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City Council considers resident-only parking Queens leaders express mixed opinions toward proposed permits by Ariana Ortiz
Mayor de Blasio said the idea is “worth studying,” though he is unsure if it would garner the needed approval from the state Legislature. The city tried to implement a similar program in Brooklyn near the Barclays Center years ago, but Albany lawmakers did not pass the needed legislation. A separate Council bill would i m ple me nt t he s ys t e m i n nor t he r n Manhattan. “So, I grew up with it since — born here, but a lot of my upbringing was in Cambridge, Mass. that had them, and I could give you the case for them, but I also have to caution — this is the most complex environment for traff ic anywhere,” de Blasio said during an unrelated press conference. “But we’ll look at the proposed legislation. We’ll give it serious consideration.” Some Queens community leaders are expressing a similar level of caution toward the bill. “Honestly, I mean I understand they do this on private roads in Kew Gardens, I see it, but I don’t see how it’d be possible when you have multiple dwelling units,” Community Board 9 Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson said. “I think it would be the same thing, people would still be fighting for a parking space.”
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bill that would implement a citywide residential parking system is being met with some optimism, and a lot of questions. The bill, introduced in the City Council on April 25 and whose prime sponsor is Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D-Manhattan), chairman of the Transportation Committee, would reserve up to 80 percent of street parking at certain times for residents of a community. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) is also a sponsor of the legislation. “I have long been a supporter of residential parking permits and I am proud to co-sponsor this new legislation,” Van Bramer said in a prepared statement. “Prioritizing parking for people who use this neighborhood as a parking lot on their commute to Manhattan over parking for residents is ridiculous. People who live here shouldn’t have to park blocks away from their homes or spend an hour looking for a spot because spaces are occupied by people who have no connection to this neighborhood.” Residents would pay fees for the parking permits, though the bill does not say how much those would be.
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Queens leaders expressed mixed opinions toward a bill that would implement a resident-only parking system in some neighborhoods, with many saying they’re unsure if Albany lawmakers FILE PHOTO would approve the legislation. John Corlett, chairman of AAA’s New York Legislative Committee, said “we’re not really sure” if the bill is the solution to parking in New York City. “I think the view from Albany is they cast a wary eye on these things. Restricting the ability of nonresidents to park is a concern for many state legislators,” Corlett said. “Generally, we think the streets
belong to the public as a whole, not residents in particular.” Peter Beadle, co-chairman of Transportation Alternative’s Queens Committee and a member of Community Board 6, expressed concerns that the bill, if passed, would encourage people to keep their cars instead of moving them to different continued on page 21
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Bill seeks higher fines on driving litterbugs Council members also want DSNY to create an enforcement strategy by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
Don’t drive and litter. Three City Council members are seeking to increase the fines for those caught throwing trash out of their cars, and are asking the Sanitation Department to create an enforcement strategy to better address the issue. Right now, motorists who toss litter out a window are fined $50 to $250 for a first offense, $250 to $350 for a second offense in a 12-month period and $350 to $450 for a third and any subsequent violation within a year. Legislation proposed by Councilmen Steven Matteo (R-Staten Island), Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) would eliminate possible lower fines and mandate a $200 penalty for a first offense, $350 for a second and $450 for the third and any others within a 12-month period. “We have invested millions for dedicated teams to clean up our streets only to return to some of the same locations again and again,” Matteo said in an emailed statement. “All someone has to do is sit at one of these locations and watch people throwing garbage from their cars.” A second bill, sponsored by the same three lawmakers, would require the DSNY to create a plan to better crack down on driving litterbugs. The department would put together a list of locations where litter is commonly thrown from cars, state the number of Sanitation offi-
cers necessary to enforce litter laws in such locations, show how many violations are issued to drivers per year and describe how the department plans to increase enforcement. “We have to attack the persistent littering in our communities from every angle, and that includes enforcement,” Matteo said. “The bills I introduced will give Sanitation another tool, and a plan of attack to help curtail this problem.” Dina Montes, a DSNY spokeswoman, said the agency supports increasing penalties and stepping up enforcement. But issuing tickets, she added, is not as easy as it seems. “While DSNY has the authority to enforce against littering from moving vehicles, in practice this violation is difficult to issue,” she said in an emailed statement. “Sanitation Police Officers must both witness the violation occur and successfully pull over the offending vehicle to issue a violation.” Representatives for the three lawmakers backing the bills, which are in front of the Sanitation and Solid Waste Management Committee, said their districts frequently see trash thrown out of cars. “Ensuring the quality of life for my constituents is a top priority,” Ulrich said in an emailed statement. “There are a number of locations throughout the district that have been plagued by this type of littering. This is especially true near major transportation hubs, like Jamaica Avenue.” Ulrich recently announced the DSNY will empty trash bins along Jamaica Avenue every day of the week
Three City Council members are looking to increase the penalty on those caught throwing garbage out of their cars. The lawmakers are also asking the Sanitation Department to develop a PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY plan to better enforce litter laws. until the end of June. “Strategically increasing enforcement in trash-prone areas will deter chronic litterers and help keep our communities clean.” “We’ve seen an uptick in people throwing trash from their cars in the community, and I’d like to see that curbed,” Holden said in a
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Bowling in honor of Crissy Delakas Charity event will honor late John Adams High School teacher by Anthony O’Reilly
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A bowling event on Long Island will raise money for a foundation in honor of late John Adams High School teacher FILE PHOTO Crissy Delakas.
A charity bowling event will be held next week to honor a late John Adams High School teacher, and raise money for a foundation set up in her name. The event will take place at Maple Lanes, located at 100 Maple Ave. in Rockville Centre, LI, on May 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. All monies will go to the Crissy L. Delakas Memorial Foundation, which seeks to provide financial aid to high school seniors preparing to enter college, and fund an afterschool program at John Adams where students can play sports and do homework. For more information, you can visit bit.ly/2HyoWcv. Delakas died in 2015 at 30 of a pulmonary embolism, the blockage of an artery in the lung. She taught English as a second language for two years in Ozone Park before her untimely death, and had a profound impact on the students and faculty there. It was her goal to make sure ESL students were comfortable living in New York City, her mother told the Queens Chronicle in a 2016 interview.
Delakas also worked with the school’s volleyball team. She had an interest in educating the less-advantaged long before she stepped foot in Ozone Park. The Lynbrook, LI, native graduated from Springfield College, where she played volleyball, in Massachusetts with a degree in psychology with a concentration in early childhood care. After obtaining her master’s degree in ESL education from Hofstra University, she worked at the Bay Shore School District for one year, and then accepted a position at John Adams. Delakas for a time had debated whether she wanted to focus on special education or ESL, picking the latter because she thought that’s where she could have the most impact as a teacher. Two benches and a bush were placed in front of John Adams in late 2016 in her honor. During a ceremony commemorating the late educator, immigrant students spoke of how she impacted their lives. More than $15,000 has been raised for the foundation since it was set up by Debra Schaefer-Delakas, Crissy’s Q mother, in late 2015.
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OP comes together for little league coach Walk-a-thon scheduled to benefit Guy Losito, who is fighting cancer by Anthony O’Reilly
GoFundMe page to help pay for travel, clinical trials and more. At press time Wednesday afternoon, Guy Losito has spent countless hours helping a little more than $4,200 had been donated within children in the Ozone Howard Little League learn one day by 32 people. The page has set a goal of America’s pastime. $100,000. “He would spend hours with strangers’ chilMessages of support on the page show the dren, just teaching them how to play,” Ryan Losi- impact he’s had on his players and other people in to, Guy’s son, said. “He loved teaching kids how South Queens. to hit.” “You’ve done so much for me, not only in baseHis generous spirit extends ball but to make me the man I off the baseball field as well, am today and I am forever always offering to help those grateful for that,” Christoin need or just amusing peoManfre commented, “so ou’ve done so much for pher ple with a joke or his spot-on here’s my chance to finally Stevie Wonder impression. thank you and give back what me, not only in base“That’s just the ty pe of I can.” ball but to make me person he is,” Jackie Losito, “You have always been Ryan’s wife, said. “I consider there when needed, and now, the man I am today ...” we are here for you,” a user him to be like a father to me.” But now it’s the communinamed Vincent M. said. — Christopher Manfre ty that’s coming together to “I never had the privilege help the longtime coach who to have you as a coach but I has affected so many for k now you were ver y good decades. teaching and making the players into young men Losito in March was diagnosed with grade four and women,” Dominick Phil Hughes Santoro said. glioblastoma astrocytoma, a rare and aggressive “I have known for you for a long time since being form of malignant brain cancer — for which there around the little league all the time.” is no known cure, and the studies for one are some The little league will be rallying in support of of the most underfunded in all of cancer research. Losito on June 3, when a walk-a-thon will be hostLosito had surgery performed on March 29, but ed to help raise money for his treatment. It will continued on page 17 more treatment is needed. The family has set up a Editor
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The Ozone Park community is coming together to support longtime Ozone Howard Little League coach Guy Losito, seen here with his grandson Michael, after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer PHOTO COURTESY JACKIE LOSITO in March.
Howard Beach man needs a new kidney by Anthony O’Reilly
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When Howard Beach resident Kevin Orlando needed a new kidney, his wife, Christine, offered to literally give up a piece of herself and be the needed donor. She was a match, and six weeks ago both underwent surgery. Kevin Orlando’s body took the kidney, but due to surgical errors it had to be removed shortly after. “It has truly been a living nightmare and as they told us ‘a worst case scenario,’” Christine Orlando, who is a cousin of Chronicle Editor Anthony O’Reilly, said on Facebook. “To almost lose my best friend of 20 years, my daughter’s daddy, my husband, has been one of the scariest times of my life.” They’re now looking for help, and asking anyone who may be willing to donate a kidney to Kevin, who has to undergo dialysis three times a week. “I need my husband, my girl needs her daddy and he deserves such an amazing long life,” Christine Orlando said. Those who are willing to donate and want to see if they’re a match can do so
Get ready to play ball! Howard Beach resident Kevin Orlando and COURTESY PHOTO his wife, Christine. by visiting bit.ly/2HyoWcv and filling out an online questionnaire, which will ask visitors to enter Kevin’s name and his date of birth — May 3, 1978. The husband and wife live in Old Howard Beach with their 7-year-old Q daughter, Leilani.
American Softball, a nonprofit for the challenged and handicapped, will start its seventh season on May 12 at Kissena Corridor Park, Field 10, at Booth Memorial Avenue and Kissena Boulevard in Flushing. The first pitch will be thrown at 10 a.m., and the league will play every Saturday after, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Aug. 25. American Softball provides people with developmental dis-
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resident Trump’s promises to curtail immigration were without a doubt a key reason he won, but they don’t sit well with many people in Queens, and his latest move on that front seems especially unkind. The administration is ending temporary protected status for people from Nepal who otherwise would be subject to deportation, as of June 24, 2019. Temporary means temporary, of course. But Nepalese were only granted TPS in 2015, after a massive earthquake severely damaged their country. Compare that to the situation with Salvadorans or Hondurans, for example, for whom Trump also decided to end TPS. They were granted it in 2001 and 1998, respectively. The number of Nepalese given TPS is also very small compared to other nationalities. There are only about 9,000 in the country, 7,000 of them in Queens. Their presence has enriched the borough, not drastically altered it. And though the administration says Nepal has made a lot of progress and can absorb those who left, many media reports differ. We doubt there’s any changing Trump’s mind on this, but it’s worth trying. Those so inclined should lobby the White House to reverse this decision before it takes effect.
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The DOH needs to reinstate this valuable program to address the service dog issue and give all parties (police, public, service dog owner) the ability to recognize and verify immediately the status of a dog. William Kregler Woodside
Thank you, Chuck McCann Dear Editor: I wish to send my heartfelt sympathies to the family of the children’s TV pioneer and comic actor Chuck McCann. I am recalling his TV shows, “Let’s Have Fun” on WPIX-11 New York, “The Chuck McCann Show” on WNEW-5 New York and “Chuck McCann’s Laurel & Hardy TV Show,” as well his memorable impersonations of Oliver Hardy and the puppetry of his mentor, puppeteer Paul Ashley. So impressive was Chuck that I developed an intense interest in marionettes at
the time, with my dad buying me a collection from Abraham & Strauss, stages through mail order and a Webcor reel-to-reel tape recorder to produce shows for my schoolmates. Chuck would head toward the studio singing, “Gray skies are gonna clear up, Put on a happy face, Brush off the clouds and cheer up, Put on a happy face” (C. Strouse/L. Adams, musical “Bye Bye Birdie”), and even played characters such as Little Orphan Annie. All this, coupled with my dad’s creation of a miniature village with Lionel trains, and toys galore gave me my home of Toyland in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn: “Toyland! Toyland! Little girl and boy land, While you dwell within it, You are ever happy then. Childhood’s Joyland, Mystic merry Toyland! Once you pass its borders you can never return again” (Victor Herbert/ Glen Mac Donough). Yes, this is “the land [my] childhood knew, Toyland!” We had no computers, no cells, no iPods, and no iPads, no cable or satellite TV.
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naires, we are compelled to select an identity from a plethora of hyphenated subcategories. It is ironic that I am able to communicate more easily and read more signs, posters and advertisements in my ancestral homeland than in the beloved land of my birth. Must I emigrate to “somewhere else” to be finally recognized and accepted simply as an American? Ed Konecnik Flushing
Dear Editor: Recently, the news media have been reporting that we are sending probes into outer space to discover the existence of alien life. Why are Peace in our time? we seeking alien species, when we have yet to prove that we can peaceably coexist with our Dear Editor: own or other indigenous flora and fauna? After the historic meeting between the leadWhat if there is an alien species with a com- ers of North and South Korea, could it be possiparable brain to ours, but they ble to actually hope for a peaceuse 80 percent of it and live con- ONLINE ful resolution of the decades-old tentedly? Do we really think that Korean conflict? Miss an editorial or a they would want to interact with As President Trump prepares letter cited by a writer? for his historic meeting with Kim a primitive species that despoils Want breaking news Jong-un of North Korea, let us its environment, uses less than 10 from all over Queens? hope that this will be the first percent of its brainpower and has Find the latest news, step in what will be a long proa tendency toward violence? It’s past reports from all cess to eventually come to an only vanity, if we think they over the borough and agreement to end the threat of would. more at qchron.com. If there are intelligent extraternuclear war on the Korean Penrestrials, they have probably insula and bring a much-needed assessed our character and are deliberately peace and stability to that part of the world. ignoring our solicitation signals, like we do Both leaders have much at stake when they when we block or screen those bothersome meet at their first face-to-face summit meeting, marketing robocalls. as does the entire world. Glenn Hayes John Amato Kew Gardens Fresh Meadows
Trump backers stink too Dear Editor: All the Drumpf (his real name) supporters criticizing Michelle Wolf and saying comedy is dead should be ashamed of themselves. Comedians like Wolf, Trevor Noah, Bill Maher, John Oliver, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, Samantha Bee and Stephen Colbert have more courage than any of today’s socalled journalists. Wolf’s comments pale in comparison to the countless disgraceful statements made by the ogre currently occupying the Oval Office. The previously mentioned comedians all consistently present more accurate facts than the parade of commentators who stumble into Fox studios to corroborate the opinions of ignorant, biased “reporters” on the Trump payroll. And now these marionettes are babbling about Dumb Donnie (he deserves a nickname too) receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? The man who said white supremacists were “good people”? The man who criticized people for living in “sh--hole countries”? The man who made fun of a reporter’s disabilities? Nobel Peace Prize? I don’t think so. Nobel Piece of Sh-Prize, maybe. Anyone who agrees with Trump deserves to have his or her own planet. Robert LaRosa Whitestone
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Losing America’s identity Dear Editor: America is not just a place but an idea, an ideal and a way of life. It is a place where immigrants did not renounce their heritage but celebrated and shared their diverse cultures, protected by the Constitution and inspired by the American ideal of “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” This goal and a common language defined the American character and linked our diverse cultures. The idea that is America, its goodwill and benevolence have attracted countless thousands of refugees and it has become a kind of “soup kitchen” for the world. Increased calls for a borderless world, the rise of sanctuary cities and an obsession for diversity are redefining what it means to be an American. In many neighborhoods, storefronts, signs and ads are now in a language other than English. Recently I stood at a once-familiar street corner and looked around at the indecipherable signs and posters, and I felt excommunicated. A once-familiar environment was now alien to me. This is not multiculturalization but multicolonization. Will it be necessary to learn the languages of all the “colonies” in order to communicate with neighbors? If the designation “American” has lost its significance and meaning, then who are we? My perception of this indecipherable and alien environment is that some of its inhabitants reject the ideals, customs and traditions we have come to identify as American and which I have come to cherish. It is becoming increasingly unpopular and sometimes even dangerous to identify oneself as “American.” The designation has all but disappeared from our official documents. When responding to question-
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Phil McManus says farewell to the NYPD by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
Phil McManus had a big choice to make in the late 1980s — would he become a police officer, or a firefighter? He had passed both exams and was looking for something “positive to do” with his life. “My father passed away when I was 19, and it really woke me up about wanting to do something to make a difference,” McManus said. Reflecting on the then-high crime numbers in Queens, and the rest of New York City, McManus chose to be part of the thin blue line keeping everyday residents safe from criminals, and he was sworn into New York’s Finest in 1990. “I felt like I could do more as a police officer to help people,” he said. And he did for 28 years, working as a community police officer on patrol — an old iteration of the Neighborhood Coordination Officers now in effect — community affairs officer and midnight tour patrol on the streets of the 106th Precinct for more than 15 years. But now, his career in the NYPD has come to a close. McManus signed out of the 106th Precinct for the last time April 27, with his fellow officers congratulating him on his retirement on his way out. “It was a bittersweet moment for sure,” the 106th Precinct said on Twitter. “Phil was a great cop, father and husband and an all around good guy. He will be missed.” His last day on the books was Monday.
Former Police Officer Phil McManus signed out of the 106th Precinct, where he’s been since 1999, for the last time on April 27. He got his start as a beat cop in Rockaway before coming to TWITTER PHOTOS South Queens. McManus worked his first few years in the NYPD in the 101st Precinct in Rockaway, where he worked as a C-POP for some time. “I always had an attraction to the beat cop,” he told the Chronicle. “I liked talking to the public and addressing their problems.” One of the biggest issues during his time there was working to shut down drug dens masquerading as storefronts along Beach Channel Drive and Arverne Boulevard. “We closed up a lot of the drug locations
there,” McManus said. “They were constantly having drug activity.” The officer always enjoyed talking to the people, saying being a C-POP was “the highlight of my career.” He was so good at connecting with the community, he caught the attention of a high-ranking officer and was “drafted” into Patrol Borough Queens South’s community affairs unit. “I didn’t ask for the spot,” he said. McManus was tasked with youth dialogue,
or communicating with younger residents who may have had a distrust of the cops. He recalled one such incident where a teenager expressed anger at the NYPD, because an officer questioned him and his friends for pretending to point guns near a school. The key to making them understand the officer’s job, McManus said, was communication. He put the teen in the cop’s shoes and soon, the young man began to understand why the officer did what he did. The former officer said there is still a lack of communication between residents and many cops. “People need to talk to each other again,” he said. “They really should start talking.” McManus was with the 106th from 1999 until last week, mostly working the midnight tour. “It was a good pace for me,” he said of working the graveyard shift. He plans on keeping busy during his retirement — he’s the chairman of the Queens Public Transit Committee, which, among other things, has advocated for train service to once again be placed on the abandoned Rockaway Beach Rail Line. He’s also active in several Republican clubs. “I’m a big constitutional guy,” he said. “The people need to tell the government what to do, not the other way around.” McManus also plans to spend more time with his family, travel and become more Q involved in civic organizations.
AG wants familial DNA suit tossed Legal Aid’s privacy concerns are ‘fully speculative and hypothetical’ by Anthony O’Reilly
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The state Attorney General’s Office recently asked a Manhattan judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to nullify New York’s familial DNA testing policy, saying the plaintiffs in the case lack standing to bring the complaint and the concerns outlined in it are “fully speculative and hypothetical,” according to court documents. Plaintiffs Terrence Stevens and Benjamin Joseph, Bronx and Westchester residents, respectively, filed a lawsuit against the Department of Criminal Justice Services in February alleging familial DNA violates their Fourth Amendment rights, unfairly making them vulnerable to targeting by law enforcement because they have relatives who were once imprisoned and had to submit a DNA sample into the state databank. Familial DNA testing works by examining a forensic sample found at a crime scene and checking to see if it’s a close match to that of anyone in criminal databases, providing investigators with a possible path to the perpetrator of a serious crime, such as murder or rape. Stevens and Joseph have never been arrested, according to their lawsuit. The AG’s office, in an April 25 filing, says the claim that the two could be targeted because of their family members’ actions is too hypothetical to warrant them standing in the case because “no less than five intervening steps must occur” before they could be contacted by law enforcement, “any of which may never come to pass.” Those steps include their DNA being found at a crime scene and law enforcement personnel making a request for a familial search that is then approved. All other investigative methods must be exhausted before law enforcement officials are autho-
rized by the DCJS to use familial searching. “This chain of possible events renders their injury precisely the kind of ‘hypothesized harm’ that is insufficient to confer standing,” the AG’s office states. Stevens and Joseph are being represented by The Legal Aid Society and Manhattan-based law firm Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. A Legal Aid spokeswoman referred all questions for this story to one of the group’s attorneys, who did not return a request for comment by press time. The February lawsuit also claims the DCJS and New York Commission on Forensic Science overstepped their authority in approving familial DNA testing in a 9-2 vote last year. But the AG’s office says approving the method falls into DCJS officials’ “exact realm of their stated authority to oversee all aspects of the DNA databank,” which was granted to them by the state Legislature in 1996. New York became the 11th state to authorize familial DNA testing, which is also used in the United Kingdom. Some, including the plaintiffs, have expressed concerns that the method violates a person’s federally protected right to privacy, calling it “genetic stop and frisk,” an argument the state’s top lawyer disagrees with. But the use of familial DNA does not constitute a search subject to the Fourth Amendment, the AG’s office contends. “The government interest in developing leads and solving crimes far outweighs any privacy interests, rendering a familial search reasonable,” the filing states. On comparing it to stop-and-frisk, “That could not be further from the case here, where the forensic DNA is undisputedly connected to an actual crime — the police did not choose to collect it at random.”
The state Attorney General’s Office has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to nullify New York’s familial DNA policy, which examines forensic samples and looks for close matches. FILE PHOTO
The push for familial DNA testing gained steam in New York following the Aug. 2, 2016 murder of Howard Beach jogger Karina Vetrano. Her family and Queens District Attorney Richard Brown argued for its approval before her alleged killer, Chanel Lewis, was arrested in February 2017. continued on page 16
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Road rage incident led to shots fired at SUV Incident caused concern in H. Beach by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
A road rage incident that started in South Ozone Park ended in Howard Beach, and false reports of shots fired on Cross Bay Boulevard led to some concern, including at a nearby school and church. Police received a call of shots fired on Monday around 11:15 a.m., and emergency personnel converged on Cross Bay Boulevard and 156th Avenue. Some people on the social media app Citizen, which allows users to post news updates and videos in real time, reported gunshots were fired in the area. But that’s not what happened, law enforcement officials said. According to the NYPD, two drivers got into an argument within the confines of the 113th Precinct and shots were fired there. The two drove to Howard Beach, where the driver of a black Pathfinder — who fired the shots at the driver of a white SUV — got onto the westbound Belt Parkway and fled.
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Police were called at that time, which is why the 106th Precinct became involved in the case. The man driving the white SUV was not hit by any bullets and refused medical attention, though he was cuffed following the incident because there was an outstanding warrant for his arrest, according to published reports. The investigation is ongoing and no further arrests were made before press time Wednesday afternoon. The Facebook page “St. Helen RC Church Howard Beach NY” at first said the school and church were on lockdown, but later corrected itself saying it was put in a “shelter in place” alert. “Please realize the parish was literally locking up the church, getting the information and disseminating it all simultaneously,” the social media page stated, “thus the use of the incorrect terms.” The page posted that the church and school were on “lockdown’ just before 11:30 a.m., and that the situation was Q cleared just after noon.
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Mandir thief wanted by cops Police are looking for a man they say broke into a Richmond Hill Hindu temple and stole thousands of dollars from the donation box. The man, seen here, broke into the side door of Tulsi Mandir, located at 103-26 111 St., at 3:30 a.m. April 24. Once inside, he removed about $3,000 from the donation
box and fled in an unknown direction. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1 (888) 57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictly confidential.
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Incoming flights may be banned and airlines must have baggage offices by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
Flights due to arrive at John F. Kennedy International Airport during a snowstorm will be prohibited from taking off unless the airline has received explicit permission to fly here. The change was one of several announced by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Monday in an effort to ensure the pandemonium seen at the airport during January’s “bomb cyclone” does not happen again. “The measures announced today represent another critical step to enhance performance at JFK in future winter storms,” PA Aviation Director Huntley Lawrence said in a statement. During any snowstorm, JFK officials will establish a “storm window,” a period of time during which f lights scheduled to land in Queens will be canceled. Airlines will be able to take off for JFK if they receive “explicit confirmation from their terminal operator that a gate will be available for any such flight arriving during the specified storm window.” The Port Authority said that change was tested out during a March winter storm with “positive results.” More than a foot of snow was dumped on Queens and other parts of the East Coast during the Jan. 4 blizzard. As a result, thousands of outgoing flights were canceled and arrival gates at JFK were backed up due to staffing shortag-
es, among other issues. Some planes were forced to wait on the tarmac for hours, while others were diverted. Two planes clipped each other on Jan. 6 due to the chaos. And if that weren’t enough, a water pipe burst inside one of the terminals Jan. 7, flooding a large section of the airport. The incident interrupted even more flights and caused a power outage for several hours. Former U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is leading an independent investigation into “all phases” of the events at the airport, the results of which are expected to be released later this month. Other changes announced by the PA on Monday include requiring airlines, terminal operators and ground-handling organizations to share “equipment, staff and gates to meet emergency situations during a winter storm.” Airlines will be mandated to create a baggage service office “that meets international best standards.” A common use baggage service office will also be created to serve multiple airlines that do not have the capacity to establish such an office. Thousands of people reported their luggage missing after the storm and it took the Port Authority days to return people’s missing suitcases to their rightful owners. Terminal operators and ground-handling organizations will have to show snow removal and other operating equipment is fully fueled
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JFK outlines a new snowstorm strategy
A new snowstorm strategy for John F. Kennedy International Airport was unveiled on Monday, months after a massive snowstorm halted operations there and saw many flights stranded on FILE PHOTO the tarmac. and checked for “storm readiness” before any inclement weather hits Queens. The airport will also provide “heavy duty buses” to get JFK workers to and from their jobs and provide access to nearby hotels “for essential employees for employers that wish to provide such accommodations.” Finally, the airport will obtain additional
snow removal equipment before the start of the 2018-19 winter season. In January, PA officials announced its Emergency Operations Center would operate on a 24/7 basis for the duration of any storm and recovery operations. Monday saw the agency implement unspecif ied “strengthened requirements for participation” Q by all relevant parties at JFK.
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Volunteers clean up Hamilton Beach Close to 60 people clear out 50 garbage bags of trash from the shoreline
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Some of the volunteers who showed up to clean the area. Others came to the park earlier or PHOTOS COURTESY ROGER GENDRON later in the day.
Much of the cleanup focused on the shoreline.
The volunteers, some of whom came from Howard Beach schools, also picked up trash along much of 104th Street, Hamilton Beach’s main road, which abuts the A train tracks and frequently has trash sprawled along it.
Some made the event a family affair.
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Orchestra series is back for another year
SMGH will perform ‘The Lion King Jr.’ on May 11 and 12 St. Mary Gate of Heaven Catholic Academy will present a live performance of “The Lion King Jr.” on May 11 and 12. The performances, based off the Broadway production directed by Julie Taymor, will take place at 7:30 p.m. on both days in the gym at the school, located at 101-20 105 St. in Ozone Park. It is being directed by Vinny Napolitano
and produced by Frank Gulluscio, with Kelly Bojos leading the choreography. Some of the performers are seen here, holding a banner advertising the show. Tickets can be purchased at the school. For more information, you can call the main office at (718) 846-0689. Tickets for adults are $8, and $5 for students and seniors.
The fourth annual Queens Symphony Orchestra Concert series had its first performance on Monday in Rockaway, but there will still be plenty of opportunities for South Queens residents to enjoy some free music. The series has been funded by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and takes place in various parts of his district, with different musical styles played at each concert. “Many people cannot afford to attend shows like these, and the Queens Symphony Orchestra concert series gives them the opportunity to experience highquality music, free-of-charge,” Ulrich said in a statement. Monday’s event featured jazz at the Rockaway Knights of Columbus. On May 19, patriotic music will be played at the Colony Theater Center, located at 2 Reid Ave. in Breezy Point, starting at 5 p.m. Broadway show tunes will be the theme of the May 21 concert at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, located at 101-41 91 St. in Ozone Park, starting at 7 p.m.
The Queens Symphony Orchestra will be FILE PHOTO playing in South Queens. And the opera will come to Russo’s On The Bay, located at 162-45 Cross Bay Blvd. in Howard Beach, on June 28 starting at 7 p.m. The concerts are free, but space is limited and those interested in attending are encouraged to RSVP by calling the Queens Symphony Orchestra at (718) 570-0909 or Ulrich’s district office at Q (718) 738-1083.
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HB dentist wins photo contest When he’s not reminding people to floss or recommending root canals, Howard Beach dentist Aaron Cohen is taking photos. Last year, he took a shot of a tree dusted with glistening snow in Gerry Park in Roslyn, LI, where he lives. He submitted the shot to the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s annual Arbor Day poster contest and on April 27, the agency revealed that Cohen’s shot was the winner. About
100,000 copies of the poster will be distributed to schools across the state. Cohen, who has been a dentist in Howard Beach for more than 40 years, has been an amateur photographer since he was 9. Some of his work can be seen by visiting aaroncohendds.com or aaroncohen. smugmug.com. He’s seen here in Albany with Julie Tighe, chief of staff at the DEC, holding a copy of his winning photo.
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continued from page 10 Both her parents, who have blasted the lawsuit, continued to push for its passage even after Lewis was arrested, saying it could help other families. Lewis, who is facing life in prison if convicted, is being represented by Legal Aid. Familial DNA has been garnering some headlines outside of New York. It was used to help catch the alleged “Golden State Killer,” the elusive rapist and killer who evaded cops in California for decades. Joseph DeAngelo was arrested April 25 and charged with 12 murders and more than 50 rapes from 1974 to 1986. According to published reports, California investigators took DNA samples found at those crime scenes and uploaded them to a genealogy website to find close matches with other people, thereby building a family tree of the suspect’s relatives. Officials were then able to narrow their search to DeAngelo and, by following the 72-year-old man, were able to obtain his discarded DNA, which matched that found at crime scenes decades ago. The investigators’ use of the genealogy website has sparked a debate on the privacy of people’s genetic inforQ mation on such sites.
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State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an urgent alert for consumers about a scam last Thursday. Phone callers perpetrating the scheme impersonate officials at the Chinese consulate, his office said. The crooks have demanded that people fork over money to pay for a package or to avoid being punished by the consulate office. According to Schneiderman’s office, the NYPD has found that 21 Chinese immigrants targeted in the scheme lost a total of $2.5 million because of it since December. Police told the Chronicle most of the 21 live in Flushing. Some people were told that if they didn’t give up the information requested in the scam, they could be arrested if they traveled to China or deal with other negative consequences. Along with asking them to give up information about their bank account or credit card numbers, the scammers have demanded consumers make a bank transfer to the consulate. The attorney general is urging those targeted by the scam call to report it to Q the Federal Trade Commission. — Ryan Brady
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Teacher evaluation law may be changed by Anthony O’Reilly Editor
Two state bills would allow school districts to create their own teacher evaluation system, and prohibit them from using state test scores to grade educators. Legislation proposing the change was introduced in the lower chamber last Thursday by Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Long Island City), chairwoman of the Education Committee, and in the higher chamber by state Sen. Carl Marcellino (R-Nassau, Suffolk), chairman of that body’s Education Committee. The proposals have been backed by the United Federation of Teachers and the New York State United Teachers union. “This bill would return control over teacher evaluations to
local school districts and teachers, allowing them to collectively bargain systems that help teachers grow professionally while meeting the unique needs of their students,” NYSUT President Any Pallotta said of the Assembly legislation in a written statement. “This is instrumental to winning back the trust and confidence of parents and educators.” State test scores have not been used in teacher evaluations since 2015, when a moratorium on their use was put into place. That moratorium ends in 2019. Gov. Cuomo three years ago pushed for half of a teacher’s rating to be based off the state math and English tests, but faced pushback from the teachers’ unions. The move also led to an increase in the number of parents
who opted their children out of the tests, protesting their use in grading the effectiveness of educators. Cuomo had called the existing ranking system “baloney,” citing that 99 percent of teachers were labeled “effective,” while only 38 percent of students were career or college ready in 2013-14. Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo’s Democratic primary challenger, last Thursday called for the elimination of state test scores in teacher evaluations — though published reports state top lawmakers had been working on the bills behind the scenes long before her statement was made. Nolan did not return a request for comment on this story by Q press time.
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continued from page 6 start at the league’s home at 97-14 135 Drive, at 8 a.m. They are asking for $20 donations per adult and $10 for children ages 6 to 12. Losito, a little more than a month into his battle against glioblastoma, is staying active and positive. His March 29 surgery came two days after he was diagnosed, and three days before Easter. He told the hospital he wanted to be home for Sunday. “They said ‘No chance,’” Jackie Losito said. He was with his grandchildren that Saturday. “He’s really fighting this, he’s not sitting down and just accepting it,” Ryan Losito told the Chronicle. “He’s in great shape.” He’s even been back on the baseball field. But that’s not too surprising to those who know him best — baseball has always been a big part of his life. “He’s always loved baseball,” Ryan Losito said. “As long as I can remember he’s been playing baseball or coaching.” He’s a Yankees fan. Losito’s involvement with the Ozone Howard Little League goes back to the days when state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) was involved with the organization. “He’s been so dedicated to that little league, volunteering his time and efforts to it,” Addabbo said. “Little leagues are based off people who work to make it better — that’s Q Guy.”
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Qns. Koreans react to historic summit Some in borough happy with diplomatic news, others are extremely skeptical by Ryan Brady Associate Editor
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hen the leaders of North and South Korea agreed to formally end the war between the two countries and denuclearize the peninsula they share, many in Queens paid close attention. Seoul native Chongho James Kim, a pastor at the United Methodist Church in Flushing, told the Chronicle the latest diplomatic developments made him “overjoyed.” The son of a man who fought for the South in the 1950-53 war, Kim is staunchly opposed to military conflict on the peninsula happening again. “If peace is not there, we destroy each other,” he said. “And there’s a saying that ‘Even poor peace is better than good war.’” At his church, he said, even some conservative Koreans who are extremely cynical about the North’s dictator, Kim Jong-un, are welcoming the diplomatic breakthroughs. The pastor added that he prays “no unexpected disturbance” derails the peace talks. Both the South and the North have shut off speakers on their border that blasted propaganda into the other country. Along with agreeing to align its time zone with South Korea’s, Pyongyang has promised to shut down its nuclear testing site this month and said it will unilaterally stop testing warheads. The first Korean-American to be elected to the state Legislature, Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing), is from the South and has family there. He spoke glowingly of last week’s summit. “This form of people-to-people diplomacy between both sides is essential for achieving ultimately tangible and life-changing developments, including the potential reunification of families torn apart by the war or even the
Some say last week’s summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, left, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in was a historic event that could put the two countries on a strong path for PHOTO COURTESY REPUBLIC OF KOREA peace. Queens’ Koreans are having mixed reactions to it. opening of a new embassy,” the assemblyman said in a prepared statement. President Trump, whom South Korean President Moon Jae-in said should get a Nobel Peace Prize, is expected to meet with Kim Jong-un soon. But in Queens’ Korean diaspora and beyond, many are eyeing the historic developments with skepticism. Sok Kang, who fought for the South in the Korean War and lives in Flushing today, hopes the commander-in-chief isn’t deceived by the communist strongman.
“[Trump] should depend on an expert like John Bolton,” he said, referring to the new national security advisor. The veteran has no faith in Moon, saying his government is serving the interests of Pyongyang. Kang also doubts the North Korean dictator would ever be willing to give up his nuclear weapons. “Because if he does that he has to give up his chairmanship,” he said. He also pointed out how human r ights have not been addressed in any of the new agreements
between the two countries, despite the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s dismal treatment of its citizens. The dictator, Kang said, “is the devil.” Bayside resident Ted Han, who served in the South’s navy, is similarly skeptical. He says Moon’s a socialist who “is trying to cheat” Trump, and that the American president should be heavily relying on Bolton. Han actually wrote a letter to the national security advisor, urging him to “be aware of the ploys of Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in.” Han says the South Korean leader is “betraying” the alliance between his country and the United States, opting to side with Pyongyang. “It will result [in] fatal and miserable tragedies to South Korea,” the Bayside resident said. Woodside resident Ellen Kang, the founder of Korean-American Defenders of Freedom, has called on the United States to attack the North. She says the historic summit was “pure comedy,” and is among those who say Moon is helping the DPRK. “He is a traitor,” she said. “He is a puppet.” For some, though, the diplomatic developments are very promising. According to Flushing resident Christine Colligan, who immigrated from the South, many in the borough have relatives in North Korea whom they want to visit and communicate with. “I cannot believe this is really happening now,” said Colligan, who is the co-president of the Korean American Parents Association of Greater New York. Other borough residents in the diaspora, she explained, “are very optimistic.” “We’ve been praying for so long,” Colligan Q said.
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Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing) managed to secure some provisions aimed at fighting excess aircraft noise in the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill her chamber passed last Friday. One of the measures seeks to have the agency create a five-year strategy for methods to mitigate and research airplane noise, according to the lawmaker’s office. Another provision in the bill would authorize the second phase of the FAA’s Continuous Lower Energy, Emissions and Noise Program. The initiative is focused on creating quieter airplane engines and developing alternative jet fuels that would maximize efficiency and decrease fuel emissions. The House of Representatives’ passage of the bill, which would fund the aviation agency through 2023, comes after another recent victory in Washington for quiet skies activists. The omnibus spending bill signed by
President Trump in March featured a clause directing the FAA to study the viability of measuring airplane noise with metrics other than day-night average sound level. And in the reauthorization legislation, Meng put in a provision to make the agency complete the alternative metrics study within a year. “Last month’s enactment of our noise metric provision marked important progress in our fight to combat excessive airplane noise, and these three measures would go a long way in helping those efforts as well,” Meng said in a prepared statement. The U.S. Senate hasn’t voted on legislation to reauthorize the FAA yet. A spokesman for the congresswoman, Jordan Goldes, said her “office is cautiously optimistic that many of her provisions included in the House-passed bill will be included in the final bill signed into law.” The measures put in the bill by the congresswoman aren’t the only ones in it aimed at making skies quieter.
Other provisions in the reauthorization legislation include requiring a strong community engagement process when new or altered flight paths are planned, as well as a study about the health impacts of noise from flights in New York. Meng is a member of the Quiet Skies Caucus, a congressional body of representatives with districts where aircraft noise is a quality-of-life problem. Along with Meng, three other New York lawmakers in the group — Reps. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx), Kathleen Rice (D-Nassau) and Tom Suozzi (D-Suffolk, Nassau. Queens), who is co-chairman of the caucus — are pleased with the House’s bill. “While there is more work to do on these critical matters, today, several amendments passed the House of Representatives that will empower the FAA to combat disruptive and dangerous air plane and helicopter noise,” the four Congress members said in a joint statement. “This is an important step Q forward.”
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Friends of Forest Park prez does battle with CB 9, Kew Gardens Civic by Christopher Barca Editor
Friends of Forest Park President MK Moore wants a pair of speed bu mps installed on his street. Community Board 9 and the Kew Gardens Civic Association do not. Let the debate begin. At the request of Moore and others in the neighborhood, the DOT has spent the last year studying the streets of Kew Gardens for potential improvements. Earlier this spring, the agency wrote to CB 9 that it was recommending 116th Street become a one-way road going northbound from Babbage Street to Metropolitan Avenue and that 118th Street become a one-way operation going southbound between Metropolitan and 85th avenues. But the most controversial aspect of the study is a pair of speed bumps on 116th Street — one between Curzon Road and 84th Avenue and the other between 84th and 85th avenues. Unlike a proposal for two bumps farther north on 116th Street, where Moore lives, the DOT told CB 9 in a March letter that the two near 84th Avenue were feasible. But in a Monday email, an agency spokesperson said they w ill on ly be installed if the advisory council wants
Kew Gardens leaders have spent the last few weeks debating the merits of putting a pair of PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA speed bumps on 116th Street near 84th Avenue. them to be. “It is DOT’s practice for both speed bumps and one-way conversions to schedule and implement these treatments once the Community Board sends us a letter of support,” the spokesperson said. That is where the issue is. Earlier this year, CB 9 voted nearly unan-
imously against the two speed bumps in question, citing concerns about necessity and noise created by drivers hitting their brakes to go over them. In response, Moore has circulated a petition in the neighborhood demanding that CB 9 reverse course — something he says he’s gotten more than 100 area resi-
dents to agree to. “The anger in the community over what they’ve done is incredible,” Moore said of CB 9. “If you’re hearing brakes squealing at night, that means the bumps are doing their job. It means people were going too fast.” But KGCA President Dominick Pistone said in an interview last Friday that the bumps would be pointless. “Personally, I don’t think speed bumps do anything. I’ve seen vans, UPS trucks and mail trucks just ignore them. What you wind up getting is noise,” Pistone said. “Cars already slow down on those blocks because of the four-way stops. Putting speed bumps there makes no sense at all.” CB 9 Transportation Committee Chairman Kenichi Wilson said that for his group, it was as simple as majority rules — most people living on 116th Street near 84th Avenue, he said, didn’t want the bumps. “It’s not like we’re turning down a safety project,” Wilson said, “we’re turning down something they said was feasible to be done, not a safety project.” If there were a serious safety hazard on the block to be dealt with, Wilson and Pistone said, the DOT would install a speed bump immediately and without the consent of the community board. Q “They wouldn’t wait,” Pistone said.
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unprecedented high rents, food costs and increased labor costs in New York, this will represent tens of thousands of dollars in new wages they will need to pay for each of their servers. T he rest au ra nt owners I have spoken with have made it clear that this proposed increase is unsustainable and it will lead to layoffs and, in the most extreme circumstances, shuttered businesses, which our local retail strips, already littered with vacant storefronts, can not afford. For servers, this could mean fewer shifts, lower takehome pay and, in the worst case scenario, lost jobs altogether. As you might imagine, servers are extremely concerned about what this loss of the tip credit might mean for them, especially since it’s very possible that some restaurants could do away with tipping altogether and simply pay them the minimum wage, which, as noted above, would be a significant reduction over what they are taking home now. The fact of the matter is that every single New Yorker being paid the tip wage absolutely, and unequivocally, must be paid at least the full minimum wage — again, it is a business owner’s responsibility to make up the difference if their wages plus tips don’t meet that legal threshold. If an employee is not receiving this minimum, then the business owner is breaking the law and should have the full weight of the DOL’s Enforcement Division upon them. But to focus on eliminating the longtime, economically-critical structure of the tip credit and thereby hurting the good guys — rather than focusing squarely on going Q after the bad guys — makes no sense. Stacey Pheffer Amato is New York State Assemblywoman for the 23rd District, in southern Queens and the Rockaways.
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Two more men involved with two brazen bank burglaries — including one at the Maspeth Federal Savings branch on Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park — two years ago have been sentenced to lengthy bids behind bars. On April 11, Charles Kerrigan was given 16 years and four months in prison, three years of supervised release, forfeiture of any proceeds from the crimes and restitution to the victims. Two days later, Michael Mazzara was hit with an 11-year sentence for his roles in the
Kerrigan gets 16 and Mazzara gets 11 Rego Park heist, as well as one he, Kerrigan and two others committed in Brooklyn in 2016. During the early morning hours of May 21, 2016, the crew used a blowtorch to cut a hole in Maspeth Federal Savings’ roof above the vault containing the bank’s safe-deposit boxes. They descended into the building and ransacked dozens of boxes — escaping with $4.3 million in cash, diamonds, stock certificates, coins, baseball cards and other valuables, in
addition to about $300,000 from the bank’s vault. Mazzara, Kerrigan, Kerrigan’s brother Christopher and Anthony Mascuzzio were arrested a few months later and the four pleaded guilty in 2017. Christopher Kerrigan was sentenced in late March to seven and a half years in prison, while Mascuzzio’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for May 4.
Charles Kerrigan’s prison bid is much longer than his fellow burglars’ because he also pleaded guilty to a charge of witness intimidation. According to reports citing courtroom procedings, Kerrigan brutally assaulted and threatened to kill his then-girlfriend in front of her young son while on pretrial release last year, as he believed she had told the authorities about his involvement in the heists. At his sentencing hearing, he apologized to the woman, her son and the bank customers he Q and his fellow burglars stole from.
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Council hits mayor on property taxes FY 2019 budget proposal contains no rebates, property tax overhaul by Michael Gannon
Funding initiative; • $41 million to harden the city’s cyber Responses to the mayor’s executive bud- security measures; • $103 million for permanent security get address from last Thursday are trickbarriers on public streets; ling out of the City Council. • $30.5 million to expand efforts to And while they have ranged from conciliatory to critical, it appears that Mayor bring all children up to grade reading levde Blasio will have to do some hard negoti- els by third grade; • $12 million in increased support for ating to preserve some segments of his proposed $89 billion spending plan for fis- school children living in shelters; and • $2 million for a new online parking cal year 2019. Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson permit system to better enforce and deter Heights), chairman of the Finance Com- parking placard abuse by city employees. Out-year deficits are projected at $3.2 mittee, appeared hopeful in a joint statement issued with Council Speaker Corey billion for FY 2020; $2.86 billion for FY Johnson (D-Manhattan) and Councilwom- 2021 and $2.25 billion for FY 2022. Johnson, Dromm and Gibson said the an Vanessa Gibson (D-Bronx). “Though we are disappointed that the administration should use some of its Mayor’s proposed budget does not address increased revenue to institute the Fair Fares all the priorities laid out by the City Coun- program, which would provide half-price cil, we are encouraged by the close to $1 MetroCards for low-income residents. They also are pushing a $400 property billion in additional revenue expected in FY18,” they said. “When combined with tax rebate for middle-class homeowners, the efficiencies and savings the Council and an extra $500 million in reserves as a has already found in our FY19 budget hedge against an economic downturn. The property tax rebate is not enough response, this revenue has the potential to go a long way towards ou r goals of for C ou nci l me n Ba r r y G r o d e nch i k strengthening the social safety net, fight- (D-Oakland Gardens) and Paul Vallone ing for the middle class, and being respon- (D-Bayside). In a joint statement with Councilmen Justin Brannan (D-Brooklyn), sible with taxpayer money.” A new budget must be in place by July 1. Steven Matteo (R-Staten Island), Joseph De Blasio’s request comes in nearly Borelli (R-Staten Island) and Mark Gjonaj $500 million more than he proposed in his (D-Bronx), they called for a full top-tobottom revision of the city’s property tax preliminary budget back in February. If passed unchanged by the City Coun- system to make it more fair. “There also is no indication of how this cil, it would represent a $3.86 billion increase, or 3.82 percent from the budget administration intends to address the glaring inequities of a property tax system that approved last June. It also would mark a $19 billion increase charges the owner of a modest home in our over the last budget adopted by Mayor Mike districts more than the owner of a multi-milBloomberg’s administration, which came in lion dollar brownstone in Park Slope,” they wrote, referring with the subtlety of a sledge at $70 billion in June 2013. “So the big picture of our city economy: hammer to de Blasio’s own family home. The Citizens Budget Commission on We are very, very pleased with where we stand,” de Blasio said. “We’re not going to Thursday expressed some immediate concer ns about the forget to be vigilant, emphasis on spendbecause things can ing and a shortfall in change and they can savings. change quickly. But hat’s going to come “New York City’s right now we’re in a Execut ive Budget very strong and balback and bite us for Fiscal Year 2019 anced place.” increases operating Spending increasin future years.” spendi ng at more es highlighted by — Councilman Bob Holden on than twice the rate the mayor include an Mayor de Blasio’s proposed spending plan of i n f l a t io n a n d additional $10 milmisses an opportul io n p e r ye a r t o nit y to bolster eliminate an estimated backlog of 50,000 routine mainte- reserves as strong tax revenue growth connance complaints in New York City Hous- tinues,” the organization said. The CBC also is concerned about a ing Authority apartments. The mayor also said he was willing to entertain options for record-high city employee head count, and changing work r ules among NYCHA rising costs of dealing with homelessness. The mayor touted a record number of maintenance employees to help, something outgoing NYCHA President Shola Olatoye jobs created — and the city has added frequently requested but that City Hall has about 1,700 to its head count while touting the benefits of a “partial hiring freeze” — heretofore resisted. and a record number of New Yorkers Others include: • $ 349 m i l l io n m o r e t o c o m b a t employed. De Blasio also said it is fiscally responhomelessness; • $125 million for the Fair Student sible, establishing the general reserve fund Editor
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Mayor de Blasio is drawing criticism for spending priorities and a lack of property tax reform in FLICKR PHOTO / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE his executive budget for fiscal year 2019. at $1 billion in fiscal year 2019. He also admitted caution is necessary because a good deal of the proposed spending increase relies on unanticipated revenue from Wall Street and a recent federal agreement encouraging major corporations to repatriate billions of dollars they had been banking overseas for tax purposes. “Some one-shots,” he acknowledged. “Second, we are in the second-longest economic expansion in history — 106 months. The average is 60 months. That can’t go on forever, and the markets right now are very volatile.” De Blasio also said $530 million, or about 25 percent of all new spending, is due to unanticipated cuts in money from Albany, including $140 million in aid to schools and a $31 million cut on the Close to Home program that keeps incarcerated teens in the city instead of upstate facilities. De Blasio also said the city is on the hook for $108 million to implement the state’s new “Raise the Age” program to lessen the incarceration of 16- and 17-yearolds accused of serous crimes, a bill he supported with the understanding that it would not be an unfunded mandate. De Blasio also cited a projected $254 million in city dollars going to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to deal with the ongoing subway infrastructure debacle. As to the Fair Fares initiative, the mayor seems insistent that such a program is best funded by his ever-elusive millionaire’s
tax, which he has floated to pay for a number of initiatives since taking office. The problem is that it would require approval in the state Legislature, and any such initiative always has been dead on arrival in the Republican-controlled state Senate. The mayor expressed hope that the situation might change with two Democrats taking special Senate elections this past week, and a possible “blue wave” in state elections in November. In response to recent calls for a property tax rebate, de Blasio stuck to his position that he instead favors top-to-bottom overhaul of the city’s entire property tax code. “Everyone loves a rebate, but it doesn’t fix the root cause, and most rebates are pretty small and then you never see them again,” he said. “We want to get to the root cause.” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) wants the Council to hold firm on spending in negotiations. “We got a $530 million cut from the state and [de Basio] is adding more people to his own office that is already bloated,” he told the Chronicle. “He’s adding a lot of [staff and spending] at city agencies ... That’s going to come back to bite us in future years.” Holden too believes short-term property tax relief is possible, and that an overhaul of the system is necessary to help middle class residents keep their heads above Q water.
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End-of-life doulas comfort those nearing death Parker Jewish program coordinator explains their role at Castle Senior Living by Victoria Zunitch Chronicle Conributor
In sports, the follow-through is as important as the swing. You can’t drive a golf ball to a hole-in-one unless you complete the full motion. In matters of mortality, as well, finishing strong can make a big difference. A new type of healthcare professional, the death doula, has emerged to help people complete their lives in as much a manner of their own choosing as possible. “Everyone wants a good life. What’s a good death?” said Alice Higgins, doula program coordinator at the Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and the Nerken Center for Research and Grants. A doula’s answer to that question: making a plan and, to the extent possible, implementing that plan. Does the patient wish to create a scrapbook of their life? Spend time looking back, preparing projects and keepsakes for when they’re gone, or perhaps simply continuing to enjoy favorite pleasures and routines? What physical and spiritual comforts do they hope for when the very end arrives? Higgins made her remarks in late April at Castle Senior Living in Forest Hills. The event was
Alice Higgins speaks to the Senior Umbrella Network about a new end-of-life doula program she coordinates. PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH sponsored at the monthly meeting of the Senior Umbrella Network, an organization of professionals from NYC and Long Island who serve older adults and the disabled. Parker Jewish’s free program, staffed with heavily vetted and trained volunteers, and funded by a grant from The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, is available through its
hospice program and assisted living facilities. Higgins is on a mission to get more families and institutions to participate. The origination of death doulas, which help individuals and their families to take control of the process of death, to the extent possible, is credited to Henry Fersko-Weiss, a licensed clinical social worker who used the model of birthing doulas to create the first end-of-life doula program in 2003. As in birth, end-of-life doulas provide emotional, educational and sometimes spiritual support. The movement is part of a broad shift in how modern society approaches death, including acknowledging when the end is approaching and ceasing possibly futile treatments and instead, surrounding oneself with family and loved ones and not dying, perhaps isolated, in a hospital. The death of former first lady Barbara Bush in April is an example, as the family announced several days before her passing that Mrs. Bush had ended treatments and was accepting only palliative, or “comfort” care. Doulas differ from other healthcare professionals in that they are a compassionate presence, Higgins said, not hands-on helpers. Doulas don’t give massages or therapy, but they might
help arrange for a masseuse or counselor. They work with those in hospice or palliative care, which focuses on preventing and relieving suffering as opposed to cure-seeking. Higgins gave the examples of a doula who correctly guessed than an older African-American woman who was no longer able to communicate might enjoy hearing Gospel music, and another, a Muslim doula, who used a search engine to find Catholic prayers in Tagalog as a Philippine Catholic patient lay dying. Much of the work is helping patients and their loved ones start conversations. “This whole third act of life, we don’t like to talk about it,” Higgins said. “We all end up in the same boat. You would think we would do it well.” Higgins told the story of a grandfather who wanted to see his grandchildren as he was dying. But the other adults in his family felt that they needed to protect the children from exposure to their grandfather’s death. With the help of the doula, the family held planned, structured visits of children in pairs, an older child with a younger one, to give the grandfather his wish. “Now those children came out the other end of this experience totally whole, knowing they P had an impact,” Higgins said.
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Flushing House to hold its annual awards gala United Adult Ministries, the parent company of the Flushing House independent senior living facility, will honor six people with the Leadership in the Community, Service in the Community, Advocate for Older Adults and Older Adult Ministry awards at its annual fundraising gala on May 17 at Leonard’s Palazzo in Great Neck, LI. The honorees are volunteer social worker Betty C. Jones of the First Presbyterian Church in Manhattan; Flushing Chamber of Commerce Executive Director John Choe; Flushing Bank Vice President and Branch Manager Nelson Lee; Senior Regional Director of NYC/LI for FOX Rehabilitation Nick Lampiasi; and Annette Cappello and Lucille Winsko, both of the AARP. Jones has long cared for older persons both in her church community and outside it, and is president of the board of the Ridgewood Older Adult Center, among other positions, Flushing House points out. Choe serves in many volunteer positions including on the Board of Directors of the Flushing Interfaith Council. Lee has deep roots in Flushing and is committed to serving its people and institutions. Lampiasi is an occupa-
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Nurses inspire, innovate and influence National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. It features a host of events across the U.S. to honor nurses for the work they do, and educates the public about nurses’ role in healthcare. Every year the American Nurses Association selects a theme for the week highlighting a particular aspect of nurses’ practice. The 2018 theme is: “Nurses: Inspire, Innovate, Influence.” While the first National Nurses Week was celebrated in 1954 — the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s famous mission to the Crimea — it wasn’t until President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation that May 6 would be observed as National Nurses Day and that the annual celebration of nurses’ efforts would be nationally recognized. The American Nurses Association has always led efforts to celebrate nursing, ensuring that recognition is promoted as widely as possible; and in 1990 extended it to a week-long celebration of the work of the nation’s registered nurses, the largest of the healthcare professions. ANA’s state and territorial nurses associations also conduct celebrations during National Nurses Week to recognize the contributions that nurses and nursing make to the community. Nurses are often the first people patients see when visiting hospitals. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Services Administration, there were 2.8 million registered nurses, including advanced practice RNs, and 690,000 licensed practical nurses, or LPNs, in the
United States between the years of 2008 and 2010. Nurses fill many roles in the medical community, assisting doctors and helping to make in-patient stays more comfortable for men and women who are ill or injured. Specialized nurses, such as nurse practitioners, may even serve as the primary healthcare provider, offering diagnoses and writing prescriptions. While there is a specific week set aside to show appreciation to nurses, many people agree that they deserve recognition throughout the year. Any instance is a good time to give back to nurses, and the following are a few ways to honor the nurses in your life. • Play caretaker to him or her. Nurses tend to the needs of others all the time, but some nurses do not get the respite they deserve. Those who want to show appreciation to a nurse who has helped them in their lives can present the nurse with a gift card for a massage and soothing spa treatment. • Cater a meal. Offer to cater a meal at the hospital or medical office so that all nurses on staff can benefit. If there is one nurse in particular you want to treat, give that nurse a gift card to a nearby restaurant. • Provide foot relief. Nurses spend hours on their feet, and that can cause pain or stiffness throughout the body. Present a gift card for a store that specializes in comfort shoes or custom orthotics. A certificate for a pedicure or foot massage would no doubt be appreciated as well. • Give verbal or handwritten thanks. One of the easiest and
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Pols want inquiry over lead-contaminated soil Levels in the dirt on 74th St. were four times higher than by PS/IS 128 by Christopher Barca Editor
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he uncovered, lead-contaminated soil mounds next to PS/IS 128 in Middle Village were finally removed last Saturday — relocated to a facility in New Jersey. But the community’s anger over what dangerous elements are still in the ground where the dirt originally came from hasn’t diminished at all. For the last few years, CAC Industries had been working on a $22 million project to replace sewer and water lines in the area of 74th Street and Juniper Boulevard South. Construction mysteriously stopped in November, however, and only last month was it revealed that the contractor had discovered lead-contaminated soil in the area. Dirt that had been excavated from the site had been placed in a fenced-off yard leased to CAC from the city Department of Design and Construction across the street from the school. Testing conducted on Nov. 29 revealed lead levels in the dirt mounds between 300 and 600 parts per million — exceeding the federal limit for bare soil where children play. CAC initially tried to bring dirt excavated from 74th Street to a dump, but management there declined to take it after a visual inspection. It was after that denial that CAC had that soil on the residential street sampled by American Environmental Solutions and tested by Phoenix Enviromental Laboratories on Dec. 8. And according to AES President Brian Pendergast, the results revealed lead levels up to four times higher than those seen in the dirt piles by PS/1S 128. “Laboratory analysis indicated material sampled ... contained hazardous concentrations of lead,” Pendergast wrote in a Dec. 19 letter to CAC. A number of samples were taken in the since-sealed trench dug along 74th Street near Juniper Boulevard South from a variety of depths, ranging from 3 to 10 feet. Levels at each depth were greater than 1,000 parts per million, but the highest quantity — 2,340 ppm — was discovered 6 feet underground. The test results, along with two letters from Pendergast to CAC, were provided to the Chronicle by the office of Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village).
How dangerous is the dirt? Two experts contacted by the Chronicle this week offered slightly different opinions on the risk the soil could pose. In a Wednesday interview, Queens College soil biogeochemistry professor Jeffrey Bird said levels over 2,300 ppm were “not ideal,” but that the lead shouldn’t pose a risk to the residents of 74th Street. “It’s certainly not a good thing, but [lead] is relatively stable as long as it’s restricted below depth,” Bird said. “It’s pretty dormant at 5 feet or so.” Low levels of lead up to 100 or 200 ppm in urban soil are not uncommon, he added, especially in a large city with a long history of
manufacturing and industrial development like New York. How potentially harmful even higher levels of lead can be to people growing edible items in the soil also depends on the acidity of the dirt, what’s being grown and other variables. When asked if people who have gardens on 74th Street should steer clear of eating or otherwise using what they grow, Bird said not necessarily — the roots of many small plants don’t go that deep underground. “You could have an apple tree with roots down to 5 feet,” he said. “But most plants do a good job at eliminating heavy metals because lead isn’t good for them either. Even over 1,000 ppm, plants can exclude lead to the point where they are below international levels for food sources.” The danger with dirt containing lead levels that high, however, is if it gets airborne in the Lead levels measured underneath 74th Street near Juniper Boulevard South in Middle Village in form of dust — something residents living December were four times higher than levels observed in the piles of soil left uncovered in a near the soil piles next to PS/IS 128 have com- fenced-off yard across the street from PS/IS 128. PHOTO BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA plained about in recent months. better job in vetting its contractors going for“If I lived in one of those houses,” Bird trust in the city is at an all-time low. said, “just to be cautious, especially if I had “I don’t trust government with environmen- ward — CAC had earned Maspeth’s wrath in kids, I would want my soil tested.” tal issues. I never have and I don’t think any- recent years after years of delays and a multiWhen it comes to eating food grown in gar- one should because our health is at stake,” tude of other issues regarding a sewer main dens along 74th Street, Dr. Jaime Szeinuk — a Holden said. “We live here and we should be project in that neighborhood. “Unless we stop going with the lowest bidNorthwell Health physician who specializes in really concerned about any government that der for a project, the city falls susceptible to occupational medicine — was more cautious. supervises a large project like this.” “I would recommend not doing so,” Szei“We’re going to get the state involved if we things like this,” Addabbo said. “It’s a situanuk said in a Tuesday interview. “I would also have to if the city doesn’t move fast enough,” tion you don’t want to react to.” When asked what precautions they would recommend being tested for lead.” he added. “Rather than just yell and scream, While the doctor said a scientist would be we can hold hearings and get the agencies to recommend their constituents take, all three elected officials said getting a blood test more knowledgeable on the exact dangers move on this.” In a follow-up should at least be considered. posed by specific “If I had a kid in that area, I would call my interview on Tuesamounts of lead in t’s certainly not a good day, Holden said doctor and let them know what’s occured,” soil, he did say he was in contact Barnwell said. “I recommend everyone at wou ld n’t be thing, but [lead] is relatively he with the office of least call their doctor and go from there.” opposed to 74th “If you’ve been exposed to this area for a Council Speaker St reet residents stable as long as it’s C o r e y Jo h n s o n long time,” Holden added, “it wouldn’t hurt to erring on the side restricted below depth.” (D-Manhattan), as get a blood test.” of c a u t io n a nd well as the Counundergoing precau— Queens College soil biogeochemistry cil’s Committee on tionary blood tests. What’s next? professor Jeffrey Bird O versig ht a nd “You won’t feel According to Holden, the sewer main Investigation in installation project will likely have to be rebid, much of a difference unless you’ve been exposed to very high order to “get to the bottom of this.” while the DDC will have to figure out a way “What I’ve been saying to the DDC and the to safely excavate the lead-contaminated soil levels,” he said. “But kids who have been exposed to even very low levels of lead, their Department of Health and Mental Hygiene is on 74th Street — something that could cost intellectual performance suffers compares to why aren’t we getting advisories?” he said, the city millions of dollars. referring to the elevated levels of lead on 74th kids who haven’t been exposed.” When the latter happens, the city will have Community Education Council 24 Co- Street. “We should have advisories being put to abide by EPA guidelines in terms of the president Lucy Accardo, who lives on 74th into everyone’s mailboxes because many peo- soil’s disposal. Street, told the Chronicle last week that she is ple still don’t know what’s going on.” In his Dec. 19 letter to CAC, Pendergast Assemblyman Brian Barnwell (D-Mas- said the DDC will have to get an identification one of those concerned citizens who is lookpeth) said last Friday that he wants City number from the Environmental Protection ing into getting tested. “I’ve heard that it’s underground and that Comptroller Scott Stringer to audit the DDC. Agency before it gets rid of the dirt. Regarding potential hearings, Barnwell the lead is not as dangerous, but I am still con“An EPA ID number will be required to cerned,” Accardo said. “My husband ordered added that they would most likely have to be obtain approval of hazardous material for held on a city level, as the state Department of acceptance at Clean Earth of North Jersey,” a kit to get our water tested.” Environmental Conservation has expressed an the AES president wrote. “Further delineation unwillingness to get involved in a local issue. sampling and analysis may be necessary in Calls for an investigation “The initial consensus from DEC is that this vicinity to localize the high lead areas.” Holden has spent the last two weeks An EPA spokesman directed all inquiries demanding that the DDC be investigated for they wouldn’t have much jurisdiction here,” he its lack of oversight regarding the CAC proj- said. “But I’ve reached out to my contacts at to the DDC. A spokesman for the latter agenect, as well as what he calls mixed messages DEC and the Governor’s Office to see if cy told the Chronicle on Tuesday that getting a from city officials about the hazards of the there’s any regulation or executive order that federal identification number is “routine” and can be enacted here.” that it would be doing so when it came time to soil left near the school. On Monday, state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. remove the contaminated soil from 74th And at last Thursday’s Juniper Park Civic Q Association meeting, the lawmaker said his (D-Howard Beach) demanded the city do a Street.
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t h g i a r St a t t ou it o r t De Car buffs kick off a new season of fun and fundraising by Victoria Zunitch
blue-black vehicle essentially finished, but wound up doing a full “resto-mod,” a restoration with modification. Limongelli says he rebuilt the engine and replaced the transmission, valves and carburetor, added special camshafts and replaced the running boards — which he steps over, not on, to board the vehicle because they were so expensive to replace. Adding modern luxur y to 1936 glamour, Limongelli air-conditioned the vehicle and installed a tricked-out 1,600-watt stereo system with big subwoofers — the speakers hidden under panels. The roll-down window handles maintain the original appearance but are operated with a switch he constructed himself — now, you could buy one off the shelf — so that a quick quarter-turn activates the power windows. continued on page 33
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Some old friends and older cars gathered last Sunday for the East Coast Car Association’s first show of the season, the Spring Dust Off, in the parking lot of Maspeth Federal Savings bank on 69th Street. The ECCA is a group of antique car buffs that uses its events to raise money for St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital in Bayside and collects toys to donate at Christmas time. This year, it expects its lifetime donations to hit the $200,000 mark, according to Harold McCabe, the club’s master of ceremonies. The club raises money with a $20 fee to show each car, plus T-shirt sales, 50/50 raffles, general donations and admissions fees to events, McCabe said. A number of shows are scheduled between
now and November, listed at eccatoysfortots.org More than 100 vehicles were on display last Sunday. Technically, a car needs to be at least 25 years old to qualify as an antique, but the real rule is to show up with something that moves and help raise money for St. Mary’s. “You could pay $20, you could bring a horse and wagon in here,” McCabe said. As with any hobby, the owners of antique cars often find a chance to express their creativity, use and develop skills and form friendships through their auto-related activities. Retired Newbridge Auto Parts store owner and veteran Lou Limongelli, who was a U.S. Army specialist fifth-class who served in Vietnam and Cambodia, talks about his 1936 Ford Fodor the way an artist talks about a major installation at an art gallery. He thought he was buying the gorgeous
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“Wilder LIC,” with works in various media that highlight wild nature to encourage new ideas about ecological and cultural diversity, plus performances, artist talks and other special events, by the Flux Factory. Sat., May 5 (opening reception 3-7 p.m.)Sun., June 17 (closing reception 6 p.m.), Windmill Community Garden, 39-22 29 St., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 669-1406, fluxfactory.org.
FILM Panorama Europe 2018, the 10th edition of a festival of new European films, both fictional and documentary. Each Fri.-Sun. thru May 20, Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15 each; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission (more films Tue. and Thu., May 22, 24, 29 and 31 in Manhattan). Info: (718) 7776888, movingimage.us.
“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. “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. “Dutch Masters,” with works by multiple artists in various media exploring marijuana at a time of increasing recreational legalization and the backlash to that. Thru Sat., June 2, Mrs., 60-40 56 Drive, Maspeth. Free. Info: (347) 841-6149, mrsgallery.com.
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“Columbinus,” a reflection on school shootings, especially the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School in Colorado, with dialogue about alienation, peer pressure, violence and more. Thu.-Sun., May 3-6 and Wed.-Sat., May 9-12, 7:30 p.m.; Sun., May 6 and 13, 3 p.m., The Secret Theatre, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. $18 advance; $20 at door; $15 college students; $12 high school students. Info: (718) 392-0722, secrettheatre.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 Thu., 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.
“Wake,” with works by six artists in various media, including Matthew Cusick’s “Three Horses #4/20,” above, examining water: its power to sustain and destroy life, what’s left in its wake and the changing environment. Sun., May 6 (opening reception 2-5 p.m.)-Sun., July 15, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. COURTESY PHOTO
The Dean Martin Show, with Andy DiMino, “direct from Las Vegas,” singing the hits: “Volare,” “That’s Amore,” “Innamorata” and many more. Sat., May 5, 2 p.m., Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $30. Info: (718) 760-0064.
“Follies,” the James Goldman-Stephen Sondheim musical about showgirls in an old revue, especially two in unhappy marriages, reuniting at an old theater set for demolition, by the Astoria Performing Arts Center. Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sat., 2 and 8 p.m., thru May 26, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, 30-44 Crescent St. $18 advance; $12 seniors, students; $2 more at the door. Info: (718) 706-5750, apacny.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., May 4-5, 8 p.m.; Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy Auditorium, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates. $18 advance; $15 seniors 65 and over, kids under 12; $2 more each at door. Info: (516) 3765552, royalstartheatre.org.
“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., 24301 Northern Blvd. $19; $17 seniors, students. Info: (718) 482-3332, DougCommThtr@gmail.com. “Shiny Angles in Angular Time,” by Melinda Ring / Special Projects + Renee Archibald, a work that subverts the conventions of the black box theater, in ways both virtuosic and fanciful. Fri.-Sat., Thu.-Sat., May 3-5, 8 p.m.; Sat., May 5, 3 p.m., The Chocolate Factory Theater, 5-49 49 Ave., Long Island City. $20. Info: (718) 482-7069, chocolatefactorytheater.org. “Ira & Isabella’s Jewish Italian Wedding,” an interactive comedy about a couple whose families don’t think their marriage is the best idea, by Laugh Out Loud Productions, with full-course dinner too. Fri., May 4, 7:30 p.m., Douglaston Manor, 63-20 Commonwealth Blvd. $89. Info: 1 (888) 97-LAUGH (52844), laughoutloudny.com. “The Lion King Jr.,” a musical based on the Broadway show directed by Julie Taymor, with additional music and lyrics, performed by students. Fri.-Sat., May 11-12, 7:30 p.m., St. Mary Gate of Heaven Academy, 101-20 105 St., Ozone Park. $8; $5 students, seniors. Info: (718) 846-0689.
DANCE Amalgami: the QC Student Choreography Showcase, with original choreography, costumes and lighting by Queens College students in Drama, Theatre & Dance. Wed.-Fri., May 9-11, 7 p.m.; Sat., May 12, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 13, 3 p.m.,
Make a Joyful Noise Piano Concert, with Kevin Winebold of “Broadway Comes To Bell” and other Broadway performers, plus light refreshments. Sat., May 5, 7:30 p.m., Bayside United Methodist Church, 38-20 Bell Blvd. Free (free-will offering for North Korean refugee relief will be collected). Info: (718) 229-4024, baysideumc.org. Clint Holmes: Rendezvous, with the singer-songwriter, TV personality and longtime Vegas headliner performing songs in various genres, backed by The Diva Jazz Orchestra. Sun., May 6, 3 p.m., Queensborough Performing Arts Center, 222-05 56 Ave., Bayside. $35-$45. Info: (718) 631-6311, visitqpac.org. COURTESY PHOTO
Queens Symphony Orchestra Family Concert: Dance!, with DeFalla’s dances from “The Three Cornered Hat,” Sibelius’ “Valse Triste” and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7. Sun., May 6, 3 p.m., LeFrak Concert Hall at Queens College, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free; reservation req’d. Info: (718) 544-2996, kupferbergcenter.org. Mostly Mozart Mother’s Day & Mo’ concert, with Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony” and 3rd Horn Concerto, plus the world premiere of composer Paul Joseph’s “The Vanished Princess.” Sun., May 13, 7:30 p.m., Mary’s Nativity Church, 46-02 Parsons Blvd., Flushing. Free-will offering. Info: (718) 359-5996, qbsymphony@gmail.com, facebook.com/queensborosymphonyorchestra. continued on page 34
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Have you ever made a friend in a public bathroom? Struck up a conversation with the person in the next stall? Find out if they picked that particular stall because it was closer to the door? Farther from it? Artist Chloë Bass suggests visitors to her exhibition, “The Book of Everyday Instruction,” try it out. Recently opened at the Knockdown Center in Maspeth, the exhibition has broad parameters across a vast array of media that all tie back to one-to-one human relationships. By its nature, human interaction is subjective — so much of living is experienced in small, fleeting moments. We experience things once, often quickly, from one per-
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spective. The memories and impressions we are left with from those interactions are part of us, and unique from person to person. Bass has made something of a study of social interaction. This study was not scientific in its method, but its findings are thought-provoking and submitted with sincerity. At times, as with the bathroom installation, her points are clarified: If you alienate yourself from the act of using the bathroom, you can see how its component acts and rituals are similar (and dissimilar) from the act of looking at artwork. Bass has installed a Venn diagram on a bathroom mirror making this case. At other times, her work provokes cognitive dissonance — it’s one thing to conceptualize in-depth bathroom conversation with strangers, but another to actually talk to the guy or gal trying to go in the next stall over. Much of Bass’ work is performative, and she considers herself a performance artist, but with a difference. For this exhibition — which will include special live performances throughout its span — most of the works on display are artifacts of performances. In some cases, the performance was an inter-
Chloë Bass at the opening of her show, “The Book of Everyday Instruction.” action between Bass and a total stranger, but the viewer is left with only vestiges: a picture of a Polaroid of something only tangentially related to the pair’s activity and some text describing seemingly extraneous details of the event. Sometimes the performance is not Bass’, but the gallery-goer’s: Smell these bottles; eat this mint; read this
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toilet paper. This is key to the success of one of Bass’ central themes: Experience is singular and ephemeral. What occurred or was said or felt between two people belongs only to them and in that moment, and can’t ever be truly experienced again. continued on page 35
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Billed as a musical comedy, “The Wedding Singer,” a stage adaptation of the popular film of the same name, certainly has a lot of music and, as rendered by Royal Star Theatre in Jamaica Estates, where it has two remaining performances, it definitely has plenty of comedy. The slim plot focuses on the title character, a young man named Robbie, who lives with his grandmother, has a failed relationship with his fiancee, Linda, and develops a new romance with a waitress named Julia. Under the vigorous direction of Amanda Montoni, the game cast is loaded with energy and, at last Friday night’s opening, their enthusiasm cascaded across the proscenium. Giovanni Marine brings a fine singing voice to the central role, whether rocking or crooning, both of which he does at the drop of a song cue. He is nearly matched vocally by Alex Jamison, who was in good voice and proved likable as Julia, who is torn between Robbie and her own fiance, Wall Street banker Glen, played with appropriate self-absorption by Thom Harmon. Tara Mangione was another vocal standout, as Julia’s friend Holly, as was Tanya Fiebert, who brought a strong presence to her two appearances as Linda. As Robbie’s bandmates, Jeremy Melendez as Sammy calls to mind Adam Sandler, who played Robbie in the film incarnation, while Dany Stravino steals many a moment as the less-than-masculine George, who
wears an array of outrageous outfits, topped always by ribbons decorating his long, flowing locks. Dependable character actress Ellen Armet makes the most of her time on stage as grandma Rosie, sometimes calling to mind Jean Stapleton’s Edith Bunker character. So, too, do several ensemble players, most particularly Jason N. Fischedick, having a field day in multiple appearances, and outstanding dancer Jonathan Mora. Musical director Paul L. Johnson leads the proficient four-piece band, while choreographer Gabriella Marchese provided some fun footwork for the dancers, most memorably in opening number “It’s Your Wedding Day.” The colorful and imaginative costumes are courtesy of Jennifer Fessler; Montoni designed her own utilitarian set. Two technical issues worth noting: The sound system rendered many of the lyrics unintelligible and several lighting cues were late, leaving actors temporarily in the Q dark.
‘The Wedding Singer’ When: Sat.-Sun., May 4-5, 8 p.m. Where: Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates Tickets: $18; $15 seniors 65-plus, kids under 12; $2 more at the door. (516) 376-5552, royalstartheatre.org
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Many modern cars are too low-slung for Limongelli to spot, even with the enlarged rear-view mirror he installed, so he added cameras. He lavished love on the bumpers to the tune of $700 or $800 and paid for 1.5 gallons of special blue-black body paint, which runs $1,200 per gallon. Limongelli drives the car a lot, he says, especially to auto shows and similar events. “It’s very efficient,” Limongelli said. Despite the car’s technical age, it gets a “zero emissions” result, he said, when hooked up to a computer, and gets as good gas mileage as his wife’s modern SUV. Although his wife doesn’t fully share his passion for cars, he says, she accompanies him to events and cooks for them. Diane Duncan attended with her husband, granddaughter, friends — and her 1968 red Mustang convertible and its 8-cylinder, 289-cubic-inch engine. She has had the ride for five years, but her love for cars started in girlhood, as she
worked on them with her father. The engine wa s good when she bought it, Duncan said, but she replaced the spark plugs and wires, along with recently adding a new control arm. She also bought new upholstery skins and installed them, which she said was difficult to do because of the need to cramp in metal hog ties. Her husband, Gordon, said they were a lready dat ing when, one day, he stopped by the house to pick her up to go out and Diane was working on a vehicle. “I saw her with her father changing the brakes and said, ‘She’s a keeper,’” he said. Next up, Diane Duncan is planning to teach her friend Ronda Hicks to paint the engine of her turquoise 1957 Chevy. The two displayed their cars next to each other. Hicks was at a car show a few years ago on her birthday when she saw the car of her dreams roll in. “Look y’all, there goes my car, it’s a ’57,” she says she told her friends. She was right. She walked over to get
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Joseph “Jack” Stroell was born in November 1893 in Ger many. He immigrated to America in 1909 and briefly lived in Newark. He m a r r ie d Is ab el Moyses, and they had two daughters, Isabel in 1915 and Marie in 1917. Stroell then took his trade as a baker, moved to the Bronx and opened a successful bakery at 34 1/2 East Tremont Ave. His business grew and he became a well-known baker. By 1950, the growth of Q ueen s lu red t he Stroell’s bakery, once located at 154-05 Union Tpke. in Kew Stroell family to open a Gardens Hills, circa 1952. second shop at 154-05 Union Tpke. Their specialities were away, the business eventually closed. Today, Salad Shack stands where the wedding, party and ice cream cakes. As Q members of the family died or moved bakery once was.
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boro continued from page 30 Musica Reginae Young Artists Showcase, featuring prodigies from Queens, elsewhere in NYC and Westchester performing works by Liszt, Brahms, Mendelssohn and Sarasate, along with event host Barbara Podgurski. Sat., May 12, 7:30 p.m., The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.
LECTURES/TALKS Queens History Panel, with authors and borough experts Michael Perlman, Adrienne Onofri, Carl Ballenas and Joe DiStefano, moderated by author Bob Brody and presented by the Kew and Willow Book Store. Sat., May 5, 7-9 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org.
TOURS/HIKES Sacred Sites Open House, with tours of 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. Sat.-Sun., May 5-6, varying times. Free. Info: (212) 995-5260 (or individual locations), sacredsitesopenhouse.org, queenshistoricalsociety.org.
SPECIAL EVENTS Redeemer Lutheran School flea market/ street carnival, with rides, games, food, vendors and more. Sat., May 5, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Cooper Ave. from 69 Place to 70 St., Glendale. Info: (718) 821-6670.
KIDS/TEENS Children’s Classical Concert, with performances and teaching about music, by pianists Beata Moon and Barbara Podgurski of Musica Reginae. Sat., May 5, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (approx.), The Church-in-the-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Free. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org. Hands-on History: Make a Scented Sachet, with kids making floral sachets like those used 200 years ago and learning what George Washington put in his cologne. Best for ages 3 and up; adults welcome too; museum visit included. Sat., May 5, 1-4 p.m., King Manor Museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 206-0545, kingmanor.org. Author storytime: “I Am a Cat,” with Galia Bernstein reading her picture book about a housecat criticized by his bigger brethren, Lion, Puma, Panther and more, for not being “cat” enough. Sun., May 6, 1-1:30 p.m., Astoria Bookshop, 31-29 31 St. Free; RSVP via Facebook req’d. Other kids’ storytime each Thu., 11-11:30
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SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dances, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, Italian and Spanish music, food and more. Sat., May 5 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.
MARKETS Flea market, with vendor spots available for $35. Sun., May 6, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., St. Raphael’s Church, 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. Rain date: Sun., May 13. Info: (718) 729-8957. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church outdoor flea market, with 160 vendors. Each Sat.Sun., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., thru end of November, Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.
SENIOR ACTIVITIES Queens AARP Chorus, which sings at nursing homes and AARP events, seeks retired people to join. Meets each Fri., 11 a.m. (new people asked to come 10 a.m.), Clearview Selfhelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net. Knitting and crocheting class, to learn a new skill or share an idea for a craft project, by Jamaica Senior Program for Older Adults. Each Thu., 10:30-11:30 a.m., T. Jackson Adult Center, 92-47 165 St. Info: (718) 657-6500, jspoa.org. Howard Beach Senior Center, with exercise classes every weekday except Thu., varying times; dances with a DJ and hot lunch every Tue., 12-3 p.m.; art classes every Thu., 9:30-11:30 a.m., 12:30-2:30 p.m.; intro to sign language every Fri., 10-11:30 a.m.; karaoke every Wed., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.
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Home Ownership Matters: Open Houses, Open Doors to Home Ownership otential homebuyers rely on open houses to help them find the home of their dreams. During REALTORŽOpen House Weekend – May 5th & 6th, 2018 – buyers can have a greater chance of doing just that. The weekend is organized by the Long Island Board of REALTORSŽ in an effort to unite REALTORSŽ as they host thousands of open houses, while engaging consumers on the benefits of home ownership and bringing buyers and sellers together. Whether you are a first time homebuyer or trading up to the home of your dreams, now is the time to buy. Visit MLSLI.com for all of your home buying and selling resources. Being a homeowner is more than just having a roof over your head. Home ownership instills feelings of comfort, security, stability and pride. However, in addition to these important benefits are substantial social benefits for families, communities and the country as a whole. A few of these benefits are:
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Barkley, who Big Blue GM Dave Gettleman envisions as Jim Brown’s second coming. The Cleveland Browns held the top spot and no one had any idea what they were going to do, which was in keeping with that woebegone NFL franchise. In the week before the draft the stock of undersized Heisman Trophy QB winner Baker Mayfield seemed to suddenly rise. I wouldn’t be surprised if the Jets pumped up Mayfield in the hopes of conning the Browns. In any case, the Browns went with Baker. Since the Jets’ last franchise QB hope, Mark Sanchez, also was a USC alum, comparisons between Darnold and him were inevitable. Before injuries took their toll, Sanchez was pretty good as he led the Jets to back-to-back appearances in the American Football Conference championship where they lost to superior teams. Darnold is a bigger guy and has a better arm. He should be fine, but he should spend this year with a clipboard in his hand watching Josh McCown lead the Jets offense. Baker Mayfield will quickly learn that being chosen first may not be best. Aside from the Browns’ ineptitude, Cleveland isn’t New York in terms of endorsement deals. The latest examples are Yankees star Aaron Judge doing Pepsi commercials while his teammate Didi Gregorius is in Bloomingdale’s latest print campaign. Q See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.
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