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Dozens may be out of recovery program

Homes in Broad Channel and elsewhere in Sandy-affected neighborhoods have seen work done under Build it Back — but Borough President Melinda Katz and others are now fighting to keep dozens in the program after federal rules changed who’s eligible for assistance.

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High levels of lead in most Queens schools But no need to fear, city says, as pipes are now out of commission by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

little more than 80 percent of Queens schools were found to have at least one water outlet with lead over the accepted federal limit, according to data provided by the state — but the Department of Education is asking people not to fear. The DOE took all drinking and cooking water fixtures with results over 15 parts per billion out of commission, replaced them and then confirmed they were below the limit. “Families should rest assured that water in schools is safe for students and staff to drink,” said DOE Deputy Chancellor Elizabeth Rose in a prepared statement. “As our citywide test results confirm, the number of elevations are minimal and we take immediate action to remediate all fixtures with results above 15ppb.” The state, and city, last Friday released the results of investigations into the drinking water of all schools. According to the city, only 8 percent — 10,633 of 132,276 — of water sources in the five boroughs had lead over the allowed limit. New York became the first state to require municipalities to test school drinking water, which began in late November. Before November, the city had tested lead in school drinking water but used a controversial practice known as “flushing,” or running the water before reading the lead levels. Using flushing, fewer than 1 percent of schools had lead above the federal limit. Dr. Marc Edwards, the Virginia Tech professor who

While close to 80 percent of Queens schools had at least one water fixture with lead above the federal limit, the city is warning parents not to worry. uncovered the water emergency in Flint, Mich., argued in an Aug. 31 New York Times article that flushing hides the true lead levels and that the city’s prior numbers “should be thrown in the garbage.”

According to state data, the latest tests show only 80 of 408 sites tested in Queens had no water sources above 15ppb. The others all had at least one and PS 43 in Far Rockaway had the highest number — 55, data shows, though 214 others were at or below the limit. Other schools saw a tighter ratio — Jamaica Gateway to the Sciences High School in Jamaica Hills had seven of its seven sources above 15 ppb. PS 226 in South Ozone Park had 38 of its 81 above and PS 95 had 34 of its 64. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee, said lead in drinking water is an issue on everyone’s mind. “My little girls found out about it and started talking about it at the dinner table,” Addabbo told the Chronicle. “Personally, I think no levels of lead are acceptable but we’ve done a step in the right direction.” A possible mayoral challenger, Republican Paul Massey, called on Mayor de Blasio to take more action and provide free lead testing for concerned families by the end of the school year. “Mayor Bill de Blasio’s part-time attention to his fulltime job has again put our city’s children at risk,” Massey said in a statement. The mayoral and DOE’s press offices did not address Massey’s suggestion. Addabbo wouldn’t say if the Republican’s call for testing marked a legitimate concern or political stunt but noted children are required to receive regular checkups. “I think something would turn up then,” he said. “Parents Q also know what warning signs to look for.”

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Build it Back drama continues in Queens BP wants to keep people in program but city says nobody is being booted by Anthony O’Reilly

workers he was appealing the decision they responded, “You’re going to lose,” he told A number of homeowners in South the Chronicle. The change in eligibility and its effect on Queens and Rockaway have waited four and a half years to get help rebuilding their home Sandy-affected residents was discussed durafter Superstorm Sandy — but now, some ing a recent meeting of Borough President Melinda Katz’s Sandy Task Force, which may not get any assistance at all. Changes in the federal flood map and eli- meets every month to discuss ways to get gibility criteria for elevating homes in flood- people back into their homes. “Borough Presiprone a reas have dent Katz is very resulted in dozens of concer ned about homeowners in eanwhile, I got about how newly redeQueens no longer qualfined eligibility criifying to have their five homes around me teria will suddenly houses lifted. in a half-mile radius disqualify dozens One Broad Channel of homeow ner s resident, who asked that have already who have been not to have his name waiting for years to published because his been elevated.” elevate their homes case is still pending, — Broad Channel resident in through the Build it said he was “out of the Build it Back program Back program,” a program” two weeks spokeswoman for before he was set to Katz said in an email. “We are hopeful about move out of his home so it could be raised. “Meanwhile, I got about five homes working out an agreement with the City on around me in a half-mile radius that have behalf of the homeowners.” The city defended the move, saying already been elevated,” said the resident, there’s no reason to elevate such homes. who is appealing the decision. “We are not dropping any homeowners He was told the maligned recovery program will now make “minimal repairs” to from the program, period,” mayoral spokeshis house, the extent of which was not made woman Melissa Grace said in a Tuesday clear to him, because it is already above the email. “After completing surveys of these homes during the design process, it was clear flood plain. When the resident told two Build it Back they are already at the right elevation and Associate Editor

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While some homes in Broad Channel are in the process of being elevated almost five years after Superstorm Sandy, others have learned they’re no longer eligible for such assistance due to PHOTO BY ANTHONY O’REILLY changes in eligibility. therefore do not need to be raised higher. All remaining work, including elevating utilities, will continue, and homeowners will be reimbursed for any work they did on their own.” The Build it Back program has had its ups

and downs since being implemented by former Mayor Bloomberg in 2013. For the first few months, zero homeowners saw work done on their homes and no checks were continued on page 21

R. Hill school raising funds for new laptops A lucky 7th-grader wins raffle for computer from Holy Child, charity by Levar Alonzo

the charity has been going on for about a year. “The Chromebook is really cheap, it Holy Child Jesus Catholic Academy in Richmond Hill is looking to place a new comes with Google’s version of Office, Chromebook in the hands of every one of they don’t get viruses and it’s overall just great for schools and students,” said Fogal. its students from fourth grade on up. Chromebooks for Kids uses the crowdAlong with six other Catholic schools in funding site, Crowd Queens and BrookR ise, a nonprof it lyn, Chromebooks site which gives the for Kids set Holy t’s overall just great for school 95 percent of C h i ld u p w it h a schools and students.” all money donated crowd-funding site including the where anyone can — Richard Fogal, president of donors’ paid fee. contribute whatever Chromebooks for Kids This is all in hopes amount they would the school w ill like. “We are trying to put a Chromebook in reach its targeted goal. The school then uses those contributions the hands of every child,” said Richard Fogal, president of Chromebooks for Kids. to improve its networks and purchase the “These days, technology has become laptops. “Many of the donations have been from something of second nature, lets place a computer in the hands of our kids and see alumni, so far we have about $2,500 and we’re looking to reach our goal of $10,000,” what they can do.” continued on page 16 The partnership between the school and

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Queens GOP backs Massey for mayor Dietl, backed by Ulrich, will have ‘minimal’ impact on race: Turner by Anthony O’Reilly and Bryant Rodriguez Associate Editor and Chronicle Contributor

The Queens Republican Party voted Monday to back real estate mogul Paul Massey for mayor — with a slim majority of district leaders present casting their vote for him. “He’s a person of good character and accomplishment and a good executive,” Queens GOP Chairman Bob Turner, who did not cast a vote, said in a Tuesday interview. “He’s got a little more of the Bloomberg personality, which is necessary to attract enough Democrats.” The Queens GOP Wednesday stood with Massey at the corner of Cross Bay Boulevard and Shore Parkway in Howard Beach, reinforcing its choice to back the candidate, who also has the endorsement of the Independence Party. “Thank you for your confidence in me and my campaign,” the candidate said. “We will beat Bill de Blasio in November and take back City Hall. We’ll do it because the Republican Party will be unified like never before.” Twenty-two of the 36 borough GOP district leaders were present for the Monday vote — 12 of them voted for Massey and five were “undecided.” The Rev. Michael Faulkner, a former New York Jets player, got four votes and Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis

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Cashless tolls to Rockaway The trip to Rockaway Beach just got a little quicker for Queens residents. The MTA on Sunday started cashless tolling on the Cross Bay Veterans Bridge, Gov. Cuomo announced April 30. Drivers will no longer have to stop at the toll. Either their EZ-Pass will be scanned or a picture of their license plate will be taken and a bill will be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle every month. The price of the latter’s toll will be the same as if it were paid by cash and those with EZ-Pass will continue to receive a 30 percent discount. Broad Channel and Rockaway residents will continue to be able to cross the bridge for free. “Cashless tolling will reduce congestion, improve safety and streamline commutes on these vital arteries, providing much-needed relief to the Rockaway community and ensuring smooth travel during the summer season,” Cuomo said in a statement. Cashless tolling has already been implemented at the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and the Henry Hudson Bridge. All city bridges and tunnels are expected to have the sysQ tem by the fall, according to Cuomo.

Bob Turner, at podium, joined Queens Republican leaders in Howard Beach to discuss their PHOTO BY BRYANT RODRIGUEZ endorsement of real estate mogul Paul Massey, center. (R-Staten Island, Brooklyn) got one. Retired cop Bo Dietl — who needs three of the city’s five county Republican party leaders to give him permission to run on the line in what’s known as a Wilson Pakula, after he bungled his party registration form — got none, because the club did not enter-

tain any votes for him. Asked what impact Dietl might have on the race, Turner said Wednesday “I think it will be minimal.” Dietl does have the support of Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park), the only GOP elected official in Queens.

The vote to back Massey came hours after billionaire businessman John Catsimatidis declined to run for the nomination again, as he did four years ago, saying in a statement, “I have often said I have one more race for office in me. But, after careful consideration and consultation with my family, friends and advisers, I have decided the 2017 race for Mayor of New York will not be it.” Massey gave a brief preview of what would be his mayoral priorities during the Wednesday press conference, saying he plans to “unleash a wave of urban innovation through creative and original solutions available to all our problems. “Every parent and kid should have access to a great school in their neighborhood, we can have first-class infrastructure, we can have safe streets and affordable housing,” he continued. “We can have an economy that provides a job that we need to rebuild our middle class.” Turner said under de Blasio, there’s been a “deterioration of almost every apsect in the quality of life of New York” and Massey is the only one who can reverse that. “I think as a resident of Queens and as a fifth-generation New Yorker, I have a great concern for this city and this borough and I’m looking forward for leadership to carry us forward,” the former congressman from RockaQ way told reporters.

NYC Ferry sets sail at last Rockaway pols wake up bright and early for launch by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Monday was one of the longest-awaited days in Rockaway — the launch of NYC Ferry, the waterborne transportation system that allows people to get from the peninsula and other locations to Manhattan. “For the first time in generations, our amazing New York Harbor is part of our city’s critical public transportation system — and for the price of a subway ride you can get to work and also explore New York City’s beautiful coastal communities much more directly,” Mayor de Blasio said in a prepared statement. The Rockaway route launched at 5:30 a.m. May 1 and takes commuters from Beach 108th Street to the Brooklyn Army Terminal and ends at Wall Street’s Pier 11. Rockaway officials were up bright and early to join the inaugural ride. “This ferry is exactly what we’ve needed to give Rockaway residents something approaching a normal commute,” Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato (D-Rockaway Park) said in a prepared statement. “To get that commute in speed and style, a month early? We’re over the moon.” The system was supposed to launch in June. “This day has been a long time coming,” state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach)

The NYC Ferry set sail from Rockaway and other destinations Monday morning, with hundreds PHOTO COURTESY NYC taking advantage of the new system. said. “At long last, Rockaway has its ferry.” While hundreds packed onto the ferries, it hasn’t been smooth sailing all the way for the system as there have been reports of delays on some trips and mechanical problems on some of them. Hunters Point South also has a stop, which connects commuters to Greenpoint, North and South Williamsburg, Dumbo and Pier 11. That route stops at Governors Island

during the summer. Rockaway residents had a ferry for a short while after Superstorm Sandy, which took them to Manhattan while the A train was out of commission for repairs. When the train came back, the waterborne system stuck around for a short time but was scrapped in October 2014, only for the mayor months later to announce it would be Q coming back.

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P Ulrich must not back Dietl anymore EDITORIAL

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ombastic Bo Dietl’s alleged run for mayor is a joke. Because he couldn’t even fill out his candidate registration form correctly, the flamethrowing ex-cop, private detective and part-time actor has had to seek special permission from the Republican Party in order to challenge Mayor de Blasio. And party leaders say he’s not getting it. In Queens, the GOP is backing businessman Paul Massey. The city’s four other county Republican committees also are certain to pick one of the sane candidates. Yet Dietl does have the support of one Queens Republican, the only one in elected office: City Councilman Eric Ulrich. We cannot imagine why. If you thought it was hard to imagine Donald Trump as a legitimate candidate due to his questionable business history and outlandish, insulting statements, get a load of Dietl. He owes the state nearly $500,000 in taxes, though he says he’s begun to pay off the debt. And that’s just on the income the government knows about. He also bragged, once the statute of limitations ran out, about making hundreds of thousands in the Middle East and sneaking it back into the United States to avoid having to pay any taxes at all on it — to the state, city or nation. Now

he wants to run a government? Then there’s his mouth. On the taxes, Dietl said he was unfairly targeted because of “some Muslim guy” in a state office. After he went to court to try and fix his candidate registration screwup, he said he knew he had a problem because “the judge looked like Chirlane de Blasio.” Both the mayor’s wife (who uses her maiden name, McCray) and the judge are black. Dietl also declared that the mayor “doesn’t have a heart.” You could understand someone calling de Blasio a bleedingheart liberal, but to say he doesn’t have a heart is just wacky. The guy could hardly be more deplorable. During the presidential election, Ulrich denounced Trump, proposed taking his name off a medical building here that his family had endowed and endorsed moderate Republican Gov. John Kasich of Ohio. He’s been a solid councilman, fighting the Build it Back bureaucracy on behalf of his constituents, getting the city to pay more attention to military veterans, listening to the needs of his community wherever he goes and working to address them. His rash endorsement of Dietl is highly out of character and cannot result in anything positive for Ulrich. We urge him to rescind it right away.

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on’t know much about history” isn’t just the opening line to a popular song anymore; now it could be a slogan for the president of the United States. That’s one lesson from President Trump’s strange claim that if only Andrew Jackson had been president when the Civil War occurred, he would have prevented it, apparently because “he was a very tough person but he had a big heart.” (Yes, President Truman reportedly said the same thing once, but if so, he was wrong too. The nation was at a complete impasse over slavery, with the South unwilling to end it and starting the violence. The war only could have been avoided if the country had split into two, with the South retaining slavery.) The bigger lesson from Trump’s statement is that we really need to re-emphasize the teaching of history and civics in this country. Study after study reveals a shocking ignorance of it that must be reversed. One president with Trump’s lack of knowledge is enough. We can’t afford another one, ever.

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for Peace, which seeks to change U.S. policy, and even the playing field in order to create the political conditions that will allow Israelis and Palestinians to achieve a just and lasting peace, as should be everyone’s goal. JVP supports full equality for Palestinians and Jewish Israelis grounded in international law and universal principles of human rights, as we all should. Robert Keilbach Flushing

De Blasio: Dump Sarsour Dear Editor: Re your April 27 editorial “No to an antiSemite”: Inviting Linda Sarsour to address the graduating class of CUNY’s Graduate School of Public Health is like asking a serial arsonist to deliver a commencement speech to graduates of the Fire Department Academy. She’s a high priestess of hatred for Jews and cheerleader for Palestinian terrorists. The First Amendment

guarantees her right to speak, but NYC taxpayers don’t have to fund it. However, we’re doing just that. CUNY is a taxpayer-funded institution, which means we foot the bill. Even worse, Mayor de Blasio gave $500,000 of our money to the Arab-American Association of New York, an anti-Israel group that Ms. Sarsour led from 2011 to 2016 as executive director. While in office, she praised Sharia law, which denies women their freedom in Saudi Arabia and other Islamic nations. She also blasted Muslim women who protest the practice of female genital mutilation and said U.S. women can’t be both “feminists and Zionists.” They must chose one or the other (Sources: Wikipedia and Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s April 28 Daily News guest piece: “CUNY’s platform for a terror sympathizer”). Sarsour plays an active role in de Blasio’s reelection campaign. Unless he cuts her loose, he’ll lose the Jewish vote — starting with mine. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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Dear Editor: Regarding your article “SBS is coming, like it or not: Eric Ulrich” (April 27, multiple editions): Ulrich is right about a couple of things: that Select Bus Service stinks and the Department of Transportation has not been transparent with the public. He didn’t mention that community participation has been a sham. While giving the impression that they wanted to hear community opinion regarding SBS, the truth is DOT officials decided SBS was going through before the very first meeting eve n if eve r y c o m m u n it y it ONLINE affected opposed it. Some changes Miss an article or a were made only letter cited by a writer? a f t e r i n t e n s e Want breaking news opposition. from all over Queens? S o U l r i c h Find the latest news, might be right past reports from all about not being over the borough and able to stop it. more at qchron.com. But a lawsuit for not hav i ng a n environmental impact statement is still a possibility because of all the extra traffic the elimination of general traffic lanes in the main roadway will cause. But there is a larger question to be asked. What is the purpose of a study if all the decisions have already been made? And this goes beyond SBS. The MTA is finishing a yearlong study of the feasibility of reactivating the Rockaway Beach Line. If Ulrich is correct that the future of the right of way is QueensWay because the governor has already committed funds for it, how can we be assured that the MTA really did perform an objective study? Allan Rosen Brooklyn The writer is a retired director of bus planning for New York City Transit.

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Dear Editor: While I love living in Forest Hills, the number one thing I would change about the neighborhood is Queens Boulevard. The road’s current design favors drivers above all other users, at the expense of our safety, health, prosperity and environment. I’m impressed with the Department of Transportation’s plan to redesign the stretch from Eliot Avenue to Yellowstone Boulevard. Like the existing phases, the plan includes new and improved crosswalks, expanded medians and protected bike lanes. The fact that 535 people were injured and two were killed by motorists on this stretch between 2009 and 2016, according to the city’s Vision Zero View, is unacceptable. The fact that this road prioritizes vehicles, when we know that their emissions are driving climate change and increasing respiratory illnesses, is illogical. It doesn’t have to be this way. Queens Boulevard can and should be redesigned so that it is safe, functional and sustainable for everyone.

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Like many Forest Hills and Rego Park residents, I do not drive or own a car. I rely on the subway, LIRR, walking and biking to get around. The latter two often make me feel anxious and unsafe, particularly on Queens Boulevard. I avoid crossing whenever possible, but it’s necessary. The library, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, businesses and even jobs are all on the other side. Protected bike lanes are crucial here, as Queens Boulevard is one of the few places to cross the Long Island Expressway and safely access the existing bike lane network in western Queens and Manhattan. When the lanes are in place, I will ride to Midtown — only 10 miles away — while saving money, exercising, being outside and having fun. Many people already do this from Jamaica and points much farther south and east, but when they build it, more will come. This is a good thing. Enabling safe cycling alleviates traffic congestion, as bikes are significantly smaller and nimbler. Every time a would-be-motorist opts to bike instead, carbon dioxide emissions are avoided. Cycling can also be a fast, welcome option when train service is disrupted or inadequate. Making streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians has been a boon to neighborhoods and small businesses around the city. I would patronize businesses along Queens Boulevard more often, if I felt safer walking or biking to them. More than 126 local business owners signed petitions indicating their support for the plan. Our lives and livelihoods require a safer Queens Boulevard. I hope our elected and appointed representatives, will support the DOT’s plan to improve our neighborhood. Laura A. Shepard Forest Hills

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Don’t wave the white flag on the QueensRail and SBS himself supplied a by Mike Scala According to an April 27 article in the letter in support of Queens Chronicle, Councilman Eric the study. It should Ulrich told constituents the unpopular come as no surprise Select Bus Service proposal along Wood- g ive n t h e m a ny haven and Cross Bay boulevards would be benef its the li ne implemented, and activation of the w o u l d p r o v i d e . QueensRail along the former Rockaway Trips to and from Beach Line would not happen in our life- Midtown Manhattimes (“SBS is coming, like it or not: t a n c o u l d b e reduced by up to 45 Ulrich,” multiple editions). Instead, he reportedly predicted the minutes. JFK Airport would finally be right of way would be used to build connected to the rest of the city. Public another park. These statements incensed transit options would be created without transit advocates and community mem- sacrificing roadway, thereby reducing rather than worsening traffic. bers alike. Major economic growth stands to be Their anger is justified. It is time to wage an aggressive battle created, and the right of way already for better transportation. This starts with existing means it will cost less than startchampioning residents’ needs. Communi- ing from scratch. If billions of dollars can be found for ty Boards 14, 10 and 9, covering neighborhoods from Rockaway to Woodhaven, the Second Avenue Subway, this should be a no-brainer. Making the pessimistic all rejected Select Bus Service. Recognizing not all public transit addi- claim it will not move forward anytime soon, and going as far tions are improvements, as suggesting our train these com mu nities li ne w ill become a ident if ied nu merou s he area is in park, does us no favors. problems with the plan. With the st udy still For one, many people danger of cardiac ongoi ng, st atements drive in South Queens. arrest because like these can be parRemoving lanes of ticularly damaging. traffic from one of the its main artery It may not be easy in busiest north-south corthe face of well-funded ridors — used by cars, is clogged ...’ opposition, but we need trucks and emergency those we elect to meet vehicles — is not a the challenge. The fact that the project good idea. The area is in danger of cardiac arrest can take a while to finish is no reason to because its main artery is clogged, and abandon it. It is a reason to start now. manufacturing more congestion is not the Where there is a will, there is a way. If solution. Eliminating left turns and local bus that is the “brutally honest” truth we’re stops is harmful to drivers and straphang- supposed to accept about Select Bus Serers. Forcing commuters to wait for buses vice, why should n’t it apply to the on the median of a dangerous boulevard is QueensRail? There has been a tremendous amount of progress on this issue a tragedy waiting to occur. Simply put, the logistics do not work over the past few years and the momentum must not be halted. and the people say no. It will take big ideas and people willWhile the city undeniably wishes to force Select Bus Service down our throats, ing to stand up for them to take us to a casting it as an inevitability is curious, better place. Rather than arguing over illgiven that the federal funding upon which it conceived bus schemes in 2017, we should be discussing smart traffic lights. relies appears to be frozen. Instead of commuting an hour and a Notwithstanding, we expect our leaders to be unrelenting in their advocacy. half to work because the train is still not Instead of encouraging us to give up, let operating, we should be working on highus know you will stand with us every step speed rail that gets us from New York to of the way. Even and especially if the Washington in less time than that. As behind as we are, we cannot afford administration stubbornly persists, assure to wave the white f lag of surrender on us the fight has just begun. W he n it comes t o bu i ld i ng t he transportation. The right course is to be QueensRail, the MTA is currently study- bold and help mobilize those who want to Q get us moving. ing its feasibility. Mike Scala is a Howard Beach attorThe Queens Public Transit Committee and other civic groups have vigorously ney who serves as First Vice President of endorsed this project, and the councilman the Queens Public Transit Committee.

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Commuters back in January had to deal with the long-term shutdown of an escalator at the Woodside subway station for extended repairs. Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office is saying that FILE PHOTO the MTA needs to tighten up its maintenance and followup schedules.

MTA accessibility and maintenance critiqued Comptroller audit and ADA lawsuit challenge committment to disabled by Michael Gannon Editor

The city’s subway system is under dual attack over its lack of accessibility for people requiring elevators or escalators; and for its general maintenance of those which the system already has. City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s office on Monday released an audit claiming that there are serious gaps in the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s maintenance program. The report came one week after three individuals and six advocacy groups for the disabled filed a suit against the MTA, its interim executive director, Valerie Hakim, the New York City Transit Authority and its acting President Darryl Irick, saying that 80 percent of the city’s subway system remains inaccessible. Stringer’s audit found that the MTA did not perform all scheduled maintenance on nearly 80 percent of the sampled escalators and elevators, and that one-third of scheduled preventive maintenance procedures in its sample were completed late or not at all. “When seniors and people with disabilities can’t get to where they need to go because of a broken elevator or escalator, government is failing them,” Stringer said in statement on his office’s website. The Comptroller’s Office sampled 36 elevators and 29 escalators in New York City — a total of 65 machines — and found that: • Approximately 80 percent of the elevators and escalators did not receive all of their scheduled preventive maintenance service assignments; • 21 of the 65 machines — or 32 percent of the sample — failed one or more of the MTA’s own inspections and were removed from service to address the safety defects; • 15 of the 21 machines that failed

inspection had been serviced approximately two weeks before the inspection; and • those 15 machines had 62 defects that remained pending even after they were serviced. Stringer’s report added that the 65 sampled elevators and escalators should have received 849 scheduled preventive maintenance services during an 18-month period the Comptroller’s Office audited. However, of those 849 preventive maintenance assignments: • 34 percent — 289 of the 849 assignments sampled — were not completed on time or at all; • 164 maintenance assignments performed, or 22 percent, were not completed on time. The vast majority were late, by 15 days on average, with 60 taking even longer; • 21 maintenance assignments were not completed at all; and • 104 maintenance assignments were canceled (with an explanatory memo on file). However, 32 of those memos did not meet the MTA’s own criteria for canceling preventive maintenance. In regard to the lawsuit, filed April 24, the New York City-based Disability Rights Advocates called the subway system the least accessible in the country. “[Eighty] percent of the city’s subway stations are inaccessible to anyone using a walker, wheelchair, scooter or otherwise lacking the ability to get down stairs,” the group said in a statement on its website. The MTA claims the Stringer audit is misleading in that the methodology skews results by excluding newer machines from its sample, including every elevator and escalator installed since 2011. “New York City Transit is spending more than $1 billion to increase the number of continued on page 20

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OP sex offender will Mail fishing back in be deported, ICE says the 106th Precinct? Haiti native also apprehended in Qns. by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Natives of Guyana and Haiti previously convicted of sexually abusing minors were apprehended in Queens April 25 and are in the process of being deported to their respective countries of origin, Immig rat ion a nd Customs Enforcement announced last Friday. Both arrests were the result of “normal targeted enforcement activities,” ICE said in a press release. The two men are in custody, the agency said, pending removal proceedings. The unnamed Guyana native, 27, was arrested in Ozone Park. According to ICE, he has multiple prior convictions including endangering the welfare of a child — a 15-year-old female — harassment and violating an order of protection. The man’s name and the details of the crime he committed were not made public. An unnamed 53-year-old Haiti native was arrested in Queens the same day — the agency did not reveal in which neigh-

borhood he was apprehended. The man has been convicted of endangering the welfare of a minor and sexual abuse in Nassau County, according to the release. ICE did not immediately respond to requests for comment on either case. “[Enforcement and Removal Operations] officers in New York continue to focus their targeted enforcement actions on criminals. Convicted predators represent one of the highest threats against our communities,” Thomas Decker, ICE field office director for New York, said in a prepared statement. “ICE remains diligent in our commitment to make our communities safer and that promise is present in our day-to-day enforcement activities.” It’s not the first time ICE has made arrests in Queens this year. About 10 expats from around the world were detained here in February — many of them also convicted of abusing minors. President Trump has made it a priority to deport foreign criminals still calling Q the United States their home.

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A South Ozone Park man called the Queens Chronicle Monday and said he was the victim of mail fishing recently — and apparently he’s not the only one. The man, who did not provide his name, said he mailed $50 to pay a credit card bill but the check was changed by an unknown culprit who upped the amount to $250 and used it to pay a tour service agency in upstate New York. When the man went to the police to report the crime, he was told “five or six” others had come in with similar complaints in the last week. The 106th Precinct did not respond to requests for comment. A spokeswoman for the U.S. Postal Service said the agency has not seen a rise in complaints in the 106th Precinct. It wouldn’t be the first time the command has been the target of mail fishing thieves. Around this time last year, Howard Beach saw at least 40 incidents in which crooks used an object covered in adhesive to steal mail out of drop-off boxes. They

A South Ozone Park man said he was the FILE PHOTO victim of mail fishing recently. then wash the ink off checks and alter the amount and recipient, taking thousands of dollars from the victims. In February, nearby Woodhaven saw a small spike in complaints. Mail fishing accounts for more than $800 million in fraud each year, according to the U.S. Postal Service. Incidents can be reported to the U.S. Postal Service Inspector at 1 (877) 876Q 2455 or to police via 911.

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FY 2018 budget: Let the negotiations begin Mayor’s backers like pre-K and services; opponents say spending out of control by Michael Gannon Editor

Mayor de Blasio is receiving mixed reviews for the $84.9 billion budget he proposed last week. The mayor, like many political leaders of varied philosophies, believes that a government’s budget is a reflection of its values, working toward what he said last week was “a stronger but a fairer city.” The fiscal year 2018 budget continues robust funding of de Blasio’s initiative to create or preserve 200,000 affordable housing units; calls for expanding all-day prekindergarten to include 3-year-olds; and includes money for legal services for people f ighting eviction and for undocumented immigrants. It projects out-year deficits of $3.59 billion, $2.9 billion and $2.3 billion through FY 2021. But critics say it does not pay nearly enough attention to uncertainties posed by a potentially slowing economy and threatened funding cuts from Washington, DC. Carol Kellerman, president of the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Committee, took de Blasio to task in a statement posted on the group’s website. “In an atmosphere of political and economic uncertainty, the New York City Executive Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 should have exhibited more spending restraint,” Kellerman said. “Despite reductions in the tax revenue forecast and minor reductions in state aid, the budget adds more than $700 million in new agency needs in fiscal year 2018. This spending growth is not accompanied by any additional increase to the city’s budget reserves, and budget gaps projected in future years have grown.” Kellerman said if approved, the proposed budget would increase the size of the budget by $12.4 billion, or about 17 percent, since former Mayor Mike Bloomberg’s final budget. She added that the size of government would grow by more than 30,000 positions to approximately 327,000 full-time and full-time equivalent employees. The views of a handful of City Council members from Queens tended to be split along party lines. Councilman Daneek Miller (D-Laurelton) told the Chronicle in an email that he generally likes what he sees heading

Supporters and critics alike are weighing in on Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget request, with members of the City Council FILE PHOTO warming up for the coming negotiations. into budget negotiations, which have to wrap up before the fiscal year begins on July 1. “I am pleased Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposed budget is balanced and prioritizes seniors and the working families who help ensure we continue to be the greatest city in the world,” Miller said. “Over the past three years we have become less reliant on Wall Street and seen an increase of jobs and wages.” Miller said the proposed budget includes a $1.9 billion increase in capital funding for seniors and veterans, as well as $6.5 million for Naturally Recurring Retirement Communities so those seniors have the support they need to stay in the communities they helped to build. Miller also backs the so-called 3-K pre-kindergarten

initiative. He did say there needs to be more funding for afterschool programs and summer employment for older students. Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills), a veteran of myriad budget negotiations with Gracie Mansion, is not as thrilled as Miller with the administration’s commitment to senior citizens. “Money for senior centers stays the same,” Koslowitz said in phone interview. “To me, that is troubling because senior centers are a lifeline. Their costs go up and we certainly don’t want to charge seniors more money or ask for larger contributions.” Koslowitz added that things like senior case management could be affected. But she also said that is what the budget hearings over the next month are designed to sort out. On the Republican side, Councilman Eric Ulrich (D-Ozone Park) was highly critical in a phone interview. “Spending has ballooned,” Ulrich said. “There are a lot of red f lags, and there appears to be no fiscal restraint whatsoever.” Ulrich said the 3-K initiative “takes the nanny state to a new level.” He pointed out that the spending increase just happens to coincide with a mayoral re-election year. Missing, he said, is any real progress on heading off a future pension crisis; or any semblance of middle class property tax relief. “We’ve gotten promises for owners of one-, two- and three-family houses, as well as condo and co-op owners,” Ulrich said. “The city has yet to deliver on those promises. “Mayor de Blasio said he wants to make the city more affordable ... this makes it less affordable.” Paul Massey, the Manhattan businessman who has secured the Queens Republican Party’s endorsement for mayor [ see separate story in some editions or at qchron. com], slammed the mayor shortly after he released his request. “Spending is 18 percent higher and city government has grown by 30,000 jobs,” Massey said. “He’s a terrible manager, so as spending has gone up, the quality of services has gone down.” A number of Council members from Queens declined to Q comment or could not be reached by deadline.

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Thousands of firefighters from across the country gathered in Bethpage, LI last Thursday to pay their f inal respects to William Tolley, their colleague and brother who died battling a blaze in Ridgewood one week earlier.

William Tolley’s casket is carried out of a Bethpage church as his widow, Marie, and daughter look on.

The Bethpage resident and member of Ladder Co. 135 in Glendale was remembered by mourners at his funeral Mass as a selfless hero, both on and off duty. “Every time that I spoke to him, he could not wait to get there, and be with his brothers and sisters, and go out there and do his job and save people that he never met and never would know,” Tolley’s brother, Robert, said during the ceremony. “Bella and I and our entire family are trying to get through this together,” Tolley’s widow, Marie, added, referencing the couple’s 8-year-old daughter, Isabella, “but we just want to say thank you from the bottom of our hearts.” Tolley died after falling five stories off the roof of a Ridgewood apartment building, where he and his squad were bat tling a blaze that star ted in a second-f loor apartment. Immediately after his death, countless mourners left f lowers, signs and other items outside Ladder Co. 135 in Glendale to show their appreciation for his sacrifice. Charity group Tunnel to Towers announced last Monday it would pay off the mortgage on the Tolley family home in Q Bethpage.

Isabella Tolley receives a helmet during the funeral service for her late father, William, last Thursday. PHOTOS COURTESY FDNY

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Small grocers say taxes, regulations are overburdening a vital industry by Michael Gannon Editor

Independent supermarkets long have been a bellwether economic indicator in depressed sections of the city, going into places where larger chains have not, and surviving by hitting the right mix of groceries at reasonable prices. Rudolfo Fuertes, president of the Whitestone-based National Supermarket Association, said last week that historic concerns combined with a new economy are posing new challenges at a meeting of store owners and state legislators from New York City and Long Island. “Pathmark is gone — it isn’t coming back,” Fuertes told the Chronicle. “Last year Fairway sought protection from bankruptcy court. Whole Foods reported losses last quarter. It’s just a sign of how difficult the grocery business has become.” The NSA represents independent grocers — most from the Hispanic community and many second-generation owners — along the East Coast from New York to Florida. Among the legislators at the April 27 roundtable meeting, held at the NSA’s offices, were state Sens. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) and Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst). Assembly member Francisco Moya (D-Jackson Heights) and state Senate Majority Leader

State Sen. Jose Peralta speaks at a roundtable meeting in Whitestone that included state legislators and more than 40 independent supermarket owners. Store owners want relief from taxes PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON — particularly property taxes — and overly burdensome regulations. John Flanagan (R-Suffolk) were among the officials who sent representatives. “We’re overtaxed and overregulated,” Alex Guzman said. “I’d like to be able to see my son take over someday. I’m afraid he won’t be able to. ... If a bill comes across your desk and includes the word ‘supermarket,’ call us.” “You deal with laws that affect our industry,” said Nelson Esubio, the NSA’s director of

government relations. “We’re afraid you don’t know what that does to us.” While WalMart is not in New York City, the owners said they are facing the same challenges they always have from larger grocery chains, plus the new upstarts where people can buy online and have their purchases delivered. Amazon owner Jeff Bezos is experimenting elsewhere in the country with gro-

cery stores that require no cashiers and few employees. They said a staggering level of regulations, taxes, fees and mandates force them to work on a very tight margin while keeping prices affordable. Several owners said they take all the risks when expanding into low-income neighborhoods, only to be forced out by higher rents when their stores serve as early anchors for economic revival. “My family came to this country in 1981,” said Nelson Veloz. “I grew up in the Queensbridge Houses. There was one grocery store in our neighborhood and one bodega.” Veloz, now a partner in a Brooklyn supermarket, said new stores made a difference in the neighborhood; he now fears that such stores, including his could be in trouble without some sort of legislative relief to cap rent increases on commercial properties. “How can you protect us against carrying the cost of increasing property values?” he asked. “You don’t have the protections that some residential renters have,” acknowledged Assemblyman Victor Pichardo (D-Bronx). The elected officials said some form of relief could be looked at, but nothing sounded like an assurance. continued on page 21

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State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) held their biannual free electronic recycling event Sunday in the bandshell area of Forest Park. People were able to safely dispose of electronics, as well as paper, clothing, eyeglasses, expired medication and more at the event.

People started lining up in the park more than 90 minutes before the posted start time of 10 a.m., Addabbo said. At top, the senator helps direct traffic in the parking lot. He was assisted by 104th Precinct Civilian Observation Patrol. Above, people wait to have paper shredded. — Anthony O’Reilly

Holy Chromebooks continued from page 4 said Principal Patricia Winters. “I know with help from parents, students and the community we will achieve our goal.” As an incentive to get more donors to the site, the school and the charity held a raff le to give away one of the new computers. Out of the 41 raffle entries a lucky seventh-grader, Alberto Pacheco, won the new computer. He was excited and thought he was being called to the principal’s office for something bad, not a new computer.

Entry for the raffle was done by either liking Chromebook for Kid’s Facebook page or by following its Twitter and Instagram accounts. Liking or following all three social media accounts gave each student a better chance at winning the computer. Winters also likes the fact that this is a fundraising event rather than asking for a handout from a big corporation. “Students will appreciate the fact that they earned these computers, “ said Winters. “They’ll take care of what they Q earned.”

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Attorney says city must up number of vendors allowed in the five boros by Anthony O’Reilly Associate Editor

Food cart owners are suing the NYPD and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for allegedly trashing and illegally throwing away their equipment after random checks. According to the federal class-action lawsuit, provided to the Chronicle last Thursday, the city has “a policy of seizing and destroying street vendors’ property without any hearing or other constitutionally required due process.” The Street Vendor Project at the Urban Justice Center alleges this practice is unconstitutional. “We’ve heard about this for a little while,” said attorney Matt Shapiro. “In these types of cases, the carts are never put through the system. They’re just destroyed and disposed of.” The lawsuit states 86-year-old Bangladeshi immigrant Sanwar Ahmed — who sells jhal muri, puffed rice with spices, in Jackson Heights — was approached by two police officers and two DOH inspectors on June 4, 2016. They then took his cart and food items away in a truck. Ahmed, according to the lawsuit, is a licensed street food vendor. He was allegedly unable to recover the cart after it was taken away and later learned it had been destroyed. Ahmed is suing along with a Brooklyn street vendor and possibly more — Shapiro said the Street Vendor Project is looking for additional plaintiffs to join the class-action suit. The suit seeks to have the city change its policy on removing food carts from the streets and reimburse the defendants. “If they’re going to seize property they have to do it lawfully,” Shapiro said. The city Law Department is reviewing the lawsuit. But Shapiro is looking for the city to take action even further, asking it to lift the number of permits available for food vendors — which

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has been capped since 1983. Legislation to do that, stuck in the Committee on Consumer Affairs, would double the number of legal food vendors from 4,000 now to 8,000 by 2023 — with 5 percent set aside for veterans and the disabled. It has the support of many Queens Council members, but at least two are against it. “Not at this particular time,” said Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills). “In my district, there’s plenty of food carts on Continental [Avenue] itself.” Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) said there is a surplus along Hillside Avenue and Little Neck Parkway in his district. “I first started hearing about this during my campaign,” the councilman said. “I do not support it.” Both were unaware of the lawsuit and had not heard complaints like the ones raised by the plaintiff. “I would ask what were they doing that warranted inspection,” Koslowitz said. The Council Health Committee Wednesday discussed a bill drafted by the councilwoman that would require mobile food vendors to post their given grade, either A, B or C, received for sanitary inspections. The councilwoman said the bill is popular among vendors and her Council colleagues. “If I saw they had a good grade, maybe I’d stop off and have something,” she said. Grodenchik is a supporter of his colleague’s bill. “If restaurants have to comply, then why not food vendors?” he asked. The DOH told the Health Committee Wednesday it has “contemplated” letter grades for street vendors and “agree[s] there should be Q more transparency about our mobile food vending inspections.”

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Kosciuszko Bridge welcomes new span Grand opening celebration brings Queens and Brooklyn together by Isabella Bruni Chronicle Contributor

ore than 10 years and $554 million later, the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn united last Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the first span of the new Kosciuszko Bridge. According to Gov. Cuomo, the new structure will reduce traffic congestion by 65 percent, as the original bridge was designed for 10,000 cars daily while today, more than 180,000 vehicles drive over it in a day. The Thursday celebration included a march across the new bridge, which connects Maspeth to Greenpoint, with delegations from both the Queens and Brooklyn sides meeting in the middle to kick off the ceremony. Speeches from Borough President Melinda Katz, Assemblyman Joseph Lentol (D-Brooklyn), Polish Consul General Maciej Golubiewski and Cuomo followed. Cuomo drove across the bridge in a ceremonial first ride in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s 1932 Packard as he wanted to “bring the spirit of FDR” to the bridge, as the span was built during his presidency. “He believed in New York, he believed in New Yorkers, he believed in the New York spirit and he believed that there was nothing that we couldn’t do,” Cuomo said of Roosevelt. “Remember, it’s New York that built the longest bridge ever built with the Brooklyn Bridge. And then built the longest bridge ever built with the George Washington Bridge. And then built the longest bridge ever built with the Verrazano Bridge. And that spirit is what made New York New York. And that’s the spirit that we have to rekindle in this state.” The building of a new Kosciuszko Bridge has been in the making for over a decade. In 2005 it became obvious to the city that the aging bridge had to be replaced. This first phase of the project got underway in December 2014 and involved the construction of the new span over the Newtown Creek. The second phase will involve the demolition of the original 125-foot-tall bridge.

Gov. Cuomo called himself a “Queens boy” and thanked the Skanska construction workers PHOTO COURTESY NYS during the Thursday ceremony. Construction of a new westbound span is still out for bid. Once that Brooklyn-bound bridge is completed in 2020, the Queensbound structure will feature five travel lanes. The new Kosciuszko Bridge is the first cable-stayed bridge in New York and the first new bridge in the city in 50 years since the Verrazano Bridge, which connects Staten Island and Brooklyn. The first speaker of the event, Melinda Katz, said to the bridge’s construction workers, “We thank you for alleviating this traffic we drive in every day.” Lentol praised the governor and said, “It’s pretty clear what this gover nor is all about— he builds bridges not walls.” “The governor doesn’t talk about doing things, he gets them done. This is the first bridge built in decades,” Golubiewski said.

Golubiewski described to the crowd the man behind the bridge’s name, Tadeusz Kosciuszko. A Polish engineer, he fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War in the late 18th century and is recognized as a national hero in the U.S. and Poland as well as Belarus and Lithuania. The bridge was originally called the Meeker Avenue Bridge for one year in 1939, but was then renamed in honor of the military leader. Golubiewski called him the “purest son of liberty I have ever known.”

Self-proclaimed “Queens boy” Cuomo gave thanks to the state Department of Transportation, specifically Commissioner Matthew Driscoll and the workers from Skanska, the company the state contracted with to build the bridge. “When you look at this bridge and you look at these towers and you look at the success, remember that there is nothing that New York can’t do when we put our mind to it,” Cuomo said. “If you want to continue to grow, if you want to continue to lead, then you have to continue to build. Because all the other states, all the other cities around the globe are doing it,” he said. “And what made New York New York was the ambition and the drive that said we can build the first, the biggest, the best. And we’re going to do it over and over and over again.” Skanska’s deputy project director for the Kosciuszko Bridge project, Tolun Tuglu, said in a Monday interview that the more than 400 workers who did the job worked very hard the past three years “Obviously there’s a lot left to learn from what we’ve experienced here — we’d be happy to do it all over again,” Tuglu said of a possible second contract. Although not present for the grand opening, Community Board 5 Chairman and infrastructure expert Vincent Arcuri Jr. said in a Tuesday interview, “We were expecting it to be finished soon. “We’re happy with the way it is and the phase two is the next bridge. The design was part of the first phase so that’s all complete now and that’ll be in the bid documents, just going in the opposite direction,” Arcuri said. The new span became open to traffic in both directions at 11:30 p.m. on Thursday night after a “New York Harbor Lights” Q LED light show celebration.

Worker at drop-in site injured A construction worker hired by the landlord of a planned homeless drop-in center on Atlantic Avenue was injured Monday morning, sources said. It was not known how the worker got hurt or what the extent of his injuries were. The Chronicle was unable to reach the landlord for comment. Several eyewitnesses told the Chronicle they saw a man being taken out of the building, located at 100-32 Atlantic Ave. on a stretcher. Sources said the worker and others were doing work inside the building and were not hired by the city or Breaking Ground, the nonprofit that will

run operations there. The coming center has been a point of contention since news of it first started spreading last August. Three residents have a pending lawsuit seeking to stop it. A top concern is the possibility of sex offenders being cared for at the site, which will be a place for homeless people to get a bite to eat or shower, despite Breaking Ground saying such people will be sent to other centers. The site is located near a high school and registered sex offenders are not Q allowed within 1,000 feet of any school. — Anthony O’Reilly

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Pigeons pester at Rego Center mall Bird poop, alarm meant to shoo them away leave some frustrated by Victoria Zunitch Chronicle Contributor

New York City has an estimated one million pigeons and, sometimes, it seems that most of them live at the Rego Center mall on Queens Boulevard in Rego Park. Mall management has tried to chase away the birds humanely — and cut down on the volume of their droppings — with a loud, chirping alarm that plays the sounds made by predator birds. But this humane approach had to be toned down because it was creating some frustrated humans. “It sounds like a lot of angry birds,” said one mall employee when asked by the Chronicle about the alarm. The mall has an open-air design, with ceilings that protect shoppers from the rain as they promenade past stores, but the atrium leaves plenty of room for hungry birds to f ly in, look for snacks and leave their droppings on the floor below. The pigeons have become particularly fond of a clutch of benches at the top of the escalator, where people, either intentionally or unintentionally, have been feeding them. The area is designed attractively, with a huge picture-window view of the surrounding area and planters set between the benches. However, a lot of pigeon excrement was

Pigeon excrement stains the floor inside the Rego Center mall’s atrium in Rego Park. Some shoppers and employees say the alarm meant to chase the birds away had been just as annoyPHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH ing until recently. visible on the floor and the planters when a Chronicle reporter visted the site. The noise of the alarm meant to scare away the birds appears to have been lowered a bit to appease annoyed shoppers and employees, according to Century 21 worker Emilio Quiñones. “I heard it before. It was too loud,” said

Quiñones as he walked through the mall to work. “Now, they control the volume.” The alarm doesn’t go off constantly. For example, it was quiet around 11 a.m. on Monday, and was silent again on Wednesday morning around 8. It’s turned on at certain times of the day, and mall employees said they can’t really

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DA charges homeless man for the incident; knifing came after squabble A 51-year-old homeless man has been arraigned on charges of killing a Flushing teenager at a Union Street internet cafe last Wednesday night, Queens District Attorney Richard Brown announced last Friday. Yangpu Fan, 19, of 41st Avenue, and 51-year-old homeless man Paul Kim got into an altercation at K&D Internet Cafe, located at 38-19 Union St., according to Brown’s office. Kim allegedly stabbed the young man in the abdomen between 9:50 and 10:30 p.m. The victim was transported by private means to NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, where he was later pronounced dead, the NYPD said. Kim was arrested at the cafe, police said, where a knife was allegedly recovered. He has been charged with manslaughter and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to the cops. The suspect is being charged with a single count of first-degree manslaughter, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Pending a conviction, Kim faces up to 25

years in prison. The Daily News reported that three friends, all of whom were playing the League of Legends game, urged the alleged killer to give up his computer at the cafe so that they could play the game with more friends. When he did not, they assaulted Kim, whom the kids reportedly told cops punched one of them in the face. They left after he took out a hammer from a bag that he had, according to the paper. But the kids returned about a half-hour later with Fan, who was not with them during the earlier scuffle. The tabloid reported that the victim and his friends threw the homeless man over a desk and beat him. It was then that Kim allegedly stabbed the victim. Published reports said that the suspect reliably paid for using the computers at the cafe. “The defendant in this case is accused of fatally stabbing a teenager once in the abdomen during an argument over seating in front of a computer console,” the district attorney

hear it from inside their stores anymore. “It’s a lot less than before,” said one worker. Before the alarm was installed, the man said it was almost an automatic occurrence to have bird droppings fall on his head every time he stepped outside. Another shopper who frequents the mall hadn’t been terribly aware of either the alarm or the birds, but was more put out that the escalator leading to the second-f loor entrances to several stores wasn’t working. The Chronicle left messages for mall management, but the phone calls were not returned by press time on Wednesday. The mall has also installed spikes and netting to prevent nesting and perching, but nature always finds a way. On Wednesday morning, several birds had found a way inside the netting and were enjoying a rest above anyone who walked between Bed, Bath & Beyond and Old Navy. The pigeons appeared to have found a way to perch between the spikes and the wall. However, since the spikes are located right at the edge of moldings and pipes, even a squatting pigeon isn’t likely to share droppings on a shopper’s head. It may be that nature and humans have found that delicate balance necessary for Q humans and birds to coexist, for now.

Yangpu Fan, 19, of Flushing was fatally stabbed at an internet cafe. The Queens District Attorney Richard Brown charged a homeFACEBOOK PHOTO less man for the killing. said in a prepared statement. “Senseless violence such as that which is alleged to have occurred in this case cannot be tolerated. As a result the defendant now faces serious consequences for his alleged actions.” Fan’s Facebook page shows little to those who are not among his 256 friends on the service. He changed his profile picture to a deer glowing at night on April 21. Others show the Atlas statue at Rockefeller Center and the vicQ tim posing with a dog. — Ryan Brady

continued from page 10 ADA-compliant subway stations and replace existing elevators and escalators as part of our current Capital Plan,” MTA spokeswoman Beth DeFalco said in a statement sent to the Chronicle. “The most in-depth inspections were all completed on time during the audit period,” she added. “We have a detailed system for the maintenance of these machines and closely track work that is done to keep our elevators and escalators safe and available for our customers. We are continually looking at new ways to improve the performance of equipment and maintenance practices.” The MTA back in 1990 reached an agreement with representatives of the disabled community to designate certain key subway stations as priorities for retrofitting based on their ridership, number of transfer points and other criteria. The agency says it is in compliance with the agreement. MTA statistics state that 117 of the subway’s 472 stations are ADA-accessible, and that funding has been approved to add 25 more to that number. The average cost of making an underground station fully accessible is about $30 million. The cost of retrofitting the entire system is estimated to be about $10 billion Q in 2017 dollars.

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continued from page 15 A bill in the City Council to exempt some grocers from the commercial rent tax to reduce their costs has been stuck in committee since February. While complaining about piles of regulations on their stores, several owners said regulations on pushcart vendors appear to be either nonexistent or just not enforced. Many, members told the politicians, sell exactly the same merchandise as inside a store but at a lower cost. “A fruit vendor can set up right outside our stores,” Guzman said. “If I do that, an

inspector from [the city] can come and pour Clorox over it.” “They can shut down an entire store at the point of sale if my fruit isn’t refrigerated at the proper temperature,” said NSA Vice President Jose Luis Almonte. “They can shut down a store if a scale is off by one one-hundredth of an ounce. The vendors don’t have that.” Peralta, speaking with the Chronicle during a break, acknowledged that some sort of overhaul on vendors could help. He said things like issuing letter health grades have been discussed at the state and city levels. “Unfortunately, that is harder to do with

vendor carts than with a brick-and-mortar store, because carts can move,” he said. A “store isn’t going anywhere.” Peralta did say there should be regulations regarding pushcarts’ ability to carry items in front of a retailer selling the same general product. As for the plastic bags that at last year’s roundtable were a hot topic before the state struck down a new city ordinance, Esubio said if there is to be further action, the supermarket owners back a total ban rather than anything requiring the collection of a fee of 5 cents or anything else. A bill requiring a nickel fee for most plastic and paper grocery bags in the city was to have gone into effect last October and then

this past February before state intervention stopped it. Pichardo made no apologies, saying there were myriad reasons. Primarily, he said, was the added cost to the consumer. “Some people in our districts also are figuring their grocery budget to the cent,” he said. Peralta believes there can be some action, calling the higher number of elected officials and representatives at the meeting a far cry from only a few years ago when such a meeting could have taken place in the senator’s district office. “This is progress,” he said. “You have a governor who is up for re-election next year. Make it so any time an issue comes up, the governor tells someone ‘Call Jose Q [Almonte]; call Rudy [Fuertes].’”

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continued from page 4 doled out to people who did work on their own as paperwork got lost many times. Mayor de Blasio revamped the program, which got some homes off the ground, and predicted single-family homes would be completed by the end of 2016 — they weren’t and still aren’t. Problems have persisted and people, such as the homeowner in Broad Channel, have seen their cases drag on for years. The city was unable to provide numbers on how many homes had been completed in Queens by press time. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) has called for program director Amy Peterson to be fired and asked then-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara to see if there was any criminality after de Blasio shifted $500 million in taxpayer money to help cover the cost of the program after federal dollars ran out. State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said while the delays are frustrating, residents and lawmakers have no choice but to deal with them. “I’ve always taken the position that while at times it may be easy to yell and scream at Build it Back, it is our only vehicle for recovery in the city,” he said. “Therefore, my staff and I try our hardest to work with them in getting the victims back on their feet.” Q

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Experts say Holden is a ‘formidable’ foe But taking down the incumbent Crowley will certainly be difficult by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden has never run for office before, but he has three things most first-time candidates don’t have, according to Brian Browne, assistant vice president for government relations and a political science professor at St. John’s University. “He has name recognition, his publication and a base in that area,” Browne said in an interview last Thursday. “He’s been on the forefront of every issue in that neighborhood for years. So on paper, yes, he is formidable.” After exclusively telling the Chronicle last Tuesday of his intention to run against Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) in September’s Democratic primary, the longtime college professor and Community Board 5 member officially announced his candidacy at last Thursday’s packed Juniper Park Civic Association meeting. In his first campaign speech, the Middle Village resident said he knows the road ahead will be a long and difficult one to traverse, but that Council District 30 is in desperate need of a leadership change. “We will take back our neighborhood from the politics ... the machine politics that exists in Queens County,” Holden said. “You can’t fake love for your community.” The crowd at the civic meeting gave Holden multiple rousing cheers throughout the speech, and Browne said Crowley surely won’t be able to coast to a victory in the fall considering her opponent’s immense popularity in his home neighborhood. “Bob’s been around a long time and, to his credit, he has quite the organization behind him,” he said. “There is a learning curve with new candidates but he is a for midable opponent.” In a Friday interview, Queens College political science professor Michael Krasner said he didn’t know much about Holden, but it sounded like he doesn’t need to introduce himself to the neighborhood like other, lesser-known candidates would. “He doesn’t have to overcome name recognition issues,” Krasner said. “He’ll just have to go door-to-door to make sure people actually get out and vote on primary day.”

challenge from Republican Craig Caruana, comfortably defeating him by 18 points. But if Barnwell’s victory is more than just a blip on the neighborhood’s political radar screen, Crowley may have to scrape and claw her way to a third term. “Anytime you have a long-serving, wellknown civic activist in a community that has shown a willingness to vote out incumbents running against you, things could get tough,” Browne said of Holden. “But can Bob make that transition from civic leader to formidable candidate?” Mayor de Blasio’s re-election campaign could also make some sort of difference in the 30th Council District race, according to Browne. The mayor’s approval rating has A pair of political experts surveyed by the Chronicle said the Democratic primary between Council- increased over the last year, going from a woman Elizabeth Crowley and Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden should be a mere 42 percent in August 2016 to 50 percent in February, according to a pair of QuinnipiPHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA fascinating one to watch. ac polls. But he is still unpopular in parts of the Crowley starts the primary race with a “spirited campaign focused on the issues,” financial advantage over Holden, as the cous- one in which she hopes her government expe- city, even deeply so, and Crowley’s district is loaded with angry residents who seethe at the in of Rep. Joe Crowley (D-Queens, Bronx) — rience will help lead her to a win. “I am eager to make the case to voters this sight of de Blasio. the chairman of the Queens County DemoMuch of that anger comes from the city’s cratic Party — has over $300,000 in her cam- campaign season that I am the experienced, enthusiastic and persistent voice they can plan to house homeless individuals in the paign war chest. Browne also expects her to have the full continue to depend on to lead our community Maspeth Holiday Inn Express on 55th Road, a proposal put forth last August that resulted in support of the county party machine and a in the Council,” Crowley said. The Holden-Crowley race won’t be run in nightly protests not only in front of the hotel, number of key unions, which could help offset any groundswell of community excite- a vaccuum, however, as Browne expects one but outside the homes of a city commissioner old campaign and one future one to have and the building’s owner. ment around Holden’s bid. “Dump the dope from Park Slope” has “I would not dismiss Elizabeth Crowley by potentially huge impacts on this election. been the rallying cry at many of Ju st la st fa l l, long t i me any means,” he said. “She’s a good fundraisthese protests, with Holden er, she has name recognition and she’s a prov- incumbent Assemblywoman often leading the anti-de Blasio Marge Markey was saddled en vote getter with union support.” chants. Krasner added that City Council challeng- with a 23-point primary defeat Some Queens Democratic ers like the civic leader need to raise at least at the hands of little-known lawmakers, like state Sens. Joe $100,000 to be competitive against the coun- Woodside attorney Brian BarnAddabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) well (D-Maspeth), with the latty Democratic establishment. and Tony Avella (D-Bayside) — While affording campaign literature is ter going on to easily win the himself a mayoral candidate — important, Krasner said the money is needed general election. have refused to endorse de BlaCrowley and Markey’s govmostly to safeguard the petition signatures sio in his re-election campaign, Holden would be garnering in order to get on erning styles differ, as the forciting his supposed incompemer consistently maintains a the ballot. tency in dealing with the city’s “You need enough money to hire someone much more public presence in knowledgable about petitioning and getting the district than the latter, who St. John’s University polit- homelessness crisis. Crowley also has been a on the ballot,” he said. “There are a million tended to conduct business ical science professor Brian Browne. FILE PHOTO strong critic of the mayor on the ways to get signatures thrown off the ballot behind the scenes. issue, even f iling a lawsuit But like Markey, Crowley and you need to know those million ways.” In a statement issued last week, Crowley has received strong backing from the party against the city to stop the Holiday Inn shelter. But if she were to endorse de Blasio, herself said she was looking forward to a establishment throughout her tenure. And Browne believes there could be some Browne said, she would be gambling in doing anti-incumbent, anti-establishment energy so considering his intense unpopularity in her left over from last year, which saw residents district. “That could potentially be a big deal,” he voting in droves for Barnwell and, in enough key states, businessman Donald Trump in his said. “That’s something that could weigh bid for the presidency against Hillar y heavy on this race.” Browne cited Crowley’s support for de Clinton. “Incumbents are hard to beat but they’re Blasio’s plan to close Rikers Island within 10 not unbeatable,” he said. “So I think there years — and Holden’s opposition to it — as a could be some carryover from the Markey possible central issue to the campaign. “You can already see the differentiation race, but we’ll have to see.” Knocking off incumbents is a relatively between the two candidates,” he said. “I realnew phenomenon in the neighborhood in ly think this has woken up what could have recent years, as both Markey and Crowley been a sleepy summer in Queens politics.” The Democratic primary is scheduled for easily won their previous re-election bids. Facing off against Community Board 5 Sept. 12. Because primaries in New York are member and education advocate Dmytro Fed- closed — meaning only voters registered kowskyj in 2014’s Democratic primary, Mar- with the party hosting a primary can cast a ballot — only Democrats can partake in the key claimed 76 percent of the vote. Q MILL-071661 One year earlier, Crowley fended off a voting process that day.

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Earlier in April, the entire third-grade at PS/MS 146Q, the Howard Beach School, performed an original ’50s musical, “Spring Break Blues.” The entire production was written, choreographed and produced by the school’s drama teacher, Andrea Joseph. Besides an original script, each of the three third-grade classes took turns singing altered lyrics from the top tunes of the era like class 302 singing “Yakety Yak,” above, or “Summertime Blues.” Also the kids were encouraged to wear white T-shirts, leather jackets, poodle skirts and bobby socks to enhance the experience. A great time was had by all!

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Multicultural High School, located on the Queens-Brooklyn border, has had the amazing opportunity to partner with the Global Nomads Group to foster a cultural exchange program. The school treats Global Nomads as a “study abroad” experience for high school students, but instead of traveling to a specific location, the students immerse themselves in a new culture virtually. Their aim in implementing the program was to facilitate a dialogue between youth from different cultures and foster a space where empathy and understanding can spring forth and grow. The tenth-grade class has been communicating and learning from and about students in Jordan. They meet once a week to exchange conversations constructed around stereotypes and multiple perspectives that exist in the world. “As an educator, it fills me with pride and joy to witness my students learn and appreciate other cultures and societies,” said Ms. Hernandez, a tenth-grade ENL teacher at Multicultural HS.

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National Nurses Week honors the caregivers by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

More than 30 years after a nurse sat at her hospital bedside and consoled her, Bellerose resident Cecilia Vaicels has not forgotten the kindness she felt at that moment. Vaicels was 32 years old, with a 2 1/2-yearold daughter, when she suffered a mini-stroke and was taken to what was then known as Mid-Island Hospital on Long Island, where she had been visiting a friend. “I was so frightened that I would never see my child again,” she recalled. “One nurse, Joan, held my hand and let me cry and pour my

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heart out for 45 minutes. She never let go of me until I was ready. She was such a blessing.” After her release from the hospital, Vaicels never saw that nurse again, but insists, “I’ll never forget her.” Such appreciation is particularly apt in anticipation of National Nurses Week, which is observed each year from May 6 to 12, to coincide with the birth of Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern nursing and perhaps the most famous face in the profession. The week pays tribute to nurses wherever their calling takes them: hospitals, nursing homes, doctors’ offices, even behind prison walls. “Permanent dates enhance planning, and position [the week] as an established recognition event,” according to the American Nurses Association website. The formal recognition was a long time coming. As far back as 1953, a proposal was sent to then-President Dwight Eisenhower to proclaim a “Nurse Day.” The proclamation was never made. But the next year, National Nurse Week was observed from Oct. 11 to 16, marking the 100th anniversary of Nightingale’s historic mission to Crimea. In 1982, the ANA board of directors acknowledged May 6 as National Nurses Day, expanding the recognition to a full week in 1991, with the permanent dates going into effect three years later. As of 1998, May 8 was also designated as National Student Nurses Day. And since 2003, National School Nurse Day has been celebrated on the Wednesday within the week, which carries an annual theme. This year it is “Nursing: The Balance of Mind, Body, and Spirit.” Like many in the profession, Eileen Schwab, a registered nurse who worked at St. John’s Hospital in Elmhurst for 23 years until it closed its doors forever and who now serves as a nurse educator at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, loves her job, though she originally wanted to become a journalist. Circumstances led her to change her mind and

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Learn why millions apply for Social Security online For millions of people across America, the concept of retirement has changed significantly. “Retiring” used to mean taking it easy. Today, it’s a more active time than ever; a time for new interests, being involved with family and friends, volunteering and paying attention to being physically and mentally fit. Retirees live healthier, work longer and play harder. It’s the new normal. Even the momentous act of applying for retirement benefits — which used to require a visit to the Social Security office — has become more convenient, easier and faster for busy “retirees.” Thinking about applying for your benefits? Begin at Social Security’s website — socialsecurity.gov. It offers a wealth of services, information and tools to help you plan for a better retirement. When you are ready, you can apply for benefits online, from home. No appointment, no travel to a busy government office, no worry that you’ve brought all the right paperwork. The online retirement application is easy to use. In most cases, it will take you less than 15 minutes to complete. You also can save your unfinished work at any point and finish later. There are no forms to sign and usually no documentation is required. Social Security will process your application and contact you if any further information is needed. Before you apply, you need to consider several factors. For people born in 1938 or later, “full retirement age” has gradually increased, and for people born after 1959, it is age 67. You can apply for reduced benefits as early as age 62. You also should

consider whether you want to work in retirement, health issues, your family’s monetary needs and future financial obligations. Social Security offers several online tools to help you explore your retirement options. Regardless of your age, there are advantages to creating a personal “my Social Security account.” It gives you complete access to your personal information, including your lifetime earnings and estimated retirement, disability and survivor’s benefits for you and your family. There are advanced security features to protect your privacy. You can have unique text message codes sent to your cell phone each time you sign in. There’s even an address bar at the top of your screen indicating the website has an extended validation certificate. This means your information will be encrypted and that the website has been verified by a certification authority. When you receive Social Security benefits, your personal account will be the best way to manage them, enabling you to start or change direct deposit of your payments, get proof of benefits and more. More than 7 million people have chosen to retire the fast, convenient and stress-free way — online. In fact, last year, almost 50 percent retired online. Choose the most convenient option to retire by visiting socialsecurity.gov. P — NAPS

New Medicare cards are coming — eventually You’ve no doubt noticed that part of your Medicare card number is your Social Security number. That’s finally going to change. The push to get Social Security numbers off Medicare cards started in 2002 with the Government Accountability Office saying it was seeing a pattern of identity theft from stolen Medicare cards. In 2006, after an audit by the Office of Inspector General for the Social Security Administration, Medicare fought back and claimed it would take up to 13 years and lots of money to get the number off Medicare cards. The “Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2008” was passed in Congress by the House, but was ignored by the Senate. Finally, in 2015, Congress passed the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act. It’s now a public law. That act gives Medicare until April 2019 to get Social Security numbers off Medicare cards and gener-

ate a new beneficiary ID number. That Social Security number is a gold mine to thieves if you should lose your wallet. (Or if they break into a medical office and steal files.) Instead, until the new cards get here, do this: Leave the card at home. Make a photocopy of the card and black out the last four digits of your Social Security number. Only carry the paper copy with you if you have a medical appointment. Now that the word is out about the new Medicare cards coming, scammers are sure to take advantage of that. If you get a call from anyone saying they need personal info from you so you can get your new card, hang up. Or if someone tries to get you to pay for the new card and they need your bank information, it’s a scam. If you have questions, call Medicare at 1 (800) P 633-4227. — Matilda Charles, King Features Syndication, Inc.

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With multiple doctors and specialists, a variety of prescribed and why. dosage instructions and an alternating schedule of • Create a list of current prescription medicarefills, managing a medication regimen can be tions, over-the-counter medications and any vitadaunting for anyone, especially seniors — but heed- mins the senior is taking. Share this list with all ing a few hints can help. medical professionals involved in the senior’s care A recent survey conducted by Home Instead, Inc., and keep it updated with any changes. found that nearly one-fifth of seniors taking five or • Make one doctor the gatekeeper to manage more prescription medications daily have experi- medications and discuss any potential problems enced challenges, including with a medication, such as the keeping track of which mediinability to swallow a pill or a cations they have taken and change in a senior’s appearwhen. This type of medication ance or demeanor. management uncertainty can • Use medication organizlead to devastating consequencers, such as a pillbox or printed es — from an adverse drug medication tracker. Consider interaction to the need to move ordering medications from a Managing multiple medications pharmacy that provides preto a nursing home. This can be a difficult subject can be difficult but help is available. packaged doses of medicaPHOTO COURTESY NAPS tions and vitamins to help peofor families to discuss. In many cases, seniors have been manple stay on track. aging this aspect of their lives on their own for many • Be on the lookout for any red flags, such as years and may not be fully aware of potential pitfalls. a full pill bottle, which may mean the medication To help families have this critical conversation, Dr. is not being taken. If this does occur or you have Jane Potter, a noted geriatrician, offers these tips any other concerns about the medication regiand resources to help seniors stay safe and indepen- men, contact the doctor. dent at home and prevent a potentially life-threatenTo learn more about these recommendations and ing medication mishap. resources or to view a free solutions guide, visit • Have a family member accompany seniors LetsTalkAboutRx.com or call Home Instead Senior P to the doctor to ask questions and ensure that Care Services at 1 (888) 741-5172. they understand all the medications they are — NAPS

treat patients.” “Life is a continuum from womb to tomb,” she said, saying nurses must be able to work with newborns or with geriatric patients, or with those who fall somewhere in between. Among those often working with seniors in Queens are members of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York, such as Alicia Schwartz and Murcie Dorimain. Schwartz said older people sometimes resist changes to lifestyle like suddenly having to take multiple medications. “It’s not easy to accept that the best that you are going to feel is not as good as you remember feeling when you were younger, but we work to build trust and to educate our patients,” she said. One whose work finds her caring for patients at the younger end of the spectrum is Forest Hills resident Maryann Peterson, a registered nurse assigned to the intensive care unit of Northwell Health’s Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park. She spoke with pride when mentioning that members of her profession are often selected as being among the most trustworthy in polls that tend to such matters. “Nurses are always No. 1 or high up” on the

list, she said. The job is rarely easy. “You never get used to children dying. Everybody has their own way of coping,” she said. “You do the best you can” for your patients. “Then you come home and try to leave it.” While caring for children can create special emotions, Schwab tries to teach her students how to tailor their approach to their patients at all ages. When working with the elderly, for example, “It’s always safety first,” she said. “Most nurses probably don’t get enough recognition,” she admitted, understanding that “niceties are not necessarily everyone’s priority” when in a hospital or other stressful situation. But, she added, “The general public is respectful of the job nurses do.” Licensed practical nurse Virginia Blackert, whose career as a travel nurse has taken her to places far and wide, agrees, saying she has “rarely felt underappreciated.” She has spent a lot of time working in corrections, which she said is “a specialty because you need to do security training and gain clearance.” Surprisingly, her most rewarding time came with the seven years she spent as a hospice nurse. “It’s not so much about death as it is about making someone’s quality of life really good for the time they have left,” she said. “I’ve had some amazing patients I’ll never P forget.”

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JPCA prez kicks off City Council bid Curtis Sliwa lends his support to Bob Holden, Crowley fires back by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden is an outspoken, fiery community leader who isn’t just willing to fight for what he thinks is best for his neighborhood, he relishes doing so. But he isn’t the one who makes decisions in his house, he says. That’s his wife, Amy. So when it came time to choose whether he would run for City Council, Holden said it was up to the woman he called his soulmate at last Thursday’s Juniper Park Civic Association meeting. And much to the joy of the approximately 100 people in attendance, Amy Holden gave her husband her blessing. “My wife has been there for me every second, supporting me,” Bob Holden said with Amy at his side. “I’m going to do it only because she said I could do it.” Two days after he exclusively revealed his electoral plans to the Chronicle, Holden officially declared he will run against Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D-Glendale) in September’s Democratic primary, with the news sparking a standing ovation and loud cheers. “I didn’t want to just retire, sit home and get fat,” he said of his decision to leave his teaching job at the New York City College of Technology and run for office. “I know how to fight and I’ve got great people around me.”

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Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa voices his support for civic leader Bob Holden last week.

Juniper Park Civic Association President Bob Holden, with his wife, Amy, at his side, officially announced his intention to primary Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley last Thursday. PHOTOS BY CHRISTOPHER BARCA

Holden wasted little time jumping into the differences between him and Crowley both politically and in terms of what he said were failures of the lawmaker within the district. On a citywide level, he raged against a plan announced last month by Mayor de Blasio — and supported by Crowley — to close Rikers Island in 10 years, replacing the sprawling, problematic correctional facility with a system of borough-based jails. “We’re not only going to face homeless shelters, but now we’re going to face jails,” he said. “How to destroy the middle class in New York City, that’s the blueprint, so I can’t sit by.” In a statement to the Chronicle about the Rikers plan two weeks ago, Crowley said using a facility like the former Queens House of Detention in Kew Gardens as a jail would be more cost-effective for the city and safer for the inmates and guards alike. “Closing Rikers Island is a lofty goal that I am not opposed to,” she said. “For years, I have been pushing the Department of Cor-

rection to make it a safer environment for staff and inmates to no avail.” The city’s housing of homeless individuals in the Maspeth Holiday Inn Express on 55th Road will also prove to be a major campaign issue, if Thursday’s kickoff speech was any indication. Shortly after the plan was announced, Holden was one of many community leaders protesting nightly outside the hotel, even leading demonstrations across Queens and Brooklyn against other shelter proposals. Crowley also came out strongly against the plan, repeatedly slamming the mayor for unfairly “targeting” her district and even filing a lawsuit against the city with state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and then-Assemblywoman Marge Markey. That suit was eventually dismissed, a fact Holden used to criticize his opponent, adding she never appeared at any of the antishelter protests. “Guess what, she didn’t file a realistic lawsuit. I would never file a lawsuit like that. It was a joke, it was politics as usual.”

Crowley fired back at Holden in a Tuesday statement, saying she stands by her legal challenge. “After filing this suit, the administration changed its proposal from housing families to single adults, which is legal,” Crowley said. “I am, and will continue to be the loudest voice at City Hall against these flawed policies.” The lawmaker also sharply called on Holden to put any personal gripes aside and focus on the issues at hand. “To criticize my lawsuit against the city over the Maspeth shelter, only to turn around and do the same is not leadership. Hurling insults and piggybacking on the efforts of others will not move this community forward,” she said. “If my opponent is interested in making this campaign about the issues, and not personal attacks, then that is something I would happily debate. “I’m proud of my record over my eight years in the Council, fighting to secure a better quality of life for the people of this district,” she added. “My constituents know the work we have done, and the work we have left to do together.” At last Thursday’s meeting, Holden received his first nod of support from a notable personality, as Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa said it was critical to both elect the civic leader and remove Crowley from office. “I am here to support Bob Holden,” Sliwa said bluntly. “If you get Bob Holden in there, he’s going to give a calonic to the system. He’s going to be a voice in City Hall for the district, he’s going to be a voice for the city.” If Holden were to lose the Democratic primary but run against Crowley as an independent candidate in the general election, Sliwa, the chairman of the Reform Party of New York State, said he will still be there for the civic leader. “Some people will never vote for a Democrat. Some people will never vote for a Republican. But they might vote for you on the independent line,” he said. “Bob, I’m telling you that you’ve got the Q Reform Party line.”

SJU trailblazer Solly Walker dead at 85 by Christopher Barca Associate Editor

Solly Walker, the first African-American basketball player to ever don a St. John’s University uniform, died last Friday at the age of 85. Long before St. John’s legend Chris Mullin — now entering his third year as head coach — wore it, number 20 belonged to Walker, one of the most notable players in program history. The Brooklyn native broke the school’s color barrier in 1950, and just one year later,

he helped lead St. John’s to its first-ever Final Four and NCA A championship game appearances. Walker was subjected to racial taunts during road games, most notably being relentlessly heckled during the Red Storm’s 81-40 loss to the University of Kentucky during his sophomore year. That game marked the first time a black basketball player ever took the floor at the Wildcats’ arena. At least once that season, Walker was even

forced to eat in the kitchen of a North Carolina restaurant while his teammates enjoyed a meal in the dining room, simply because he was black. He lead St. John’s in both points (14) and rebounds (12) per game during his senior season, with the New York Knicks selecting him in the 1954 NBA Draft. Walker instead chose to pursue a career in education, eventually becoming the principal of the Manhattan School for the Multi-HandiQ capped.

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ith a backdrop of the Manhattan skyline twinkling through the tall, dust y windows of a former silk factory, both established and emerging New York choreographers were showing off their most recent works. The Fertile Ground New Works Showcase featured six choreographers’ pieces at Green Space in Long Island City April 23. The monthly new works showcase is now in its 11th season, featuring the work of over 50 choreographers each year. The noncurated event includes a postperformance discussion with wine, moderated by Green Space’s founder and artistic director, Valerie Green. Danielle Kipnis’ “Grimm” opened the program with a voice in the music narrating “Once upon a time ... a fair maiden ...” Kipnis and three other dancers told a mystical tale that audience members later said in the discussion reminded them of “Little Red Riding Hood” or “Alice in Wonderland.” Precise lines and jagged movements battled each other out as eerie smiles crept upon dancer Xavier Townsend’s face, all while he remained playful in the Nazmo Dance Collective founder and Northwestern graduate’s piece. Miriam Dingilian was easily an audience favorite in her solo piece “Static: Rewind (in-progress)” from the start as she counted, yelled, clapped and eventually spoke to the music. “How is that? OK. I’m gonna take notes. I love you, but you’re f---ing annoying,” Dinigilian said to the ceiling, or maybe herself, in the awkwardly cute dance. The Mount Holyoke College graduate created her own style of dance to perfectly match her contemporary, funky elevator music, said in the best way possible. Choreographer Jacqueline Dugal’s “under (excerpt)” took a less lighthearted route than the past dances and told an uneasy story regarding aggression and dominance. The South Florida native’s music choice sounded of hushed voices and rewinding tapes, complementing her five dancers’ slow to quick, shuddering moves.

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“Elements of Nature: Paintings by Denise P. Levine,” works meant to reflect nature and “provide a calming, restorative and healing message.” Sat., May 6 (opening reception 2-4 p.m.)-end of June, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Center, 175-10 Cross Bay Blvd., Broad Channel. Free. Info: (718) 3184340, nps.gov/gate/planyourvisit.

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“Charlotte Prodger: Subtotal,” with sound, video, works on paper and more linking disparate topics and sites; “Teresa Burga: Mano Mal Dibujada,” with drawings and sculptures by the Peruvian feminist artist; and “Sam Anderson: The Park,” with sculptures and videos that capture particular characters in mid-gesture, all as part of a larger network. Thru Mon., July 31, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $5 suggested; $3 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org. “Hopscotch,” with works that deconstruct and rebuild assumptions, systems and habitats to question the artist’s role as a social analyst. Thru Sun., May 7, Local Project, 11-27 44 Road, Long Island City. Free. Info: (646) 298-0969, localproject.org. “Flushing’s Changing Landscape: From Agricultural to Urban Community,” on Flushing and the Bowne family, also connecting them to major events in NYC history, by the Bowne House Historical Society. Through the end of May, Flushing Library, 41-17 Main St. Free. Info: (718) 661-1200, bownehouse.org. “A Body in Places: Queens Edition,” photos from visits artist Eiko Otake and photographer William Johnston made to the Indian Point nuclear energy center, left, and irradiated areas in Fukushima, Japan. Sat., May 6 (live events and opening reception 1-6 p.m.)-Sun., May 28, Topaz Arts, 55-03 39 Ave., Woodside. Free. Info: (718) 505-0440, topazarts.org. “Resistance and Memory in Belgium, 1940-1945: Multiple Narratives,” with wartime and recent photos and testimonies of those who resisted the Nazi occupation, by professor Anne Griffin of The Cooper Union. Thru Fri., May 26, Queens College Art Center, Rosenthal Library, 6th floor, 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 997-4803, kupferbergcenter.org.

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Klezmer Sunday featuring the Klez Dispensers, playing a mix of Eastern European melodies and jazz in the Second Ave. Yiddish theater style, hosted by Musica Reginae. Sun., May 7, 5 p.m., The Church-inthe-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. $20; $10 students 13-30; free kids under 13 with adult. Info: (718) 894-2178, musicareginae.org.

“Marinella Senatore: Piazza Universale/Social Stages,” multimedia works by the Italian artist that refer public spaces where different communities meet and an ideal space where the future can be envisioned collaboratively. Thru Sun., July 30, Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org. “Toys & Games from the Attic and Beyond,” with more than 150 items including Queens-born Mr. Machine, Hess trucks, Lionel trains, Beanie Babies and more, with panels on their histories. Tue., Sat., Sun., 2:30-4:30 p.m. or by appointment, thru June, Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 seniors, students; under 12 free. Info: (718) 9390647, queenshistoricalsociety.org, bit.ly/2nBaJ8M.

Flushing’s First Spring Community Festival, celebrating its green past, present and future with demonstrations, education and more, for children and adults, by Beautify Historic Flushing volunteers. Sat., May 6, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Weeping Beech Park, Bowne St. and 37 Ave. Free. Info: (718) 359-0528, bownehouse@verizon.net.

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“Little Women: The Musical,” based on Louisa May Alcott’s semiautobiographical 1869 novel about the lives of four sisters, by the Royal Star Theatre. Fri.-Sat., May 5-6, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 7, 3 p.m., ICC Academy, 179-14 Dalny Road, Jamaica Estates. $18; $15 seniors, kids; $2 more at door. Info: (718) 428-8681, royalstartheatre.org.

Belle’s Players, the Kew Gardens Community Center’s actors’ workshop, seeks senior adult actors to perform at libraries and senior centers, with rehearsals each Tuesday, 1 p.m., at the center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. No experience required. Free. Info: (718) 268-5960.

“Anything Goes,” the Cole Porter hit musical about passengers’ madcap antics aboard a transatlantic ocean liner, by the Andrean Players. Fri.Sat., May 5-6, 8 p.m.; Sun., May 7, 3 p.m., Andrean Hall, 35-60 158 St., Flushing. $18; $15 seniors, kids. Info: (718) 352-6856, andreanplayers.com. “The Miracle Worker,” the powerful true story of blind and deaf Helen Keller and the teacher who reached her, Annie Sullivan. Fri.-Sun., May 12-14; Thu., May 18; Sat.-Sun., May 20-21; varying times, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations Ave. S., Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $25-$42. Info: (718) 760-0064, queenstheatre.org. PHOTO BY DOMINICK TOTINO Legislative Theatre Festival, with immigrants from the AIDS Center of Queens County Troupe presenting stories of their challenges; members of the City Council and the audience going onstage to act out solutions; and then a vote on the best and drafting of real bills; presented by Theatre of the Oppressed NYC. Sun., May 7, 2 p.m. (advocacy fair 1 p.m.), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free. Info/RSVP: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

“The Little Mermaid,” this summer’s production of St. Gregory’s Theatre Group. Kids 10 and up and teens only, 1 p.m., Sat., May 6, St. Gregory convent basement, 88-19 Cross Island Pkwy., Bellerose. Adults Sun., May 7, Tue., May 16, 7 p.m., St. Gregory Church, 242-20 88 Ave. (entrance on 88 Road, red door). Info: (718) 989-2451, sgtg.org.

FILM “To Be or Not To Be,” the 1942 black comedy about World War II espionage with Jack Benny, Carole Lombard and Robert Stack, with postscreening discussion. Part of Spring Film Series. Wed., May 10, 2-5 p.m. (last film “Some Like It Hot,” May 17), Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: suggested $8; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

MUSIC Dances and Serenades, celebrating spring with a romantic Puerto Rican flair, by Cantando así (Singing Like This), the Lisa y Josué guitar duo with tenor Ángel Feliciano. Sat., May 6, 3 p.m., Woodhaven Library, 85-41 Forest Pkwy. More Queens shows elsewhere Thu., May 18; Sat., May 20; Sat., June 24. Info: (212) 243-5768, bit.ly/2p5uvFq.

Spring Sheep Shearing, with the livestock getting their hair cut and demos of the wool being spun, plus tours, live country-western music, crafts, hayrides, garden seedlings, eco-friendly info and more. Sat., May 6, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Queens County Farm Museum, 73-50 Little Neck Pkwy., Floral Park. $5. Info: (718) 347-3276, queensfarm.org. PHOTO BY CRISTINA SCHREIL LIC Springs!, a community block party with live music, dance, theater, art-making, fitness classes, games, video contest and more. Sat., May 6, 12-5 p.m., Vernon Blvd. from 46 to 50 Aves., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 786-5300, longislandcityqueens.com. UniverSoul Circus, with dancers, animal acts, acrobats and more. Thru Sun., May 7, varying times, Roy Wilkins Park, Merrick and Baisley blvds., Jamaica. $16-$40. Info: universoulcircus.com.

KIDS/TEENS Alley EcoClub: Buds + Blossoms, with kids 8-12 learning about flowers, dissecting one, planting them outside and taking some home in pots. Sun., May 7, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $25. Info/preregistration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Dinosaur Day!, with museum exhibit, interactive show, facepainting, crafts and activities for kids of all ages; attendees encouraged to wear dinosaur costumes or shirts, by Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Conservancy. Sat., May 13, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Jurassic Playground, west shore of Meadow Lake, FMCP. Info: (718) 544-7436, fmcpc.org. PHOTO COURTESY NYC PARKS continued on page 34

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How do you show the invisible lines between all things; the comfort of the intimate, the oddness of overfamiliarity, or the unease of the outsider? What are the forms that represent these concepts? Three exhibitions have opened at the SculptureCenter in LIC this week, and while the artists’ backgrounds and inspirations may differ, each seems to consider concepts of interconnectivity between people, ideas and places that lie beneath the surface level. For Teresa Burga, this is best reflected in her “Untitled/Prismas” series, which link

‘Mano Mal Dibujada,’ ‘Subtotal’ and ‘The Park’ When: Through Mon., July 31 Where: SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City Entry: $5 suggested; $3 students. (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org

paintings of disparate objects and individuals in wooden blocks of varying irregular geometric shapes. The blocks sit in a handful of clusters on a dais that gives them the appearance of a bizarre city diorama. From different positions in the gallery, different images are visible and interact with one another. These sculptures are typical of the playful style that Burga employs, with bright pops of color and a graphic-art sensibility. Her work makes a statement against selfserious masculinity in art by embracing the feminine and sometimes silly. Burga’s exhibition, “Mano Mal Dibujada,” is named for a series of sculptures of “badly drawn hands.” Nine in total, the works are steel models of her hands, and a reference to a drawing that the artist showed at the SculptureCenter in 2014. They are on display together for the first time. The centerpiece of Charlotte Prodger’s exhibition, “Subtotal,” is a 32-minute singlechannel video, “Bridgit.” The film is entirely shot from Prodger’s iPhone, and indeed from her perspective, though this isn’t a limiting factor. Rather, she jumps from watching swans at the seaside to standing stones in the

The colorful blocks of Teresa Burga’s “Untitled/Prismas” series.

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highlands to an ocean liner at sea. This journey is unbound by conventional narrative, consisting of meandering imagery and voiceover. Prodger makes sparing use of match cuts, but for the most part, viewers are jettisoned to new settings rather than eased into them, though the camera tends to linger a fair amount of time in each position.

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Little women, big voices tell an emotional tale one’s interest throughout. Neilssen uses the enormous stage effecSome of the finest singing voices to be tively, with multiple playing areas on various heard on a community theater stage, sever- levels making for some interesting pictures. And adorning the simple settings al scenes that tug at the heartstrings and gorgeous period costumes are among the (designed by Neilssen and Bondi) are the highlights of Royal Star Theatre’s “Little sumptuous costumes worn by one and all Women The Musical,” an adaptation of the (courtesy of Chakira Doherty) that pop Louisa May Alcott novel, running in Jamaica with style and color. The lighting design by John Palmieri adds to the ambiance. Estates through May 7. Among the more affecting scenes are The story, set in various locations around the time of the Civil War, focuses on Jo two involving Bondi: one near the end of March (Lisa Bondi), an ambitious young the first and longer of the two acts that she shares with the likwoman who aspires able JK Larkin as to a career as a writLaurie, her best male er, and the other friend, who wants to female members of When: Fri.-Sat., May 5 and 6, 8 p.m.; deepen their relaher immediate famiSun., May 7, 3 p.m. tionship; the other in ly, including three Where: ICC Academy, 179-14 Dalny the second half, a siblings and their Road, Jamaica Estates touching heart-tomatriarch, Marmee Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, kids; $2 heart she has with (Kim Guarino). more at door. (718) 428-8681, younger sister Beth Running a solid royalstartheatre.org (Meghan Flaim). t wo a n d a h a l f But it’s the sensahours plus intermistional singing by sion, the show has some slow moments and much of the nearly the entire cast (numbering only 12, music is not particularly memorable. None playing 18 roles) that brings the production of that, however, is the fault of the current to its highest moments, with musical direcproduction, which, under the skilled director Paul Johnson and his four-piece band tion of Erik Neilssen, manages to hold offering strong support.

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‘Little Women’

Most members of the cast of “Little Women,” in all their period finery. Bondi, carrying the show on her slim shoulders, has a dozen numbers including several solos, and she sings like an angel throughout, most effectively, perhaps, on “Astonishing,” a preintermission musical soliloquy in which she resolves to “find my life in my own way today.” Speaking of astonishing, as eldest sister Meg, Jackie Moe brings a voice that lives up to that description, and she is matched vocally by Devon Norris as her intended. Their duet, “More Than I Am,” is, in a

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word, gorgeous. Guarino offers heartfelt renditions of her two dramatic solos. Donna Falzon is in good voice as the girls’ overbearing aunt; Jordana Keller and Alex Jamison, as the youngest sister, Amy, at various ages, also stand out vocally, as do Larkin and Flaim. Jason Kell as a professor shares a lovely duet with Bondi. Completing the ensemble cast in roles with less opportunity to shine musically, Paul Mastrella and Ellen Armet do full jusQ tice to their characters.

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Few shows have undergone more revisions than Cole Porter’s smash hit from 1934, “Anything Goes,” now being offered in what has become known as the “Beaumont Theatre Version” by The Andrean Players in Flushing, where the show runs through May 7. This frothy concoction introduces a group of disparate characters, many of whom have had previous encounters with each other, who meet on board a transatlantic ocean liner bound for London from New York. The plot involves mismatched couples, gangsters and plenty of disguises. But it serves mostly as a comical vehicle upon which to hang a bunch of terrific songs, including such classics as “You’re the Top,” “Friendship” and “I Get a Kick Out of You.” Under the direction of Andrew Koslosky, the show sails by at a rapid pace, scarcely pausing long

life, with pipes that fill the entire girlfriend of Public Enemy #1. auditorium on her many musical Musical director Patrick White numbers. and combo keep the music flowing She is bookended by a pair of delightfully throughout. Masin likable actors, Rosario Amico (as created the simple dance moveBilly Crocker, a stowaway in love ments, which the cast handles with a young lady named Hope) with aplomb. and Paul Inglese (as second-rate Costumer Tammy Mangione fills gangster Moonface Martin), who the stage with a wide assortment play off each other like a couple of of flavorful outfits, while the dressold pros. ing on the cleverly efficient set is They milk every comic moment designed by Peter Carrozzo. for all it’s worth, occasionally stepAnd kudos to technical director ping over into the realm of slap- Tim Morgenstern and lighting stick. The entire show, in fact, director Steve Kristie for hitting all Q takes on a cartoon-like feel. their cues with precision. Also given their fair share of stage time are Richard Masin, also in full comic mode as wealthy Englishman When: Fri.-Sat., May 5-6, 8 p.m.; Lord Evelyn; Casey Rice, in Sun., May 7, 3 p.m. fine voice as famed debuWhere: Andrean Hall, tante Hope Harcour t; 35-60 158 St., Flushing Giovanni Vittozzi, as Billy’s Tickets: $18; $15 seniors, kids. boss, the near-sighted Elisha (718) 352-6856, Whitney; Gianna Varrassi, as andreanplayers.com Hope’s widowed mother; and Danielle Fleming, as the

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Danielle Fleming, left, Paul Inglese, Casey Rice, Rosario Amico, Kelsey Gronda, Richard Masin and the rest of the Andrean Players PHOTO BY MARK LORD keep the laughs coming in “Anything Goes.” enough for the spectators to realize it’s all much ado about nothing. The emphasis here is on getting the laughs ... and the talented — and unusually young — cast does

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continued from page 29 The fourth piece featured two quirky girls wearing suspenders, hopping and swinging to dark circus-like music. Choreographed by Leah Moriarty and called “The Bes t Ye Breed,” this piece prompted the longest discussion as many audience members contemplated its complex meaning on camaraderie. “March of the Sleeping,” choreographed by Ethan Jacques, who began his dance training at Fineline Theater Arts in New Milford, Conn. and created the Jacques Movement Library, featured five dancers in a deep

“sleep.” The piece began quite “They have the opportunity youthfully with snores, snugto show off new developgles and smooth movements in ments, and the audience gets unison. That took a turn when to enjoy what they show and their dreaming seemed to turn they get to be a part of the into a nightmare as the apocaprocess,” Green said. lyptic music drove their fear Kipnis said that feedback is through unsure moves. an integral part of her creative The audience tensed when process. “It’s usually a year or a one dancer pulled a belt from year and a half process,” she backstage, put it in her mouth, said. “These early stages are bit down on it and began really important. It allows me shouting in a Eastern European to understand what others see language. and even people who aren’t from the dance community.” The final performance of the The next Fertile Ground night was a tearjerker, choreoproductions will be May 14 graphed by Texas native Meggie and June 11. Fertile Ground Belisle from Mei/Co Dance and accepts submissions from new called, “I Am Home.” For sound, she chose a man tell- A performance of Jacqueline Dugal’s “under (excerpt).” On the cover: Louisa Pan- choreographers on a firsting over the phone the story coast, front, and Giorgia Vitali in “March of the Sleeping.” PHOTOS BY GINA PALERMO come, first-served basis. Take Root, another dance showcase of falling in love with his wife Following the performances, at Green Space, next set for May who died of cancer, as well as represented “the feeling of love” light instrumental music. and then a group of girls in blue Green moderated the discussion 12 and 13, is in the process of A male and female dancer represented “hope,” these danc- to give fresh feedback to the cho- accepting applications for future danced out their first meeting ers of obvious ballet backgrounds reographers for their improve- performances. More information in church and the “happier having been the most precise in ment before their works make the about both can be found at Q times.” A group of girls in red their pirouettes and lines all night. stage elsewhere. greenspacestudio.org.

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TOURS/HIKES Historic Jamaica, about the neighborhood from Colonial times to the present, its architecture and sites connected to Rufus King and his family, led by King Manor caretaker Roy Fox. Sat., May 6, 2-3 p.m., meeting at the museum, 150-03 Jamaica Ave. Free. Info: (718) 2060545, kingmanor.org.

LECTURES/TALKS Genealogy Research 101 — Discover Your Past, teaching the basics on researching your family online and finding ancestors in old books and newspapers, with time for specific family questions, by genealogist Leslie Wickham. Bring info and laptop. Sat., May 6, 1 p.m., Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 278-0700, astorialic.org. You and Your Thyroid, all about the gland in the neck and its impact on the individual, led by Dr. Daniel Lorber, director of endocrinology at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens hospital. Mon., May 15, 12-12:30 p.m., NYPQ Lang Lobby, 56-45 Main St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 670-2000, nyp.org/queens.

CLASSES/WORKSHOPS Defensive driving course, for insurance and point reduction. Sat., May 6, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m., St. Mel’s Church of Flushing, 26-15 154 St. $45. Info/registration: (631) 360-9720. Turkish Cooking with Sila, with Sila Asa of the Turkish Cultural Center of Queens teaching authentic techniques and recipes to take home, including for dessert. Wed., May 10, 7-9 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. $24. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com.

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CLUBS Flushing Camera Club, on “compositions outside the camera” by Barbara Shea and “replacing backgrounds” by John Bruno. Wed., May 17, 7:15-9 p.m., Flushing Hospital Medical Center auditorium, 5th floor, 146-01 45 Ave.; free parking in Burling St. lot. Free. Info: (718) 358-1103, flushingcameraclub.org.

MEETINGS Queens Interagency Council on Aging, with City Councilman Paul Vallone, Department for the Aging Commissioner Donna Corrado and more, on legislative accomplishments and goals for the senior community. Wed., May 17, 9-11 a.m., Queens Borough Hall, room 213, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens. Free; limited seating. Info/pre-registration (req’d): (718) 268-5954.

SOCIAL EVENTS Italian Charities of America dances, with food, drink and more. Sat., May 6 and 20, 8 p.m.-12 a.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $10. Info: (718) 478-3100. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:30-10 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke, Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Spring Thrift Sale, with household items, clothing, linen, bedding, toys and more. Thu., May 4, 7-9 p.m.; Sun., May 7, 1-3 p.m.; Mon., May 8, 6-8 p.m., Bayswater Jewish Center, 2355 Healy Ave., Far Rockaway. Info: (516) 239-9500. Church of the Incarnation flea market, Sat., May 6, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Roman Catholic, 89-43 Francis Lewis Blvd., Queens Village. Info: (718) 465-8534. St. Raphael Church flea market, with vendor spots still available. Sun., May 7, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (setup 8 a.m.), 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City. Vendors: $35 for 10-foot-spot; $45 if borrowing 8-foot table. Info: (718) 729-8957. Italian Charities of America flea market, with tables available for $25; food and drinks included. Sat., May 13, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. Info: (718) 478-3100.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES 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. Queens AARP chorus, seeking retired people to sing at nursing homes and for AARP chapters. Meet each Fri., 1 p.m. Clearview SelfHelp Center, 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Info: joroosume@verizon.net. 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 Fri., 1-3 p.m.; monthly book club; and more, 155-55 Crossbay Blvd. Info: (718) 738-8100.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 04/14/17, bearing Index Number NC-001151-16/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) JEAN (Middle) RENEL (Last) LORMISTIL JOSEPH. My present name is (First) JEAN (Last) JOSEPH. My present address is 130-62 224th Street, Springfield Gardens, NY 11413-1244. My place of birth is HAITI. My date of birth is February 24, 1958.

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NOTICE is hereby given that an Order entered by the Civil Court, Queens County on 01/20/17, bearing Index Number NC-000995-16/QU, a copy of which may be examined at the Office of the Clerk, located at 89-17 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, grants me (us) the right to: Assume the name of (First) SHOHJAHON (Middle) SHOHRUHOVICH (Last) SHAVKATOV. My present name is (First) SHOXJAHON (Middle) SHOXJAHON (Last) SHAVKATOVICH (infant). My present address is 98-76 Queens Boulevard, Apt. #2M, Rego Park, NY 11374-4335. My place of birth is QUEENS, NY. My date of birth is July 05, 2014.

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

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS NEW YORK & ATLANTIC RAILWAY WASHINGTON AVE (43rd St) PROJECT MILE POST 2. LOWER MONTAUK SECONDARY MASPETH, Queens, New York Notice is hereby given that sealed cost proposals are being sought by the New York & Atlantic Railway Company (NY&A) for railroad track, Queens New York including the following. • • • • • •

Remove existing track structure on tracks I and 2 through crossing and 80 feet each side of crossing. Reconstruct track structure utilizing concrete ties and 136 # CWR. All material supplied by railroad. Install 200TN of ballast supplied by railroad. Furnish and install thermite welds - 8 Raise, align and surface track - 390 TF Install 40' wide concrete road crossing on tracks 1 and 2. Crossing to be supplied by contractor as per furnished specification. • Finish approaches and area between tracks with blacktop properly rolled to grade • Install a temporary crossing 25 feet in width if necessary using millings on crossing and approaches. • Crossing will be installed approximately 100' west of existing crossing. Copies of the plans, specifications, and bid documents will be available on or after April 27, 2017 at the New York & Atlantic Railway office. The pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 25, 2017 at 10:00 am EST at: New York & Atlantic Railway, 68-01 Otto Road, Glendale, New York 11385, (Fresh Pond Yard) A tour of the project site will be given at that time.

All bids must be made on the official Bid Form and enclosed in a sealed envelope that is plainly marked “WASHINGTON AVE (43rd St) Project”. This is a unit price bid as specified on the Bid Form. Bids will be received until Thursday, June 8, 2017 at 2:00 pm EST at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bid Forms should be submitted to the following address: Attn: James Bonner, NYAR, 68-01 Otto Road, Glendale, NY 11385 Questions relative to this project should be directed to Paul Victor or J. Robert Clark (NYA) at (718) 928-2319. New York State prevailing wage rates will not be required for this project. The successful Bidder will be required to deliver the materials within the time frame specified in the Bid Documents. NY&A reserves the right to reject any and all Bids, to waive any and all informalities and the right to disregard all nonconforming, non-responsive or conditional bids.

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In order to be considered for a full refund, the complete set of Contract Documents and the Refund Form must be returned to dataflow, Inc. within 30 days following the bid opening. Documents returned after 30 days and Bidders who obtain more than one set, will receive a partial refund equal to the deposit less the actual cost of reproduction for contract documents returned unmarked and in good condition. All bids must be made on the Official Bid Form or an exact copy by reproduction thereof and enclosed in a sealed envelope. This is a unit price bid as described in the Instructions To Bidders. No bidder may withdraw his bid within forty-five calendar days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of five percent of the base bid in accordance with the Instructions To Bidders. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish construction performance and payment bonds in the full amount of the contract price. The bidder will also have to supply proof of insurance (by a state licensed carrier) as specified in the Project Manual, including Railroad Protective liability Insurance. The successful Bidder will be required to comply with all the provisions of the Federal Government Equal Opportunity clauses issued by the Secretary of Labor on May 21, 1968 and published in the Federal Register (41CFR Part 60-1,33 F.2 7804) OWNER New York & Atlantic Railway Company 68-01 Otto Road Glendale, NY 11385 NYAR-071542

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by Maria A. Thomson Executive Director GWDC

Mother’s Day, this year on May 14, will soon be here. So now you have time to walk and shop on Jamaica Avenue from Dexter Court to 100th Street — the “Everything Avenue” — for mom on her day. Here in Woodhaven, we’re lucky to have good “walkability,” where all of our stores, businesses and other neighborhood amenities are within walking distance. This helps the older shoppers, for the walkability keeps them independent and also assists families for they can always run down to the Avenue to pick up something. So here’s to you, our beloved mothers. And here’s to our stores and businesses with their contributions and clean stores free of litter and graffiti vandalism. The WBID will be holding its annual Memorial Day observance on May 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Forest Parkway Plaza Area at the intersection of Forest Parkway and Jamaica Avenue. At this Memorial Day ceremony, we will place a new wreath at the World War II monument dedicated to Woodhaven service men that were killed during WWII. We hold this real small town ceremony to remember those men of Woodhaven that sacrificed their lives for their love of their country and our freedom. So mark your calendar for this important event.

Woodhavenites, especially the elderly, please encourage Woodhaven storeowners to secure a free bench in front of their store. I will secure it for them free of charge. They can call our office at (718) 805-0202 for more information. Last year, I stated that there will be two new pet shelters built — one in the Bronx and one in Queens. This is a great time to build these as no-kill shelters and start the conversion of the other three shelters already built in Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan. We welcome these two shelters, but why do we have to build two new shelters while involving high-paid consultants? I’m sure there are vacant, well-built sites in Queens and the Bronx that can be renovated to be used. This would also bring these shelters online sooner. Remember, if it takes two more years, that means many more animals are made to suffer and not be helped — and possibly euthanized. Our Forest Park and Highland Park events begin on May 7 at Highland Park at 7:30 a.m. with bird watching at the reservoir. I hope that our Greek neighbors and friends enjoyed a joyous Greek Orthodox Easter. Remember, fly your American Flags proudly above all others and with respect. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans, our leaders and our NYPD and police officers everywhere; and may God Q bless our America.

Port Authority cops save man in Ireland by Michael Gannon Editor

Two cops walk into an Irish pub and see an elderly man in cardiac arrest. That was no joke for Port Authority Police Officers Matthew Thomas and Matthew Gilhooley, as the officers, on vacation in Ireland on April 26, are being credited with saving a 71-year-old man. Gilhooley, who works at John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Thomas, who is assigned to LaGuardia, were sitting in PF McCarthy’s Pub in Kenmare, located in County Kerry, when the man collapsed from his chair. Bobby Egbert, a spokesman for the Port Authority PBA, said the officers initiated CPR and used an electronic defibrillator in the pub, treating him until fire and ambulance personnel arrived on the scene. “He wasn’t breathing and had no pulse,” Egbert said. “They worked on him for about 10 or 15 minutes. He regained a pulse and began breathing on his own.” Both officers have been with the PA for four years. Egbert said all officers with the PA are given advanced medical training in the

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Port Authority cops Matthew Thomas, left, and Matthew Gilhooley. PHOTO COURTESY PAPBA academy and must be recertified each year. He said the PA Police Department was one of the first advocates of portable defibrillators — which electronically talk even untrained users through their application — largely because of the late Capt. Kathy Mazza-Delosh, a registered cardiac care nurse before joining the force. She also pioneered medical training for all officers. Mazza was killed in the 9/11 attack at the World Trade Center, last seen aiding a wheelchair-bound woman as the North Q Tower collapsed.

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A master shoemaker perfected his craft in LIC by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

August Sieloff was born in Tilsit, East Prussia, then part of Germany, in July 1856. He married in 1879. He and his wife, Clara, decided to come to America. August came first in 1886 on the ship Sorrento. His wife arrived in 1887 on the Rhaetia. He worked his trade as a shoemaker and lived at 279 Jackson Ave. in Long Island City. By 1910, he bought a building at 442 Hamilton St. in Long Island City to sell shoes. His family of three girls and two boys lived above the store. Making leather shoes was a real craft that required dedication and love. His first born son, Frank, loved it so much he went to work for the Shoe and Leather Mercantile Agency in Manhattan. They were so successful they eventually left the clapboard building on Hamilton Street and bought a quiet home in Valley Stream, LI, escaping the smell of leather and chemicals all day. Sadly his wife Clara passed away in 1923 at age 62. Frank continued to live with his father

The August Sieloff Shoe Store, 442 Hamilton St., today Ninth St., in Long Island City, September 1912. in Valley Stream until his untimely death in November 1937 at age 49. August, the master shoemaker, passed a short time later in May 1938. Today machine-made shoes dominate the marketplace and these craftsmen are hard, though not impossible, to come by. Q

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The cruelest month by Lloyd Carroll Chronicle Contributor

T.S. Eliot may have had the Mets in mind when he started off his poem, “The Waste Land,” with the line “April is the cruelest month.” After getting off to a good start, which included sweeping a three-game series in Philadelphia, things went south for them in Miami as they lost three out of four games. Life didn’t improve when they returned to Citi Field as the team went 1-8 on its last homestand. One reason for that dismal record was that their old enemy, the injury bug, returned with a vengeance. Wilmer Flores, Lucas Duda and Travis d’Arnaud all missed games. The team’s big offensive kahuna, Yoenis Cespedes, once again had trouble with his balky hamstring. To paraphrase a politician who has been in the news a lot over the last year, “Who knew that the cool, damp April NYC weather could aggravate it?” Last week Cespedes was placed on the disabled list again. The news wasn’t much better on the pitching level. Neither Steven Matz nor Seth Lugo was able to throw a single pitch due to a variety of ailments. Robert Gsellman, a pleasant surprise last year, sure looked like a flash in the pan during the first month of this season. Hitters have figured him out, so he is going to have to make adjustments if he is going to stay in the majors.

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Mets ace Noah Syndergaard had his last start delayed because of alleged arm soreness but refused to take an MRI, much to the consternation of management. After they were thumped by the awful Atlanta Braves for the second straight game, he told Mets VP of media relations Jay Horwitz to “take his little minions out of the clubhouse” when the media approached. Everyone understands that players are human and tempers grow short when losses pile up. Nonetheless Syndergaard should realize that the job of the media is to report accurately. The media helped create his Thor character, from which he has clearly benefitted, free of charge. He should show a little gratitude. He also would be wise to be less pigheaded when it comes to getting proper medical attention. He knew that he was suffering from shoulder injuries, yet he insisted that he was good to go this past Sunday. He gave up five runs in the first inning and was forced to leave the game because of shoulder pain. The Mets fittingly finished April getting humiliated by the Nationals 23-5 in the game which Syndergaard started. There was some good news over the weekend. They did win two games over the Nats. Michael Conforto and Jay Bruce continued to hit well. Most importantly, Jose Reyes appeared Q to finally regain his old hitting form. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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