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A HERO’S FAREWELL City mourns Rockaway cop Dennis Guerra

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The funeral procession for Police Officer Dennis Guerra crosses the Joseph P. Addabbo Bridge in Howard Beach Monday on its way to Rockaway Beach, where Guerra, who died from injuries sustained while responding to a fire in Brooklyn — allegedly purposely set by a bored teenager — lived and where his funeral was held. Guerra was posthumously promoted to detective first-grade.

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Municipal ID bill introduced in Council Advocates praise and critics speak out against photo identification legislation by Tess McRae Associate Editor

ackson Heights is one of the most diverse areas of Queens, where a significant number of those living and working are undocumented and, according to immigrant advocates, unable to achieve the American Dream. “I’ve been here five years and my children have been here their entire lives,” Rosa, a Jackson Heights resident and undocumented immigrant from Ecuador, said. “I would like to have better rights here and have opportunities. If not for myself, at least for my children.” Rosa — whose last name has been omitted to protect her identity — works in a clothing store on Roosevelt Avenue in Corona and, like many people in her situation, does not have a legal form of identification. A new bill, introduced in the City Council last Thursday, could change that. Nicknamed the “Municipal ID Bill,” the legislation would provide a citywide-accepted photo identification to all New Yorkers that would assist residents in opening bank accounts, applying for loans and other privileges. Similar ideas were pitched by Mayor de Blasio and his Republican opponent, Joe Lhota, during the mayoral race. “As it relates to municipal IDs, the fact of

Advocates for municipal IDs say the program will allow all New Yorkers to easily access photo PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA identification, regardless of immigration status. the matter is, many different communities lack access to government identification,” Daniel Coates of advocacy group Make the Road New York said. “Whether you are undocumented, a 14-year-old who lost their school ID, a senior who doesn’t have identification or one of the thousands of people who don’t have driver’s licenses, this bill will help more than one

group of people.” But not everyone agrees. Critics of municipal IDs fear that passing the bill could lead to immigrants voting in local elections. “I have nothing against illegal aliens but there needs to be a line,” Josh Cadance of Jackson Heights said. “They’re here, fine, but I don’t want them voting and I don’t want them

having the same level of rights I or the millions of people who came here legally have. I know it sounds harsh, but like I said, there needs to be a line drawn somewhere and people are going to be upset no matter where that line is.” As it stands, the bill doesn’t include anything regarding immigrant voting but it is a concern people like Cadance have. “Our thinking with the ID is that by creating something easily obtainable and universally acceptable, you’re better off including people,” Coates said. “You have to prove your residency and it’s very important for cities to better protect immigrants. It goes beyond the debate over undocumented rights.” Mayor de Blasio — who mentioned his support of the bill in his recent 100 days in office speech — along with City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) and a handful of other Council members, including Cou ncilman Dan ny Drom m (D-Jackson Heights), are overwhelmingly in support of the bill. They believe the legislation will go through without much difficulty. “It sounds good to me,” Rosa said. “It sounds like a common-sense law that can only help people. I know not everyone is in favor but if it can go through, it would make a difference. It’d be a small step forward.” There has not been a date set for the legislaQ tion to be voted on by the City Council.

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Owner of Woodhaven structure fails to appear in court; case handed to HPD by Domenick Rafter

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said if HPD finds no asbestos abatement is needed, the building could be Woodhaven residents who have been demanding the city torn down within a month; otherwise it could take several demolish a Jamaica Avenue building that partially collapsed a months. The results of the asbestos investigation should be year ago may finally get their wish. The building could come finished later this week. Addabbo and other elected officials representing Wooddown within a month. The owner of the building failed to appear in court for a haven called the deputy commissioner of HPD to demand a hearing on April 10 — almost a year to the day since the col- quick resolution to the problem. “I impressed upon him how important that building is lapse — allowing the judge to give the city the authority to before it crumbles and then you’re answering to a more serious make the next move. The structure’s partial implosion occurred on the evening situation,” he said. Addabbo said the city was hesitant to act on the building of April 12, 2013. The second floor of the vacant century-old before because it wanted to give the building crumbled, crushing a vehicle. owner his day in court and did not want Nobody was injured, but the collapse to give him any reason to act against seriously damaged the building that would feel no guilt if I the city and drag out the process houses the Woodhaven-Richmond Hill further. Volunteer Ambulance Corps next door, knocked that building “Now that we see he’s been an forcing the eviction of the Woodhaven Senior Center and eventually the corps down myself. The owner absent landlord, the city can move forward,” he said. “I would feel no guilt if itself after several leaks compromised a has had ample time to I knocked that building down myself. wall in the building in February. The owner has had ample time to corWith the judge’s decision, the future correct the situation.” rect the situation.” of the building is now in the hands of Maria Thomson, executive director the city Department of Housing Preser— State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. of the Greater Woodhaven Developvation and Development. (D-Howard Beach) ment Corp. and Woodhaven Business The Department of Buildings has Improvement District, said she was already ordered the demolition of the building, which will be carried out by the HPD through one of glad the city is finally moving forward, but was not surprised their contractors. The HPD has completed a scope of work and that the owner did not show up in court. “This guy who owns it, if he had all of these violations an asbestos inspection at the property was done Tuesday to ascertain any predemolition work that may need to be done, piled up, is he going to become a nice guy now?” she asked. when the work can begin and how it will affect the surround- “It had affected the quality of life of our neighborhood. He’s so disgraceful. He knew what was going on in that building.” ing buildings. Martin Colberg, president of the Woodhaven Residents’ The owner of the property will be billed for the demolition Block Association, said he is glad to see movement toward and if he doesn’t pay, a lien will be placed on the property. Before the collapse, the building had more than 40 viola- demolishing the building, which he was told could be torn down within a month. tions on file with the DOB. “It’s great news, long past due,” he said. “It’s great that HPD Multiple attempts to reach the owner, George Kochabe, and is moving on this.” his lawyer both last year and this week were unsuccessful. Editor

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The partially collapsed building at 78-19 Jamaica Ave. may finally be torn down after a judge ruled the city can move FILE PHOTO forward with its demolition. He said once the building is demolished, the ambulance corps could move forward on fixing its headquarters and get back up and running again. Thomson said she wanted senior housing to be constructed in place of the collapsed building and noted that the rezoning of Woodhaven approved in 2012 would allow for greater residential development at the site. “I’d love to see the senior citizens go back in there and occupy the first floor,” she said. “A lot of senior citizens here, they don’t want to leave Woodhaven when they can’t take care of their houses anymore, but there is no housing for them.” Q

New trees planted in Howard Beach Parks Dept. installs several, though some weren’t requested by residents by Domenick Rafter Editor

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in 100 mph wind gusts, but dozens more trees — especially the tall London planes — were lost in the months after Sandy when they were killed by the saltwater that flooded the neighborhood. Some of the trees that were most resistant to the wind, including evergreens, were also killed by the saltwater. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said he knew about the new trees and noted that they are less vulnerable to wind. “They are more wind resistant because they have strong trunks and they bend,” he said. “Also, they don’t grow as tall, so there’s less of a risk of them falling into your house.” Katz added that Goldfeder will talk to the Parks Department about creating a system to allow for more community input on Q where to place new trees.

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Crews plant new trees along 91st Street in Howard Beach on Monday, fulfilling tree requests in an area that lost a lot of shade in Hurricane Sandy.

Spring means it’s time for trees and flowers to bloom. And if you don’t have any trees in front of your home, it might mean it’s time for the city to plant one — apparently even if you don’t want one. Several new trees were planted on Monday in Howard Beach, at least three along 91st Street between 162nd and 163rd avenues, and at least one on 162nd Avenue just outside the Howard Beach Jewish Center. Zachary Feder, a spokesman for the Parks Depar t ment, said the agency acknowledged trees were being planted and said they were asked for by residents. “We are indeed planting trees in this general area to fulfill tree requests made by individuals,” Feder said.

But some of the trees were placed at locations that did not previously have any, and the residents of at least two of those homes say they never asked for them, leading one resident to joke that a “tree fairy” had visited the neighborhood. Angelica Katz, chief of staff to Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park), said the office has received several calls from residents complaining that the city planted trees in front of their houses without a request being made. Though some of the trees planted Monday weren’t requested, since Hurricane Sandy, there have been several requests for new trees by residents in Howard Beach, especially at locations where trees were destroyed or damaged and later cut down due to the storm. The neighborhood lost a number of trees in the storm when they toppled over

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Demolition on the menu for Abbracciamento’s DOB approves a plan to destroy at least a portion of the iconic building by Christopher Barca Reporter

Weeks after the last bottle of wine was uncorked and the final steak was seasoned, the only thing on the menu for the building that housed the recently closed Joe Abbracciamento Restaurant is the wrecking ball. According to documents filed with and approved by the Department of Buildings last Wednesday, at least part of the building at 62-96 Woodhaven Blvd. containing the famous former Rego Park eatery is set to be demolished. The destruction of at least a portion of the existing building would start to make way for a proposed seven-story, 114-unit apartment building to be developed by the Astoria-based Criterion Group, the applicant of record on the demolition filing. The street frontage listed in the demolition application is 83 feet, accounting for about half the length of the building, which also contains a dog grooming business and an optometrist, among other stores. Eric Benaim, the CEO of the

real estate firm Modern Spaces NYC in charge of marketing for the planned apartment building, said he could not offer any more information on the existing structure’s potential demise at this time. “We’re still in the early stages,” Benaim said. Joh n Abbr accia ment o, t he owner of both the shuttered restaurant and the entire building the eatery partially occupied, sang the same tune when contacted by the Chronicle on Tuesday. While he hasn’t completed the sale of the building, Abbracciamento said he isn’t sure of what will become of the site. “I really can’t tell you anything because I really don’t know, and that’s the truth,” Abbracciamento said. “I really have no knowledge of it.” Some of the shop owners who maintain businesses in the building Abbracciamento owns also say they had no knowledge of the structure’s potential demolition. Ilana Shilim and her daughter, Kathy, own and operate A Dog’s Best Friend, a dog grooming business at 62-78 Woodhaven Blvd.,

just a few storefronts down from the former restaurant. The elder Shilim claims she wasn’t aware of any potential demolition of the building, and she wasn’t officially notified of its sale by Marie Abbracciamento, John’s wife, until late Febr uar y, one month after a customer told Shilim of a rumor it was on the market. “ We a ske d he r ab out t he rumors,” Shilim said. “I asked, ‘What should I do?’” “She said there was nothing concrete yet and they were still in the process of closing on the sale,” Kathy added. “That was our notice, two weeks before they closed.” Despite the frustration from business owners over the apparent lack of information regarding the building’s future transfer of ownership and potential demolition, Abbracciamento maintains that he is a landlord who treated his tenants well despite the growing costs of owning property in the city. “If I charged everyone the real cost of rent, they just wouldn’t be here,” he said. “There never should be opposition here. I was very fair.” He wouldn’t comment on the

A Dog’s Best Friend co-owners Ilana Shilim, right, and her daughter, Kathy, claim they were never notified of any potential future demolition of part of PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA the building their business sits in. timing of his tenants being notified of a possible sale. The Shilims, who have noticed people taking pictures and measurements of the building in recent weeks, said they will be moving their business to 61-29 Woodhaven

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ry to think of good uses for a decent-size parcel of land in Maspeth and a few things might come to mind. A park, for a community that has too little green space. A school, in a district that’s desperately overcrowded and is likely to only see more children come in. More manufacturing, to produce things people need and provide better jobs than the retail or service industries. It’s unlikely your first choice would be a massive hipster haven best known for wild parties attended by thousands of young people, many of them using illegal drugs. And yet that almost certainly would be the result if the city and state approve pending applications for the old factory known as the Knockdown Center. Those applications must be denied. Located at 52-19 Flushing Ave., in an industrial area that abuts housing, the Knockdown Center is seeking a place of assembly permit that would allow up to 5,000 people at a time to gather, and a liquor license that would allow them all to get hammered. Approving those applications would be a disaster for the immediate area, which would be subject to the likelihood of more drunk driving and other reckless behavior, and also mark the squandering of an oppor-

tunity to create something that would truly benefit Queens. The Knockdown Center’s operators portray the site as an arts venue, and it’s true that it has hosted arts events and recently gained the support of the Queens Council on the Arts to give residencies to the creative community. But it’s not the art that’s the main problem there, it’s the events, especially the ones to come if it is granted a license to sell alcohol — something Community Board 5 and every elected official in the area except for one, Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, has written the state Liquor Authority to oppose. Maspeth simply isn’t Williamsburg or Greenpoint, especially in its relative lack of public transportation. There are other venues where massive concerts, dance parties and other big events can be held, such as Warsaw and Pete’s Candy Store in Greenpoint, or even Resorts World in South Ozone Park. And there are many other arts venues not far away in Long Island City. We may get to see just how things will go down at the Knockdown on May 8 and 9 if, as planned, wildly popular but equally controversial rapper M.I.A. takes the stage there. CB 5 Chairman Vincent Arcuri, voicing community

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sentiment, says that without the permits the center is seeking — it doesn’t even have a valid certificate of occupancy — it “should not be subjecting the community to this.” The 104th Precinct will “be out there monitoring everything,” a police official promises, but that doesn’t mean it can prevent every problem that may arise, and a rap concert attended by thousands at an old industrial site sounds like a recipe for many, many problems. We’d all be much better off if the Knockdown was returned to its old use as a factory. Or possibly it could be bought by the city, for its fair market value, and the site turned into either a new school, something that remains sorely needed in the district, or even a park. Maybe even a park that could house Maspeth’s old St. Saviour’s Church, which was dismantled and stored away years ago. If the idea of a park at a former factory seems odd, consider that all three of Maspeth’s existing parks, Maurice, Frontera and Reiff, border industry and sit on former industrial sites of some kind. It could be done again. We’re sure we sound like party poopers, but we don’t mean to be. We just would rather the parties were held at a smarter location, and we hope the city and state will agree.

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The weeklies’ value Dear Editor: Congratulations on “Chronicle wins four newspaper awards” (by Peter C. Mastrosimone, April 10). Daily newspapers concentrate on international, Washington, Albany, City Hall, business and sports stories. They have few reporters assigned to cover local neighborhood news stories. These reporters have to compete against colleagues for limited available print space. As a result, daily newspapers miss significant news and political stories from local neighborhoods in Queens. Weekly newspapers based in Queens such as our own Queens Chronicle provide more in-depth coverage of local news not found in major daily newspapers.

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Library CEO has got to go Dear Editor: “Tie vote saves Galante from forced paid leave” in the April 10 issue is perplexing. I do not understand how nine people can keep this CEO in a job that he milks for an overpriced salary while collecting another six-figure fee as a consultant with the Elmont school district. He should be forced out without pay and lose any pension funds accrued. And what about the smoking roof he had

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Phone bill fees Dear Editor: Has anyone taken a long look at their Verizon bill? I just looked at mine and noticed the total amount I was being charged was $70.87. However, that total included $16.11, which was for “taxes, government surcharges and fees ($5.39), and $10.72, which was for Verizon surcharges and other charges and credits. I find that these additional charges are outrageous. I am a single woman in my 80s living on a small monthly income and I cannot afford to pay these additional taxes, fees and surcharges. I wonder how many other people have found these additional charges on their telephone bills each and every month. Our elected officials (both federal and state) should check into this to decide if we should be paying all these extra (20 percent) charges. Adrea Farmer Jackson Heights

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Dear Editor: An epidemic of apathy, perhaps complicated by cowardice, is wasting us like a flesheating disease. Two hundred fifty UPS personnel in Queens were recently fired almost on the spot after they took a few minutes off to protest Save Bayside HS the insensitive termination of a colleague. Assuming this action was a contractual violaDear Editor: The DOE is not responding to parent tion, there no doubt were remedies far short of demands that it not further overcrowd Bayside such draconian action by management. The High School, a school that already has 1,000 sackings were not about the rule of law but rather about the raw exercise of unbridled more students than it was built to house. The DOE is planning to overcrowd the executive power. That’s what the traditional already packed popular Queens high school beneficially adversarial (though not necessarthat services students from all parts of ily antagonistic) relationship between bosses Queens, the Bronx and Brooklyn to clear and workers has degenerated into these days. To the credit of management, it subsespace for new schools co-locating at the downsizing Flushing and Martin Van Buren High quently reinstated the workers and imposed Schools — schools that do accommodate far 10-day suspensions on them instead of leaving them to twist in the wind, as fewer students — according to originally intended. Whether Bayside PTA Co-president ONLINE UPS mitigated the penalty Edward Tang. because of pressure or a sudden Miss an editorial or Bayside High School, rated f lash of enlightened decency article cited by a writer? “A” by the DOE for three years doesn’t matter. It did the right Want news from our other in a row, is bracing for over thing, though I suspect begrudgeditions covering the rest 1,000 new students this fall, ingly. of Queens? Find past expecting to bring its enrollWhether we are union memr e p or t s , ne w s f r om ment to over 3,600 — 170 perbers or not, we should feel outacross the borough and cent of the building’s capacity. raged at the breakdown that more at qchron.com. “Bayside is a victim of its prompted the original slaughter. own success and of the DOE’s No doubt the rash and severe unresponsiveness to this community,” said Alex Lee, a Bayside parent and action first taken by UPS will be slavishly member of the Citywide Council on High imitated by management elsewhere. When UPS fired the workers, there should Schools. “The school received 14,000 applications due to the great results it produces for have been a deafening public outcry from all families and now the DOE wants to bury it to segments of society. Maybe the sympathizing accommodate Bloomberg’s leftover plans to workers deserved some disciplinary action, downsize Van Buren and Flushing. The school maybe not. They could have been docked or already has students from all parts of Queens censured. But to obliterate their livelihood is like imposing capital punishment for putting as well as the Bronx and Brooklyn!” “If this goes through, Bayside would be sec- your recyclables out on the wrong day. In another case, a sanitation worker, with ond only to Forest Hills High School in percent overcrowding while more than half of Queens’ an unblemished history, on one occasion this high schools operate below 100 percent capaci- past dark winter slipped up and reluctantly accepted a $20 expression of thanks from a ty,” echoed Bayside parent Judy Rossman. continued on page 10 “Here’s the thing, overcrowding is not good

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Squatters evicted from home in Howard Beach Owner is serving nine-year prison term by Domenick Rafter Editor

Several squatters have been living in an abandoned Howard Beach home for several weeks, according to police sources and residents who live near the house, and the city moved to have them evicted and seal up the building Tuesday. The house, located at 162-38 90 St. on the corner of 90th Street and 163rd Avenue, is in foreclosure. It is owned by Isaak Khafizov, who was sentenced to nine years in prison last month for his role in a load fraud scheme stemming from a fraudulent mortgage modification company he co-founded. Neighbors complained to Pat Adams, publisher of The Forum, that in the last few weeks, squatters have taken up residence in the home. Adams and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) contacted the city Department of Buildings, which investigated the issue Tuesday. According to records posted on the DOB website, the agency found the home had been breached and people were

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resident who had insisted on showing her appreciation for extraordinary thoughtfulness. He was axed. Whether allowed by labor law or forbidden by the apparently anachronistic common law of decency, is this heartless penalty another illustration of American “exceptionalism”? In Europe, masses would have taken to the streets in sacramental indignation. Over here, not a peep and hardly a ripple. Incitement to riot is not the answer. But a wee dose of responsible civil unrest may be prudent. Let there at least be protest by all right-minded New Yorkers. Although elements of the media have established in many people’s minds an artificial demarcation between union workers and other aspiring middle-class residents’ interests, those interests apply to us all and should unite, not split us. No matter what party or wing you belong to, if you possess the spiritual values that all faiths teach us and which most people profess to share, you will be angry and hurt by the unjust treatment of ordinary folks in the workplace. And the abuse of power will be replicated all across this city and indeed the nation if the backbone of our country, wage-earning workers, doesn’t rise up resoundingly though within the law, to re-assert the unspoken, unwritten agreement that we are all human beings who deserve fairness

squatting inside. The DOB sealed up the building again on Tuesday. A police source said the squatters found there were immediately evicted. He did not say how many people were involved, though one neighbor said at least four people were regularly seen there. Several residents living nearby say the house has been vacant since at least early 2012, when Khafizov was convicted in federal court of one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, one count of mail fraud and two counts of wire fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud homeowners struggling with mortgage. News of the squatters sparked already existing concerns about quality of life in the neighborhood. “Everybody is a little on edge since the burglaries,” said one resident who lives a block away from the problem house. A situation in Ozone Park involved the home of an incarcerated man that was taken over by squatters who allegedly used it for prostitution and drug use. It was sealed up by the DOB last September. Q

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Dioceses underpay teachers Dear Editor: It is a real travesty that the dioceses of Brooklyn and New York cannot seem to be able to find the money to pay their dedicated teachers and administrators the salaries that they truly deserve for all of their hard work, professionalism and dedication to their jobs and students. The Catholic Church is always crying poverty, but the truth is the Church has more money than God. It has had to spend a lot of it on lawsuits against priests who molested innocent kids. St. Patrick’s Cathedral was improved at the cost of $117 million dollars — why so much? Catholic school teachers and administrators put in long hours each and every day, and are truly dedicated to their schools and students. Anything that they do after regular school hours, they do not get paid for. It is really a shame that they are treated in such an unprofessional, unkind manner. No wonder Catholic school teachers do not stay — they never know if they are going to have a job and benefits from one year to the next. John Amato Fresh Meadows

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The building at 78-19 Jamaica Ave. that partially collapsed last April is going to be demolished. As you know my mantra has always been “Tear it down,” and now it will become a reality. The owner of this building did not attend the court appearance on April 10, so the case was transferred for the decision on this building to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for demolition. The HPD has checked the building for asbestos. If none has been found, they will proceed with demolition by the end of May. If asbestos is found this may delay the demolition for all asbestos has to be removed before the demolishing of the building can take place. It has now been over one year that this building crumbled. The WBID wishes to thank state Sen. Joe Addabbo Je, Assemblyman Michael Miller, and Council members Elizabeth Crowley and Eric Ulrich and the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, also, our Mayor de Blasio and the DOB for all their, and our WBID’s, hard work through the year that enables us to fulfill the mantra to “Tear it down.” Wouldn’t it be great to see senior citizen housing built on this site. Think about it? It was a beautiful day on Saturday for our WBID “Spring Promotion,” more like summer than spring and we loved it. Our WBID team was out on the avenue and many children

could be spotted walking on Jamaica Avenue with bunny and other designs on their little faces holding brightly colored balloons. Also, parking car drivers were accepting free quarters to pay for the first 15 minutes of parking courtesy of the WBID and thank you for shopping on Jamaica Avenue. Our handsome fluffy white Easter Bunny took many pictures with smiling children. This WBID Easter Promotion made many happy, especially the little butterfly- and tiger-faced children and saved our shoppers many quarters. The WBID had clowns painting faces and giving out balloons. Then the group “Plastic Soul” warmed up our shoppers with their toe-tapping songs. Jamaica Avenue has such bargains and so many choices. The prices are also very reasonable, especially for New York City, with our high cost of living. So spend your money on Jamaica Avenue and pay low prices, save money and keep your money in your community. Buy that special dress and those shiny patent leather shoes for Easter Sunday! Mark your calendars for our “Spring Is Here” Dinner Dance on Friday June 6, 2014. Only $65.00 a ticket. This is an important Fundraiser for the GWDC. Please call our office for more information and to reserve tickets at (718) 805-0202. At this holy and Joyous time, may we wish you and your families a Happy Easter and a Joyful Passover. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans and may God bless America. Q

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102nd Pct. Cop of the Month Police Officer Diana Kaouris was awarded the Cop of the Month award at the 102nd Precinct Community Council meeting Tuesday night in Richmond Hill. Kaouris, who with her partner Mary Carter, was assigned to patrol Forest Park in the wake of a series of assaults in and around the park, received the honor for combatting graffiti vandals in the precinct. Deputy Inspector Hank Sautner said Karouris has arrested eight people accused of vandalism since the beginning of the year, including two people she caught tagging in the vicinity of Park Lane South and 112th Street in Richmond Hill. One of the two sus-

pects had seven prior graffiti arrests. “It’s a huge problem over here and it’s a very difficult arrest to make live,” Sautner said, adding that Karouris will stake out similar graffiti tags and when the suspect is captured, those tags can be used for multiple charges against a suspect. Awarding the honor to Karouris, second from right, is J. Richard Smith, 102nd Precinct Community Council secretary, left; Sondra Datnarain, treasurer; Latchman Budhai, president; Sautner and Brendan Noonan, 102nd Pr ecinc t communit y affairs officer. — Domenick Rafter

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Former GOP mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis was fined more than $11,000 by the city’s Campaign Finance Board April 10 for a mailer against Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) during the latter’s re-election campaign last year. The CFB fined him $1,473 for not including a “paid for by” notice on a mailer attacking Ulrich during Ulrich’s re-election campaign last year. But Catsimatidis was also fined an additional $10,000 for subsequently submitting a doctored version of the mailer that did contain such a notice. Catsimatidis ran for mayor last year as a Republican, winning the support of Queens GOP boss Phil Ragusa, but Ulrich, a foe of Ragusa’s, endorsed the winning GOP nominee, Joe Lhota. The mailers were sent to voters during Ulrich’s hard-fought ca mpaig n agai nst Democr at One side of the anti-Ulrich mailer sent out by John Lew Simon. Ulrich, the only Catsimatidis last year.

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A Brooklyn man was sentenced to 10 years in prison last Thursday for eleven home burglaries across Queens since 2011. Mario Girau, 28, was arrested on Sept. 19, 2013, after he was caught breaking into a home on Tahoe Street in Ozone Park. On Oct. 30, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown charged Girau in connection with 10 more burglaries that occurred in Ridgewood, Forest Hills, Ozone Park, South Ozone Park and Howard Beach. Nine of the break-ins occurred in 2013 and the Ridgewood crime occurred in September 2011. Girau pleaded guilty to seconddegree burglary and third-degree criminal possession of stolen property last month, admitting to stealing thousands of dollars worth of items including jewelry, computer equipment, cameras, sports memorabilia and ammunition that were recovered from his home during a search executed after his arrest in September. Police also allegedly recovered jewelry from Girau’s person at the time of his arrest, which they say was taken from the Tahoe Street home. Given all the charges, Girau had Q faced up to 150 years in prison.

Body parts were discovered along train tracks in Elmhurst on Saturday, according to police. A man walking along the Long Island Rail Road line near 43rd Avenue and Judge Street came across a plastic bag. The man, said to be homeless, had been collecting cans but aler ted authorities when he found the bag of body parts, according to police. When the authorities arrived, they uncovered two additional bags after combing the area. They had been dumped in an overgrown area near the tracks. The parts, which included a skull with hair, a torso and leg bone, could not be determined to belong to a man or woman as they were so badly decomposed. The age of the individual and cause of death are also unknown. The NYPD said it is awaiting further review by the medical examiner, which may take some time The police would not say if they believe the remains are connected to Q any unsolved crimes. — Tess McRae

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106th Pct. cop of the month Police Officer Kyle Riegel — a two-year police department veteran who has made at least 107 arrests in his career — was honored on April 9 as the 106th Precinct’s Cop of the Month for his arrest of two teens who police say assaulted an Ozone Park resident. Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said the 48-year-old victim was allegedly attacked as part of the “knockout game” in the vicinity of Rockaway Boulevard and 96th Street in Ozone Park. Riegel and his partner were patrolling in

the vicinity of John Adams High School when they spotted the victim holding his face. He pointed out to the officers the two alleged perpetrators, who were running down the block. The officers chased and caught one of the suspects, a 14-year-old. The suspect then allegedly told the officers that the other alleged perpetrator was his twin brother. He was arrested a short time later. Awarding the honor to Riegel are Capt. John Ganley, executive officer of the 106th Precinct, left, 106th Precinct Community Council President Frank Dardani and Schiff. — Stephen Geffon

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The cherry trees ar e in bloom a t Flushing Meadows Corona Park, marking the arrival of spring as surely as the Mets Opening Day or the call of the robin. Chronicle reader and fine art photogr apher Na t ali S. Bravo of Elmhurst captured their beauty in this exper tly framed shot with the New York State Pav ilion’s ic onic Observation Towers rising behind them — showing the works of both nature and mankind reaching earnestly into the sky.

Kiwanis gives The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach gave $500 to the International Society of SS. Cosma & Damiano earlier this month. Since 1990, the philanthropic organization has donated over $750,000 to St. Francis Hospital, St. Jude Research Children’s Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, Make-a-Wish Foundation and numerous other charities. Receiving the check is Joe DiCandia Jr., president of the International Society of SS. Cosma & Damiano, left, with Bob LoCascio of the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach.

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If you’ve been curious about the New York State Pavilion and wonder what it looks like, the Tent of Tomorrow will be open to the public on Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rare opening of the gates commemorates opening day of the 1964 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows 50 years ago. On hand will be Borough President Melinda Katz, the New York State Pavilion Paint Project Crew and People for the Pavilion. The two groups are working to preserve the rundown pavilion and will be available to answer questions and discuss possible plans for its future. John Piro, one of the organizers of the paint volunteers in 2009, said Tuesday his group will be erecting replica signs at the pavilion so that they are up for next week’s event. His group continues to clean up the area and do touch-up painting. “There will be a lot of fun stuff that day and timelines showing the pavilion over the years,” Piro said. Participants will be required to wear hard hats when touring the pavilion. Q — Liz Rhoades

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Community council remembers lost cop 102nd Pct. CO thanks community for supporting Dennis Guerra’s family by Domenick Rafter Editor

The loss of Police Officer and now Detective First-grade Dennis Guerra was not far from the minds of the 102nd Precinct Community Council Tuesday night. When the council’s president, Latchman Budhai, opened the meeting with a moment of silence — as he regularly does for soldiers serving overseas — he also included Guerra and his seriously injured partner Police Officer Rosa Rodriguez. Deputy Inspector Hank Sautner, the 102nd Precinct’s commanding officer, was solemn and at times choked up, as he spoke about Guerra and Rodriguez, who were overcome in a Brooklyn fire. Though he didn’t know Guerra, he said he did attend his wake, which took place at a funeral home in his command. “As sad as the event was, I was very proud to be commanding officer in this community, because the amount of wellwishes that [the family] got from members of the community stopping by and wishing the family well was great to see,” he said. Focusing on issues within the precinct, Sautner said there has been a string of home burglaries in the City Line area. “We’re finding they’re using rear windows to enter the homes,” he said, adding that the precinct will go to people’s homes and do a

Deputy Inspector Hank Sautner, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, speaks at Tuesday’s PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER community council meeting in Richmond Hill. “crime prevention survey,” where the officers will suggest ways to burglar-proof homes and residents should take advantage of that. Sautner and other officers present offered suggestions on how to deter home burglaries, including leaving lights on inside the house when it is not occupied or having neighbors collect your mail while on extended vacation. Two more elderly women were scammed out of thousands of dollars in the community and Sautner noted that the “Green Dot

Scam,” in which callers scare people into giving them thousands of dollars through “Green Dot” cards is still a problem. “They seem to be preying on our immigrant population,” Sautner said. He implored people to never give out personal information and call the police if they face a situation where they believe they are getting scammed. Ed Wendell, former president of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association,

told Sautner that the situation with students from JHS 210 in Ozone Park after dismissal has gotten out of hand. One resident, Salvatore Congemi, had his house vandalized by a student there. Sautner acknowledged students from the school have been an issue for some time and explained that he had ordered resources to be moved from Richmond Hill High School to JHS 210 and problems at the former location have subsided. The precinct commander also responded to concerns from residents about noise complaints, a notorious problem in the 102nd Precinct command. Sautner reminded the audience that summer was coming and noise complaints always spike when the weather gets warm and that cops will have to differentiate between one-time issues and chronic noise problems. Two residents of Woodhaven said a series of garages along 90th Avenue at 80th Street were being used by motorcyclists for parties that have caused a number of quality-of-life issues including noise, drugs and urination. “It’s pure hell,” said the resident, who did not want to be named. Sautner said he would look into the issue, but that his officers have been to the location and found nothing wrong, but he wanted more information about the problem so he Q could “formulate a plan” to address it.

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Although the rash of burglaries that hit Howard Beach during the week of March 22 has now ended, Deputy Inspector Jeffery Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said the additional police presence continues. Schiff told the audience at the preci nct cou ncil meet i ng on April 9 in Ozone Park that since March 26, when police f looded the community with more than 60 officers and a command post veh icle, t here have been no reported burglaries in Howard Beach. Asked by a resident how many police off icers are continuing to patrol the area, Schiff would not be pinned down to an exact number, saying only, “It’s a lot,” and includes detectives, community affairs, plainclothes, uniformed and auxiliary police officers. A Howard Beach resident, who only gave her first name, Maryann, noted three marked police cars and two unmarked units promptly responded to her neighbor’s house when his alarm

went off. Schiff said many residents have now activated their burglar ala r ms a nd t here have been many accidental trips, which, because of the prior burglar y problem in the area d raws a quick response from police. He told the audience that there was also a recent burglary spree in South Ozone Park, including thefts from parked Mister Softee trucks. Police f looded the area and there have been no reported burglaries since. Although the burglaries have abated, auto thefts in the area are “out of control,” Schiff admitted. NYPD crime statistics for the preci nct shows a 94 percent increase with 64 cars stolen between Jan. 1 and March 30 this year, compared to 33 stolen during the same period last year. Police attributed a third of the thefts to drivers leaving their cars running with the keys in the ignition. He t old t he aud ience t h at police recovered 45 of the 64 stolen cars and 30 of those vehicles had no damage, which he

attributed to having been stolen for joyriding. Schiff added that as police address auto thefts by making car and tow truck stops, they have also arrested drivers for d r iv i ng w it h s u s p e nd e d l ic e n s e s a n d d r iv i n g w h i le intoxicated. The commander also addressed some other concerns. One audience member asked Schiff if he had any f u r ther infor mation on an individual who was spotted taking pictures of students during free play in the schoolyard at PS 65 in Ozone Park on April 2 at 10 a.m. The deputy inspector said he would look into it but from what he knows nothing came of the questioning of the individual. He explained the photographer was likely identified by police and his backg round checked, and he was told to leave the school area. “You don’t take pictures of children at a school,” Schiff said. Complaints were made again this month about individuals collecting cans and bottles from recycling containers. Community

Deputy Inspector Jeffrey Schiff, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, speaks to attendees at the precinct’s community council meeting on April 9. PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON

Board 10 Chair woman Bet t y Braton said that once the containers are put out on the street, they become New York Cit y property and individuals removing recyclables out are subject to arrest. She advised residents that if they see this occurring they should call the board’s office or 311 to report it.

Schiff added that if residents see individuals on their property collecting cans and bottles, that is considered trespassing and the homeowners should call 911. The next meeting of the 106th Precinct Com munity Council will be held on Wednesday, May 14 at 8 p.m. at 103-51 101 St. in Q Ozone Park.

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Mayor announces Macy’s will bring show closer to Queens on July 4 Mayor de Blasio announced Monday that the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks display will retur n to the East River this year, a change he pushed for as public advocat e, af t er sever al yea r s i n t he Hudson. The pyrotechnics will not be fired off near the Queens shore, however. The show will instead be centered in the lower part of the river around the Brooklyn Bridge, but will be viewable from much of the borough. Macy’s said the fireworks will be launched directly from the 131-year-old Brooklyn Bridge. “Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks are a oneof-a-kind spectacle that will once again inspire audiences nationwide as we illuminate the shores of Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn with stunning effects, color and sound,” said Amy Kule, executive producer of the show. “We are thrilled to be working with our partners in the City of New York to have the magnificent Brooklyn Bridge as our canvas and stunning backdrop for this year’s bigger-than-life display.” In a statement, de Blasio thanked Macy’s for their decision to relocate the show, which has been conducted in the Hudson River since 2009. “We’re grateful to Macy’s for lighting our skyline every 4th of July and I’m thrilled that, after years of working with Macy’s and my colleagues to make this a reality, the fireworks will return to the East River this year,” the mayor said. “Now even more New Yorkers will get to take part in this extraordinary celebration, against the backdrop of the Brooklyn Bridge, the harbor, and our skyline.” As public advocate, de Blasio asked Macy’s to bring the f ireworks display back to the East River so it would be more

centrally located and viewable from all five boroughs. Manhattan’s skyline blocked the view of the show from parts of Queens when it was in the Hudson River. More than 1,000 petitioners signed a petition he sponsored in July 2012 calling for the fireworks to move back to the East River. When the fireworks were held on the East River, Queens residents would gather at locations with a good view of the shoreline, such as Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City, Maspeth’s Memorial Plaza, MacNeil Park in College Point and the Joseph Addabbo Bridge in Howard Beach. Macy’s moved the show in part because the Hudson River is wider than the East River and clear of any bridges south of the George Washington. Using the Brooklyn Bridge as a launching location for the fireworks helps solve the problem of obstructions that made Macy’s leery of moving the show back east. The decision was met with praise from Queens officials. “After years of advocating to bring the Macy’s 4th of July fireworks back to the East River, I am delighted to hear they will make their return this summer,” City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said in a statement. Van Bramer, who represents much of Queens’ East River shorefront, joined de Blasio in calling for the fireworks to be moved back in 2012. Borough President Melinda Katz called the show “an integral part of the New York City fabric” and welcomed them back to their former location. “On behalf of the 2.3 million people who reside in Queens we welcome this announcement by our mayor and look forward to the return of this great event to the East River,” Q she said.

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UPS will keep 250 ‘fired’ employees Delivery company and labor union strike a deal after six-week fight by Christopher Barca Reporter

The labor war between United Parcel Service and its 250 fired employees is finally over. UPS and Teamsters Local 804 agreed to a compromise on April 9, and the delivery company announced it will retain the 250 employees it had begun firing from its Maspeth facility in response to a walkout the workers organized in protest of a colleague’s termination on Feb. 26. In the deal, the union acknowledged the 90-minute walkout was unauthorized, per its labor contract, and the 250 workers will be suspended without pay for two weeks instead of being terminated, according to UPS. The agreement concluded a 10-hour negotiating session, according to the union. “We are grateful for the enormous outpouring of support from UPS customers, progressive elected officials and the public,” the union announced on its website. “It was that support that saved the jobs of the 250 drivers.” Over the last two weeks, rallies held outside the Maspeth facility and at City Hall were attended by elected officials such as Public Advocate Letitia James, City Comptroller Scott Stringer and City Council members Jim my Van Bramer

After six weeks of rallies and harshly worded statements from both sides, UPS agreed to a compromise with the 250 drivers it terminated after they protested a colleague’s firing in FILE PHOTO February. The workers will be suspended for two weeks without pay. (D-Sunnyside), Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows) and Elizabeth Crowley (D-Middle Village), who all called on UPS to rehire the workers. “Local 804 agrees to compensate UPS for damages associated with the loss of productive employee time, other company

costs and the negative impact on goodwill relating to the Feb. 26 unauthorized walkout and related actions,” UPS said in a statement. “UPS has chosen to settle the matter in order to return to normal operations at the site.” Thir ty-six of the 250 workers were

officially removed from payroll over the last two weeks, as UPS was letting employees go in increments in order to train new drivers and limit interruptions in service. The dispute began when longtime driver Jairo Reyes was fired on Feb. 26 after a dispute over hours. “We congratulate [the employees] on standing together through this ordeal and winning their return to work with respect and dignity,” the union said. “We all look forward to turning the page and getting back to serving our customers.” The elected officials that rallied alongside the terminated workers also expressed their excitement over the drivers being rehired. “Today marks a huge victory, not just for the 250 UPS workers who now have their jobs back, but for the entire organized labor movement and working families across New York City,” Crowley said in a statement. “I am incredibly proud of the powerful precedents for working-class people this ad minist ration is already setting.” “UPS threatened to ship 250 workers off to the u nemploy ment line,” Lancman added, “but we hand-delivered the message that these m idd le - class jobs Q have to stay.”

Man kills daughter in Astoria home: NYPD 86-year-old shot by cops after warning by Tess McRae An 86-year-old man who refused to drop his 12-gauge shotgun was shot and killed by an officer on Saturday. According to police, Jack Calvello allegedly shot his daughter in their Astoria home on 38th Street. A 911 call came in around 11 a.m. and the caller claimed to have shot his daughter and was threatening to kill himself, police said. The caller did not identify himself while on the phone. When officers reported to the scene, they found Calvello — who is deaf — armed with a gun but he refused to drop his weapon when ordered to do so. He then pointed it at the officers. They reportedly called out “Get out” and “Drop your weapon” several times before one shot Calvello once in the torso. Inside the Astoria home, 65-year-old Carolann Matyka — Calvello’s daughter — was found with a gunshot wound to the head. She was transported to Elmhurst

Hospital, where she was in critical condition until she died at 5:45 p.m. that day. “He’s lived here for years, I never heard of anything going wrong,” a neighbor said. “It was him, his wife and his daughter and I never noticed anything strange. Then again, that’s how most of these stories go. “I wasn’t here when it happened but I couldn’t believe it when I found out. You had kids playing basketball nearby who saw the whole thing. It’s a scary thing.” A brown Yorkshire terrier was also wounded during the altercation but is expected to live. Calvello was transported to Mount Sinai Queens Hospital in Astoria, where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The shotgun was recovered by police officers. T he mot ive for t he shoot i ng is unknown and an investigation is ongoing. “It goes to show you that you just don’t know what goes on behind closed doors,” the neighbor said. “You could seem normal as ever but be a psycho behind closed Q doors.”

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Hollywoodhaven Woodhaven played host to the stars again last Friday. Crews spread out along Jamaica Avenue to film part of an episode for the CBS show “Unforgettable.” One scene was shot outside New Pop’s Restaurant on 86th Street. T he pr og r am, s t ar r ing Aus tr alian actress Poppy Montgomery, takes place in Queens and is about a detective, Carrie Wells, who has a condition called hyper-

thymesia, which allows her to remember every detail about every moment in her life. Her condition helps her, and the NYPD, solve murders. Woodhaven has played host to a number of films recently, including the Ben StillerEddie Murphy movie “Tower Heist,” which shot a scene at the historic Neir’s Tavern in 2012 and the HBO show “Boardwalk Empire,” which filmed in Forest Park in 2011.

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There was hardly a seat open at the long table in the second-floor conference room in Borough Hall last Thursday night. Parents, retired educators and members of the borough’s community education councils sat around the table and discussed issues concerning public schools in the borough including overcrowding, co-locations, new school construction and Common Core. Sitting at the head of the table, Borough President Melinda Katz went around the room, allowing those present to introduce themselves and list some of their concerns about the state of schools in Queens. The DOE also had representatives present. It was the first meeting of the borough president’s parent advisory board, which met semi-regularly during former borough president Helen Marshall’s term. Next to Katz sat Deb Dillingham, the former president of District 28’s CEC, whom Katz appointed to the city’s education policy-making body, the Panel for Educational Policy, who jotted down thoughts and concerns throughout the meeting. The borough president said she supported more arts and music education in the classroom, a stance she said is influenced by her own background in the arts: Her father was

conductor and co-founder of the Queens Symphony Orchestra, and her mother was a founder of the Queens Council on the Arts. “There are some who say STEM should really be STEAM,” Katz said, alluding to adding art to science, technology, engineering and mathematics as key fields of study. The group also discussed co-locations and the need for more space, especially with the implementation of universal prekindergarten this year. Nick Comaianni, president of CEC District 24, notorious for being the city’s most overcrowded, said there is strong opposition from parents to co-locations of any type, charter or public. But Katz noted that the Bloomberg administration fudged numbers in the blue book — the DOE’s document outlining space estimates for each school building — to include space for art and music classes and even closets, to make it seem like schools had more room than they had, leading to overcrowding. “Under this new administration, an art room is an art room, a cafeteria is a cafeteria and a closet is a closet,” she said. But several parents expressed concern that the de Blasio administration would not include space for special needs students. “Certainly we need to make sure that there is dedicated space for therapy in the

blue book,” Katz responded. Jeffrey Guyton, co-president of District 30’s CEC, which includes Long Island City, Astoria, Sunnyside, Woodside and Jackson Heights, said the district is in dire need of a new junior high school. A vacant factory had been identified by the CEC, but the DOE did not move forward with considering the location. Katz asked if the space was still vacant and when informed that it was, she directed the DOE representatives to take another look at it. Vera Venerdi Daniels, a member of District 28’s CEC, said there also is a need for more junior high school space in the Jamaica area. Dillingham noted that there is a plan to build a junior high school at a site near Hillside Avenue and Parsons Boulevard. Katz noted that the problem with upper class space is that the School Construction Authority has focused on building K-5 schools because they are easier to build. “Because the K through 5 schools don’t require as much space, they’re easier to site,” Katz said. “And space for new schools to be built is obviously a problem in Queens.” Comaianni also asked Katz to support the elimination of mayoral control, but she was uncommitted to that idea and instead responded with a defense of the policy, first enacted under former Mayor Bloomberg,

Borough President Melinda Katz listens to parents discuss education policy during her first meeting with the Queens Parent Advisory PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER Board last Thursday. that gave the city’s chief executive control over the city’s school system. “I think the benefit of mayoral control is that there’s somebody to yell at,” Katz said, noting that the policy had only existed under one mayor until this year. “Let’s see how the new administration does. We’re only 100 Q days in.”

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his other heroic and selfless acts. After Hurricane Sandy, which badly damaged Guerra’s Rockaway home, the officer, then working in Red Hook, Brooklyn, carried supplies up to the top floors of the housing projects there, where residents were living with no power or heat for several weeks. And last July, Guerra saved a boy from a burning car on the Belt Parkway. “Duty came first,” de Blasio said in his remarks. “[Guerra and Rodriguez]’s first thought was. ‘It’s up to us to save people’s lives,’ and so yes, we will always

remember with sorrow how Dennis left us that day. But we will also remember with pride the example of valor, dedication to duty that he set.” Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) also released a statement honoring Guerra, who was a constituent of his. “A true hero at heart and in deed, Officer Guerra exhibited the true meaning of selflessness,” he said. “Giving his all to family and dedicating his life to protect and serve New Yorkers was the greatest gift he had to give.” Guerra is the first officer to die in the line of duty since. Officer Peter Figoski was shot and killed in Cypress Hills, Brooklyn in December 2011. He is survived by his

wife and four children, Kathleen, 20, Jonathan, 17, Alyssa, 14 and Zachary, 7. The day after Guerra’s death, two other cops were injured in a fire in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Both are expected to be OK. The incidents have led to changes in how the NYPD responds to fires, specifically in high-rises. New rules sent out to all commands from Bratton tell officers they shouldn’t all use the same elevator and stairwell in case of fire. The new guidelines also say cops should walk up to a reported fire whenever possible, but if elevators are used, they should take them only to at least two floors below Q the fire.

Easter bake sale set at Nativity Church Hall Luigi, the former baker of Seviroli, will be holding a Big Easter Bake Sale at Nativity Church Hall at 101-41 91 St. in Ozone Park. The sale will be held on April 18, Good Friday, from 1 to 7 p.m.; April 19 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and April 20, Easter Sunday, from 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The sale will feature a wide variety of baked goods including St. Joseph pastries, cheesecake, Easter assortments, fig cookies, honey balls, meat and grain pastries and assorted cookies. Twenty percent of all proceeds go to Nativity. Call (917) 291-1995 for orders. Q

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course just before the Elite team. The teenagers came to Queens as part of a program called Kids in the Canyon, an organization that has served Central Falls High School students for the past six years. The program is designed to keep on the right path students who are at risk of dropping out of school for failing, or who need mentoring. The program’s founder, Don Blais is also an avid outdoorsman and seeks to expose the students to activities like hiking and camping — and the Spartan race. Fifteen other students in the program embarked on a weeklong hike of the Grand Canyon this month. Amanda Sancler, who took part in the Spartan Race with her Tough Dolls team said the owners of the motel and pizzeria were glad to offer the teens lodging and dinner. “They want to show they’re giving something back,” she said. “It’s a good thing.” — Domenick Rafter

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Easter fun on — and above — Jamaica Avenue Spring is in full bloom on Woodhaven’s main commercial strip, Jamaica Avenue. The Woodhaven Business Improvement District held its spring promotion over the weekend, featuring a performance by the Beatles cover band “Plastic Soul,” left, who stopped to chat with WBID staff and the Easter Bunny.

As they played classic tunes in the Forest Parkway Plaza — the “town square” of Woodhaven — commuters waiting for the J train at the 85th Street-Forest Parkway subway station grooved to the music, right. The WBID also handed out quarters to shoppers parking their cars on Jamaica Avenue to provide 15 free minutes of parking

time, part of its promotion to encourage them to spend more time shopping on the avenue. The WBID hosts several promotional events thoroughout the year, including during the Christmas season, to encourage people to come to Jamaica Avenue to do their shopping.

State Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), in conjunction with the 82nd Street Partnership, will host a forum for restaurateurs and small business owners to learn about proposed changes to the restaurant letter-grade and fine system as well as the new paid sick leave law. “Small businesses have suffered during the economic meltdown and painfully slow recovery that has followed,” Peralta said in a written statement. “Bullying and relentlessly fining them was making a bad situation that much worse. There was a sigh of relief among small business owners when this mayor was elected. The proposed new restaurant regulations are an impor tant step toward helping small businesses succeed.” Officials from the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Consumer Affairs will detail the proposed changes and respond to questions. Representatives from the Department of Small Business Services will also be on hand to talk about small business access to capital. The forum will be held on April 21 at 6 p.m. at the Langston Hughes Library, located at the corner of 100th Street and Q Northern Boulevard in Corona.

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Fifty years ago a fair opened in Qns. Flushing Meadows was host to world extravaganza led by Moses by Liz Rhoades Managing Editor

t was 1964, the height of the Cold War and Americans were still reeling from the loss of their young president a year earlier. The perfect antidote was a World’s Fair. Although not a financial success, the two-year event at Flushing Meadows buoyed spirits in a time when that was much needed. The fair will always have special meaning to Queens residents because the international event was held right here, in Flushing Meadows. It commemorated the 300th anniversary of the British taking over New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renaming it New York. It took place 25 years after the 1939 fair, which was held at the same location. The creator and president of the fair was Robert Moses, the city’s controversial Parks commissioner, who also ran the 1939 extravaganza. Despite his experience and vision, there were problems before construction even began at the fairgrounds. Official sanction from the Bureau of International Expositions in Paris was not granted because the fair was to exceed one year and countries would not be given 5,000 square feet of free space. Only Spain, Belgium and Vatican City had major foreign pavilions. Not participating were Canada, the Soviet Union, most European countries and Australia. Instead, Moses was able to rely on exhibits from smaller countries, U.S. companies and states. Because the 1939 World’s Fair lost money, it was decided to use the old fairgrounds as a template for the 1964 endeavor. Much of the infrastructure was already there, including pools, streets and the basic layout. Moses was hoping to use profits

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from the later fair to make permanent improvements at the park. The theme was “Peace Through Understanding” and the event was dedicated to “man’s achievement on a shrinking globe in an expanding universe.” At the center of the fair was the Unisphere, a 12-story stainless steel globe that remains today as a beacon of hope, much like the Statue of Liberty. The fair’s colors were orange and blue, which were also used for the 1939 fair. The colors are the same as the city’s flag, which reflects the Dutch influence here. Coincidentally, they are also the colors of the Mets, who began play at Shea Stadiu m, also at Flushing Meadows, at the same time the fair opened. But management says their colors are a reminder of two teams who used to play in the city: Dodger blue and Giant orange. It took five years and $1 billion to build the infrastructure for the fair, which featured 150 pavilions. There were also 1,400 public telephones with brand-new touch-tone dialing, 3,500 benches, 110 restaurants, four parking lots for 20,000 cars, 60 mailboxes, a fully operational post office, 11 reflecting pools, nine fountains, 95 sculptures, five first-aid stations and a hospital that could handle 30 patients, 300 fair police and a fire department comprising 100 retired city firefighters and special 17-foot pumpers to maneuver around the fairgrounds. There were 5,300 trees planted for the fair and about 140 million hot dogs eaten. The Bel-Gem, or Belgian, waffles were introduced at the fair, but while there’s no estimate on how many of the confections served with whipped cream and strawberries were sold at 99 cents each, they were a big hit. Also introduced at the fair was the Ford Mustang.

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Souvenir map of the 1964-65 World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows. The most popular exhibit was General Motors’ Futurama. It featured a peek at a future that mostly still has not come to pass, with an underwater hotel, a visit to the moon and a look at the city of tomorrow with midtown airports, high-speed buses and trains and moving sidewalks. The great imaginer Walt Disney designed four popular attractions at the fair: PepsiCola’s It’s a Small World, the GE Carousel of Progress, Ford’s The Magic Skyway and an audio-animatronics President Lincoln for the Illinois exhibit. After the fair, Disney moved Small World, the Carousel of Progress and Lincoln to Disney World. Some of the more elaborate pavilions provided moving cars that took visitors through the exhibits. The Vatican had three moving platforms that went past Michelangelo’s famous statue, “La Pieta,” while New York City’s Panorama had simulated helicopters that went around the display. IBM may have been the most unusual with a “people wall” that took guests up into a 90-foot-high theater. The Sim mons Pavilion had resting alcoves with beds that tired guests could rent for a $1 for 30 minutes. At the Clairol exhibit women were allowed to enter for a complete hair-coloring analysis. There was an underground house that may or not still be buried at Flushing Meadows and a time capsule suspended at the Westinghouse pavilion that was definitely buried

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there after the fair closed. The largest pavilion was General Motors and the tallest was one of the towers at the New York State Pavilion, rusty but still standing today. There were several ways to get around the park, from the popular monorail to tractor-powered Glide-a-Ride trains. There was also an amusement area overlooking Meadow Lake that had such attractions as a circus, a porpoise show sponsored by Florida, a lake cruise and a log flume ride. The fair remained open for a total of 360 days, from opening day, April 22, 1964, to closing day, October 17, 1965 — six months for each year. It was open 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Admission was $2 for adults and $1 for children. Experts said it would take 30 full days to see every attraction. As with the 1939-40 event, the 1964-65 fair lost money. The projected attendance was 70 million, but only 51 million showed up over the two-year period and there was talk of money mismanagement. Despite the financial disappointment — and historically world’s fairs never make money — the 1964-65 World’s Fair will be long-remembered fondly by baby boomers and others as Queens’ shining attraction of 50 Q years ago. This is the first in a series of articles about the 1964-World’s Fair at Flushing Meadows.

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Pols hope recent public housing cams only a start by Michael Gannon Editor

They were a long time in coming. So when the New York City Housing Authority began installing security cameras at the crime-ridden Hammel Houses in Rockaway Beach on April 4, Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) and his predecessor, state Sen. James Sanders (D-South Ozone Park), made sure to be on hand. The cameras, originally funded by Sanders with Council discretionary funds but delayed for years when NYCHA under former Mayor Bloomberg refused to spend the money, are the start of what Richards and housing officials hope will be a growing trend under Mayor de Blasio and new agency Chair woman Shola Olatoye. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a start, Richards said on Monday â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had some very fruitful talks with the administration and NYCHA,â&#x20AC;? the Councilman said at an unrelated event in Springfield Gardens. Richards and Sanders in statements issued after the Hammel unveiling said the cameras are invaluable tools for ensuring public safety and residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; peace of mind. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Unfortunately, the New York City

Housing Authority lacks the funding to install cameras at all of its developments and can only do so where it has received discretionary funding from elected officials,â&#x20AC;? NYCHA said in a statement emailed to the Chronicle on Tuesday. Richards himself has allocated nearly $2 million for cameras at the Beach 41st Houses and the Ocean Bay Apartments, both in the Rockaways. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We expect to have them installed by the end of the year,â&#x20AC;? he said. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always that way. Prior to 2003, NYCHA received federal anticrime grants for cameras and installation, but the money was eliminated. For now the agency depends on local and state politicians setting aside money, though it is not known if that will change later this month when Mayor de Blasio u nveils h is f i r st execut ive budget proposal. NYCHAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s statement said aside from Hammel, cameras in the last fiscal year have been installed or started being installed at the James Bland and Latimer Gardens housing projects in Flushing; the Conlon Lihfe Tower in Jamaica, and in Woodside. Projects this year, aside from the two

funded by Richards, include Baisley Park in Jamaica and further work at Latimer Gardens. NYCHA said since the start of its surveillance program in 1997, it has installed 10,810 security surveillance cameras at 1,061 buildings in 196 developments. John Rhea, whom Olatoye replaced, served as chairman for nearly four years under Bloomberg. Among the allegations against Rhea and his management team in a 2012 series of articles in the Daily News was that NYCHA had $45 million allocated to it by various government entities for security cameras at high-crime housing projects, but simply did not spend it. Rhea, who resigned last December rather than be replaced as de Blasio vowed he would be, also supposedly held onto about $1 billion in federal housing money earmarked for upkeep and repairs. The result was accumulation of a repor ted 420,000 backlogged repair requests in public housing projects throughout the city. De Blasio in February felt the need to reallocate $52.5 million in NYCHA funds earmarked for the NYPD to the repair Q budget line item.

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Man killed on Belt Parkway A 29-year-old Nassau County man was killed early Monday morning in what the NYPD is calling an alcoholrelated crash. Police in the 105th Precinct said Kendall Heard of Freeport was a passenger in a 2014 Infiniti sedan being driven east on the Belt Parkway at about 4:15 a.m. by Sharlene Numa, 28, of Roosevelt, LI. Police said the car was between Springfield and Merrick boulevards when the Infiniti allegedly struck the rear of a 2012 Mercedes being driven by an 18-year-old man. The Infiniti then overturned in the vicinity of South Conduit Avenue and Brookville Boulevard. EMS transported Heard and Numa to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, where Heard was pronounced dead. The 18-year-old was taken to Franklin Hospital in Valley Stream, LI in stable condition. The subsequent NYPD investigation resulted in Numa being taken into police custody, charged with manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. Police said the crash remains under Q investigation.

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MTA New York City Transit invites you to comment on the following proposed changes to bus service on the M8, Q31, and Q77, and proposed new M12 and X21 bus service

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New Bus Service M12 Proposed Service To establish the M12, a new local bus operating between Columbus Circle and the West Village in Manhattan. The M12 would have a southern terminal at 8th Avenue and Jane Street, traveling north via 8th Avenue, West 14th Street, West Street, 11th Avenue, West 24th Street, 12th Avenue, West 57th Street, 8th Avenue, and West 58th Street, with a northern terminal at West 58th Street and 7th Avenue. It would travel south via 7th Avenue, West 57th Street, 11th Avenue, West 18th Street, 9th Avenue, and Hudson Street. The M12 would operate 7 days a week every 30 minutes between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. This service is planned to begin operating in September 2014. To establish the X21, a new express bus operating between Eltingville in Staten Island and Midtown Manhattan. The X21 would have a southern terminal at Richmond Avenue and Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, traveling via Richmond Avenue, Eltingville Transit Center, Arthur Kill Road, and the West Shore Expressway. It would enter Midtown Manhattan via the Goethals Bridge and Lincoln Tunnel, traveling via 42nd Street to terminate at 42nd Street and 1st Avenue. The X21 would operate with five trips from Staten Island to Manhattan during the morning peak period and five trips from Manhattan to Staten Island during the evening peak period. This service is planned to begin operating on September 2, 2014.

New Weekend Bus Service M8 Weekend Service To make permanent Saturday and Sunday service on the M8, operating between the West Village and East Village in Manhattan. Weekend service operates every 30 minutes between 7:00 am and 1:00 am on Saturdays and Sundays. This service was introduced on an experimental basis on April 6, 2014.

Q31 Weekend Service To make permanent Saturday and Sunday service on the Q31, operating between Bayside and Jamaica in Queens. Weekend service operates every 20 to 30 minutes. On Saturdays, northbound trips operate between 8:00 am and 7:00 pm and southbound trips between 9:00 am and 8:00 pm. On Sundays, northbound trips operate between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm and southbound trips between 10:00 am and 7:30 pm. This service was introduced on an experimental basis on April 6, 2014.

Q77 Sunday Service To make permanent Sunday service on the Q77, operating between Laurelton and Jamaica in Queens. Sunday service operates every 30 minutes between 7:00 am and 10:00 pm. This service was introduced on an experimental basis on April 6, 2014.

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When the former consul general of Israel in New York, Alon Pinkas, speaks at the Reform Temple of Forest Hills on April 27, he will mark a return to a scene of his youth. It was in Forest Hills, in fact, where he developed a love for the New York Yankees and the New York Giants. “That’s what happens when you spend some years of your childhood surrounded by Mets and Jets fans,” he explained with, one would think, tongue planted firmly in cheek. Lest anyone get the wrong impression, though, it will not be sports that Pinkas will discuss as the special guest at the 16th annual Telsey Symposium and Reception, an event made possible through an endowment from the Telsey family. Pinkas will turn his attention to the topic “Conflicts and the Future of Israel.” According to promoters of the event, “His talk will provide a fascinating analysis of current events around the globe punctuated with human and personal anecdotes.” In an exclusive interview with the Chronicle, Pinkas offered an insider’s analysis of the complicated, fluid situation in the Middle East, where peace has long proven an elusive goal. “There have been millions of pages written about this,” he said. “There is a multitude of reasons that can explain this: the absence of democracy in the Arab world, the absence of liberal-democratic institutions, ethnic hatreds, difficulties in dealing with modernity, distrust, Arab politics, Israeli policies, the United States-Soviet Union rivalry. Take your pick.” The relationship between the U.S. and Israel is, in fact, sometimes difficult to understand. Pinkas called it “Israel’s greatest asset,” explaining that it “evolved from normalcy to friendship to partnership to alliance, based on shared values, shared common interests and a shared world vision. “Naturally, there are shifts and challenges resulting from regional changes, reprioritization of U.S. foreign policy interests and concerns,” he said. “However, while there is a divergence of interests on some issues, the foundations of the relationship are solid. This does not mean that Israel has the luxury of taking it for granted. This relationship needs to be constantly nurtured and attended to.” While the relationship between the two countries goes back decades, some suggest that the bond between Israel and the average American Jew has begun to show signs of disintegration. Pinkas concurred, suggesting that “the current generation of younger American Jews grew up against the background of a strong, powerful and successful Israel. This integration into American society has been complete and consequently they feel less emotionally tied, less politically committed and less anxious than their parents and grandparents were regarding Israel’s well-being.”

He suggested change is necessary. “Unless we disassociate from the Palest i n ia n s a nd they establish their own state, we will face major demographic issues,” he predicted. “By 2020 at the latest, PalesAlon Pinkas tinian Arabs will PHOTO COURTESY LARRY BLOOM outnumber Israeli Jews in the geographical unit stretching from the Jordan River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. At that point, they will demand ‘One state, one man, one vote,’ which will ominously imperil Israel’s identity and raison d’etre as a Jewish democracy. “The average Israeli intuitively and cerebrally understands the necessity, although not the attractiveness, of the two-state solution. But viscerally, Israelis are justifiably anxious, apprehensive and suspicious of a Palestinian state turning into a terror-sponsoring and terror-exercising state. This needs to be addressed during negotiations and mechanisms to prevent it have to be installed for a prolonged period of time.” As a self-proclaimed Zionist, Pinkas added, “A Palestinian state is not something I fondly dream about, but I’m a realist and support the idea because it is the only model/ solution that would ensure Israel’s long-term future as a Jewish democracy.” According to Pinkas, there are other issues to be reckoned with, as well. “The other challenges are domestic and socio-economic by nature. Income inequality has created a permanent impoverished class which is growing,” he said. Pinkas, who is no longer a government official, is expected to draw a large crowd on the 27th. Lois Silverman, a member of the Reform Temple and chairperson of the Telsey Symposium, said that in years past, the annual event has drawn between 70 and 90 guests. “We’re hoping with Alon’s stature to get 100,” she said, adding, “We have a lot of people who are very interested in Israel. People are watching closely. Incredible things are going on.” She also believes Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to negotiate in the region make for a “very timely item right now.” Past temple president Larry Bloom added, “I like the idea that the temple is on the cutting edge. We want to know what’s going on in the world today and how we can contribute. It’s an active, vibrant community. Having a speaker such as Alon Pinkas — we’re all affected by it.” The symposium will take place at the Reform Temple, at 71-11 112 St., at 3 p.m. Tickets for the program and cocktail reception are $18. For reservations or further inforQ mation, call (718) 261-2900.

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by Tess McRae One of Orestes Gonzalez’s pieces, now on display at the Jeffrey Leder Gallery. Bellow: a piece by 5Pointz founder Meres One explaining the importance of the aerosol mecca.

hen 5Pointz was painted over on Nov. 19, it broke the hearts of street artists and art lovers alike. The harsh white and gray paint that was hastily rolled onto the building’s facade to cover up hundreds of murals, tags and aerosol art took away one of the few

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places graffiti artists could legally produce work. Whether Jerry Wolkoff and the rest of G&M Realty had the right to paint over decades worth of art to make room for a luxury development was not what the artists cared about. Their home had been taken from them and there was no justifying that. Jeffrey Leder, the founder and owner of the Jeffrey Leder Gallery, said he never really considered 5Pointz during its heyday. “It was there and I liked seeing it,” he said. It wasn’t until he woke up to the stark “makeunder” that he truly began thinking about the old warehouse and how much it meant, not only to the artists, but to the Long Island City community. “The more I learned and the more photographs I saw, the more I knew we had to do a show,” Leder said. The gallery owner partnered with 5Pointz founder Meres One and representative Marie Cecile-Flageul to curate “Whitewash,” a reactionary exhibit to the loss of the aerosol art mecca. “Marie said she wanted it to be exclusively the artists’ reactions and interpretations of the whitewash,” Leder said. “She said it would be the first and last time they would present art on the matter and once the show was done, they would not revisit the incident again.” Continuedonon page continued page 45

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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G

EXHIBITS

Social dance, Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Saturday, Apr. 21, 8 p.m.12 a.m. Call: (718) 478-3100.

Gabino Abraham Castelan Solo Show, in collaboration with Mano a Mano, Space Art Gallery, 29-09 39 Ave., Long Island City, now thru Apr. 25.

Sunday at the Movies, “Blue Jasmine,” Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sunday, Apr. 27, 2:30 p.m. $5 pp. Contact: (718) 459-1000, office@rpjc.org.

“Knarr,” a group exhibition featuring drawing, painting, sculpture and photography, Queens College Art Center, Benjamin Rosenthal Library, level six, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., closed weekends, thru May 8.

Celebrate Queens Farm! Queens County Farm, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, Sunday, May 4, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 pp, free parking. Sheep shearing, hayrides, spring plant sale, locally made food, live music by Savannah Sky and more. Contact: (718) 347-FARM, queensfarm.org.

Global Art Project for Peace Exhibition and The Potter’s Wheel Artists: “Off the Wall,” Austin’s Ale House, 82-70 Austin St., Kew Gardens, thru Apr. 22. Contact: (718) 849-3939.

SPECIAL EVENTS

“Illuminating Calmness,” RESOBOX Gallery, 41-26 27 St., Long Island City, Wednesday-Friday Apr. 23-25, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Recreating a traditional Japanese atmosphere with cutting-edge OLED lighting. Contact: (718) 784-3680.

Egg-Stravaganza! Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, Saturday, Apr. 19, (weather permitting) two sessions: 12-1:30 p.m. and 2-3:30 p.m. “Egg-xellent” fun for the family! Children’s egg scavenger hunt and old-fashioned games, plus Flora, QBG’s mascot. Preregistration required. Contact: (718) 886-3800, Queensbotanical.org/Eggstravaganza.

THEATER

MUSIC Easter Concert, First Presbyterian Church of Newtown, Queens Blvd. & 54 Ave., Elmhurst, Thursday, Apr. 17, 7:30 p.m. The Harmonious Chorus sings in the 1895 sanctuary. Free. Info: mmelikian@aol.com.

DANCE

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“Pleading Against Prophecy,” a Millennial Ballet, In-Sight Dance Company, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, 153-10, Jamaica Ave., Friday, Apr. 25, 8 p.m. $10 advance, $15 at door; special discount until Apr. 15, buy one, get one free with discount code: QueensChronicle. Info: insightdance.org. Fertile Ground New Works Showcase, Green Space Studio, 37-24 24 St., Suite #301, Long Island City, Sunday, Apr. 27, 7 p.m. New works showcase for emerging and established artists. $10. Contact: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org/tickets.

LECTURE “Conflicts and the Future of Israel” at the 2014 Telsey Symposium and Reception, with Alon Pinkas, former Consul General of Israel in New York, Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 St., Sunday, Apr. 27, 3 p.m. $18 pp, advance registration for cocktail reception and program. Contact: (718) 261-2900, mail@rtfh.org.

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Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Indie teams: Wednesdays & Thursdays, 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fridays, 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Info: secrettheatre.org.

Spring Egg-Stravaganza! Saturday, April 19 at the Queens Botanical Garden

CLASSES Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128. DJ classes, Mainline, 218-12 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, 1st & 2nd week of every month starting in April. Once a week, four sessions, classes in beat mixing and MC techniques. Call: (718) 479-4848. Regents review classes, Maspeth Town Hall, 53-37 72 St. Register now for classes in June in: integrated algebra, geometry, global history & geography, living environment/biology, chemistry, Earth science, physics, U.S. history & government, algebra 1, algebra 2/trig. Contact: (718) 335-6049, between 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

After-School Environmental Science Enrichment Program, Eastern Queens Alliance, Idlewild Park Preserve Environmental Science Learning Center, 149-20 Springfield Lane, Rosedale. Ten-week series of hands-on science workshops focusing on wetland and estuaries meets Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 3:30-5 p.m., thru June 14. Ages 8-12, $8 per session, $21 per week. Contact: (347) 824-2301, info@easternqueensalliance. org or eqa-ippc.com/science-in-the-park.html. Boy Scout Troop #119, St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79 Place off Juniper Valley Rd., Middle Village, meets every Tuesday, 7:15-9 p.m. New members welcome. Drama workshop, Poppenhusen Institute, 11404 14th Rd., College Point, Saturdays, thru June 28, 10-11:30 a.m., ages 8-12 with instructor Lisa LaGrande. Free, pre-registration required. Contact: (718) 358-0067.

Holi Celibrations - “Festival of Spring,” Hindu Temple Society of North America auditorium, 143-09 Holly Ave., Flushing, Sunday, Apr. 20, 3 p.m. Contact: (718) 460-8484, ext. 112, hts@nyganeshtemple.org. Cherry blossom walk on Roosevelt Island, Saturday Apr. 26 at 11 a.m., meet at the Visitor Center Kiosk at the tram Plaza. $10 donation requested to the Roosevelt Island Historical Society. Contact: (212) 688-4836, rooseveltislandhistory@gmail.com. St. John’s Health & Wellness Expo, presented by HealthFirst, in front of Carnesecca Arena, St. John‘s University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica, Saturday, Apr. 26, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Educational activites, free health screenings, workshops and fitness challenges. Celebrity chefs Elsie Ramos and Jeffrey K. Vaden host cooking demos & recipe tastings. 35th Annual Antique Auto Show, Queens County Farm, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park, Sunday, Apr. 27, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. $5 adults, $2 kids 12-under. Contact: (718) 347-FARM, queensfarm.org. Doggie boot camp, Crocheron Park, Bayside, every Saturday thru October, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. dogschoolny.com.

KIDS/TEENS

COMMUNITY

FLEA MARKETS

Hands-on-History: Let’s Go Fly a Kite! King Manor Museum, 150-30 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Saturday, Apr. 19, 12-3 p.m. Free. Create and decorate your own kite. Contact: (718) 206-0545, ext. 13, kingmanor.org

Blood drive, Queen of Angels Church & Elmhurst Hospital, Parish Center, 43-18 Skillman Ave., Sunnyside, Sunday, Apr. 27, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Info: (718) 937-3244.

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sunday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens.

LP FAM’s youth basketball program, Queens Transition Center, 142-10 Linden Blvd., South Ozone Park, every Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Boys/girls, ages 8-16. Contact: Mike Glasgow (917) 442-0479.

Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wednesdays of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers.

American Martyrs CVW Post, garage sale, Parish Hall, Bell Blvd. & Union Tpke., Bayside, Sunday, Apr. 27, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call: Ed (718) 468-9351. Chinese auction, United Methodist Church, 112-14 107 Ave., Richmond Hill, Friday, May 2, 7 p.m.

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They are as passionate and committed to providing the best customer experience today as they were when their doors first opened. The Alberto experience is best said below by one of their loyal customers. A Customer’s Reflection on Alberto’s:

lberto’s Northern Italian Restaurant is a true gem and the best kept secret in New York City, located on Metropolitan Avenue in the Forest Hills section of Queens. Alberto’s has been successfully owned and operated with pride and distinction for 40 years. The restaurant itself is pristine and beautiful, with an elegant decor. As you walk through their door, you can immediately feel the warmth and friendliness of this top-notch establishment. You are always greeted with a sincere smile and welcomed by the lovely and charming owner Silvana.

The staff at Alberto’s mirrors the knowledgeable and friendly demeanor of the owners Silvana and Roberto. They are always eager to provide you with impeccable service, ensuring that your dining experience will be thoroughly enjoyable and memorable.

The menu is absolutely fabulous and there are a variety of entrees and dishes that will please anyone’s palate. The food is always fresh, simple, delicious and exquisitely prepared. Another very unique thing about Alberto’s is that Silvana will graciously prepare any dish for you that is not on the menu, provided they have the ingredients on hand. The daily tantalizing specials from appetizers, main courses and dessert are carefully thought-out, which really gives the diner an abundance to choose from.

as if they are in a restaurant, but rather at home, surrounded by caring and loving people. At Alberto’s, you are much more than a guest or customer, you are family! When you dine at Alberto’s it’s like a mini vacation, where you can escape the rigors of the day, to dine and relax with family and friends. Your stress goes away as you enjoy your sumptuous meal and some of the finest hand-picked wines around. Dining at Alberto’s is an experience every New Yorker should have, and the Kehoe Family is truly proud to say that Alberto’s When your meal is served, it is done so in is the “finest of the finest,” a genuine 5-Star the most graceful manner with careful attenRestaurant here in our own community, which tion to detail. The wait staff is friendly and attentive, and they are never overbearing. Your is why we have been, and will always be, solid and loyal customers. wish is their command. What really makes the overall experience of dining at Alberto’s is that one never feels

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May is hip-hop month at the Queens Library by Michael Gannon qboro editor

Queens and hip-hop music are intrinsically linked, with many of the pioneering artists, entrepreneurs and personalities coming from and living in the borough. Now the Queens Library decided to devote the entire month of May to “31 Days of Hip-Hop,” a celebration of both the music and the people from Queens who are synonymous with the art and its culture. “We’ve been kicking this around for a few years,” library spokeswoman Joanne King said last week. “The Borough of Queens has a long history with hip-hop. Many of the seminal artists started in Queens neighborhoods when it was developing as a art form.”

31 Days of Hip-Hop When: Where:

The month of May Various Queens Library locations; all events free

Ralph McDaniels, music entrepreneur, hip-hop pioneer and the creator, producer and host of the long-running show “Video Music Box,” is scheduled to appear at the Teen Center at the Central Library in Jamaica on May 30, and at the Langston Hughes Library PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS LIBRARY in Corona on May 31. legend Ralph McDaniels, who founded the long-running Public Television show “Video Music Box” back in 1983, offering a talk, “Intro to the Entertainment

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Each day in May will feature an event on the music, business, history or personalities, with most events taking place at either the Teen Center at the Central Library at 89-11 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica; the Langston Hughes Library at 100-01 Northern Blvd. in Corona; the Queens Library for Teens at 2002 Cornaga Ave. in Far Rockaway; or the St. Albans Library at 191-05 Linden Blvd. All events are free of charge and open to the public. “This Week in Hip-Hop,” with a different offering each Sunday of the month, is not a live event but a series of online postings examining hip-hop history. King also said the library hopes to use the celebration and events to help establish a hip-hop archive that will benefit borough residents, music fans, students and researchers down the road. “If we don’t get it now, we can’t go back 80 years from now and say ‘we wish we did,’” King said. The opening event, at 4 p.m. on May 1 in Jamaica, is scheduled to feature Kool Herc and DJ Marley Marl discussing the music’s origins and history. The month will close out with hip-hop

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The blazing lights of Broadway might be a borough away, but that doesn’t stop members of Belle’s Players: The Actors’ Workshop of Kew Gardens Community Center from giving their all when they take the spotlight. The spark that was first ignited nearly two decades ago by the late Belle Weiss burns no less brightly now, as the group, devoted to seniors with the acting bug, prepares for its latest performance. While the group has seen its fair share of new faces over the years, Lawrence Bloom, who took over the reins three years ago, said there are still a few folks who have been there since the beginning. Bloom, who retired from a 40-year career in the financial world several years ago and also runs Theatre By the Bay Community Theatre Group in Bayside, said in a recent telephone interview, “These folks really take it seriously. They put in time and effort. It’s meaningful and purposeful to them.” Bloom said he originally came down to the group at the suggestion of a friend, who knew of his long-standing interest in acting. He sounded regretful when he said he never had the opportunity to meet Weiss. After she had taken ill, a couple of group members took over. When one of them passed away, Bloom was asked to fill in. Then his co-director wanted time off and Bloom was left to run the group on his own. Acknowledging that “each director has his own approach,”

member Regina Damon, who will turn 81 in June, tipped her hat to Bloom. “He has pushed us gently to bring out the best in us. He has taught us many acting techniques,” she said. According to Bloom, the group specializes in presenting monologues and scenes, mostly for two characters. Actors are allowed to have scripts in hand. The upcoming performance will feature a wide variety of pieces. One, written anonymously, is called, “Where Are the Boids?” Bloom said it is a monologue “reminiscent of someone living in Brooklyn in the 1940s.” Scenes culled from recognizable plays and lesser-known sources are also on the bill; among them “Moroccan Tonight,” which focuses on a woman who uses crossword puzzles to encourage her husband to try new foods. The performers, mostly retirees, tend to live near the group’s headquarters in Kew Gardens, but some come from as far away as Howard Beach and Long Island. Damon is working on a comedic scene in which she plays a woman whose husband is having an affair. A retired elementary school teacher, Damon, like most in the group, derives “personal satisfaction” from being part of it. The group is scheduled to give free public performances at the Queens Library at Forest Hills, 108-19 71 Ave., this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. and at the Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, 2nd floor, on April 29 at noon. The group will also be appearing at several area nursing homes.

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Anyone interested in becoming involved with Belle’s Players should show up at the weekly gatherings on Tuesdays at 1 p.m. at the Kew Gardens Community Center located 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, 2nd floor. For further information, call the center at (718) 268-5960. Q “We don’t turn anybody away,” Bloom said.

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5Pointz artists honor their fallen home continued continued from from page page 00 39 with the featured artists, may not have The show op ened on A pr il 5 a nd existed. hundreds of people lined up down the Meres One’s pieces in particular are block to take in the work and pay their heartbreaking. respects to 5Pointz. One shows 5Pointz at sunset. At first “It was like an Irish funeral,” Leder said. glance, it is a straight replica of what the “There was sadness but also a lot of fond street art mecca looked like before it was memories being shared.” painted over but a closer look shows that the Having “WhiteFlushing resident wash” in Leder’s galaltered each piece ler y is par ticularly slightly so that instead appropriate. When of the artists’ tags, the t h e b u i l d i ng wa s When: Wed. to Sun., 12-6 p.m., words read “Greed” painted over, the artthrough June 8 or “Art Murder.” ists, par ticularly It ha s a chilling Where: Jeffrey Leder Gallery Meres One, were effect. 21-37 45 Road, LIC essentially kicked out “‘Whitewash’ is an Website: Jeffreyledergallery.com of their home away obvious requiem for from home. The Jef5Pointz the building frey Leder Gallery — but also may be the located within the art collector’s home — beginning of a rebirth of 5Pointz the commuturned into something of a foster home for nity and its true core: the people,” Flageul the orphaned artists. wrote in the exhibit description. “The works It was strange to walk into Leder’s in ‘Whitewash’ aspire to such: Laying feelings home and see street art on canvas and on canvas and letting go of the pain, the paper as opposed to concrete and brick. It show brings together artworks that can be gave off almost a melancholy feel that, interpreted as confession, lessons or reflechad the community not been so familiar tion but also aspirations and hopes.”

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Three of the many pieces by 5Pointz founder Meres One featured in “Whitewash” at the PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE Jeffrey Leder Gallery. What will become of the artist community is unclear. The apparent and strong connection the creative individuals share makes it hard to believe that 5Pointz will ever truly disappear.

The fact that such a large crowd can be drawn even five months after the warehouse walls were painted over shows how powerful a hold 5Pointz had on the art community Q and Long Island City as a whole.

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Notice of Formation of GOLDEN WIN NY LLC. Arts. of Org. was filed with SSNY on 2/28/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o The LLC, 46-24 66th St., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: all lawful activities.

Notice of formation of INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC. Arts. of Org filed with Secy of State of NY (SSNY) on 03/19/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy of process against LLC to: 136-19 Franklin Ave, Ste 6A Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: any lawful act.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Kevin Painting & Home Improvement LLC Arts of Org. filed NY Secy of State (SSNY) 1/10/14. Office: Queens Co. SSNY design. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served and shall mail copy to 101-38 113th St., S. Richmond Hill, NY 11419. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 3/24/14, bearing Index Number NC-000014-14/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) LEAH (Middle) LARISA (Last) MIEROV. My present name is (First) LARISA (Middle) LEAH (Last) AILYAROV AKA LARISA LEAH MIEROV, AKA LEAH AILYAROV. My present address is 137-78 70th Road, Flushing, NY 11367-1930. My place of birth is Queens, NY. My date of birth is August 22, 1981.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MARMINA TAXI LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/26/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 1720 Linden St., #1R, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: GEORGETOWN APARTMENTS JAMAICA NY LLC. Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 10/8/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the registered agent at 9020 169th St., Jamaica, NY 11432. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF GOLFCITY, LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 11/22/13. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 7-18 150 St Whitestone, NY 11357. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: JAMAVE LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 7/8/09. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 19748 Jamaica Ave., Queens, NY 11423. General Purpose.

Notice of formation of Kinetic and Innovative Rehabilitation, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. Of State of NY (SSNY) on 08/26/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 2389 23rd Street, Apt. 2R, Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MACV LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 12/9/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 2572 Newbridge Rd., Bellmore, NY 11710. General Purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 15049 27TH AVENUE, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/01/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: 38-40 Regatta Pl., Douglaston, NY 11363. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Real estate.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CHEM-CLEAN LEASING, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/07/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 3367 55th Street, Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of A & W 7608 Realty, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/19/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 7608 Jamaica Ave, Woodhaven, NY 11421. Purpose: General.

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Notice of Formation of AMERICAN OAK, LLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 02/07/14. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of LLC: c/o Robert Recca, 2357 51st Ave., Long Island City, NY 11101. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: Ammu LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/20/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to Nazmus Zahangir, 8300 Talbot Street, Apt. 7H, Kew Gardens, NY 11415. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUMMONS.ORIGINAL FILED WITH THE CLERK ON 01/28/2014. INDEX NO.: 700621/2014. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 75-34 FURMANVILLE AVENUE, MIDDLE VILLAGE, NY 11379. (Block: 3036, Lot: 63). SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. COUNTY OF QUEENS. ASTORIA FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff v. GEORGE NELSON, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; PEGGY NELSON, if living, and if he/she be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or generally or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; ANGELA FISCHER A/K/A ANGELA COCCARO; ALBERT FISCHER; BENEFICIAL NEW YORK, INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NYC DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE-PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; JOHN DOE (Unknown Tenants/Occupants of the subject property being set for to represent any and all occupants of the subject property being foreclosed herein, and any parties, entities of any kind, if any, having or claiming an interest or lien upon the mortgaged property) Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above captioned action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. QUEENS COUNTY is designated as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the location of the mortgaged premises foreclosed herein. Dated: 1/28/2014. BY: /s/____ Margaret J. Cascino, Esq., Stern & Eisenberg, PC, 485A US Highway Route 1 South, Suite 110, Woodbridge Corporate Center, Iselin, New Jersey 08830, (732) 582-6344, Counsel for Plaintiff. To the above named defendants: The foregoing summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an order of the Honorable Augustus C. Agate, a Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of N.Y., dated January 28, 2014 and filed along with the supporting papers in the Queens County Clerk’s Office. This is an action to foreclose a mortgage. The premises is described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the southerly side of Furmanville Avenue, distant 258.89 feet westerly from the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of 77th Street and the southerly side of Furmanville Avenue, as said Furmanville Avenue and 77th Street are shown on the Final City Plan; RUNNING THENCE westerly along the southerly side of Furmanville Avenue, 24 feet; THENCE southerly at right angles of Furmanville Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE easterly parallel with Furmanville Avenue, 24 feet; THENCE northerly at right angles to Furmanville Avenue, 100 feet to the southerly side of Furmanville Avenue, at the point or place of BEGINNING. Premises known as 75-34 Furmanville Avenue, Middle Village, NY 11379. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS. Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

INDEX NO.: 703002/2013 Filed Date: 3/31/2014, SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 168-31 104 AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11433. BL #: 10222-35. Plaintiff designates QUEENS County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS. LOANCARE, A DIVISION OF FNF SERVICING, INC. Plaintiff, -againstPHILLIP WILLIAMS, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, BERNADETTE HENRY, NYC PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, NYC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, NYC TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, OMAR WILLIAMS, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE MORTGAGE COMPANY WHO FILED THIS FORECLOSURE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AND YOU CAN LOSE YOUR HOME. SPEAK TO AN ATTORNEY OR GO TO THE COURT WHERE YOUR CASE IS PENDING FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON HOW TO ANSWER THE SUMMONS AND PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY. SENDING PAYMENT TO YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY WILL NOT STOP THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT. THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $ 348,570.00 (said loan was modified to $ 288,164.01 by loan modification agreement dated August 1, 2012.) and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of QUEENS on June 22, 2009, at CRFN NUMBER 2009000188584, covering premises known as 168-31 104 AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11433 – BL #: 10222 – 35. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant PHILLIP WILLIAMS, the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. Sidney F. Strauss of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and dated March 10, 2014. Dated: New Rochelle, N.Y. March 25, 2014, McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. /s/____________________. By: Jonathan Pollack Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot Street, Ste. 210, New Rochelle, NY 10801, p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901. HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE: NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT: YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-877-226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS: Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF WANG HEE FAMILY ACUPUNCTURE PLLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/14/2014. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, 34-07 Murray Street, #3F, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ONE BUTTON LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 1/10/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Todd V. Lamb, Esq., 424 W. 49th St., Ste. 4B, NY, NY 10019. General Purpose.

Notice of formation of WL OAK LLC. Art. of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/30/2013. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail Auctions process to the LLC, 53-19 214 St Bayside, NY 11364. Buy or sell at AARauctions.com. Purpose: Real Estate Contents of homes, businesses,

Notice of Formation of SelDon Group, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 9/11/13. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 195-11 Linden Blvd., St. Albans, NY 11412, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: WORTH888 LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 10/23/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to the LLC, c/o WORTH888 LLC, 5023 Francis Lewis Blvd., Oakland Gardens, NY 11364. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Qualification of STW LAGUARDIA LLC. App. for Auth. filed Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) 2/18/14. Off. loc.: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE): on 10/17/13. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Kee & LauKee, PLLC, 354 Broome St., Ste. 1, NY, NY 10013. DE address of LLC: United Corporate Services, Inc., 874 Walker Rd., Ste. C, Dover, DE 19904. Arts. of Org. filed DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: X & 3W LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/22/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

THE GRUNIN GROUP LLC, a domestic LLC, filed with the SSNY on 2/5/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to The LLC, 1325 Oriental Blvd., Brooklyn, NY 11235. General Purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: CLZ PAINT & DESIGN, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 11/04/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o United States Corporation Agents, Inc., 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: NYC POMMES FRITES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 01/15/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to c/o UNITED STATES CORPORATION AGENTS, INC. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Lithuanians and lumber on Jackson

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by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Due to early 20th-century zoning laws and regulations, Jackson Avenue has always been associated with printers, woodworkers, electrical suppliers and other maintenance and contractors needs. At the corner of Jackson and Purvis Street was the Lithuanian Citizens Club of Long Island City, at old No. 290. The Lithuanian Democratic Club was located a short distance The Lithuanian Citizens Club, left, at 290 Jackson Ave. at Purvis Street, an unidentified building and Dykes away on Greenpoint Avenue. Once a mighty nation, Lithuania Lumber Co. at No. 284, on Jan. 18, 1928. became a Baltic province of Imperial Russia, then an independent republic in Co. at old No. 284, now 26-14. John Mitchell 1918. After World War I, it was carved up by was the manager for many years and carried Poland and Germany, then absorbed into the the latest materials of the day such as CeloSoviet Union, taken by the Nazis in World tex and beaver board. In business since 1909 War II and retaken by the Soviets — and and at this location since 1926, Dykes has survived the test of time and not been finally became independent again in 1991. Between 1941 and 1949 about 300,000 pushed out by the chain stores, recently Lithuanians were deported by the Soviets, expanding and moving to 43-01 9 St. The Lithuanian Club on the corner is now and a large number of them came to LIC and a successful rubber stamps store, in keeping other parts of Queens County. Q A couple doors down was Dykes Lumber with Jackson Avenue tradition.

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When an NBA team doesn’t make the playoffs, as is the case with the Knicks this year, the lone silver lining is a chance to nab a very good college player in the NBA Draft Lottery. Lamentably for Knicks fans, their team traded their top pick in the upcoming draft to the Denver Nuggets when they obtained Carmelo Anthony in 2011. Adding to Knicks fans’ concern is that Carmelo will be a free agent come July 1. My guess is that he will re-sign with the Knicks since he and his wife very much like living in New York, and that team owner James Dolan has constantly sought out his advice. But the Knicks’ failures this season must give Anthony pause to making a long-term commitment. Knicks head coach Mike Woodson will surely get the ax, but the question is whether new Knicks president Phil Jackson will hire his replacement in a hurry, the way CBS did with Stephen Colbert taking over for David Letterman, or will drag out the search. For those who want to remember the Knicks’ halcyon days of yore, a documentary based on the book by New York Times sports columnist Harvey Araton, “When the Garden Was Eden,” will debut this week at the Tribeca Film Festival. Actor and huge Knicks fan Michael Rapaport serves as the narrator. The

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film features interviews with former star players Clyde Frazier, Willis Reed, Earl Monroe, Bill Bradley and the late Dave DeBusschere. Other sports documentaries in a TFF-ESPN partnership include “Champs,” a look at some of boxing’s best; “Slaying the Badger,” a bio of cycling’s first U.S. superstar, Greg LeMond; and “Iverson,” in which controversial ex-NBA star Allen Iverson tells his life story. Former Forest Hills High School and St. John’s University star basketball player Mo Harkless was in town Sunday evening as his team, the Orlando Magic, took on the Brooklyn Nets. Mo told me before the game that he was surprised that his Red Storm successor, forward JaKarr Sampson, had opted to leave St. John’s after his sophomore year for a shot at getting drafted by an NBA team. Harkless said Sampson never called him to seek out his advice. While Mo praised Sampson’s talent he added that the Johnnies’ disappointing season will not help JaKarr’s stock. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had a great quip regarding the the mysterious substance found on the hand of starting pitcher Michael Pineda: “Maybe we should follow the restaurant industry and have signs that say ‘Employees must wash their hands after every Q inning’ if that will end the discussion!” See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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OLD HOWARD BEACH Hi-Ranch (mother/daughter), 3 BRs, 2 baths. Home has plenty of upgraded materials. Whole house freshly painted. New kit with stainless steel appliances. Refinished floors & new carpet. Serene backyard. Garage door opener. Double pane windows. Asking $479K

Dogs OK. ........................... $129K Mint colonial, C 3/4 BRs, 2.5 • Hi-Rise 2 BR 2 Baths w/Terrace CT Baths, Master RA T N .........................................$149K BR w/bed sized CO closet, was 4 IN • Mint (all new) 2 BR, 1 Bath with REDUCED All upHOWARD BEACH BRs, dated, 5 y/o kit, terrace. Granite & stainless appl HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK New roof, New stove & New flr. OLD SIDE ..........................................$189K Large Empire Style Hi-Ranch, Fireplace, Skylights, Granite Beautiful 5 BR Home, 2 Full Baths, 27x55 on 41x100 lot, 4/5 BRs, 3 counter, New concrete, IGP, Pavers • Mint 2 BR/2 Bath w/Terrace. Full Fin Bsmnt w/Sep Ent, Deck off Full Baths, New Boiler, Hot water in back, Pvt dr for 2 cars, 1 car All new baths....................$230K 1st Fl, New Appl, 2 Car Gar. $669K heater, New CAC. Asking $639K garage. $679K

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LIBERTY 96-10 101st Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11416

718-848-4700 Fax: 718-848-4865 WWW.REMAXLIBERTY.COM

JOHN DIBS Broker/owner

HOWARD BEACH

RIDGEWOOD

HOWARD BEACH

Beautifully Renov. Spacious, 1 Fam. Det., 3 BRs, 1 Bath, Living Rm, Dining Rm, Pvt. Dvwy with Many Extras!! Asking $599K!

4 Family Home & 4 Garages! Near All! Best Location!!

Call Valerie Shalomoff For More Info 646-533-8142

Call Anthony Fernandez For More Info 718-848-4700

No Flood Damage!! X Large Lot 40 X 119, Hi Ranch Style Home, 5 BRs, 3 F/Baths, New Kit. Great Backyard For Entertaining.

Our Exclusive!! Old Howard Beach. Brick Ranch, 3 BRs, LR, DR, EIK, Full Bath, New Fin Bsmt, New Cement, Nice Yard. Asking Only $499K!

Call Carolyn Defalco 917-208-9176

Call Carolyn Defalco For More Info 917-208-9176

BROOKLYN

RIDGEWOOD

OZONE PARK

2 Family Semi Detached, Pty Driveway, 1 Car Garage, Lot Size 25 X 127. Zoning M1-4D.

1 Fam., 6 BRs, 1.5 Baths, Pvt Driveway, 5 Car Garage, Can Build 2-2 Fam. or 2-3 Fam. With Pvt Driveway.

Call Teddy Navarrete For More Info 917-513-6621

Call Pedro Or Cecilia Duarte 646-552-4422

OZONE PARK

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Semi Det. Legal 3 Family, Full Basement, with Driveway

UNIONDALE

HOWARD BEACH

For Sale Church Building and Single Family Brick Cape Next Door. Call Rene Rose For More Info 718-848-4700

Unique Garden Co-op Apt, 3 BR/1 Bath Converted To 2 BR, 1 Bath, “Open Layout” with Multiple Updates.

Call Paul Deo For More Info 347-581-9863

Call Theresa 347-531-9060 or Maryann 917-838-2624

GLENDALE 1 Family Home, Mint Condition, Fin. Basement, 20 Min On L Train To NYC. Asking $469K

Call Milady Fernandez For More Info 917-686-4595

BROOKLYN RIDGEWOOD 2 Family Brick, Duplex Apt, Finished Basement, Near Everything!

Call Gladys Martinez For More Info 917-443-0097

This Spectacular One-Of-A-Kind Custom Built 4 Level Split Det. 1 Fam. Home is Now Available. It Features Cathedral Ceiling In LR, DR, Kit W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 5 BRs, 2 Baths. Hardwood Floors, Central AC & Heat, Full Fin. Bsmnt & Pvt. Dvwy. Conveniently Located Close To All Amenities. Asking $ 489K! Call Ali Rashid For More Info At 646-981-3829

HOWARD BEACH

OZONE PARK

Large Hi-Ranch On Nice Block, Newly Refinished 1st Floor with Brand New Kitchen and Bath, Asking $629K

Legal 2 Fam. Conversion in Desirable Tudor Village Section of Ozone Park. Well-Maintained & Income Producing. This Property Consists of a 3 BR/1 Bath Duplex (1st Floor W/Bsmt) Unit & a 1 BR/1 Bath 2nd Floor Unit, Pty Dvwy. & Rear Yard

Call Broker John Dibs For More Info 718-848-4700

Call Maryann 917-838-2624 or Theresa 347-931-9060.

BELLERROSE This Spectacular Det 1 Fam. Home Is Totally Renovated In Desirable Bellerose Area W/Attractive New Brick Front. It Features LR, DR, Designer Kit W/Granite Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, 4 BRs, 3 Baths. Hardwood Floors, Central AC & Heat, Full Fin. Bsmt, Private Dvwy & Gar, Conveniently Located Close To All. Call Ali Rashid For More Info At 646-981-3829

Mixed Use Commercial Property in the magnificent Cobble Hill Area! Two gut renovated 2-BR apartments and one commercial store front with walk-in freezer & restaurant hood. Close to Barclays Center. Priced to sell! Asking $1,700,000 Call Jumaanah Graham 917-698-1687 or Michael Carroll 347-987-8365