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The Rent Guidelines Board voted last week to increase rents for stabilized apartments. It could raise them 2 to 4 percent for one-year leases and 4 to 6 percent on two-year leases. Some say that is not enough to help landlords while others say tenants cannot afford any increase at all.

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Rent hikes loom as tenants struggle Pushback on proposed increases — as both not enough and too much by Deirdre Bardolf

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he New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted last week to increase rents for the city’s 1 million stabilized apartments in what would be the largest increase in almost a decade. “I believed that the numbers initially reported were much too high, so I called for a better balance — and it is good the board moved lower,” Mayor Adams said following the vote. The board is made up of nine mayoral appointees. Two represent tenants, two represent landlords and five represent the general public. The board voted to increase rents from 2 to 4 percent for one-year leases and 4 to 6 percent for two-year leases. The vote is preliminary and the final decision will come in June. Adams, who received significant campaign contributions from the real estate industry, is seen as more favorable to it than his predecessor. Some say that the rent increases are too high for tenants who are still struggling with pandemic setbacks and others say they are not high enough to help landlords maintain their properties. “I don’t think the increase is enough,” said Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce.

“But ... it’s something to help out a small landlord trying to recoup the costs that they’ve been saddled with over the last number of years, especially in light of a lot of folks not able to pay their rent,” he said. “As I’ve said numerous times during the pandemic — when the cancel the rent movement was out there alive trying to convince people to not pay their rent when they had the financial wherewithal to do that — Queens County, for the most part, is not the county of Rockefellers,” said Grech. “Many of our landlords are small business mom and pops themselves,” he added. With a national inflation rate of 7 to 8 percent, he said, the hikes are not “all that onerous.” “They’re small businesses themselves, they’ve got to pay the bills, they’ve got to pay the utilities, they’ve got to pay the water, the sewer, the taxes on these buildings, and no one’s giving them any relief,” said Grech. But critics of the increases say the money is not going back into improving the buildings but into the pockets of large developers. Lina Lee is an attorney and executive director of Communities Resist, a legal services organization representing low-income tenant associations, many of whom live in large, rentstabilized older buildings across Elmhurst, Woodside, Jamaica, Flushing and Astoria.

Stabilized rents could see the highest increase in ten years. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON “Across the board, these tenants have been living with horrendous conditions, so this lie about owners to put more money in to fix things or pay higher costs of maintaining the buildings, that’s not true,” she said. “They have never invested in these buildings.” She said the rent increases target mostly lowincome communities, many of whom are made up of immigrant families, and will only add to the homelessness problem and make more apartments unaffordable. “What that’s going to look like for the city is

that you’re going to get another massive wave of evictions because these families cannot afford to live in their homes now ... to pay any increase right now would be nearly impossible,” Lee said. Shannon Mayes and Lyle Braxton both rent in the six-story buildings at 109-15 and 109-25 Merrick Blvd. in Jamaica. Mayes is in the tenants’ association there and says that the increases should not be “across the board” and that buildings, especially those with many violations, should be looked at individually. “I understand why the rent increases have to be necessary because the landlords need to keep up with the buildings but at the same time, I feel, what about the buildings that really are in dire need of repair that were neglected even before, when people could still pay their rent?” she said. “Where’s the money going? Because it’s not going back into the buildings.” Braxton has lived in the building for 20 years and says it is in the worst disrepair she has ever seen. She said it is sad to see some of her neighbors living in the current conditions, like one woman whose ceiling leaks every time it rains. “I really don’t think there should be a rent increase because, due to the pandemic, I think they should just leave it alone,” she said. “Because r ight now we’re f inancially Q strapped.”

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Mother shot dead in Ozone Park home

Howard Beach man turns himself in after; civic group calls for action by Deirdre Bardolf

Two family members of Torres’ are believed to have been in the house at the time A 51-year-old woman was gunned down in of the shooting. Funeral arrangements for Torres could not the doorway of her home on 109th Avenue in be found. Ozone Park last Wednesday, May 4. “We are trying to determine the relationPolice say that just before 2:30 p.m., ship between the male and the Giuseppe Canzani, 41, walked female,” said O’Sullivan, about up to the home and knocked on the shooter and victim. the door. When Anna Torres Councilwoman Joann Ariola answered, he fired three rounds (R-Ozone Park) called the incifrom a silver, 45-caliber Taurus dent a tragedy and said that the handgun, striking her twice, “available evidence suggests sa id De put y C h ief Jer r y that it was related to a personal O’Sullivan, commanding offidispute between the victim and c e r of D e t e c t ive Bu r e au her attacker.” Queens South. She continued, “This was not O’Sullivan conducted a a random act of violence press conference last Wednesbetween two people who didn’t day alongside 106th Precinct know each other beforehand, Commanding Officer Jerome and the perpetrator surrendered Bacchi. Anna Torres Torres, mother to a son who FACEBOOK / ANNA TORRES himself to the officers of the 106th Precinct shortly after it works in the NYPD, was pronounced dead at the scene. Police do not occurred. He is now in custody, and will be believe the shooting has anything to do with put on trial to face justice for what he has done.” his being on the force, O’Sullivan said. According to several media reports, Torres Torres leaves behind her husband, mother, was a tarot card reader and Canzani was a and at least two children and a grandchild. “She was the sweetest person in the repeat customer of hers. Assistant District Attorney Xhulia Derheworld,” her husband, David Aguilar, told CBS mi reportedly said in court that Canzani told New York. “I’m lost without her.” According to the Queens District Attor- a detective, “Anna is a witch.” Torres’ Facebook page states that she was ney’s Office, emergency responders found Torres, who succumbed to a gunshot wound self-employed as a “spiritual advisor.” “Can tell you your pass the present and you to the neck, in a pool of blood just beyond the future. I also have the ability to talk to the entrance to her home. Associate Editor

Officers guarded the Ozone Park home in which Anna Torres was killed last week. The Ozone Park PHOTOS BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF Residents Block Association demanded action from elected officials. dead,” the description reads. About an hour after the killing, Canzani drove to the 106th Precinct in a black Chevy Traverse, laid the loaded firearm, which has a serial number, on the sidewalk and was taken into custody by police who were doing station house security. O’Sullivan said that Canzani made statements to officers, and a lawyer came to the precinct, but the commander did not mention a motive or confession. As of Tuesday, police had no updates on the case.

Canzani, a city Department of Transportation employee and resident of 88th Street in Howard Beach, was arraigned last Thursday night before Queens Criminal Court Judge Denise Johnson on a complaint charging him with second degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. If convicted, Canzani faces up to 25 years to life in prison. “As alleged, this defendant clearly has no regard of human life and in broad daylight continued on page 16

Unvaxxed students get OK for proms Common Sense Caucus penned letter; grad guests still need vax by Deirdre Bardolf For the latest news visit qchron.com

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After pressure from City Council members who claimed that a decision had already been made to bar unvaccinated students from their proms, Mayor Adams and schools Chancellor David Banks announced just the opposite. On Tuesday they declared that, after consulting with the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, they were lifting the vaccine requirement for New York City public school proms. “I am thrilled that, starting this year, every one of our young people will have the chance to celebrate all of their hard work with a prom and graduation, regardless of vaccination status,” Adams said in a statement. “Vaccinations got us to where we are today, so I want to thank the millions of New Yorkers who went out and got vaccinated, doing their part to keep our city safe,” he said. Over the weekend, a group of politicians including Councilmembers Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) and Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) signed on to a letter arguing that unvaccinated students should not be barred from proms, especially since they already share a classroom daily with vaccinated peers.

The DOE website previously stated that dance and prom attendees must be vaccinated regardless of where an event was held. “I am over the moon with the Mayor’s decision to lift the vaccine mandates at proms across New York City,” said Ariola in a statement. “Just last week my fellow members of the Common Sense Caucus and I sent a letter to the Mayor asking him to do exactly this, and I am glad to see that our message did not fall on deaf ears. These students are with each other every single day, and forcing them to segregate based on vaccination status during what should be one of the most memorable times of their lives made no sense from the start. It is great to see that common sense has prevailed today, and I hope that this trend will continue into the future.” On Twitter, Ariola said that it is “good to see that the Mayor and administration are finally coming to their senses.” “City workers mandates — I’ve got my eye on you next,” she wrote. Holden tweeted, “I signed on to the letter because I agree that this is ridiculous. We need more consistent policies as we exit the pandemic.”

The Mayor’s Office credited the Stay Safe and Stay Open plan as well as other citywide safety guidelines for getting New Yorkers to this point. “Graduation and prom are such momentous occasions in the lives of our young people, which is why I am so excited that thanks to the hard work of our school communities, we have come to a point where we can safely take this next step,” said Banks. Masks are recommended but not required for proms and graduations and indoor gatherings. Students will still be subject to any vaccination requirements that a venue may have. Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan said, “Vaccinations remain a lifesaving tool. Masks worn indoors continue to reduce risk of transmission. But another critical resource for health is togetherness and celebration — for which these events are so critical in the lives of young people.” Students were previously told they could attend graduation this year regardless of vaccination status. Guests attending graduation are still required to be vaccinated in order to attend Q in a school building.

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Pay transparency law pushed to Nov.

Some say not soon enough while others see more ‘red tape’ for biz by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

A recent City Council vote to delay the pay transparency law from going into effect has bought some businesses more time to prepare while leaving applicants dismayed that salaries for many positions will remain unknown. Frank Fredericks runs a small digital agency out of Astoria that handles social media marketing, customer acquisition and marketing and in recent years has been on both sides of the hiring process. He hires independent contractors, who are expected to benefit from the new law, but was also recently hired for a full-time role at a large consulting company. It is frustrating, Fredericks said, to spend hours putting together a resume and cover letter and go through rounds of interviews only to find out that one cannot afford the job, which also wastes time for the business owner. Starting on Nov. 1, employers with four or more employees will be required to post the maximum and minimum salary for a role. The rule, known as Local Law 32, was supposed to take effect this month but the date was pushed back after businesses raised concerns. Fredericks said his biggest criticism about the new law is the delay. “I would say, ‘Just pass the thing,’ and put the pressure on them to implement it as soon as

they can,” he said. sociology and history at St. John’s UniverAdding pay to job postings, Fredericks sity and Connecticut College and an said, can mitigate hiring biases, including adjunct union representative for the Ameraround race and gender. He also sees it as ican Association of University Professors. one less liability, reducing the chance of Traveling from Jamaica, where he lives being accused of bias. and was raised, to Connecticut, he teaches The Wage Transparency Law makes it day and night classes at the two universian “unlawful discriminatory practice” for ties but is leaving St. John’s due to the any employers to post opportunities withemployment terms. If the law was in effect out stating the minimum and maximum three years ago, he says it would have hourly wage or salary. The city Commishelped his situation there. sion on Human Rights will investigate any “We really don’t know what the pay complaints filed. structure is until we’re offered a contract,” Fredericks says it is just a matter of Enamorado said. “And sometimes the way knowing the budget ahead of time and Businesses will be required to post salaries on job listings that legally comes about is, in the case of typing the salary into the posting. PHOTO BY SORA SHIMAZAKI / PEXELS.COM St John’s, it’s two weeks before the start of starting in November. Tom Grech is president and CEO of the semester.” Queens Chamber of Commerce and he says it is we don’t think that rules or laws like this or regThe limited economic outlook that provides, more complicated than that for businesses. ulations make much sense for any kind of small he said, has made him doubt if he can afford to “Small businesses, now more than ever, are business,” Grech said. live in the city any longer. burdened with all kinds of administrative “I can’t find a job that I’m certain is going to In addition to the six-month delay, the Countasks,” he said. “When you don’t have an in- cil amended the law, which was introduced by give me security,” he said. “Just having that house HR department, legal department or even Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. minimum would be so fantastic.” an accounting staff, it makes it just all the more Albans), to give businesses 30 days to fix any It is about transparency, Enamorado added. difficult to do business.” violations before being fined and it added hour- “It makes a difference in if I am going to love Grech signed on to a letter with the presi- ly wage jobs, too. my job or have to take a job because I have dents of the other boroughs’ chambers of comRight now, Grech said, red tape should be cut nothing else. My job is to teach the next generamerce and the Partnership for New York City in for businesses and the Queens Chamber on tion and I would love to have some level of early April proposing amendments to the law Commerce will continue educating on the rules respect toward that,” he said. and calling for it to be pushed back. “I’m not asking for $100,000 but at least let coming out of the state and the city. Q “It does push it further down the road, but Arturo Enamorado is an adjunct professor of me know so that I can plan for my future.”

Upset over possible Rockaway closures by Deirdre Bardolf Beachgoers were shocked by news this week that a portion of the Rockaway Peninsula from Beach 92nd Street to Beach 116th Street could be closed from Memorial Day to the end of July. “We’ve met with the [U.S. Army Corps of Engineers] and NYC Parks on several occasions, and we were led to believe there was a plan in place for the completion of the groin construction project that would not interfere with the flow of business in the area,” read a letter from Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park), state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and Assemblywoman Stacey PhefferAmato (D-Rockaway Park) to U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Rockaway) and Parks Commissioner Susan Donoghue. “We strongly urge that actions be taken to intervene on behalf of our constituents, to either postpone or develop a plan where construction can continue on the groins without disrupting these vital areas until after the beach season has ended,” the let-

ter concluded. Rockaway newspaper The Wave broke the news on Tuesday when sources informed it of the rumors. “We have not made any announcements on closures and we are finalizing a closure plan,” Parks spokesman Dan Kastanis told the Chronicle. “The Army Corps is doing good work that is responsive to decades of local requests for new groins and replenished beaches. That work is ongoing.” The Army Corps said in an emailed statement that it is willing to be flexible. “The Corps of Engineers will continue to work with our partners at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the City of New York, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation to make sure there are minimal impacts to the 2022 beach season. “The Corps is willing to be as flexible as possible with work schedules to ensure that the work does not pose any safety concerns for beachgoers. The City of New York will have final say on any potential beach closures, as they are responsible for Q New York City Beaches.”

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Undefeated champs! Hurricanes have no mercy, and neither did the St. Helen CYO Boys Intermediate basketball team, going 12-0 in the regular season and 4-0 in the playoffs to win the Brooklyn/Queens Intermediate Diocesan Final last Thursday, May 5, played at Cathedral Prep High School. The team fought back from down five points to beat St. Athanasius of Brooklyn 55-46 in the championship final. “St. Helen was led to the championship

victor y by the tough defense of Adam Arnold and David Rodriguez, the inside play of John Keogh and the clutch shooting of Tommy Del Cielo. It was a true team effort,” said Coach Kevin Collins, left. The St. Helen Hurricanes are Vince Scida, top left, Joseph Dorane, Keogh, Del Cielo, Arnold and Coach Rudy Peña, top right, with Rodriguez, Noah Collins, Caiden Peña, Gianni Calabrese and Joseph Noto, center, in front.

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Judge rules Assembly maps are here to stay Out of time, Assembly and statewide primaries to remain in June by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

On Wednesday, Steuben County Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister shot down an effort to throw out the Assembly maps passed by the Legislature in February, which Republican plaintiffs had not included in their original suit challenging this year’s redistricting. As a result, the Assembly primaries will be on June 28, as originally planned. The motion was put forth by “putative intervenors” — people who have a legal interest in the case at hand — Gary Greenberg, a former state Senate candidate, and Gavin Wax, president of the New York Young Republican Club. Wax and Greenberg sought not only to invalidate the Assembly maps, but to invalidate all the signatures previously gathered during the petitioning process. Both the petitioners and respondents in the case — Republicans and Democrats, respectively — disagreed with the motion, and said so during Tuesday’s hearing. This comes as the state races to wrap up a lengthy redistricting process ahead of this year’s primary elections. Back in January, the state’s first-ever Independent Redistricting Commission failed to agree on reapportioned maps, at which point, the state Legislature took it upon itself to draw new ones, which were subsequently passed. But Republicans, who are in the minority in

New York State’s redistricting process has been a months-long saga. Tuesday’s hearing and FILE PHOTO Wednesday’s subsequent ruling are just the latest two installments. the statehouse, questioned whether the Legislature had that power, and suggested that the congressional and state Senate lines were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Democrats. When, at the end of March, they found sympathy in McAllister, who threw out the maps, Democrats appealed to the state’s Appellate Division. After an additional appeal, the Court of Appeals, the state’s highest court,

ultimately agreed — albeit, for different reasons — and said that both would need redrawing. The court did not mention the Assembly map, however, as it wasn’t included in the intial suit. The office of Nick Langworthy, who chairs the state Republican Committee, says that was up to the party’s assemblymembers. “The Chairman thought the process was

Mayoral control clock ticking Adams rallies alongside unions; heading to Albany by Deirdre Bardolf

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Mayor Adams said the administration is “excited about the energy” it is receiving from Albany lawmakers in whose hands the future of school control lies. “It’s imperative that we get help from Albany,” Adams said at a press conference on Monday at City Hall alongside schools Chancellor David Banks, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations and the Service Employees International Union. “We will be visiting Albany in the next few weeks to speak with them,” he said about the lawmakers. Mayoral control is set to expire in June. “Let them hear from me as I walk the halls of my former role as a state senator, and really encourage them to see the benefits of having the combination of Chancellor Banks and this mayor looking towards controlling our school system.” He expressed confidence that members of the Senate and Assembly are on his side and said plans B, C, D and E are all to get mayoral control. Banks emphasized that he and Adams have the firsthand experience necessary to take on the role. “We shouldn’t even have to be here today to have this conversation,” he said.

“The reality is that the Mayor and I are both products of this system and we’ve dedicated our lives and our careers to the fabric of New York City. The mayor spent the bulk of his career in the Police Department and I was in the classrooms educating young people ... I remember the system the way it was. And it was a system that was wrought with political corruption. It is the reason why we went to mayoral accountability. The old system did not work and if we did not grant mayoral control, we would be going back to a system that does not func- Mayor Adams held a rally with union leaders on Monday in tion well.” favor of renewing mayoral control. When asked where the United PHOTO BY MICHAEL APPLETON / NYC MAYOR’S OFFICE Federation of Teachers were, Adams said that they would have to ask that that mayoral control brought increased graduaquestion to the UFT but that he had a “great tion rates, expanded pre-K and 3K and the dinner” with Michael Mulgrew, UFT president, assurance of Fair Student Funding, although the latter was struck down by the PEP in a recent over the weekend. In a Senate hearing on mayoral control back blow to the administration. “You lose PEP, you lose mayoral accountin March, Mulgrew said that the union does not want to see a return to school board governance ability,” he said in response to a question about but that they have concerns with the current the board. He continued, “We want to be held accountsystem and want to see restructuring of the Panel on Educational Policy, more checks and able. We want people to point to us if things fail. We will turn around our school system and balances and educator and family input. Q In the press conference, Adams mentioned PEP is part of that.”

flawed with the Assembly maps as well but it was the Assembly’s decision not to join the suit,” a spokesperson for Langworthy said. That was part of McAllister’s reasoning to deny the motion. “It was clear from the petition and amended petition that the Assembly Districts were not being challenged,” he wrote. “In fact it was precisely for that reason that the Court of Appeals did not strike down the Assembly maps.” McAllister said he did agree that the method by which the maps were drawn (by the Legislature) was, like the state Senate lines, unconstitutional. But by the time McAllister heard the case on Tuesday, two months had passed since the suit was filed, and, with the deadline for military ballots coming this weekend, the judge was concerned that time was running out. “I think we’re chancing having no maps,” he remarked during Tuesday’s hearing. That sentiment was reflected in his final decision. Noting that both the state and city Board of Elections have already certified the ballots, he wrote, “To permit intervention at this time would create total confusion.” Relatedly, Judge Gary Sharpe of the U.S. Court for the Northern District of New York denied Democrat’s “hail mary” attempt to prevent an Aug. 23 primary, just as his counterpart in the Southern District did last week. Q

Policing and more in CB 9 During the Community Board 9 meeting on Tuesday night, 102nd Police Precinct Capt. Eynat Naor took questions about recent crimes including an alleged robbery of a Sikh man in Richmond Hill. Board member Kirpal Billing said members of his community are easily identified by their turbans and beards and are being attacked because of their identity. Naor said that summer plans are in the works including rapid response to 311 complaints. She also announced the precinct’s commanding officer, Deputy Inspector Antonio Fidacaro, is moving on and that interviews for a successor, as well as community input, will get underway. A recent spike in felony assaults is attributed mainly to domestic violence incidents, Naor said. In addition, the board voted to increase the salaries of its paid staff despite motions to table the vote till next month. District Manager James McClelland stated plans are in the works to provide hybrid meetings going forward. Additionally, Community Board 9 is slated for its bus redesign workshop on MonQ day, May 16. — Deirdre Bardolf

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ayor Adams’ mantra since taking office is that his administration gets stuff done. It would serve him well to focus more on living up to it, getting done those things that he got elected on, and enjoying a little less on the glitz and glamour he’s availed himself of since taking office. Don’t get us wrong — it’s great to have a mayor who enjoys nightlife, likes being around people and loves the city. Adams’ predecessor was a misanthrope who preferred to wander alone, went nowhere he didn’t have to go and made clear that he was constantly disappointed in the people of the city for not recognizing his greatness. At least Adams’ ego comes with more joy than anger. But the stylin’ and profilin’ is getting to be a bit much. It’s one thing to go to the Met Gala, a city institution of a sort, as Adams did — in a jacket meant to send a message about gun crime. It’s another to head out to Los Angeles so he can do things like sit on a panel discussing financial technology and watch comedian Dave Chappelle perform. Adams says he travels to sell New York and

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to learn from other cities, but the Big Apple sells itself, and there’s really nothing we need to learn from the City of Angels. It’s weird there. Adams needs to fight crime and get guns off the streets; rising crime is reason No. 1 why he was elected over more “progressive” candidates. He should be in the precinct muster room, not on the red carpet. We still only have 8 percent of office workers back full-time; most are not going to come back until they feel safe. He needs to get mayoral control of schools renewed; for that he needs to go to Albany, not LA. Remote learning was devastating for students, Adams doesn’t even have strong control of the Panel for Educational Policy, and he needs to in order to implement the great reform agenda he and Schools Chancellor David Banks have in mind. He also should forget about city whatever intrusion into the food industry he and the mayor of London talked about the other day. Cut crime, educate kids, clean the streets and parks — that’s being mayor. Focus, Your Honor. Swagger is good, but it’s results that matter!

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Marijuana free-for-all Dear Editor: I live on a quiet residential block in Queens where kids play ball on the street, and our kids walk to Eddie’s, our local ice cream shop. Recently, the dry cleaner on the corner closed and what seems to be a marijuana smoke shop is opening. I know the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act was passed and legalizes adult-use cannabis in New York State. I have been in favor of the legalization of adult-use marijuana, but my understanding was that the New York Office of Cannabis Management was supposed to be the regulating body overseeing this major shift in our communities. To date, zero licenses have been granted in New York State to sell adult-use recreational marijuana; yet many dozens of stores are illegally selling without licenses. How is our state enforcing what was promised? How do we know the product will protect consumer safety, that there will be laboratory testing and packaging and labeling requirements? How are we ensuring it is not sold to kids under 21? There are many unanswered questions. How many licenses will be given? Will communities and community boards have input into how many licenses are given in our neighborhood and appropriate locations? Will there be transparency in that process? Also, are stores opening now, before the regulations are in place, © Copyright 2022 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

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t’s wonderful to see that so many cultural venues have reopened to inperson events, and we hope this new Covid surge peters out soon enough and doesn’t thwart the city’s revival. There are countless shows, activities and exhibits worth going to, ranging from the “Vive el Tango” performance at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside to the “Early Days & Latter Days” art show by Danny Simmons at the Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning. One family event in particular that we’d recommend is the Omnium Circus “I’mPossible” show, a unique spectacle with two performances set for Saturday, one in the afternoon and one at night, at Queens Theatre. “I’mPossible” isn’t just a modern circus with no animals, it’s one that features performers with disabilities — not in an exploitative manner but an inclusive one. One acrobat dancer is deaf. Another uses a wheelchair. An aerialist was born with no legs. Yet they, and everyone else involved, perform with the joy of people bringing happiness to families and children. They’re also accommodating to anyone with special needs in the audience, providing sign language interpretation and audio descriptions for the hearing-impaired, seating for those with disabilities and more. If you’re looking for a positive family event and want to have a good time while supporting people with all abilities and helping create a more empathetic and inclusive world, seeing “I’mPossible” is one way to do it.

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considered bad actors? I certainly think they should be. New Jersey recently allowed the sale of recreational marijuana. To start, our neighbor state allowed just seven locations, all with existing medical marijuana experience selling the product safely. I went to the cannabis.ny.gov site. There is no information on the “adult use” page. It just says, “The Office will develop rules and regulations for the adult-use industry. Please check back soon.” Currently, I see no regulating at all. I see a free-for-all. Elaine Cipriano Forest Hills

An official exploits tragedy Dear Editor: Early this week a woman was killed, crushed by a car on 120th Avenue in South Jamaica. The commissioner of the NYC Department of Transportation later appeared at the scene and

stated that in order to stop reckless driving, the city needed more red light and speed cameras. Since the woman was hit by a stolen truck, which prior to the crash was never traveling at more than 20 mph, and since no red light would have stopped the thief from attempting to get away, the ramblings of this political hack were a disservice to our community on two levels. First, using the death of this woman in order to institute policies that are essentially intended to raise money from mostly middle-class drivers is to disrespect her memory. Her tragic death deserves more than for her to simply be used as a prop for political ends. Second, how stupid do politicians think that we are to believe that speed and red light cameras would have prevented this tragedy? This type of illogical and deceptive reasoning is used all the time by politicians on both sides of the aisle. When will we have had enough of this and get rid of these useless hacks? Michael Gallagher Forest Hills

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Dear Editor: I am proud to be a part of a country where citizens are not afraid to openly protest their opinion of a decision by the highest court in the land. However, who protests and speaks up for the unborn children who are aborted? Furthermore, where does the U.S. Constitution actually state that women have a constitutional right to an abortion? Where is the word “abortion” even mentioned in the Constitution? It is indeed a slippery slope for the Supreme Court to interpret the Constitution to fit its “agenda” — liberal or conservative. Ponder this: Where would this country be had the mothers of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln aborted them? Perhaps you should remind your readers that the 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states: The powers not delegated to the Unites States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. In other words, simply put, if the U.S. Constitution is silent on the issue of abortion, it is for the citizens of each state to decide through the people’s representatives to legislate regarding circumstances of abortion. I believe that is what the Supreme Court is trying to say by overruling Roe v. Wade and nothing more. Martin Goldman Flushing The writer is an attorney.

Court wrong on Roe Dear Editor: The federal court system consists of many district, circuit courts of appeals and one Supreme Court. Because there are many more lower courts, it is possible decisions rendered in them can be different in cases that are similar in other jurisdictions. When that occurs it is important the Supreme Court renders a decision on the subject, which means all the lower courts will then know what is a proper ruling. There is a legal concept called “stare decisis,” which means all the lower courts must follow the Supreme Court’s decision when it resolves a difference of judgment in lower courts on similar cases. The concept of stare decisis does not change as to the particular issue in question and the lower courts are obliged to follow that decision. It remains the law until such time as there is a valid reason the Supreme Court renders a decision changing the law. A change is made when the circumstances that had been involved in the original case are shown to now be different and hence a change legally justified. In the case of Roe v. Wade it is clear beyond any doubt nothing of any significance has changed since it was decided in 1973. Indeed, the majority of Americans continue to support Roe v. Wade, and particularly since there are now anti-abortion states that prohibit abortion even in a case of rape and that of incest. The fact that different circumstances do not exist to justify ignoring stare decisis strongly suggests the overruling of Roe v. Wade is not being done on a valid legal basis, but on the political conservativeness of five justices. I believe history will judge those justices lacked the proper legal response. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing The writer is an attorney.

A judge unmasked Dear Editor: Florida District Judge Kathryn Mizelle recently struck down a federal mask mandate issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for airplanes and other public transportation. She ruled in favor of the Health Freedom Defense Fund, a group that opposes regulations forcing individuals to use medical products, procedures and devices against their will. A remedy to satisfy a few plaintiffs shouldn’t create potential harm for everyone else. Wearing a mask causes no harm and is only a slight inconvenience, but it can prevent the spread of a disease that has already killed over one million Americans. Judge Mizelle was nominated by Donald Trump. During her Senate confirmation, the American Bar Association said she was not qualified to be a federal trial judge. She was 33, had practiced law for only a short time, had never tried a single case and didn’t have the experience necessary for the position. In the past, Judge Mizelle helped dismantle civil rights protections, argued it was unconstitutional to cover people with pre-existing conditions under the Affordable Care Act and opposed emergency standards to protect essential workers. How is it possible that a single judge with little experience and no medical expertise can overturn a CDC decision regarding public safety, especially during a pandemic? Linda Imhauser Whitestone

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Local control will help prevent deadly crashes by Jessica González-Rojas and Ydanis Rodriguez

On a late Saturday evening at about 11:30 p.m. in October, 2020, Earl Hall, a 48-year old resident of Jamaica, tried to cross Linden Boulevard near Bedell Street, a residential part of the neighborhood, as he headed to the store. At that time, New York City had already been gripped by the pandemic for about seven months: Access to movie theaters, night clubs and indoor dining were all still — and now represent 60 percent of all severely restricted. With so few recre- fatalities (prior to the pandemic, deaths in ational outlets, especially for the young, these hours represented fewer than half of Queens had already seen a disturbing fatalities). As New York City has started upturn in high-speed driving — especial- to recover and has opened up, the bad habits and worse consequences of overly overnight and on weekends. And so it was to be this night. As Mr. night speeding have been very hard to Hall crossed Linden less than a block break. We believe that New York City from his own home, a Ford Mustang GT needs to be able to control its own destiny, came suddenly speeding down Linden — so we can quickly make the changes that he was hit, and knocked unconscious, suf- meet this current crisis — and local confering severe head trauma. Despite the trol will help us do that. We know speed cameras save lives, as best efforts of neighbors who called 911 and EMTs who arrived quickly after the they reduce speeding by over 70 percent crash, he was declared dead at the scene, in school zones — where we have seen leaving behind a stunned and grieving traffic injuries decline by 14 percent. While cameras canfamily. Meanwhile, not and do not prethe driver of the Musve n t e ve r y f a t a l tang fled the scene — lbany must act on crash, they clearly another high-speed a culture of hit-and-run crash of speed cameras before create accou nt abilit y for the sort we have also drivers that makes seen too often under this session ends. our streets measurthe pandemic. ably safer. In fact, Across the country, high-speed crashes have increased while pedestrian deaths have skyrocketed dramatically over the past two years. nationwide during the pandemic, New There can be no excuse for criminal reck- York City’s pedestrian fatalities have less driving, and we are grateful that the remained relatively stable — we believe NYPD investigation resulted in an arrest in large part due to the presence of speed in this case. But we know we have the cameras. We need to expand that protection, tools in New York City to help prevent deadly crashes like this one — because including greater control of where these this fatality happened within one of the cameras can be located. Supporters of 750 school zones citywide that are pro- local control, including families of crash victims, have traveled to Albany this tected by speed zone cameras. However, because of a state law that month, united around this legislation. As limits cameras’ operation to 6 a.m. until the mayor has said, we need to be as 10 p.m. on weekdays, the cameras nearest focused on traffic violence as gun viothe crash were turned off that night. That lence because “traffic safety is public is why we two — representing legislators safety.” Under the leadership of Speaker Carl concerned about traffic safety and the administration of Mayor Eric Adams — Heastie, Majority Leader Andrea Stewarthave joined together to call on the state Cousins, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, we have Legislature to change that law, and allow an enormous opportunity to make our cameras to operate 24/7. In fact, we are streets safer. Changing these state laws now pushing for Albany to grant New will not bring crash victims like Earl Hall York City full local control of traffic laws back — but could prevent more lives like governing automated enforcement, and to his being needlessly lost on our streets in Q the years ahead. do it this session. Jessica González-Rojas is New York We believe that to stop such senseless tragedies, changing the law is just com- State Assemblymember for the 34th Dismon sense. Since the start of the pandem- trict, in northwestern Queens. Ydanis ic, the number of deaths that happen when Rodriguez is Commissioner of the New speed cameras are turned off has surged York City Department of Transportation.

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Free, no-penalty DOB inspections thru May by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

A program to help small business owners and homeowners avoid violations and penalties is back for this month. The No-Penalty Business Accessory Sign Inspection Program and the No-Penalty Deck and Retaining Wall Inspection Program will give small business owners, homeowners and other property owners throughout the city assurance about the condition of their properties while also providing guidance on proper maintenance. Participants may call 311 through May 31 to receive a free inspection by the city Department of Buildings to determine whether outdoor structures are in good condition with no visibly apparent violating conditions, the Mayor’s Off ice announced in a release. Following the inspection, the DOB will connect with property owners to discuss findings. If unsafe conditions are found, it will provide guidance on issues that need to be fixed without issuing any violations or penalties, allowing owners the opportunity to make repairs and ensure the safety of their property.

The free, visual inspection by a DOB inspector can address any accessory business sign, deck, porch or retaining wall. If, after an inspection, the outdoor structures are found to be in an unsafe condition, but repairs are made promptly, no penalties will be issued. Weather, age and improper installation can cause outdoor structures to weaken and deteriorate over time. By law, property owners in the city are required to properly maintain their buildings — including outdoor structures — in a safe and code-compliant condition. The annual no-penalty program was first launched in 2005. In 2020, the DOB launched its first-ever No-Penalty Business Accessory Sign Inspection Program. “Government is most effective when we bring services directly to the people, and these initiatives keep New Yorkers safe by doing exactly that,” said Mayor Adams in a prepared statement. “We want to identify issues before they become safety hazards, and we are doing that by partnering with small business and property owners instead of penalizing Q them.”

McCormack named diocese school supt. through teacher professional Deacon Kevin McCordevelopment, technology, mack has been appointed the and curriculum enhancen ew s u p e r i nt e nd e nt of ments. Today we see the schools for the Diocese of success of Catholic schools Brooklyn by Bishop Robert throughout Brooklyn and Brennan. Queens because of his work. McCormack, who most “I am confident Deacon recently served as principal Kevin McCor mack will of Xaverian High School in expand on that success, Bro ok ly n , w i l l r eplac e given his exemplary work Thomas Chadzutko, who is leading Xaverian and his retiring as of Aug. 31 after clear commitment to Catho18 years, according to a May Deacon Kevin lic Identity.” 5 statement f rom the McCormack Prior to becoming princidiocese. PHOTO COURTESY XAVERIAN HS pal McCormack served at He will oversee 70 Catholic elementary academies and schools, as Xaverian as an English and religion teachwell as 15 Catholic high schools through- er. He also was an adjunct instructor of out Queens and Brooklyn with a combined theology at Molloy College in Rockville enrollment of 30,894. His appointment Centre, LI, for 30 years and was the cohost of the WABC radio program “Relitakes place effective July 1. “The schools and academies of the Dio- gion on the Line” from 2006 to 2018. He is a graduate of Cathedral College cese of Brooklyn have been blessed by the many years of steady, strong, and devoted and holds a master of arts in theology leadership of our Superintendent Dr. from the Seminary of the Immaculate Thomas Chadzutko,” Brennan said in the Conception, and a master of science in announcement. “He truly has championed educational leadership from Fordham Q the growth of our schools and academies University.

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For nearly a month, the students at PS/ MS 146 in Howard Beach conducted “Penny Wars” in the school cafeteria. All money collected would be sent to the Ukrainian Red Cross to help people in the war-torn country in any possible way. Each grade had a collection jar, right, and was able to gain points by adding pennies (+1) or dollar bills (+100). The catch — other grades can lower another grade’s points by adding silver coins to any jug, with nickels (-5), dimes (-10) and quarters (-25) being the most likely candidates. In the end, $4,125 was collected for the Ukrainian Red Cross and the third-grade was the runaway winner. The third-graders amassed 25,862 points, well ahead of second-place kindergarten and pre-K with 14,193 points. The third-graders were treat-

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ed to a pizza party last Friday for their excellent effort. At left, fourth-grader Jenna Bittrolff helps count the change at the end of the event, which was led by Andrea Joseph, the school’s drama teacher. But the Bluehawks of PS/MS 146 were not done yet with their charitable efforts. After the untimely passing on April 24 of FDNY firefighter Timothy Klein, who was raised and lived in the Rockaways and died in the line of duty, the school organized another fundraiser. On April 29, it held a dress down day, encouraging all students to wear red for the FDNY and donate $1. In that single day, $800 was raised in Klein’s name for the Fight for Firefighters Foundation.

OP library set to open in fall The Ozone Park Library is closed while the roof is being replaced and is set to open in the fall. In the meantime, a plan to have mobile library service at Resorts World is in the works but not finalized and it is not directly linked to alleviating the loss of service due to the construction, a Queens Public Library spokesperson said. The Ozone Park branch was closed at the start of the pandemic and then used for testing. It opened in October of 2020 for to-go service until April 2021 and was then used as a vaccination site. Then, the roof replacement project started.

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“We are working on plans to have the mobile library at Resorts World for community outreach events this summer,” the spokesperson said. “We will provide details when they are finalized.” The library encourages customers to visit the in Howard Beach and Lefferts Boulevard branches in the meantime. In a recent Community Board 10 meeting, Chairperson Betty Braton mentioned the potential of mobile services, which she called “another example of Resorts World Q assisting the community.” — Deirdre Bardolf

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Former City Council staffer Karine Jean-Pierre promoted to press secretary by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

President Biden announced last Thursday that Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House deputy press secretary, was promoted to the top spot, replacing Jen Psaki, who will be departing from the role on May 13. When she starts her tenure, JeanPierre will be the first Black and openly LGBTQ+ press secretary serving the White House. Ahead of a press briefing on May 5, Psaki congratulated her friend and colleague, who is from Queens Village, for her promotion while holding back tears. “She will give a voice to so many,” said Psaki. “When you work hard and dream big, that matters, and we should celebrate that.” Jean-Pierre got her start in New York City politics, noted Psaki. State Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park) congratulated Jean-Pierre, a former staffer of his during his time in the City Council (2002-13). “I saw great potential in her when she held a leadership role on my staff and I see great potential in her now,”

Sanders said in a prepared statement. “This is such a momentous step forward for so many groups who have been marginalized in the past and creates a more diverse team in the presidential administration, demonstrating that President Biden is dedicated to surrounding himself with people who are representative of the diverse population of this country.” She also worked as a staffer for Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest). “I’m very happy for Karine on the occasion of her most historic appointment as White House Press Secretary,” Gennaro told the Queens Chronicle via email. “Karine was a rare and prodigious talent when she began her career during her years of service in my office and, more importantly, she believed in herself in a most profound way. From her humble professional beginnings in a Council Member’s office, she has blazed a trail of accomplishment that has been recognized and acclaimed by President Obama during her years of service to his Administration and now President Biden has put her on the world stage.”

Karine Jean-Pierre, left, a former political analyst and campaign manager who is from Queens Village, was promoted to press secretary for the White TWITTER SCREENSHOT / WHITE HOUSE House, replacing Jen Psaki. Gennaro said he has no doubt that Jean-Pierre will inspire excellence as a role model to her colleagues in the White House. Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) shared Gennaro’s sentiments via Twitter. “Congratulations to #SoutheastQueens’ own @K_JeanPierre on her herstory-making appointment as the

new White House Press Secretary,” Adams posted. “This is a tremendous choice, and I know she will continue to make us and the nation proud.” A ssembly m a n Clyde Va nel (D-Queens Village), who represents the district where Jean-Pierre was raised, also shared warm wishes for the new White House press secretary. “We are thrilled to see that Karine

Jean-Pierre, a local Queens resident from my district, has risen to represent the highest level of government: The President of the United States,” Vanel told the Chronicle. “She is an example to all of us that with hard work and determination anything is possible.” Before her deputy secretary role, Jean-Pierre served in senior communications and political roles in the Biden administration, the Biden campaign and to then-Vice President Biden in the Obama administration and was the spokeswoman for MoveOn.org, a social justice nonprofit, according to the White House. She also served as a political analyst for both NBC and MSNBC, a presidential deputy campaign manager for Martin O’Malley in 2016 and a campaign manager for the ACLU’s Reproduction Freedom Initiative. “I’ve had Karine by my side for the last 15 months,” said Psaki. “I can’t wait to see her shine ... and bring your own style and brilliance to this job.” The daughter of Haitian-American immigrants, Jean-Pierre was born in continued on page 19

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BP hosts forum on veteran suicides

Veterans Affairs shares outreach goals during Mental Health Awareness Month by Naeisha Rose

general population, added Shaw. There is no single cause at the individual, community or May is Mental Health Awareness Month, societal level for such a death. “Suicide is preventable,” added Shaw. and with Memorial Day around the corner, Borough President Donovan Richards does “Data from 2019 did show a decline a small not want issues like suicide among veterans blip ... so something is working. We have to get lost in the shuffle as Americans across had a 15-year mandate of having suicide prethe country await the unofficial start of the vention at the VA hospitals. Every VA hospital has a suicide prevention coordinator.” summer season. The VA has employed a public health Across the United States, less than 8 percent of citizens have served in the Armed approach, like the May 10 presentation to Forces, and the Empire State has the fifth- community boards across Queens, expanded largest population, approximately 138,000, existing clinical services for veterans and according to Sebastian Shaw, a VA NY Har- their families, and engaged stakeholders to bor Health Care community engagement and form coalitions and adopt a suicide prevenpartnership coordinator through the U.S. tion priority area. Current partnerships include libraries throughout the city, healthDepartment of Veterans Affairs. Shaw led a presentation Tuesday in con- care providers, homeless services, a higher junction with Richards’ office to community education coalition, adaptive sports teams, board leaders on approaches to prevent sui- Corrections and the LGBTQ+ community. Identifying service members, and care cide among this group and said Queens has the fourth-largest veteran population across transitions and utilizing safety plans are some of the ways the the state. The veteran VA h a s s t a y e d popu lat ion i n t he abreast of where vetWorld’s Boroug h , 46,028, had a suicide e are doing a disservice erans are both physically and mentally to rate of 6.3 percent for our veterans.” provide them from 2016 to 2018. services. Data during the — Marie Adam-Ovide, “Get people talkheight of Covid-19 Community Board 8, District Manager ing,” said Shaw. “We has not been fully do have a tendency to analyzed yet. “In Queens, we have a slightly higher not even say suicide or not talk about it in number of male veterans age 17 to 44 than our culture or society.” There is also a veterans’ unit at Rikers other areas,” said Shaw. “That age range is at Island that inmates can use to get help, a higher risk for suicide.” The 17-to 44-age range consisted of 8,679 added Shaw. “We have somebody on the [suicide] calls male veterans, according to Shaw. “Suicide is not a veterans specific issue,” from Rikers and also somebody from the said Shaw. Before Covid-19, it was the 10th hospitals,” said Shaw. Veterans struggling with trying to find leading cause of death in the nation, moving to 12th in 2020, according to data from the housing could get Section 8 vouchers via the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I would suspect as Covid deaths decline Development and help with services that we see suicides go back to that number,” will provide guidance on how to get and Shaw said. “That’s about 45,000 deaths per maintain housing long-term, Shaw said to year ... we will see suicide deaths go up in Richards, who was concerned about homeless veterans. the years following Covid.” The VA is also trying to reach young vetVeterans make up about 14 percent of all deaths by suicide in the country and are 1.5 erans by forming partnerships with organitimes more at risk to die by suicide than the zations like Samaritan Village, which proAssociate Editor

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Anna Torres continued from page 4 shot the victim as she stood in the entrance to her home,” said District Attorney Melinda Katz in a prepared statement. “This is yet another reminder how senseless gun violence is causing heart-wrenching loss in our communities. The defendant is now facing very serious charges.” The Ozone Park Residents Block Association held a press conference on Thursday outside of Torres’ home, demanding that elected officials address the recent rise in crimes. “We are disgusted at the level of violence

Sebastian Shaw, a community coordinator with VA NY Harbor Health, an affiliate with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, shared what the VA is doing to prevent suicides among retired Armed Force members. ZOOM SCREENSHOT / BP OFFICE vides substance abuse and mental health treatment and supportive housing. It is also trying to reach LGBTQ+ groups, veteran sailing organizations and The Cliffs at LIC, a rock-climbing gym at 11-11 44 Drive in Long Island City, which offers discounts to veterans. The VA’s primary care clinics also have a mental health clinic within them. “If somebody comes in for an annual checkup and they mention they are starting to feel anxiety or depression, there is help,” said Shaw. “We need to ask about mental health in multiple settings.” Community Board 8 District Manager Marie Adam-Ovide asked about the exit cou r se s for vet e r a n s onc e t hey a r e discharged. “They are given exit classes,” said Shaw. “Anecdotally, people take those classes with a range of seriousness ... some just sign and say they are ready to go on with their life.” CB 6 District Manager Frank Gulluscio wanted to learn if the BP’s office, located at 120-55 Queens Blvd. in Kew Gardens, was reopened. Richards said it reopened last week and that it will start including new materials, i nclud i ng i n for m at ion about su icide

The block association is calling for a and crime that has besieged us,” said Sam meeting with the NYPD and elected and Esposito, the group’s president. “It is unacceptable and unforgivable that city officials including the Mayor’s Office today, May 12. we, the residents, “As civic leadthe voters of our ers, we want to communities, live e are disgusted at the propose our ideas in constant fear.” Esposito level of violence and crime and our concerns on how to better emphasized that that has besieged us.” serve our comit was the second munity,” Esposito shooting in nine — Sam Esposito, said. days in the area, Ozone Park Residents Block Association Re p. Nyd ia citing an incident Velá zquez last week i n which an Ozone Park resident was reported- (D-Brooklyn, Queens, Lower Manhattan), ly shot in the legs near 88th Street and whose district covers just north of where the shooting took place, also called for Albert Road.

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prevention. “Thank you,” said Gulluscio. “We have an enormous amount of veterans that live in the borough. There’s been a need for years and years — there’s always outreach but there is never enough.” CB 9 District Manager James McClelland said that indigent veterans were being buried in potter’s field with unmarked graves. “The VA is split into three units,” said Shaw. “There is the Veteran’s Health Administration, there is the Benefits Administration and there is Cemeteries and Burials.” To learn more about the third unit, email Shaw at Sebastian.shaw@va.gov or call (347) 420-4743. McClelland said that funeral homes were less likely to participate with the VA’s third unit because they get buried with paperwork but receive no compensation for the work they put in it. Richards said that the burial of indigent veterans has increased during Covid and he hopes to encourage the city to do better in helping homeless service members. He wants to raise awareness about it through his office. “There is a lot of work that needs to be done,” said Richards. “Part of what we are seeing in the streets is years of inaction and disinvestment ... the pandemic just exacerbated a lot of the issues.” Adams-Ovide suggested that the VA should have a directive in place so that once a veteran retires the paperwork is already sorted upon their death. “If the documents are already in place, the family won’t have to worry about that hurdle,” said Adam-Ovide. “You don’t have to wait until they die to do the paperwork ... we are doing a disservice for our veterans for what they go through.” Marches and beautiful honors mean nothing without benefits like healthcare and proper housing to prevent suicide and homel e s s n e s s a m o n g t h i s g r o u p, a d d e d Adam-Ovide. “That’s how we show we value them,” said Adam-Ovide. “We can’t just honor them Q in words, but in deeds.” action on gun violence in a statement. “Yet another life has been stolen due to senseless gun violence in our communities,” she said. “My heart is broken for the family, friends, and neighbors who cherished Ms. Torres. I join the entire Ozone Park community in mourning this tragic loss.” She continued, “We must invest more federal funding into community-based resources, job training, and early intervention programs to strengthen local opportunities. In addition, Congress must pass stronger gun control laws that crack down on the iron pipeline of illegal gun trafficking, fortify background checks, and ban Q weapons of war on our streets.”

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Queens rallies for abortion access

Richards and Adams energize community at Borough Hall by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Donning a pink and navy-striped crewneck and a button with a clothes hanger crossed out by a red-slash “no” symbol, Forest Hills resident Diane Weisstuch certainly looked the part as she stood on the steps of Queens Borough Hall ahead of last Thursday evening’s abortion rights rally. And it wasn’t her first rodeo, either. Weisstuch said she made the button for the 2017 Women’s March, when, following the election of Donald Trump as president, many Americans feared the right to choose would come under threat. But, she said, things are different this time, as, following the publication of a leaked, draft majority Supreme Court decision last week, the 1973 landmark case Roe v. Wade looks poised to be overturned, and with it, that fear would become reality. “It’s extremely serious both times, and what we’re seeing now is the consequence of what happened in 2016,” Weisstuch told the Chronicle, referring to Trump’s election. Filled with “extreme disappointment and complete outrage,” she said she wants to do, “anything we could do to just be counted as protest for what’s coming our way.” “I was here 50 years ago when this all started,” said Beverly Zuckerman, also from Forest Hills. She, too, said she was “distressed” and “disappointed.” “Just sad we’re going through this,” she added. The two were certainly not alone: Roughly 100 people carried signs and feelings of anger as they joined Borough President Donovan Richards as he led Queens residents, activist groups and fellow elected officials in mourning the imminent

loss of nationwide access to safe, legal abortion. “Queens will not stay silent as Roe was gutted by five right-wing justices in black robes, as if they were the Grim Reaper trying to destroy one of our country’s most sacred rights,” Richards said. “Overturning Roe won’t save lives — it will cost lives. And we know that those impacted the most would be communities of color, low-income communities, young people and the LGBTQIA+ community.” City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) agreed, and, reflecting on her time working at a women’s healthcare center while a student at Spelman College, noted Queens Borough President Donovan Richards was joined by Councilmembers Lynn Schulman, left, Sandra Ung and that the effort to overturn Roe v. Tiffany Cabán, among others, at Borough Hall last Thursday for an abortion rights rally. PHOTOS BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY Wade has long been at work. “I held the hands of women as and at the national level — have to make our own decisions, to fami- Tuesday that the state will put $35 they agonized over their well- drawn more attention to the very ly-plan, to plan our future and to million toward supporting abortion thought-out and informed choices. I fact of the leaked draft rather than its ensure that our communities are liv- providers. The borough president also carry all of their stories with me to actual contents, calling for an inves- ing a healthy, reproductive life is on this very day — but it’s not some- tigation as speculation about the the line. So what do we do in this praised a bill by state Sen. Liz th i ng that the male -major it y leaker has circulated (Chief Justice moment? We stand up and fight Krueger (D-Manhattan), which Supreme Court would ever under- John Roberts quickly called for one back.” Rozario encouraged the would prevent police from cooperatlast Tues- crowd to educate themselves on ing with out-of-state authorities trystand,” she day when abortion access and support those ing to prosecute for an abortion persaid. “We verturning Roe won’t save h e c o n - groups working toward that goal. formed in New York. Connecticut will never Likewise, Richards emphasized Gov. Ned Lamont just signed a simifirmed the g o b a c klives — it will cost lives.” d r a f t ’ s that while abortion is protected by lar bill into law last week. wards. We The crowd left the program enerauthentici- New York State law, expanding will contin— Borough President Donovan Richards access is still critical, and encour- gized after Deputy Borough Presity). ue to stand But Hoffman got straight to the aged elected officials at the state dent Ebony Young closed with up, we will continue to speak out. We will continue to march until tens point: “I’m not going to sit here or level to pass legislation to that effect. chants of “My body, my choice.” of millions of people across this tell you who I think leaked that Specifically, both he and Adams That included Forest Hills resident country have their right to access paper, why we’re at this point — referred to a bill introduced by Jessi- Julie Romero, who had brought her ca González-Rojas (D-East Elm- two school-aged children to the rally. we’re here.” safe and legal abortions.” “It’s important to have her under“Now, we have to fight,” she hurst) last week, which would proAnother one of last Thursday night’s speakers k new what a added before leading the crowd in vide funding for abortion providers stand her rights. It’s more important and nonprofits supporting access to for me to have him understand 20-year-old Adams had witnessed cheering “Hell no, post-Roe.” female’s rights,” she said, referring Tannuja Rozario, a founding abortion. all too well: Merle Hoffman, foundOn Monday, New York Attorney t o h e r d a u g h t e r a n d s o n , er of Choices Women’s Medical board member of South Queens Center (then called Flushing Wom- Women’s March, made similar calls General Tish James held a press con- respectively. And for her daughter, Sophia, that ference with the assemblymember, to action. en’s Medical Center). “This moment right now is a pledging her full support of the leg- message seemed to take hold: In recent days, some elected offiQ cials on the right — both in Queens wake-up call,” she said. “Our ability islation. Gov. Hochul announced “Abortion is important.”

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At left, Speaker Adrienne Adams addresses the crowd at Borough Hall, where one sign, center, stood out in the crowd. At right, Julie Romero sits with her son as they listen to the rally’s speakers.

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Amazon in College Point?

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NYT leases land to company’s development partner by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

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continued from page 15 Martinique and raised in Queens Village. She earned a master of public affairs degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs, according to The Haitian Roundtable, which highlights the achievements of people of Haitian descent. She has an adopted daughter and lives in Washington, DC, with her partner, Suzanne Malveaux, a CNN national correspondent. “Thank you @POTUS and @FLOTUS for this opportunity,” Jean-Pierre said via Twitter. “It is a true honor. I look forward to serving this Administration and the American people. I have big shoes to fill. @PressSec has been a great friend, mentor and excellent press secretary.” Q

behalf on numerous occasions, to improve roadway access for a “new distribution center,” state lobbying data shows. A spokesperson for The Times confirmed the deal for the four-acre parcel — which CEO and President Meredith Kopit Levien has said will give the paper a $34 million gain next quarter — and added that the parties also agreed to close the sale in 2025. She referred the Chronicle to Wildflower for comment on whether Amazon was involved. Wildflower partners Adam Gordon and Matthew Dicker declined to comment on

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Recent real estate transactions and lobbying data suggest that an Amazon distribution center may be coming to College Point. According to city records, The New York Times recently leased a significant portion of its property in College Point — the site of the paper’s distribution center — to Wildflower Industrial LTD, an infrastructure firm with a focus on green development. According to its website, the firm is Amazon’s “most active E-commerce developer in New York City.” Wildflower is also responsible for the upcoming film studio in Astoria, a project backed by Robert De Niro. The company’s website shows plans for a “logistics center,” which is slated to take up nearly 250,000 square feet at the site, just off the Whitestone Expressway, next to Mill Creek. (The Times’ printing plant is more than 300,000 square feet.) A promotional video for the facility, which is slated for a 2023 opening, touts its proximity to all five boroughs, several truck routes and both of the city’s major airports, with LaGuardia just three miles away. The plan also allocates ample room for trucks and loading docks. On top of that, Wildflower has also been working with Mercury Public Affairs, a company that has lobbied on Amazon’s

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Spring cleaning: Is your ‘junk’ worth a fortune? If your family is like most, you have “junk” in your basement, garage or attic, such as sports cards, memorabilia and toys. Before you toss them out during spring cleaning, consider that the prices of sports cards, games and other ephemera are skyrocketing. How can you determine if your stuff is valuable and, if it is, how can you sell it? A widely accepted r ule for spor ts cards, memorabilia and toys is that older items are worth more. However, these days even more recent items are also commanding high prices. “Vintage sports cards from the early periods of a sport are almost always highly collectible, especially of Hall of Famers,” says Al Crisafulli, auction director

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at Love of the Game Auctions, an internet sports and memorabilia auction that helps families sell collectibles. “But don’t assume sports cards or other memorabilia have to be old to be valuable. Modern cards of such stars as Tom Brady, Mike Trout, LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter and others can sell for lots of money.” He is offering tips to help determine if your belongings are valuable: Older sports cards Cards from the 1960s and earlier are collectible, and those from before the 1940s can be extremely valuable. Big-name Hall of Famers like Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Lou G e h r ig , H o n u s Wa g n e r, Mickey Mantle and others bring high prices. With old cards from the 1880s and early 1900s, look for tobacco and candy brands, such as Old Judge, Piedmont, Sweet Caporal or American Caramel. Really old Sports memorabilia from the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as photographs, postcards, bats, gloves and balls are also collectible. When opting to sell sports items, consider a specialty auction, such as Love of the Game, which has the expertise to professionally research sports items and main-

tains lists of bidders specializing in this area, to get top dollar. More information is available at loveofthegameauctions.com. Modern cards Prices on recent baseball, basketball and football cards have risen rapidly. The three keys are condition, star power and cards from early in player careers. Do you have major current stars, like Mike Trout, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady and LeBron James? Or do you have g reats f rom the recent past, like Michael Jordan, Kobe Br yant, Magic Johnson, Derek Jeter or Joe Montana? Check if your cards are denoted as Rookie, Prospect, Draft Pick or other indicators they’re from a player’s first season. A nd cond it ion is king, as cards that look pack fresh with sharp corners and a well-centered image command highest prices. Additionally, unopened packs and boxes from almost any year can be valuable. Memorabilia Do you have old advertising posters depicting sports stars or famous entertain ment personalities together with food, tobacco or sporting goods brands. Many original signs, store displays and

Sports memorabilia such as baseball stamps can be a diamond in the rough. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON / FILE

promotional items are collectible, especially those dating from the early 1900s into the 1960s. But low-quality reproductions aren’t. Look for memorabilia spotlighting sports heroes, superheroes, early Walt Disney characters and Star Wars subjects. So, while you’re spring cleaning that attic, basement or garage, don’t rush to the garbage. Before throwing out old Q “junk,” determine if it’s valuable! — StatePoint Media

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One of the best ways to achieve instant curb appeal, according to the experts, is to effectively layer shrubs, plants and flowers in your front yard. Doing so can create a cohesive visual experience that naturally guides visitors to the front door. Landscape designer Doug Scott describes plant layering in art terms: “Just like in a painting, you need to have a background, a middle ground and a foreground. Each layer serves a purpose, and there’s no more important place for them to be on full display than your home’s entrance.”To help homeowners understand the purpose of plant layering and identify the best types of plants for each layer, Scott has joined forces with Exmark, a leading manufacturer of commercial mowers and equipment for landscape professionals and serious DIY-ers. Here they break it down for you: 1. Background: The background layer should consist of taller evergreen shrubs to ensure that no matter what’s in front of them, you and your visitors will always have something green to look at. This layer provides a cohesive backdrop and a bit of living color in every season. 2. Middle Ground: Here’s where to step it down a notch in height and add interesting shapes, colors or stripes that provide contrast against the darker green of the background layer. Herbaceous perennials, like lavender, are a good choice for this purpose.

3. Foreground: Finally, the foreground layer should help transition the planting beds to your lawn space or sidewalk, and should therefore be lower than the back two layers. It’s also where you can keep things fresh and get your hands dirty throughout the year by changing out annuals with the seasons. Or, if you want a lower-maintenance entrance, you can choose smaller perennials, evergreens or creeping ground covers. Use the foreground layer as an opportunity to add pops of color at ground level and draw attention to your home’s entrance. Scott lays out a few other important tips to keep in mind: • Choose plants consistent with your home’s style. For instance, if you have a craftsman home, you should probably skip tropical plants. Or, if your home is more minimalist, avoid an overabundance of different plants. • Don’t obstruct views of your front door from the street with plants. Likewise, visitors shouldn’t have to maneuver around plants as they make their way down the sidewalk. Neither is convenient or welcoming, so you’ll either need to keep pruning plants to size, or choose plants that won’t overgrow their space without a ton of pruning. • To make your entrance “the star” it should be, the plant material in the rest of your front yard shouldn’t be distracting. Rather let it frame the intended view. Scott offers more plant layering tips in

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Pot of gold for new StartUP! winners

Hailing from throughout the World’s Borough, participants get $10K each by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Four winners were announced as recipients of the Queens Economic Development Corp. 16th annual Queens StartUP! Business Plan Competition Monday. Hailing from Cambria Heights, Broad Channel, Flushing and Astoria, the entrepreneurs each won $10,000 to jumpstart their new businesses. QEDC Executive Director Seth Bornstein has been meeting with the prizewinners one-by-one and disbursing their checks, which they earned for completing a fivemonth challenge and instruction course that was sponsored by Resorts World New York City. “Since entrepreneurs are the bedrock of the borough’s economy, I congratulate and commend this year’s StartUP! winners and wish them the best of luck in the future,” Bornstein said in a prepared statement. “Finally, if anybody has an idea for a new business, please consider enrolling in the next StartUP! program this fall.” QEDC spokesman Rob MacKay said that 400 people signed on for the competition, and the number was boiled down to 100. Founded in 1977, the QEDC strives to create and retain jobs through programming that assists small businesses and encourages

Queens Economic Development Corp. President Seth Bornstein, left, announced the winners of $10,000 from the StartUP! Business Plan Competiton, which include winners Adelaide Paul, PHOTOS COURTESY QEDC; RIGHT PHOTO BY AMANDA DIMARTINO left, Courtney Stern and Eli Goldman. entrepreneurship, with an emphasis of promoting women, minorities, immigrants and low-to-moderate business owners. “Even if you are in this year’s competition, if you didn’t win you can compete again,” MacKay told the Chronicle. “We will release details in August or September.” During the course, participants received

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technical assistance and training on topics such as operations, marketing and financial statements, while having access to advice from experts and then they submitted business plans to selected judges. Adelaide Paul, who was born in Dominica and lives in Cambria Heights, won first place in the food category for her Dekkade

Foods tropical seasoning brand, which has all natural herbs and spices perfect for marinades, pesto, sauces and meat, according to QEDC. Courtney Stern and Broad Channel resident Sondra Young won the technology award for Park Watch, a free app that helps motorists find free street parking. The sustainability awardees were Aimee Wu and Nancy B. Uddin of Xing Studios, a Flushing-based fashion label, which pays above-market wages to local seamstresses to produce made-to-order clothing from upcycled fabrics, said QEDC. Eli Goldman, of Astoria, received a community award for Tikkun BBQ, where he makes and sells delicious smoked meats at pop-ups and brick-and-mortar stores. Goldman donates half of his proceeds to local charities, such as Safe Horizon, the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Astoria Food Pantry. “The program helped me formalize my business and create a structured entity designed to help build, enrich and support my community,” Goldman told the Chronicle via email. “With the funds awarded to Tikkun BBQ, we will now be able to expand and have an even bigger impact on Astoria, as well as begin to spread awareness of our work, and BBQ, to other parts of Queens Q and New York City.”

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The folks at Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside will do more than invite you to attend their upcoming performances of “Vive el Tango.” Artistic Director Angel Gil Orrios will also invite you to bring your dancing shoes. “Many of our audience members love to dance too,” he said. “There is a dance section where the band will play three musical numbers and the members of the audience can dance if they want.” The original production, with shows every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through May 29, gets the audience clapping and dancing along. “I think we are the only theater, as least in New York, doing a tango production every year for the last 30 years,” Gil said. “We’ve been very successful.” The 90-minute performance, shown without intermission, combines features of classic and new tango styles in both the music and dance numbers. It includes four original compositions by the late Raul Juarena. A legendary performer on the bandoneon, he was Thalia’s composer, arranger and musical director for 30 years, and died of Covid in January 2021. Addressing the audience prior to the show last Friday, Gil put in a plug for an upcoming comedy production this summer, saying that per usual Thalia’s plays will have a bilingual cast. “You can choose to attend in Spanish or English — or see both!” he said. “Vive el Tango” is done entirely in Spanish, but the performers prove that music and dance are universal languages. One doesn’t need to speak a word of Spanish to enjoy Fernando Pirez perform an upbeat ballad; or Marga Juarena singing a sad love long. “She is Maestro Juarena’s widow,” Gil said, adding that having male and female soloists are traditional in tango productions. Dance numbers are performed by couples Analia Carreño and Luis Ramirez, and Sarita Apel and Andres Bravo. Some of the routines tell brief stories.

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Herman Blatt, a Polish immigrant, married Frances Smith in January 1938 in Corona. Their first child, David, was born on Nov. 2 in Astoria. Three more followed. The family moved to Brooklyn, where David graduated New Utrecht High School in 1956. A singing group was The home of Jay Black, the lead singer of Jay and the Ameriformed in 1960 with Jay cans, at 85-14 162 Ave. in Howard Beach, as it looked when INSET VIA YOUTUBE / PBS Traynor as the lead singer. he lived there during the 1980s. In 1962 David Blatt replaced him and changed his name professionally to $100,000, but Blatt continued to perform as Jay Black. Jay and the Americans were on Jay Black. By 2017, he could no longer take their way to success with songs such as the stage, due to Alzheimer’s disease. He “This Magic Moment.” Black was known passed away on Oct. 23, 2021 at age 82. as “The Voice.” He was married three times. Correction He settled down with Andrea Francis in 1982 The April 28 article “On the diamond or and bought a 2,400-square-foot home at 85-14 162 Ave. in Howard Beach. In 2006 ice, Howie puts it in the books!” misstated when Howie Rose lived at 42-26 215 St. in gambling debts forced him into bankruptcy. The trade name “Jay and the Americans” Bayside. It was when he was in a fraternity at Q was sold by the bankruptcy trustee for Queens College. We regret the error.

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Omnium Circus, a diverse multi-abled circus that formed during the height of the pandemic in 2020, is making its Big Apple debut at Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park on May 14 at 2 and 8 p.m. The two performances of the troupe’s “I’mPossible,” a story of a boy who has a dream to join the circus, will take place at The Claire Shulman Theatre at 14 United Nations Avenue South. “I was drawn into this by Lisa B. Lewis,” said Ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson, referring to the founder of Omnium. “She had this dream of hers about starting this particular circus for well over a decade ... I thought it was a beautiful concept to essentially broaden the tent and broaden the big top to shed light on members of the human family that often go forgotten or are underestimated or dismissed.” Iverson said that people with disabilities have always been within the circus community, but Omnium showcases them as full human beings. “That’s at the heart of the pursuit of equality when it comes to marginalized groups,” said Iverson. “I don’t think there is any place better than the circus where you

Rob Lok, left, Jason Span, “Miss” Jane Lok and Jane Bricker-Bauer are some of the performers from Omnium Circus, who will be at Queens Theatre May 14, led by ringmasPHOTOS COURTESY OMNIUM CIRCUS ter Jonathan Lee Iverson, inset. are going to be doing wildly superhuman things where you are going to be seen as such.” “I’mPossible” is a fictional telling of Iverson’s life, according to the ringmaster. “It’s a story that basically pulls the audience in and allows them to be engaged in the adventure and you go away thinking you too can fly and do daring things in your own space in the world,” said Iverson, who

was the youngest and first Black ringmaster of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey and has shared the spotlight with Ray Charles, Spike Lee and Hollis’ own LL Cool J. “I hope audiences have a new perspective on how they view their neighbor, whatever shape they come in.” Omnium is the most accessible circus out there, said Rob Lok, hailing from Flushing as one half of the married clown duo with his

wife, who goes by Miss Jane. “We have audio descriptions for the hearing impaired, we have braille and largeprint programs and we have integrated ASL interpreters throughout the show and ADA seating,” said Lok, the first Chinese-American to graduate the acclaimed Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College and to perform at the Yekaterinburg International Clown Festival in Russia in 2013. “We are an innovative circus. We have the most diverse multi-abled performers out there. Between our deaf acrobat dancer poet to an amazing hand-balancer dancer in a wheelchair to the sixth-generation circus-performing family, the Españas, and to myself a Chinese-American clown from the Lower East Side.” Lok said he has worked for many circuses around the world, but Omnium is something new. “It’s something special,” he added. “It’s something so different. It reflects our communities ... We are breaking barriers. There are no more gatekeepers anymore. We are world-class performers and we can’t wait to show it off in Queens, my hometown.” Tickets start at $20 with applicable fees and are on sale now at QueensTheatre.org. For more information about Omnium visit Q omniumcircus.org.

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‘Vive el Tango’: A celebration in music and dance

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“The couples know their own strengths,” Gil said. Carreño and Ramirez choreographed the numbers both couples perform together. The quintet of musicians is never off stage. Pianist-Musical Director Emiliano Messiez, Leandro Ragusa on the bandoneon, Pablo Lanouguere on the double bass, Federico Giaz on guitar and Sergio Reyes on the violin accompany Juarena, Pirez and each dance number, and also perform several instrumental interludes. Those include when audience members are invited to come up and dance. Last week, Alvaro and Nelly Echeverria of Middle Village were the only couple to take to the floor. They left after a few minutes to applause. Alvaro Echeverria said they are regulars at Thalia performances. “We’re here a lot,” he said. “We always come back.” Gil said planning for the next year’s tango show will begin before “Vive el Tango” closes. First, he said, the music and songs are written. The musicians record them so they can be given to the singers and dancers to plan their choreography and rehearse.

Analia Carreño and Luis Ramirez, with musicians Sergio Reyes, left, Leandro Ragussa, Pablo Lanouguere, Emiliano Messiez and, unseen, Federico Diaz, heat up Sunnyside’s Thalia Spanish Theatre in “Vive el Tango.” On the cover, different outfit, same passion. PHOTOS BY SEBASTIÁN GIL-LOPEZ / THALIA SPANISH THEATRE

“That keeps us from tiring out the musicians,” Gil said. About a month before opening night the pieces all come together. Show times are 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 4 p.m. on Sundays. The

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continued from page 23 One takes place in a park, where a flirty, sultry Carreño is more than able to distract Ramirez’s attention from the book he is reading; or when Apel and Bravo dance around a European ballroom in period 18thcentury costumes. And absolutely every dance number raises the room temperature in the theater. Each couple, Gil said, prepares its own choreography.

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Notice of Formation of 18240 HILLSIDE LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/02/2022. Ofﬁ ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: BETHEL GOSPEL TABERNACLE, 110-18 GUY R BREWER BLVD., JAMAICA, NY 11433. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of BALLOONS BY EILEEN V LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/23/2022. Ofﬁ ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: EILEEN VALLEJOS MUÑOZ, 9516 LIVERPOOL STREET, JAMAICA, NY 11435. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Hudson County Surrogate’s Court. Lucila T. Ang, 84-16 Elmhurst Avenue, Apt 1-B, Elmhurst, NY 11373 in the Matter of the Estate of Mark Anson Wang, deceased. To: Nantian Wang You are hereby notified that on Thursday, 12th day of May, 2022, at 8:30AM, I shall apply to the Surrogate of the County of Hudson, at his office in the Hudson County Administration Building, 595 Newark Avenue, 4th Floor, Room 407, Jersey City, New Jersey 07306, for the granting of letters of administration to myself, or some other fit person, of the goods, chattels and credits of Mark Anson Wang deceased, late of New Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, who died on or about the 4th day of November, 2021, intestate. If you have any objections in this matter, you may contact the Hudson County Surrogate, by notifying him, in writing of your objection, on or before July 13, 2022, Date: May 12, 2022, Lucila T. Ang

+ COMPANY LLC. Art. Of Org. filed with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 12/08/21. Office in Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the LLC, 1705 MADISON ST, APT 3R, RIDGEWOOD, NY, 11385. Purpose: Any lawful purpose

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9130 193rd Street LLC, Arts of Org. ﬁ led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 4/11/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 9121 193rd St., Hollis, NY 11423. General Purpose

Notice of Formation of Divinity Ray LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 06/02/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: DIVINITY RAY LLC, 6914 41ST AVE., APT 404, WOODSIDE, NY 11377. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

2/4/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to C/O Ali M. Ahmed, 139-25 87th Dr., Briarwood, NY 11435. General

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Notice of Formation of SKE AESTHETICS LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/15/2022. Ofﬁ ce location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: SAMANTHA K ENRIQUEZ, 14435 78TH RD, APT 3O, FLUSHING, NY 11367. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SNOWBELLA LLC. Arts. of Staff Party LLC fi led Arts. of Org. fi led with the SSNY on Org. with the Sect’y of State 08/12/21. Offi ce: Queens of NY (SSNY) on 3/31/2022. County. SSNY designated as Offi ce: Queens County. SSNY agent of the LLC upon whom has been designated as agent process against it may be of the LLC upon whom process served. SSNY shall mail copy against it may be served of process to the LLC, 13835 and shall mail process to: The 39th Ave., Apt 6C, Flushing, LLC, 34-18 Northern Blvd., NY 11354. Purpose: Any lawful Long Island City, NY, 11101. purpose. Purpose: any lawful act.

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Notice of Formation of MMUSHAROF LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/30/2022. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: MMUSHAROF LLC, 50-46 41ST ST, FLOOR 1, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11104. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX NO. 704496/2016 Mortgaged Premises: 89-15 86TH STREET, WOODHAVEN, NY 11421 Block: 8968 Lot: 50 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR INDYMAC INDX MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005AR5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005AR5, Plaintiff, vs. CARMEN M. RODRIGUEZ if living, and if she/he be dead, any and all persons unknown to plaintiff, claiming, or who may claim to have an interest in, or general or specific lien upon the real property described in this action; such unknown persons being herein generally described and intended to be included in the following designation, namely: the wife, widow, husband, widower, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors, and assignees of such deceased, any and all persons deriving interest in or lien upon, or title to said real property by, through or under them, or either of them, and their respective wives, widows, husbands, widowers, heirs at law, next of kin, descendants, executors, administrators, devisees, legatees, creditors, trustees, committees, lienors and assigns, all of whom and whose names, except as stated, are unknown to plaintiff; MAURICIO ZAPATA; WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; “JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last twelve names being fictitious and unknown to plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the tenants, occupants, persons or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the premises, described in the complaint, Defendants. To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the complaint is not served with this summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney within 20 days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York) in the event the United States of America is made a party defendant, the time to answer for the said United States of America shall not expire until (60) days after service of the Summons; and in case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above caption action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure the sum of $280,000.00 and interest, recorded on October 1, 2004, at Instrument number 2004000615862, of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York, covering premises known as 89-15 86TH STREET WOODHAVEN, NY 11421. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. QUEENS County is designated as the place of trial because the real property affected by this action is located in said county. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is pending for further information on how to answer the summons and protect your property. Sending a payment to the mortgage company will not stop the foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH THE COURT. Dated: January 28th, 2022 ROBERTSON, ANSCHUTZ, SCHNEID, CRANE & PARTNERS, PLLC, Attorney for Plaintiff, GLENN W. CAULFIELD, ESQ., 900 Merchants Concourse, Suite 310, Westbury, NY 11590 516-280-7675

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THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE Supreme Court of New York, Queens County. PALM AVENUE HIALEAH TRUST, A DELAWARE STATUTORY TRUST, FOR AND ON BEHALF AND To Advertise Call 718-205-8000 SOLELY WITH RESPECT TO PALM AVENUE HIALEAH TRUST, SERIES 2014-1, Plaintiff- against- FAROUD BACCHUS; A FI WI LANTING TRUST; ROHAN JOHNSON AS TRUSTEE OF THE A FI WI Notice of formation of HOUSE Notice of Formation of MODERN LAN-TING TRUST, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at REPAIR SERVICE, LLC Articles VET CARE PLLC Arts. of Org. law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, of Organization filed with the filed with Secy. of State of devisees, legatees, assignees, lienors, creditors, and successors Secretary of State of New York NY (SSNY) on 04/06/22. Office in interest and generally all persons having or claiming under, by (SSNY) 04/25/2022. Office in location: Queens County. Princ. or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, office of PLLC: 32-03 Steinway inheritance, lien or otherwise, any right, title, and interest in Queens Co. SSNY designated St., #52, Astoria, NY 11103. for service of process. SSNY SSNY designated as agent and to the real property described in the complaint; DAHLIA THORPE;THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, shall mail copy of any process of PLLC upon whom process NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST served against the LLC to against it may be served. SSNY COMPANY,N.A.AS SUCCESSOR TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. 108-34 47th Ave, Bsmt, shall mail process to the PLLC AS TRUSTEE FOR RESIDENTIAL ASSET MORTGAGE PRODUCTS, INC., Corona, NY 11368. Purpose: at the addr. of its princ. office. MORTGAGE ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES Purpose: Veterinary medicine. Any lawful purpose. 2006-SP1; PARTNERS FOR PAYMENT RELIEF, DE II LLC; CITY OF NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; CITY OF NEW YORK LIC 3412, LLC, Arts of Org Notice of Formation of DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU PAYMENT fi led with SSNY on 09/21/21. Red XFeng, LLC Articles of AND ADJUDICATION CENTER OF QUEENS; UNITED STATES OF Organization were filed with the Offi ce Location: Queens County, Secretary of State of New York AMERICA; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; ASHLEY JACKSON; WILLIAM BURK, Defendants. Index (SSNY) on 03/08/2022. Office SSNY designated as agent No. 704464/2015. Mortgaged Premises: 109-07 Union Hall Street location: Queens County. SSNY has of LLC upon whom process Jamaica, New York 11433 Block: 12152 Lot: 130. To The Above been designated as agent of the against it may be served. SSNY Named Defendant(s): YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the LLC upon whom process against Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your it may be served. SSNY shall mail shall mail a copy of process to: Answer on the Plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the a copy of process to: MINTY ZHOU, The LLC, 41-28 Haight St #1A, service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within 94-25 53RD AVENUE, ELMHURST, Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: to NY 11373. Purpose: For any thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the lawful purpose. engage in any lawful act. State. The United States of America, if designated as a Defendant in Notice of Formation of Notice of Formation of this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. RITHO CARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS If you fail to appear or to answer within the aforementioned time MandyPansy, LLC Articles of Organization were fi led with the LLC Articles of Organization were frame, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief fi led with the Secretary of State of Secretary of State of New York demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND (SSNY) on 04/20/2022. Offi ce New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2022. Offi ce location: Queens County. RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECTIVE of the above captioned action is location: Queens County. SSNY has SSNY has been designated as to foreclose on a Mortgage to secure $412,300.00 and interest, been designated as agent of the agent of the LLC upon whom recorded in the Queens County Clerk’s Office on July 3, 2004 in LLC upon whom process against CRFN 2004000378036, covering the premises known as 109-07 process against it may be served. it may be served. SSNY shall mail SSNY shall mail a copy of proUnion Hall Street, Jamaica, New York 11433. The relief sought a copy of process to: MANDYPANcess to: RITHO CARE STAFFING herein is a final judgment directing sale of the premises described SY, LLC, 176-10 145TH AVE., SOLUTIONS, 225-34 104TH AVabove to satisfy the debt secured by the mortgage described above. JAMAICA, NY 11434. Purpose: For ENUE, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429. Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. Venue is any lawful purpose. Purpose: For any lawful purpose. based upon the County in which the mortgaged premises is located. Manea Realty, LLC, Arts of SHAMIM HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. NOTICE YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME If you do not respond to this summons and complaint by serving a copy of the Org. fi led with Sec. of State of Org. fi led with the SSNY on answer on the attorney for the mortgage company who filed this 04/13/2022. Offi ce loc: Queens foreclosure proceeding against you and filing the answer with the of NY (SSNY) 3/24/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. County. SSNY has been des- court, a default judgment may be entered and you can lose your ignated as agent upon whom home. Speak to an attorney or go to the court where your case is as agent upon whom process against the LLC may pending for further information on how to answer the summons process against may be be served. SSNY shall mail and protect your property. Sending a payment to your mortgage served & shall mail process process to: Mussarat Jabeen, company will not stop this foreclosure action. YOU MUST RESPOND to 106-28 96th St., Ozone 85-11 34th Ave, Apt # 2C, BY SERVING A COPY OF THE ANSWER ON THE ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF (MORTGAGE COMPANY) AND FILING THE ANSWER WITH Park, NY 11417. General Jackson Heights, NY 11372. THE COURT. FRIEDMAN VARTOLO, LLP, 85 Broad Street, Suite 501, Purpose Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. 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2 BR, 2 bath Co-op. Updated kitchen & ﬂ ooring. New carpeting thru-out. Unit has been freshly painted, corner unit, very spacious. 25% down payment required. Base: $927.67, Appliances: $8.00, Guard fee: $35.00, AC’s fee: $42.00, Assessment: $96.55 = $1,109.22. $32/ share fl ip tax, 350 shares. $20/ month parking fee, (waitlist).

• Old Howard Beach •

2 Family corner lot, 50x100. 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, full unfi nished basement, pool with deck, huge yard.

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK All brick Raised Ranch, 4 BRs 1½ baths, wood fl oors in living room & dining area, lower level has sliding glass doors to yard, open spacious layout with 1 BR - possible two, fi n bsmnt, hi-hats, blue stone, beautiful patio in yard.

OPEN HOUSE

Sunday, May 15th 1:00-3:00pm 158-27 79th Street

$799K

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK 50x100 Cape, OPEN HOUSE

5 bedroom, 2 baths, full unfinished basement. Build your dream home!

Reduced

$769K

Sunday, May 15th 11:30am-2:00pm 157-17 85th Street

WAKEFIELD/ S. OZONE PARK 115 Street & 135 Ave. Vicinity. All Brick Townhouse, 3 BRs, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen & bath, great location. Extra room on main level

$629K

HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Carlton 1 bedroom Co-op. 4th floor

$168K

CONR-080552

Lovely all brick Cape on 40x100 lot, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths, formal dining room, walk-in, beautiful yard

Newly raised waterfront home on Jamaica Bay. Bring your boat & enjoy waterfront living. Plenty of storage space, deck, large LR/cathedral ceiling, low taxes. Walk to stores, tennis courts, Gateway National Park, Express bus to NYC & train. Near Rockaway Beach & ferry. Come & enjoy island living with the most stunning sunsets over Jamaica Bay.

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High-Rise Co-op large 1 BR, with window in kitchen, Mint Condition. 20% Down Payment Required

• Lindenwood •

1 bedroom Co-op in Lindenwood section of Howard Beach. Large rooms, sunny and spacious. Screened-in terrace. Come make this your home!

HOWARD BEACH

Large 2 family, brick, shingle, Featuring 5/6 BR’s, REAL ESTATE 3 full baths, 2 half baths, 161-14A Crossbay Blvd., full walk-in with laundry Howard Beach room. Second floor (Brother’s Shopping Ctr.) has balcony, pvt driveway.

718-845-1136

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