed-media works by Carol Crawford that combine photography, painting and more on wood, and investigate the socio-political moment via visual metaphors. Through Fri., April 19, LIC Arts Open Gallery, The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 3617633, licartsopen.com. “Florilegium,” with more than 45 paintings, illustrations, sculptures and more of plants and flowers, exploring the textures of life in nature and art. Through Thu., April 25, weekends or by appointment, with workshops at various dates and times, Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-5164, eleventhstreetarts.com. “Bringing Steel to Life,” with large-scale figurative sculptures, table-top works and drawings by Jack Howard-Potter. Through Fri., April 26, LIC Arts Open Gallery at The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 392-0722, licartsopen.org. “Bionic Me,” a multifaceted, interactive exhibit that lets participants fly a virtual jetpack, use the mind to move a ball, use gestures to control a robot arm, look through an infrared camera and more, all exploring technologies that “enhance the human experience.” Through Sun., May 5, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“Puebla: The Story of Cinco de Mayo,” with the Calpulli Mexican Dance Co. relating the historical significance of May 5 and exploring the cultures of the state of Puebla. Sat., April 13, 8 p.m.; Sun., April 14, 2 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$30. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

“Conspiracy of Goodness: How French Protestants Saved Thousands of Jews During World War II,” about an isolated community, Le Chambon, that saved 3,500 Jews from Nazi Germany and Vichy France. Through Fri., May 24, Kupferberg Holocaust Center, Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. Free. Info: (718) 281-5770, qcc.cuny.edu/khrca.

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Anna Webber, the saxophonist, flutist and EtM ConEdison composer in residence at the Queens Museum, will perform a solo show there Sunday afternoon. See Music. PHOTO BY PETER GANNUSHKIN

MUSIC Young Artists Showcase: Emerging Composers, with writers of music from the The Juilliard School PreCollege and New York Philharmonic program presenting all new works. Sat., April 13, 7 p.m., The Churchin-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

The Barricade Boys, a London-based group performing show tunes, ballads, arias, pop, rock and swing. Sun., April 14, 3 p.m., St. John’s University Marillac Hall, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. $35-$42. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. COURTESY PHOTO

“Flowering Trees of Victorian Richmond Hill,” with paintings of homes and gardens done en plein air by Irene Buszko. Through Sun., June 30, 1-4 p.m. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested donation $2. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org.

Gemini Journey: Movie Music Magic!, with violinist Diane Block and cellist Terry Bats performing music from films including “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” “On the Waterfront,” “A Hard Day’s Night” and more. Sun., April 14, 2 p.m., Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. $12; $10 students. Info: (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org.

“Tiffany’s Iridescence: Glass in Rain and artistry behind Louis C. Tiffany’s groundbreaking achievements in iridescent art glass, with vivid colors, hypnotizing patterns and more. Thru Sun., Oct. 6, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Anna Webber on Saxophone, a solo performance by the musician and composer whose work overlaps avant-garde jazz and new classical music. Sun., April 14, 1-1:45 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Trombonist Abdulrahman Amer, with the composer and member of the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra performing, as part of the Thursday Night Jazz Series. Thu., April 11, 8 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. $10. Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. An Evening With Peter Yarrow, a solo performance by the folk singer of Peter, Paul and Mary fame, co-writer of “Puff, the Magic Dragon” and political activist. Sat., April 13, 8 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 153-49 Reeves Ave., Flushing. $35$45. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. Global Mashup 4: Bluegrass Meets Cuba, with bands Buddy Merriam and Back Roads and Conjunto Guantanamo each performing separately and then together as the crowd dances. Sat., April 20, 7 p.m. (dance lessons), 8 p.m. (concert), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

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“And Then There Were None,” an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s best-selling mystery, about a series of murders in a remote English manor. Thu.-Sun., April 18-21, Wed.-Sat., April 24-27, 7:30 p.m.; Sat., April 20, Sun. April 28, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $22. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

FILM Havana Film Festival, the 20th annual, celebrating Latin-American cinema, with screenings in Queens and more in Manhattan. Sun., April 14, 2 and 4:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria (other times and locations through Tue., April 16). $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “Babylon,” the 1980 British drama about a black musician oppressed by society, not released in the U.S. allegedly due to its likelihood to incite racial tension. Fri., April 12-Sun., April 21, various dates and times, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. “Singin’ in the Rain,” the beloved 1952 musical romantic comedy starring Gene Kelly, Donald O’Connor and Debbie Reynolds, widely considered the best film musical ever. Sat., April 13, 12 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

KIDS/FAMILIES Mariana Valencia: “Bouquet,” with the dancer, at right above, “quoting” works by other choreographers and her own pieces done with her longtime collaborator, Lydia Okrent, left. Thu.-Sat., April 18-20 and 25-27, 8 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. PHOTO BY IAN DOUGLAS

Art for Tots — Earthly Creations: Nature and Art, for kids 2 to 4 and their families. Sat., April 13 and 27; Sun., April 21, 10:30-11:45 p.m., The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. $10 per family; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 2047088, noguchi.org. continued on page 32

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Brace yourself. Monstrous humans, supernatural beings and free-floating body parts are going berserk at supernatural speeds at the LIC Arts Open’s Raw Gallery @ The Factory LIC this spring. To enter the “Bringing Steel to Life” exhibition is to be intimidated. Gargantuan energy comes after you in the form of static steel sculptures in sizes ranging from cyclopean colossal to beastly bantam. The exhibit, on display now through April 26, might easily be called “Bringing Steel to Larger-Than-Life.” The gigantic “Valkyrie,” a 2008 piece in galvanized and powder-coated steel,

‘Bringing Steel to Life’ When: Through Fri., April 26 Where: LIC Arts Open’s Raw Gallery @ The Factory LIC, 30-30 47 Ave., Long Island City Entry: Free. (718) 361-7633, licartsopen.com

anchors the front of the room with some hulking companions. She seems to be hightailing it through a marathon at sprinter’s speed, as Valkyries do, left leg galloping above the ground and left arm pumping at a 90-degree forward angle, her pace so rapid that the right leg and arm behind her are a distant memory and her golden hair appears to have ignited into a golden flame. Even as one stares, it’s hard to understand how the sculpture manages to stay upright, anchored to the floor only by toe tips. “I work to capture movement in a medium that does not move. Using steel, which is an inherently rigid material, I work to convey a sense of fluid action in space,” says Jack Howard-Potter in an artist’s statement accompanying the works. Convey he does. Howard-Potter uses powder-coated steel to etch decades of grand plié into the muscles of “Dancer 1,” a 2003 work. Before learning the sculpture’s name, one fears the athlete is about to stomp someone in a fit of raw apoplexy, its torso unified from shoulder to buttocks into a chisel of pummeling power. Howard-Potter keeps his studio in Long Island City and fabricates sculptures by

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Men — and women — of steel show their power

Jack Howard-Potter’s “Valkyrie” with, in the background, “Dancer 1,” left, and “BalPHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH ancing,” on display at The Raw Gallery @ The Factory LIC. hand, without assistants, according to his biography. He studied drawing at Manhattan’s Art Students League and learned welding at Union College from artist Marsha Pels. His art has been displayed all over the United

States since 1996, with the Long Island City exhibit including works from 2003 onward. The show can be seen as a next-wave psycho industrial nightmare, with body parts continued on page 33

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Children’s carnival comes to the farm museum by Ryan Brady Editor

Looking for a fun event to take the kids to this weekend? The Apple Blossom Children’s Carnival at the Queens County Farm Museum in Floral Park may be just what you need. After running two days last weekend, the event will return to the museum on Saturday and Sunday, April 13 and 14 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The fun includes midway games, a petting zoo, hayrides and carnival rides. Queens County Farm Museum Director

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of Communications and Sales Sarah Meyer told the Chronicle that around 4,000 people are expected to get in on the fun this weekend. “We have a whole variety of different carnival rides for children,” she said. The list includes a Ferris wheel, Tilt-aWhirl, motorcycle jump, Frog Hopper and circus train rides a s well a s a merry-go-round. Go online to tinyurl.com/yyqma23h to see the complete list of carnival rides and the height requirements for each. For folks living in Queens, opportunities to get up and close to farm animals are relatively rare. But it’s one of the reasons why the farm museum, a 47-acre rural oasis in the middle of the sprawl, is treasured by borough residents so much. Thanks to the Green Meadows Petting Farm, which is located at the farm, there will be sheep, goats, llamas, rabbits, potbelly pigs, chickens and possibly more creatures. The Apple Blossom event also features a Con Ed ecology booth, where kids “can do free crafts and adopt a worm for their home composting system,” Meyer said. “They’ll be making little red wiggler

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continued from page 27 can take more than a year to complete. Buszko explained that she has to visit a particular site “usually many, many times,” generally for three hours at a stretch. She is fondest of painting gardens and trees, she said: “Richmond Hill was interesting. That old architecture.” But “it’s become so dense,” making it a less desirable location for plying her craft. Buszko’s interest in art “goes all the way back,” she said. Over the years, she has created so many paintings that she seems to have lost count. She has an estimated 300 in storage in her attic, she said. While on a recent visit to the museum, which they are eyeing as a possible locale

‘Flowering Trees of Victorian Richmond Hill’ When: Through Sun., June 30 Where: Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing Entry: $2 suggested. (718) 359-6227, vomuseum.org

for their upcoming wedding reception, a young couple paused to admire the paintings. “We’re both history fanatics,” Stephanie De Los Santos said. “I’m big on feeling how they felt,” her husband-to-be Kevin Ferreira said, standing in the center of the parlor of the former residence of Conrad Voelcker (later Voelker), a publisher originally from Germany who purchased the house in 1899. Voelker and his wife, Elizabeth, were the first of three generations in their family to occupy the residence. They purchased it for $4,500. After Conrad Voelker’s death, the couple’s daughter, Theresa, moved into the house with her husband, Dr. Rudolph Orth, and their daughter, Elisabetha. Elisabetha became her mother’s lifelong companion. Upon Elisabetha’s death, she donated her estate to establish the museum, which opened in 2003. Several rooms have been restored to reflect the family’s life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Victorian-style garden provides a habitat for backyard birds and other wildlife. Following the official opening of the exhibit on Sunday, Buszko said she thought

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Richmond Hill homes and gardens in full bloom

Soon-to-be-married Kevin Ferreira and Stephanie De Los Santos admire a painting by PHOTOS BY MARK LORD Irene Buszko. On the cover: More of her works now on display. her paintings were a perfect fit for the museum: “The subject matter is Victorian houses and it’s in a Victorian house.” She was particularly pleased that the paintings seem to fit the scale of the house and the wallpaper provides the perfect background for them.

In total, 12 of Buszko’s paintings are on view, and all are available for purchase. On April 28 at 2 p.m., Buszko will be on hand at the museum for a slide presentation and discussion of her painting process and Q the art on view.

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Chinese laundry owners end travels in Queens Village by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Lee Hung Ock was bor n in Rock Springs, Wyo. on Oct. 7, 1879. He was the son of a Chinese laborer who was one of the 11,000 to 15,000 workers who helped build the Central Pacific Railroad, which linked California and Utah. After its completion the family moved back to Wyoming to work in the coal mines for Union Pacific. In 1882 the Federal government passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, which stopped Chinese migration to the U.S. Things got worse for young Lee when the famous Rock Springs Chinese Massacre took place on Sept. 2, 1885, during which at least 28 Chinese miners were murdered. The family moved to Binghamton, NY in Broome County and went into the hand laundry business. After the death of Lee’s father they came to Queens. He married a Chinese-born woman named Hong, 15 years his junior. She bore him twin boys, George and David, in 1924, another boy, Edward, in 1928 and a daughter, Rose, in 1930. They all lived in the back of the store and worked in the hand laundry

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KIDS/FAMILIES Kid Composers!, an interactive piano performance with Beata Moon and Barbara Podgurski of Musica Reginae exploring where composers get their inspiration and playing music written by children past and present. Sat., April 13, 4 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS Apple Blossom Children’s Carnival, with hayrides, carnival rides, midway games and more. Sat.-Sun., April 13-14, 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $15 advance; $20 at door, includes rides. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org.

The Lee Hung Ock Chinese Hand Laundry at 218-79 Hempstead Ave., Queens Village, summer 1942. business. In December 1943 President Roosevelt repealed the Chinese Exclusion Act, calling it a “historic mistake.” The Queenz Classic Barber Shop is now in the store where the Hongs worked, lived Q and thrived for many decades.

Dining for Justice, a pop-up food hall with all-star chefs serving small plates, as a fundraiser for Immigrant Families Together, which works to reunite and otherwise assist families split after crossing the U.S. border. Sun., April 14, 5-8 p.m., Sound River Studios, 4-40 44 Drive, Long Island City. $125. Info: immigrantfamiliestogether.com/events.

ian approach to the common human aversion to spiders, looking at attitudes toward arachnids in various cultures. Sat., April 13, 1 p.m., Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 318-4340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit. Book talk and signing: “Birding the Hudson Valley,” with past president of the New York State Ornithological Association Kathryn J. Schneider exploring the region’s birds, history, ecology and tourism; with books available for sale. Wed., April 17, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org.

CLUBS Knit & Crochet Club, with participants meeting up to share techniques and patterns and bringing their own supplies. Each Fri., 10:30 a.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 641-7086, queenslibrary.org.

MARKETS Kew Gardens spring craft fair and market, with hand-crafted jewelry, household items, antiques, clothing, pets for adoption and more; and all vendor fees benefiting Jamaica Hospital Medical Center’s Pediatrics Dept. Sat., Apr. 13, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., LIRR north parking lot, 82-60 Austin St., Kew Gardens. Info: (917) 359-0541. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Flea Market, outdoors, with 160 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226.

Flushing Cherry Blossom, with free admission to the Lewis H. Latimer House Museum’s garden of cherry trees. Each Wed., Fri. and Sun. through April 21, 12-5 p.m., 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Info/RSVP: Info: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org/events. LATIMER HOUSE PHOTO

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TOURS/HIKES World’s Fair History Walk, a guided tour of a dozen sites from the Unisphere to the Whispering Column of Jerash. Sun., April 14 (and each 2nd Sun. of the month through Oct.), 11 a.m.12 p.m., meeting at a tent near the Unisphere. Free. Info: (718) 760-6437, nycgovparks.org, vickie.karp@parks.nyc.gov. Bird Walk with NYC Audubon, an exploration of avian life at the Queens Botanical Garden and how resources like food, shelter and water are provided there. Sun., April 14; Sat., April 27 and May 18, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students; $2 kids over 3. Info/registration (required): (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Arachnophilia: Spiders — Good, Bad or Just Misunderstood?, a presentation on a contrarMOHS-075575

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:3011:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

SUPPORT GROUPS Overeaters Anonymous, for anyone with an eating disorder or other problem with food or maintaining a healthy weight, in various neighborhoods. Each Tue., 7:30-9 p.m., Holy Child Jesus Outreach Center, 112-06 86 Ave., Richmond Hill. Info: (718) 564-7027 (leave message). Each Thu., 12-1:30 p.m., Howard Beach Library, 92-06 156 Ave. Info: Julie, (718) 8484338. Each Thu., 12:15-1:40 p.m., Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Drive. Info: (347) 433-5876 (OA of Greater New York; leave message), (718) 459-5140 (library).

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Sculptures of steel

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continued from page 29 sculpted in powder-coated steel strewn about the room and supernatural beings both large and small caught in velocitized panic runs. Yet there’s also reason to interpret the pieces as benign clusters of human, or humanoid, energy. The energy of “Valkyrie” is mirrored in the comparatively tiny “Forward,” a 2010 pedestal piece in powder-coated steel exhibiting fiendish speed. Its elongated thighs of sheer sinew telegraph the intensity of a diminutive demon trailing flames from the back of its neck, or — same difference — a 4-year-old with a superhero cape. Is “Balancing” (2004, powder-coated steel) an Olympic contender on the Pommel horse, or is it one of those futuristic soldier-robots used in Twitter videos to frighten Baby Boomers about the coming dystopia? HowardPotter actually includes in the show drawings made by robots he created for that purpose. “Flight,” a work from 2008. They become ensnarled PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH

when sharing a page. The drawings resemble a cross between the programmed regularity of a Spirograph drawing and the inaccurately controlled stylus of an Etch-a-Sketch, with dense patches that must be evidence of the robot arguments. The jots and lines on the page could be imagined to be a devilish scheme hatched by enlightened hardware, or just an amusing object lesson about just how counterproductive petty turf wars can be. “I have to stop them from fighting and and separate them, so they can continue to work on the drawing without influencing each other,” Howard-Potter says in the galQ lery notes.

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Howard Beach, 2 BR, 1 bath, $1,700/mo. 3 BR, 2 baths, includes heat, $2,600/mo. All new, Howard Beach/Lindenwood, Sat no pets/smoking. Call Patty @ 4/13, 12:30-2:00PM, 79-04 155th DeNiro Realty, 917-892-9558 Ave.,unit 190. 1 BR Garden Co-op, 1 Howard Beach, 3 BR, 1 bath, 2nd fl. st., floor, pet friendly, maintenance includes all utilties. Asking, $169K. $2,100/mo. Lindenwood, 3 BR duplex, 1 1/2 C21 Amiable II, 718-835-4700 baths, new kit & carpeting, updat- Middle Village, Sun 4/14, 12:00ed bath. $2,100/mo. 2:00PM, 6070 Woodhaven Blvd. 3 Lindenwood, 1st fl, 3 BR, 2 BR Condo, 1 car gar. $779K. baths, use of yard, parking spot. Greenpoint, Sun 4/14, 1:00-2:30PM, $2,300/mo. 483 Humboldt St. 2 family, 3 levels. Lindenwood, mint 3 BR duplex, 1 $1,749,000. 1/2 baths. $2,300/mo. Capri Jet Realty, 718-388-2188 Lindenwood, 2nd fl, newly renov, Ozone Park, Sat 4/13, 2:003 BR, 2 baths. $2,500/mo. Howard Beach, commercial space 3:30PM, 89-31 Desarc Road. 1 for rent, 2nd fl, 850 sq ft., all new family SD, 2BR, 1 full bath, indoor office space. $2,750/mo. porch, LR, FDR, EIK. Asking, $437K. Connexion I RE, Connexion I RE, 718-845-1136 718-845-1136 Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 3 BR. Having a garage sale? Let everyBy owner 917-855-7390 one know about it by advertising Ozone Park, MINT fully furn studio in the Queens Classifieds. Call apt, pvt ent, $1,200/mo. Credit ck 718-205-8000 and place the ad! req. Call 718-564-0973

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS BY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED OUT OF THE SUPREME COURT, QUEENS COUNTY, in favor of ISMAT JAHAN, against MD MOSHARAF HOSSAIN, ROBIN’S HEAVEN INC, ET AL, to me directed and delivered, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION, by Dennis Alestra DCA# 0840217, auctioneer, as the law directs, FOR CASH ONLY, on the 8 day of May, 2019, at 2:30 pm O’clock in the Afternoon, at: THE QUEENS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE 30-10 STARR AVENUE, 1st Floor, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 in the county of Queens all the right, title and interest which MD MOSHARAF HOSSAIN, ROBIN’S HEAVEN INC, ET AL, the judgment debtor(s), had on the 12 day of April, 2017, or at anytime thereafter, of, in and to the following properties: 37-18 76TH STREET, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372 (BLOCK 1286, LOT 45) ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York. Approximate amount of judgment $77,780.96 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 700156/2011. Schwartz, Ponterio & Levenson, PLLC, Attorneys for Plaintiff 134 West 29th Street – Suite 1006, New York, NY 10001, (212) 714-1200

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When I was growing up nearly every New York Mets Saturday home game was an early afternoon matinee. Night games, even in the midst of summer, were rare occasions. A lot of dads would take their kids to these games since you didn’t have to worry about anyone falling asleep because of the late hour. These afternoon affairs helped families bond and made youngsters lifelong fans of a baseball team. The Mets for some strange reason have elected to mostly do away with this tradition. Their April 6 game with the Washington Nationals was the only Saturday 1 p.m. game scheduled for this season. I get why the Mets would want to have Saturday night games during the summer months, but why do away with them during the rest of April and May before national TV contractual rights and hot and humid weather kick in? It is generally more pleasant to sit in the stands during the day than at night in the early spring, which should boost attendance. The over-35,000 fans who caught a thrilling 6-5 Mets win Saturday sure seemed happy to be enjoying day baseball. The Mets should make Saturday matinees great again. Honoring their past players has long been a team weakness. There has always been lip service to rectifying this oversight, but it was never fixed. That apparently is changing now that leg-

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endary Mets executive Jay Horwitz has shifted duties from media relations to alumni relations. This past Saturday the Amazins’ brought back two favorites from the late ’90s, pitchers Rick Reed and Turk Wendell, who greeted fans. Horwitz has promised that Mets alumni will be returning to Citi Field every weekend that the Mets are home this year. The New York Jets unveiled a trio of new uniforms earlier this month. If fashion critic Richard Blackwell, better known back in the day as “Mr. Blackwell,” were still alive I don’t think that he would have been very impressed. Of course the only thing that Jets fans care about is whether Gotham Green, Stealth Black and Spotlight White can beat New England Patriots Fire Red when the teams meet. I was saddened to learn of the passing last week of veteran sportswriter and colleague Robert Elkin. Longtime readers of Queens weeklies will recognize his byline because he championed high school as well as college sports and less-covered ones like track and field, tennis and horse racing. Robert was one of the stubbornest people I ever met. If he believed that the sun rose in the west and set in the east, no kind of evidence could make him change his mind. He could be both infuriating and entertaining and I will greatly miss him. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Lindenwood Shopping Center Office Space For Rent. 2 suites on 2nd floor, 500 square feet & 300 square feet. Rent includes utilities, ample customer parking.

• Ozone Park • 101st Avenue Location Office Space For Rent. Private, totally new offices. Use of conference room, common area, restrooms, parking spots for rent. $1,850 includes all.

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Mint AAA Hi-Ranch. 3 BRs/2 full bths. 3 zone radiant heat, porcelain tiles in 1st floor, gas Heat Glo fireplace, quartz countertop, top floor all GE Cafe series kitchen, SS appl., granite counter. All new kitchen and bath, 2 separate electric 220 boxes, tankless water heater, sec. cameras, hi-hats throughout, ductless AC, Pella sliding Asking $899K doors, no Sandy damage

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Mint Hi-Ranch, on 40x100, (all redone), 4 BRs and 3 full baths, featuring custom pavers, stripped new roof. New kitchen w/ stainless steel appl., granite countertop and island. Large patio on 2nd floor with new awning length of house. Asking $789K

Mint High Ranch, move-in-cond, 3 BRs, 2 full baths, 1st floor, 2 large rooms, full bath, laundry room and heating system, central air, sliding glass doors to lg. yard with in-ground pool. 2 1/2 ft. to 5 1/2 ft. shed w/ elec. Garage, 2nd fl, 3 BRs, 1 bath. Large mint kitchen, cathedral ceilings in living room with hi-hats, dining area, living room, beautiful arched Andersen windows in front. Asking $ 819K

Mint High Ranch, 4 BRs, 2 full baths, Stucco exterior, granite countertop, pavers front and back, triple driveway new fencing. Reduced $899K

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Nestled across from Duckpond Drive Park this is a lovely (move-in condition) mint large expanded Cape. 4 BRs/2 full bths on 80x92 lot. Large extended den with sliding glass doors to a beautiful park-like yard with pool. 1st floor, 2 BRs, 1 bath, 2nd floor 2 BRs, 1 bth, attic for storage. Asking $499,999

Lovely Cape on 50x100, featuring 4 BRs, 2 full baths, basement, Reduced $775K 2 driveways, garage & large yard.

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Co-ops & Condos For Sale • Hi-Rise Co-op. 1 BR/1 bath, washer/dryer on each floor. IN CONTRACT...............................................Reduced $159K • 1 Bed Co-op. MINT. ....................................... Asking $189K • Hi-Rise Co-op. Large unit in totally redone building. 3 BRs, 2 baths, living room w/L-shaped dining room. IN CONTRACT..................................................Asking $262K • Hi-Rise Mint AAA. 2 BRs/2 full baths, plus terrace, mint granite & SS appl. kitchen. 2 new baths. .......Asking $299K

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Beautiful custom Colonial. Large open concept with 23 ft. ceilings, 2 custom fireplaces, tinted UV windows. Beautiful kitchen with high-end SS appl., granite counter, FDR, den with Fplc, patio off den, custom staircase to 2nd flr. with 3 BRs, 2 full bths, balcony off MB, total 4 BRs, 3 1/2 bths, 42x100.

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1 family SD, 2 BRs, 1 full bath. Charming Low Ranch with full basement, indoor porch, living room, formal dining room, Eat-In Kitchen. Asking $437K

Rare, totally unique, mint 2 fam. on the water, 41x110. Featuring 3 floors, walk-in mint 1 bed apt. with granite kit, custom island, SS appl., wine fridge. Gorgeous bedroom, tiled throughout. Middle floor boasts a huge custom kitchen, granite counter, new cabinets, SS appl., double wall oven and much more. Spacious living room, bedroom and sliders to huge terrace for beautiful sunsets. Master suite and mint 1/2 bath on top level. Dock to 4 boat slips. Reduced $999K

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