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Chanel Lewis arraigned on murder charges

Chanel Lewis, the man accused of sexually abusing and killing Karina Vetrano, was arraigned on murder charges Tuesday. The Queens district attorney revealed more info on the investigation, including some alleged statements the suspect made. Meanwhile, an online flier promotes a fake concert to aid the defendant.

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Queens sees strong ’17 housing market Prices rising, homes selling quickly; interest rates still friendly for buyers by Michael Gannon Editor

he Queens housing market made a very strong showing in the first quarter of 2017, according to one of the most pre-eminent residential real estate firms in the country. Douglas Elliman Real Estate, based in Manhattan, said in its monthly report that median sales prices in the borough were up 21.3 percent over the first quarter of 2016. The average sales price for a house was $558,259, up 17.4 percent from January through March a year ago. “Brooklyn and Queens continue to show a very fast moving pace with rising sales and falling inventory,” the Elliman report states. “Price trends are setting new records — the median sales price reached a new high for the third consecutive quarter.” Queens saw 3,395 house sales in the first quarter, an increase of 34.9 percent from 2016 and the highest total in nine years. Listed inventory was down 4 percent over a year ago. The firm also says the Queens market is benefiting from a “Brooklyn spillover.” Sarah Burke, a managing director at Elliman, said the market is strong. “Whether that is good or bad depends on if you are a buyer or seller,” she said. Steven Pacchiano, a broker with Connexion

Houses in Queens, such as these in Forest Hills, are selling quickly and at record prices according to experts in the real estate business. But they also say mortgages and interest rates are PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA right now friendly to those looking to buy. 1 Real Estate in Howard Beach, and Tom LaVecchia, the owner and a broker with Howard Beach Realty in Ozone Park, concur with that assessment to varying degrees. “It’s been very busy the last year-and-a half,”

Pacchiano said. “If you’re looking to buy, prices are up. But interest rates also are pretty low right now. Interest rates are at about 3.3 percent and eventually they’ll go up to 4 and eventually 5 percent. So right now is a good market for

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DA reveals more info on Vetrano slay case Lewis allegedly said ‘I beat her to let my emotions out’; fake concert promoted by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

As Chanel Lewis — the Brooklyn man accused of sexually abusing and killing Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano — sat in the 107th Precinct headquarters on Feb. 5, he allegedly asked detectives there, “Can I speak to someone from the victim’s family? I’m sorry for what I did. When I saw her, I just lost it. I want to change my life.” The suspect’s alleged remarks and actions will be brought in front of a jury in the coming months to determine if he will be sent to prison for the rest of his life — or become a free man once again. Lewis was arraigned Tuesday on a 13-count indictment for allegedly sexually abusing and fatally strangling Vetrano in Spring Creek Park on Aug. 2. He allegedly told cops he “beat her to let my emotions out.” Prosecutors made public the indictment and several statements the suspect, of East New York, made to detectives shortly before and after his arrest in early February. “Tell my mom that I’m sorry,” he allegedly said in the borough’s central booking unit Feb. 5 at 3:15 p.m. The Brooklyn man faces four counts of first-degree murder, five counts of second-degree murder, two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual abuse and two counts of firstdegree sexual abuse. If convicted, he faces life in prison without the possibility of parole. The Legal Aid Society, which is representing Lewis in court, said in a prepared statement that he pleaded not guilty and “Under New York State law, the Queens District Attorney’s Office must now begin to disclose and turn over all evidence related to the prosecution of this case. Our defense team looks forward to closely reviewing all case documents during this process.” Phil Vetrano, who found his daughter’s corpse, did not return a request for comment on Lewis’ alleged desire to

apologize to him and his wife, but said on an online fundraising page, “Only a fraction of the facts were revealed. An admission of guilt and a reason for the crime, that alone [should quiet the ignorant]. Justice will be served and I thank you all again for your support.” The indictment states Lewis left his East New York home Aug. 2 because he wanted to get away from a man playing loud music. “I like peace and quiet and so I would go to Howard Beach,” he allegedly told detectives in the early morning hours of Feb. 5. He allegedly saw Vetrano running in the park and dragged her down and started beating her. “She didn’t do anything, I was just mad at the time,” he purportedly said. Lewis told cops, according to transcripts provided by Brown’s office, he fought with Vetrano for five minutes, during which time she scratched at his face. Police were able to pin Lewis as the suspect in part due to DNA found under the victim’s fingernails, which they say matches strands they obtained from him days before his arrest. After punching Vetrano “about five times,” Lewis allegedly “got madder and madder and I strangled her. “After that there was a puddle of water, and she fell into it,” he continued. “I pulled her into the bushes by her hands, and that’s when her pants came off.” The indictment further claims he sexually assaulted Vetrano with an unidentified “foreign object.” The suspect allegedly told his family, who noticed scratches on his face and hands, that he had fallen. Police and the FBI spent months searching for clues after Vetrano was found dead. A crack in the case came when Lt. John Russo discovered cops had issued summonses to Lewis for illicit behavior in continued on page 23

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No vote on familial testing yet State science commission asks subpanel for changes by Anthony O’Reilly For the latest news visit qchron.com

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The state Commission on Forensic Science last week did not vote on a plan to authorize FILE PHOTO familial DNA testing.

A proposal that would authorize familial DNA testing in New York was kicked back to a subcommittee at the Commission on Forensic Science’s meeting last Wednesday. The full panel asked the DNA subcommittee to clarify a number of issues in its proposal to approve the method, outlined in a 31-page report available at qchron.com. The subcommittee last month had suggested familial DNA — which tests strands from a crime scene to determine if they match anyone’s close male relatives who are in criminal databases — could be used if prosecutors had exhausted “reasonable investigative efforts” or there was a “significant public threat.” Members of the full committee asked the subcommittee to define “public threat” or “investigative efforts,” among several other suggested changes. The DNA subcommittee will meet May 19 and detail its amended proposal to the commission at its June meeting. Queens officials have pushed for the authorization of familial DNA since late last year, at the time saying it could be used to find the thenon-the-loose killer of Karina Vetrano. Authorities have since caught a suspect, Chanel Lewis, who is charged with first-degree murder.

A spokesman for Queens District Attorney Richard Brown, a supporter of familial DNA testing, declined to comment on the commission’s move. It does have its detractors, though, who say it’s an invasion of privacy. The Legal Aid Society, one of the opponents of it, said in a Wednesday statement, “The questions raised at today’s meeting on familial searching and civil rights, equal rights, privacy, due process, infallibility, and policing underline how inconclusive and troublesome the technique is. It disproportionately impacts communities of color, and other jurisdictions have outlawed its use because of all these concerns.” State legislators have drafted a bill, which has passed the Senate, that would force the commission to adopt guidelines for familial DNA searching. It’s carried in the Assembly by Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park). “These folks are the experts,” Pheffer Amato said in an emailed statement last Thursday. “While obviously we want FM to be authorized as quickly as possible, we’re glad they’re taking the time to get it right. This is the push for justice that New Yorkers deserve. We’re Q glad things are moving forward.”

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WWI fighters to be honored in W’haven City to add ‘Memorial’ to Forest Park Drive at ceremony next month by Anthony O’Reilly

through much of the park with the same name — has a number of war memorials already Six months ago, Ed Wendell set out to have along it. Some of the trees along the road were Forest Park Drive co-named “Forest Park Memorial Drive,” by the 100th anniversary of planted as a memorial to Woodhaven resithe end of World War I to honor veterans and dents who died in combat during the war. The trees will be decorated with patriotic war heroes from the area. So he was surprised when he learned a ribbons, something Wendell and his wife ceremony will be held May 20 to have part of have done in recent years, during the ceremothe road bear the new name — well before ny. In keeping with the military theme, nearby sits the Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer Oval, the armistice’s centennial. “It’s been really fast,” Wendell, president which honors the Richmond Hill resident who staved off a Nazi of the Wood haven attack on American Cultural and Historitroops in Ger many cal Society, told the during World War II. Chronicle Tuesday. veryone was in favor of The historical soci“This might be the it. I didn’t come across ety president said the f i rst event of th is co-naming has kind, at least that I anyone who looked at received unanimous know of. A lot of peoapproval from civic ple are going to want this askance.” groups, elected offito do things like this.” — Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven cials, veterans and The ceremony will Cultural and Historical Society everyday residents. take place at noon in “Everyone was in front of Oak Ride, 1 favor of it,” he said. Forest Park Drive. Unlike most street co-naming ceremonies, “I didn’t come across anyone who looked at the spot where the ceremony will be held this askance.” Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendoesn’t have an existing street sign, Wendell said, meaning the “Memorial” one would dale) pushed the bill through the City Council. “Forest Park Memorial Drive will serve as stand by itself. Traditionally, co-named streets have the ceremonial sign placed under a reminder of not only WWI veterans, but all of our veterans who have fought and continue the mapped street’s name. Fo r e s t Pa r k D r ive — wh ich r u n s to fight for our freedom,” Crowley said in a Associate Editor

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Part of Forest Park Drive in Woodhaven will be co-named “Forest Park Memorial Drive” to honor area residents who served in World War I. Trees along the road will be decorated with patriotic FILE PHOTO ribbons for the event. statement provided to the Chronicle. “I am pleased to bring this co-naming to the community, and now future generations will remember those who serve our great country.”

The proposal also has the support of American Legion Post 118, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and AssemQ blyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven).

Centreville work has homeowners fuming Residents complain of bumpy roads, dirty sidewalks at OP civic meeting by Anthony O’Reilly

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Residents of the Centreville section of Ozone Park have been waiting for more than 35 years — longer than their councilman has been alive — for a massive sewer project to kick off. About a year into the project, they’re now frustrated with how workers there are impeding their quality of life. “What we’re not delighted with is the daily nuisances and quality-of-life concerns,” said Councilman Eric Ulrich at the Ozone Park Civic Association’s meeting Tuesday. “What I’m frustrated with is the lack of communication and [the Department of Design and Construction’s] inability to properly manage the contractors.” The HWQ411B project seeks to place 12 miles of sidewalks, roads and curbs and replace two miles of sewer lines and three miles of water mains within the community. Representatives from city agencies and the contractor said a majority of the sewer and water mains have been placed in the community. It was first proposed during Mayor Ed Koch’s first term, but was delayed several terms — in part due to discussions with homeowners over how much land the city

Construction in Centreville has irked some residents, who say workers are leaving sidewalks in filthy condition and are hogging parking spots with impunity. Councilman Eric Ulrich vowed to FILE PHOTO keep on top of the contractor and city agencies in charge of the project. wanted to take for the work. At the civic meeting, several residents said the workers have been spotted leaving gloves, boots, lunches and more items on

people’s lawns — resulting in homeowners getting fined for unclean properties. A resident named Henry took issue with uneven asphalt along Albert Road.

“It’s not safe,” Henry said. Representatives from the city agencies and contractor said they’re working on longterm solutions to many of the issues raised during the civic association meeting. Many brought up how parking in the neighborhoods has been affected since work began. Ulrich had expressed his frustration with that earlier this year in a letter to the DDC commissioner, Feniosky Peña Mora. Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the 106th Precinct, said “there has to be a long-term solution.” Some residents brought up how workers are parking on a grassy patch in the area that is marked off limits to vehicles. Bohannon responded, “If we ticket them, where are they going to go? They’re going to take up your legal spots.” A DDC spokeswoman in January defended the practice. “It’s much easier for them to maneuver the construction materials,” said Shavone Williams. “We’re trying to minimize the amount of parking we take up in the residential community.” Ulrich, and his colleagues in government, vowed to “keep on top” of the DDC and Q contractor as work continues.

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What other industry could the city get away with doing this too? None we can think of, but if this bill passes, the answer will be every industry, due to precedent. Why would the city do this? So that bureaucrats could mine the data to produce statistics that would somehow bolster the increasing effort to restrict where storage companies can locate. The city is already writing regulations that would impose a new special permit requirement on any storage company looking to build in certain areas. The goal there is to make the permit so expensive that the companies will go somewhere else instead. Asked to justify the ZIP code demand, the office of Koslowitz — whom we respect a lot — didn’t respond. Diaz’s said, “Smart planning requires good data, and this legislation will provide the city with information that would allow appropriate agencies to consider the user base of storage facilities, what communities they serve and their impact on land use and other associated issues.” We already have enough zoning rules already. We have enough regulations on business, driving up costs that are passed on to the consumer. The city should drop this idea and just leave the free market alone for once.

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he April 11 fire that drove 175 people from their homes in an Elmhurst apartment building is yet another reminder that the state Assembly needs to get with the program and pass a bill that could possibly have kept the blaze contained and its damage minimal. The measure is one that would provide a $500 tax credit to building owners who spend the money to seal off cocklofts, the common attic spaces that are common in older attached houses and multifamily structures. Like so many blazes, the one last week at 52-11 94 St. spread through the cockloft. Imagine if it had been contained where it started. Every legislative session, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. of Howard Beach proposes the bill and it passes. And every legislative session Assemblyman Joe Lentol of Brooklyn proposes it and it dies in committee. What the heck is wrong with the lower chamber? Fires known to have spread through cocklofts occurred in Addabbo’s district alone in September 2013 in Middle Village, December 2014 in Ozone Park and March 2015 in Woodhaven. Enough already. It’s high time the Assembly woke up and did its part to get this bill on the governor’s desk.

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Gov. Cuomo failed to include any money to meet his commitment for paying 25 percent or $6 billion toward the $24 billion Gateway Tunnel project. At the same time, Cuomo must still find $5.8 billion more toward the $8.3 billion shortfall he originally promised two years ago to fully fund the $29 billion 2015-19 Metropolitan Transportation Authority Five Year Capital Plan, $5 billion toward the $6 billion Second Avenue Subway Phase 2, $3 billion to pay back the federal loan for the Tappan Zee Bridge, $2 billion for the Long Island Rail Road Main Line Third Track project and billions for a one-seat ride to Kennedy Airport. The list is endless for Cuomo’s unfunded transportation commitments, which total close to $100 billion. Cuomo reminds me of the character Wimpy, who famously said, “I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Tuesday never seems to come for commuters and taxpayers. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI

Alms for the poor Dear Editor: Poverty seems to be increasing in our neighborhoods. What can we do? Maybe there might be some things we can do on the local level. I was in the Glen Oaks Village shopping area near Chase Bank and the Key Food store. I saw men, women, young and old, begging for small change during various times of the day. Some I spoke with were either homeless, hungry or having mental problems. I find that most sad indeed. I found myself homeless over 40 years ago and truly feel their pain. I saw an old man on the Saturday before Easter, asking me for spare change, so I gave him a few bucks. He thanked me and told me, “God bless you and have a Happy Easter.” Too bad he might not. There were a few out there I tried to help with spare change. My other question is what are the state, city

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Dear Editor: Speechless. Just speechless. The words “outrageous and delusional” just don’t do justice to the Trump administration and its supporters. Sean Spicer saying “Hitler never used poison gas on his own people”: Did he mean except for those 6,000 killed each day in Auschwitz? Are the 6,000,000 gassed in the concentration camps categorized differently? Unbelievable. What could be more ridiculous? Well, in steps Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord, who said Trump is like Martin Luther King. Yes. Donald Trump=MLK. Ah yes, I remember MLK leading the protests demanding increased profits for the fossil fuel industry. The chants of “more fracking, clean coal!” The signs reading “Increase government scandal!” The historical march on Selma to decrease fuel efficiency standards. Trump is like MLK?! Yeah, just like Mussolini is akin to Nelson Mandela, Pol Pot is like Ghandi, and Ghengis Khan is Mother Theresa. What a disgrace. I truly feel I’m going to vomit every time I hear the words “President Trump.” Any Republican who can still turn a blind eye to this disaster of a presidency is delusional. A simple comparison is someone doing what he or she thought was “research” on a car, then purchasing that car and finding out it’s a complete lemon. Then someone asks that person, “What do you think about your car”? And instead of

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and federal governments doing for these unfortunate souls? I think more of us should help the needy and poor. I ask the many who can to donate to food kitchens, food pantries and community and church groups that help the poor. Maybe in a small way as individuals we can make a better community with our loving and caring for those in the most need. Remember: Are we not God’s children and need to be his loving hands? Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

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A hippity-hoppity good time in HB Kiwanis, civic join forces to hold annual Easter Egg Hunt at Charles Park Dozens of young Howard Beach residents hopped over to Frank Charles Memorial Park last Saturday to take part in the annual Easter Egg Hunt. The Howard Beach Kiwanis Club and Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association jointly hosted the event, along with the help of several neighborhood businesses. In addition to looking for eggs, participants were able to enjoy prize giveaways, face paintQ ings, balloons and more. — Anthony O’Reilly

Children waited in line to have their faces painted. Members of the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club and Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic PHOTOS COURTESY JOANN ARIOLA Association stand together.

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A school at Richi Rich? Seth Wellins, chairman of Community Board 9’s Education Committee, said last Thursday the Department of Education is always looking for suggestions on where to place new schools. And he has an idea. Richi Rich Palace, a catering hall at 110-19 Atlantic Ave. in Richmond Hill, will be put up at an online auction from April 24 to 26, according to real estate website ten-x.com. Wellins told a Chronicle reporter, “The DOE is always asking us for suggestions for new sites. I just think it would be a good idea.” The DOE’s press office did not respond to a request for comment on whether the agency would look into acquiring the site. If it chooses to, it might not be as simple as it seems. The bidding, which starts at $750,000, is on a non-performing note or loan, meaning whoever wins the auction becomes the loaner. The entity can then negotiate a new payment schedule with the tenant of the building, or choose to foreclose. Richmond Hill High School and PS 62 are both located a short distance Q from Richi Rich Palace. — Anthony O’Reilly

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Remembering the atrocities of the past Howard Beach to mark Yom HaShoah by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Howard Beach will never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. Two ceremonies will be held Sunday to honor the six million Jews, and millions of others, sent to their deaths throughout Europe by the Nazi German regime and its allies during World War II. At the Rockwood Park Jewish Center, located at 156-45 84 St., the Yom HaShoah ceremony will start at 6:30 p.m. Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz, a son of Holocaust survivors, will be the guest speaker. Light refreshments will follow. For more information, call Rockwood Park Jewish Center President Harold Rosenbaum at (718) 641-5822 or (347) 683-3944. Shortly after that, the Howard Beach Jewish Center, located at 162-05 90 St., will start its ceremony at 7 p.m. The guest speaker will be Michael Mahrer, a son and grandson of Holocaust survivors. For more information, call (718) 843-

Howard Beach residents light candles for FILE PHOTO those lost in the Holocaust. 9445 or (718) 641-6743. Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is internationally held on the 27th day of the seventh month of the Jewish calendar, unless it falls on the Sabbath, Q in which case it’s pushed up by a day.

What’s under here? Curious Aleksander takes a peek under the Easter Bunny’s cheek, perhaps looking for more eggs, while his mother, Maria, poses for a picture. It’s not known if any eg gs were found there.

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From ’70s to modern; one year later by Isabella Bruni Chronicle Contributor

The Ozone Park branch of the Queens Library will reopen for the public at 11 a.m. on Friday, May 12 with a special ceremony following construction. The project began in late 2014 and the site closed in April 2016 for one year, for a gut renovation designed to improve and modernize the space. The library, located at 92-24 Rockaway Blvd., will feature a cyber center, a separate area for teens, new furniture and shelving, new computer equipment and a new automated check-in and checkout

machine, according to Elisabeth de Bourbon of the library system. The full project cost $1.2 million and was funded through the State Education Department, former Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach). The check-in/checkout machine was funded by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park). The architects who designed the project in the 7,500-square-foot, one-level space, originally built in 1977, is Applied Design Q Initiative, LLC. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS LIBRARY

A bicyclist was severely injured April 13 by a motorist who hit him and then f led from the scene, cops and a family friend of the victim told the Queens Chronicle. Edgaro Quiros, of an unknown age, was riding his bicycle at the intersection of 127th St reet and 109th Avenue when he was hit by a gray sedan at about 5 p.m. The motorist f led westbound on 109th Street. A family friend named Eddy, who said the victim is “like a son to me,” told the Chronicle in a text message Quiros underwent surgery at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. He is now in stable condition, according to the cops. The 106th P reci nct is i nvest igat i ng t he incident. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential. Q — Anthony O’Reilly

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While Queens residents wait for curbside electronic recycling to come to the borough, televisions and other goods can be dropped off at an event in Forest Park next weekend. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) will be holding their annual spring recycling event at near the Band Shell from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Accepted items include electronics, paper, clothing and some household items. Air conditioners, paint containers, mattresses, ovens, office furniture and firearms cannot be dropped off. For more information, call Addabbo’s office at (718) 738-1111. Disposing of electronic waste might become easier in the future, as Mayor de Blasio announced last week curbside collection will expand from a pilot program in Staten Island to the other boroughs by fiscal year 2020. “This is something we have been asking for since the Department of Sanitation stopped picking up e-recycling waste a few years ago,” Miller said. “I can’t tell you the calls over the last few years about televisions and other electronics, illegally dumped in desolate Q areas of my district.”

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Keeping a close eye on trouble roads Index crimes in the 106th Pct. continue to drop; CO talks heroin by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Officers with the 106th Precinct are keeping a close eye on problem streets in South Queens, issuing summonses to drivers who don’t obey traffic laws as they look to improve the quality of life in the area. One such block, Gold Road just off of Cross Bay Boulevard in Ozone Park, has been the site of increased enforcement in recent weeks as cops look to keep commercial vehicles off the street and sidewalk. “It’s an ongoing situation,” said Lt. Frank DiPreta, special operations coordinator for the precinct, at the command’s community council meeting last Wednesday. For years, residents on Gold Road have complained of commercial vehicles from nearby businesses — primarily, Cars 4 Cash — blocking the street and parking on the sidewalk. Bohannon said “multiple summonses” were issued at the site and “improved signage” of the street’s parking laws will be put up soon. On the Nassau Expressway and Belt Parkway near John F. Kennedy International Airport, the command teamed up with the 113th Precinct to penalize drivers caught standing on the side of the motorways. Residents have been complaining of illegal parking near the airport for months.

The towing and ticketing of illegally parked cars near Gold Road off Cross Bay Boulevard is just one of the ways the 106th Precinct is looking to ramp up enforcement on problem roads in the FILE PHOTO command. “My dad picked me up from the airport and I asked, ‘W here did you park? ’” DiPreta told the audience. “He said, ‘By the expressway.’ I said ‘That’s the last time you’re doing that.’” A total of 43 summonses were issued that day — 35 of them by the 106th Precinct. Similar operations have been conducted by

other precincts’ cops and city agencies. Regarding index crimes in the precinct, most are down year to date compared to the same time last year. Murders, however, are even at two, robberies up by six, 53 to 47, and burglaries are up by three, 67 to 64. The rest have seen a decrease — one

reported rape compared to three in 2016, 11 fewer felony assaults, 22 fewer grand larcenies and three fewer cases of grand larceny auto. Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer of the precinct, touched on the citywide increase in heroin overdoses. He warned batches are now being mixed with the opioid fentanyl — which can be harmful even to those who just touch the stuff. Bohannon did not say if heroin was a problem prevalent in South Queens, though at least one suspect was busted with the drug recently. Officers pulled over a taxi driver earlier this month who, according to cops, was wary of the passenger in his back seat. The passenger was known to the 106th Precinct and upon his getting out of the car, they allegedly discovered he was in possession of heroin. The suspect allegedly resisted arrest, though he was restrained in minutes. The suspect was also allegedly found with multiple “burglar’s tools,” aka gloves, bolt cutters and other items commonly used to break into other people’s properties. Bohannon also reported there were no issues with the 29th annual Phagwah Parade — a Hindu celebration at the start of the spring that originates in the 106th but ends Q in the 102nd Precinct.

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Good cop work a family trait Police Officer Tim Winter Jr. was born not only to be a cop — but to serve in the 106th Precinct. Winter, center, is a third-generation 106th Precinct officer, his father, Tim Winter Sr., second from left, and grandfather also having served in South Queens. The police officer was joined by his father last Wednesday as the 106th Precinct Community Council awarded him the Cop of the Month Award. Winter, and his partners, responded to a

call of people in a backyard in late February. When they arrived, the suspects dispersed but were caught and the officers allegedly found multiple guns in their possession. Those arrested allegedly came from the South to sell the guns in New York. Winter and his father are joined here by Lt. Frank DiPreta, left, the precinct’s special operations coordinator, Capt. Brian Bohannon, commanding officer, and Frank Dardani, community council president. — Anthony O’Reilly

Brooklyn lawyers and prosecutors are pushing for limited access of 21 recordings of sources who helped build the extortion case against alleged Bonanno family crime bosses in Howard Beach, published reports stated. “The concern is the ultimate witness tampering — that a witness actually dies,” Federal Judge Dora Irizarry told lawyers for alleged acting Bonanno capo Ronald “Ronnie G” Giallanzo, according to the New York Post. Recordings hold the identities of cooperating witnesses, and Irizarry expressed concern for their safety if that information were to be leaked. Right now that means only defense lawyers, legal staff and the defendants have access to the audio, but defendants can only listen in the presence of a lawyer or law firm staff member. Defense lawyers objected to those terms, wanting their clients to have unrestricted access to the tapes. Irizarry is to

later make her decision on it. “In this neighborhood, there’s a difference between having someone call someone a cooperating witness and then having a tape that proves that,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicole Argentieri said Monday, according to the Daily News. Lawyer Seth Ginsberg, who represents Robert Pisani, a Bonanno associate, countered Argentieri and, according to the New York Post, said, “The cat will be out of the bag as soon as we listen to the recordings. Then the identities of these so-called victims will be known.” Giallanzo, 46, is the nephew of alleged Lufthansa heist man Vincent Asaro, who beat his charges in 2015. Giallanzo allegedly became acting cap o in 2014, after his first cousin, Jerome Asaro, was arrested. He and the others were arrested last month on various charges including loansharking, gambling, kidnapping and attempted murder. Eight of the 10 defendants are jailed at the Metropolitan Detention Center and the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Q

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Community Board 9 last Thursday unanimously supported the implementation of traffic-calming measures along several Kew Gardens roads in an effort to reduce crashes. The changes include banning left turns onto eastbound Metropolitan Avenue from Park Lane South — about 30 vehicles do so during morning rush hour, according to the Department of Transportation — placing a left-turn only lane on Park Lane for motorists going west on Metropolitan and expanding the concrete pedestrian island at the corner of Park Lane, Onslow Place and Beverly Road, among several other changes. The plan, developed by the DOT and tweaked by Kew Gardens civic groups for years, received overall support from board members and residents, though some argued it didn’t address all the traffic problems in the area. Andrea Crawford, a CB 9 member from the neighborhood, called the city agency’s strategy a good first step. “We can always come back and add Q to it,” Crawford said. — Anthony O’Reilly

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The Queens District Attorney’s office last Thursday said a work dispute was the cause of an argument between two men that ended with one of them staring at the barrel of a shotgun and a Howard Beach elementary school going into temporary lockdown. A spokesman for the DA said construction worker Michael Waldman, 52, got into an argument with John Diraimondo, one of his co-workers, at the former’s 159th Avenue home last Wednesday morning about a tool in the former’s trunk. When Diraimondo went to retrieve the tool, the spokesman said, Waldman allegedly went into his home and came back out with a 12-gauge shotgun and pointed it at his co-worker’s face. Waldman, with his finger on the trigger, allegedly told Diraimondo if he did not leave the premises he would blow his brains out, the district attorney spokesman said, adding that the co-worker pushed the barrel of

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the shotgun up to the ceiling and fled. Shortly after the altercation, nearby Ave Maria Catholic Academy, located at 158-20 101

St., was put on lockdown due to reports of a man with a gun in the area. Nobody in the school was injured. Police searched Waldman’s

home and allegedly found the 12-gauge shotgun with five cartridges of ammunition in the chamber at the bottom of a pool, 18 12-gauge shotg u n shells in a kitchen drawer and a gun-cleaning kit in a shed that contained 10 30-caliber rif le rounds, the DA spokesman said. Waldman is being charged with second-degree menacing, fourth-degreee criminal possession of a weapon and seconddegree harassment. If convicted of the weapon or menacing charges, he faces up to a year in jail. The incident took place hours before the 106th Precinct Commu n it y Cou nci l’s mont h ly meeting, during which Commanding Officer Capt. Brian Bohannon displayed the shotgun for those in the audience. “T h is is the g u n we retrieved,” he said as one of his officers pulled the firearm out of a large black garbage bag. The precinct was thanked for its quick action on the matter by Howard Beach residents at the Q meeting.

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Woodhaven leaders are still praying for an end to the double- and triple-parking near St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academy in Woodhaven. Civic activists spoke about the problem at Community Board 9’s monthly meeting last Thursday, shortly before the panel unanimously rejected a plan that would make a road near the school one-way only. “Please know our great disappointment that nothing seems to happen with all these agencies unless people get seriously injured,” said the Rev. Frank Tumino, pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle, in a letter sent to CB 9 and read aloud by Woodhaven resident Janet Forte. “I sincerely wonder if other faith communities would be so patient in the face of such apparent lack of concern for our members and neighbors.” Tumino was unable to attend the meeting as it fell on Holy Thursday. The Department of Transportation had proposed making 87th Street one-way, going north from Atlantic Avenue to

Jamaica Avenue. The plan was put forth following complaints from the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association of parents doubleparking and driving on sidewalks during the morning and afternoon hours. A DOT representative said the change would allow parking on both sides of 87th Street — right now, it’s only permitted on one side. But members of WRBA and elected officials said the issue is a result of a lack of proper police work near the area. WRBA President Martin Colberg said the 102nd Precinct has not enforced traffic rules there for years and, in a letter, Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) said “the lack of enforcement has exacerbated the current situation.” Pr incipal Zof ia Swiatek told the Chronicle last Thursday she’s devised a plan that may solve the problem. The school, begun April 17, has started dismissing students at different spots in the school, in an effort to spread the trafQ fic out.

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Sanders reflects on state Senate session Raise the Age, public college tuition and the IDC all hit home in Queens by Michael Gannon Editor

The recently concluded session of the state Legislature included the most contentious budget battle since Gov. Cuomo took office in 2011. And while it ran a week into overtime, it also produced legislation for free college tuition to state and city colleges; an agreement to phase out incarcerating nonviolent 16- and 17-year-olds as adults and other significant milestones. Speaking last Thursday at a sitdown with the editorial board of the Chronicle, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) gave his assessment. “Under [former Assembly Speaker] Sheldon Silver, the budget could go to Aug. 1,” Sanders said. “I give Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) credit. It’s a more democratic process — small ‘d’ — and there is more collaboration. ... “But it still comes down to three men in a room,” he said referring to Gov. Cuomo and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-Smithtown). Sanders, now the ranking Democratic member of the Banking and Labor committees, gives mixed reviews to the college plan, which is open to students from families making less than $125,000.

State Sen. James Sanders Jr. stopped by the Chronicle last Thursday to discuss his take on the budget process, Raise the Age legislation and just what is provided under the state’s new free PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON college plan. “It’s a good start,” he said. “But it will help middle-class families more than low-income families.” He said, among other reasons, that it does not cover lodging, food, books or

other expenses, and requires students to exhaust things like Pell and TAP grants first. But he does agree with a last-minute addition — apparently insisted on by Senate

Republicans — that students be required to live in the state upon graduation for as many years as they collected free tuition. “Absolutely,” Sanders said. “Why should we let people come in from out of state, take advantage of New York State tax dollars and then leave? If that was a Republican idea, it still was a good idea.” Much trickier, he said, is the divide over Raise the Age. Combined with planned bail reform and diversionary programs, the law is intended to keep more young people out of the adult courts and prison systems, giving nonviolent offenders a second chance. But even that laudable goal ran into opposition from representatives of upstate communities, which host most of the state’s prisons. Aside from helping meet the city’s goal of reducing the population on Rikers Island, it also could force reductions or even closures at some upstate detention centers. “Upstate, when we say ‘close prisons,’ they hear, ‘I lose my job’ or ‘My friend loses a job,’” he said. Sanders believes it is in the interest of the city and downstate that a comprehensive economic recovery plan for the region be enacted, but that has not proven easy. Casino gambling is controversial; Gov. continued on page 23

Queens reps to revisit airport noise solutions Meng and Crowley pushing for new technology and oversight in D.C. by Michael Gannon

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W h e n G o v. C u o m o i n J a n u a r y announced his $10 billion proposal to rebuild and revitalize much of John F. Kennedy International Airport, comparatively little attention was paid to his desire to lift if not eliminate a cap on flight slots into and out of JFK. The governor said it is necessary to maximize JFK’s potential. But with residents arou nd the air por t saying they already are dealing with enough noise from the existing number of planes, some elected officials in the borough are reviving calls to mandate quieter jet engine technology. In an inter view last week with the Chronicle’s editorial board, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) said he first heard of such proposals years before, even prior to the 9/11 attacks in 2001. “I believe there were plans to mandate quieter engines, but they were put on the shelf,” he said. “We should get those in place and see if they have an effect on noise levels. Until then, it’s premature to raise the number of slots.” T here is a movement afoot i n the Queens delegation to Congress to do just that, and more.

U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (D - Queens, Bronx) has LaGuardia Airport in his district, and long has called on Washington to either encourage or push quieter jet engine technology. In an email to the Chronicle, Crowley does not dispute the importance of the airports to the region. But he also said he will reintroduce his Silent Skies bill, which would phase out older, noisier jet engines in the country’s passenger jet fleet. “New York City is going to continue to be a top destination, and one of the best ways to make our airports better neighbors is to require airlines to stock their f leets with newer, quieter airplanes — one of the few solutions that will benefit all of the surrounding communities that for too long have had to endure the burden of aircraft noise,” Crowley wrote. “While they can never be truly silent, making their engines quieter will go a long way in making them less disruptive.” A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) said Wednesday that the congresswoman will be reintroducing her Quiet Communities Act. The bill, if it passes, would transfer responsibility for monitoring and enforcing airport noise standards from the Federal Aviation Administration to the Environ-

Elected officials in Queens are turning again to legislative means in an effort to reduce noise from the planes that fly over residential neighborhoods around John F. Kennedy International PHOTO BY STEVE FISHER and LaGuardia airports. mental Protection Agency; the EPA had jurisdiction over noise standards until the Ronald Reagan ad minist ration in the 1980s. U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau), whose district includes JFK, told the Chronicle last month that he is a cosponsor of Meng’s bill. He said any project to modernize JFK — which he agrees is

necessary — must include provisions to deal with the noise associated with any increase in traffic. Barbara Brown, president of the Eastern Queens Alliance, an umbrella of numerous civic groups in Southeast Queens, also said residents’ health and quality of life cannot be sacrif iced in the process of Q upgrading JFK.

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Playing ball in Woodhaven The Woodhaven Cultural & Historical Society recently gave a donation of $400 to WORKS Little League, which will be used for the group’s Challenger Division. The program is designed specifically for children with special needs so they can “take the field and play ball,” Project Woodhaven said in a Wednesday email. Money for the league was raised through pledges for the society’s work on restoring the historic Wyckoff-Snediker Family Cemetery in Woodhaven behind St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church at 85-45 96 St. According to Project Woodhaven, the

society has been working with the neighborhood’s historic Neir’s Tavern, located at 87-48 78 St., to raise money for the league in honor of Autism Awareness Month. Neir’s Tavern will present a separate donation to the league at the end of the month. Seen here are, Craig Sabran of WORKS, left, Ruben Ramales of WCHS, Laura Latham of WORKS, Walter Chaluisant, president of WORKS, Josephine Wendell of WCHS, Edwin Gardiner of WORKS and WCHS and Loy Gordon, owner of Neir’s Tavern, and his wife, Aisha Gordon, with their son Evan.

Learn about plants, clean a play space by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Community Board 4 has been pushing for the creation of additional neighborhood gardens throughout the district, and that campaign will continue on Earth Day this Saturday. CB 4 will celebrate the holiday by holding a pair of information sessions about community gardens at the two operating in the district — the Corona Taxpayers’ Garden at 52-02 102 St. and the Sparrow’s Nest Community Garden at 54-01 101 St. Volunteers will be on-site to discuss how to create a community garden, their roles in the community and how one can participate in caring for one. Free tours and giveaways will also be available. “Interested in learning about the community gardens in the area? Want more information about how to start your own garden?” CB 4 posted on its Facebook page. “Come help CB 4 celebrate Earth Day with this free, fun, informative and family-friendly event this Saturday.”

For more information, contact CB 4 by calling 1 (718) 760-3141 or by emailing qn04@cb.nyc.gov. A few miles away in central Queens, the newly established Briarwood/Kew Gardens Lions Club and the Briarwood Action Network are teaming up to celebrate Earth Day by beautifying Hoover Playground on Manton Street between 83rd Avenue and Main Street. The park cleanup will begin at 10 a.m., run until 2 p.m. and consist of painting flaking park benches, raking leaves, cleaning playground equipment and clearing the site of any litter. Residents of all ages are welcome to attend, including children with adult supervision. The cleanup has become an annual event in recent years, with the Briarwood Action Network enlisting dozens of volunteers for last year’s sprucing up of Hoover Playground. For more information, contact the Briarwood/Kew Gardens Lions Club by emailQ ing lionsbkg@gmail.com.

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Isn’t it great? Spring has arrived and it’s acting like summer. This should be the “April Shower” month, but it hasn’t proven that title yet. Great news, the 102nd Precinct is getting 16 new police officers from this graduating class. We can use them as there is no better deterrent to crime than police presence. The fact that we have a responsive 102nd Precinct that keeps crime low makes Woodhaven an even more desirable community to live in. Woodhaven has affordable homes and apartments that you can furnish by buying what you need right on Jamaica Avenue. Yes, we are indeed fortunate here in our safe hometown. As a reminder, the Woodhaven branch of the Queens Library is open Monday from 12 to 8 p.m., Tuesday from 1 to 6 p.m., Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday from 12 to 8 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Earth Day is on April 22. On this day, Woodside Avenue from 75th to 77th streets in Woodside and Shore Boulevard from Ditmars Blvd. to Astoria Park South in Astoria will go car free for the day. The NYPD was given $20 million from Queens District Attorney Richard Brown’s Office from asset forfeiture funds.

This $20 million will be used in Queens County police precincts to fund community policing. Thank you, DA Brown, the best DA in New York City. There will be two recycling events in April, the first sponsored by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley on April 22 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, located at 56-18 69 St. in Maspeth. RSVP by emailing ecrowley@council. nyc.gov or calling (718) 366-3900. The second will be held on April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Band Shell parking lot in Forest Park. It will be sponsored by state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblyman Mike Miller. Call (718) 738-1111 or (718) 805-0950 for more information. There will be a job fair at Atlas Park, located at 71-19 80 St. in Glendale, on April 22 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Finally, the “Social Event of the Year” is being rescheduled. The Greater Woodhaven Development Corp.’s annual Dinner Dance will not take place on June 9, as previously scheduled. We hope to hold it sometime later this year. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans, our leaders and our NYPD and police officers everywhere; and Q may God bless our America.

Spray paint vandal in RH The police are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying an individual involved in criminal mischief in Richmond Hill. On Thursday, April 6, police were notified of an individual who approached the Bosnian Islamic Cultural Center, located at 114-07 91 Ave., at 12:01 a.m. and spray painted the letter “X” on multiple outside doors.

The 102nd Precinct is still on the lookout for the vandal, who was seen wearing a black face mask. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.

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Raoul Wallenberg Square in the Kew Gardens section of Forest Park will be rededicated on Sunday in commemoration of the famed Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews during the Holocaust. The ceremony celebrating Wallenberg will begin at 2 p.m. at the monument dedicated to him at Park Lane South and Metropolitan Avenue. A number of dignitaries will be on hand, including Swedish Consul General Leif Pagrotsky, Hungarian Consul General H. E. Ference Kumin and Greta Elbogen, a Holocaust survivor whose relatives were saved by Wallenberg. While serving as Sweden’s special envoy to Budapest in 1944, Wallenberg rescued thousands of Jews by issuing them protective passports and sheltering them in buildings he rented and designated as Swedish territory, protected by diplomatic immunity. Sundown on Sunday marks the beginning of Yom HaShoah, the day-long international commemoration of the approximately six million Jews who were murdered by Nazi Germany and its Q allies during the Holocaust.

Ridgewood ready for housing fight Tenants union looks for a larger say in development by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

As construction of a new 17-story, 129unit mixed-use tower gets underway on St. Nicholas Avenue in southern Ridgewood, one neighborhood housing group is gearing up for a fight. Speaking in front of Community Board 5 last Wednesday, Ridgewood Tenants Union founder Raquel Namuche said the time is now to stand up and oppose the AB Capstone luxury development. “We’re trying to create a communitywide response against overdevelopment,” Namuche said. “These big companies, multibillion dollar companies, are all of a sudden taking a lot of interest in our neighborhood and trying to build more and more luxury housing.” In addition to the residential units, the 179,304-square-foot building, when constructed, will contain 88,598 square feet of retail space, 3,265 square feet of community space and 350 below-grade parking spaces according to the plans. The site has also been put on the real estate market earlier this year. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s website, the listing is for $31 million. “Located in the heart of Ridgewood, close to the Bushwick border and within one block of the Myrtle-Wyckoff M and L train

station,” the listing reads, “this is an excellent opportunity for a developer to make a statement in the surging Ridgewood/Bushwick market.” Regardless of who owns the location, Namuche has been trying to rally Ridgewood residents for weeks, canvassing the neighborhood and hosting campaign meetings, the next of which is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Outpost Artists Resources at 16-65 Norman St. “Join us at this meeting as we continue to develop our campaign to ensure the developer of the Ridgewood tower is held accountable and gives back to the community,” the f lier for the event reads. “The Ridgewood that we know is slipping away from us and our campaign to gain community control is gearing up for this spring!” The proposed Ridgewood mixed-use tower was also a linchpin of last November’s sizable fair housing march through the neighborhood, organized by Namuche’s group and attended by dozens of area residents, as well as Public Advocate Letitia James. “We believe that this is not right because there’s a longstanding community that has existed and continued to exist here,” Namuche said to CB 5. “We all need to work together to prevent the overdevelopment of Q our community.”

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God-hating fugitive behind burglaries: DA Defendant charged with breaking into, stealing from worship houses A 23-year-old man who allegedly burglarized four houses of worship in Queens has been hit with a litany of charges, including some for hate crimes, District Attorney Richard Brown announced last Wednesday. Joseph Woznik, who is also wanted in Florida, is accused of breaking into and stealing from Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians church in Maspeth, St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church in Woodside, the Bangladesh Hindu Mandir Temple and St. James Episcopal Church in Elmhurst, which he allegedly hit three times. According to Brown, the incidents happened between March 21 and April 10. The suspect allegedly said he was “mad at God” after being arrested. “I don’t break into houses, only churches,” Woznik, who is wanted for unrelated crimes in Florida, is accused of saying. “I break in to get back at God.” A Bangladesh Hindu Mandir Temple employee found three donation boxes were forced open, with cash gone on March 21, the charges said. Woznik’s fingerprints allegedly matched the latent ones left on the boxes. A St. James Episcopal Church administrator allegedly discovered on the morning of March 24 that the worship house’s door had been pried open and that $1,800 was missing from a lockbox stored in a file cabinet. Brown said the key for the cabinet was missing and a window on the side of the church was open. On April 3, a priest saw that a side door of the church was unlocked and partially open. The church office was ransacked again and its door had been forced open. The charges also allege that the circuit breaker was also turned off and a Canon digital camera owned by the church was missing. Broken glass on the floor of the church beneath a smashed

District Attorney Richard Brown has accused a man of breaking into and stealing from St. James Episcopal Church in Elmhurst three times, along with burglarizing other Queens houses of PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA worship. side window was observed by the same priest seven days later. Three checks from the church’s checkbook were allegedly missing; the office door had been pried open again. Surveillance cameras and Wi-Fi at the church were turned off, but a male

with a backpack with an emblem of the letter “C,” who used his shoulder and body to break open the office door, was recorded before the disconnection. The “C” emblem was allegedly seen on Woznik’s backpack when he was arrested on Tuesday; a pawn shop receipt for the camera and two missing checks were recovered from the backpack. A gold-plated drawer used for communion and a corporate seal embosser were allegedly found missing from St. Mary’s Romanian Orthodox Church on April 10 by a board member for the house of worship. Woznik, when arrested, allegedly said that he fled the church after its alarm went off. At Blessed Virgin Mary Help of Christians, a priest saw a window on the office door missing; the room had been ransacked. A hammer was seen next to the donation box, which allegedly had pry marks on it. Woznik was allegedly identified on surveillance footage from the evening before which showed someone using a hammer to pry open the box for donations. The defendant admitted to stealing $20 from beneath a Virgin Mary statue, it is alleged. Woznik was set to be arraigned on two criminal complaints charging him with fourth-degree grand larceny as a hate crime, second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, petit larceny as a hate crime, possession of burglar’s tools, thirddegree burglary as a hate crime, second-degree forgery, fourthdegree criminal mischief as a hate crime and fifth-degree criminal possession of stolen property. Because he is wanted in Florida, Woznik is also being arraigned on a fugitive from justice charge for third-degree grand theft, burglary of a structure and criminal mischief. Q He could go to prison for up to 15 years if convicted.

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Escaping a burning building in one piece is just the first step in surviving a fire that destroys one’s home and possessions. It’s a process that often takes weeks, if not longer, and a whole lot of outside help. And in the case of last Tuesday’s five-alarm blaze that displaced 175 residents of 52-11 94 St. in Elmhurst, the relief and recovery effort is going to be even harder. “This is one of the largest apartment fires that I’ve been involved with in my time here,” American Red Cross spokesman Michael Devulpillieres said in a Wednesday interview. “And I’ve been at the Red Cross 10 years now.” In the immediate aftermath of the inferno, Devulpillieres said the Red Cross turned nearby PS 13 into a shelter, housing 13 displaced families the night of the blaze and 12 the next day. Over the last week, PS 13 has also become a temporary Red Cross command center, where agency caseworkers met with residents of 111 of the 112 affected apartments—

a total of about 300 people — to offer emergency housing and financial assistance, something many of them agreed to. “The caseworkers help bridge them from their immediate needs to connecting them to longer term assistance,” the spokesman said. Regarding housing, that help has come in the form of lodging displaced people in area hotels, an expense the city pays for. According to the Office of Emergency Management, 36 apartments have been inspected and approved for rehabitation since the fire, with 24 families moving back in. But temporarily housing is something that a handful of families are still taking advantage of, Devulpillieres said. The Red Cross also provided each displaced family who needed it with cash to purchase food and new clothes. There are a number of tenants exploring their legal options as well, and that’s where The Legal Aid Society has come in. Sateesh Nori, the attorney in charge of The Legal Aid Society’s

Queens office, told the Chronicle on Tuesday that his colleagues have met with close to 70 tenants so far to get a sense of how they want to proceed. Possible options, Nori said, include suing the building’s management, 56-11 94th Street Co., to ensure repairs are made quickly and rents are not raised. “Everyone wants some action taken. Whether that’s a lawsuit or simply advocating on their behalf, we still don’t know,” Nori said. “If we sue, it’s simply to force the landlord to submit to a reasonable timeframe to conduct the repairs and, also, to keep the rent the same.” Nori said Legal Aid hopes to hold a large-scale meeting with as many tenants as possible sometime this week to come up with a concrete plan of action. This wouldn’t be the first time the agency has taken on the building’s management, as Nori said Legal Aid has brought a handful of cases on behalf of individual families to housing court in recent years. He declined to go into specifics about those cases. One person who is certainly headed to court in the wake of the fire is

A woman snaps a photo of the fire-related documents on the door of 52-11 94 St. in Elmhurst, which was heavily damaged by a five-alarm blaze last PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Tuesday night. Yonkers, NY independent contractor Declan McElhatton, who was arrested and charged last week with fourth-degree arson and seconddegree reckless endangerment. According to the criminal complaint against him, McElhatton was contracted to work on the building’s roof. The roofing materials he allegedly tried to apply are not supposed to be subjected to heat, and his

alleged improper use of a blow torch started the fire. The blaze quickly spread through the building’s cockloft — the common attic used to connect apartments — setting a number of residences on fire. McElhatton’s next court date has been set for April 27. If convicted on both counts, he faces up to four years Q in prison.

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continued from page 18 Cuomo’s Buffalo Billions project has been racked with scandal and federal investigations that have reached his inner circle; and fracking, or the extraction of natural gas from shale rock formations, while a success just across the line in Pennsylvania, had=s been banned in the state as a risk to the environment. “If you allowed fracking, I wouldn’t be drinking this,” Sanders said, reaching for his cup of water. The Independent Democratic Conference, a group of eight Senate Democrats that cau-

cuses with Senate Republicans as part of a power-sharing agreement, was more in the news than ever this past term. The group, along with Sen. Simcha Felder (D-Brooklyn), keeps Republicans in control of the Senate though Democrats have the nominal majority. Sanders, even in the aftermath of a falling out last year with the Queens County Democratic Party leadership, has repeatedly said he would not consider the joining the renegades. “I believe if you are elected as a Democrat, you should caucus with the Dem-

ocrats,” he said. The IDC was treated as an annoyance by Democrats when joined by Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside) in 2014, but the addition of two new members this last January from Brooklyn and Manhattan raised serious alarms within the party even before the November election. Then in January, when Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst) joined, the senator received hostile greetings at events in his district. The Democratic Party has promised serious attempts to oust IDC senators. And Sanders said, without mentioning Peralta by name, that short-term gains with money for district projects can be fleeting. “One member of the IDC says he is in

favor of the DREAM Act [college aid for undocumented-immigrant students],” Sanders said of the bill which again failed to make headway in the Senate. “What has he done to advance it?” On transportation issues, Sanders likes the idea of the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector streetcar system between Astoria and Brooklyn, though he wold like to see some guarantees regarding project financing [see related story in some editions]. He also believes that proponents of restoring the old Rockaway Beach Rail line between the Rockaways and Rego Park may be working at cross purposes with supporters of a linear park on the same land. Q “Why can’t you have both?” he asked.

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continued from page 4 the park weeks before the murder. Meanwhile, a poster promoting a fake concert wants people to believe that a few A-listers are coming to the accused killer’s defense. The image, sent to the Queens Chronicle and other media via Twitter, states a benefit concert is being held in August to raise funds for the defense fund of Lewis. But, as a certain president might say, it’s fake news. The social media account that sent the image is a fake one — it claims to be for “Broadway for Black Lives Matter,” but that group’s official website leads users to a different Twitter handle. The organization did not respond to a request for comment. The poster also claims the concert is taking place at Roone Arledge Auditorium at Columbia University — but a spokesman for the university said the venue has no scheduled performances of any kind on Aug. 7, the promoted date. Finally, the supposed headline act, iconic Broadway perfor mer Bette Midler, has not received any invitation. Other so-called invited guests include Steve Yuen of the hit TV show “The Walking Dead,” actress Ariel Winter from “Modern Family,” stage star Audra McDonald and the cast of the popular Broadway show “Hamilton.” Q

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Sex abuse survivors lobby AM Barnwell Victims call on Markey’s successor to carry on her Child Victims Act by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It’s been decades since 43-year-old Ridgewood resident Connie Altamirano was molested as a child for years by her grandmother’s second husband. But the terror she lived through all those decades ago still haunts her to this day. The emotional and psychological pain, she says, is still as raw as ever. “I’m 43 years old and I’ve lived in fear my whole life,” Altamirano said as she choked back tears. “I’ve been trying my best to heal and be better, but it’s a struggle.” Former speed skater Bridie Farrell, now in her 30s, was just a teenager when she was allegedly molested by Olympic silver medalist and her then-coach Andy Gabel more than 100 times over the course of two years. She was too afraid to report the alleged abuse at the time, she said, because she feared it would kill her Olympic dreams. “Had I spoken, I would have been pulled out of speed skating and that’s all I cared about at the time,” Farrell said. “I also didn’t realize what happened was a crime. I thought it was all my fault.” Both women have since become advocates for sex abuse statute reform, teaming up in recent years with now-former Assemblywoman Marge Markey to push the lawmaker’s

Bridie Farrell, left, was allegedly molested more than 100 times by her speed skating coach. Connie Altamirano was raped by her grandmother’s second husband as a toddler. Both women came to Community Board 5 last week to lobby Assemblyman Brian Barnwell to support the PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Child Victims Act, his predecessor’s most notable bill. Child Victims Act. The most recent iteration of her bill, introduced repeatedly in the Assembly but not passed there since 2008, would have increased the time a criminal or civil sexual abuse case could be brought by five years and treated public and private entities the same when it comes to sexual abuse. It has never passed the state Senate. Under current law, the statute of limita-

tions is the victim’s 23rd birthday. But Markey was defeated in last year’s Democratic primary by Brian Barnwell (D-Maspeth), who went on to win November’s general election. So Altamirano and Farrell are now focusing their energy on lobbying Barnwell to pick up where Markey left off. With the new lawmaker in attendance at Community Board 5’s monthly meeting last Wednesday, both

women urged him to do just that. “I’m a child that fell through the cracks,” Altamirano said. “What good is the law when the statute is 23? We need it to be eliminated. “My rapist is in South America,” she continued. “He fled the country and I don’t know if he’s still raping kids.” After her loss on primary day, Markey said she feared for the future of the Child Victims Act, but Barnwell has said repeatedly since then that he would consider supporting it. When asked by a Chronicle reporter on Tuesday where he stands, the lawmaker said he supports extending the statute of limitations, but he isn’t ready to fully commit to the legislation yet. “I have to see the actual bill that comes to the floor,” Barnwell said. “For the past few years, it’s had loopholes.” In Markey’s absence, the Child Victims Act has since been picked up by a group of state Senate Democrats, including Manhattan’s Brad Hoylman. Gov. Cuomo said in January he would be in favor of eliminating the statute of limitations on criminal prosecution altogether. He also threw his support behind allowing victims to bring civil lawsuits up to 50 years after their attacks took place and giving survivors one year to bring suits even if the statute Q of limitations in their case has run out.

Leaders: Toxic 7 line paint chips a hazard Moya, Dromm and labor union warn of harm to commuters’ health by Ryan Brady

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The Environmental Protection Agency uses the standard of 5,000 parts per million for lead-based paint. And although samples show the levels in the paint chips that have recently fallen from the elevated No. 7 train tracks are more than 48 times higher — 240,000 ppm, according to an analysis by District Council 9 International Union of Painters and Allied Trades — the MTA is not particularly alarmed. The labor syndicate and two likeminded lawmakers are calling it a crisis. Elevated tracks run through highly populated neighborhoods including Corona and Jackson Heights; area residents, they say, are at hazard. “Our members are specially trained for lead abatement and know the serious health risks related to lead levels of this kind,” union official Joseph Azzopardi said in a prepared statement. “We urge the MTA to take the necessary actions to protect these communities.” The threat is not only medical, according to Councilman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights). “Not only are these toxic paint chips falling onto the communities below, but what’s seeping into the soil could have effects for years to come,” he said in a prepared statement. “We have a responsibility to these communities.” Young children often swallow paint chips, according to the state Department of Health. Constituents have complained to Assemblyman

Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) about the paint chipping and repairs on the line not being done. “Look, I think when you find that the studies show over 48 times the amount of toxic levels of paint on these chips that are falling on the public, it’s a real sign of concern for us,” the lawmaker told the Chronicle. Moreover, Moya said, the lead level findings add to a history of government disinterest. “Especially in communities of color, we are seeing that time and time again, these train stations get overlooked,” he said. “The fact that our subway stations and our train stations have been neglected for a number of years is a problem.” Moya and Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) plan on sending a letter about the lead levels to the MTA, which denied any wrongdoing. “MTA New York City Transit has a program in place to proactively scrape and repaint our structures periodically,” the agency said in an emailed statement. “This includes annual joint inspections with NYC [Department of Environmental Protection] of NYC Parks that are adjacent to our subway structures and quarterly inspections of other locations. All paint chips that are generated during this process are contained and properly disposed of in accordance with [Environmental Protection Agency] regulations.” When the Chronicle asked if the transportation authority disagreed with the union’s lead level determination, an agency spokeswoman did not Q immediately respond.

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“These allergies slow me down and oftentimes force me to change my plans,” he said. So, what to do? The day in 2009 when allergy sufferer Jonathan GerDrugs can be “relatively effective if taken as directson attended his first NFL game was one he has never ed,” said Coscia, who explained that they help treat the forgotten, but not for the anticipated reasons. symptoms, which may include nasal congestion, runny As he recently recalled, sometime during the nose, post-nasal drip and itchy, watery eyes. three-hour drive back from the Meadowlands to his Treatments may include oral medicines, nose sprays home in Flushing, his allergies “opened up as badly and eye drops, the doctor said. as I’ve ever seen.” “Allergen avoidance is key, especially during pollen So severe was that particular attack that Gerson was season,” she added. “In peak allergy season, pollen forced to miss work the next day, and he felt sick for a counts rise. Avoid being outdoors” as much as possible. week after that. And when returning indoors, she advised to change “I don’t know what was in the air at that game, but, clothes promptly, wash them to remove the pollen and man, it got me good. Suffice it to say I’ve never been to take a shower prior to going to sleep to cleanse the an NFL game after that,” he said. body of any remaining pollen. Fellow Flushing resident Judith Zweiman says she is “Each person’s immune system is unique and has affected by “just about everything, if it’s growing and different responses to the environment,” she explained. blowing around.” She will feel the effects in her throat, Any patient with allergy symptoms should go to an and her nose will begin to itch — “all the standard allergist to be tested, Coscia suggested. This could help things,” she said. Zweiman also suffers from asthma, which, she said, Pollen is all well and good for bees — indeed essential — but not so identify triggers, thus enabling an individual to try to avoid them. “gets aggravated when everything is growing.” much for humans suffering allergies from its presence in the air. Most common seasonal allergens are tree pollen in But it’s not just in the spring that Zweiman’s allergies much all my life.” Part of the problem, she said, is the air the spring, grass pollen in the summer and ragweed in the act up. “It’s pretty much all year,” she said. fall, Coscia said. Dr. Gina Coscia, attending physician at the Division of quality in her neighborhood. “If you suspect you have an allergy, speak with your physi“The allergens in nature and those created by human Allergy and Immunology at Northwell Health and an assistant cian who can guide you toward the right treatment,” she said. professor of pediatrics at Hofstra Medical School, drew a dis- beings have made the air quality very bad,” she said. Gerson, on the other hand, said, “I don’t exactly know And, she cautioned, always consult with a physician prior to tinction between seasonal and perennial (or year-round) allerwhat I’m allergic to, but doctors most likely say it’s dust and taking medication. gies, indicating the latter usually involve indoor allergens. The doctor also advises parents to be cognizant of sympDuring peak season, which is getting underway, the doctor pollen and it’s very bad. It doesn’t take much for me to get toms in young children who, she said, “are not as aware and sick off that.” said she sees as many as 20 patients each day. Q He said he gets as many as 15 allergy attacks per year. can’t always articulate” possible problems. Like Gerson, Zweiman has suffered from allergies “pretty Chronicle Contributor

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Allergies and their prevalance continue to rise According to a recent survey by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, which was sponsored by Meda Pharmaceuticals, nearly one-half of allergy sufferers (48 percent) are highly satisfied with their prescription allergy treatment and report high satisfaction for their children too, suggesting that a visit to a healthcare professional might be the best way to identify the right treatment. The online survey included 1,001 U.S. adults (18 and older) and parents of children ages 12-17 with seasonal allergies. Most reported having moderate to severe symptoms in the spring, summer and fall. Millions of adults and children have seasonal allergies and their prevalence continues to rise. Trees, grass and/or weed pollens usually trigger seasonal allergies at certain times of the year. Some people are allergic to many types of pollens and experience seasonal symptoms throughout the year, while others have symptoms only for a few weeks out of the year. Common symptoms include sneezing, runny nose, congestion and nasal itching. Allergy experts Dr. Eli Meltzer, Allergy & Asthma Medical Group & Research Center, San Diego, and Dr. William Berger, FACAAI, Allergy & Asthma Associates, say the survey’s results underscore the importance of knowing how best to treat your allergy symptoms and what is triggering them. There are many different types of prescription and

nonprescription treatments available so it’s important to have a discussion with your doctor about what the best choice is for you. According to the survey, parents are more likely to seek out medical attention for their children with seasonal allergies, but not for themselves. For example, parents of adolescents with seasonal allergies reported their children are significantly more likely to be treated by an allergist (24 percent), primary care physician (35 percent) or pediatrician (30 percent). But adults surveyed reported receiving allergy care from a primary care physician (58 percent). Far fewer adults (14 percent) see an allergist for care. “Involving an allergy specialist and having conversations about seasonal allergies can lead to higher rates of satisfaction, more symptom relief and appropriate treatment for individual success,” explained lead author Dr. Meltzer. “Parents are already doing this for their kids to a large extent, which is good news, but they need to take the time to care for themselves too.” An allergy specialist can help determine what’s triggering an allergic reaction and work with patients to control or prevent symptoms. Some treatments don’t adequately control symptoms and others have unacceptable side effects for some people. An allergist can help navigate the options and help identify strategies and treatments that work best for every individual. “Moderate to severe seasonal allergy symp-

toms can impact productivity, sleep and drain energy. Many people suffer miserably, yet there are very effective treatments to manage symptoms,” notes Dr. Berger. “What is most important is taking the time to see a physician to learn how to best manage symptoms and not self-treating without first seeking a doctor’s advice.” Dr. Berger suggests scheduling appointments well in advance of allergy season because treatment is more effective when it begins early. A professional can explain the different types of treatments and work with patients to determine what type of treatment is the best fit. “Many seasonal allergy sufferers don’t take any action until they start to experience symptoms, which quickly can escalate from bothersome to debilitating,” says Bryan Martin, DO, Ohio State University and president of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. “But allergy treatments work best when they’re taken before the onset of symptoms, so it’s important to plan ahead, before the season hits full force, so you’re armed with the tools and medicines that provide the most effective symptom relief for you and your family.” Highlights from the AAFA’s National Online Symptom Management & Allergic Rhinitis Treatment Survey include: • 48 percent of adults and 57 percent of children are very or extremely satisfied with their prescription treatment;

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BQX ‘challenges’ in memo to City Hall Engineering, financing, timelines are questioned in leaked streetcar tome by Michael Gannon Editor

The 16-mile streetcar that Mayor de Blasio envisions running between Astoria and Brooklyn could cost more money and take longer to build than official estimates have stated, according to an internal memo that was leaked to the media last week. The seven-page missive to Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen, prepared by the BQX Project Team and dated Feb. 10, was first published by the Gothamist weblog. It outlines a number of “serious challenges” that the project faces before implementation, including: • the cost and time associated with relocating or rehabilitating [underground] utilities and the uncertainty of budget and timelines associated with this part of the project; • value capture, or the amount of money expected to be raised from taxes on improved waterfront properties, which would not, according to the memo, provide sufficient revenue to fund the entire project as originally stated; and • the community and stakeholder impacts of reducing parking space for private vehicles and the overall reduction of parking. “Utility relocation continues to be the biggest single cost factor, and if policies cannot be implemented to limit the impact, it has the

The de Blasio administration says it is not worried about the contents of a leaked memo that RENDERING COURTESY NYC EDC raises concerns about the viability of its streetcar project. possibility to make the project unaffordable and render implementation timelines unfeasible,” it states on page 2. The plan, announced by Mayor de Blasio in February 2016, was said to have a price tag of $2.5 billion, with groundbreaking in 2019 and the first passengers in 2024. Advocates of the project, including real estate interests looking to develop the Queens waterfront, have for months been soft-peddling questions about the projected cost, how

the city will recoup the money, how much parking will be lost on public streets and where they intend to cross Newtown Creek. Renderings from supporters have shown the streetcars going over the Pulaski Bridge, but the February memo appears to indicate a preference to cross the creek with a new bridge at either Second Street or Vernon Boulevard in Hunters Point. The Chronicle first reported last month that a preliminary report from the engineer-

ing firm Parsons Brinckerhoff would be delayed until at least this spring. The memo to Glen says going forward with the present timelines could require the city to commit $58.5 million in city resources up front, including $39 million in fiscal year 2018. City Hall, in emails to the Chronicle, did not dispute the authenticity of the memo, but did say it was a part of an ongoing and constantly evolving review process. “This is as nitty-gritty a study as anyone can do,” de Blasio spokeswoman Melissa Grace said in an email to the Chronicle. “We’re costing out the price of moving specific water mains, and estimating tax revenue from individual lots along the route,” she added. “The numbers change constantly, and that study has to be completed so we can move ahead. The project will improve transportation for hundreds of thousands of people, and we continue to work to move it forward.” The city is saying that as with any large project, preliminary numbers for everything from financing to engineering are drafted from similar projects. Advocates now are in BQX-specific studies that often are block-byblock assessments. The Glen memo is being considered by proponents to reflect a specific period within the comprehensive study, and is not a decision Q or recommendation.

Pols join city reps for housing discussion DFTA, NYCHA officials and others tell seniors about available programs by Ryan Brady

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To help their geriatric constituencies access the services that they can get as New Yorkers, Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) joined officials from the depar tments for the Aging and of Housing Preservation and Development, the New York City Housing Authority and Selfhelp Community Services at the nonprofit’s Benjamin Rosenthal Senior Center in Flushing last Friday. A Koo staffer translated English remarks by the city agency representatives into Chinese, the language of many in the crowd. After discussing the work performed by the aging department’s various bureaus, the DFTA director of outreach to the Queens community, Darnley Jones, discussed the agency’s senior employment program. “Many seniors retire but then they decide that they want to go back out to work,” Jones said. “So, they can contact the Department for the Aging and we can put

them in contact with various providers that would like to have seniors come back out and work with them.” Marcela Medina of NYCHA spoke about how seniors can apply to become tenants of the agency’s residential complexes. Although she urged them to apply online, a method that is available for speakers of many languages, Medina warned them that the agency has a backlist of housing applicants with more than 260,000 people due to its limited supply of units. “Almost every language that you need is available,” she said. “And if it’s not there, you can call a number and request an application in the language that you need.” NYCHA has facilities throughout the five boroughs; in Flushing, its properties include the Bland and Pomonok housing complexes. Tenants do not spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent payments. Miguel Maldonado and Alexander McQuilkin of HPD discussed the Housing Connect process, during which seniors can apply to lot-

teries for spots at HPD affordable buildings. The specific location they talked about was Essex Crossing, a not-yet-completed complex on Manhattan’s Lower East Side that will have more than half the units reserved at below-market rates for seniors. Its waiting list opened on Monday. Dorothy Cormier Kern of Selfhelp also discussed what the nonprofit, which runs affordable apartments for the geriatric population, offers to seniors. As with NYCHA, the nonprofit’s vacant residential units are scarce. “We have social workers on staff that provide activities, parties, current events, exercises, health and wellness events,” she said. However, she added, Selfhelp has “very long waiting lists, unfortunately, because the programs are so popular and there are so many seniors in Queens. The waiting lists are anywhere from one to five years long.” Self help, she said, has open waiting lists for one-bedroom and studio apartments. “Feel free to spread the word to

Darnley Jones of the Department of the Aging, right, speaks about the programs his agency offers as Councilman Peter Koo looks on. PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY all of your friends and your family, because if it doesn’t fit for you, maybe it will help someone else,” Rozic said. The assemblywoman added that

she encourages the seniors to reach out to her, Koo or state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing) with any questions about the housing Q programs.

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Club, specialize in Thai food. But it isn’t enough for owner Withanwattana “Jimmy” Chirawat to simply serve Thai delicacies. His establishment — which also doubles as a small grocery store — also serves traditional American breakfast and lunch items, but with a Thai twist. The fruit-covered honey toast that Li ordered also comes in waffle form. But instead of a strawberry sauce, a dressing made with Thai green tea is drizzled across the dish, giving it a subtle earthy flavor. Pairing perfectly with any waffle or honey toast lunch is a glass of mint lemonade, Sugar Club’s new springtime drink that changes colors as you stir the chunks of mango and mint leaves around. Continued continuedon onpage page 33

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Tina Li’s flight back to her hometown of Seattle was set to take off in just a few hours, but there she was on Monday, seemingly glued to her chair inside Sugar Club, unable to take her eyes off her lunch. In front of her, a smorgasbord of fruit, raisins, whipped cream, vanilla ice cream and a strawberry cut in the shape of a flower, all resting perfectly on a thick piece of honey toast, itself drenched in a sweet strawberry sauce. Not a bad meal to cap off her first-ever trip to New York City. “This is nuts,” Li said with a laugh when the wooden tray full of food was placed in front of her. “What in the world?”

Located at 81-18 Broadway, Sugar Club is just one of 28 restaurants where people from across Queens — and the country — can get a taste of Eat Elmhurst, a weeklong celebration of the neighborhood’s diverse and delectable cuisine kicking off April 22. Those 28 eateries will all be offering some sort of discount for customers who walk through their doors during Eat Elmhurst — the brainchild of Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) — but the food alone is more than enough to draw people in. “I’m blown away by the amount of different food here,” Li said of Elmhurst. “Seattle is diverse, but it’s nothing like this.” About half of the participating eateries, like Sugar

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“Martin Scorsese,” on the iconic New Yorker and director’s intertwined career and life, with production material, childhood artifacts, behind-the-scenes images, film retrospective and more. Thru Sun., Apr. 23; Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

“Hopscotch,” with works that deconstruct and rebuild assumptions, systems and habitats to question the artist’s role as a social analyst. Thru Sun., May 7 (opening reception Thu., April 20, 6-9 p.m.), Local Project, 11-27 44 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info: (646) 298-0969, localproject.org. Goryeo Buddhist paintings, works by three contemporary Korean artists painting in the spirit and techniques of their culture’s fine arts renaissance during the Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392). Sat., April 22 (opening reception 5-7 p.m., demonstration 7-8 p.m.)-Wed., May 3, Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested. Info/RSVP: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org. “Science Fiction, Science Future,” on how science-fiction ideas might become science fact tomorrow, with hands-on exhibits incorporating robots, holograms, augmented reality. Thru Sun., April 30, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, college students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

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“Resistance and Memory in Belgium, 1940-1945: Multiple Narratives,” with wartime and recent photos and testimonies of those who resisted the Nazi occupation, by professor Anne Griffin of The Cooper Union. Thru Fri., May 26, Queens College Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, kupferbergcenter.org. “Self Portrait,” with 27 contemporary realists celebrating a practice dating to the Renaissance, helping keep the legacy of great Western art alive in a world of shifting artistic values. Thru Tue., June 20, by appointment (opening reception Thu., April 20, 6-9 p.m.), Eleventh Street Arts, 46-06 11 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: eleventhstreetarts.com. COLLEEN BARRY “Selected Photographs from St. John’s University Library’s Special Collections,” with works by Manuel Àlvarez Bravo, Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson and Garry Winogrand, curated by graduate students. Thru Wed., May 3, 9:30 a.m.5 p.m., Dr. M.T. Geoffrey Yeh Gallery, SJU, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 990-7476, bit.ly/1E5lLUh, stjohnsartgallery@gmail.com. “Marinella Senatore: Piazza Universale/Social Stages,” multimedia works by the Italian artist that refer public spaces where different communities meet and an ideal space where the future can

The Queens Consort — Claire Smith Bermingham, left, Dan McCarthy, Anneke Schaul-Yoder, Margret Hjaltested and Aya Hamada — will perform English Baroque music on their period instruments this Saturday in Jackson Heights. See Music. COURTESY PHOTOS be envisioned collaboratively. Thru Sun., July 30, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 9390647, queenshistoricalsociety.org, bit.ly/2nBaJ8M.

Queensboro Symphony Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3, the “Eroica,” Rossini’s Theme & Variations and “Spring Breeze” by NYC’s Hyoung-Bin Kim. Sun., April 30, 7 p.m., Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Freewill offering. Info: (718) 359-5996, facebook.com/ queensborosymphonyorchestra.

Project’s Tyrant Series, as “we are witnessing events unfold in our country we may not have imagined possible.” Thu.-Sun., April 20-23, Wed.Sat., April 26-29, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 30, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.com.

Handel’s “Messiah” Parts II and III, by the Sacred Music Chorale of Richmond Hill, with reception afterward. Sun., April 23, 3 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, 86-20 114 St., Richmond Hill. $15; $12.50 seniors, students, advance; kids free. Info: (718) 441-8118.

“Seussical,” the musical based on the stories and characters of Dr. Seuss, including The Cat in the Hat and Horton the Elephant. Sun., April 23, 1 and 3 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $14. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

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Global Mashup #3: Mali Meets Morocco, with music of each played by separate performers and then a jam of both, and open dance floor. Fri., April 21, 8 p.m. (dance lessons 7 p.m.), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens 13-19 with ID. More mashups every other Fri. thru May 19. Info/RSVP: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Women’s Sex Strike / Huelga de Sexo de las Mujeres (Lysistrata),” a musical comedy based on Aristophanes’ classic tale, in which women deny all their men sexual activity to force them to negotiate peace between nations but things don’t go quite as planned. Performed in Spanish with English subtitles. Fri.-Sat., April 21-22, 8 p.m.; Sun., April 23, 4 p.m., Thalia Hispanic Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $30. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

“Silence,” the 2016 Martin Scorsese drama about faith and doubt among Christian missionaries in 17th-century Japan, followed by a conversation with the director himself, the screenwriter and the cinematographer. Sun., April 23, 3:30 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $50. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us.

Black Marble: Enchanted Journey, 17thand 18thcentury violin music by the Baroque husband and wife duo JorgMichael Schwarz and Karen Marie Marmer, playing works by Mozart, Leclair and more, on instruments from the 1660s. Fri., April 21, 6:30-8:30 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. $15; $10 seniors, students. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. PHOTO COURTESY KING MANOR “If Music and Sweet Poetry Agree,” English Baroque music performed on period instruments by The Queens Consort. Sat., April 22, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82 St., Jackson Heights. $15-$20. Info: queensconsort.com.

“My Countrymen,” set in Trinidad and Tobago, about the challenges facing a roti shop owner, part of Caribbean Music Comedy & Theatre Festival. Fri.Sat., April 21-22, 8 p.m.; Sun., April 23, 4 p.m., Black Spectrum Theatre, Roy Wilkins Park, 177 St. and Baisley Blvd., Jamaica. $25 advance; $35 at door. Info: (718) 723-1800, blackspectrum.com. “Jimena Paz-Yellow,” examining the idea of “foreigness” and how artists interpret it, building on short stories of the performer’s life in Argentina. Fri.-Sun., April 21-23, 28-30, varying from 5:41 to 5:51 p.m. (exactly two hours before sunset each day), The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. “Macbeth,” Shakespeare’s tragic tale of ambition, murder and madness in the pursuit of power, presented as part of The Humanist

DANCE Take Root, with several works by the MoveWorks and Ballaro Dance companies. Fri.-Sat., April 21-22, 8 p.m. $15. Fertile Ground, featuring six artists and discussion with wine afterward. Sun., April 23, 7 p.m. $12. Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org. Latin Dance Fiesta, with Milteri Tucker, below, and her Puerto Rican Bombazo Dance Co. and three other troupes from Central and South America in a lively, colorful show. Sat., April 22, 8 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25. Info: (718) 7600064, queens t hea t re .or g . COURTESY PHOTO

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Much like the plot of a dystopian political thriller, Slovakian documentary filmmaker TomĂĄĹĄ Rafaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Nationalismsâ&#x20AC;? exhibit probes Central Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intensifying miseen-scĂ¨ne of social unrest and the resurgence of extreme right-wing nationalist policies and xenophobia stemming from a heightened refugee crisis and long-term economic stagnation within the region. The intense two-room exhibit features a series of short films ranging from just a few minutes to about an hour, all sharing a common motif â&#x20AC;&#x201D; firsthand perception of rebellion and revolt. With Rafa acting as both observer and

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;New Nationalismsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; When: Through Sun., Sept. 10 Where: MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City Entry: $10; $5 students, seniors; free for those under 16. (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org

participant throughout many of the pivotal events that have shaped recent Central European history, if not world history, the exhibit displays film from the front lines of protests and counterprotests and the lives of marginalized ethnic groups, captured across eight years of traveling the region. During his visit to Ukraine in 2014, Rafa captured the exordium of Euromaidan, a series of public protests commencing in November 2013 at Kievâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Independence Square, which lead to the ousting of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fourth president, Viktor Yanukovych, as well as warfare and the annexation of Crimea by Russia. One of the works, â&#x20AC;&#x153;From Euromaidan to War in Ukraineâ&#x20AC;? (2014), a 26-minute digital video, loops detailed scenes from the protests which helped to facilitate the 2014 Ukrainian Revolution through opposition to the pro-Russian regime of Yanukovych. He now is wanted for high treason and lives in exile in Russia. Rafaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey continued to nearby nations like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and his native Slovakia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wall of Sports and painting workshops for Romani kidsâ&#x20AC;? (2010-16), is an hour-

Multiple videos play in TomĂĄĹĄ Rafaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Nationalismsâ&#x20AC;? exhibit. long political portrayal of anti-Roma sentiment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; visuals of Romani children living in poor communities whose lives are affected by segregation walls, a form of government-sanctioned prejudice in Slovakia that isolates Romani neighborhoods. The Romani people, dubbed by many as â&#x20AC;&#x153;gypsies,â&#x20AC;? are indigenous to India and are frequently marginalized throughout Central

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Turning the streets into spacious sidewalks, the city will ban cars from large sections of two major roads in Astoria and Elmhurst on Earth Day, April 22, to instead host celebratory events. The Department of Transportation has announced it will shut down traffic at Shore Boulevard between Astoria Park and Ditmars Boulevard from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Woodside Avenue between 75th and 77th streets from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. for its Car Free NYC and Weekend Walks programs. Other roadways in the city, including a large strip of Broadway in Manhattan, are getting the same treatment. Citi Bike will be free all day. As will Earth Day Shore Fest, a major street fair on the eponymous boulevard hosted by the Astoria Park Alliance with programming from 2 to 5 p.m.; the group is also having a gardening, raking and planting event with New York Cares at the park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and a shoreline cleanup from 1 to 2:30 p.m. with NYC Ferry by Hornblower. You can check out a performance by the Band of New York; do tai chi, Zumba and yoga; and learn about recycling, water conservation and composting at tables with the Queens Botanical Garden, Hellgate Farm, Riverkeeper and other groups that have partnered with the park alliance. Shore Fest has normally been an autumn event. But the celebration on Earth Day is expected to be exceptional for more than its timing: “This one actually should be the biggest one we’ve had,” Doug Monaco of the park alliance told the Chronicle. The group, he said, has never had so many partners joining it for the festival.

“We’re encouraging guests of all ages to come out,” he added. “It’s a good way to spend a Saturday outdoors.” Elmhurst has one of the biggest Thai diasporas in New York City and a festival for Songkran — the culture’s New Year celebration — to match. From noon to 6 p.m., the celebration, which is also happening on April 29, will come to the neighborhood’s shutdown section of Woodside Avenue on Earth Day. The DOT closed the roadway for the celebration last year, as well. Thai restaurants throughout the city are having a Songkran restaurant week that kicks off on April 22 — with a chance to win tickets to the Southeast Asian country. Lovers of Thai food are in store for foodie fun at the Songkran shindig in Elmhurst: There will be a cooking competition and street food booths, and the top chef of Pinto Garden Restaurant will demonstrate his craft. Chang Beer will have a beer garden at the festival. Also in store are artisanal umbrella painting, cultural performances, dance performances, exhibitions of the combat sport called Muay Thai and multidisciplinary art works in the Southeast Asian country’s tradition, a showcase celebrating the life of the late King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej. Q

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The reason for debuting new menu items in time for Eat Elmhurst isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t to attract customers, however. Chirawat says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to reward his regulars. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking for more customers,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking to give something back to my customers.â&#x20AC;? Right across the street from Sugar Club is Lhasa Liang Fen, a three-table Tibetan restaurant and fellow Eat Elmhurst participant that has had no issue attracting patrons since it opened in January. Owner and self-trained chef Tenzin Choepel is usually furiously busy during lunch, churning out meals he grew up eating in his native Tibet while a line grows out the door. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Business has been really, really good,â&#x20AC;?

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Choepel said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always busy.â&#x20AC;? But on Monday morning, Elmhurst resident Lujing Hua had the restaurant all to herself, slowly enjoying a bowl of meatstuffed dumplings. While political tensions between China and Tibet â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an autonomous region within the former nation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; remain high after centuries of conflict, there are no such issues at Lhasa Liang Fen, where good food is the great equalizer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everyone is very nice here. The food is fresh and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fast,â&#x20AC;? said Hua, who is Chinese. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s healthy and cheap.â&#x20AC;? A personal recommendation of both Choepel and Hua for first-time patrons is a dish of yellow laphing, a traditional Tibetan street soup consisting of jelly noodles, a thin but flavorful broth and pinch of dried red pepper for a sharp, yet not overwhelming amount of heat. When it comes to spicy food, Americans often reach for the milk to soothe burning taste buds. But at Lhasa Liang Fen, a cool glass of Tibetan butter tea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a slightly salty and moderately thick drink also known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;po chaâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; will do the trick just fine.

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Ice cream- and fruit-covered waffles with a Thai twist are to die for at Sugar Club in Elmhurst. On the cover: At nearby Lhasa Liang Fen, owner Tenzin Choepel serves patron Lujing Hua a bowl of yellow laphing, a Tibetan delicacy. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA South Asian establishments arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only ones participating in Eat Elmhurst, as a handful of Central and South American restaurants are also on the docket. For example, lunch specials will be just $7 all day at Cocolon, an Ecuador-

ian eatery on Corona Avenue, while Juquila Mexican Cuisine on 83rd Street will be serving up delicacies from south of the border. For a full list of participating restauQ rants, visit eatelmhurst.com.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Tulip Time!, at the peak of the perennial flower’s season, with tours featuring thousands of them, bulb-planting demos, kids’ crafts and more. Sat.Sun., April 22-23, 2-4 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Earth Day Family Celebration, with a sunset nature walk revealing springtime treasures and Native American stories and music honoring Mother Earth. Sat., April 22, 7-8:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $5. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Redeemer Lutheran Youth Group Pancake Breakfast, in the school cafeteria. Sat., April 22, 8 a.m.-1 p.m., 69-26 Cooper Ave., Glendale. $6; $3 kids; under 3 free. Info: Maryann Schnell, (718) 821-6670. Victorian Novelties, celebrating the era with demonstrations of fire breathing, music by Natalia “The Saw Lady” Paruz, exhibits, talks and more; period costumes encouraged. Sat., April 29, 12-4 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Victorian Building, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. MGRUM.ORG UniverSoul Circus, with dancers, animal acts, acrobats and more. Thru Sun., May 7, varying times, Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick and Baisley blvds., Jamaica. $16-$40. Info: universoulcircus.com.

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Wine glass painting — celebrating Earth Day, with participants creating their own unique wine glasses, sipping wine and socializing; all supplies included. Fri., April 21, 7-9 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $28. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Climate change information talk, led by Alley Pond Environmental Center board member Bill Nieter, for adults and teens. Sat., April 29, 9:30-11 a.m., APEC, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Stargazing Wonders — Astronomy Night, led by a seasoned professor, with Q-and-A, info packet and viewing session, for adults and kids 9 and up with an adult. Attendees may bring telescope or binoculars. Sat., April 29, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $16. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

KIDS/TEENS “Pirate Pete’s Parrot,” a play about a lovable rogue and his crew embarking on a high-seas adventure filled with music, mischief and laughs to find his runaway bird. Sat., April 22, 2:30 p.m., The Secret Children’s Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Next show: Sat., June 24. $10 kids; $15 adults; $40 family 4-pack. Info: (718) 392 0722, secrettheatre.com.

LECTURES/TALKS Jacob Riis Settlement House: Past, Present & Future, on the social service center in Queensbridge, founded in 1890 and named for the photojournalist and social reformer, presented by its executive director, Christopher Hanway. Sun., April 23, 2:30 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. Holocaust Memorial Day: Orchestra of Exiles, on Bronislaw Huberman’s creation of the Palestine Symphony, later the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, during the rise of the Nazis, and his saving of 1,000 Jews from the Holocaust, by Academy Award-nominated director and pianist Josh Aronson. Mon., April 24, 1:30 p.m., Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. $8 suggested. Info: (718) 2685011, cqy.org.

SOCIAL EVENTS Italian Charities of America dance, with food, drink and more. Sat., April 22, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10. Info: (718) 478-3100. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

CLUBS Queens Dinner Club, celebrating its one-year anniversary at the eatery where it all began, with a Chinese-Indian fusion meal. Tue., April 25, 7-10:30 p.m., Tangra, 39-32 Queens Blvd., Sunnyside. $45. Info: facebook.com/queensdinnerclub.

MARKETS Spring Treasure — Bake & Book Sale, with clothing, household items, toys, homemade baked goods, lunch and more. Sat., April 22, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sun., April 23, 11:30 a.m.3:30 p.m., Church of the Resurrection, 85-09 118 St., Kew Gardens. Info: (718) 847-2649, resurrectionrichmondhill.com. Bayside Stamp Show, for collectors and admirers. Sun., April 23, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Adria Hotel, 22033 Northern Blvd. Next show: Sun., May 21. Info: (718) 645-7659, stampshows.com/newyork.html.

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Get moving, Ledecky by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

We will learn soon enough whether New York Islanders managing partner Jon Ledecky, who grew up in Bayside and completed his first year of being in charge, is serious about improving this long-running joke of a sports franchise. As a fellow Queens guy, I feel that it’s incumbent upon me to provide some advice. The first order of business is to fire inept general manager Garth Snow, who has been on the job for a woeful 11 years. Under Snow’s stewardship, the Islanders have more often than not missed the playoffs; this past season was no exception despite the fine job done by interim head coach Doug Weight, who succeeded longtime head coach Jack Capuano in mid-January. Even on those rare occasions when the Islanders made the NHL postseason, it was generally a cameo with them bounced in the first round. In 2016, they made it to Round 2 because they were fortunate to face the Florida Panthers, an even more dysfunctional franchise, as hard as that is to believe, in the opening round. Weight has always been a competent hockey professional, which makes him a kind of outlier in the Isles corporate culture. Last week, he was rightfully named the team’s permanent head coach. My suggestion, Jon, is to let Weight run day-to-day operations as general manager and then let him hire a new head coach.

Another area where you need to act fast, Jon, is that of media relations. I won’t belabor you with my war stories over the years with your team’s PR department but you have to wonder about the lack of coverage that the Islanders get. When I was in Philadelphia two weeks ago to cover one of the most crucial games of the Islanders season, the only New York-based sportswriter in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center besides myself was a beat reporter from Newsday. That never happens to the Rangers. Forget road games, Jon. The Daily News doesn’t even bother to send a cub reporter to your team’s home games at Barclays Center. The Post and the Times occasionally send someone out if it’s a slow day in sports and the Rangers are out of town. Nobody knows where your team’s future home will be since the management of Barclays Center made public last year that they would prefer that the Islanders not be their tenant. There are already too many arenas in the metropolitan area. Politicians support winning franchises, not perennial losers with scant press coverage who don’t seem interested in customer base expansion. In short, Jon, don’t expect any help from them with respect to a new building. I hope that I’ve helped, Jon. Good luck. Q You’re gonna need it. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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When the Japanese used to be the enemy by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Nathan Wayser was born in Russia in 1904, arriving at Ellis Island just two years later. He settled with his family in the Bronx and soon became a naturalized American citizen. Upon entering the workforce, he toiled for many years as a chauffeur and taxi driver. He married Dorothy Schwartz, with whom he had a son, Harold, and a daughter, Myra. In his 40s, he moved to Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway and made a career change, starting his own trucking company. He was already too old to be drafted at the outbreak of World War II, but he wanted to contribute and do something to show his support and love for America. He became a minor celebrity in the Rockaways, with the slogan on his truck reading “We cart dead Japs Coast to Coast FREE.” Slogans like this were commonly found on planes, ships and bombs but never on one’s own truck. Harold Wayser, who earned a Ph.D. from City College and served in the Army’s famed 101st Airborne Division,

Nat Wayser of Far Rockaway in August 1944 during World War II with his famous truck. followed his father into the trucking business. He owned National Express Trucking for many years before eventually becoming a teacher. He died last year. Today, Nathan and Dorothy Wayser are residents of Mount Hebron Cemetery in Flushing, where they have both been interred since 1981. The whereabout of his famous truck Q are unknown.

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37 Type measures 39 Probability 42 Pie nut 44 Diving gear 45 Seethe 46 See 38-Across 48 Prayer ending 49 Actress Russo 50 Sketched 53 Tramcar contents

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448 FRANKLIN AVENUE LLC Art. Of Org. Filed Sec. of State of NY 1/13/2017. Off. Loc.: Queens Co. SSNY designated as agent upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY to mail copy of process to The LLC, c/o Law Office of Hernandez M. Rhau, P.C, 22 Cortlandt St., 16th Floor, New York, NY 10007. Purpose: Any lawful act or activity.

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Xia-Amaru LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/21/2017. 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 Unites States Corporation Agents, Inc. 7014 13th Avenue, Suite 202, Brooklyn, NY 11228 Purpose: For any lawful purpose. NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 03/31/17, bearing Index Number NC-000311-17/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) JENNIFER (Middle) LEIGH (Last) RIPPEL. My present name is (First) JENNIFER (Middle) L (Last) ROMANSKI AKA JENNIFER L. RIPPEL AKA JENNIFER LEIGH RIPPEL. My present address is 260-34 75TH AVENUE, Glen Oaks, NY 11004. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is October 16, 1985.

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

INVITATION TO BID JBT AeroTech, Jetway Systems is soliciting Minority Business Enterprises (MBE), Women Owned Business Enterprises (WBE) and Local Business Enterprises (LBE) to participate in the LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building Replacement Project for the installation of New Passenger Boarding Bridge Equipment at the LaGuardia Airport. All prospective DBE/LBE subcontractors/suppliers must be certified on or before the bid date. Firms must be certified by the Port Authority’s Office of Business Diversity and Civil Rights of the Port Authority (OBDCR) or by the Empire State Development Division of Minority and Women’s Owned Business Development (DMWBD) or any other such certifying agency as approved by the Port Authority. We are inviting qualified companies able to perform the following functions: Crane, Hoisting and Rigging Services, Electrical Services, and Freight Transportation (Interstate and Local Trucking) to be potential sub-contractors on this project. Interested parties wishing to submit a bid should contact JBT AeroTech, Jetway; Attention: Lee McDermott, Tele: 801-629-3118; fax: 801-629-3474 or by email: lee.mcdermott@jbtc.com no later than Thursday, April 20, 2017. JBT will provide a detailed scope of work and contract documents relating to the project to interested subcontractors. As part of our commitment to supporting DBE and LBE companies, we will be willing to support your efforts in obtaining bonds, lines of credit and insurance for this project. John Bean Technologies Corporation, through its business unit JBT AeroTech, Jetway Systems – is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS, INDEX NO. 710524/2016, Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS, Mortgaged Premises: 11953 MERRILL STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11434, Block: 12392 Lot: 87 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. TAMARA WINE A/K/A TAMARA MCCORMICK, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF DOROTHY MCCORMICK; any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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 real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $637,500.00 and interest, recorded on June 14, 2012, at Instrument number 2012000231763, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 11953 MERRILL STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11434. 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. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: December 12, 2016. RAS BORISKIN, LLC, Attorney for Plaintiff. BY: JADWIGA SZAJNER, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106, Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

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C M SQ page 40 Y K NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS H & R Block Bank, a Federal Savings Bank, Plaintiff AGAINST Jesus Guevara; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated February 5, 2014 I, the undersigned Referee,s will sell at public auction at the Queens County Courthouse, Courtroom #25, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on May 12, 2017 at 10 : 00AM, premises known as 84-12 108th Avenue, Ozone Park, NY 11417. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 9143 Lot: 6. Approximate amount of judgment $447,206.67 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of filed Judgment Index # 17858/2012. Nicole Katsorhis, Esq., Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boulevard, Rochester, New York 14624, (877) 759-1835 Dated: March 28, 2017

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Mortgaged Premises: 11443 203RD STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 Block: 11020 Lot: 19 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property INDEX NO. 715482/2016, CIT BANK, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL SAMUEL REIVES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LONNIE CALISTA REIVES; LONNIE ELVON REIVES, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LONNIE CALISTA REIVES; PHYLLIS CALISTA REIVES A/K/A PHYLLIS MCGILVEARY, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LONNIE CALISTA REIVES; JAMERCINA REIVES THOMAS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF LONNIE CALISTA REIVES, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general 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 real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $469,342.50 and interest, recorded on January 30, 2006, at Instrument number CRFN 2006000054780, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 11443 203RD STREET SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412. 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. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: March 21, 2017 Westbury, New York, RAS BORISKIN, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff BY: COREY ROBSON, ESQ. 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 106 Westbury, NY 11590, 516-280-7675

NON-RESIDENT NOTICE CASE NO. 2016-PF-5401 In the PROBATE & FAMILY COURT of CUMBERLAND COUNTY, at CROSSVILLE TENNESSEE FORRESTJAMESLANGLEY Versus LETICIA GASPAR LANGLEY In this cause, it appearing from the Complaint for Divorce of Jeffrey A. Vires, Attorney, which is sworn to, that the Defendant, LETICIA GASPAR LANGLEY, is a non-resident of the State of Tennessee, it is ordered by me that publication be made for four successive weeks, as required by law, in the QUEENS CHRONICLE, a newspaper published in Rego Park, New York, in said County, notifying said non-resident Defendant to file an answer with Plaintiff’s Attorney, Jeffrey A. Vires, whose address is 231 East First Street, Suite 102, Crossville, TN 38555, within 30 days from the last date of publication, exclusive of said last date of publication, or a judgment by default may be entered and the cause set for hearing as to said Defendant. This the 22nd day of March, 2017. SUE TOLLETT, CLERK AND MASTER. Ashley Sryberger, Deputy Clerk and Master

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Knockdown Ctr. looks to shed stipulations CB 5 votes only to loosen the hall’s hours and capacity restrictions by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

It’s been nearly three years since Community Board 5 and the Knockdown Center were squarely at odds, battling over the Maspeth arts and entertainment center’s eventually successful attempt to acquire a liquor license. And in those three years, the 52-19 Flushing Ave. venue has proved to be a good and generous neighbor, according to originally skeptical board members. But that doesn’t mean CB 5 wants to see the stipulations neighborhood civic associations got the State Liquor Authority to place on the venue in exchange for its license to serve booze eliminated. CB 5 voted 34-4 in favor of loosening some restrictions on the Knockdown Center’s capacity and hours of operation at its monthly meeting last Wednesday, as recommended by the advisory council’s Executive Committee. The vote was an advisory opinion on an application the Knockdown Center is making to the State Liquor Authority to alter its methods of operation. Specifically, venue director Tyler Myers told the board he and his partners are looking to build a third bar inside the venue, extend its hours of operation to 4 a.m. Saturday nights into Sunday mor nings and increase its legal capacity to 3,100 people. They are also hoping to keep the Knockdown Center open until 4 a.m. on Thursday, Friday and Saturday mornings for largescale events they may potentially host. The original stipulations, set forth in 2015, called for the ceasing of operations at midnight during the week and 2 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Capacity-wise, the Knockdown Center could only accommodate a maximum of 1,800 people 12 times per year. “This one should be a little easier,” Myers joked at the start of his comments, referring to the tense negotiations years ago. “Our environment relative to the community, as proven by the last months of operation, proves to be a low-impact use.” The proposal put forth by CB 5’s Executive Committee and passed by the whole board, however, allows for just 15 possible dates per year when 1,800 people could assemble, with a permitted capacity of 1,000 the other 350 days of the calendar. With regards to hours, the group decided to allow the Knockdown Center to close at 4 a.m. on Saturday and Sunday mornings only, instead of the four days Myers is applying for. “Yes, they run a very professional operation, Tyler is a very good manager and they’ve done some good things for the community,” CB 5 District Manager Gary

Knockdown Center director Tyler Myers makes his case for looser stipulations to Community PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Board 5. Giordano said. “But to me, just because someone is a good neighbor, it doesn’t mean you give them everything they’re asking for in a situation such as this.” A number of board members from Maspeth spoke highly of the Knockdown Center, however, with Mike LoCascio saying he had no issue with Myers asking for a capacity of 3,100 people. “They do a lot of work for juvenile diabetes and they’ve been very generous to the St. Stan’s sports programs,” LoCascio said. “I’ve been to many events and there’s never been a problem.” Fellow member Maryanna Zero said she’s also repeatedly gone to Knockdown Center eve nt s a nd neve r c a me away w it h complaints. “They volunteer the space for organizations like Kiwanis. I know Juniper Park Civic just had something there too,” Zero said. “They’ve always been very gracious and the security there is unbelievable. I don’t see why they can’t go further than what they have.” Land Use Chairman Walter Sanchez was more cautious in his remarks, saying it’s possible to separate how good a neighbor the Knockdown Center has been from how straining for the community it could be to have over 3,000 people flood the venue. “We like what they’re doing. We support them,” Sanchez said. “We just want them to be reasonable and 3,100 is a little too much.” The Knockdown Center’s operators originally wanted to set the venue’s capacity at 5,000, sparking opposition from community members who feared what could happen when thousands of intoxicated people stumble through the partially residential area. The SLA denied the venue’s liquor license application in 2014 before approving it in 2015. Q

C M SQ page 41 Y K otential homebuyers rely on open houses to help them find the home of their dreams. During REALTOR® Open House weekend - April 22 and 23, 2017 - buyers can have a greater chance of doing just that. The weekend is organized by the Long Island Board of REALTORS® in an effort to unite REALTORS® as they host thousands of open houses, while engaging consumers on the benefits of home ownership and bringing buyers and sellers together. Whether you are a first-time homebuyer or trading up to the home of your dreams, now is the time to buy. Visit MLSLI.com for all of your home buying and selling resources. Being a homeowner is more than just having a roof over your head. Home ownership instills feelings of comfort, security, stability and pride. However, in addition to these important benefits are substantial social benefits for families, communities and the country as a whole. A few of these benefits are:

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HOWARD BEACH All Brick Cape, 5 BRs, 2 full baths, on 49 x 100, working fireplace, finished bsmt / large high ceiling attic (2 bed). Park-like setting in large yard.

All new mint AAA "Waterfront Home" Colonial amazing views, 3 BRs, 2 baths, huge kitchen & living room, kitchen features new granite countertops, custom center island, new cabinets & stainless steel appliances, 2new baths/Jacuzzi, tiled floors. Asking $849K

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Lovely Hi-Ranch featuring 4 BRs, 2.5 baths, full finished 1st floor, inground sprinklers, CAC, att. garage, manicured yard.

Mint California Hi-ranch, 4 BRs, 2 baths, pavers front and back. Large LR w/gas "wood-burning stove." Beautiful renovated kitchen and bath.

Asking $740K

Asking $799K

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Mint "All Brick" huge Colonial (32x48) on (40x100 lot), 4 lg BRs, 3 new full baths /new custom EIK w/island, huge formal dining rm, pavers front & back, in-ground heated salt-water pool. All redone brick, windows, kit, CAC, boiler, roof.

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Large Brookfield style Hi-ranch, 4 BRs, 3 full baths, sunken living room, in-ground saltwater pool. Asking $855K

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HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Hi-Ranch (40x100), 4 BRs, 3 new full baths, hardwood floors up and down. Hi-hats thruout, 2 skylights, 1 car garage.

Brand new mint, 3 BR/2 bath, 2 stories, detached, granite countertop w/stainless steel appliances.

HOWARD BEACH All new totally redone in 2016, stone front, siding, windows, roof. New kitchen w/SS appliances, granite, 4 BRs, 3 full baths. Reduced $645K

Reduced $379K

Asking $819K

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"WATERFRONT" Corner 1 family, 3 BRs, 1 1/2 baths, 20x80 lot w/2 car garage. Large dock, fits 5 boats, 30x22 deck over water. New siding w/architectural roof.

Asking $489K

Extra lg Hi-Ranch, on 40x109, 4 BRs, 3 baths, contemporary style kitchen, 4 ft in-ground pool w/waterfall, hardwood floors upstairs, pavers, Asking $949K skylights.

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• Garden Co-op – 2 BRs, 1 bath, gorgeous open kit/DR concept, wood cabinets, porcelain floors, granite, SS appl., washer/dryer. . . $259K • Garden Co-op – 3 BRs, 1 bath, 1st floor, needs TLC . . . . . . . . . . .$169K • HI-Rise Co-op – All new 2 BRs, 2 baths, with 19" terrace. Pack bags/ move in . . . . . . . $269K • Condo - Greentree – 3 BRs, 2 baths, 2nd floor, totally renovated, garage. . . . . . . . $399K

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Brick 2 fam, attached, 2 BR over 3 BR with 2 baths, walk-in apartment. 2 car private driveway. Asking $699K

• Garden Co-op – 3 BRs, 1 bath (freshly painted), new refinished wood flooring, party room (fee) . . . . . . . . . . .$215K

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OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 22 11 am - 1 pm 161-31 87 Street

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Sun., April 23 11 am - 1 pm 80-17 57 Street

Sat., April 22 Sun., April 23 11 am - 2 pm 99 Weeks Rd.

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HOWARD BEACH

NORTH BABYLON

Completely Ren. 2 BR, 2 Bath. New Everything: Kit. W/ 1 Family Det. 4 BRs, 2.5 Baths, Living Room, Dining Completely Renovated Det. 1 Family On Quiet Block Stainless Steel Appliances & Granite Counters, Baths, With 2 Bedrooms & Pvt Dvwy, New Everything: Kit, Room, Eat-In-Kit. & Family Room. Laundry Room Bath, Boiler, Wood Floors, Appliances & Water Main! Hardwood Flooring, Roof, Boiler, Wood Deck, Large Living In Bsmnt. With New Boiler/Hot Water Heater Room With Cathedral Celining & Attached Tiled Garage! Hosted By Cass Boggiano 702-332-9776 Hosted By Cass Boggiano 702-332-9776 & Chris Snyder 347-698-6763 Hosted By Raj Pardal 646-533-9262 & Chris Snyder 347-698-6763

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Sat., April 22 12 - 1 pm 171-20 144 Avenue

Sat., April 22 1 - 3 pm 164-35 96 Street

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OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 22 Sun., April 23 1 - 3 pm 99-73 163 Drive

HOWARD BEACH

Mint Condition 2 Family Conversion. Completely RenSpacious 1 Family Home With Easy Access To Conduit And Belt Parkway. 3 BRs & 2 Full Baths. Large Kitchen ovated First Floor: New Kitchen & Bath, New Flooring, Opens Up To Rear Den That Flows Into The Dining Room Boiler & H.W. 2nd Floor Complete With Eat-In-Kitchen, & Living Room That Flows Into The Front Den. Complete Living Room, 2 BRs, Full Bath & Terrace With Pvt Dvwy That Fits 3 Cars And Large Backyard. Hosted By Felicina Lisena 917-376-3715

Hosted By Fardeen Hamid 347-218-2168

OPEN HOUSE Sun., April 23 2 - 4 pm 271 Hemlock St.

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CYPRESS HILLS Newly Renovated 2 Family Att. Colonial. New Kitchens, New Baths, New Appliances, New Siding, New Hardwood Floors, New Windows, Full Fin. Bsmnt. Close To Shopping & Transportation. Delivered Vacant.

OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 22 10 - 11:30 am 95-12 101 Avenue

OZONE PARK Previous Dance School – 700 + Sq Ft Space Available For Use As Medical, Law, Accounting Etc. Hosted By Tom Dusi 917-804-3106

Hosted By Cass Boggiano 702-332-9776 & Chris Snyder 347-698-6763

LITTLE NECK 3 BRs, 1 Bath First Floor Coop In Desirable Convenient Location!

Hosted By Hussein Hosni 347-537-7221

OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 22 1 - 3 pm 87-04 161 Avenue

HOWARD BEACH

Diamond Condition Brand New Det. 2 Family On A Large Lot With Pvt Dvwy. Beautiful New Kitchens & Baths, New Hardwood Flooring Throughout. EACG Floor Has Own Heating Unit & Washer & Dryers. Sat., April 22 Hosted By Michael Defalco 347-223-2442 Chris Snyder 347-698-6763 & Sun., April 23 Hosted By Angela Orlando 516-669-6119

Large Corner Splanch. 3 BR, 2.5 Baths, Formal Dining Room With Skylight, Large Eat-In-Kitchen. Pvt Dvwy & 1 Car Attached Garage Hosted By Carolyn DeFalco 917-208-9176

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OPEN HOUSE Sat., April 22 10 am - 11:30 pm 95-14 101 Avenue

Sat., April 22 3 - 5 pm Sun., April 23 12 - 2 pm 10 Schoolhouse Way

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DIX HILLS

2,500 sq. ft. Floor Newly Remodeled Office Space With Access To Shed In Backyard. New HVAC System, Electrical, Drop Ceilings, Walls, Etc!

Diamond Condition 4 BR, 3.5 Bath Ranch With Bsmnt. Complete With Formal Dining Room, Living Room & 2 Car Garage Hosted By Raj Pardal 646-533-9262 Sat., April 22, 3 - 5 pm and Sun., April 23, 12 - 2 pm Hosted By Max Levy 917-252-5420

Hosted By Tom Dusi 917-804-3106

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Sun., April 23 1 - 3 pm

Sat., April 22 1 - 3 pm 86-11 151 Avenue 4J

Sat., April 22 1 - 3 pm

86-11 151 Avenue 3E

Sat., April 22 and Sun., April 23 12 - 2 pm 63-04 255 Street Unit #1391

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Lovely Spacious 2 BR, 2 Bath Condo With Terrace In The Plymouth House Development. Kitchen, Living Room, Formal Dining Room. Close To All Conveniences.

Large Bright 1 BR Condo With Hardwood Flooring, Updated Kit. With Window, Formal Dining Room, Large Living Room, Spacious Bedroom, Full Bath. Close To All Conveniences.

2 Family Modern House In Excellent Location Steps From Transportation, Markets & Schools. Plenty Of Closets And Natural Light In Every Bedroom. Full Finished Basment.

Hosted By Mike DeFalco 347-223-2442

Hosted By Angela Orlando 516-669-6119

Hosted By Anthony Fernandez 646-881-4165

April 22nd - 23rd, 2017

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