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If Gov. Cuomo has his way, single-use plastic bags will be banned in New York starting Jan. 1, 2019. The proposed legislation was introduced a year after the state struck down a city-proposed 5-cent fee on plastic and paper bags.

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Cuomo: Ban plastic grocery bags by Jan. Governor’s bill has no fees, doesn’t address paper; first reactions mixed by Michael Gannon Editor

ov. Cuomo has introduced a bill that would ban most single-use plastic shopping bags in the state effective Jan. 1, 2019. The bill, Cuomo said in a statement issued by his office, is a direct result of January’s report from the task force he empaneled in March 2017 to study plastic bags and their impact on the environment in the state. “The blight of plastic bags takes a devastating toll on our streets, our water and our natural resources, and we need to take action to protect our environment,” Cuomo said. “As the old proverb goes: ‘We did not inherit the earth, we are merely borrowing it from our children,’ and with this action we are helping to leave a stronger, cleaner and greener New York for all.” Right now 10 municipalities in the state have their own bans or fees, including the City of Long Beach, LI, and Suffolk County. Cuomo also could have difficulty getting his measure through a Republican-controlled state Senate. New York City was set to impose a fee of at least 5 cents per bag in February of 2017 before Cuomo and the state Legislature struck it down. Cuomo promised the task force in response, seeking a statewide policy. The bill would exempt plastic bags including

Opponents of plastic shopping bags could have their ban if Gov. Cuomo can get his bill, introduced Monday, through the state Legislature. But even some supporters say it does not go far PHOTO BY RICK MAIMAN enough, as it fails to address paper bags. but not limited to garment bags, trash bags and any bags used to wrap or contain certain foods, such as fruit and sliced meats. Plastic bags used for food takeout or delivery from restaurants also would be exempt. Paper bags do not appear to be addressed in the governor’s bill. An unscientific poll of shoppers showed both ends of the spectrum.

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Ashley Robidas of Ridgewood said if passed, it would be nothing new for her. “I came from Austin, Texas, where they have a ban [since 2013]. I’m used to it,” she said. “You have to remember to bring your bags, but you get used to it.” “What are we supposed to use to carry things?” asked one man who declined to give

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his name, and just rolled his eyes when a woman he was with said, “We’re supposed to buy tote bags.” Cuomo said New York City alone estimates a savings of $12.5 million in disposal costs by reducing the number of single-use plastic bags, not including the cleanup costs to remove plastic through litter collection programs and beach and ocean cleanup efforts. He said the ban also will reduce the raw materials and natural resources used to make, transport and recycle the bags. Mayor de Blasio’s office did not respond to requests for comment for comment. But back in March he was believed to have had some fun at Cuomo’s expense with a weekend tweet, stating, “We need to ban plastic bags — the time for debate is over.” Environmental groups were on board, if not completely satisfied, on Monday. “Plastic pollution has become a serious threat to our lakes, rivers and marine environment as well as public health,” said Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, in Cuomo’s press release. “Scientists are finding plastic pollution in shellfish and finfish, making its way to our dinner plates. Giving up plastic bags and using reusable bags is one easy, reasonable step each member of the public can take continued on page 22

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Trash talk a hot topic in Woodhaven Pols claim DOT and Sanitation failed to communicate on bus stop bins by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

Does the city’s left hand not know what its right is doing? Some South Queens officials believe so, saying the Department of Transportation did not properly communicate its plans for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard to the Sanitation Department during the beginning stages, leading to a lack of garbage bins and litter pickup along the new median bus stops. “It’s evident there were no conversations about debris removal between Sanitation and the DOT,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said. Addabbo and other elected off icials learned of this during a recent meeting with agency officials. “It’s very hard to get the city to work something out with the city,” Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) joked at last Saturday’s meeting of the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association. Right now, there are no bins at the median bus stops on Woodhaven from Park Lane South to Liberty Avenue — the receptacles are placed at the corner of several intersections, where the bus stops were before SBS launched in November. If there were bins at the stops, Sanitation drivers would have to either block the bus lanes temporarily or park at the corner and find a way to get behind a black fence blocking the rightmost

Many Woodhaven residents have complained about garbage piling up along the median bus stops on Woodhaven Boulevard. Elected officials claim the DOT did not communicate its plans FILE PHOTO for the stops to the Sanitation Department before launching SBS. lane in both directions from the median. “Like many city streets, garbage bins along Woodhaven Boulevard are placed on street corners,” Sanitation spokeswoman Dina Montes said in an email. “For safety reasons, DSNY is not placing garbage bins on the

median path of Woodhaven Boulevard.” Asked if her agency was included in conversations about SBS from the beginning, Montes only said, “DOT and DSNY have been in communication and are working together to maintain Woodhaven Boulevard

and address any garbage collection matters.” She did not say how long the two sides have been in communication on the issue. DOT s pokesm a n Scot t G a st el, i n response to the elected officials’ claims, emailed, “DOT works closely with DSNY when planning transportation projects that may affect Sanitation’s operations. The agencies remain in communication and are working jointly to maintain Woodhaven Boulevard and any related litter collection matters along the route.” Woodhaven residents have been complaining in recent months about garbage piling up at the bus stops. “We have to take a picture of the garbage every week or so and send it to Sanitation to get it cleaned up,” Addabbo said. Meanwhile, Miller told residents the officials are still fighting for landscaping that was promised to them. “We are going to do what we can to get the aesthetics on Woodhaven Boulevard that we were promised,” he said. The DOT told the Chronicle last week that it has no immediate plans to place any greenery on the bus stops, despite promising during the proposal phase of SBS to do so. Instead, the agency is looking for area organizations to do the landscaping work it promised. “We are fighting them on that,” Miller Q said.

SBS is not helping riders’ commutes Stringer calls for stricter bus lane enforcement, TSP at more locations by Anthony O’Reilly

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The launch of Select Bus Service along several corridors in New York City has done little to improve riders’ commutes, a new analysis by the city comptroller claims. The findings, released last Friday, state the average speed of SBS buses is 8.9 miles per hour, 20 percent better than the average rate for local buses, 7.4 mph. The fastest Queens SBS route is the Q70, which connects riders from Jackson Heights to LaGuardia Airport, at 11.3 mph. And the service is not doing much to get people where they need to go in a timely manner either. The average on-time performance for all SBS lines is 62 percent, equal to that of local routes. The Q44 SBS, which runs through Flushing and Jamaica, is on time 54 percent of the time, the Q70 scored a 62 percent and the M60 — which goes from LaGuardia Airport to Morningside Heights in Manhattan — got a 37 percent on-time rate. The report did not state the speed or ontime performance of the Q52/53 SBS routes on Woodhaven and Cross Bay boulevards,

which launched last November. The report goes on to claim that the “widespread issues” with SBS have led to a drop in ridership on the routes. The Q44 saw 28,139 people on board prior to becoming an SBS line in 2015, and had 27,712, 1.5 percent less, in 2016, and the M60 went from 17,013 in 2013 to 16,751, a 1.5 percent drop, three years later. Overall, city bus ridership has been falling for several years, goi ng f rom 650,681,784 i n 2015 t o 638,413,113 in 2016, a drop of 1.9 percent. The report did not compare speeds for the routes before and after they became SBS. Comptroller Scott Stringer suggests the city better enforce bus only lane regulations and expedite the implementation of Transit Signal Priority, which uses signals from a bus to traffic lights along a corridor to ensure buses are not kept at red lights for extended periods. The Department of Transportation plans to have TSP on about 20 bus routes by 2020, but Stringer says that goal is “not ambitious enough.” “If we’re going to build a real and rapid bus continued on page 22

A report by city Comptroller Scott Stringer claims Select Bus Service routes, such as the Q44 in Flushing and Jamaica, is doing little to improve the commute of riders in the five boroughs. He’s PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA calling for stricter bus lane enforcement and transit signal priority.

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School safety top issue at HBL Civic Cops, civic encourage youth to attend community-police meeting by Anthony O’Reilly

Capt. Mike Edmonds, executive officer of the 106th Precinct, and Paese told residents Responding to complaints of violence they will be making sure the school is kept near PS 207 in recent days, police officers safe in the coming weeks as the weather on Tuesday told Howard Beach residents continues to get warmer. Members of the civic, along with the cops, that they are in near-constant contact with encouraged parents to have their students area school officials. “The assistant principal there is not afraid attend a Youth Meet and Greet, where chilof calling us and letting us know what’s dren and teenagers will get to meet with police going on,” Police Officer Peter Paese said at officers in a “parent-free zone” to help them foster a relationship with the Howard Beach-Linmembers of the NYPD. denwood Civic Associa“So maybe if they see tion meeting. “We are e are very active something on Facebook very active at PS 207.” or Instagram they will Pa ese said he a nd at PS 207.” feel comfortable calling other neighborhood coor— Police Officer Peter Paese a police officer and saydination off icers also ing, ‘Hey, I know you visit the schools. and I tr ust you and I School safety was discussed at the meeting because some PS 207 thought you should know this,’” said Joann students were recently confronted by a group Ariola, president of the civic. That meeting will take place at St. Helen of teenagers from outside the neighborhood, most likely Brooklyn, police and one of the RC Church, located at 157-10 83 St., on May victims said. One of the teenagers took a 1 at 7 p.m. It is also being sponsored by the bicycle and another pulled a knife out during Howard Beach Kiwanis Club. Along with community affairs and neighthe process. The one who stole the bike was later arrested by cops when a victim pointed borhood coordination officers, cops from the Crime Prevention, Domestic Violence, him out, but the others were not caught. The same group, minus the one who had Active Shooter and Internet Safety Division been cuffed for the robbery, returned to the units will be present. In other news, Ariola said the civic and school a few days later. Editor

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After PS 207 students had a run-in with a group of teenagers, police officers told Howard Beach residents they are in near-constant communication with school officials and will be keeping a FILE PHOTO close eye on the students in the coming weeks. Community Board 10 are working to “beef up” signage along Cross Bay Boulevard to educate drivers on the rules of the road, specifically as they pertain to the bus lanes. The civic president noted many drivers

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Mayor blames subways for city budget crunch Vallone says school security should remain a priority for City Hall by Anthony O’Reilly

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The subways have been blamed for people being late to work and doctor appointments and causing anxiety in riders. But now the Mayor’s Office is blaming the decades-old train system for an anticipated budget crunch, saying it can’t commit to funding things like security cameras in every public school. “Times are increasingly tight, and the $418 million dollars we just spent to fix the state-run subways, which the Council supported, will only make this year’s budget process all the more lean,” mayoral spokeswoman Freddi Goldstein said in an emailed statement. The statement was emailed to the Chronicle after a reporter asked if Mayor de Blasio would back a Council request for $100 million to place cameras in schools that don’t have one. Right now, 1,123 of the 1,700 schools in the five boroughs have cameras. Goldstein was referring to a onetime payment the city will pay to the MTA for its Subway Action Plan,

Councilman Paul Vallone is looking to fund cameras in every public school, but a mayoral spokeswoman said the city’s commitment to the subway sysFILE PHOTO tem may get in the way. which seeks to upgrade the deteriorated system. De Blasio had initially rejected forking over the money because the state, not the city, operates the MTA. Since then, the Mayor’s Office has said that commitment might come at the expense of other

programs — like the cameras. The exact same statement, with just two words added, was also emailed to another Chronicle reporter who wrote about cuts to adult English literacy classes. The shorter version was sent

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the Mayor’s,” she said. “Cameras are just one part of our comprehensive school safety plan; we have School Safety Agents in every building and are investing in school climate and mental health programs, including restorative justice training for staff.” Vallone, who has pushed for more school safety measures after a suspicious man walked into PS 184 in Whitestone, is also asking the DOE to allow principals to lock doors from the inside and wants to establish a School Safety Task Force. Right now, all public schools have at least one door that is open all times during the school day. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) is sponsoring legislation that would force them to be locked and require guests to ring a bell before being allowed to enter. In addition, the councilman said, principals and educators say there are much needed upgrades in their buildings. “They’re looking for working intercoms from the front door to the principal’s office,” he said. “Working PA systems from the principal’s office to the classQ rooms.”

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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P Plastic store bags on their way out EDITORIAL

orget the fee the city wanted to impose on you for each plastic bag used to pack up whatever you just bought at the store. Gov. Cuomo, ever eager to outdo Mayor de Blasio, and facing an energetic challenge on his left flank, now plans to just ban the bags statewide. He introduced a bill to do so Monday. While it may face resistance in the Republican-led state Senate, history shows that what Cuomo wants, Cuomo gets. He’ll buy off senators with whatever he must buy them off with. Environmentalists will put the pressure on. And then New York will follow California’s lead and ban the bags, with a few exceptions such as for deli meats, takeout and garments. Face it, we brought this upon ourselves (no, not you, of course. Not this writer either. But everyone else). New Yorkers are notorious litterbugs, and despite the Sanitation Department’s best efforts, there’s garbage all over the place. And these bags have become the tumbleweeds of the urban landscape, getting blown around until they wind up caught on tree branches or, even worse, sucked into the sewer system, where they clog up the pipes and exacerbate flooding. The movement against them wouldn’t be so strong, possibly wouldn’t even exist, if it weren’t for that.

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Several environmental arguments for banning plastic bags aren’t especially strong. They contribute very little to the solid waste stream, despite what ban backers say (think of how much one weighs compared to the garbage you put inside it to bring to the curb or drop into the compactor). The energy used to create them is reportedly less than that of paper bags, and, like paper, they can be recycled — though not when thoughtlessly dropped on a city street. But don’t expect paper bags to make a comeback at your grocer’s register. Reusable tote bags are the answer, according to ban supporters. You may as well start stocking up on them now, if you haven’t already, though Cuomo’s bill won’t take effect until next January if things go his way. You’ll need to bring a lot to the store if you’re shopping for a big family, but that’s the price we must pay. We hope the inconvenience of the change will be minimal. The main environmental argument for banning plastic bags that does hold water is a big one. For all its benefits, plastic is seriously harming the planet. It doesn’t biodegrade; it just disintegrates, and tiny pieces of it end up in our food stream. The bag ban may not be what we want, but in the end we just might find it’s what we need.

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Plane facts on noise Dear Editor: The April 11 New York Community Aviation Roundtable meeting described by Ryan Brady in “FAA Talks Northeast Corridor Initiative” (April 19, multiple editions) was very informative. One of the proposals in the Northeast Corridor Project that Federal Aviation Administration officials discussed was increasing the use of the GLDMN and NTHNS departure paths off LaGuardia’s Runway 13, which would not only improve the efficiency of LaGuardia operations and save fuel for the airlines, but would, most importantly for the communities, disperse the noise, thus reducing use of the infamous TNNIS Climb, which has so negatively impacted northeast Queens since 2012. FAA and Port Authority officials also clarified the status of NextGen implementation in New York (it is not even close to being fully implemented here) and cleared up confusion about which flight procedures regularly used here actually fall under the NextGen heading. It is so important for elected officials and the constituents they represent to be accurate about the source of their complaints, particularly when dealing with a highly technical agency like the FAA. Being armed with knowledge leads to more effective solutions. The NY Community Aviation Roundtable, whose creation came about as a result of the diligence and dedication of many civic leaders and © Copyright 2018 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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tate lawmakers are deciding what route the proposed Airtrain to LaGuardia Airport would take from a station near the Mets-Willets Point 7 train stop. One idea out there is to run the train on elevated tracks along the Flushing Bay Promenade. No, no, no. Whatever is done, that notion must be nipped in the bud. This is not the era of Robert Moses and transportation systems that carelessly create blight in their drive for efficiency. This is not the era of environmental thoughtlessness and the destruction of open spaces. This is the era of reclaiming shorelines for the public, not taking them away. The promenade is a beautiful, unique strip of parkland used for walking, jogging, biking, fishing or just resting and looking out over a gorgeous viewshed. As parkland, it would have to be alienated by the state Legislature for the Airtrain to be built. That will not happen. Green groups would go berserk over the idea and Albany would listen. An Airtrain would be great, if it alleviates traffic on the Grand Central Parkway as much as hoped. If it can’t run along the parkway, build it out over the water, like the A train on Jamaica Bay. Do not mess with the promenade.

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An easy funding fix Dear Editor: Re your April 12 report “English learners rally to save their classes”: The Borough Hall protest by 120 students spotlights our mayor’s hypocrisy. He claims to champion immigrants but cuts funds to help them learn English, a vital skill for their future. Slashing $12 million for adult literacy classes is unjustified and inexcusable. But there’s one way to fix this mistake. Transfer the $14.5 million that taxpayers will shell out for the mayor and his aides’ legal bills to the adult literacy program’s budget. Prosecu-

tors didn’t file charges after two corruption investigations, so why should we pay his lawyers $900 an hour? New York City’s Law Department — staffed by some 900 attorneys — is mandated to handle the legal affairs of our mayor and his staff relating to their jobs. Comptroller Scott Stringer has final approval over this expenditure. Taxpayers must urge him to transfer this money to help immigrants learn English and aid other disadvantaged New Yorkers. If he doesn’t, we must file a class action suit to stop a huge waste of our tax dollars. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

No to meat, yes to Earth Dear Editor: April 22 marked the 50th observance of Earth Day. Each of us can continue to celebrate by reducing our driving, use of electric energy and consumption of animals. That’s right! Last Fall Oxford University’s prestigious Food Climate Research Network and Germa-

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ny’s Heinrich Bolle Foundation concluded that solving the global warming catastrophe requires a massive shift to a plantbased diet. A 2010 United Nations report blamed animal agriculture for 70 percent of global freshwater use, 38 percent of land use and 19 percent of greenhouse gas emissions. Carbon dioxide is emitted by burning forests to create animal pastures and by operating farm machinery to grow animal feed. The more damaging methane and nitrous oxide are released from digestive tracts of cattle and from animal waste cesspools, respectively. Moreover, meat and dairy production dumps more animal waste, crop debris, fertilizers, pesticides and other pollutants into our waterways than all other human activities combined. It is the driving force behind wildlife habitat destruction. In an environmentally sustainable world, meat and dairy products in our diet must be replaced by vegetables, fruits and grains, just as fossil fuels are replaced by wind, solar and other pollution-free energy sources. Let’s celebrate the 50 years of Earth Day at our supermarket. Freddy Green Flushing

Vocalize, but then vote Dear Editor: It is very heartening to see the countrywide spirit of activism alive and well again, covering a range of issues. Too long has the nation’s populace been apathetic, allowing lobbyists and special interests to usurp the rights that belong to the people. Now, if the activist fervor converts into a high voter turnout in November, our democracy will be functioning the way it’s supposed to and will again be the model of freedom of which we all can be proud. Also, New Yorkers have had abysmally low voter turnout in our local elections, which is disgraceful. Now is the time to reverse that trend. Exercising the right to vote is a cornerstone of democracy. Activist enthusiasm and increased voter turnout must extend to our local politics beyond this coming November. If you have not registered to vote, please do so. Glenn Hayes Kew Gardens

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GOP wants Mueller out Dear Editor: Sen. Mitch McConnell, Republican from Kentucky, will not allow bringing legislation protecting Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III to the floor for a vote. His argument for so refusing is that such legislation is not needed because President Trump will not take action dismissing Mueller. Trump has on numerous times made clear that he believes there was no necessity for a special counsel and shown his dislike of Mueller, and never made it clear Mueller should be allowed to conclude his work unhindered. Notwithstanding that, the majority of Americans believe Mueller should be allowed to conclude the investigation. Trump’s ambiguous actions that change from one minute to the next suggest McConnell’s argument lacks any belief. McConnell, like Trump and some Republicans, do want to terminate the investigation and hope Trump does so. Any claim thereafter it was Trump’s decision and not their’s would be empty rhetoric. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

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Dear Editor: As we approached the 75th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, we noted with alarm the rising tide of racism, anti-immigrant rhetoric and actions, and anti-Semitism worldwide. This terrible growth of exclusionary and bigoted policies, actions, and attitudes is contextualized by Donald Trump and his likeminded leaders in Russia, Poland and Hungary. It is further fueled by movements and leaders from the National Front in France, similar movements throughout Europe, the so-called altright in the United States and lower-level antiSemitic leaders such as Louis Farrakhan. This growth of hate can and must be defeated. The starting point is the understanding that racism, anti-immigrant prejudices and antiSemitism are all fruits of the same poisonous tree. Across-the-board unity of opposition to all

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Giving power to the Jamaica Bay Task Force Proposed panel would make official recommendations to the mayor by Anthony O’Reilly

in an interview with the Chronicle. The existing panel meets regularly to The Jamaica Bay Task Force has been a receive updates from government officials fixture for environmentalists and those con- on Jamaica Bay projects, but has no official cerned about the future of the estuary for power to enact any changes. Riepe, told what the difference between years. So when a proposed bill to create a new panel called the Jamaica Bay Task the two would be, said “that would be good.” He also said he’d be interested in sitForce came up, some were confused. “That was the questions I had,” Broad ting on the panel. T he t a sk force C h a n n el r e s id e n t would consist of 11 Don Riepe, who has me mb e r s — f ive watched over the bay e want to make sure appointed by Council for deca des, said Speaker Corey Johnwhen asked if he this task force will son (D-Manhattan) knew the difference have the force of law.” and six by Mayor de between the existing Blasio. Asked if peopanel and the pro— Councilman Costa Constantinides, ple like Riepe or Dan posed one. “I don’t chairman of the Environmental Mundy Sr. and Jr., know what the difProtection Committee both longtime Broad ference would be.” Channel residents and According to Councilman Costa Constantinides (D-Asto- environmental activists, would be a part of ria), chairman of the Environmental Protec- the group, Constantinides said, “Of course.” The members would be tasked with creattion Committee and author of the bill to create the planned task force, the difference ing a plan to address the cleanup of Jamaica would be that the new panel would have the Bay, the process by which combined sewer “force of law” behind it, and that any sug- over f lows a re ma naged a nd cli mate gestions its members may make would have change’s effect on the estuary. The legislation is sponsored by Councilto be taken into account by the city. “We want to make sure this task force members Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton), will have force of law,” Constantinides said Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Daneek Editor

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Proposed legislation would create the Jamaica Bay Task Force, an 11-member group that would FILE PHOTO make official recommendations to the city on how to best care for the estuary. Miller (D-St. Albans), whose districts abut the body of water. “The establishment of the Jamaica Bay Task Force is vital to improve a forgotten natural gem of our city,” Adams said in an emailed statement. “Implementation of the Task Force will fortify efforts to utilize the

environmentally rich benefits of Jamaica Bay.” The bill is in front of the Environmental Protection Committee, which on Monday held an oversight hearing to discuss the impacts flooding and sea level rise will have on Jamaica Bay and the surrounding comQ munities.

Naloxone training coming to Howard Beach Seminar on lifesaving medicine comes as opioid crisis continues to grow by Anthony O’Reilly

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As the opioid crisis continues to grow in New York City, and the rest of the country, one South Queens lawmaker wants to make sure residents are prepared to take action and possibly save someone’s life. Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) and the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services will host a free training session in Howard Beach next month to train people how to recognize, respond to and reverse an opioid overdose by using the lifesaving medicine naloxone. Naloxone, which can be administered via injection or nasal spray, is administered to those who have overdosed on heroin or opioid pain medications. When successful, it reverses the effects of the overdose and restores the breathing of the victim. The seminar will take place May 17 at the Howard Beach Library, located at 92-06 156 Ave., starting at 6 p.m. Participants must be 16 or older and must register ahead of time by calling Pheffer Amato’s office at (718) 945-9550, or by emailing amatos@nyassembly.gov. “Families across New York State and the entire nation have been torn apart by addiction and a heroin epidemic that has rapidly escalated,” the assemblywoman said in a prepared statement. “To see families lose loved ones to addiction is heartbreaking. This session can give people the necessary knowledge and training that can help save lives.” A second session will take place in Rockaway later this year, according to a representative for the assemblywoman. Queens, like anywhere else, has seen its fair share of opioid overdoses. The Police Department told the Chronicle there

were 369 calls for cases involving drug overdoses here in 2017, and another 103 in the borough so far this year. Queens District Attorney Richard Brown said in January that there were more than three times as many suspected fatal drug overdoses in the World’s Borough than murders in 2017 — 172, compared to 50 killings. Nearly a third of the overdose cases involved fentanyl, a synthetic drug frequently mixed with heroin. The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said 235 Queens residents died of “unintentional drug poisoning deaths” in 2016. Neither the NYPD nor Brown’s office was able to break down the overdose statistics by precinct or neighborhood. Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach-Lindenwood Civic Association, said she has heard rumors of people dying of drug overdoses in South Queens. “There are homes, I’m sure, within Howard Beach that have people who are suffering from opioid addiction,” Ariola said. “The number and statistics confirm that it is certainly an epidemic.” She encouraged community members to attend next month’s session, saying knowing how to use naloxone is as necessary as being trained in CPR. “It is unfortunate that we need this type of training session,” she said. “The opioid epidemic has to be combatted because there are so many young people who are losing their lives.” “This training program — along with the increased funding provided in the state budget to fight this addiction crisis — will help provide lifesaving prevention, treatment and recovery services for local communities here in Queens,” Pheffer Q Amato said.

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‘Prison’ escapee has been caught

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10 vehicles stolen in last four weeks

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The teenager who escaped from a juvenile detention center in South Ozone Park almost two weeks ago has been caught, officials told the Queens Chronicle. Information on where the teen was apprehended, what crime he committed to be sent to the center in the first place or if he will be sent to prison for escaping was not made public by press time. The escapee jumped the fence of the 133-23 127 St. facility, part of the Administration for Children Services Close to Home initiative, along with one other teenager April 14 during outdoor recreational time. Three staffers for Sheltering Arms — the operator of the site — were supposed to be with the youth while they were outside, but one went in to get water and the two teens quickly ran for a weak point in the fence and climbed through a gap in it, landing in a resident’s backyard, according to ACS and Sheltering Arms representatives. They told the South Ozone Park Civic Association West last week that the gap in the fence the teens clambered through has been closed off. Close to Home places youths convicted of certain crimes in residential communities rather than upstate prison sites. The placement of the facility, called a prison by some in the neighborhood, has been opposed by Community Board 10, SOPCAW, elected officials and residents from the very start, with many saying there are too many similar facilities in the area already.

The teenager who escaped from the Close to Home facility on 127th Street in South Ozone FILE PHOTO Park, seen here, has been caught. Councilwoman Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) told the Chronicle she still has many concerns about the safety of the 127th Street building. “I am deeply troubled by the recent incidents at Sheltering Arms in South Ozone Park,” Adams said in an emailed statement. “There is a need for clarification on what proper procedures for community notification are. Until this is established the security concerns of the neighborhood will not be properly addressed.” Sheltering Arms officials admitted at last week’s civic meeting that they have been “negligent” with the community on their notificaQ tion procedures.

Drivers are still leaving their car keys in the ignition and exiting their vehicles, cops told the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association last Saturday. Community Affairs Officer Jose Severino said the command — which patrols Kew Gardens, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill and the northern section of Ozone Park — has received 10 complaints of stolen cars in the last 28 days. Several of those cases involved the victim’s leaving the key either in the ignition or in the glove compartment. “That’s a silly reason to get your car stolen,” Severino told the civic. The 10 cases in the past four weeks is double what the 102nd took during the same time period in 2017. Sadly, it’s not a new trend in Queens. Capt. Courtney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Precinct, said half the car thefts earlier this month involved keys being left inside cars. Most of the cases have occurred between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. and are not concentrated

in one specific part of the precinct. And in the neighboring 106th Precinct, officers said valuables are often taken out of cars that are left unlocked. The 102nd Precinct earlier this month provided residents with some theft prevention advice, including: • never leaving keys inside unlocked vehicles, especially when the motor is running; • making sure all valuables are brought out of the car, or hidden; • getting the car’s windows etched with a vehicle identification number, making it easier to identify in the case of theft; and • parking in well-lit areas and making sure doors are locked. Motorists can also sign up for a “Combat Auto Theft” sticker, which authorizes police to pull over a vehicle if they see it between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. — if the proper driver of the vehicle is stopped, he or she just has to show identification. For further information, people can call the 102nd Precinct crime prevention unit at (718) 805-3217, or by Q emailing james.healy@nypd.org.

Everyone can take a look inside historical houses of worship in Queens — and elsewhere in the city — the weekend of May 5 and 6, when The New York Landmarks Conservancy’s Sacred Sites Open House annual event returns. In Queens, seven locations are throwing open their doors, all but one of them in Flushing. They are the Free Synagogue of Flushing, the Bowne House Museum, the Flushing Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, the Hindu Temple Society of North America, the Muslim Center of New York, the International Pureland

Association and the Church of the Resurrection in Richmond Hill. Tours are free, and the hours each site is open vary. Information on most is available online at sacredsitesopenhouse. org, while the Queens Historical Society lists three locations that are not included there, at queenshistoricalsociety.org. “We hope you take advantage of the Open House weekend to enjoy some of the most beautiful and interesting buildings in your community,” Landmarks ConservanQ cy President Peg Breen said online. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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All invited to job fair by Atlas Park businesses The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale will hold a free job fair on Saturday, April 28 from noon to 2 p.m. The event will be held in a space next to the Crazy 8 store, wh ich is located on the 82nd St reet entrance side of the building in front of the South Garage. Attendees are advised to dress appropriately and bring plenty of resumes. The Atlas

Park businesses scheduled to participate are Ashley Furniture, Atlas Park Dialysis, Crazy 8, Flynn and O’Hara, Forever 21, Laser Bounce, New York Sports Club, Regal Cinemas, SOS Maintenance and Ulta Beauty. Atlas Park is located at 8000 Cooper Ave. Anyone with questions may call the manQ agement office at (718) 326-3300.

Hit-and-run in Woodhaven Cops are on the lookout for a driver who ran over two pedestrians in Woodhaven early Tuesday morning. Police say the car hit the two on 87th Street near 88th Avenue, a short distance

from St. Thomas the Apostle Church, just after 1 a.m. Officers found the victims with minor head injuries, and they were treated at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. The car that hit them fled in an unknown direction.

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Queens, JHMC take up call for organ donors Officials say regional, state stats are up; not where they could be by Michael Gannon Editor

Anthony Vega was a born performer. “He loved music. He loved to dance. He loved paying basketball,” said his father, Giraldo, of Bay Shore, LI. A stranger might not know that Anthony was born with a condition that created excess fluid in his brain. With medical treatment, including a shunt, he was a normal little boy with none of the physical or mental impairments that could have afflicted him. He was 11 when he died in April 2009, from complications related to a surgical procedure. Speaking last Friday at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center as part of Donate Life Month, Giraldo Vega told the crowd that up to that point, he had never thought a lot about organ donation. “I thought of it as a heart on my driver’s license,” he said. Faced with a personal tragedy, the Vega family decided to donate Anthony’s organs for transplantation. “It was an easy decision at a difficult time,” he said. Vega and his son Ruben were the guests of honor as the hospital and Borough President Melinda Katz teamed up with the organization LiveOnNY to increase awareness of the need for organ donors. LiveOnNY provides education on organ donation in the region encompassed by New York City,

Long Island and Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Putnam and Dutchess counties. It also provides services for the families of donors from the beginning of the process until sometimes years afterward. “Last year we had 876 donations,” said Helen Irving, a registered nurse who serves as president of the organization. Irving said that New York State, through driver’s license checkoffs and other means, now has 32 percent of all eligible people registered as organ donors. While she said that is the highest rate in state history, Irving said there still is work to do. “The national average in the United States is over 50 percent,” she said. The group’s website says all major religions support organ donation, though they also consider it a personal choice. Hospital personnel, as they have each of the last few years, raised their Donate Life flag on a pole outside the hospital’s emergency room entrance. Speakers from the hospital included President and CEO Bruce Flanz, Chief Operating Officer William Lynch and Dr. Alan Roth, chairman of family medicine and ambulatory care and chief, Division of Palliative Care Medicine. Vega said the decision was one he would make again. “If it can save one life, what better way to remember Anthony?” he said. “His last perforQ mance was giving the gift of life.”

Giallanzo’s pad hits the market: report Here are some details on what’s inside by Anthony O’Reilly

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The home of mafioso Ronald Giallanzo, who last month pleaded guilty to leading a Howard Beach loansharking ring, has hit the market for $2.9 million, according to the New York Daily News. The tabloid reported that the 164-04 86 St. site features a wine cellar, gym and pool. It has five bedrooms, three full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms, in addition to a banquet-size dining room and media room with a flat-screen TV placed above a built-in fish tank. The News reported that Giallanzo has two years to complete the sale. A source with direct knowledge of the matter said the eventual buyer of the house must be approved by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and the proceeds will go toward the amount the defendant is required to give up, $1.25 million — anything above that, he is allowed to keep, though there may be additional fines tacked on, the News said. Giallanzo used “millions” from the loansharking ring he led to “purchase,

The home of Ronald Giallanzo is up for sale FILE PHOTO for $2.9 million. construct and design” the mansion, which prosecutors say was a “daily visual reminder to those in his neighborhood of his wealth and power.” There was a small, single-story house on the lot before the brick mansion was built. The mobster and nine other Bonanno family members and associates were arrested last March on various charges including loansharking, extortion, obstrucQ tion of justice and attempted murder.

Giraldo Vega and his son, Ruben, remembered their son and brother, Anthony, who was 11 when he passed away. Anthony’s life and the family’s decision to donate his organs were celebrated last Friday at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON

HB Kiwanis offering four scholarships by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

The Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach will again be offering four $1,000 scholarships for area students entering college in the fall. This is the second year the club will be offering the financial aid to all high school seniors living in the 11414 ZIP code, except those who are children or grandchildren of Kiwanis members. Applications can be obtained by visiting howardbeachkiwanis.org, or by calling Dino Bono at (646) 401-2805 or emailing him at hbkiwanisdino@outlook.com. The completed applications, along with a one page paper on why the student should be awarded the scholarship, must be mailed to Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach Scholarship Fund, care of Dino Bono, 164-15 84 St., Howard Beach, NY, 11414 by May 31. Applicants must show involvement in their school and community. The club last year created a committee, called the Kiwanis Club of Howard Beach Scholarship Fund committee, to review the submissions. The Paul Anthony Bono Scholarship, named after Bono’s late son, who died in a

2014 car crash, will go to a student entering any field of study. The Stanley Merzon Scholarship, established in honor of the Queens Chronicle’s co-founder and former Kiwanian who launched the club’s annual book and rummage sale, will go to a student who plans to major in journalism, mass media or a similar subject. “I would like to thank all members of the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club for continuing this worthy scholarship a second year,” Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler, Merzon’s stepson, said. “It’s an appropriate opportunity to remember Stanley by providing this grant to a future journalism major.” The August Sirgiovanni Scholarship will go to a student who plans to major in the fields of science or math, and is named after the late owner of Augie’s Television Repair on Rockaway Boulevard and past president of the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club. The final grant is The Founders’ Scholarship, which honors all of the original members of the club. It will be provided to a student majoring Q in any field of study.

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Mailbox replacement slowly coming along Postal inspector fields questions from the 112th Precinct Council by Christopher Barca

the “Hollywood” model — named after the Los Angeles neighborhood it was designed in — that feature tiny slits The replacement of thousands of sidewalk mailboxes in instead of the traditional door flap. A USPS spokesperson originally told the Chronicle that Queens is well underway, Postal Inspector Dyllan O’Neill told the 112th Preci nct Com mu n it y Cou ncil last month that “all mailboxes will be retrofitted” to include the anti-theft measure because there was no contractor who Wednesday. But if the box on your corner hasn’t been retrofitted or built the new kind of collection box. However, O’Neill told the 112th Precinct Community swapped out for a new, antitheft model yet, the inspector Council there is. said, manage your expectations as to “It’s expensive to replace the when it will be. boxes and there’s also only one com“It’s going to take a little bit of pany that makes them,” he said. time. Our resources are kind of t’s going to take a little “They’re backed up beause we’re strapped,” O’Neill told the council. bit of time. Our resources demanding more and more boxes.” “We’re working on Queens BouleHis statement was contradicted by vard right now, the financial instituare kind of strapped.” a USPS spokesperson on Monday, tions and the boxes in front of them who said, “there was, and is, no conspecifically. Most of the boxes there — Postal Inspector Dyllan O’Neill on the t ractor that provides secu r it yare older, including by Utopia Parkreplacement of sidewalk mailboxes enhanced collection boxes that are way, that’s where we’re working installed on the streets.” right now.” The official did add, however, that some street boxes are In recent years, mail fishing — the use of a bottle or other object covered in adhesive to steal checks from mail- being replaced, not simply retrofitted as originally thought. “This is an ongoing effort as we replace boxes that are boxes — has become a significant problem across much of identified as high risk or as boxes come in for other Queens, beginning in Howard Beach. The issue — which was big on the West Coast earlier repairs,” the spokesperson said, adding there are more than this decade and then the Bronx a few years ago — reached 3,000 combined sidewalk drop boxes across Brooklyn and Forest Hills and Rego Park last year, as the 112th Precinct Queens. A number of mailboxes have already been retrofitted or saw a double-digit increase in the number of incidents replaced entirely, including in residential parts of Flushing being reported. In February, a number of lawmakers called on the United north of Northern Boulevard and in front of the Forest Hills States Postal Service to replace all borough mailboxes with Post Office. Editor

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Postal Inspector Dyllan O’Neill discusses sidewalk mailbox replacement at last Wednesday’s 112th Precinct Community PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA Council meeting. According to 112th Precinct Community Council President Heidi Chain, one way to address the mail fishing issue would be to have the post office or some sort of postal facility in the community stay open 24 hours a day. “I work near Brooklyn Heights and they have a 24-hour, beautiful room. How do we get one like that in this community?” Chain asked. “If it’s 8 p.m. and you want to drop something off at the post office, it’s impossible.” O’Neill said that would be an issue best taken up with Q area elected officials.

Communities seek united front on JFK CB 13 joins effort to gain benefits agreement on $10B airport project by Michael Gannon

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Civic leaders from Southeast Queens aren’t counting on the good graces of the Port Authority to secure jobs, contracts and vending agreements during and after the planned $10 billion rebuilding of John F. Kennedy International Airport. They want something in writing, and are joining forces to get it. On Monday night, members of Community Board 13 agreed to join boards 12 in Jamaica and 14 in the Rockaways in drafting a community benefits agreement in which a good chunk of the $10 billion would be spent in or on the surrounding communities. Glenn Greenidge, chairman of CB 12’s Economic Development Committee and executive director of the Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, also serves on Queens Connection, a group of civic, business and clergy leaders who want the airport’s host communities to benefit from the modernization. He and others form Queens Connection spoke at Monday’s meeting of CB 13 in Bellerose at the invitation of Chairman Clive Williams. “This is going to take all of us going all in to create a document that will hold the Port Authority’s feet to the fire,” Greenidge said. Other speakers from the group included

Glenn Greenidge, right, believes communities near Kennedy Airport must show a united front to get maximum benefits from the $10 billion reconstruction project there. He addressed Community Board 13 on Monday with Philippa Karteron, left, and James Heyliger. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON James Heyliger, president of the Association of Minority Businesses of NY and a member of CB 12; and Philippa Karteron of the Greater Jamaica Development Corp., a veteran of a similar fight to get benefits when

the JFK AirTrain was built. She said the money will be spread out over 10 to 15 years. “They’re not going to build us affordable housing,” Karteron said. “But we can get

other things.” She said, for example, that York College’s Aviation Institute grew to its present state from a program initiated as a community benefit agreement from the AirTrain. Williams told those assembled at Bellerose Assembly of God Church that every resident and every business in the community has a stake in creating a vibrant, modern airport but also should be willing to demand benefits, including but not limited to dealing with the noise, pollution and traffic that come to the host communities of any airport. Aside from economic benefits, a document handed out Monday said the communities should push for environmental studies and mitigation, education and workforce development assistance and other programs. Heyliger said, for example, that health studies should be included, and could include regional entities such as Jamaica Hospital Medical Center. “That way, we will have this done the way we want it to be done; not the way other people want it to be done,” he said. The speakers also said it is important for business owners who want to be included in the mix for PA contracts to register with the agency, particularly those who are seeking minority- or women-owned business estabQ lishment, or MWBE, status.

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Richmond Hill HS created SAYA or the South Asian Youth Action program, which provides several activities for the students. One activity is the Child Center of NY which works with the guidance counselors at Richmond Hill High School to provide therapies for students with emotional distress and/or behavioral problems in what they call the Wellness Center. The Child Center of NY operates more than a dozen sites which continue to operate after the school day ends. The program works to strengthen the social and emotional development of each and every student. Youth advocates and therapists provide one-on-one support to help students develop appropriate behavior, acquire greater self-confidence and achieve appropriate classroom functioning. They are advocates for for their students’ well-being, provide workshops for the school community and serve as important mentors in their students’ lives. They are attending or graduated college and have experience working with school-age children and adolescents. They deal also with attendance issues, have an Acculturation Group for Latino Immigrants, help reduce stress, improve interpersonal skills, help in time management, help increase self-esteem, treat depression and help with anger management. In the Wellness Center, above, are Anita Sanehi, LMSW, left, who is a therapist, Raquel Mejia who is a youth advocate, and Juana Subi, MHC, who is a therapist.

The South Asian Youth Action is a program which brings in additional resources to help students in various ways. The program is headed by Rachel Rodriguez, who is the Leadership and Enrichment Program manager at Richmond Hill High School. Some of the activities which SAYA administers are an extensive after school club program, attendance initiatives with mentoring, mental health services provided by the Child Center of NY, workshops for the community, college and career readiness assistance, Community Nights, vision screening and assemblies. The After School Club program enriches the students with a dance/cheer squad, a Red Cross program, robotics program, photography, Urban World, Leadership, Arcobaleno (LGBTQ), Museum Explorers, ARISTA National Honor Society, Bollywood, an Anime Library and cultural enrichment through a Latino Student Association, a Black Student Union and a Caribbean Student Association. Since a student who can’t function is a student who can’t learn, the Child Center of NY works with the school’s guidance team to provide help for students with emotional and/or behavioral problems by reducing stress, improving interpersonal skills, learning time management, resolving conflicts, promoting healthy relationships and helping students manage impulses and anger. The SAYA program is part of the New York City Community Schools Movement which is supported by the NYC Department of Education and wants schools to become more ingrained with the greater community. Above are SAYA student volunteers and staff members in the SAYA office with Manager Rachel Rodriquez, right. Photos and stories by Bob Harris

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‘This is his family’: baby now at rest Dutch James Hope, left in a trash can, is remembered in Astoria by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Unwanted at birth, he lived less than a day, but last Saturday he received the funeral of a hero. More than 100 mourners — including uniformed officers from the NYPD and Nassau County Police, emergency responders and area residents — gathered at Most Precious Blood Church in Astoria to pay their respects to the newborn boy whose body was discovered by passersby in a garbage pail at nearby Dutch Kills Playground near 36 Avenue and Crescent Street on Feb. 17. Deputy Inspector Osvaldo Nunez, commanding officer of the 114th Precinct, said prior to the service that the violent death of an infant affects even the most hardened. “Whenever it’s a baby, it tugs at everyone’s heart strings, especially police officers’,” Nunez said. The baby, given the name Dutch James Hope, was full-term and healthy, he noted. The funeral was organized by the NYPD and the AMT Children of Hope Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 1998 by Timothy Jaccard, a Nassau County Police ambulance medical technician, to arrange and pay for dignified funerals and marked graves of abandoned babies and children. Since its founding, the organization has buried 139 babies, counting Dutch, and, as of last week, rescued 3,669 from a similar fate, Jaccard said. Dutch was the first to be buried by the organization this year. The foundation’s focus now is to prevent such future tragedies from occurring. New York was the first state to enact a Safe Haven law, which allows birth mothers to relinquish custody of unwanted children in a safe manner without criminal liability. They can bring them to certain locations such as hospitals and firehouses, or call a hotline at 1 (877) 796-HOPE (4673). The infant’s tiny white casket arrived shortly before 10:30 a.m. in an escorted hearse and was carried slowly up the church steps for the solemn hour-long ceremony. In his homily, the Rev. Vedran Kirincic

Clergy and mourners leave Most Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church in Astoria after the funeral for baby Dutch James Hope, as police officers and members of the Blue Knights motorPHOTOS BY MARK LORD cycle club in Nassau County stand at attention. called the service “a very special funeral — not only because of the age of this child, but something that goes beyond age ... innocence.” He hoped the baby was abandoned in “an act of fear, an act of despair,” adding, “The only ones we can judge are ourselves.” “Love,” he said, “lives forever; it goes beyond anything here on Earth.” Bishop Raymond Chappotto expressed the belief that Dutch “will make us grateful for the gift of life.” Acknowledging the crowd before him, he added, “This is his family; his family has surrounded him today with love, with prayers.” Flowers and a teddy bear, courtesy of the 114th Precinct and Patrol Borough Queens North, flanked the shoebox-sized coffin. Members of the motorcycle club Blue Knights New York Chapter X Nassau County, many with shaved heads and donning leather jackets, sat in the front pews, occasionally dabbing at an eye. The club’s Vice

President John Hill indicated that they were there because “the baby that was found needed a family to help put him to rest.” Several parishioners, all residents of

Astoria, were visibly moved by the day’s events. Vivian Camporeale questioned how the baby’s parents could sleep at night. “They could have left him in the rectory,” she said. Maria Arcila said, “I feel very sad for the baby, but that sadness becomes happiness because that baby is with God. I hope the people who committed this crime repent.” Their friend, Miriam Restrepo, added, “It’s terrible. It’s too much. I pray, especially today.” Long after the crowd had dispersed, Virginia Goodno lingered, her 7-year-old granddaughter in tow. “It’s very sad. Every baby is hope for the world. It breaks my heart,” she said. Goodno, whose NYPD auxiliary police officer son was also in attendance at the service, added, “I’m so glad the community showed respect and care.” Burial followed at Holy Rood Cemetery in Westbury, LI, at The Island of Hope, a triangular grassy area owned by Children of Hope. The investigation into Dutch’s death continues. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477), or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). Online and text options are also Q available, and tips are confidential.

Among those attending the funeral of Dutch James Hope were Vivian Camporeale, left, Maria Arcila and Miriam Restrepo; and Virginia Goodno, whose son is an auxiliary NYPD officer, and her granddaughter, Abigail Cortez, 7. Camporeale noted that his parents could have left him in the church rectory — something enshrined in law to avoid cases like his.

Feds subpoena info on Kushner buildings by Michael Gannon Editor

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York has issued a subpoena for paperwork filed by Kushner Compannies with city agencies for properties in Queens and elsewhere that have rent-cont rolled apartments. Kushner Companies was founded by the family of Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law and a highranking advisor in his administration. Last month the group Housing Rights Initiative leveled accusations that the company falsified up to 80 applications for work permits on 34 buildings in the city, including some formerly owned by the company in Astoria and

Long Island City. Jared Kushner himself stepped down as the company’s CEO in January of last year before heading to Washington and the West Wing of the White House. The group alleges that the company failed to list rentregulated apartments in applications for construction permits to the city’s Department of Buildings. The DOB conducts more on-site inspections and enforcement at sites with rent-regulated units in an effort to protect tenants from being subjected to nuisance construction aimed at getting them to vacate the units, which then can be rented at market prices. The permit applications at issue reportedly cover a period of about four years. The City Council’s Oversight and Investigations Com-

mittee, chaired by Councilman Ritchie Torres (D-Bronx), subsequently began its own investigation. The company has denied any wrongdoing, saying there has been no intentional filing of false documents, and that if any errors are discovered they will be corrected at company expense. Following initial reports, the Chronicle learned that two of the buildings — located 23-05 30 Ave. and 23-15 30 Ave, in Astoria — have been under investigation by the city’s Tenant Harassment Task Force since 2016. State Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) has written to city DOB Commissioner Rick Chandler requesting stopwork orders on all Kushner properties until the city’s Q investigations are concluded.

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continued from page 2 to help combat the plastic pollution epidemic. It is time for everyone to get on the plastic bag ‘ban wagon.’” Marcia Bystryn, president of the New York League of Conservation Voters, also welcomed the bill. “Governor Cuomo took ownership of the issue of single-use bag waste when he signed the pre-emption of New York City’s bag fee,” she said in an email to the Chronicle. “We are encouraged that he is introducing legislation to address bag waste. We continue to support a small fee on all single-use plastic bags, which is the most effective way to reduce bag waste and has been successfully implemented around the world, most recently in Suffolk County.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Environmental Committee, was in the governor’s corner in a statement issued on Tuesday. “His proposed bill is a great step forward in protecting our environment, and a positive step away from a bag tax that would push an extra cost onto consumers,” Addabbo said. “I always believed the plastic bag issue could have been addressed without implementing a penalty on our residents. I look forward to working on this important environmental concern.” Jose Geraldo, executive director for the National Supermarkets Association, with its headquarters in Whitestone, said he had

continued from page 4 transit system in New York City, we need to do it right,” Stringer said. “No more half measures and cutting corners. Right now, service is unacceptable, we need to do better — and our survey shows riders agree.” A DOT spokesman said in an emailed statement, “The City, working with MTA/ NYCT, continues to move ahead with the rollout of SBS and TSP.” MTA spokesman Shams Tarek said, “The Comptroller’s report affirms that SBS runs much faster than local routes and is a vast improvement over regular bus service, and that riders like it.” Stringer’s office said 23 percent of people surveyed gave SBS an A, and 41 percent graded it a B. Twenty-two percent graded it a C, 12 percent a D and 2 percent gave it an F. Tarek noted that NYC Transit President Andy Byford is expected to release a plan to improve the city’s bus system later this month. Allan Rosen, a former director of bus planning for MTA New York City Transit who has written many op-eds on SBS, reacted to the findings by saying, “Generally it is a good report that highlights many of the problems with SBS.” But, he said, the Comptroller’s Office should have studied other issues too, such as what he called “unfair summonsing.” Rosen outlined one such example. “If traffic is so bad that you can’t cross the bus lane when leaving a parking space before you reach the intersection, is it better to block the lane until traffic clears, or first cross the intersection and risk a summons in order not to block the bus lane?” he asked. If an SBS camera catches a car in the bus lane for two blocks, it takes a picture of the license plate and sends the owner a ticket ranging from $115 to $150. “That is not a choice drivers should have to make,” Rosen said. Overall, 683,000 tickets have been issued along all SBS routes in the past 18 months — traffic officers wrote 447,269 to drivers caught standing in a bus stop and 32,101 to those spotted staying in a bus lane. An additional 203,892 were issued via cameras, which are only authorized along some of the routes, including Wood-

not yet read the bill, but that his organization has opposed anything that would include a per-bag fee. “We support a ban,” he said. Geraldo also said the group favors reusable bags as an alternative, as even paper bags come with their own issues, such as providing hiding places for roaches. Thomas Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, also said a ban is better than a fee. “At the end of the day, banning them and replacing them with an alternative is potentially a good thing, rather than making it a tax or fee on plastic bags,” he said. “I think replacing them with a reasonable alternative, maybe with recyclable or reusable alternatives, is better than a tax that is borne on the backs of small businesses and consumers.” Not everyone is pleased. Matt Seaholm, executive director of the American Plastic Bag Alliance, said there are hidden pitfalls in Cuomo’s legislation. “Unfortunately, this misguided proposal would result in a massive, multi-milliondollar hidden tax on hardworking New York families,” Seaholm wrote in an email to the Chronicle. “Bans tried elsewhere have made it harder for families to pay for groceries while also incentivizing shoppers to use bags that are worse for the environment than 100-percent recyclable, highly Q reused plastic retail bags.”

haven and Cross Bay boulevards. Twentyeight percent of all violations were committed by those with five or more infractions, “proving the city is falling short at counteracting repeat offenders,” the comptroller’s office said. One commercial vehicle was issued 870 violations in an 18-month period, all for bus stop obstructions. Rosen questions why, given all the problems with SBS, Stringer does not call for a halt to new lines. The DOT and MTA plan on making nine unspecified bus routes part of SBS. “The big question is why continue to expand a program with so many problems that is largely not working and does not accomplish what it set out to do?” the former MTA official stated. In fact, Stringer is suggesting the MTA expand SBS features to its local routes. “All-door boarding, transit signal priority, curb extensions ... and strategicallylocated bus lanes should be characteristic of every local bus route, not just Select Bus Service,” the report states. This comes despite the fact that Stringer states one of the main features of SBS, off-board fare payment, is frequently faulty and needs to be addressed by the MTA. In a letter to MTA Bus Operations President Darryl Irick, the comptroller says “fare payment kiosks are often out-oforder” and “that the proof-of-payment tickets they produce are frequently faded and illegible.” At West 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue, for example, M23 SBS riders reported the machines being out-of-order “for weeks.” Additionally, riders using reduced fare MetroCards have reported issues with using the cards to pay the fare before getting on the bus — and that Jamaica Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard is one of the top sites for this problem. Rosen believes Stringer overlooked another problem with the machines. “He also doesn’t address the wisdom of purchasing new fare machines that will soon be obsolete with the phasing out of the MetroCard,” he told the Chronicle. A new fare collection method is expected to Q be implemented by 2023.

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NYC Transit president lays out top-to-bottom plan for modernization by Michael Gannon Editor

When he was hired as president of NYC Transit in Januar y, Andy Byford said improving the city’s bus system was one of his top four priorities. On Monday he announced his battle plans, which include electric buses, greater integration of technology and a re-examination of bus routes, some of which have not been changed in decades despite changes in population and demographics. Byford, in a statement issued by the MTA, said the bus system will be getting a top-to-bottom review and modernization. “We’ve listened to our riders’ concerns and are working tirelessly to create a worldclass bus system that New Yorkers deserve,” he said. “We’re targeting challenges like traffic congestion and enforcement, undertaking bold initiatives like redesigning the entire route network, and pursuing advancements such as the latest computer-aided management, double-decker and electric buses, all-door boarding, and improved customer service with more real-time data. Our customers will start to see changes this year and we will never stop improving this critical component of New York City’s transportation landscape.” The MTA runs the largest public bus sys-

An all-electric bus, part of new pilot program in NYC Transit, was on display in Manhattan on Monday as agency President Andy Byford announced his plans to overhaul the system’s fleet, FLICKR PHOTO / NYC TRANSIT routs and customer service. tem in North America, about 40 percent bigger than the next-largest, Los Angeles. Each weekday, the MTA provides more than 2 million rides, across 54,000 trips on 326 routes, with a fleet of more than 5,700 buses. Statistics provided by NYC Transit state

that bus ridership systemwide is down 14 percent since 2007; on bus routes with a high overlap with subways, it is down 25 percent since 2006. Bus routes will be re-examined in order to make them more connective to other

routes and other transportation options. Some underused stops will be eliminated if others are close by. The MTA also wants to put in more shelters; clocks that tell the arrival time of the next bus; and technology that will allow riders to determine just how full the next bus will be. The agency has kicked off a pilot program with all-electric uses that give off no emissions. And, reminiscent of Byford’s native England, NYC Transit will experiment with double-decker buses on some express routes in Staten Island. The agency also will attempt to streamline operations by experimenting with alldoor boarding and increased use of traffic signal priority technology, which can hold a green light or shorten a red signal. With plans for mere dedicated bus lanes will come a call for more enforcement, including coordinated efforts with the NYPD, and the use of bus-mounted cameras “to automatically identify violators and issues tickets.” Options for a cashless boarding system will be examined beginning this year. Tap readers to speed up the boarding process are targeted for all buses by the end of 2020 And fare enforcement will be stepped up, with the aim of reducing fare evasion and Q restoring revenue.

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camps may be faith-based ministries while others may focus on par ticular sports. Band camps and art camps may appeal to creative kids. Also, there are plenty of general-interest camps that offer various activities without narrowing in on any particular one. Parents may need to choose between a sleepaway camp or day camps, depending on which camp experience they want for their children. • Inquire about camp schedules. While many camps are flexible, day camps do not have the same level of flexibility as after-school programs. Arrangements will need to be made if care is required after regular camp hours. Speak with camp staff to see which types of after-hours programs, if any, are available. • Determine your camp budget. As varied as program offerings may be, camps also can vary greatly with regard to cost. Government-run camps may be less expensive than those offered by private companies. Day camps typically cost less than those that provide room and board. Find out if a particular organization subsidizes a portion of camp costs. Scouting programs often have a dedicated camp and may offer affordable options for Scouts. Martial arts schools and dance centers frequently offer camp schedules.

Summer school recess will be here before you know it. Make sure you’re prepared for camp and other recreational programs. If camp seems out of reach, look into local summer recreation programs at parks or schools. Such programs may not be as extensive as those offered by camps, but they can quell kids’ boredom and keep children occupied during the day. In addition to camp, remember to plan for some free days so children can just

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How to keep kids engaged over school breaks American children will spend, on average, more than 900 hours attending school in a given year. The average school year in the United States lasts 1,016 hours, the equivalent of 42 continuous days. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, many developed countries begin their academic years in September and end them in June. Some, like Australia, feature four terms with two-week breaks in between each term. Others go to school for most of the year — with various holiday breaks in between — and then get the bulk of their time off during the summer. As much time as kids spend in school, there will be times when they are left to their own devices, and during these times it’s easy for them to forgot classroom lessons. Sometimes called “summer learning loss” or “summer slide,” this forgetfulness sees many students fail to retain all of their lessons over prolonged breaks from school. Studies indicate that students score lower on standardized tests at the end of the summer compared to their performance on the same tests at the beginning of summer. Anywhere from between one to three month’s worth of educational achievement can dissipate during prolonged breaks from the classroom. To help ensure that those hard-earned lessons are not so easily forgotten, parents can help children remain intellectually engaged in various ways over school breaks. • Stick to a schedule. Try to maintain a schedule similar to school, with children waking at the same time each day and going to bed at similar hours. This will make it much easier to get back into a routine when a new school year begins.

• Learn at camp. Many children attend camp for a portion of their school breaks. Look for camps that do not simply babysit children, but engage them through enrichment activities. • Encourage reading. Set aside time for reading each day. All it generally takes is 15 to 30 minutes of reading per day for kids to remember their vocabulary lessons and maintain their fluency and comprehension skills. Children may enjoy picking their own books rather than having a required reading list. • Keep a math book handy. On long car trips or rainy days, children can do a few math problems to keep their skills sharp. This will help keep learning loss to a minimum. Math workbooks may be available at bookstores, or parents can look online or ask a teacher for a summer to-do packet. • Plan educational trips. Vacations and day trips can be fun, entertaining and educational all at the same time. Science centers, museums and living history locations can bring to life information learned in the classroom, even on family vacations. • Take a class. Children and families can learn together by exploring new skills. Enroll in something educational and enjoyable, such as a music or dance class, a STEM seminar or something else that engages the mind and body. This gives everyone a chance to learn something new and have a great time together as a family. Parents and educators can reduce lesson loss over school breaks by encouraging families to remain intelQ lectually engaged in any way they can. — Metro Creative Connection

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Contaminated soil to be removed Sat. Angry parents, lawmaker sound off during testy meeting with officials by Christopher Barca Editor

Piles of soil contaminated with lead have been sitting in a fenced-off lot across the street from PS/IS 128 in Middle Village for more than four months. And if the dirt doesn’t pose an immediate safety risk to students and area residents, as the city claims, why is the administration now rushing to have it removed? That’s the question many parents and area residents — as well as Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) — had during a fiesty meeting with various city officials on Monday at the impacted school. Of the approximately 50 people who descended on PS/IS 128, none were as angry as Matilda Fratto, who lambasted the administration for allegedly dragging its feet on the issue. “The site has been uncovered for five months prior to Mr. Holden alerting us,” Fratto said. “For five months, the community and children have had continued exposure to the contaminated soil.” In December, sewer main replacement work on and near Penelope Avenue was suspended after elevated levels of lead were discovered in soil that had been excavated. That discovery was made after the project’s contractor, CAC Industries, tried to bring the dirt to a dump but management there declined to take it after a visual inspection. According to Department of Design and Construction Intergovernmental Affairs Executive Director Jeff Margolies, it was after that denial that CAC tested the soil and discovered “slightly elevated” levels of lead.

Councilman Bob Holden, left, again this week called for an investigation into how contaminated soil was allowed to be left uncovered for months across the street from PS/IS 128 in Middle VilPHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA lage. The issue was the topic of a testy meeting on Monday. The dirt was then brought to the yard leased by CAC across the street from PS/IS 128 where it was left uncovered until last week, when Holden started pressing the city. Multiple officials at Monday’s meeting said recent tests of the soil piles — which will be removed on Saturday — showed that lead levels were between 300 and 600 parts per million, with an average of 427 ppm. Depa r t ment of Health a nd Ment al Hygiene Associate Commissioner Sam Miller told the crowd that levels over 400 ppm start to become hazardous. But he said the soil piles were labeled nonhazardous by the city because they were kept behind a fence in a yard that schoolchildren or neighbors had no access to. “That limit is really for what we find in

places where children are actively playing, like a backyard or a field. Although there’s never a safe level of lead ... it’s not a concern because there are no kids playing in that dirt, putting their hands in it or putting it in their mouths.” Holden fired back, saying that he’s seen large amounts of dust being kicked up from the piles on windy days — something others in attendance attested to. While Miller said infrequent exposure to the dust in itself is not a hazard, he agreed with Holden that the mounds should have been covered from the minute they were brought to the site. “Out of precaution, we can agree it should have been covered,” he said. “We’re glad that it is.”

In response to the outcry from Holden and the PS/IS 128 community, the officials said the city conducted preliminary lead tests at the school — all coming back negative for unsafe levels of the element. But out of an abundance of caution, air monitoring devices have been installed around the school. Speaking to both the media and Community Education Council 24 last week, Holden said he was previously told by one senior DDC official — Patrick Larkin — that there were “high levels” of lead in the soil. After the discrepency was brought up repeatedly on Monday, Larkin said he “did not mention any levels,” while Margolies called it a mixup. “I think the point is there was some misinformation shared with the councilmember, that’s where the discrepency was,” Margolies said. “Whatever he stated was not exactly what the test results showed.” Throughout the evening, Holden repeated his past calls for a thorough investigation of how the soil was allowed to remain uncovered at the yard. Toward the end of the meeting, a CAC representative even admitted that public pressure was partially responsible for forcing the company’s hand when it comes to removing the soil. But a number of parents left unsatisfied, including Fratto, who called on someone in the administration to be held accountable for the soil being left uncovered near the school for months. “That’s where my frustration is,” she said, “and that’s where the frustration of the Q community is.”

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Johnny Hincapie of Bayside spent a quarter- century in prison over the high-profile 1990 murder of 22-year-old Brian Watkins before a judge vacated his conviction in 2015. And now, more than a year after prosecutors decided against trying him again, he’s suing the city. The suit, filed by the firm Harvis and Fetts, says he was falsely imprisoned and the police coerced him into confessing. A spokesman for the Law Department said the suit is “under review.” Watkins, a tourist from Utah, was in the city with his family to see the US Open. He was fatally stabbed in the chest on the platform of the Seventh Avenue and West 53rd Street subway station, trying to save his parents while they were under attack from a group of teens. The murder, which took place when Hincapie, 45, was just 18 years old, is one of the city’s most notorious and came in the year the five boroughs saw the most homicides ever here, 2,245. Of the seven defendants convicted in the murder case, the Bayside native is the only one out of prison today. Prosecutors declined to move forward with a retrial last year Hincapie had been part of a big group of teenagers who were

coming into Manhattan from Queens on the subway to catch a party at the Roseland Ballroom. Some in the group — Hincapie not being one of them, the suit says — split off from the larger bunch after they saw the tourist family. Hincapie was exonerated largely due to the efforts of York College professor Bill Hughes. According to the complaint, he was near the station’s turnstile level with two girls and a man named Luis Montero, away from the attack and not knowing it was happening. Montero had been arrested in the case but charges against him were later dropped. He and Anthony Anderson, who was convicted in the case, have both offered testimony about Hincapie not being at the scene of the crime. Two hundred dollars was stolen from the murder victim’s father, Sherman, after he was slashed in the pants. The cash was spent at the ballroom. Brian’s mother, Karen, was kicked. The complaint says the public spotlight on the case, along with “its threat to the City’s tourism industry” meant former Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau and Mayor David Dinkins “faced unusual pressure to deliver immediate results.” And according to the suit, the two pieces of evidence were “a

single witness’s equivocal, cross-racial pretrial” and a confession forced out of Hincapie by a detective. Additionally, the suit says the only co-defendant to ever accuse Hincapie of playing a role in the incident, Emilio Fernandez, said he’d been coerced into giving statements by the detectives in the case. Other defendants had also made the same allegations. In terms of Hincapie’s confession, the complaint says a detective forced him to “falsely confess to vague, bystander-like participation in the crime, and knowledge of its planning, with the false promise that Mr. Hincapie would then be taken straight home.” The suit mentions how as a 14-year-old, the Bayside native had been found to have a low verbal intelligence quotient of 88. An examination by a forensic psychologist in 1991 would also find Hincapie had “particular difficulty in language-related areas (e.g. reading, oral communication and comprehension).” His language comprehension abilities played a role against him during the investigation, the complaint said. Pointing to them and his youth, it argues that he “believed the detective’s false promises, feared for his life and lacked any meaningful grasp of the nature or gravity of the circumstances he confrontQ ed,” the suit said.

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Carranza comes to Francis Lewis HS New city schools chancellor talks at town hall events for students, parents by Ryan Brady Associate Editor

At new City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza’s town hall for parents at Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows on Monday, one of the questions he got cut straight to the point. Will he, it asked, make a lot of changes to the public school system or is he satisfied with how it is now? “To be honest, I don’t know,” said the new Department of Education leader, who just started in the position less than a month ago. “I’m getting to know the place.” W h ile say i ng a nyone who claims the city school system is broken is “not telling the truth,” Carranza said he believes there is “work to be done.” “I’m getting to know this organization and bringing the experience I’ve had to bear to make some decisions and make some assumptions,” he explained. “And quite frankly start some conversations about what could potentially be improved on.” The parent town hall is part of a “Listening Tour” for which the new chancellor has visited schools in different parts of the city. A half hour before the event, Carranza wrapped up a different town hall at Francis Lewis with students from different Queens schools. And earlier in the day, he visited robotics, software engineering and social studies classes at JHS 216 in Fresh Meadows. Since the gun massacre at Marjor y Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., the safety of schools has been a subject of national debate. Carranza, who was superintendent of the Houston Independent School District when Mayor de Blasio picked him to head the DOE,

City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza speaks at a town hall for parents Monday at Francis Lewis High School, PHOTO BY RYAN BRADY having spoken to students at a separate event shortly before in the same building. gave his take on the issue at both town hall events. No single device like a metal detector or fence can completely protect students and teachers, he said. According to the chancellor, the “most effective security system” for a school is for it to have an environment in which students feel comfortable anonymously coming forward to report safety concerns, such as something suspicious on social media, or when they know someone who’s “mad and has access to weapons.” In response to a question about the role of the arts in schools, Carranza made his feelings about the subject clear. Schools, he said, are not about

“educating widgets. ... We’re educating human beings.” And the ability to express oneself artistically is an important part of being human, the chancellor added. Overall, the new DOE chief said he aims “to make sure that every student in the New York City public school system has access to the arts.” In response to one question, Carranza also brief ly discussed the DOE’s Gifted and Talented Program. Some have said the initiative doesn’t have an adequate level of black and Hispanic students in it. There is no research, the chancellor added, showing that students from particular ethnic or economic backgrounds are “more predisposed to Gifted and Talented-ness.”

Carranza for four years led the San Francisco Unified School District before his superintendent role in Houston. Miami Dade County school system Superintendent Albert Carvalho was originally picked by the mayor earlier this year to succeed former DOE leader Carmen Fariña. But after agreeing to take the job, he unexpectedly announced on live TV that he would not take it, saying he was “breaking an agreement” with the de Blasio administration. At the student town hall Monday, Carranza recalled how after the city decided to hire the Miami off icial, the mayor personally called him to let him know that someone else got the job.

The now-chancellor said he thanked de Blasio for even being considered for the role, using the story to teach a life lesson to the students. “Don’t bu r n you r br idges because you never know what’s going to happen and where there may be an opportunity because you aren’t expecting it,” he explained. Education issues were also briefly discussed at the student event. Judging teacher performance solely upon the standardized test scores the students get, he said, is not an idea that he agrees with at all. “If how well you do on a test is directly related to me keeping my job, that’s not a healthy relationship for any system,” the educator said. Carranza also told the kids about how when he was driving up to the city to start his new job, his wife told him about the gun safety walkout protests that were happening that day at city schools. “I was just so proud,” he recalled. “And you know why? Because you’re expressing your views. You’re young adults.” Francis Lewis High School was among the schools in Queens where walkouts took place; so were Bayside and Benjamin Cardozo high schools, which are also in District 26. In both of the town hall events, the new chancellor was unapologetic when it comes to his feelings about public schools. “I’m going to be a strong defender of ou r schools,” he said. “Because a lot of people — let me just put it this way, haters will hate.” Speaking at the parent town hall, Carranza got loud applause when he said “there is nothing a charter school can do that we can’t Q do better.”

Plans filed at former FoHi NYCHA complex by Christopher Barca Editor

Real estate firm Phipps Houses has filed long-awaited applications with the Department of Buildings to construct three new structures at the Forest Hills Co-Op Houses complex — which belonged to the New York City Housing Authority until the end of last year — according to city records. As first reported by the Chronicle in December, residents of the three-building complex voted last September to leave NYCHA and become its own entity — the Forest Hills Mutual Housing Association. Part of that vote included bringing Phipps Houses in as the site’s property manager, and the Chronicle reported at

the time that the company planned to build new mixedincome residential structures on the lot. And as anticipated, construction permits were finally filed with the DOB on Monday. The first planned structure is slated to stand 17 stories tall and contain 183 residential units, as well as nearly 41,000 square feet of community space. On the ground floor, there will be storage space for 92 bicycles, a playroom for children, an exercise room and an ambulatory medical office. The rest of the building will be strictly housing, with between nine and 13 apartments on each floor. The second structure, records show, will be 13 stories tall and contain 115 residential units, along with nearly

41,000 square feet of community space. That building will also feature a children’s playroom and bicycle storage space, as well as an unspecified community facility. City records show the final structure will be a four-story parking garage. Once the buildings are constructed, Phipps will pay the co-op board at least $130,000 to help keep the property financially viable, according to Michael Cohen, the legislative director for Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills). Upgrades to the existing buildings will also occur, including free appliance replacement, free general apartment repairs, new fencing and improved landscaping. Q

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New top-10 book recalls the glory, and hoary, days of the Mets

A s a lifelong M et s f a n a n d f re quent ly publishe d aut hor on sp or t s websites like Bleacher Report, Brian Wright of Arlington, Va. always knew he wanted to write a book about the team’s history. Then in 2015 he was watching the National League Division Series when a late-sliding Chase Utley of the Los Angeles Dodgers did his best Tonya Harding number on Mets infielder Ruben Tejada, leaving the shortstop writhing on the field in agony before being carried off on a stretcher with a broken leg. “And he gets away with it,” Wright said in a telephone inter view, noting that Utley wa s neither ruled out by umpires or suspended by Major League Baseball. “I began thinking about where Chase Utley might rank among the all-time Mets villains, with guys like John Rocker and Chipper Jones ... Utley was already a villain from his time with the Phillies.” A list and the idea for a book were born. “Mets in 10s — Best and Worst of an Amazin’ History” which came out earlier this month, is, in 280 pages, a thorough, detailed and thoughtful breakdown of the team’s history in top 10 list form, with categories encompa ssing topics including the best and worst players and trades; best single-game performances for hitters and pitchers; best and worst games and seasons; Gary Carter vs. Mike Piazza; Piazza’s post-9/11 h o m e r u n a n d t h e b e s t of To m S e ave r ; among scores more. It is available for $21.99 at historypress.net and in stores. Black-and-white photos span the eras from Richie Ashburn and 1962’s lovable losers to Jacob de Grom. There even is a forward penned by Jerry Koosman, Seaver’s southpaw wingman on the deep pitching staf fs from the late 196 0s to the mid-1970s and himself the author of 222 major continued on page 34 league victories.

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EXHIBITS “Grunt! by Elliot Cowan,” with paintings, drawings, sculpture and more, all by an Australian artist living in Queens and experiencing the “Complicated States of America.” Thru Sun., May 13 (Sat.-Sun., 12-5 p.m.; weekdays by app’t), Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. $5 suggested. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“The Wedding Singer,” a musical romantic comedy based on the 1998 movie of the same name, about a wannabe rock star, his failed relationship and the new girl he loves, by the Royal Star Theatre. Fri.-Sat., April 27-28, May 4-5, 8 p.m.; Sun., April 29, 3 p.m., Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Auditorium, 17914 Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates. $18 advance; $15 seniors 65 and over, kids under 12; $2 more each at door. Info: (516) 376-5552, royalstartheatre.org.

“Peace and Love,” with paintings, mixed-media works and sculptures by several artists, reflecting the African-American experience. Thru Mon., April 30. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Free (donations welcome). Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. “A Fresh Civility: CUNY Queens College MFA show,” with diverse works in different media by students in the Masters in Fine Arts program. Thru Thu., May 10, LIC Artists’ Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City (parking lot entrance; door above staircase). Free. Info: (917) 287-3093, licartists.org, artdept.qc.cuny.edu “Queens Selects,” with works in various media chosen by Queens College faculty and students from the Godwin-Ternbach Museum collection, dating from 1000 to 1500. Thru Thu., May 31, Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4747, gtmuseum.org. Liquid Light Lab, a “mind-blowing psychedelic light show” with works in various media by Astoria artist Steve Pavlovsky, whose art has accompanied Grateful Dead side projects, psych rock band The 13th Floor Elevators and more; with items available for sale. Thru June, QED, 27-16 23 Road, Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

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in ways both virtuosic and fanciful. Fri.-Sat., April 27-28, Tue.-Sat., May 1-5, 8 p.m.; Sat., April 28 and May 5, 3 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org.

“Dutch Masters,” with works by multiple artists in various media exploring marijuana at a time of increasing recreational legalization and the backlash to that, including “Heady (Jason),” left, by Caroline Wells Chandler, 2018. Thru Sat., June 2, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.

You can sample food and drink from all over the borough — and therefore the world — and hobnob with some movers and shakers too, at Queens Taste, a flavorful fundraiser set for May 1 at the New York Hall of Science. See Special Events. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.

MUSIC Astoria Symphony Orchestra with Barbara Podgurski, performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24, Haydn’s Symphony No. 94 and the world premiere of J. Scott McKenzie’s “Sinfonietta,” an ode to the masters. Fri., April 27, 8 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 31-18 37 St., Astoria. $30; $20 seniors, students. Info: (917) 300-8695, astoriamusic.org. Americans in Paris and Back Again, with the Quintet of the Americas, Queens’ renowned woodwind group, exploring the influence of famous 20th-century French composition teacher Nadia Boulanger. Fri., April 27, 1 p.m., Community Mediation Services, 89-64 163 St., Jamaica. Free. Info: bit.ly/2K6wWDg. The Queens Consort: The Arne Project, with the baroque ensemble performing cantatas full of emotions surrounding love by English composer Thomas Arne. Sat., April 28, 7 p.m., St. Mark’s Church, 33-50 82 St., Jackson Heights. $20; $10 seniors, students. Info: queensconsort.com.

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“Holding Space: The Museum Collects,” with more than 40 works of folk art from the 18th to 21st centuries, including paintings, drawings, sculpture and more. Thru., July 5, American Folk Art Museum’s Self-Taught Genius Gallery, 47-29 32 Place, Long Island City. Free. Info: (212) 595-9533, folkartmuseum.org.

Monarchs of Queens, with Arun Luthra’s Konnakol Jazz Project performing the world premiere of his music exploring the borough’s history of being home to some of jazz’s greatest figures: Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie and many more. Sat., April 28, 6 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. Free. Info/RSVP (req’d): (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Mel Chin: All Over the Place,” with more than 70 works in various media by the conceptual artist whose art defies classification. Thru Sun., Aug. 12, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., May 2 (each first Wed. of the month), 7 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play; $10 to listen. Info: (718) 4637700, flushingtownhall.org.

Queens Symphony Orchestra: Fancy-Free and Enigmatic, featuring a salute to Leonard Bernstein honoring the centenary of his birth, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, with Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein, and Elgar’s “Enigma Variations.” Sun., April 29, 3-5 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free (RSVP req’d). Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org.

THEATRE “Little Women,” a musical version of Louisa May Alcott’s novel about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, with authentic 19th-century music, adapted by Dolly Guinther and Beatrice Grant. Fri., April 27, 7:30 p.m.; Sat.-Sun., April 28-29, 2:30 p.m.; St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway S., Forest Hills. $15; $12 each in groups of six or more. Info: (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org. “The Marriage of Figaro,” Mozart’s classic comic opera in which love conquers all, helped by disguise, deception and divine melodies, in the original Italian, by Queens College performers and special guests. Thu.-Sat., April 26-28, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 29, 3 p.m., Goldstein Theatre at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. $20; $18 seniors; $10 QC students with ID. Info: (718) 7938080, kupferbergcenter.org. “Henry IV, Part II,” a staged reading of Shakespeare’s action-packed and hilarious tale of warriors, rebels and scoundrels, by the Hip to Hip Theatre Co. Sat., April 28, 2-4 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org, hiptohip.org. “Shiny Angles in Angular Time,” by Melinda Ring / Special Projects + Renee Archibald, a work that subverts the conventions of the black box theater,

“The Sunshine Boys,” Neil Simon’s comedy about old vaudeville partners who don’t get along reuniting for a special show, by the Douglaston Community Theatre. Fri.-Sat., May 4, 5, 11 and 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 6, Sat., May 12, 2 p.m., Zion Episcopal Church, Church Street off Douglaston Pkwy., 243-01 Northern Blvd. $19; $17 seniors, students. Info: (718) 482-3332, DougCommThtr@gmail.com.

DANCE Latin Dance Fiesta, with companies from Spain, Argentina, the Dominican Republic and Brazil performing a live and colorful show. Sat., April 28, 8 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $20-$30. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org.

FILM Greek Film Expo 2018, the first, with three movies: “Polyxeni,” “Jamaica” and “Blue Queen,” by the Hellenic Film Society USA. Sun., April 29, 1:30, 4 and 7 p.m., respectively, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria (other films, other dates in Manhattan and Manhasset, LI). $15; $11 seniors, students; $7 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us, hellenicfilmusa.org.

SPECIAL EVENTS 1918 World War I Cavalry Presentation, with saddled and equipped horses and World War I “living historians” talking about the lives of soldiers, such as these Australians seen before the Battle of Gallipoli, by Saddles and Boots Productions, marking the centennial of the Great War’s end and honoring its veterans buried here. Sun., April 29, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 8786614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL VIA WIKIPEDIA

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A coming-of-age story set during the Civil War, Louisa May Alcott’s novel “Little Women” dates to 1868, but, over the years, has resurfaced multiple times on film, on television, as a Broadway musical and even as an opera. Now, an original adaptation, featuring authentic period songs, many still wellremembered today, is being staged by The Gingerbread Players in Forest Hills through April 29. Filled with romance, humor, sadness and family drama, much of it centered around the passage from childhood to womanhood of the four March sisters, the tale

‘Little Women’ When: Fri., April 27, 7:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun., April 28-29, 2:30 p.m. Where: St. Luke’s Church, 85 Greenway South, Forest Hills Tickets: $15; $12 each in groups of six or more. (718) 268-7772, gingerbreadplayers.org

remains timeless. The run actually marks the third time this version, with a book by longtime troupe member Dolly Guinther and music compiled by Guinther and Beatrice Grant, has been presented by the group. With a multigenerational cast of nearly 30, director Louise Guinther has worked wonders on the postage stamp-size stage. Told as a flashback in the voice of “Narrator Jo” (Joanna Friedman), the story is easy to follow as it covers multiple time periods in the lives of its heroines. Meg (Jordana Keller) is the eldest sister, domesticated and in charge of the household whenever the girls’ mother is away. Tomboyish and strong-willed Jo (Shannon O’Rourke) aspires to become a writer. Beth (Jessie Blue Fairbanks) is shy and gentle, with a talent for music. Youngest Amy (played by scene stealer Madeleine Epstein and, at an older age, by Grace Reynolds) is precocious, self-centered and artistically inclined. Each actress is to be commended for creating an identifiable character and, at the same time, blending into a believable family unit, looking and acting like sisters.

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The March sisters get musical, in a Queens original

Characters played by Jim Chamberlain, left, Jordana Keller, Grace Reynolds, Jessie Blue Fairbanks, Shannon O’Rourke, Lauren Snyder and Alexander Inagamov celebrate the PHOTO BY MARK LORD news that Jo’s first story as a writer has been published. Their doting mother, referred to as Marmee, is played with affection by Lauren Snyder, while their scholarly father, absent for far too much of the show’s running time, is

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Shown all around the world — and now Queens by Anthony O’Reilly Editor

There are more nights when “The Marriage of Figaro” is being performed than when it’s not. “It’s one of the top 10 operas, probably done somewhere in the world every night of the year,” said Elizabeth Hastings, director of Opera Studies at Queens College. “If you’re in this field at all it’s hard to avoid.” That will surely be the case in Queens from April 26 to 29 at the Goldstein Theatre, where the opera will be sung in Italian — there will be English subtitles for the crowd — by students and guest artists. Hastings, a Queens College alumna and

‘The Marriage of Figaro’ When: Thu.-Sun., April 26-28, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., April 29, 3 p.m. Where: Goldstein Theatre, 154-10 64 Ave., Flushing Tickets: $20; $18 seniors; $10 students (718) 793-8080 kupferbergcenter.org

opera veteran, will direct the performance and the Queens College Orchestra will play under the guidance of conductor Alex Wen, a fellow Queens College alumnus. The comedic masterpiece, composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, follows the main character, Figaro, several years after “The Barber of Seville.” Throughout the four acts, the audience follows Figaro as he prepares to marry Susanna, but has to face several obstacles, chief among them being his friend and employer, Count Almaviva, trying to have his way with his fiancee. According to operabase.com, a website that tracks performances across the globe, it is the sixth-most performed opera of the 2017-18 season with 2,533 shows so far. Hastings told the Chronicle her history with the performance goes back decades. “I’ve been coaching, playing and conducting opera for about 30 years, and ‘The Marriage of Figaro’ has come up again and again,” she said. “It’s a show I’ve done a number of times.” But this is the first time she will oversee it on stage at Queens College, where she’s

“The Marriage of Figaro,” one of the most popular operas of all time, will be perPHOTO VIA INTERNET ARCHIVE BOOK IMAGES / FLICKR formed at Queens College April 26 to 29. been teaching for four years. She encouraged everyone, not just opera fans, to come out one of the nights to see the classic tale. “It’s not highfalutin,” she said of the show. “It’s very fun, very silly at times and I think people will enjoy it.”

The opera, Hastings explained, was very revolutionary when it was first performed. “It wasn’t about gods and goddesses and mythological people,” she said. “These were real people ... I think these are very real people with very real problems and Q they’re trying to find real solutions.”

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‘Best and Worst of an Amazin’ History’ continued from page 31 “The toughest category, the one with the most honorable mentions, was best singlegame pitching performances — there are so many of them,” Wright said. As for hitting performances, it was a bit different. “They’ve had lots of guys hit three home runs in a game, but never four.” And it is not just a book of vanilla facts. Wright — who grew up in Virginia and attended college with third baseman and Virginia native David Wright’s brother — accompanies most entries with commentary that is analytic, amusing and informative. Mookie Wilson’s grounder, seemingly destined to end the 1986 World Series, rolled toward Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner with “destiny’s eyes.” Free agent outfielder Jason Bay’s disappointing Mets tenure is typified with a concussion suffered after running full tilt into a wall at Dodger Stadium. “It was one of the rare moments he hit something hard,” Wright observes under the chapter titled “Busts.” His father, Bill, was one of the original Mets fans back in 1962. The family lived in Garden City, LI, before moving to Virginia

when Wright was a young boy, but he still remembers his first game as a child. “It was against the Dodgers — there are the Dodgers again! I think David Cone pitched, and I think they won.” As a boy he loved his father’s videos chronicling the team’s improbable victory in the 1986 World Series, and its 25th anniversary the next year. With the book going all the way back to the beginning in 1962, different readers can have different views and memories. And Wright knows his fellow baseball fans always enjoy a friendly, animated discussion about the game. “These lists hopefully will prolong the debates, not end them,” he said to both the Chronicle and in a release for the book. And yes, it devotes more than eight pages to some of the team’s more uplifting victories over the Yankees during in-season Subway Series play, ranging from Dave Mlicki’s shutout in the first-ever regular season tilt to Matt Franco’s walk-off single against Mariano Rivera. But a word of caution — Wright also includes the Luis Castillo drop. And the 2000 World Series.

Mound mainstay Jerry Koosman lived much of the history he comments on in “Mets in 10s” by Brian Wright, inset. On the cover, Keith Hernandez and Gary Carter greet each other at PHOTOS BY JERRI COLI / DREAMSTIME; REPRINTED FROM ‘METS IN 10s’ (THE HISTORY PRESS 2018) the plate. With entries one is old enough to have seen or at least remember, Wright can bring a reader back in time even to early childhood. For those too young to remember Ashburn, Ron Hunt and Al Jackson, the work is further proof that baseball, like no other sport, has a hallowed relationship with

its history. Utley, by the way, finishes second on the all-time villain list, one slot above John “7 Train” Rocker and one below Chipper “LAA-A-RY!” Jones. Let the arguments commence — or, rathQ er, continue.

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John W. Rapp: a family, a mansion faded into history by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

John W. Rapp was born in Manhattan in April 1861, the son of parents who came f r o m A l s a c e - L o rraine, Germany. He married in 1896. His successf ul metal manufacturing company grew and enabled him and his wife, Corine, to move to the large German -populated community of College Point The John W. Rapp Mansion, old No. 415 First Avenue, today 14th Avenue, College Point, circa 1920. around 1905. His huge home — complete with a mansard roof with four tended to the magnificent gardens covsloping sides — could have been the ering the mansion grounds. John and Corine Rapp never had any movie setting for the TV show “The children. By 1930 both had disappeared Addams Family.” They hired a live-in servant, widow from telephone and Census records and Bridget Wiley, and a full-time live-in their final fate could not be determined. gardener, Ger man im migrant Joh n This choice large-plot property was Q Weber. His wife, Clara, and their son eventually redeveloped.

boro continued from page 32 Autism Awareness Action Day, to spread awareness, with info booths and tables, face painting, arts and crafts, entertainment, “Star Wars” light saber demos and more, by Play4Autism. Sat., April 28, The Shops at Atlas Park, 8000 Cooper Ave., Glendale. Free. Info: (718) 4409863, play4autism.org, bit.ly/2vGTjfo. City Nature Challenge, with participants downloading the free iNaturalist app and snapping photos of wild plants and animals in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, in a competition among cities. Fri.-Mon., April 27-30. Free. Info: citynaturechallenge.org. Arbor Fest, a celebration of trees and the environment, with activities for all ages: games, trivia, face painting, petting zoo, beer and wine garden and more. Sun., April 29, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. $10; $8 kids; $10 parking. Info: (718) 8863800, queensbotanical.org. Queens Taste, with samples of food and drink from more than 60 restaurants and vendors and networking, as a fundraiser for the Queens Economic Development Corp. Tue., May 1, 6-9 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $125. Info: (718) 2630546, thequeenstaste.com.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No. 16030/2014 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WITH NOTICE FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, against WAYNE BUSCOMB, if he be living and if he be 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 inheritance, lien or otherwise any right, title or interest in or to the real property described in the complaint, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW OF THE ESTATE OF BRIAN BLAKE, if living, and if they be dead, any and all persons who may claim as devisees, distributees, and successors in interest to said defendant, all of whom and whose places of residence are unknown to plaintiff, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained, LOUISE BESS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON J. ANTOINE, KEINO ANTOINE INDIVIDUALLY AND AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON J. ANTOINE, JOY ANTOINE-FOSTER, JOANNA SOSA, DESMOND BLAKE, HAYDEN BLAKE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD AND NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU, Defendants, To the above named defendants: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the amended complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the amended complaint is not served with this supplemental summons, to serve a notice of appearance, on the plaintiff’s attorneys within 20 days after the service of this supplemental summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE 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. The foregoing supplemental summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Honorable TIMOTHY J. DUFFICY, Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, QUEENS County, dated the 11th day of October, 2017 and duly entered in the office of the Clerk of the County of QUEENS, State of New York. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT The object of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $318,000.00 and interest, recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on May 10, 2010 in CRFN 2010000155616, which mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment of mortgage dated May 6, 2013, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on May 23, 2013 in CRFN 2013000208597, which mortgage was further assigned to Federal National Mortgage Association by assignment of mortgage dated February 13, 2014, which was recorded in the Office of the City Register of Queens County on March 3, 2014 in CRFN 2014000072826, covering premises known as 128-09 109TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, COUNTY OF QUEENS, CITY AND STATE OF NEW YORK, AKA 12809 109TH AVENUE, JAMAICA, NY 11420 (Block: 9608, Lot: 108). The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendants, LOUISE BESS AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON J. ANTOINE AND KEINO ANTOINE AS CO-ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF WINSTON J. ANTOINE, for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises, unless discharged in bankruptcy. Premises situate lying and being in the Borough of Queens. BEGINNING at a point on the northerly side of 109th Avenue, 78.64 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 109th Avenue with the easterly side of 128th Street; being a plot 95 feet by 23.50 feet by 95 feet by 23.50 feet. Block: 9608, Lot: 108 Dated: Roslyn Heights, New York, 2017 DAVID A. GALLO & ASSOCIATES LLP. By: Rosemarie A. Klie, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 99 Powerhouse Road, First Floor, Roslyn Heights, New York 11577 (516) 583-5330

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later, he is offered a broadcasting gig in a very low-level minor league team in western Pennsylvania. He eagerly takes the gig, still using booze as a broadcast booth partner as a way to cope with his mighty fall from grace. The ratings for the first season of “Brockmire” were so good that IFC renewed it for three more years. The show also got a lot of buzz in the baseball world. Joe Buck, Fox Sports’ lead announcer, made a couple of appearances in it playing an exaggerated version of himself. Buck’s real-life former booth partner, Tim McCarver, told me that he never misses an episode. NBC Sports’ longtime signature voice, Astoria native Bob Costas, hosted the IFC second season premiere of “Brockmire” at Lincoln Center’s Walter Reade Theater last Wednesday. He complained to Azaria that the show always films when he is on assignment. Azaria promised Costas that he would accommodate his schedule for season three so that he could make an appearance. Perhaps the greatest indication of how “Brockmire” has quickly become accepted into the baseball community is that the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown has one of Brockmire’s sports jackets on display. Brockmire airs Q Wednesdays at 10 p.m. on IFC. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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