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Additions and traditions mark Mets’ Opening Day PAGES 22 AND 24 Mets fans and enthusiasts alike, including Howard Beach’s own Nick “Pin Man” Giampietro, gathered at Citi Field for Opening Day, which marked the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier and the unveiling of the team’s new Tom Seaver statue, honoring the legendary pitcher.

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Cases on the rise following holidays

Covid uptick nears threshold for upgraded risk level but not certain by Deirdre Bardolf

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xperts are warning of an uptick in Covid cases throughout New York City following recent holiday gatherings and the upward trend is expected to continue. “I’m sure the infections will increase right now given the mask mandate is off at this moment,” said Dr. Rishi Malhan, director of hospital medicine at Long Island Jewish Forest Hills. “It’s post-Easter and postPassover so we will definitely see an uptick of infections as we go further into the summer. The good thing is, it is not as severe as Delta,” he said of the new BA.2 subvariant. “Unfortunately, it’s science versus the mandates,” he said. There was a 3.5 percent positive rate in Queens as of Tuesday for the borough’s seven-day average for positive test results, an uptick from Sunday’s 2.98 percent. Long Island City is among the neighborhoods with the highest percentages of positive cases, with 24 new ones over the last seven days and a positivity rate of 9.8 percent. Breezy Point has a seven-day posi-

throughout the pantivity rate of 9.2 perdemic but says, “if cent with seven posiyou’re young, you’re tive cases. Next for healthy, you’re boostQ ue e n s neig hb ored, you don’t have hoods is Fresh Meadrisk factors and do ows and Hillcrest with not have symptoms 29 new cases. and you’re meeting Hospit alizat ions people who are in the and death throughout same age group, I the city remain on the think we should be decline. vigilant, but not to On Tuesday, MalDr. Rishi Malhan han said that the hosCOURTESY PHOTO the same extent as someone who is more pital does not currently have any Covid patients in the ICU susceptible to infection.” Queens had the second-lowest or any severe cases of Covid; only incidental Covid, due to swabbing all number of cases per 100,000 people in the last week, with 159, and Malpatients. “At this point, we’re definitely see- han says that could be due to the boring a rise of cases in the city but, as ough’s being hit hard du r ing in the previous wave, hospitalizations Omicron. “That could be a reason why a lot usually lag a couple of weeks,” he noted, adding that the new subvariant of people have some residual immunity,” he said. of Omicron is more contagious. But if cases surpass 200 a week “As city data show, the numbers are going up and a lot more people for every 100,000 residents, the city are testing positive but we haven’t could move into the medium risk seen the hospitalization comparable level, which could mean requiring masks in crowded settings including to that,” said Malhan. He recommends the same pre- schools, and Key to NYC requirecautions that have been advised ments could return if there is a sus-

Following a Covid infection, Mayor Adams shared a handshake with former PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE Mayor Michael Bloomberg. tained rise in cases. In a press conference on Monday, Mayor Adams, who just recovered from Covid and engaged in a virusfriendly handshake with former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, was asked if he would consider those steps. He said he continues to meet with his health team and will make a

determination. “I think Governor Hochul was right when she stated we can’t close down our city,” he said. “We need healthy bodies, healthy minds and a healthy economy.” “We’re not there yet,” he said, adding, “We’re just not at the place of Q mandate right now.”

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HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL SERVICE At 7:00 p.m., Sunday, May 1st, the Howard Beach Judea Chabad will be hosting a Yom Hashoah Holocaust Remembrance service. Please join us for a moving program of Memory and survival. It is very important in these troubling times, with anti-Semitism on the rise, for all to attend. The world must remember, we must never forget.

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Every district to get G&T program Adding 1,000 new seats and getting rid of the tests by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

After months of stating that a gifted and talented announcement would come, Mayor Adams and Schools Chancellor David Banks announced details to expand accelerated instruction in city public schools last Thursday. “For the first time, there will be a Gifted and Talented program in every school district in New York City,” the mayor declared. Former Mayor de Blasio had announced an end to the program but Adams repeatedly promised to improve and expand it, instead. The city will now provide two entry points for students to enter the program: 100 kindergarten seats and 1,000 third-grade seats will be added, the latter as part of a pilot program. Children can enter the programs in kindergarten, first, second or third grades. For the upcoming school year, the new kindergarten seats will bring the total to 2,500. To fill those seats, current pre-K students will be evaluated by their teachers for a nomination. Applications for both programs are open from May 31 to June 13. “We are now expanding our thirdgrade gifted and talented pilot program to include all districts across the city,” explained Banks at a City

Hall press conference. “The top 10 percent of second-grade academic performers in every school will be invited to apply to gifted and talented programs with preference being given to students applying in their home district, by using academic grades from their core four subject areas.” The new “top performer” program, according to the Department of Education website, is invitationonly and second-grade students are eligible to apply; it will continue through fifth grade. “We’re screening students for gifted behavior based off their total academic performance, not just a single test,” Banks added in reference to the high-stakes and contested exam that was previously given to 4-year-olds. “For far too long, we had districts in our city that did not have Gifted and Talented programs,” said Adams. “We are giving every child in every ZIP code the chance that has been denied too often.” Banks said the announcement is only the beginning and that the DOE will continue listening to families and improving the program. “We are simply setting a baseline, not the ceiling,” said Banks. “What this announcement does today is provide families in Soundview in the Bronx, East Flatbush in Brooklyn,

Richmond Hill parent Michael Garcia speaks in support of gifted and talented programs last week at City Hall. PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE Far Rockaway and Jamaica in Queens, and Port Richmond in Staten Island with expanded access to gifted and talented programs, fulfilling our commitment to expanding accelerated learning in our city.” Michael Garcia, a parent of two PS 56 students from Richmond Hill, spoke at the press conference, where he learned the school will now get a gifted and talented program. “We did not have an opportunity for a school with that type of program so I was not eligible, but I am really excited that this opportunity will now exist for other parents and families as well as all New York City residents throughout the city,” Garcia said.

“When all these things go good, it’s good for the schools, it’s good for the parents, it’s good for the kids and it’s good for the community,” Garcia said. Elected officials weighed in at the press conference, too, including A s s e mbly m a n D av id We p r i n (D-Fresh Meadows) and Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajk u mar (D-Woodhaven). “We were so upset when the programs were being phased out last year, and this is a wonderful opportunity for every district in the city to get a gifted and talented program,” Weprin said. Rajkumar drew on the immigrant

experience of her parents and attributed her ability to become a lawmaker to the educational opportunities she was provided. “With the gifted and talented expansion, we are giving similar opportunities to children all over the city,” she later told the Chronicle. “The mayor is setting a national standard for education because if we as New Yorkers and Americans are going to be competitive in the global market and the global world, then we need to make sure our children have educational opportunities like this,” she said. In a statement, state Sen. John Liu (D-Bayside), chair of the Senate’s Committee on New York City Education, emphasized the need for continued parent engagement. “An expansion is welcome news, although it relies on a lottery and nebulous recommendations that are a cause for concern to many parents and families,” Liu stated. “Going forward beyond this school year, the administration must be sure to engage parents and students who have long called for more accelerated learning in order to address these outstanding issues.” Councilwoman Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills) said in a statement, “Our children only get one shot at a continued on page 28

Cops say other Rich Hill attacker found

Queens and Brooklyn men charged with attacks on Sikhs near temple by Deirdre Bardolf For the latest news visit qchron.com

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A Brooklyn man who allegedly committed bias attacks against three different people on two occasions in Richmond Hill has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of robbery, assault, aggravated harassment and three hate crimes. Vernon Douglas, 19, of Brownsville, was arrested in Brooklyn last Thursday and arraigned on Saturday. He was charged with 13 counts and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted, according to the office of Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz. On Sunday, April 3, Douglas allegedly approached 70-year-old Nirmal Singh near the corner of Lefferts Boulevard and 95th Avenue and punched him in the face. Douglas fled the scene on foot. Then on April 12, around 7 a.m. at the same location, Douglas, shirtless and carrying a large wooden stick, along with Hezekiah

Coleman, allegedly attacked two Sikh men in the area, removing their religious headwear, robbing the first victim, 45, of $300 and striking them both with the stick, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Douglas then allegedly hit the second victim, 58, causing the man’s turban to fall, and pulled on his beard. Coleman punched the victim, threatened to shoot him and Douglas took $200 from him. “This defendant is accused of targeting three men, all members of the Sikh community who wore turbans at the time of the attacks,” Katz said of Douglas. “We will not tolerate beatings motivated by hate in the borough of Queens — the most diverse county in the world. “Our diversity is our strength and no acts of violence will undermine who we are. This defendant, along with his co-defendant, will be held to account for the charges of which they are accused.”

Coleman, 20, who police believe was squatting in a nearby abandoned house, was taken into custody at the scene of the indicent. There has been an increased police and community presence in that area, where the Sikh Cultural Society gurdwara also is located. Coleman was arraigned last week and charged with a five-count complaint including robbery and assault and also faces 25 years. “I am gratified to report that the NYPD has apprehended the second suspect in Tuesday’s heinous crime against the Sikh community,” tweeted Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven). “This comes on the heels of the other suspect being formally charged this morning with hate crimes.” Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) also commended the quick work by police. “The second perp in the racially motivated attack on two Sikh men in Richmond Hill has

Vernon Douglas, whom police identified as this man seen on surveillance video, was charged with recent hate crimes committed in PHOTO COURTESY NYPD Richmond Hill. been apprehended in Brooklyn. Thank you to the @NYPDnews and the @NYPD102Pct for your swift work bringing a violent criminal to Q justice,” she tweeted Thursday morning.

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$50M to catch up charter students

New summer school initiative, like Summer Rising, tackles learning loss by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

“The educational equivalent of long Covid,” is what former Mayor Michael Bloomberg called the setbacks students are experiencing in a press conference Monday at City Hall. “I really am very optimistic about the future of the city, especially as the worst of the pandemic, I hope, finally seems to be in the rearview mirror. But for a lot of young New Yorkers, the crisis of the past two years may only just be starting unless we act,” he said. The data paint a “devastating picture,” he added, of kids who have fallen up to a year behind, especially Black and Latino students. So Bloomberg joined Mayor Adams to announce a $50 million investment in summer school programs for charter schools called Summer Boost NYC, similar to the Summer Rising program in public schools, funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with Kenneth C. Griffin, Stan Druckenmiller, The Carson Family Charitable Trust, Robin Hood, Gray Foundation and Walentas Foundation. Bloomberg has long supported charters and recently announced plans to spend $750 million for new charter seats across the state. When asked, he said that Summer Boost NYC is not part of that, but “in additional to anything else” the organization is working on. Adams also reiterated his own support of

Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg joined Mayor Adams at City Hall to announce a $50 million investment into summer programs at charter schools. PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON/NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE charter schools. “I am not going to be caught up in the conversation of separating children based on the names of the schools they are in,” he said on Monday. “They are all our children and today we are investing in all of them.” The program is expected to reach 25,000 K-8 students and provide an additional five weeks of extra math and English instruction. It will also include the activities that kids would “probably rather do in the summer,” such as

social and emotional learning and recess time, said Howard Wolfson, head of the education program at Bloomberg Philanthropies. Students will be tested at the beginning and end of the program to gauge their progress. A model curriculum will be provided to schools in need of one, developed by Lavinia Group, which is used throughout the country. Founder Arin Lavinia created Success Academy’s THINK Literacy program and pioneered the network’s approach to training leaders and

teachers as it grew. Charters that already have a summer program in place can continue using them. “Some schools who have never had the money to do this will likely use the model curricula that we will be providing,” said Wolfson. Central Queens Academy is one Queens charter eyeing the new program. “We are planning to apply as we want to increase our summer offerings to support struggling students as well as those on grade level,” said Executive Director Ashish Kinsella in an email. The city recently expanded its Summer Rising program and now serves 110,000 students in grades K-8, 10 percent more than last year. Summer Boost NYC builds on the city initiative by aiming to support students at charter schools — which 14 percent of New York City public school students attend — expanding summer school programs to more than 135,000 students, according to officials. “During the pandemic, students lost a lot of learning time. Try as educators might, it can’t and won’t all be recouped during the normal school year,” said James Merriman, CEO of New York City Charter School Center, in a statement. “One important way to make up for time Q lost is expanded summer learning.”

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The Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol is seeking volunteers for an Earth Day Cleanup taking place this Friday at 2 p.m. A great opportunity for those seeking community service hours, the work will entail getting rid of litter and tackling graffiti along 101st Avenue. Participants are meeting at 101st and Liberty avenues. The cleanup is in collaboration with the city Department of Sanitation, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), Assemblywomen Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and Jenifer Rajkumar (D-Woodhaven), and Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park). To volunteer, sign up at copcp.org/ earthday or donate to help cover the costs of paint and supplies at copcp. org/donate. The Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol is a nonprof it organization committed to community safety and wellness. It offers safet y pat rols, police liaisons and weekly food pantries, as well as other services such as snow removal, graffiti removal, youth services and more. Follow COPCP for more i nforQ mation.

The Redhawk Robotics team at Ozone Park’s High School for Construction Trades, Engineering and Architecture is in Texas this week competing in the World Championships after securing most of the funds needed to get there just in time. The rookie team qualified for the competition a few week s ago and has been raising money since The robot was shipped to then. The inno- Texas last week. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF vative team had to f ly into Dallas and drive to Houston because there were no direct f lights left for the whole team last-minute. The first day of the competition was Wednesday and they got the robot inspected and ran practice matches. “We are hopeful and ready to show the capabilities of a little team from Queens to the world,” said teacher and Q mentor Mohammed Hossain. — Deirdre Bardolf

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PS 97 soup-er star chefs Many cultures are represented at PS 97, The Forest Park School, and where better to explore that than in the kitchen? With help from the Parent Advisory Council, PS 97 has held nine virtual cooking classes that all feature a new recipe. In the latest lesson, Stacie Stuart shared her grandma’s recipe for matzo ball soup and taught participants about Passover. Families were reminded that some of the best memories are made in the kitchen with each other. Empire BlueCross BlueShield offered support by providing Easter coloring books, measuring cups, nutritional guides, hand sanitizer, aprons, tote bags and all the ingredients needed to complete the recipe for 25 families. PS 97 is proud to call Empire community relation representative Lidi Flores family and is

grateful for all the continued support. Some students, like Kaizen, participated in all of the sessions to date and he invited family members to join him most recently. He loves cooking and is thinking about becoming a chef. Augie, above, loves spending the time with his mom in the kitchen, he said. They have also made Greek salad, Filipino adobo chicken, Sri Lanka deviled chicken and Middle Eastern turkey meatballs. Next up are Mexican veggie quesadillas, Chinese vegetable lo mein and Italian cheesy chicken pasta. “We know that educating our students does not stop with academics,” said parent coordinator Amelia Joseph in an email. “Our students need to grow emotionally, physically and socially as well. Our cultural cooking sessions Q have proven to cover it all.”

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PSC greenlights clean energy infrastructure Champlain Hudson Power Express and Clean Path New York are a go by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Champlain Hudson Power Express and Clean Path New York, two projects that will bring green energy to New York City, were approved by the Public Service Commission last Thursday, Gov. Hochul announced that afternoon. “Today’s decision is a major step forward in achieving New York State’s goal of 70 percentage of our energy from renewable resources, while paving the way for thousands of high-quality jobs, spurring billions in economic activity, reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, and ushering in a cleaner, greener New York for all,” Hochul said in a statement. Champlain Hudson Power Express entails a set of cables, which will run under Lake Champlain and the Hudson River from Quebec down to Astoria and transfer hydroelectric power to the Con Edison campus on 20th Avenue. Meanwhile, Clean Path New York will bring solar and wind power from Deleware County, which will be transported to the city via the Rainey power substation near the Roosevelt Island Bridge.

Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest), who chairs the Council’s Environmental Protection Committee, has been a strong proponent of the two projects, and applauded their approval. “By investing in clean energy, creating new green jobs in our communities, and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, the approval of these projects represents a crucial step towards meeting New York’s energy goals,” he said in a prepared statement. “It is my hope that CHPE and Clean Path NY pave the way for more Tier 4 projects, and that New York continues to invest in clean energy and green jobs.” Equally thrilled was Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech. “Queens Chamber of Commerce who supported both of these projects is happy to know they have both been approved by the 7 public service commission commissioners,” he said in a statement. “These projects dovetail well with our Queens is Green initiative which strives to make Queens County the greenest county of all 62 counties in New York state.”

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aspeth Minimum” has long been the term for Maspeth High School’s practice of providing students, through fraud, with whatever grades or classes they needed to graduate so the kids could be pushed into college or the real world whether prepared or not, and the administration could look good and earn things like Blue Ribbon awards for its fake excellence. You’ve got to feel bad not only for the students who got shortchanged there but also for those who worked hard, played by the rules and got the grades they deserved to get. Now “Maspeth Minimum” could also be applied to the punishment meted out by the Department of Education against former Principal Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, under whose “leadership” the fakery occurred. After a two year investigation — ridiculous in and of itself — the DOE has determined that for his sins against all that is fair and decent, Abdul-Mutakabbir should be forced to keep earning $187,000 a year — without even pretending to work. He’ll just

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hang out in some office somewhere, not interacting with students but no doubt able to read books, cruise the internet, do crossword puzzles, make stock picks — whatever he wants for another seven years. Then he retires. Add in his benefits, and he’ll cost taxpayers about $1.8 million over that time. His total fine from the DOE: $12,000. This is pathetic, and if it’s possible for Mayor Adams to overrule the decision, he must. There was a mountain of evidence against Abdul-Mutakabbir. Teachers at Maspeth had to either play along or find themselves on the outs. Kids spoke to the media about knowing they didn’t earn the grades they were given. All the chicanery was revealed by the faculty and students through the New York Post and area City Councilman Bob Holden. With its weak punishment of Abdul-Mutakabbir, the DOE reinforces the lessons kids can take from his time heading MHS: You don’t have to work hard; just lie and cheat to get ahead. But one day they’ll pay a price that he, as a DOE employee, won’t ever have to.

ombine the determination of Mayor Adams to turn the city around in both the long and short term, the innovation of the Success Academy charter school network and the largesse of fabulously wealthy former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and what do you get? A wise $50 million investment in a new summer school program specifically for kids at charters. Students at quality charters such as Success outperform their peers on measurements including standardized tests all the time, but they too suffered from the Covid lockdowns and time spent away from the physical classroom. Now comes Summer Boost NYC, just for charter school kids and boasting a curriculum, for those who need it, crafted by a group led by a woman who created Success Academy’s THINK Literacy program. Great — those mostly minority students at Success outread their peers on the whole by a lot. The investment by Bloomberg and other philanthropists will bring the program to 25,000 kids to start. Given the small share of students lucky enough to go to charter schools, that compares favorably to the 110,000 served by the city’s Summer Rising program in traditional schools. After the inevitable success of Summer Boost, we hope it can be expanded with an investment of taxpayer money. The people will get a much better return on investment than they do with most funds allocated by educrats. It’s great to see Adams, reformist Schools Chancellor David Banks, Success Academy and Bloomberg work together on something so promising. More like this, please.

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NY’s $220M Medicaid mistake Dear Editor: Omitting mayoral control of public schools from New York State’s budget was a mistake (“Control of schools left out of budget,” April 14). But a much bigger mistake was made by expanding Medicaid coverage to illegal immigrants. A budget provision allows up to 20,000 elderly residents living here illegally to apply for Medicaid, a public health program for needy people. (“NY’s $220M Medicaid for illegal migrants,” New York Post, April 12). Medicaid is largely funded by the federal government, with state and local governments contributing. But federal law bans using federal dollars for illegal immigrants. New York must pay the total $220 million Medicaid cost to cover senior undocumented aliens. Applicants must only prove that they live in New York regard-

less of their length of residence, under the state Health Department’s Medicare eligibility criteria. “We should not be rewarding people who are not following the rules,” said Republican state Sen. George Borello. He’s right, but “progressive” Democrats in Albany pushed this measure through to gain ethnic votes. They hoped to expand it beyond elderly residents to cover more of New York’s estimated 700,000 illegal residents of all ages, but budget considerations prevented that. The state’s Budget Division estimated a much higher cost than the Citizens Budget Commission (a public watchdog group) projected, based on extremely high enrollment assumptions. “As a result, we were only able to win this narrower proposal,” Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried told the Post. That does not mean they won’t try to expand this coverage in the future.

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Dems’ disgrace on race Dear Editor: I was amazed that Benjamin Haber’s letter in the April 14 issue, “Meet the bigots,” decried that 47 Republican senators opposed the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. He perceives it as “racism.” Perhaps Mr. Haber forgot the torment that the Democrats put nominees Clarence Thomas, Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett through. In the case of Mr. Thomas, the supposedly anti-racism Democrats opposed his confirmation because, as a Black conservative, he did not kowtow as the kind of Black justice

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Dear Editor: In 1969, my dad, Norman Fisher, closed his men’s retail store, Fisher’s Men’s Shop, on Grand Avenue, in Maspeth, for the last time. He then rented the building to a young man who had graduated Grover Cleveland High School in Ridgewood and was operating a small photography studio on Liberty Avenue in Jamaica. Walter Gill proved to be a successful entrepreneur. He was driven, a tireless worker, and spent long hours transforming the old men’s clothing store into a new photography studio he named Liberty Art Studio, giving continuity to his first venture. He was a smart businessman, hiring a group of photographers so that he could cover multiple events, mostly weddings, simultaneously. He used to have wedding parties come to the studio. With each bridal party ushered in, the repetitive setup became a bit boring. To liven the mood, as soon as the photographer changed rolls of film, Walter would feign anger, saying, “This is a ‘color’ job, ‘not black and white’!” Everyone who was already in on the joke would watch the bride’s face, waiting to see it blanch as the implication dawned on her. It was great fun. I worked at the studio during the summer of ’70 between semesters. Walter was a wonderful boss and mentor and taught me a lot about photography. He also gave me the task of designing and building his outdoor studio. Walter’s business grew and he ultimately opened his own photography lab in Woodside. He serviced not only his own studio, but others throughout Queens. He finally retired a few years back, but countless couples from various neighborhoods have had their precious photos either taken by or printed by Walter Gill over many years. Every June 26, my wife and I take out our wedding album and relive our wedding in 1976. Unfortunately, this April 6, Walter passed away. Walter Gill’s contribution to our community, though, lives on. Steve FIsher Middle Village

they wanted: one who toes the line that America is a racist nation and all Blacks must adhere to the quota, government dependence and victim mentality that the party promulgates. And perhaps he also forgot that Sonia Sotomayor had professed that she could do a better job than a white male. That statement alone ought to have disqualified her. But it didn’t bother the Democrats one bit. What did bother them were unproven, age-old, inconsistent allegations that 36 years earlier Kavanaugh had made an advance toward a woman who couldn’t recall much of the event. If anything, these behaviors prove that the real party of racism is the Democrats. So what do you say, Mr. Haber? Edward Riecks Howard Beach

Giving driver’s licenses to illegal aliens is bad enough, but granting them Medicaid coverage that they are not legally entitled to under federal law is misusing our tax dollars. I hope angry taxpayers will file lawsuits to challenge this in court. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Casino at Willets Point on the table Lobbyists made strong push as state budget was finalized

by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Issues like bail reform and mayoral control made headlines in recent weeks as Albany struggled to come to an agreement on the state’s budget for fiscal year 2023. But among the final details to be decided upon were the nuts and bolts of downstate casino license applications. As the budget makes clear what will be required of an applicant, it seems that the looming possibility of a casino at Willets Point is very much on the table. The fight for downstate casinos reached a milestone in 2013, when New York state voters approved a constitutional amendment to allow for seven casinos to be built statewide. Only three of those, however, could be built downstate, and they could not be built until 2023. As the end date for that moratorium nears, discussions of where a casino could be built have increased. Though it has been broadly speculated that two of the full, commercial Lobbyists have met with a number of Queens elected officials about development at Willets Point licenses will be awarded to existing casinos and downstate casino licenses, city and state records show. PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN Empire City in Yonkers and Resorts World in In several conversations with the Chronicle, gets used needs to be made up somewhere else South Ozone Park, the fate of the third license Addabbo was clear that nothing is set in stone, if that’s the proposal.” is an open question. Still, Addabbo did not seem to think the Meanwhile, the possibility of a casino going and that numerous sites are on the table, Willets in northeast Queens has been a serious one Point among them. But, as he said on more than effort was a lost cause: “That’s going to be a very interesting area, because of ... the momensince January 2021, when the state Gaming one occasion, “Manhattan is the prize.” A Willets Point casino would not be without tum that’s behind it.” Commission noted it in a study. On top of that, And indeed, there is momentum. New Green Mets owner Steve Cohen was said to have been a hitch, as a major redevelopment effort there in conversation with casino company Las Vegas has been in the works for years. “I don’t think Willets has hired several lobbyists, including Sands as early as last fall (although a spokes- the Gaming Commission or otherwise would be Jason Ortiz of Moonshot Strategies and Blue person for Cohen said no formal relationship interested in interrupting anything that’s Suit Strategies (whom Crown Mets has worked with before), Hollis Public Affairs and strategic has been established). At the same time, evi- already in the process,” Addabbo said. Specifically, 1,100 affordable housing units affairs firm Dickinson and Avella for the effort. dence of the third casino going in Manhattan or Asked for comment on whether the Cohens have been slated to go up at Willets Point since even Coney Island has been reported. In December, the Chronicle reported that the 2018, and the city’s environmental cleanup intend to build a casino at Willets Point, Moonshot referred the Chronicle to Tiffany GalvinGaming Commission closed its call for requests work on that began in June 2021. Councilmember Francisco Moya (D-Coro- Cohen, a spokesperson for Cohen. She said, for information regarding the possibility of a casino at Willets Point. Those RFIs garnered na), who represents Willets Point proper, has “For decades, New Yorkers have known that responses from numerous area civic leaders been very involved in the push for affordable our city can get more out of the area around Citi who, on the whole, vehemently objected to the housing in the area. Previously, he told the Field. Steve has invested in the team, the ballCh ron icle, “We are park, and the borough because he views owning idea. Still, the very exisopposed to anything that the Mets as a civic responsibility. He will contence of the RFIs indicould be built that inter- tinue engaging stakeholders across Queens as cated serious movement from the commission. ehind the scenes before feres with the two plans the community thinks about how to revitalize approved by the Willets the neighborhood.” Fa s t fo r w a r d t o the public process. Addabbo is one of several lawmakers whom Point task force — March: As state budget including the historic lobbyists have met with; per records submitted negotiations neared, lobproject that will bring March 28, the gaming chair met with Dickinson byists representing Las Vegas Sands and New Green Willets — a com- the deepest levels of affordability with the 1,100 and Avella in regard to “Willets Point developpany that shares a Stamford address with units of affordable housing.” Moya’s office did ment” — which is not in his district. Willets Point is, however, within the jurisdicCrown Mets LLC, Crown Intermediate LLC not respond to an additional request for comtion of Moya, state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Elm(both of which are linked to the Mets organiza- ment by press time. What is more, the land directly to the west of hurst), Assemblymember Daniel Rosenthal tion) and Point 72, Cohen’s financial firm — met with state and city lawmakers on several Citi Field has been suggested as the site of (D-Flushing), Assemblyman Jeffery Aubry numerous projects over the years, including a (D-Corona), Borough President Donovan Richoccasions, records show. Among those legislators is state Assembly soccer stadium, a shopping mall and even a ards and Mayor Adams, all of whom have met Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx), who, records casino, the latter of which was proposed by the with lobbyists representing New Green Willets show, met with former Gov. David Paterson, Mets’ former owners, the Wilpon family. A in regard to “potential economic, housing and who has lobbied for Las Vegas Sands as its vice 2017 New York State Court of Appeals case, mass transportation development at the Willets president since 2019, about “seeking expansion however, ruled that the land could not be devel- Point neighborhood.” (City records show that of downstate gaming casinos.” Though the date oped, as it is legally parkland. The sole excep- Cohen himself met with Adams; the mayor has of that meeting is not listed, Paterson’s registration to that is the Citi Field parking lot, made since come out in favor of “expanding downtion is dated March 28, just days before the state possible by a more than 60-year-old lease the state gaming options”). Asked about whether a casino was discussed Mets have with the city. budget was due. State Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) and if she’d support one at Willets Point, Ramos One lawmaker who has been in frequent discussion with New Green Willets and Las Vegas made note of that when asked for his thoughts said, “I like to meet with anyone interested in Sands is state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard on a Willets Point casino. “We can’t lose any serving my neighbors. Whether we agree on Beach), who chairs the chamber’s Racing, parkland — that’s a pivotal point for me,” he what is in my community’s best interests is told the Chronicle. “Every inch of parkland that often another story. At this stage, I’m listening Gaming and Wagering Committee.

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and learning before I report back to my neighbors. I like public processes and only by following through can I know definitively that I won’t be able to support any application whose return to Queens doesn’t far outweigh its cost.” Richards’ office shared similar thoughts. “As anyone who approaches Borough President Richards to discuss the future of Queens will learn, conversations will always center around responsible growth, including at Willets Point, where he was proud to break ground last summer on a critical environmental cleanup project allowing for later development at the site,” a spokesperson for Richards said. “The Borough President is also adamant that development projects slated for any location within The World’s Borough include both a robust community engagement process and tangible community deliverables that benefit the surrounding neighborhood.” Rosenthal and Aubry could not be reached for comment. Addabbo and Gianaris were also involved in those discussions. All of those electeds met with New Green Willets lobbyists about A9009/S8008, the section of the state budget which initially included stipulations about downstate casino licenses. The final version of the state budget notes that, among other things, that a casino license applicant must submit its construction plan for the area and the surrounding infrastructure with its application. Further, it says that the Gaming Commission will determine the stage of construction at which the facility may open — but the permanent casino area and other nongaming amenities must be complete. Meanwhile, among the qualifications for an application to be approved are how it would impact the area economically and how accessible the site’s location is. It also considers whether the applicant “demonstrat[es] the ability to fully finance the gaming facility.” But Las Vegas Sands — a Queens Chamber of Commerce member, according to President and CEO Tom Grech — is not turned off by any of those requirements: According to Addabbo, the company has told the Gaming Commission that it is “willing to pay the state up front.” Plus, the company said in its RFI response that it was “prepared to spend considerable resources on the site design and entitlement prior to the determination of licensing by the state.” Public opinion would be taken into account. The budget says that, upon an application’s submission, a community advisory committee would be established, its six members being appointed by the district’s councilmember, state senator and assemblymember, the borough president and the mayor. The committee’s meetings would be open to the public. The application would require a two-thirds majority in favor to go forward, after which it would be determined whether the proposal follows state and local zoning regulations. All of those proposed in New York City are subject to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, the determination of which the mayor cannot override. Even as other locations have been rumored as possible sites, Willets Point is by no means off the table. Asked for whether he thinks a Willets Point casino is likely, Grech told the Q Chronicle, “I think it’s quite possible.”

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Adams pledges $11M for street sweeping

After calls for more DSNY funding, alternate side parking to return by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Mayor Adams announced Monday that he will allocate $11 million to street-cleaning efforts in his executive budget plan, which he will release later this month. “We’re no longer just going to talk about cleaning up our streets or taking steps to fight climate change, but we’re going to actually put real money behind these initiatives and lead by example here in New York City,” Adams stated. Specifically, that funding will be used to reinstate alternate side parking, which had been reduced due to the pandemic. That is set to go back into effect July 5. The monies will also cover additional equipment and personnel for sweeping protected bike lanes and “other narrow infrastructure,” a statement from the Mayor’s Office says. Ten devices, called Micromobility Operations Machines, or “MOMs,” are set to be piloted this summer, and the DSNY will have “several dozen” of them “in different sizes” by the end of 2023, the statement says. According to a spokesperson from the Mayor’s Office, the funding will allow for 60 new hires citywide. The commitment comes after much criticism from numerous elected officials for the mayor’s decision to cut $47.8 million in fund-

Part of the $11 million worth of sanitation funding will go toward Micromobility Operations PHOTO BY ED REED/NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE Machines to sweep bike lanes. ing for the Department of Sanitation in his preliminary budget plan. The proposal also would decrease the number of DSNY personnel from 7,423 uniformed personnel and 1,934 civilian workers in 2022 to 7,388 and 1,910 in 2026, respectively, through attrition. At the same time, Adams had called for cleaner streets in

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his economic blueprint, leaving many unsure of how he planned to pay for it. Among the mayor’s fiercest critics on that was Councilmember Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn), who chairs the Committee on Sanitation and Waste Management. Nurse applauded Monday’s announcement.

“Today’s very exciting announcements represent a set of critical steps in our city’s recovery and our city’s commitment to investing in innovative ways to ensure clean streets for all neighborhoods,” she said in a statement that day. “Most importantly, the restoration of ASP is a welcome relief to communities that have faced an unprecedented increase in litter during the pandemic.” Asked what changed Adams’ mind, a spokesperson for the mayor said via email, “The mayor implemented a 3% P[rogram to] E[liminate the]G[ap] for nearly every city agency, including DSNY, in his FY23 Preliminary Budget. This PEG helped achieve nearly $2 billion in savings without reducing services, and was key to closing a $2.9B budget gap.” Borough President Donovan Richards had also voiced his concern about the lack of funding for DSNY. He was pleased by Monday’s announcement. “Keeping our streets clean and clear is an underappreciated, yet critically important process in the daily operation of our city,” Richards said in a statement to the Chronicle. “Cleaner Queens streets mean a healthier, more livable borough deserving of our families, and I will continue to strongly advocate both against misguided budget cuts and for additional Sanitation investment rooted in equity.” continued on page 28

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On the trail of a killer in Forest Hills Police focusing on Orsolya Gaal’s movements in hours before her death

by Peter C. Mastrosimone and Michael Gannon Editor-in-Chief and Senior News Editor

The mystery surrounding the murder of a Forest Hills mother of two has only deepened since her body was discovered in a duffle bag on the side of the road Saturday morning. Police have been using neighborhood security cameras, cell phone data, bank card records and eyewitness accounts to determine Orsolya Gaal’s whereabouts and movements in the hours before her killer stabbed her nearly five dozen times in her Juno Street home in the early morning hours of Saturday. The NYPD is offering a reward of up to $3,500 for information on the case. Gaal was found inside a sports equipment bag later that morning on Metropolitan Avenue in Kew Gardens. According to the NYPD, a 911 caller reported at 8:11 a.m. a suspicious bag with blood on it at Metropolitan and Forest Park Drive just off of the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Gaal was declared dead at the scene by EMS personnel. A blood trail led back to her home, according to media reports. The cause of death was the nearly 60 stab wounds to her throat and abdomen. She

apparently fought her killer, as evidenced by defensive wounds on one hand and forearm reported by multiple print and broadcast outlets. Gaal’s husband, Howard Klein, and their elder son, 17, reportedly were visiting the West Coast when the crime occurred. Their younger son, 13, was at home and was questioned by police and then released, media reports said. The New York Post and other media quoted police sources as saying they are looking for a man whom they call a person of interest, a man with whom Gaal may have had a romantic relationship. Another report stated that the man may have known where the family kept a spare house key outside, and thus could have been able to enter the home without breaking in. Police still had the home cordoned off with crime scene tape this week, with uniformed officers posted on the property. “It’s just ter rible,” a neighbor, who declined to give her name, told the Chronicle Tuesday, before many of the details about a person of interest were made public. A woman walking with her tried to put it in perspective. “I’m more worried about crime on the subways and crime on the street that I am continued on page 28

Orsolya Gaal and her husband, Howard Klein, in a photo posted on her Facebook page. Police are hunting the person who killed her in an apparent frenzied attack in their home early in the FACEBOOK PHOTO / ORSOLYA GAAL morning of April 16.

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‘Maspeth Minimum’ principal reassigned Mutakabbir to keep salary, benefits, contractual raises until retirement by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

“We should not be rewarding city workers who are found to have been corrupt with a golden parachute. Taxpayers deserve better.” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) was responding on Twitter to a New York Post story reporting that Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir, the former principal at Maspeth High School, will remain on the city’s payroll at more than $187,000 until retirement despite findings of massive and prevalent academic fraud taking place during his tenure. Abdul-Mutakabbir was temporar ily relieved of his duties as principal last July. Investigations have found that his administration had a “no failure” policy that included teachers helping students with answers on Regents exams, artificial grade inflation and awarding students credit for classes not attended or in some cases not even held. Troubled students were offered early graduation to move them on, and the school boasted a 98 percent graduation rate. Parents and teachers called it “the Maspeth Minimum.” Holden first went public with those allegations and others back in 2019 after sitting dow n with pa rents a nd school whistleblowers.

Former Maspeth High School Principal Khurshid Abdul-Mutakabbir has been reinstated to the PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Department of Education payroll and reassigned after a grade scandal. He has told the Chronicle on multiple occasions that he felt forced to go public only after bringing the problems to the personal attention of former Mayor Bill de Blasio and then-Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza and allegedly having his concerns ignored. Mutakabbir was suspended without pay between last July 8 and Feb. 1 while his case

made its way through channels. He has been assigned to the Absent Teacher Reserve Pool as a principal and still will receive all contractual raises and benefits. Department of Education officials declined multiple requests to speak on the phone for this story. The DOE released two statements that did not specifically address most of the questions requested in an email, including a

request for comment as to how the public, students or bad actors within the school system can take threats of discipline seriously. “I cannot comment on individual cases,” said Schools Chancellor David Banks, who took over in January. “When I see evidence of egregious actions amongst a small number of individuals in our schools, we will move aggressively and expeditiously to remove those people from our schools and payroll permanently,” he said. “We seek the best outcome for students and taxpayers, but we do not control the ultimate outcome of these cases.” “We hold our educators and school leaders to high ethical standards, and when allegations were made about staff at Maspeth we reported them for investigation,” said DOE spokesman Nathaniel Styer. “As with any complex disciplinary case, it is critical that we not make public statements that prejudice the remaining cases, which can lead to undesired outcomes,” Styer added. “Two trials are ongoing, two cases have been settled, and two others were withdrawn or dismissed.” Matters against two Maspeth High teachers accused along with Mutakabbir remain open. Two had charges withdrawn or dismissed by an arbitrator. Another has been Q reassigned to an unspecified office.

Foreclosures rise with moratorium end

Queens is second in dispossessions and lis pendis filings; high in 11434 by Naeisha Rose

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The latest Property Shark report, which was released last week, revealed that since the eviction moratorium came to a close in January, first-time scheduled foreclosures and preforeclosures filings have steadily made a climb in Queens. While Brooklyn has the most foreclosures and preforeclosures in the city the first quarter of 2022, the World’s Borough is not too far behind on both fronts. Since the end of the moratorium, there have been 87 first-time foreclosures throughout the city and lis pendens, or preforeclosure filings, have jumped by 13 percent citywide compared to the first quarter in 2020. In Queens, there were 31 foreclosures, most of which were in the 11434 ZIP Code, which encompasses parts or all of Hollis, Jamaica, St. Albans and South Jamaica. There were also 237 preforeclosure filings — a 54 percent increase from the first quarter 2020, according to the report. Brooklyn had 35 foreclosures and 530 lis pendens filed. There were 12 foreclosures in Manhattan, nine in the Bronx and none in Staten Island, according to Property Shark. Respectively, they also had 32, 74 and 150 preforeclosures. The city’s homeowners have increasingly felt the economic pressures caused by the pan-

People at the 11434 ZIP code in Queens are filing for foreclosure and preforeclosures since the FILE PHOTO end of the eviction moratorium in January. demic, said City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica). “Housing is New Yorkers’ top priority for having safer neighborhoods, and our city must focus on keeping people in their homes,” said Adams via email. “We know that Black and brown homeowners in neighborhoods, like those I represent in Southeast Queens, have

historically been at greatest risk of foreclosure and losing the generational wealth built over many years, which we must defend.” Year after year, the city has funded a multimillion-dollar Foreclosure Prevention Initiative, which remains in the current budget to provide assistance to distressed homeowners, she added.

“In its Preliminary Budget Response, the Council has also proposed a property tax rebate for homeowners, which would provide overdue relief,” said Adams. “These are priorities we support to keep New Yorkers in their homes during this crisis.” Homeowners who have fallen behind or need help navigating the complicated process or who want to avoid foreclosure can get free legal service by contacting the Center for N YC Neighborhoods network at (646) 786-0888. Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans) was disheartened that her district, 27, continues to take the brunt of the foreclosure crisis, which has become a recurring issue. “Government needs to work collaboratively to create more resources for working-class homeowners,” said Williams, who supports reinstating the moratorium as an immediate solution until a better plan is formed to tackle the problem. “A long-term solution that I would propose is creating community land trusts. This would allow land to be held ‘in trusts’ for community needs, outside of the influence of market pressures, which would help mitigate the potential of foreclosure,” added Williams, who said people in her district can reach her at (718) 776-3700 or district27@ Q council.nyc.gov.

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Mets honor Seaver at home opener

Statue of legendary pitcher unveiled; Robinson celebrated by Sophie Krichevsky

he said, referring to the former Mets owners. “I knew once the On a cool but sunny Friday Wilpons left, we’d start paying morning at Flushing Meadows, tribute to the guys that came fans from all over trickled in — before.” Dennis Buckley also welcomed some as early as 6:30 a.m. — to w it ness a n O pen i ng Day t o the organization’s new owners, the remember: Queens’ own New Cohen family, donning a T-shirt York Mets unveiled their new stat- with Steve Cohen wear ing a ue in honor of the man who is crown, an homage to the famous arguably the greatest Met who photo of Biggie Smalls. He and his ever lived, Tom Seaver. And if that father, Pat — who grew up in weren’t enough, the Mets, along Kings Park, Long Island — drove with the rest of Major League up from Washington, DC for FriBaseball, celebrated the 75th anni- day’s ceremony. “I wasn’t missing this for the versar y of Jack ie Robinson’s breaking of the color bar rier, life of me,” the elder Buckley told doing so at a stadium designed to the Chronicle. But for some fans, the anticipapay homage to number 42’s home tion turned to impatience as they turf, Ebbets Field. Located about 50 feet from the waited for the big reveal. As the Thousands of Mets fans gathered outside Citi Field’s Jackie Robinson Rotunda before Friday’s game — the Mets’ original Shea Stadium Home Run dedication ceremony continued, home opener — to see the new statue of legendary Mets pitcher Tom Seaver unveiled. PHOTOS BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY Apple, the 3,200-pound, bronze some booed as speakers addressed the stadium, a sea of orange and I thought of the Mets, I thought of ball, and being in New York and and stainless steel Seaver statue the crowd. Even so, Borough President blue as far back as the parking lot Tom Seaver. I can still see the playing in New York. But shortly stands at 10 feet tall as number 41 Donovan Richards remained in — settled down, however, when windup: his knee dragging in the after we ar rived here, we felt stretches into his delivery. Mets Hall of Fame catcher Mike dirt, the ball exploding out of his embraced by the fans, by the pubEven before the blue tarpaulin high spirits. hand and the stunned look on the lic, and that made us feel right at “No one thought those lovable Piazza took the stage. was ripped off of the statue, there “It’s been said that humility is face of each batter he stuck out,” home very quickly.” was a palpable sense of excitement losers would ever reach the top. Sarah and Anne Seaver thanked But Tom proved them wrong. That royalty without the crown. That’s he said. “Tom Seaver was a great and anticipation in the air. “It’s about time,” said Nick “Pin World Series win put Queens on why Tom Seaver is our royalty. A pitcher and an even greater man. the sculptor, William Behrends, humble warrior, He was poised and intelligent and and his team for their hard work. Man” Giampietro. Known for his t h e m a p, a nd “The care that you gave going To m b r o u g h t he represented our team as a proud impressive pin collection, which s h o w e d t h e many things to Marine, with dignity, excellence into this project, taking very good he wears to every game, the How- world that great ell, hello, Tom.” care of Dad, really meant the all of us. But I and honor.” ard Beach resident is something of things can and The crowd seemed to soften world to us,” Sarah Seaver said, think the biggest do happen here a local celebrity among Mets fans. — Nancy Seaver, thing he brought when Seaver’s widow, Nancy, and addressing Behrends directly. Indeed, Brooklyn native Domi- in the best borto her husband’s statue to us was faith their two daughters, Sarah and Recalling a walkthrough she had nic Stoker said he’s been waiting o u g h i n Ne w — faith in this Anne, took the stage. Peering over done of the site the day before, she for this day since 1969, when York Cit y. No Seaver and the Amazins’ won longer would Queens ever be over- team, faith in this organization, the podium toward the statue, continued, “The care and the love that the crew behind the scenes their first World Series title. “Life- looked or ignored again — and we and faith in all the fans,” Piazza Nancy began, “Well, hello, Tom.” As she began thanking her fam- have put into this project was have Tom to thank for helping said. “And that’s why we love him, long fan,” he said. “Always.” Just as excited was John Cri- break that narrative,” he said. and that’s why we’ll always cher- ily, friends, the Mets organization breathtak ing. Ever ybody was marco, who grew up in Flushing “This larger-than-life statue is one ish him. And this statue is a beau- and the fans, she became a bit referring to the statue as Tom, and, and had come prepared with his way we can repay that debt and tiful tribute and a memory that misty-eyed, pausing for a moment ‘It’s going to be down where your childhood collection of Tom Seav- help keep Tom’s legacy alive for will always hold a special place in to collect herself. After encourage- dad is,’ or ‘Oh, yes, he’s over ment from the crowd, who cheered there.’ And I hope you’re honored er baseball cards, several of which future generations of Queens resi- our hearts.” Cohen remembered the star her on, she continued, “We came by that. Because isn’t that the were signed. He, however, hasn’t dents to admire and learn from.” The crowd — which, at that pitcher’s time with the Mets with to New York as 22-year-old kids, point? The point is that Dad will waited quite as long as Stoker: “Since we got rid of the Wilpons,” point, stretched across the front of nostalgia. “When I was a kid, and so unfamiliar with playing base- be here every day forever to greet people as they come in.” Moments later, the blue curtain was, at long last, ripped off, revealing the statue in all its glory. After the initial cheers, a hush fell over the crowd — perhaps out of awe, perhaps out of a need to take photos, or some combination of the two. Legendary Mets radio commentator Howie Rose, who, fittingly, emceed the ceremony, took note. “I sense that there have been many breaths that were just taken away because this is every bit as awesome and auspicious as we expected,” he said. “An everlasting tribute to the greatest Met of them Q all, Tom Seaver.” Hall of Fame Mets catcher Mike Piazza greets the crowd. Tom Seaver’s wife, Nancy, center, with daughters Anne, left, and Sarah. Associate Editor

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An Opening Day to remember at Citi Field

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The New York Mets’ home opener Friday was one for the history books as the team unveiled its new statue of Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver, but the fun didn’t end there. At top right, Mets manager Buck Showalter looks out at the police procession and the famous home run apple. At left, Mr. Met celebrates with fans. Below him is the good luck floral arrangement, presented annually to the manager. To the right of that, Seaver’s grandsons, Thomas and Tobin, celebrate their ceremonial first pitches to legendary Mets catcher Mike Piazza, center, and outfielder Mookie Wilson. Mets President Sandy Alderson enjoys the festivities, and to the right, state Sen. Mike Gianaris, City Councilmember Sandra Ung and state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky do, too.

Above, the Mets don number 42 for the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s breaking of the color barrier; as radio host Howie Rose presides over the ceremony. Next to Rose is fan Dennis Buckley, proudly paying tribute to Mets owner Steve Cohen. At near right, Nick “Pin Man” Giampietro gears up for the day’s festivities; and at far right, Piazza and Wilson take the field for the ceremonial first pitch.

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Residents, civics say signal upgrades needed for pedestrian, biker safety by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

Sometimes, all you have to do is ask. And while the city’s Department of Transportation is not making any guarantees, a spokesman on Tuesday said the DOT will consider reevaluating the large and convoluted intersection at Union Turnpike and Park Lane in Kew Gardens. The intersection sits on the border with Forest Hills, and crosses over the Jackie Robinson Parkway. Complicating matters more is that the parkway runs between the east- and westbound lanes of Union Turnpike. And a hair to the south is the eastern terminus of Forest Park Drive. Nearly 20 residents and civic leaders gath-

Kevin O’Leary of Community Board 9, crossing Union Turnpike with the light, gets cut off by a not-so-civic Civic.

ered at the site during the morning rush hour on April 14. James McClelland, district manager of Community Board 9, said the intersection is dangerous and needs upgrades, such as adjusted timing of traffic lights to allow pedestrians, cyclists, senior citizens and parents with strollers to cross more safely. “The DOT came out in November and said no changes were needed,” McClelland said. “We’re hoping maybe the new administration will come and take another look.” The district manager was heartened Tuesday to hear the text of an email from the DOT to the Chronicle on the matter. “Intersection safety is a top priority at the DOT and we are working to explore other safety treatments for this location,” wrote spokesman Vincent Barone. Maddy Farooqui of the Kew Gardens Civic Association said the group was successful some years ago at getting a traffic triangle created nearby at the intersection of Beverly Road and Park Lane South. “After three people were killed in traffic accidents,” she said. A bouquet of flowers was attached to a sign post at Beverly and Park Lane South last Thursday, something CB 9 member Kevin O’Leary said is there regularly. Maria Einstein, out walking her dog, Bessie, said she had difficulty just getting to the

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Seth Welins, left, and Lynne Muchinsky of Kew Gardens discuss the need to upgrade the intersection of Park Lane and Union Turnpike with District Manager James McClelland of Community Board 9. The intersection is in Kew Gardens on the Forest Hills border. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON median on Union Turnpike on one walk signal, much less getting across both sides. The Chronicle verified the difficulty of getting to the median or from the median to the curb before a “Don’t Walk” warning from both directions across Union Turnpike and on both sides of Park Lane.

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G&T revamped continued from page 4 great education. While the coronavirus pandemic has taken a tremendous toll on our children’s learning, the announcement by Mayor Adams and Chancellor Banks goes a long way to providing the best education opportunities for our kids.” Jean Hahn, head of Queens Parents United and a member of PLACE NYC, was glad to see key elements in place, including keeping the G&T classrooms intact and also the promise of teacher development, which she said has “fallen apart over the years.” Deputy Chancellor Carolyn Quintana touched on that in the press conference, saying the DOE found inconsistent training and is looking to provide a consistent curriculum. “I personally think that there’s not enough seats that they’re offering,” added Hahn, of Rego Park. “I think that the program really needs to be doubled,” in order to meet national standards, she said. Community Education Council 30 President Deborah Alexander said in a statement that she is in favor of the expansion model that “provides the appropriate educational environment for children but has been systematically stripped away from so many communities, rendering high-achieving kids — particularly kids of color — unidentified and underserved,” as well as the training and re-training of teachers. “Children with accelerated academic capabilities often have specific and challeng-

ing social-emotional issues that can be misunderstood and go undiagnosed because they happen to be academically strong. This includes but is not limited to the twiceexceptional child,” Alexander said, referring to gifted children who have some form of disability, and are often denied services. Jenn Choi, a special education parent advocate from Woodside, also worries about those students and the criteria for kids applying in third grade, the age at which students are often diagnosed with dyslexia. “What my concern right now, given the news, is are these new methods of admissions going to be fair to students with disabilities?” she said. The top 10 percent of second-graders will be invited to apply and their ELA grades will be among the top four grades considered, which Choi finds worrisome. “If they’re going to identify people based on their ELA grades, then I’m very worried that students with dyslexia will be automatically taken out of this equation,” she said, adding that students in that population are found to have very high intelligence. “Oftentimes gifted and talented programs in some way or another hurt students with disabilities,” Choi added, noting that she did not hear of any DOE engagement with special education communities. A press release from the Mayor’s Office stated that the “DOE met with a diverse set of parent representative groups and advocacy groups with a dedicated interest in this topic and which provided thoughtful, nuanced Q feedback.”

Murder in Forest Hills continued from page 18 about crime in the neighborhood,” she said. Gaal’s body was discovered by someone who had been walking in Forest Park. The Post reported that a man walking his dogs noticed the Bauer hockey equipment bag soaked with blood. The paper said the resident looked inside the bag after his dogs “got agitated.” Pix 11 reported Monday that someone sent a text message to Klein warning, “Your whole family is next.” It was not reported when that text was sent. Citing Pix 11, the Post said Gaal told her younger son she was going out Friday night to see a show but instead went to meet up with a man. The paper also said she had gone out with friends. “Gaal returned home before midnight and a short time later, her killer arrived,” the Post said, citing an unnamed NYPD source. Fox 5 television reported that she went to Lincoln Center in Manhattan with friends on Friday evening and visited a bar in her neighborhood later that night. Gaal’s Facebook page was loaded with posts and photos showing a happy life with her family, enjoying holidays such as Christmas and Halloween, traveling to exotic locales, going around Manhattan and lovingly holding her pet dog. Her most recent profile picture shows her on

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continued from page 14 Angela Miskis, whose group, Abuela Neigborhood Maintainance, has led cleanup efforts in Hollis and throughout Southeast Queens, was glad to see that the mayor had proposed more funding for the DSNY, but had some concerns. “I praise any additional funding for Sanitation and the protection of bike lanes. However, I wondered how much the mayor considers the well-being of the outer boroughs when talking about ‘economic recovery’ and ‘environmental justice for all neighborhoods,’” she told the Chronicle. “Looking at

the Long Island City waterfront in a plum-colored blouse, sunglasses jauntily perched on her head, holding the dog tight with one arm, with Midtown skyscrapers and the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in the background. Her page has little publicly visible in the “about” section, except that Gaal studied at the Budapest Business School College of International Management and Business and lived in New York. It also notes that her name is pronounced “OR-shaw-yuh GAWL.” Now the page is filled with messages of condolence. “This is so unbelievably sad and horrific! Rip dear Orsolya, may the lord have you in his glory,” said one poster, Carolina Slattery, using shorthand for rest in peace. “Our prayers and thoughts to her whole family!” Some are in Hungarian. “Rest in peace Orsi!” reads one from Eva Sch Joszef, according to Google Translate. “I send my sincere condolences to your loved ones.” Anyone with information about Gaal’s murder 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. Q All tips are strictly confidential.

the map of bike lanes in NYC, you will see how few of them are protected bike lanes in the outer boroughs — with the highest concentration of protected bike lanes being in Manhattan.” Monday’s announcement coincided with the mayor’s naming of a new DSNY commissioner: Jessica Tisch, who most recently served as commissioner of the Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications, has assumed the role since Ed Grayson started his retirement on Friday. Wednesday afternoon, Adams announced another sanitation initiative: The city will pilot containerized waste bins in commerQ cial districts in all five boroughs.

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Comics bring the laughs to Commonpoint April 30 get a lot of stragglers. strag g gler gll erss . You You get people people who who come out to hear comedy, to just experience it. “The audience is a little more appreciative and they’re coming to hear opinions and thoughts and views that may not line up with theirs. But I think they’re open to it, as long as you are honest and authentic. I think they pick up on your personality. I’m looking forward to this show.” So is Fisch, the Boston native who lived in Astoria for 17 years before a recent move to New Jersey. Fisch also said he is looking forward to coming back to Queens. “I think audiences are totally hungry for live

comedy,” he said. He also was on “Last Comic Standing” and has worked at the Great American Comedy Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal. He is in the select group to perform on “The Late Show” when hosted by both David Letterman and Stephen Colbert. Fisch said he too kept active during the outbreak. Working with comic Jay Nog, he performed in a drive-in movie format at the Bel Aire Diner in Astoria, and Zoom shows. continued on page 31

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A guy from Boston and a guy from Philadel-phia walk into a show and leave the audiencee laughing and wanting more. For Jon Fisch and Monroe Martin, veterans off the New York comedy scene, that’s the gamee plan for April 30 as they perform at Comedyy Night 2022 hosted by Commonpoint Central al Queens in Forest Hills. Both comics told the Chronicle that they hadd to make adjustments during the height of the pandemic, but that there is nothing quite like a live audience ready to be entertained. “I never stopped,” said Martin, whose credits include NBC’s “Last Comic Standing.”“Even when the pandemic was roaring, I was doing digital or very small shows.” He believes postpandemic audiences are in some ways back to normal. “In some clubs you still get the same rowdy people as you were getting before the pandemic. They’re back to normal ... Now people are coming for exactly what they want. You don’t

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John Joseph Keeshan of Roscrea, in Ireland’s County Tipperary, arrived in New York City on Sept. 9, 1908 at age 20. He was granted naturalized citizenship in 1912 and on May 17, 1915 married 18-year-old Margaret Conroy. Coming from Roscrea, a market town, he entered the grocery business and prospered. Four children, John Jr., William, Robert and Catherine, followed. The family moved to Forest Hills when Keeshan was appointed manager of a Reeves Supermarket on Continental Avenue. They lived at 66-23 Booth St., then Forest Hills and now part of Rego Park. Robert graduated Forest Hills High School in 1945 and went on to Fordham University and the Marine Corps Reserve. In 1947 he entered the new medium of television on the “Howdy Doody” show, as Clarabell, the clown who was mute and communicated with a horn. He got lots of laughs when he sprayed Buffalo Bob Smith, the star, with a seltzer bottle. He married Anne Jeanne Laurie, the daughter of an undertaker from the Bronx in December 1950. He got

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his own show, “Time For Fun,” in 1953. Then CBS hired him in October 1955 for a new concept show called “Captain Kangaroo.” A pleasant-looking man with an unshakable calm, he continued on the show until his contract ran out in December 1984, just a little short of 30 years on the air. He spent the last 14 years of his life in Norwich, Vt., passing away at age 76 on Jan. 23, 2004, Q and is buried on Long Island.

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Queens has a rich history of cinematography, with many films spotlighting landmarks of the World’s Borough and others disguising places like Ridgewood, where historic facades can evoke a variety of bygone periods and neighborhoods. “I think that Queens doesn’t have nearly the cool imprimatur as Brooklyn or Manhattan and yet the history of filmmaking in Queens probably goes further back and is more voluminous than the other boroughs because of the studios, in addition to the exteriors,” said Eric Hynes, curator of film at the Museum of the Moving Image, which sits on the former Astoria Studios complex, the original home of Paramount Studios. Queens on Screen, a new monthly series started in the pandemic and previously held outdoors, is coming home to MoMI’s Redstone Theater for the first time this month. From silent films of the 1920s, to featurelength films to shorts produced by local filmmakers, the series aims to represent the vibrancy of filmmaking here. The first screening will be of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Wrong Man” from 1956, inspired by the true story of Queens jazz musician Manny Balestrero, who was wrongly arrested for theft, and largely set in

Eddie Murphy’s character in “Coming to America” rents an apartment in Jackson PARAMOUNT PICTURES VIA YOUTUBE Heights. Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Ridgewood. After the April 30 showing will be a presentation from writer and editor Cosmo Bjorkenheim, similarly titled “Queens on Screens,” which covers Queens landmarks portrayed in movies and broader city history. The Hell Gate Bridge, for instance, is seen in the 1947 film noir “Kiss of Death” but also in “Second Act,” a 2018 romcom where Jennifer Lopez’s character sits below it after a jog. Bjorkenheim will supplement those facts with the tale of a Revolutionary War ship

carrying British Army payroll in gold coins and 80 American prisoners that reportedly sank below the Hell Gate in 1780. “I hope that it appeals to people from Queens, people who live or have lived in Queens, because it’s nice to see familiar things in unfamiliar contexts,” explained Bjorkenheim, who lived in Ridgewood for a time. “I also hope that it appeals to film buffs and I think it should appeal to all New Yorkers because there are themes that run through the presentation that have to do with the history of the city as a whole and Queens as an important part of New York.” Although he focuses on fiction, the films have unavoidable documentary qualities because they serve as a portrait of the places and times in which they were filmed. Queens, he said, takes on a variety of personas throughout the decades in films. In “The Wrong Man,” Jackson Heights serves as the workaday commuter town where Manny Balestrero is trying to build a modest, decent life, but in “Men in Black,” it represents the less glamorous side of New York City as the first earthly place seen by extraterrestrials. In “Coming to America,” which will be screened at MoMI on May 15, Eddie Murphy’s character naively lands in Queens to seek his queen and finds her at a fastfood restaurant.

Hynes notes that it is the broad diversity of the borough that makes it a haven for filmmakers of all kinds, including the diversity in culture but also geography and typography. “It’s a car culture as much as it is a subway culture,” he said. “It’s a place where there are sporting events. At the same time, there’s a density of housing projects ... I think that it’s hard to beat in terms of all the sorts of locations you could possibly ask for that are here in Queens.” In his presentation, Bjorkenheim will touch on “Roxanne Roxanne,” a 2017 Netflix film that tells the story of fierce battle emcee Roxanne Shanté who grew up in the Queensbridge Houses in the 1980s, and the 1998 film “Belly” from director Hype Williams starring rappers Nas and DMX, where their stomping grounds include Jamaica Estates, South Jamaica and St. Albans. Hynes said he is excited for the Queens on Screen series to take off and that the museum has a running list of hundreds of films it hopes to show and that can be complemented with presentations like Bjorkenheim’s, question-and-answer sessions with local filmmakers, music, dance and more. More screenings will be announced over time; to find out more and buy tickets in advance, visit movingimage.us. Screenings Q will be free for members.

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some good after 20 years of performing five to six nights a week. “It helped me appreciate it more when I got back into it,” Fisch said, though there was a brief trade-off. Comics, he said, like musicians, need the almost daily practice of their craft to stay sharp. “After a few days, you can forget a word or two,” he said. “When you work regularly, you don’t forget what’s next [in a routine].” Like most New York-based comics, the two have worked together before. “I’m part of the audience when Monroe’s performing,” Fisch said. Martin acknowledges that people who have seen him only on commercial television could be surprised by some of his darker material, such as that inspired by growing up in a series of foster homes. “Absolutely! That’s the fun part,” he said. “Then they go, ‘Oh, wow!’ It’s more than just the clip they saw online. A person has depth and layers. Some of them appreciate it.” And, of course, live shows lend themselves more to the language a comic might tend to use when discussing such topics. “On television you’re dealing with Stan-

Comics Monroe Martin, left, and former Astoria resident Jon Fisch will be appearing at Commonpoint Queens’ Comedy Night 2022 on April 30 in Forest Hills. On the cover: PHOTOS BY PHIL PROVENCIO, LEFT, COURTESY THE SYNDICATE AND, Fisch and Martin ply their craft. COVER, BY LIMOR GARFINKEL, LEFT, AND JOSHY GONZ

dards and Practices,” he said. The show is at 8 p.m. and the doors open at 7:30 at 67-09 108 St. Attendance is limited to age 21 and over, and is free to Central Queens members, as well as members of the organization’s Bay Terrace and Tannenbaum Family Pool Club.

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C M SQ page 34 Y K ASR Public Notice SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS One West Bank, N.A. f/k/a One T-Mobile Northeast, LLC West Bank, FSB, Plaintiff, vs. Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Druella Mays as Heir and proposes to construct a 70 foot Distributee of Estate of Juanita Bolden; Mae Ola Booze as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita tall Monopole tower located at 45 N. Hangar Road, Jamaica, Bolden; Anna Ford as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Bentel Bolden as Heir and Queens County, NY 11430. Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Venture Bolden as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Parcel ID: Block 14260, Lot Juanita Bolden; Percy Hatcherson as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Arthur Bolden, 1 at Latitude N40° 39’ 37.8”, Jr. as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Ivan Bolden as Heir and Distributee of the Longitude W73° 46’ 48.83”. Estate of Juanita Bolden; Avis Monica Riley as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Juan The proposed tower will voluntarily use a 2’ Red Beacon Bolden as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Jalanya Bolden as Heir and Distributee light. T-Mobile Northeast, of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Marlya Rader as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; LLC seeks comments from Nathan Jackson as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Lee Andrew Jackson Ill as Heir all interested persons on any and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Dianne McLean as Heir and Distributee of the Estate potential signifi cant impact of Juanita Bolden; Juanetta Loyce as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Michael the proposed tower could have on the quality of the human Jackson as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Janet Hubbard as Heir and Distributee environment pursuant to 47 of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Sharon Fuller as Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; C.F.R. Section 1.1307. Interested Danielle L. Bolden as Executrix and Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Melvin W. Bolden, Jr., Heir and persons may review the Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Melvin W. Bolden, III as Heir and Distributee of the Estate project application pending of Melvin W. Bolden, Jr., Heir and Distributee of the Estate of Juanita Bolden; Criminal Court of the City with the Federal Communications Comm. (FCC) at of New York (Queens); People of the State of New York; Dependable Credit Corp.; LVNV Funding LLC; www.fcc.gov/asr/applications Queens Supreme Court; Rita Kirschbaum; New York City Environmental Control Board; New York City by entering Form 854 File Parking Violations Bureau; New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT No. A1214783. Interested OF TRANSPORTATION PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE-UNITED STATES OF persons may comment or AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE-TAX COMPLIANCE DIVISIONraise environmental impact concerns about the proposed C.O-ATC Defendants. Filed: 03/06/2014 Index No.: 701513/2014 SUMMONS AND NOTICE Mortgaged action by fi ling a Request for Premises: 24-49 92nd Street, Flushing NY 11369 TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE Environmental Review with HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your the FCC. The FCC strongly Answer on Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the encourages all interested day of service, or within thirty (30) days after completion of service where service is made in any other parties to make such fi lings online, following the manner than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a instructions found at www.fcc. Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service hereof. In case of your gov/asr/environmentalrequest. failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Paper fi lings can be sent to: FCC Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned Requests for Environmental action is for the foreclosure of: Mortgage bearing the date of May 2, 2007, executed by Juanita Bolden Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street to Financial Freedom Senior Funding Corporation, a subsidiary of IndyMac Bank, F.S.B. to secure the SW, Washington, DC 20554. sum of up to $653,000.00, and interest, and recorded in the Office of the City Register of the City of New All questions, comments, York on May 31, 2007 with CRFN 2007000282223. That said Note and Mortgage were duly assigned to and correspondence the Plaintiff in the within action. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the should also be directed sale of the Mortgaged Premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described to Julia Klima at Dynamic Environmental Associates, above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is the County in Inc., 3850 Lake Street, which the Mortgaged Premises is situated. Block: 1103 Lot: 45 DATED: March 17, 2022 New York, New Suite C, Macon, GA 31204, York. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and 877-968-4787, Sec106 @ complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the Mortgage company who filed this DynamicEnvironmental.com foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be within 30 days from the date of entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending this publication. Re: 22101078 for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment Notice of Formation of MODERN to your Mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A VET CARE PLLC Arts. of Org. COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE filed with Secy. of State of ANSWER WITH THE COURT. WE ARE ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED NY (SSNY) on 04/06/22. Office WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. SCHEDULE A LEGAL DESCRIPTION ALL that certain plot piece or location: Queens County. Princ. parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the office of PLLC: 32-03 Steinway St., #52, Astoria, NY 11103. Borough of Queens, County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: SSNY designated as agent BEGINNING at a point on the Easterly side of the 92nd Street, distant 140 feet Northerly from the corner of PLLC upon whom process formed by the intersection of the Easterly side of 92nd Street with the Northerly side of 25th Avenue; against it may be served. SSNY RUNNING THENCE Easterly parallel with 25th Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE Northerly parallel with 92nd shall mail process to the PLLC Street, 20 feet; THENCE Westerly parallel with 25th Avenue and part of the distance through a party wall, at the addr. of its princ. office. 100 feet to the Easterly side of 922nd Street; THENCE Southerly along the Easterly side of 92nd Street, Purpose: Veterinary medicine. 20 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING.

NF REALTY GROUP LLC filed Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 2/8/2022. Office: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: Mr. Johnny S. Donadic, 42-25 39th St., Long Island City, NY 11104. Purpose: any lawful act.

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MEDICAL

RGN 570 LLC, Arts. of Org. filed

PLLC Articles of Org. ﬁ led NY

HEALTH

with the SSNY on 03/10/2022.

Sec. of State (SSNY) 3/11/22.

Office loc: Queens County. SSNY

Ofﬁ ce in Queens Co. SSNY has been designated as agent design. Agent of PLLC upon

upon whom process against

whom process may be served.

the LLC may be served. SSNY

SSNY shall mail copy of

shall mail process to: C/O Eric

process to the LLC, 301 Mill

Firestone, 61-43 186th Street,

Rd., Ste U5, Hewlett, NY 11557.

Fresh Meadows, NY 11365.

Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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C M SQ page 35 Y K SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE CABANA SERIES IV TRUST, Plaintiff- againstNATHANIEL DANIELS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; THOMAS DANIELS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; JAMES DANIELS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; SERIES W. DANIELS, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; PHYLLIS BULLEN, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; ALICE DANIELS A/K/A ALICE DANIELSREID A/K/A ALICE REID, AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; UNKNOWN HEIRS-AT-LAW OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; LOUISA SEYMOUR, AS TRUSTEE OF THE ISAAC DANIELS FAMILY TRUST AND AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF ISAAC DANIELS, DECEASED; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (EASTERN DISTRICT; WOODMERE REHABILITATION AND HEALTH CARE CENTER, INC.; CRIMINAL COURT OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK (QUEENS); NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; “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. Index No. 708238/2015. Mortgaged Premises: 135-02 221st Street Springfield Gardens, NY 11413. Block: 13113 Lot: 26 To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $176,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on March 5, 2002, in Reel 6243, Page 2481, covering the premises known as 135-02 221st Street, Springfield Gardens, New York 11413. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff

SNOWBELLA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 08/12/21. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to the LLC, 13835 39th Ave., Apt 6C, Flushing, NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of MAXIMUS CUSTOM CLOTHING LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/18/2022. 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: MAGDY BOHNAN, 6060 6OTH LANE, APT 1, MASPETH, NY 11378. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

3316 and 3318 Church Avenue

Notice of formation of ADAMSON

LLC, Arts of Org. filed with

+ COMPANY LLC. Art. Of Org.

Sec. of State of NY (SSNY)

filed with the Sect’y of State of

2/4/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY

NY (SSNY) on 12/08/21. Office in

Notice of Formation of WUAO CREATIONS, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/05/2022. 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: YESENIA DIAZ-LOPEZ, 31-19 68TH STREET, WOODSIDE, NY 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of 18240 HILLSIDE LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/02/2022. 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: BETHEL GOSPEL TABERNACLE, 110-18 GUY R BREWER BLVD., JAMAICA, NY 11433. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to C/O

Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process

Ali M. Ahmed, 139-25 87th Dr.,

to the LLC, 1705 MADISON ST,

Briarwood, NY 11435. General

APT 3R, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385.

Purpose.

Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Mr. Cooper, Plaintiff, -against- Glennes Eggleston, as Heir to the Estate of Carolyn E Heyes Eggleston a/k/a Carolyn E Hayes Eggleston, Chekesha Eggleston, as Heir to the Estate of Carolyn E Heyes Eggleston a/k/a Carolyn E Hayes Eggleston, Faraji Eggleston, as Heir to the Estate of Carolyn E Heyes Eggleston a/k/a Carolyn E Hayes Eggleston Carolyn E Heyes Eggleston a/k/a Carolyn E Hayes Eggleston’s unknown heirs-at-law, next-of-kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title or interest in the real property described in the complaint herein, GE Capital Consumer Card Co., New York City Environmental Control Board, New York City Parking Violations Bureau, New York City Transit Adjudication Bureau, New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, United States of America, John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name), John Doe (Refused Name) and John Doe (Refused Name), Defendants. Index No.: 720758/2021 Filed: 4/4/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is situated. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your Answer or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a Notice of Appearance on the attorneys for the plaintiff within twenty (20) days after service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service; or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York; or within sixty (60) days if it is the United States of America. 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 captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $87,500.00 and interest, recorded in the office of the clerk of the County of Queens on July 15, 2003 in CRFN 2003000232353, covering premises known as 104-20 207th Street, Queens Village, NY 11429. 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. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: Bay Shore, New York, April 4, 2022. Frenkel, Lambert, Weiss, Weisman & Gordon, LLP /s/ BY: Linda P. Manfredi Attorneys for Plaintiff 53 Gibson Street, Bay Shore, New York 11706. (631) 969-3100 Our File No.: 01-092745-F00

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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. PALM AVENUE HIALEAH TRUST, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST, FOR AND ON BEHALF AND SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO PALM AVENUE HIALEAH TRUST, SERIES 2014-1, Plaintiff- against- FAROUD BACCHUS; A FI WI LANTING TRUST; ROHAN JOHNSON AS TRUSTEE OF THE A FI WI LAN-TING TRUST, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title, and interest in and to the real property described in the complaint; DAHLIA THORPE;THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY,N.A.AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-SP1; PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF, DE II LLC; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; ASHLEY JACKSON; WILLIAM BURK, Defendants. Index No. 704464/2015. Mortgaged Premises: 109-07 Union Hall Street Jamaica, New York 11433 Block: 12152 Lot: 130. To The Above Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $412,300.00 and interest, recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on July 3, 2004 in CRFN 2004000378036, covering the premises known as 109-07 Union Hall Street, Jamaica, New York 11433. The relief sought herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, New York, New York 10004, (212) 471-5100, Attorneys for Plaintiff

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C M SQ page 36 Y K NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF QUEENS, RIDGEWOOD SAVINGS BANK, Plaintiff, vs. RENOTTI M. HILL ALEXANDER, ET AL., Defendant (s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly entered on October 31, 2019 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the courthouse steps of the Queens Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York on May 5, 2022 at 10:10 a.m., premises known as 176323 127TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11434-300 A/K/A 17623 127TH AVENUE, ADDISLEIGH PARK, NY 11434-3300 A/K/A 17623 127TH AVENUE, ROCHDALE VILLAGE, NY 11434-3300. All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, Block: 12526, Lot: 24. Approximate amount of judgment is $196,953.21 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of ﬁ led Judgment Index # 701087/2018. All parties shall comply with the Eleventh Judicial District’s COVID-19 Policies concerning Public Auctions of foreclosed properties. These policies, along with the Queens County Foreclosure Auction Rules, can be found on the Queens Supreme Court - Civil Term Website (https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/COURTS/11jd/ supreme/civilterm/partrules/Foreclosure_Auction_Rules.pdf) If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Mortgagee’s attorney, or the Referee. LAMONT R. BAILEY, Esq., Referee. Roach & Lin, P.C., 6851 Jericho Turnpike, Suite 185, Syosset, New York 11791, Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: QUEENS COUNTY. MARGARET E. MEYERS, ET. AL. v. ANGELIQUE MAMALAKIS, AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF EFSTRATIOS MAMALAKIS, ET AL. Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered March 12, 2020, bearing Index No. 709650/2016, I will sell at public auction on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 12:30 pm on the front steps of the Queens County Supreme Court, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, 11435 the premises known as 29-12 172nd Street, Flushing, New York 11358 (Block: 4934, Lot: 11). Premises is being sold subject to ﬁ led Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale and Terms of Sale. Judgment amount $531,184.38 plus interest and costs. The foreclosure sale will be conducted in accordance with the 11th Judicial District’s Covid-19 Policies. All parties attending must wear a mask and practice social distancing. LAMONT BAILEY, Esq., Referee. Harry Zubli, Esq., attorney for plaintiff (516) 487-5777.

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Applicant: Greenberg Traurig, LLP An (lot coverage), ZR §24-34 (front yard), ZR §24-35 (side yards), and agenda listing the specifi c session (including the fi nal date and time) ZR §24-36 (rear yard). R4 zoning district. Applicant: Jay Goldstein, with call-in details will be posted as an announcement on the front Esq. An agenda listing the specifi c session (including the fi nal date page of the Board’s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa) the Friday before. and time) with call-in details will be posted as an announcement on The public hearing will be livestreamed on the Board’s website and the front page of the Board’s website (www.nyc.gov/bsa) the Friday on YouTube. Interested persons or associations may watch online before. The public hearing will be livestreamed on the Board’s web- and call in to present testimony during the public hearing. Please site and on YouTube. 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Price:$859,000 Contact Patrick Hartill for more information 917-721-9355

JAMAICA

5 Bedroom, 4 Bathroom Home for Sale Price: $999,888

CORONA

The Opportunity to own a home on desirable 111st in Corona, Queens does not come along often. Located directly across the street from Flushing Meadows Park, sits this beautiful 2 BR, 1 family home w/ bsmnt, & lg yard. A coveted R6 prop type, means this home has a ton of appeal to in home users & investors alike. The home has hardwood ﬂ rs throughout, plenty of storage, an area for gardening, & a pvt parking space for your fam. The Queens Zoo & Hall of Science are only a few mins away from your front door, & with the 7 train only 0.4 miles away, we know this listing won't last!

AMITYVILLE

Free standing, ample private parking lot. Right off Southern State Pkwy & route 110.* Due to religious use property is Tax exempted* As per seller, POF disclosure required prior to tour. Say Hello to a Good buy!

Contact Michael DeFalco for more information 347-223-2442

Price: $599,000 Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

Beautiful 2 BRs, 3 Baths Price: $625,000

BELLEROSE

New to the Market. This unique single family offers 2 BR, 1 bath, L.R., D.R., Kit, full bsmnt, rear entrance to the backyard, pvt dvwy & a bonus lot in the rear. Near all necessities, shops, restaurants, hospitals, trans, airports, highways etc. This property is sold with the additional lot in Rear of property Block: 08639 Lot: 137 Price: $575,888 Contact Sher Singh/ Chatter Singh for more information 347-257-9475/646-354-0799

EAST FLATBUSH

HOWARD BEACH Largest 2 BR, 2 bath in development. Corner unit, private terrace, spacious living room, dining room, hardwood ﬂ ooring throughout, 2 big BRs & 2 full baths. Price: $379,888 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

OZONE PARK

A one-of-a-kind property is now available in a prime location of Ozone Park! Each apart has one & a half baths, a formal dining room & a massive L.R.. Closet space will no longer be an issue& neither will parking as this home has a tremendous lot, with 2 dvwys! The ground ﬂ oor has 2 Rms & plenty of space for any entertainment needs a person can come up with. There are many homes out there, but not like this. Do not miss your chance to own this incredible home!

Price: $1,375,000 Contact Vaclav Antos for more information 347-631-0403

OZONE PARK

SUNNYSIDE

Ground Floor Studio Unit with a MILLION DOLLAR VIEW! This Large Alcove Studio with a sep kitchen could be yours with only 10% down. This pet-friendly renovated building features live-in super, elevator, new laundry machines, refaced facade, bike room & an AMAZING ROOF TOP lounge area w/360 views!!!! Come take a look for yourself! Price: $199,000 Contact Liudmila Manaevskaya for more information 347-439-0476

2 minutes from A train. Newly renovated apt on the 2nd ﬂ oor of a 2 family house. Brand-new stove, refrigerator, hardwood ﬂ oors & new bathroom. The largest BR has a walk-in closet. Price: $2,500/Mo Contact Aicha Ziba for more information 646-859-0061

HOWARD BEACH

3 BR converted to 2 BR. Open concept kitchen with large formal D.R with closet. Over-sized L.R. with wall A/C unit. Huge main BR with 2 large closets. Spacious second BR. Washer/Dryer in unit. Hardwood ﬂ oors exist under the carpeting. Closets abound! Unit located in serene, landscaped courtyard. Maintenance includes full gym, bike room & storage. Party room available on site. 1 pet allowed up to 25 lbs. BBQ allowed on premises. This is a place you will love to call HOME!

Price: $299,000 Contact Jennifer Scala for more information 917-796-5251

JACKSON HEIGHTS

BRIARWOOD Renovated 3 bedroom, 2 bath, Extra large CO-OP. Price: $349,000 Contact John Dibs for more information 718-848-4700

Great business has been running for 12 yearsCorner business on Roosevelt Avenue in a very busy area. Price: $295,000 Contact Teodoro B Navarrete for more information 917-513-6621

Price: $1,265,000 Contact Rajni Mohnani for more information 646-407-5642

Price: $779,000 Contact Jenelle Fraser for more information

BRONX 2 Family, 6 Bedroom Home For Sale Price: $799,000 Contact Sandra Torres for more information 347-432-7696

347-567-3285 HOWARD BEACH 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo for Sale Price: $399,000

Contact Yvonne Jones for more information 347-287-2535

Contact Pedro Duarte for more information 646-522-4422

KEW GARDENS HILLS

Sponsor Sale! Two BR 2 full baths w/pvt yard. Your own outdoor space! High coffered ceilings, wide plank ﬂ rs. Huge closets, including walk-in. Custom kit featuring quartz counters & S.S. appliances. Sleek bath design, porcelain mosaic tile. Customize your kit & bath ﬁ nhs, choose from a selection of luxury options at NO ADDITIONAL COST. Just unpack & move in. Exp contemporary living with 24-hr sec. Situated within a historically rich community. Enjoy the luxury of a house without the hassle! Oversized L.R. & sep dining area. In unit washer/dryer. Dogs Ok! NO BOARD APPROVAL REQUIRED.

Price: $424,900 Contact Yael Goldman for more information 516-238-0360

OZONE PARK 3 Bedroom Apartment for Rent Price: $2,700/Mo

JAMAICA

Huge brick Victorian home has charms & characteristics of 5 BR. Sprawling on the grounds of 70.33x83.25. Very sunny house, near schools, parks, shopping, public transporation, airport & houses of worship. Has stainglass windows, all wood ﬂ oors, powder room, huge kit including a nook. High ceilings, huge ﬁ replace, 2 car gar, long pvt dvwy. Lots of greenery, well mantained, overlooking Linden Blvd. Must see!

Price: $850,000 - $899,000 Contact Indira Persaud for more information 917-509-2874

Contact Nissim Levy for more information 917-254-5420

COMPLETELY gutted & renovated CORNER unit down to plumbing & electrical wiring! New spacious EIK with exhaust to outside and gorgeous bath, new wood ﬂ oors throughout, Crown moulding, high hats, recessed radiators w/custom covers, enlarged closets. Nothing to do but move right in

2 Family Home for Sale Price: $1,150,000 Price: $328,000 Contact Natasia Pagoulatos for more Contact Alise Vitale / Lauren Di Novi for more information 646-267-1871/917-847-2349 information 917-335-1143

SOUTH OZONE PARK

This Legal 2 Family home in the heart of South Ozone Park featuring 6 Bedrooms, 3 Baths, 2 kits with marble top, full ﬁ n bsmnt with OSE. Huge pvt dvwy with gar, 3 year old roof, new hot water tank. Close to all amenities! Price: $925,000 Contact Jatinder Kaur for more information 646-645-4753

RIDGEWOOD

BAYSIDE

EAST NEW YORK

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

SOUTH ZONE PARK Brick Faced Semi-detached 2 Family Hi-Ranch. Featuring 4 Bedrooms with Pvt Dvwy & Garage. Price: $925,000 Contact Paul Deo for more information 347-581-9863

Amazing 2 fam townhouse in the heart of Ridgewood Queens Prime Location, Close to all! 1 Block away from Fresh Pond Rd, blocks from Mrytle Ave, Mins away from the Forest Ave. M Train Line & 4 major MTA bus lines. Nearby Queens Public Library & 2 Parks! 1st ﬂ oor spacious BR converted into D.R., exposed brick cozy kit, BR & front sunrm converted into closet. 2nd Fl incl. BR, well lit kit w/pantry closet, generous living space w/ an extra room. Huge backyard

Price: $980,000 Contact Anthony Johnson-Freeman for more information 310-993-6787

ELMONT

New construction. Built in 2022. 5 BRs, 5 baths, 2 stories. This is Valley Stream School District-13. Master BR on 1st ﬂ r. Handicap accessible. 2 master BRs on the 2 ﬂ r. Kit, D.R., det gar. 5 plus car parking dvwy. Huge single family home. Seeing is believing. Low taxes, 5 year property tax prot plan. Near to Southern State Parkway, UBS ARENA, Elmont train station, NorthShore Hospital, Green Arces Mall, Grocery, Bus-Stop, Schools, etc.

Great investment property. Being sold "as is". Legal two family att house in a prime Bklyn location. Two fl oors, the fi rst consist of a one bedroom unit with 1.5 baths & the second fl oor is a 2-BR tenant occupied unit. Spacious backyard. Minutes away from trans. Less than one block away from Kings County & Downstate Hospitals. Don't miss out.

2 Bedroom Co-Op for Sale Price: $289,000

JACKSON HEIGHTS

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