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Howard Beach would be split down the middle along Cross Bay Boulevard under the newly proposed state Senate maps. Most of New Howard Beach would become part of a Brooklyn district and Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach would join the district to the east. The new maps drastically change state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s current district and he is joined by many in the community who are pushing back on the proposal.

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Baby formula is a hot commodity in Queens Store shelves empty across the borough amid national shortage

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oanna Papantoniou Kapadoukakis, who lives in Whitestone, has searched far and wide to find baby formula for her 8-week-old son. Weeks ago, she tried three different stores — none had what she was looking for. Just how sparse formula is at the moment is not lost on her. “I always grab formula when I see it now,” Kapadoukakis said. She added that she even asked a friend who lives in Connecticut to bring her some from Costco. Carin Chiang, a member of the Ozone Park Residents Block Association and former food pantry employee, had been giving away formula she collected prior to the shortage. When parents began searching frantically for baby formula, she offered it up in several neighborhood Facebook groups. Within minutes, she said, the comments began piling up, and continued through the night. “It got to the point where I had to ask one lady if she was really coming since I had another mom

asking for the same can,” Chiang told the Chronicle. Those parents are far from the only ones facing this dilemma. Abbott Nutrition — one of the nation’s three major baby formula manufacturers, along with Gerber and Reckitt — recently halted production at its Sturgis, Mich., plant following the Food and Dr ug Administration’s discover y of pot ent ia l bact er ial i n fect ion Cronobacter sakazakii in products made there. In February, Abbott issued a voluntary recall for certain variations of its Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products. The recall has sent shockwaves throughout the country in recent weeks as supplies of formula have become limited, leaving many store shelves bare. Queens stores are no exception. At one Walgreens, located at 44-15 Kissena Blvd. in Flushing, shelves were nearly empty, save for a handful of other Similac formulas and some plant-based ones. Though the manager declined to comment, he said that a lot of people have come in looking for formula.

All across Queens, store managers say they have struggled to keep baby forPHOTO BY SOPHIE KRICHEVSKY mula in stock amid the national shortage. Heather Weissman, the manager at the Key Food on Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, said customers have flocked from all over to find baby formula. “I’ve had people that have traveled great distances,” she told the Chronicle. While on that particu-

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thing, the answer is: not for long. According to manager Jenna Commanda, the store had received a shipment the previous night, and stocked the case that morning before opening at 8 a.m. By 11:15 a.m., the case was almost empty, with only a few bottles of Similac formula left. “It looks sad,” another employee at the store added, referring to the empty shelves. Fhamil Pan, the manager at the CVS in Glendale, reported a similar phenomenon. “When we get the delivery, we finish it the same day,” he said. The managers also said that once their stores are out of formula, they have waited extended periods of time before receiving more. While Pan said his store has gotten shipments about once a week, Commanda said it takes her store about two, sometimes three, weeks to get a new stock. But it’s clear that there’s just no way of knowing — asked when her store was getting more baby formula, Weissman replied: “No idea.” continued on page 18

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Proposed maps to cut district in three Addabbo could lose most of HB; asks courts to keep the community whole by Deirdre Bardolf

master who drew the maps, requesting that Howard Beach be included Community leaders in Howard in Senate District 15. “To keep the tightknit, diverse Beach are outraged at the newly proposed state Senate maps, which working class families of the 11414 would divide their district into three communities wholly within Queens County would better serve the residifferent ones. The New Howard Beach neigh- dents due to the historical ties and borhood to the west would go to common interests within itself and Senate District 19, the rest of which shared with the communities to the is in Brooklyn and held by state north in the proposed 15th Senate Sen. Roxanne Persaud (D-Canar- District, as opposed to being placed sie); Old Howard Beach and Hamil- in the 19th Senate District in ton Beach would go to Senate Dis- Brooklyn County,” he wrote. He said he has spoken with Pertrict 10 held by state Sen. James Sanders Jr. (D-South Ozone Park); saud and that she agreed to relinand state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. quish 11414 and that it makes sense (D-Howard Beach) would lose the to keep it in the 15th Senate district. Addabbo cited ongoing resiliensouthern portion of his current district, which would end just north of cy projects dating back to Hurricane Sandy; a desire to keep the the Belt Parkway. The maps, which are redrawn school districts whole; the shared every 10 years based on Census NYPD 106th Precinct, Community data, are expected to be finalized Board 10 and other groups; and the Cross Bay business district and by Friday. With the newly proposed lines, transit lines including the ongoing Addabbo’s 15th Senate District bus redesign that affects the whole would be limited to Middle Village, neighborhood. Betty Braton, chair of parts of Forest Hills, WoodCom mu nit y Board 10, haven, Ozone Park but not called the proposed maps South Ozone Park, most “horrendous.” of Lindenwood but not “One ZIP code, less Old Howa rd Beach, than 30,000 people, Hamilton Beach or anydivided up into three where south of those different Senate districts neighborhoods. Resorts 2 022 — That’s unconscionable to World and Aqueduct Race do to a community,” she said, Track would no longer be in his referring to the 11414 ZIP. district, but in Sanders’. She said that it means that, for 10 The central part of Addabbo’s district would be consolidated with years, “a community will suffer.” “Redistricting is supposed to more of Forest Park, Richmond Hill and South Richmond Hill. It would take geography into consideration,” stop just north of the Belt Parkway she said, adding that she believes it would make more sense to use geoand Resorts World. Addabbo also stands to lose parts graphic distinctions and landmarks Maspeth, Fresh Pond and Kew Gar- like the north shore of Jamaica Bay, JFK Airport, the Brooklyn county dens Hills. Rockwood Park, the new side line and Forest Park as barriers. Frank Gulluscio is the Demothat is west of Cross Bay Boulevard, would be the only Queens neighbor- cratic district leader for Assembly hood in Persaud’s district, which District 23 and he called the splitting up of the ZIP codes “mind encompasses Southeast Brooklyn. Sanders’ district, which includes blowing.” “I am very concerned that the parts of Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, South Jamaica, JFK neighborhoods are split up even and the easternmost parts of the worse than before,” he said. He said that political circles are Rockaway Peninsula like Arverne and Edgemere up to the Nassau bor- “up in arms” about the new maps der near Lawrence, would gain all and he thinks the general public of the Rockaway Peninsula, Hamil- will be, too, when residents realize ton Beach, Old Howard Beach and a they might be in new Senate districts. portion of South Ozone Park. According to the New York State On Wednesday, Addabbo sent a letter to Judge Patrick McAllister of Independent Redistricting Commisthe Steuben County Supreme Court sion, a “community of interest” and Jonathan Cervas, the special shares social and economic interAssociate Editor

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Howard Beach would be split down the middle along Cross Bay Boulevard, under new state Senate maps that were STEUBEN COUNTY SUPREME COURT released on Monday. ests and should therefore be includ- has f looding issues and Lindened in a single district for “effective wood has flooding issues. And what and fair representation.” The inter- are we going to do? If I have to have ests do not include political affilia- a meeting and bring my state repretions but can include similar stan- sentatives in, I have to have four dards of living, shared methods of people there. I have three state senatransportation, or similar economic tors and a state assemblymember now,” he said. and societal concerns. Over the last 10 years, Gendron Braton argues that the new maps split up the areas of interest in the says that the community worked southern portion of the district, w i t h R e p. H a k e e m J e f f r i e s especially considering that it groups (D-Brooklyn, Queens) on environthe west portion of Howard Beach mental projects including Spring Creek studies. in with Brooklyn When the new conpark space and Old g r e s sio n a l l i n e s Howard Beach and were announced in H a m i lt on B e a ch or 10 years, F e b r u a r y, t h e y with the airport. a community changed his repre“Howard Beach sentative to Rep. has a g reat deal will suffer.” Greg Meeks more in common (D - Queens, Naswith Ozone Park — Betty Braton, sau), which Genand Woodhaven in Community Board 10 dron saw as a setterms of all comback because they munity issues than with the areas to the east and west would have to catch him up on the issues. Gendron would prefer to see of us,” she said. Having to work with new repre- the communities of interest group sentatives means a “learning curve” them with areas of coastal Brooklyn and “diluted” ability to work togeth- that share similar environmental er on important issues in the area vulnerabilities. “The thing that bothers me is, like the ongoing resiliency efforts in flood-prone neighborhoods, some- when they drew the congressional thing that Roger Gendron of Hamil- maps, they wanted to try to put everybody within the same borton Beach knows well, too. “Hamilton Beach has f looding ough. That’s what I was told. So issues, Old Howard Beach has that’s why we were removed from flooding issues, New Howard Beach Hakeem Jeffries’ district and moved

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back into a Queens district with Greg Meeks,” he said, which makes the moving of only part of Howard Beach to Brooklyn in the new Senate maps especially confusing. He, Braton and Gulluscio are also sending letters opposing the maps to the Steuben County State Supreme Court judge who appointed the special master who drew them. Gendron fears the plan will also disenfranchise voters who have two election dates this year: June 28 to choose candidates for most offices including governor and the Assembly, and Aug. 23 for the congressional and state Senate seats. He wonders if any other senators would be willing to keep their district office in Howard Beach as Addabbo’s is and which Gendron says is extremely accessible even for those in the outskirts of Hamilton Beach. “My gut feeling is one or two high tides and no, they’re going to go, ‘What the hell am I doing here?’” said Gendron, referring to flooding and fearing that would set the community back on 15 years of progress. “Nobody knows this community better than Joe does,” said Gendron of Addabbo, who has represented the area since 2001, first in the City Council, prior to the Senate. “Joe is a mainstay in this comQ munity,” he said.

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Cervas drafts maps for Congress, state Senate

Incumbents in the middle as state nears finalized districts by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

Court-appointed special master Jonathan Cervas submitted his drafts of newly drawn congressional and state Senate lines to Steuben County Supreme Court Judge Patrick McAllister on Monday. Democrats and Republicans — and other interested parties — had until Wednesday to submit any objections to the draft. Cervas will submit his final map to the court on Friday. McAllister has presided over the process since the state Court of Appeals — responding to an appeal of a case that began in Steuben County — ruled that the previously passed congressional and state Senate maps were unconstitutional. In turn, it was McAllister who picked Cervas, a postdoctoral candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, to put an end to a months-long redistricting process that has left voters and candidates alike unsure of who would run for which seats as the decision was passed from the Independent Redistricting Commission to the Legislature to the courts. Across both sets of district lines, Cervas seems to have accomplished the main goal: to create more competitive districts. Whereas the Legislature’s maps created three congressional districts and six state Senate ones deemed competitive, Cervas has created eight and 15, respectively. In doing so, however, it appears he did not take where incumbent elected officials live into account. That has caused what political analyst and professor of government at St. John’s University Brian Browne described as “a game of dominoes”: As some current officeholders have been drawn out of the districts they

represent, in some cases that has put two incumbents in the same district, setting the stage for a dramatic primary. Such is the case for New York’s 12th Congressional District: Not only will its constituency — currently represented by Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn) — no longer include Queens residents, should the drafts stand, but Maloney lives in what is projected the be the same district as Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-Manhattan). As both stated Monday that they are prepared to run for the NY-12 seat, Democrats are preparing for a competitive race, pitting two of the party establishment’s most seasoned lawmakers against each other. The portion of the current 12th District represented by Maloney, which includes Astoria, is slated for NY-14, the seat held by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens). Meanwhile, much of Astoria would no longer be represented by st ate Sen. Mike Gianar is (D-Astoria), as Senate District 12 will include more of Sunnyside and Woodside than before. For other incumbents, the draft lines raise the possibility that they will be vying for a district they no longer live in. Despite her district shifting only slightly since the last reapportionment process in 2012, for Rep. Grace Meng (D-Flushing), the lines are set to change just enough to put her Bayside home outside of its borders. Meng is not deterred by that: She stated Monday evening that she still plans to run for NY-6. “If the proposed NY maps are adopted, I will be proud to fight for # NY06 as I have for the past decade,” Meng tweeted Monday. “It’s been an honor to represent this

Special master Jonathan Cervas submitted his drafts of the state’s congressional districts, above, and state Senate districts, below, on Monday. After a months-long process, the final drafts are due Friday. STEUBEN COUNTY SUPREME COURT district, and I will continue to represent Queens’ working families and seniors and stand up for you!” The U.S. Constitution only stipulates that a representative be a resident of the state; it does not specify that members of Congress must live in the districts they represent, as Michael Li, senior counsel at the Bren na n Center for Just ice’s Democracy Program and an expert on redistricting, noted to the Chronicle. Whether that would go over well with voters, however, is an open question. Browne added that the perception of having a “carpetbagger” in any congressional seat is not a desirable one. However, he did not seem to think that her living outside the district would be a “scarlet letter” for Meng, who is well-known by her constituents and is uncontested in the primary for NY-6, a Democratically leaning district. “The optics for Meng are not insurmountable,” Browne said. And then there are those incumbents who are weighing both options — either they run in a district they no longer live in or face off against one of their fellow lawmakers. That is the case for state Sen. Toby Ann Stavisky (D-Flushing), who has represented Senate District 16 since 1999 and lives in Forest Hills, which is poised to join st ate Sen. Joe Add abbo Jr.’s (D-Howard Beach) constituency. The two have been colleagues in the state Senate for the better part of 13 years. A spokesperson for Stavisky’s campaign did not specify where the senator would be running. “We’re still in the process of reviewing the newly proposed district lines and the senator is moving

forward with her re-election cam- aforementioned three, making for a wide field of candidates. paign,” the campaign stated. That is no more: The district Later, the same spokesperson said voters cou ld expect a n would be largely the same as before, two exceptions being that it extends announcement soon. “The maps could easily change farther south in Nassau and no lonon Friday as these are merely the ger includes Suffolk County. But in proposed Special Master maps,” the Queens, it will still cover Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, Glen Oaks spokesperson added via email. Addabbo declined to comment and part of Queens Village, should on the draft maps, which would the final version resemble today’s splinter his home base, Howard draft. For state Sen. Alessandra Biaggi Beach, into three districts. On Wednesday, however, he submitted (D-Bronx), who has been running for Congress in the district, a letter to the court, advocatthe new draft poses an ing that his district include issue, since it no longer all of ZIP code 11414 in includes Westchester; Howard Beach. she lives in Pelham. She Though Browne is the has yet to comment on first to admit that, as a the matter. political scientist, he In western and midfinds the prospect of Queens, what was poised incumbents squaring off 2022 to be one the most competitive interesting, he emphasized that Cervas was right not to consid- primary races of the year has gone er that factor when drawing the out the window. The Legislature had moved Senate District 17 from maps. “At the end of the day, it’s about southern Brooklyn farther north, including parts of Long Island City, the voters,” he said. Browne also said that while this Ridgewood, Glendale and Greenyear’s reapportionment process has point. Both former Councilwoman been unprecedented, new maps Elizabeth Crowley and Community proving problematic for incumbents Board 4 member Kristen Gonzalez had thrown their hats in the ring. is not. But Cervas’ map moves SD 17 “For incumbents, they’ve gone through this before,” he said, refer- back to Brooklyn, nowhere near ring specifically to the redistricting either of the candidates’ homes. Both Crowley and Gonzalez have cycle in 1992. Even races without an incumbent since announced that they will did not go unscathed. Prior to this instead run in the newly created year’s process, the state’s 3rd Con- District 59, which includes Long gressional District included parts of Island City, Astoria, Greenpoint and Northeastern Queens, as well as even parts of Manhattan. While Gonzalez lives in Long Nassau and Suffolk counties. When the Legislature passed its maps in Island City, Crowley lives in GlenFebruary, the district was slated to dale, which is proposed to be in SD stretch across five counties, includ- 15. On that, the Crowley campaign ing sections of southern Westches- did not respond to the Chronicle’s Q ter and the Bronx, as well as the request for comment.

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The Rockaway Beach saga continues as the city Parks Department and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued a joint statement this week reiterating their partnership in reinforcing the shoreline of the peninsula and continuing work on the groins in the area. It has now become a bureaucratic battle as lawmakers are imploring Parks and the USACE to consider community concerns. In a statement last week, the USACE said it would be “as flexible as possible with work schedules to ensure that the work does not pose any safety concerns for beachgoers.” Then, it issued the joint statement supporting the plan to prohibit access from Beach 92nd to Beach 95th streets and from Beach 109th to Beach 111th streets from Memorial Day weekend until July 15. Full beach access will be limited elsewhere, as well. “The Summer 2022 operational plan that we collaborated on allows us to keep as much of the beach safely open as is possible, with only six blocks closed to sand access and swimming as construction moves forward,” the agencies said in the statement. U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Congressman Greg Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau ) wrote a letter on Wednesday urging the agencies to hold a community meeting to publicly discuss construction plans. “It is imperative that there is transparency and engagement with the entire Rockaway community,” the letter stated. Councilwoman Joann Ariola (R-Ozone Park) expressed frustration with the “backtracking.” “After weeks of playing the blame game, I’m not surprised that these government agen-

cies agreed on a decision that does not support our residents, business owners, tourists, or economy,” she said in a statement. “We’ve worked hard to make sure that the Parks Department will suspend rent collection for the boardwalk concessionaires from Memorial Day through July, but this is still not enough. We will continue to push for full beach access this summer, and closely monitor the project’s timeline to ensure the engineers meet the construction deadline of July 15 so that Rockaway’s shoreline can continue to serve as an attraction for all New Yorkers during the hottest months of the year,” Ariola continued. John Cori heads the group Friends of Rockaway Beach and is co-chair of the Economic Development Committee for Community Board 14. He helped organize a rally last Sunday to keep the beaches open. “They promised us that this, what’s going on now, would not happen,” Cori told the Chronicle. “They were supposed to do four groins over the winter and have them wrapped up before the summer season. They decided to add a fifth groin ... and they decided to do that one in a very poor geographic location.” “This is just another bit of travesty that kills our businesses,” he added, noting that businesses stand to lose 15 to 20 percent of their sales. Ziv Karasanti owns Rockaway Roasters, a coffee shop between 92nd and 93rd streets near a stretch where beaches will be closed. “We’re always counting on the summer for the majority of our business,” he said. “It’s like a Christmas for us during those months.” “This seemed like it was going to be the first summer where everything was going to be as normal as it can get and then they throw Q this at us,” he added.

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his page was way ahead of the curve in our March 12, 2015 editorial “New York’s Asian awakening,” which spoke of the rising political activism among the Chinese- and KoreanAmerican communities here in particular. Driven by education concerns above all (they oppose all dumbing down and dilution of standards), along with quality-of-life issues, both new immigrants and longtime residents alike were banding together to make their voices heard like never before. That process continues, and this merry month of May, which is also Asian-American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, is the perfect time to take note. There is fear and anger in the streets over the spike in crimes against people of Asian descent, including young women shoved in front of trains or stabbed to death in their homes — and, most recently, the murder of hardworking family man Zhiwen Yan, gunned down in Forest Hills. So a big portion of last week’s Community Board 6 meeting was taken up by residents pressing the 106th Precinct’s commanding officer on why there has not

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been an arrest, and while the police are right to keep their cards close to the vest, the residents, many of them Asian, are right to be concerned. More broadly, there’s a new group called the Asian Wave Alliance, whose leaders jointly authored an April 28 letter to the editor about crime and a new bill that would seal most criminal records, preventing people such as landlords and business managers from knowing who they are dealing with. Two of the three are from Queens: Yiatin Chu of Whitestone and Phil Wong of Elmhurst. And all three have been and remain active on education, fighting for better schools every day. Last week the Chronicle co-hosted an AAPI Heritage Month gala that benefited the China America Friendship Association USA. We expected a good turnout, and were thrilled when more than 200 people showed up. That’s just one event, one small anecdote. This is a community that’s active, that’s working the system — taking on leadership roles and demanding elected officials do what’s right. They’d be wise to pay attention.

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nnecessary fines are the bane of small businesses and something every mayor promises to address. As candidates they run on a platform of reforming the convoluted system under which summonses are issued, but once in office, they see the revenue they get from bleeding merchants dry and forget about their lofty promises. Mayor Adams, however, just may be living up to his pledge. Correctly calling the problem “taxation through citation,” he announced this week action — not a plan, not a task force, not a study but actual action — to cut fines for dozens of infractions and eliminate many others altogether. One violation that will go byebye is “failure to maintain required

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Angeles and a cryptocurrency conference in Miami. He told reporters that he plans more such junkets, including overseas visits. Forget about it. The only valid out-of-town locations are Albany and Washington, DC, which impact NYC’s laws and finances. All other destinations are just ego trips to burnish his image. But even when Eric Adams stays here, he often focuses on fun instead of fundamentals. He dined with model Naomi Campbell at the private Zero Bond club and with disgraced former Gov. Cuomo at a pricey French restaurant (New York Post, April 8). What he calls “swagger” others view as arrogance. Voters will judge him on whether or not he achieves his goals for reducing crime, ending homelessness and improving education. Frequent flier miles are not a meaningful metric for our mayor. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

bins for disposal of compostable straws in restaurants.” Another is the one for “picture tubes (older TVs with cathode ray tubes) sold or offered for sale without proper label.” If you ever needed proof city regulations were out of control, here it is. Now, thanks to Adams, we’re seeing some reform. The city is also extending grace periods for businesses to fix many of the problems that actually are serious enough to warrant oversight. New York City’s unemployment rate is above 7 percent, among the worst in the nation. Inflation is out of control. Savings are disappearing in a volatile stock market. The least the city could do is stop using small businesses as a piggy bank, and we applaud Adams’ initiative.

Keep the gold in them hills? Dear Editor: Richard Reif wants “a halt to all crypto currency production” due to its energy use (“Climate hypocrisy,” Letters, May 5). By the same token, mining of gold might as well be verboten due to what Bertrand Russell noted was the effort involved “to dig it up” only to “put it underground again in bank vaults.” Joel Schlosberg Bayside

Old Met needs your help Dear Editor: With baseball season in full swing once again, I am writing to inform fans about a Met who played in the early years of Shea Stadium: Ron Hunt. Fans of a certain age will remember that he

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Bad homecoming Dear Editor: I recently came back from a vacation in Italy. Even though I have received four Covid shots I was still required by U.S. law to provide a negative Covid test within 24 hours of my flight home. It seems absurd to me that I had to have a test while the Biden administration is letting millions of illegal migrants cross our southern border without any Covid restrictions. What makes matters even worse is that the federal government is flying some of the migrants in the middle of the night into Westchester County Airport, where they are

States of abortion Dear Editor: In the May 12 issue were two letters about abortion, “Court right on Roe” and “Court wrong on Roe.” One was right on target. The other was big on legalese but missed the whole crux of the issue. Martin Goldman was absolutely correct in stating that nowhere in the Constitution is abortion discussed. ONLINE Like highway speed limits and Miss an article or a cannabis sales, it letter cited by a writer? is an issue best Want breaking news left to the states. from all over Queens? Benjamin Find the latest news, Haber, however, past reports from all quotes concepts over the borough and and claims nothmore at qchron.com. ing of significant consequence regarding abortion has occurred since Roe v. Wade in 1973. But I beg to differ. Despite many Americans supporting abortion, the belief that it must be a state decision has increased. If Mr. Haber cites stare decisis as a basis for keeping the law, would it not apply also to gun ownership? Or does the concept only apply to cases the political left approves of? Roe v. Wade was enacted because, at the time, 1973, abortion was a hot topic and women’s issues were supreme. Helen Reddy’s hit “I Am Woman,” “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Battle of the Sexes,” the Equal Rights Amendment and Rebecca King becoming the first Miss America to win by virtue of the interview portion all contributed to women’s issues having a big influence. Today, the result might be different, not in it being ruled against, but as Mr. Goldman stated, being remanded to the states. It never ought to continued on next page

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Dear Editor: Re “Rent hikes loom as tenants struggle,” May 12: Rents are naturally a big topic in New York City as they always have been. The plight of tenants is obvious, as rents on the least-expensive dwellings make it impossible for most essential workers to live decently anywhere in the city. How to assess fairly the landlord’s side of the argument? Perhaps the case of landlord Bill de Blasio is instructive. His publicly released 2017 tax return shows his collecting $104,000 in rents from his Park Slope properties and still losing money! And that under the more favorable of circumstances. Imagine if he had nonpaying tenants of the sort he and fellow liberals always jump to defend. Or if he had to pay another $30,000 or so annually in property taxes that he otherwise would if he didn’t benefit as extravagantly, as he and other Park Slopers do, from the unfair property tax system So take it from the most liberal of landlords. There are no easy answers to the rent problem in New York. Edwin Eppich Glendale

released in nearby communities. I wonder how much of the increase in local Covid cases may be the result of this misguided policy. While in Italy I went food shopping with my sister who lives there. She told me that inflation in Italy, like the rest of Europe, was nowhere near what it is like over here. It appears that the reason for the difference can only be attributed to the fiscal spending policies of Biden. Inflation is running here at a 40-year high but not in Europe — though it’s just surged to 7 percent in Italy, blamed on Russia’s war on Ukraine driving up energy costs. All this spending doesn’t seem to be helping the economy, which declined by 1.4 percent in the first quarter. The Biden administration will be known as the second coming of Jimmy Carter, with lousy growth and high inflation, not to mention a tanking stock market. As a retiree, I need my investments to live on. Finally, I returned to New York, where Democrats have been in total control for a number of years. Crime is running rampant in the city, mainly due to so-called progressive policies promoted by our local leaders. Lately, one doesn’t seem to find many letters to the editor praising Democratic policies. I guess no one wants to. Lenny Rodin Forest Hills

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ucts in the subways. This was the case in the arrest on April 29 of a vendor at the Brooklyn Broadway Junction subway station. The same is true for transit police. Fare beaters continue to rob the MTA of several hundred million in revenue yearly. Commuters have to deal with conductors who close the doors while they are crossing the platform attempting to transfer from a local to the express train. Try looking for the proper way to dispose of your old newspaper as more trashcans are removed from more stations. Riders have to deal with the fear of being mugged, pushed down a flight of stairs or onto the tracks, along with Roe and Jim Crow aggressive panhandlers, people eating as Dear Editor: if one is at home or restaurant, those hogWith the possibility of Roe v. Wade being ging two seats, yawning, coughing or overturned, the nation, and women should be sneezing without covering up, the release reminded of another period in our history of flatulence and acrobatic performers when the federal government abrogated its swinging from subway car poles and responsibility and turned decisions related to homeless people riding back and forth a particular segment of its population over to with their meager possessions taking up the states. This took place after the Civil War several seats. Women are periodically when the federal government determined the accosted by gropers while perverts engage former Confederate states were better suited in other unhealthy sexual activities. to manage their black residents. Those states Many have grown tired dealing with enacted Jim Crow laws that deprived African rats, mice and litter. NYC Transit should Americans of their Constitutional rights and consider installing separate cans for the freedoms that other citizens enjoyed. The recycling newspapers, plastic and glass laws lasted approximately a century until along with regular garbage. Selling African Americans protested during the advertising on the side of cans could genCivil Rights Movement to gain their erate revenue to help cover the costs of deserved rights, which culminated with pasmore frequent off-peak and late-night sage of the Civil Rights Act (1964) and Vot- collection and disposal. ing Rights Act (1965). Larry Penner Those repressive states found enforcing Great Neck, LI their Jim Crow laws to be very costly because they had to run dual systems, incarcerate Prez and press fail us large numbers of their population, be affected by one of the largest mass migrations out of Dear Editor: their states in U.S. history, and endure images What a difference a format makes! of their brutal, repressive acts, which are still President Biden was right at home at the imprinted on many minds. White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Currently, women are stronger politically, He had no trouble yukking it up with the economically, socially, and legally than they press and gave a surprisingly good speech. were in earlier decades before Roe v. Wade. But no matter how he or the press They have DNA tests to prove paternity, and addresses the state of the union, the facts in this age of social media can send images remain the same. of their repression and their protests to The first quarter showed our GDP at defend their rights worldwide; thus, the minus 1.4 percent. The price of groceries repercussions will be felt well beyond a and energy is at an all-time high and our state’s borders. southern border is wide open, allowing Those states that implement anti-abortion drugs and terrorists in. laws should not look to the federal governIt was reported that 42 terrorists are ment for aid. A mass migration out of those presently in our country and Department of states would not only result in a significant Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro “brain drain” but also would have a negative Mayorkas has no information on their impact on property values, tax revenues and whereabouts and insists the border doesn’t business. Consequently, a state’s anti-abor- pose a threat. tion laws might even become a determining And the fact that migrants are being factor when potential students decide what bused all over the country is completely college to attend. ignored by the press. Glenn Hayes There was a time when the press did Kew Gardens their job and made sure the president did his, but now they are both part of the same “go along to get along” club and Americans Serious subway issues are really hurting and paying the terrible Dear Editor: price for their dereliction of duty. There are more important issues for ridAmerica, speak up! ers to deal with than legal or illegal immiThomas and Constance Dowd grant vendors selling churro and other prodOakland Gardens

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DOE walks back decision and allows all incumbents to advance by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

After a decision to fire a 40-year veteran of the school system resulted in blowback from the school community and elected officials, the Department of Education rolled back the decision and is now allowing all incumbent superintendents to participate in the next phase of the application process. “I am pleased the Mayor and Chancellor listened to our community and are giving the public a chance to be heard as these superintendents go through the process,” said state Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) in a statement. “I appreciate that the entire school community banded together and because of our united efforts, we were able to affect change.” Philip Composto, community superintendent for District 30, received a call last week informing him that he would not be moving on to the next phase of the application process, a public town hall, to keep his job. State Sen. Mike Gianaris hosted a rally last week opposing a Department of Education decision Back in January, Schools Chancellor to fire Philip Composto ahead of superintendent town hall sessions. PHOTO BY DEIRDRE BARDOLF David Banks announced that he would ask When asked by the Chronicle how he grams that Dr. Composto has brought to our all 46 of the city’s school superintendents to would vote on mayoral control, Gianaris district?” she said. reapply for their jobs. “Number two ... sustaining and restoring After Composto was fired, a Zoom rally said, “I think it depends what we’re voting what works. So, that right there is an oxytook place last Thursday, drawing over 400 on. I would not vote to continue it as is.” Mayor Adams and Banks have been moron. If we’re sustaining what works, what attendees, and Gianaris, elected officials and education groups held a press confer- pushing for a full four-year extension of just happened?” Hernandez continued, citing Composto’s ence at PS 171 on Friday. An online petition school control but other options have been floated including a shorter term or eliminat- founding role in the NYC Kids Rise college garnered almost 3,000 signatures. The decision had many questioning the ing the process altogether and reverting saving program. “Pillar number four: engaging families. extension of mayoral control of the city’s back to the old system of local school Look at where we are, look who’s doing this. public schools, on which a verdict is expect- boards. On Tuesday, state Sen. John Liu (D-Bay- That’s all I have to say.” ed in less than two weeks. When the DOE reversed the decision, Deborah Alexander, former president of side), chair of the Senate Committee on Community Education Council 30 and a NYC Education, released a statement fol- Banks said in a statement, “The central pillar of this administration is parent and commember of Parent Leaders for Accelerated lowing a meeting in Albany with Adams. “I expect a resolution on the issue of may- munity engagement and we’ve worked with Curriculum Education in NYC, said that, up until the news about Dr. Composto, she was oral control soon,” Liu said. “We won’t see a CEC and Presidents’ Council members in lobbying her elected officials in favor of return to the local school board system of 20 creating a historically inclusive hiring proyears ago, nor will we see a 4-year extension cess, and after listening to community feedmayoral control. “This makes me examine the other side ... of mayoral control without any changes. I back we are inviting all incumbent superinthe dark side of mayoral control, which is expect that he will retain control so the pub- tendents to be interviewed as part of the lic, including parents, community process.” the ability to, seemeducators, activists, He continued, “When I make the final ingly on a whim or on and legislators can determination of who will best serve all stusome sort of hidden hold him accountable, dents in each district, that decision will agenda, to eliminate a ayoral control is not but there will also be super intendent, the changes so that parnerve center essentialimperial control.” ents will have more ly of the district, commeaningful input into pletely contrary to that — Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan how our schools are entire district’s wishThough the city’s coronavirus alert run.” es,” Alexander told the level has been raised to high due to a spike The lack of comChronicle, speaking in cases and hospitalizations, and indoor munity input when it came to the firing of before Monday’s announcement. mask use is again being recommended, the She speculates that the DOE planned to Composto was a focus for many. situation is not overwhelming, Mayor In the Zoom rally last week, dozens of let Composto go ahead of the public engageAdams said Monday. ment session because of the “overwhelming teachers and principals praised Composto. Answering questions from reporters Onalis Hernandez, principal at PS 149, support” he was bound to receive. after an unrelated announcement, the “The city is making its best argument questioned each of Banks’ four pillars of mayor said New York has done an amazagainst itself by doing what it’s doing here, success that he has repeatedly touted since ing job combating the virus, has new tools completely disregarding the community in becoming chancellor: reimagining the stuto do so such as antiviral medication and is its interests, not giving any reason or ratio- dent experience; scaling, sustaining and not at the point of mandating masks but is nale for what it’s doing, and scaring a lot of restoring what works; prioritizing wellness; asking people to make smart decisions. He parents who want to make sure that kids are and empowering families. said the administration is in touch with “Reimagining student experiences, well going to get a good education,” said Gianaisn’t that what we’re doing with all the proris at the Friday rally.

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combine the passionate feedback of parents and community members and each candidate’s ability to articulate a comprehensive vision for the future.” The town hall for District 30 is scheduled for this Friday. The complete list of sessions for all districts can be found at learndoe.org/ supt2022. Communities will have the opportunity to hear from finalists for the position. The events will be led by CECs, citywide councils, district parent advisory councils and presidents’ councils. Town halls will feature introductions of candidates, council-written questions, and the opportunity for parents to ask additional questions and provide feedback to council members, according to a DOE press release. Following the public town halls, the council members as well as representatives of the United Federation of Teachers, the Council of School Supervisors and Administrators and the DC 37 union will provide formal feedback on the candidates to the DOE. Lawmakers have expressed relief following the DOE’s announcement. Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan (D-Long Island City) said, “I am so grateful to Mayor Eric Adams and Chancellor David Banks for listening to the voices of parents in New York City School Districts 24 and 30. It is very important that outstanding, collaborative leaders and educators like Dr. Composto and Ms. Taub-Chan be given every opportunity to continue in their service. I am now hopeful that, due to the respectful attention given to parent voices, there will be more positive outcomes for our children.” She had previously reiterated her feeling that “mayoral control is not imperial control.” Councilwoman Julie Won (D-Sunnyside) said in the statement, “Parents will now be able to have a voice in the choice of leadership for District 30. The community organized quickly and efficiently and I’m glad to see the Mayor reverse his decision. Now we must hold them accountable to listen to parQ ents as this process proceeds.”

Mayor: virus not overwhelming public and private hospitals as well as schools about the situation. “They’re all saying the same thing,” Adams said, according to a transcript from his office. “They say, ‘Listen, we got this. We’re not overwhelmed. We have it, the number of cases in our hospitals are small, the number of deaths are small.’” In Queens, the seven-day average of new cases was up to 1,096 as of May 14, up from the low double digits a couple months ago, city data say. Deaths have Q remained stable at one or two a day. — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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Beauty and brains from OP contender Med school grad competing for Miss NY spends time giving back by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

When she is not putting in hours at her anesthesiology residency at Mount Sinai, Dr. Britney Dhautal of Ozone Park might be volunteering at a food pantry or mentoring young people interested in pursuing medicine. Otherwise, she might be at the gym or training with her coach for her latest endeavor — competing in the Miss New York USA competition coming in June. “The title of Miss New York goes so beyond a beautiful woman standing in an evening gown,” Dhautal said. “To me, you’re looking at this woman who has the power to influence the minds of so many young people in our state and if you go on to Miss USA, you’re representing women throughout our country.” Beyond the “glitz and glam,” which she admits she loves, are opportunities to spearhead projects that help young girls determine their futures or going to food pantries or creating networking opportunities for underserved minorities and that, she said, is what she knows she would be great at. Dhautal, 26, is a first-generation Guyanese American raised by teenage immigrant parents. She overcame financial and socioeconomic obstacles to become a doctor at the age of 25, the youngest in her class, and graduated with a 4.0 GPA from Stony Brook University summa cum laude.

Dr. Britney Dhautal is competing in the upcoming Miss New York USA competition. It is the latest undertaking from the 25-year-old doctor who graduated a week apart from her mother, Radha COURTESY PHOTOS Dhautal, left, who became a nurse practitioner. In 2021, she graduated from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University with a specialization in medical education. Her father drives her every day of her residency to Manhattan and she said she is lucky to have her parents’ support because she loves living in Ozone Park. “I love Queens. I love being able to step out-

side and hear music or smell some really good food from another country just down the block. To me, that is the essence of Ozone Park. You meet people every single day who are so open and willing to teach you about their own ways and things,” she said. “I think we have the best food, the best people.” True beauty and brains, Dhautal gives back

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to the community, too, through medical literacy pop-ups outside of food pantries, including the River Fund on Lefferts Boulevard, to share information on conditions that plague the community such as blood pressure, hypertension, diabetes and cardiac disease. She hopes to use the platform of Miss New York to speak on health literacy and medicine and help people gain access to resources throughout the city. Through mentoring young women interested in medicine, she has realized that people are more scared than ever to enter the medical profession, especially coming out of the Covid pandemic, and she hopes to shed a positive light on the field and show that one can have such a career but also be involved with an organization like Miss New York USA. And that is not her only passion project; during the pandemic, Dhautal created Dose of Desserts NYC, a custom, allergen-friendly cupcake bake shop, to take her mind off the anxiety of waiting to hear which residency she matched with. Before that, she could not “boil a pot of water,” but she decided to use science to tweak recipes and create gluten-free, egg-free and vegan confections. Dhautal, who said most everything in her life has been inspired by her family, was not continued on page 18

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McCabe remembered for service to others by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Many knew Patricia “Pat” McCabe by her soothing voice on the other end of the telephone that they would hear when calling state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr.’s office with an issue that they needed help with. McCabe passed away last Thursday surrounded by family. “Her work with me during Sandy was legendary,” said Addabbo (D-Howard Beach), who hired McCabe back in 2001 as his first-ever chief of staff. She continued the work even after retirement. “I can teach a lot of things to my staff,” Addabbo said. “I can teach government procedurally but that innate ability to help others out of compassion, I can’t teach that. Her whole body was filled with compassion to help others.” McCabe had a natural ability to calm people down and get to the root of problems. She set an example for the senator’s staff after Sandy by sleeping at the office and transforming it into a 24-hour refuge for those in need following the storm. Before working for Addabbo, McCabe,

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who was from Ozone Park, worked for the Board of Education. In a Facebook tribute, her brother Brian McCabe wrote, “She had an abiding and unshakable faith that she lived daily. She lived in hope of a better world, and worked hard to do her part to achieve one.” He continued, “My dear sister suffered much in silence, always putting others before herself. She was strong, kind, fearless, and loved to laugh. She also loved her family, faith, heritage and country. Services for McCabe were held on Monday and Tuesday. The funeral Mass was at Q St. Helen Roman Catholic Church.

Three to be honored at Memorial Day event Stream wreath ceremony on May 24 by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Lt. Col. Dennis Fink, left, Weapons Specialist Bernard Thompson and ADA Capt. Bryan Kotowski are to be honored next week . PHOTOS COURTESY QDA OFFICE

our friends and neighbors to pay tribute to those who gave their lives serving in the US Armed Forces,” Katz said to the Chronicle via email. “I never lose sight of the fact that their sacrifice makes it possible for me to raise my children in this free and beautiful country. Their heroism is never forgotten. We are forever in their debt.” To watch the observance ceremony Q visit queensda.org/livestream.

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Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz will honor Weapons Specialist Bernard L. Thompson, Lt. Col. Dennis Fink and ADA Capt. Bryan Kotowski during a livestreamed Memorial Day service next Thursday at 11 a.m. On May 26, Thompson, who served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War; Fink, who served during the Vietnam War in the Marine Corps and was in the Army Reserve for the Gulf War and the war on ter rorism; and Kotowski, who ser ves in the Ar my Reserve, will be honored at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Elmhurst Park, which is between 57th and Grand avenues. There will also be a tribute for the fallen men and women who are no longer with us, with a special memorial wreath placement ceremony. “Every Memorial Day, we gather with

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KW day of service to the community

Keller Williams Realty Liberty gave back with cleanup and family fun by Deirdre Bardolf Associate Editor

Every year since 2009, Keller Williams offices closes on the second Thursday of May for RED Day, to “Renew, Energize, and Donate” throughout the community and give back as a “thank you.” Last Thursday, the team at Keller Williams Realty Liberty in Ozone Park celebrated Red Day with a two-part day of giving back. They met early at the office and split into two groups to clean up the streets in the neighborhood. They swept a one-mile span of 101st Avenue from 86th to 106th streets. At 1:30 p.m., eight members of the realty group headed to the 93rd Avenue Family Residence. They served the families at the shelter pizza, brownies and candy. There were balloon characters and face painting, too. Cynthia Montour, founder and CEO of the nonprofit Hope Deferred Inc., shared words of encouragement to the families and mothers present there. Hope Deferred’s purpose is to address, edu-

cate, coordinate and provide aid and relief to single moms struggling. “Part of the message was that they’re in control of their journey,” said Montour. “Though it may look grim, this is not the end destination. They can continue to move forward, make the right choices, be a better role model for their children and change the trajectory of their lives,” she said. As families left the event, the Keller Williams Liberty team distributed gift cards. Sponsors of the event included RCG Mortgage, Omar Hassan of Embrace Home Loans, Inspecticore and the Law Office of Tamara Baraket, Real Estate Attorney. The Keller Williams Red Day is a companywide event that takes place from the United States to Canada and abroad. Volunteers give back to their communities and over the years, efforts have included service projects such as building new homes, gathering and distributing food to those who need it, organizing relief efforts when a natural disaster hits, spreading Q joy and raising funds.

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The Keller Williams Realty Liberty team dedicated their annual day of giving back last week to the Ozone Park community, sweeping the streets and bringing pizza, snacks and entertainment for COURTESY PHOTOS children to a local family shelter.

Baby formula continued from page 2 Accordingly, several stores have begun limiting the number of cans customers can buy at once. While the issue has only recently made headlines, several store managers said they’ve struggled to fill shelves for some time now — Pan and Weissman said it’s been a challenge for about a month, but Commanda estimated it had been two. In recent days, numerous elected officials have begun taking notice. Last Thursday, Gov. Hochul launched an effort to provide families with formula.

Earlier this week, the Biden administration said it was working toward ending the shortage, and yesterday Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced her plan to combat the problem. The same day, several members of the City Council, including Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) and Lynn Schulman (D-Forest Hills), among others, sent a letter to Mayor Adams calling for action. Abbott and the FDA came to an agreement Tuesday on the steps required for the Michigan facility to reopen, which the FDA predicts could happen within two weeks. How long it will take for shelves refill and stay full, however, is an Q open question.

Miss NY doc continued from page 16 alone in leaping into the medical field in the midst of the pandemic. Her mother, Radha Dhautal, graduated as a nurse practitioner within a week of her daughter finishing medical school. “That was definitely an amazing experience, doing that alongside her and growing and learning together,” said the daughter. And her decision to take on Miss New York was ultimately inspired by her aunt, her mother’s only sister, who died recently at the age of 40. “One thing she had always wanted to see

was me try to achieve this dream of being Miss New York and ultimately Miss USA,” said Dhautal. So, in her aunt’s honor, and to bring some light into their family, she chose to compete. Dhautal is training for the competition, which takes place on June 3 and 4, with Genesis Suero, who won Miss New York USA in 2018. “I think one of the greatest things is meeting girls and women who are likeminded and have go-getter personalities,” Dhautal said. “No matter what ends up happening, I can’t say that I ever regret doing this. It has been a great learning experience ... I’ll probQ ably carry a lot of this with me.”

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Civic leader says his community resume gives him the edge in race by Michael Gannon

the founder of the Hunters Point Civic Association. O’Leary also was among the vocal dissidents Brent O’Leary of Long Island City was relaxing on vacation in South America in Feb- in the community back in 2018 when the city began cramming homeless residents into three ruary giving no thought to politics. “I ran for the Council seat in the 26th last hotels located i n the t i ny Blissv ille year and came in third [in the Democratic pri- neighborhood. O’Leary said he wants the Democratic Party mary],” he said. “I was OK with that.” returning to its FDR roots to reclaim its Then he got a call. mantle from the far left. “They said ‘Cathy Nolan [D-Long “Give people jobs. Give them a Island City] is retiring,” O’Leary good education. Provide a safety said. “We still had everyone in nnet,” he said. “Some people are runplace. I said, ‘Let’s give it another nning as Democratic Socialists swing.’” because they don’t want to run as If existing maps for state Assemsocialists — which is smart.” bly districts survive a new court public safety, O’Leary agrees challenge [see separate story in some 2 0 2 2 with On much of the reforms enacted since editions and at qchron.com] O’Leary 2019, including the elimination of cash bail, will be in a four-way race for the Democratic but not for those credibly accused of violent nomination in the 37th Assembly District. O’Leary, an attorney who has practiced busi- crimes and hate crimes. He also wants judges to ness law for major firms, including for sevral have the ability to assess a defendant’s danger years in Japan, says his track record for com- to the community. He favors closing Rikers Island and building munity service stands up to scrutiny. “I’m board president of Woodside on the community jails near courthouses; in Kew GarMove,” he said Monday, speaking with the dens in the case of Queens. On education, O’Leary favors more commuChronicle’s Editorial Board. “During Covid, we organized food pantries and served 200,000 nity control over schools, with children being people over two years.” His campaign said the able to stay in their neighborhoods, and taking organization also helps tenants and immigrants, students from outside a district when there is as well as provides school programs. He also is room. Senior News Editor

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opportunity. We could certainly get He backs gifted and talented a hospital there.” instruction and specialized high O’Leary also would push to schools. He also believes the Spehave the state finance the process cialized High Schools Admissions of making Con Edison a fully pubTest is the best available measure lic utility. for admission. “The people should own their O’Leary does not want the state power company,” he said, citing to increase the cap on charter steep rate hikes in recent months. schools, and opposes co-locating He wants the state to continue its charters in existing schools. switchover to renewable energy, “That takes space away from though he believes the former Indiregular schools,” he said. Brent O’Leary Healthcare is one of O’Leary’s PHOTO BY PETER C. an Point nuclear plant in Westchestop priorities, and he said his first MASTROSIMONE ter might have continued generating for a few more years to allow bill would be a New York Health Act, which would create a single-payer system infrastructure for wind and solar to catch up to that would cover residents for basic medical ser- the demand. O’Leary opposes hydraulic frackvices at preset levels of reimbursement. The ing for natural gas extraction in the state’s patient would be responsible for costs over and Southern Tier region for its potential to pollute above the set limits. People also would be free the city’s drinking water supply and what he said is a lack of transparency as to the chemito obtain and keep private insurance. Like many who hold or are seeking office, cals used in the process. “We have great water up there,” he said. O’Leary wants to build a hospital in his district. Unlike many, he has a site in mind and ideas “That’s why we have such great pizza and great about whom the state would approach to oper- bagels.” On housing he wants to strengthen protecate it. “We would have to negotiate with a major tions against eviction, and affordable housing system,” O’Leary said. He said the site could options that give tenants a rent-to-buy option. “That allows people to build equity,” actually be a cost-effective deal. “We have 180 acres at Sunnyside Yards that O’Leary said. “And owners invest more in their Q people want to develop,” he said. “It’s a big communities.”

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NY: It’s time to close gun law loopholes Southeast Queens residents are tired of seeing race-based violence by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Two hundred miles. That is how far a man from Conklin in upstate New York traveled before allegedly murdering 10 people and injuring three others at a supermarket Saturday, in what authorities say was a racially motivated attack in a predominantly Black section of Buffalo. Eleven of the victims were Black and two were white. The suspect, 18, allegedly killed a cancer Supermarket owner Earnest Flowers, left, and survivor, a retired police officer, a missionary Stanley Clifton Diaz, chairman of the Rochdale who ran a food pantry and a deacon, to name a Village co-op. COURTESY PHOTO, LEFT; few, according to multiple reports. SCREENSHOT / 113TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL Twenty-four hours. That is how long authorities believe Payton Gendron, the alleged communities of color,” an NYPD spokesman shooter, spent casing Tops Friendly Markets, said via email to the Queens Chronicle. The Rev. Patrick O’Connor, pastor of First located at 1275 Jefferson Ave., before strapping a body camera to himself to livestream Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, told the the murders May 14 on Twitch, an interactive Chronicle via email he hasn’t received any social media platform, while wearing military additional police presence, but something must fatigues and shooting 50 rounds inside and be done in terms of gun control. “The Buffalo shooting is horrific and our outside the store, according to ABC News. Gendron was quickly taken into custody by prayers go out to all the families who are the Buffalo Police Department and charged impacted by this senseless violence,” said with first-degree murder. The attack is being O’Connor. “It’s time for a real push on gun investigated as a hate crime and the FBI is sep- control. Dangerous people shouldn’t have easy arately investigating the case as a hate crime access to high-power weapons.” The Rev. Ryan Boyce, rector of the St. and racially motivated violent extremism. Tops issued a statement saying the targeted Gabriel’s Episcopal Church in Hollis, said his store will remain closed until further notice church is in high alert and hasn’t seen an and is working with a local councilman to pro- increased police presence. “The church has to be more on guard vide free food and supplies to customers. instead of being a Here in Queens, safe haven,” Boyce Earnest Flowers, a said to the ChroniBlack supermarket he gunman is 100 percent cle. “The church has owner in St. Albans, said that the Earnest responsible for this evil and to come to grips with society and the Foods family was selfish incident.” reality that we are heartbroken about living in today.” the incident and the — Earnest Flowers, owner, People who are impact it has had on Earnest Foods supermarket not in their right so many families. minds should not Flowers said there will be in-service safety training for his have access to weapons, Boyce added. The Bushmaster XM-15 rifle used by the employees and that he is hiring security for the evening and has asked the NYPD to pass by alleged suspect — with racial epithets emblazoned upon it — was legally purchased, more often. “This incident is a perfect example of man’s according to multiple reports. It was, however, illegally altered to hold inhumanity to man,” said Flowers. “The gunman’s actions should not be blamed on the cur- more rounds, Gov. Hochul said during a Monrent political or social environment. Our coun- day interview with NY1. “We have the toughest gun laws in the try has never been perfect. The gunman is 100 percent responsible for this evil and selfish nation, but people can so easily come from incident. It was an affront to all that is humane other states,” said Hochul. “The gun that was purchased in New York State was not capable and decent in our society.” The NYPD said it reached out to its part- of the massacre that occurred on Saturday. ners at BPD upon learning of the attack and That was an execution-style massacre. What offered to run Gendron through its databases the perpetrator did was buy an enhanced magto determine if it had any information of value azine across the border in Pennsylvania, literto Buffalo’s department or if there was any ally 10 minutes from his house, and added that to the gun.” New York City nexus. Hochul said she will do her best to close “While we assess there is no threat to New York City stemming from this incident, out of gun loopholes in New York, but there needs to an abundance of caution, we have shifted be a national response since the weapons and counterterrorism and patrol resources to give magazines are flowing from out of state. President Biden said in a Saturday statespecial attention to a number of locations and areas including major houses of worship in ment that hate must have no safe harbor and

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Many people in Southeast Queens think it’s time to close loopholes in gun laws following last PHOTO COURTESY JAMAICA CENTER BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT / FILE Saturday’s massacre in Buffalo. that the nation must do everything in its power to end hate-fueled domestic terrorism. “Any act of domestic terrorism, including an act perpetrated in the name of a repugnant white nationalist ideology, is antithetical to everything we stand for in America,” Biden added. While Biden didn’t elaborate on what he would do in terms of gun control, Clifton Stanley Diaz, chairman of the Rochdale Village board, said security at the co-op, which does not use guns, is being more observant and increasing its public safety interaction with the 113th Precinct. “The racism issue has to be addressed to include changing some of these laws,” said Diaz. “There has to be consequences.” Diaz is concerned about the proliferation of ghost guns, which are untraceable because they have no serial number, though one was not used in Buffalo. “It presents a problem for the community and law enforcement too,” said Diaz. “Judges letting people go free and they commit crimes is another issue. These laws have to be changed. Politicians can’t say they are not going to do something about it. The community is saying we want you to do something about it.” Diaz also said there has to be better control of social media postings. Hochul shared his sentiments.

“White supremacists exist,” said Hochul. “But they hide their identity not by hoods and riding horses, they do it in their own homes sharing hate speech.” Hate speech is being perpetrated on cable news networks and the internet, added Hochul. “This is where the poison is being stirred up and fermented,” said Hochul. “You look at the language used by the person who massacred 51 people in New Zealand — almost verbatim his words were adopted in the manifesto by the person who murdered people in the street in Buffalo ... Social media platforms have a responsibility to make sure this is taken down the second it hits, alert law enforcement and start being responsible citizens so this doesn’t spread.” Hochul’s comments, which were posted on Twitter, come on the heels of Tesla electric-car company CEO Elon Musk putting his planned $44 billion buyout deal of the social media platform on hold over spam accounts. Musk has said that he does not want to regulate content on Twitter beyond what is required by the laws of countries. Garfield Towler, president of the 113th Precinct Community Council, said before the group’s online meeting this week that he would listen to people’s thoughts on the killings then. “Everybody is concerned with safeQ ty,” he said.

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Plaza College in Forest Hills welcomed elected officials and other dignitaries to its Queens Boulevard campus on May 6 for the official ribbon cutting for its new School of Nursing. Students will earn their bachelor’s degrees in coursework that allows them to combine 60 previously earned credits with 60 core nursing credits.

The ceremony coincided with National Nurses Day. “It’s great that students in Queens no longer have to travel to other boroughs for a program like this,” said Queens Borough President Donovan Richards in a press release issued by the school. “It is now in our back yard. This is more than just simply a ribbon-cutting.”

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Jamaica task force has heavy hitters

Stakeholders share what they want prioritized in the downtown area by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Two months after touring Jamaica to learn more about issues in the area, Borough President Donovan Richards launched a task force last Thursday to help improve the downtown hub. The Downtown Jamaica Improvement Council, which is co-chaired by Richards and Councilwoman Nantasha Williams (D-St. Albans), also consists of U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Jamaica), state Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans), Council Speaker Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Council Majority Whip and Transportation Chair Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton), Assemblywoman Alicia Hyndman (D-Springfield Gardens) and Councilman Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest). The purpose of the task force is to streamline communication with stakeholders, which also include city and state offices and agencies, business improvement districts, chambers of commerce, the Greater Jamaica Development Group, York College, the Association for a Better New York and Community Board 12, to fast-track projects that would support the area’s commercial hub, enhance the quality of life for residents and upgrade transportation, according to the BP’s Office. “We carefully listened to the Downtown Jamaica community about the issues impacting the quality of life in the neighborhood and are committing to make sure they are addressed quickly and comprehensively,” Richards said in a prepared statement. “Our Downtown Jamaica Improvement Council will work diligently to ... make it an even better place to live, work and visit. The Council will not rest until Downtown Jamaica reaches its fullest potential as a thriving commercial, residential and transportation hub.” Williams sees the task force as a way to make Downtown Jamaica thrive as a place where people want to work, play and dine. “Jamaica is one of the most important economic hubs in Southeast Queens and plays a vital role in New York City’s economy,” Williams said in a statement. “This is an opportunity to improve Downtown Jamaica by leveraging our collective resources. I look forward to ... make sure this vibrant part of our borough is

Borough President Donovan Richards, center, and Councilwoman Nantasha Williams will cochair the Downtown Jamaica Improvement Council, which includes state Sen. Leroy Comrie and PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL other elected officials. even better than what it already is.” Queens Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Grech is excited about the task force. “As a board member of both the Rufus King Manor House and the York College Foundation, I know all too well the challenges that we face in this area of downtown Jamaica,” Grech told the Queens Chronicle via email. “I see it and sense it on my regular visits to the area. As we turn the corner on the pandemic we continue to beat the drum of public safety first and foremost among all things. We firmly believe there can be no prosperity without public safety. “All the pieces of the economic puzzle are in place; we just need to assemble them properly efficiently and equitably.” The Southeast Queens Chamber of Commerce also wants the downtown area to be prosperous. “The SEQ Chamber of Commerce’s number one priority is to improve the health and wellness of our community,” SEQCC Executive Director Roxanne Simone Lord Marcelle told the Chronicle via email. “That encompasses the cleanliness and safety of Southeast Queens.” The Jamaica Center Business Improvment District is thrilled to be a part of the task force. “One of the biggest challenges facing down-

Opportunities with COPCP The Cityline Ozone Park Civilian Patrol is seeking volunteers to join its efforts to provide safety and aid throughout the community. Applicants must be over 18, be free of any felonies, have a valid driver’s license, speak and write in English, be a New York City resident and able to commit to at least 12 hours per month. The COPCP operates observation and safety patrols, runs a weekly pantry in Ozone Park, acts as a police liaison and performs snow and graffiti removal among other community service projects.

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town Jamaica’s ability to stay ahead of the game is its crumbling pedestrian infrastructure,” Jennifer Furioli, executice director of JCBID, said via email. “A full replacement of the sidewalks, crosswalks and inequitable tree canopy will go far into ensuring shopper safety, beautifying downtown and bringing in additional investment into our storefronts and public spaces.” In the announcement, Richards also said the

task force would form a localized business grant program and incubator, identify safety improvments at the Jamaica Center and Sutphin Boulevard-Archer Avenue subway stops, establish an Open Street on 165th Street, beautify the bus terminal and tweak the Jamaica Avenue busway, which over 90 business owners say has disrupted foot traffic to their stores. Leran Ruben of Beverly Hills Furniture in Jamaica thinks the busway does not need to be tweaked, but eliminated altogether. “What does tweaking the busway mean?” Ruben said to the Chronicle via email. “The busway was installed in November and has a shell of a program feel with no enforcement of traffic or parking. Signs have been removed and it’s just chaos. So what does tweaking it mean?” Busways were created in Downtown Jamaica to speed up traffic, but city workers frequently park in the lanes leaving the area hard to navigate through, according to business owners. Signs were also initially put up to direct motorists off Jamaica Avenue and have driven away customers as a result. “There is no busway being enforced or monitored,” added Ruben. “Signs came down and it’s only confusion. It’s a ghost of a program that’s not being attended to.” The task force has only had one meeting, so any plans for projects are still in the early Q stages.

MS 216 to add 540 more seats, but how? by Sophie Krichevsky Associate Editor

It’s no secret that public schools both borough- and citywide are overcrowded. Fresh Meadows’ MS 216, George J. Ryan Middle School, is no exception — according to Kevin Ortiz, a spokesperson at the School Construction Authority, the school is at 132 percent capacity. To mitigate that, the SCA has plans for a 540-seat expansion — a roughly 34 percent increase from the current 1,577 desks. The addition is slated to open fall 2026. But many Community Board 8 members were taken aback by the proposal, which came before the panel for the first time last week. Chair Martha Taylor said she had not heard anything about a possible expansion until the SCA scheduled a presentation with the board, initially slated for its April meeting, and then delivered May 11. While it’s standard procedure for the SCA to ask for board input, Taylor said members found it difficult to judge with the little information they received, and therefore voted to table the issue. “We know nothing, they couldn’t answer any of our questions,” she said. “This board

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will not vote in favor of something with that kind of information. We just won’t.” Specifically, she cited questions of where the new space would go, how it would affect the school’s outdoor space and parking. Ortiz said that much of that is still unknown. “It’s still really, really early on,” he said. “There’s really not much information to provide at this point.” Asked whether she thought the expansion was warranted, Taylor said, “It may very well be. But we had many questions, and they couldn’t answer any of them.” Q

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To recognize Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Queens Chronicle and the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel last week sponsored a gala dinner in Downtown Flushing for more than 200 people. The event benefited the China America Friendship Association, a 30-year-old business exchange group that facilitates trade between the two countries and trains entrepreneurs from each how to navigate the business world in the other. The Chronicle wishes to thank Helium Image, the Queens World Film Festival, Flushing Bank, Hampton Gourmet, Nu Skin and Harriette Lo of CAFA for their contributions to the evening. Above, many of the May 12 event’s VIPs pose for a group photo.

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At left, Vicky Lion of Coway USA, with its poster featuring boy band BTS. At right, Bunny Zheng, left, and Emily Ma, in costume as part of the entertainment.

At left, young performers Marquis and Sophia Chi in traditional garb. At right, Queens Chronicle Account Executive Ree Brinn, the event’s organizer.

Chronicle Publisher Mark Weidler, left, and Sheeba Madhu, right, director of sales for the Sheraton LaGuardia East Hotel, spoke as the event sponsors. At center, Johanna Ingrao and Matthew Gavzie of Canyon Mortgage.

At left, Dr. Charles Wang of USA Universal Renewable Resources International Investment Group and Harriette Lo, president of the Federation of Chinese American Associations. At center, Victoria Savitt, left, arts director and treasurer of the China America Friendship Association, and Nichol King, executive director of community banking for JPMorgan Chase. At right, Daniel Wang, designer for Mei’s Haute Couture Jeweler.

Staff and officials of Abacus Bank, left, and the event crowd toasting CAFA’s future success.

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Rego residents fear impact of synagogue Congregation proposing three-story structure for lot on 66th Road by Michael Gannon Senior News Editor

You may not be able to fight City Hall, but some residents of 66th Road in Rego park are hoping City Hall — or at least the Board of Standards and Appeals — is actually on their side in a dispute over a synagogue being proposed on their block. Congregation Ohr Eliyahu, a Sephardic Jewish congregation, has filed plans with the city to tear down a residential home at 85-94 66 Road in Rego Park and replace it with a three-story structure with a basement that would include a synagogue, gathering space for events and religious instruction and a top-floor apartment for the congregation’s rabbi and his family. Neighbors are asking the city not to grant waivers for some zoning requirements that the congregation is seeking to accommodate construction. They say the size of the building and the number of people who would be coming into the neighborhood would have an adverse impact, particularly during the hours of operation. The Chronicle was not able to reach attorney Jay Goldstein, who represents Ohr Eliyahu, but a 16-page statement that he filed with the BSA states that things like the proposed height are within regulations, and that the accommodations being sought are reason-

Ng also was happy with the turnout. The application states that the congregation right now operates out of Rabbi David Akilov’s home on 67th Road, and is the only one in the area that specifically serves the Sephardic community. The application requests variances to waive a handful of regulations for an R-4 residential district, which would allow the synagogue to have more lot coverage and shorter front, rear and side setbacks. The intent is to create a facility with spaces for religious services and lectures, a multipurpose room for children’s programs and special services, office space for the rabbi and living space for him and his family. The group also said its services at the moment are overwhelmingly for male conA congregation has applied to the city for permission to replace this house on 66th Road in gregants, as there is not enough room to provide an adequate women’s section, which READER PHOTO Rego Park with a three-story synagogue and community center. the new building would provide. There able, particularly given the leeway the city is 2019. Neighbors Norman Ng and Douglas would be a warming kitchen for small required to consider with houses of worship. Rokaw told the Chronicle there seemed to events but it stipulated that there would not The synagogue itself, multiple neighbors be very little effort to provide notice to the be commercial-style catering or cooking on 66th Road said, is not the issue, but some neighbors in regard to the existing applica- taking place on site. The application also states that the proof the stipulations made in the application. tion. They both have filed objections with posed 35-foot height is permitted within “They’re going to function 24/7,” said the city, as others have. neighbor Rick Quenzer. “It’s a question of Ng contacted nearly 50 residents in the existing zoning parameters, and would neither alter the characquality of life in the neighborhood.” surrounding area. ter of the neighborA similar application was made back in “Most said they hood nor impair the d id n’t k now,” h e e were worried that this use or development said. of neighbor ing Ng said things like might just be rushed properties. parking, crowd noise through.” “The proposed a nd t r af f ic cou ld building would not become unbearable. — Resident Douglas Rokaw create a significant Rok aw s a id he shadow impact was pleased with the neighborhood turnout last week for the vir- beyond what would be seen in an as-of-right tual hearing hosted by the BSA, as well as scenario,” Goldstein’s statement says. “As such, the building height would not affect how the agency conducted the proceedings. “We were worried that this might just be the neighboring residential lots, and would rushed through,” he said. “They’re not going pose no disruption to the character of the neighborhood.” to do that.” The statement said parking would not be Rokaw said board members did put a number of direct questions to Goldstein on an issue, as most members would walk to services, and all are required to do so on the concerns that the neighbors have raised. “They tabled it,” Rokaw said. “They said Sabbath. It also said increased foot traffic in they would review it again in four months, the neighborhood would be spread out over Q the entire day. maybe five.”

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Among the many hats worn by Deputy State Senate Majority Leader Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) is chairman of the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee. He is largely credited with crafting what at the moment is a Democratic super majority in the chamber after decades of seldom-interrupted Republican control. He also reportedly has been praised, or criticized, depending on one’s point of view, for being a chief architect of redistricting maps for the state Senate and congressional districts that have been rejected by every court that has heard the case as unconstitutional [see separate story in some editions or at qchron.com]. A new map submitted by a courtappointed special master will, if approved, compress the footprint of his 12th District and remove a good deal of his home base in Astoria. His district would become landlocked, losing a vast swath of territory along the Astoria and Long Island City banks of the East River to a redrawn 59th District that would include parts of Brook-

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lyn and Manhattan. District 12 will include more of Sunnyside and Woodside than before. “Should the newly proposed State Senate lines become permanent, I look forward to seeking re-election in Senate District 12 and continuing to represent the neighborhoods in which I was born, raised, and have lived my entire life,” Gianaris tweeted on Tuesday. His campaign could not be reached for Q further comment.

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Calling all CEC candidates Borough President Donovan Richards is accepting applications from all persons interested in filling vacancies on Community Education Councils in the borough. CECs advise and comment on the educational policies and provide input to the chancellor and the Panel for Educational Policy. The positions are unpaid. Each CEC oversees elementary and middle schools within its district. The application form is available online at queensbp.org/education. The deadline is Friday, June 10. The positions include two in District 25 (Flushing, Beechhurst, Col-

lege Point, Murray Hill, Whitestone and Willets Point); one in District 26 (Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bellerose, Oakland Gardens, Fresh Meadows, Floral Park); and one in District 29 (Jamaica, Jamaica Estates, St. Albans, Queens Village, Cambria Heights, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Hollis and Rosedale). Appointees will serve a term ending June 30, 2023, and may be reappointed for a full two-year term. For more inform at ion , v isit schools.nyc.gov /getinvolved/families/education-councils. Q — Michaael Gannon

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Ease on down to the Emerald City at MoMI ‘The Wiz’ dance video premiere May 21 by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Three of the original dancers from the 1978 film musical “The Wiz,” along with students from PS 111 in Dutch Kills, their families and dance kids from the Edge School of the Arts, will re-enact the cult classic in a video showcase next week at the Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria. The Wiz Family Day event, set for 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 21 at 36-01 35 Ave., came into development after a teen, Kina Brailsford, who participated in a workforce development program at MoMI regaled the staff about her grandmother Renée Brailsford’s experience working on the film, according to Sara Guerrero, deputy director of education and community engagement at the museum. “Through her we met her grandmother Renée, an amazing woman,” Guerrero said about the Astoria dancer. “She and I started talking about ways we can collaborate. She lives in the neighborhood ... Renée had so many ideas.” Together, along with Guerrero’s team at MoMI, they landed on an intergenerational music video. “We brought her to the museum so that we can have our team and our younger students interview her,” said Guerrero who was happy to learn more about local history.

The iconic dance scenes that will be reenacted on May 21 by Daryl Richardson and David Robertson, the other “Wiz” dancers from the film, Brailsford and students, were originally filmed at Kaufman Astoria Studios, located at 34-12 36 St., according to Guerrero, who is a fan of the film. “There’s all these monuments to New York,” Guerrero said of the film. “Some of the bridges, two here in New York, are covered with this yellow linoleum ... the film talks about New York City history. There is also a lot of criticism ... the Wiz is a failed politician who failed to make changes at the local level and then gets blown into this parallel universe of Oz. There is a lot of Afrofuturism in this film and Lena Horne plays the godmother, Glinda the Good Witch.” The family day will also include an exploration of the museum’s collection of artifacts from the movie, a presentation about the film’s creation and face painting, according to MoMI. Brailsford’s granddaughter also suggested Kerri Edge, the artistic director of ESOTA, which is at the Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning at 161-04 Jamaica Ave., to lead the project. “She ... mentioned that I would be a good candidate to make it happen,” said Edge, a triple threat choreographer, dancer and filmmaker. “The museum had presented my

Renée Brailsford, far right, a dancer from the cult film “The Wiz,” and Edge School of the Arts dancers and students from PS 111 re-enact dance scenes from movie at the Museum of the PHOTO BY LEONARDO SANTANA-ZUBIETA / MOMI Moving Image for a dance video. dance film ‘4 Little Girls’ in its Redstone Theater the year prior.” Edge’s dance film was presented at MoMI for Black History Month in 2020. Edge, who is a major fan of the film, was glad to lead the project, which included her dance students, who provided choreographic and teaching assistance to the PS 111 kids. “I absolutely love ‘The Wiz,’” said Edge. “It is a cult film not only for Black people, but for dancers of all backgrounds. Many of my dance

teachers were in both the Broadway show and the movie, making it even more fun.” Edge also opened for one of the stars of the film, singer Diana Ross, for a separate performance, the July 21, 1983 concert “Diana Ross Live in Central Park.” She was invited to perform a Chuck Davis work at the concert by choreographer Michael Peters as a student of the Jamaica-based Bernice Johnson Cultural Arts Center. continued on page 40

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Growing up in Flushing in the 1960s as the decidedly American son of traditional Chinese immigrant parents, all Alvin Eng wanted to do was fit in. Alvin knew he did not want a life in his family’s laundry business, and knew even as a boy of 6 that rock ‘n’ roll would be his salvation. He would not know for a while that the seeming contradictions between his heritage and his dreams were never quite as incongruous as he thought. In his new book, “Our Laundry, Our Town : My Chinese American Life from Flushing to the Downtown Stage and Beyond,” the songwriter and playwright g details his family’s journey from villages in the old Canton Province to Flushing — and back. Published byy Fordham University Press, it is $27.99 where books are sold. “My parents had a laundr y on Union Street in Flushing,” said Eng, born the youngest of five children in 1962, in a recent interview. “Growing up there, it was a different world. We were one of the very few Asian families in Flushing at the time. People now go, ‘Are you kidding me?’ But by the time I got ready to go to Queens College and move on it was weird because for the first time in my life, everyone [in Flushing] looked like me, but I couldn’t communicate with them be because I rebelled and refused to learn tto speak Chinese, which I regret. W When you’re young, you just want to ffit in with what’s around you.” The “Our Town” of the title is a n nod to Thornton Wilder’s 1938 Pulitze zer Prize-winning play, which Eng d i discovered was heavily influenced by ttraditional ra Chinese dramas. His parents wedded in an arranged ma marriage when his mother — The Em Empress Mother in the book — was 14. His father immigrated to the United Stat States, barred from bringing her under imm immigration laws. It would be 10 years befo before she could start her life with a man she did not know and had barely met. Three children were born between 1947 and 1 1950. His brother, Herman, was born in 195 1957.

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John Newton Mitchell was born in Detroit on Sept. 16, 1913, the third of Joseph and Margaret Mitchell’s four children. The family bought a home at 90-22 179 St. in Jamaica around 1920. John attended and graduated Jamaica High School. He went on to Fordham Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1938. In April 1941 he married Elizabeth Catherine Shine and they bought a home at 19103 116 Ave. in St. Albans. She bore him a son, John Jr., and a daughter, Jill. He had a reputation as a successful municipal bond lawyer. He was so good he became bond council to Gov. Rockefeller. However, the marriage was not a happy one and they divorced in 1956. In December 1957, Mitchell married Martha Beall, who described him as a suave, intellectual man. In 1966, Richard Nixon, then a private citizen, merged his law firm with Mitchell’s. Upon winning the presidency in 1968, Nixon appointed him attorney general of the U.S. He then resigned to head the Committee to Re-elect the President. In June

The childhood home of Richard Nixon’s attorney general John N. Mitchell, at 90-22 179 St. in Jamaica, as it looked in the 1930. PHOTO, LEFT, BY THOMAS J. O’HALLORAN / U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT VIA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

1972, after the Watergate break-in, his wife called reporter Helen Thomas and became a distraction to Mitchell, making the situation blow up and get worse. He eventually was convicted and disbarred from practicing law for his approval of electronic surveillance of telephones as part of the scandal. He served 19 months in federal prison. On Nov. 9, 1988 Mitchell collapsed in the street and died of a heart attack at age 75. Q

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tured on “Mi Herencia.” The album is informed by the band’s Colombian roots “Mi Herencia” (“My Heriand draws sounds the group tage”) is the latest album from has acquired from living in the the Whitestone-based AfroBig Apple. Latin band Grupo Rebolú on “We maintain the traditionFolkways, the Smithsonian’s al Colombian rhythm and nonprofit recording label, instruments and since we have which suppor ts cultural been living in New York for so diversity. long we put some jazz, funk “We are excited to release and urban sounds,” added our album, which ha s 10 Castañeda. “That includes a songs,” said Johanna Castañedrumkit, a bass and a guitar. da, a percussionist and multiWe also play using some tradiinstrumentalist in Rebolú, which was formed by her hus- Johanna Castañeda, left, Morris Cañate, Ronald Polo and Erika tional Colombian instruments. band, Ronald Polo, also a “Kika” Parra of Grupo Rebolú dropped their new album “Mi Heren- With both we create a more powerful sound, which also vocalist and multi-instrumen- cia” May 13 on Folkways. PHOTO COURTESY GRUPO REBOLÚ incorporates cumbia, one of talist, and his friend Morris Cañate, a percussionist and tambor player Songs on the record, released May 13, the most popular rhythms in Colombia.” One of the traditional instruments the in 2007. The group also consists of Erika cover everything from the Black Lives Mat“Kika” Parra, a percussionist. All members ter movement to issues of race in the Afro- band uses is the gaita. “It is a wooden flute made out of a cachave a Colombian background. “We Latino community, instilling love of Colomalready released two singles and now we bian culture in first-generation American tus tree,” said Castañeda. “We also use the are to release the whole album ... We never children, financial hardships, romance and alegre, which is like hand drums and the tambor alegre, which is like a conga, but a worked with a label, so it was nice to have the joy of childhood. support to create something beautiful.” Album opener “Los Herederos” (“The Colombian one. It’s made differently. We With Folkways’ help, the band was able Heirs”) tackles the cultural inheritance of use the tambora too, an African percusto work with Grammy-winning producer American children born to immigrants, sionist instrument.” The music draws heavily from the north Felipe Fournier, said Castañeda, who has according to Castañeda, who has two been an artist for 30 years. daughters with Polo, one of whom is fea- coast of Colombia, Barranquilla.

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“The cumbia rhythm became very popular in Mexico and Central America and all over,” said Castañeda. “It is one of those rhythms that makes you want to move your body. You want to tap your toes or swing back and forth ... It’s all about love. The girl is not paying attention to the guy and the guy is following her around as she wears a flower dress ... in the end they end up together. It’s about a couple falling in love.” Some of the music is also upbeat, added Castañeda. “Ronald, who creates the music, and Morris, one of the founders are from Barranquilla, which has the second-largest carnival in the world. The first one is Brazil,” said Castañeda. “The culture just spills out onto the streets. The city stops because everyone focuses on the carnival. People don’t work during the carnival. It is all about showing off your dance moves and the music of Barranquilla ... It’s a big festival. There are a couple of days just for parades of bands and dance companies ... It’s beautiful. Those three days, the city turns colorful. All the houses are decorated with a carnival theme. There is music in every house. The music that Rebolú has is high energy.” To l i s t e n t o t h e a l b u m , v i s i t Q orcd.co/rebolu.

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adverse boy now an activist for the 1964-65 World’s Fair and his the Asian community, artistic various stops along the music and freedom and protesters in China. theater scene. Working with David Henr y The Engs, he wrote, “were Hwang on his Tony-Award-winprobably the only American ning play “M. Butterfly,” he was household in which the kids were inspired to take a play-writing pleading with the parents, ‘Turn class, in which he found his callthat noise down!’” While his ing and met the man who would mother played Chinese opera introduce him to his future wife. records in the laundry‘s back Along the way he ties world room, Alvin’s first record was a history in with that of his family, Beatles 45. Herman came to him going into 18th-century English one day with a plan to pool their colonialism, the AIDS epidemic, money and slip off to Korvette’s Mayor David Dinkins’ Glorious in Douglaston, where they could get an album “everybody on the Alvin Eng with The Empress Mother in the family laundry. On Mosaic, Freddie Mercury, the block is talking about” for $7, $2 the cover: Eng performing with his band, The Grips, in Green- New York Knicks and, of course, punk rock, among other topics. less than local stores. COURTESY PHOTOS wich Village in 1981, and his new book. He chronicles traveling to The Who’s “Tommy” would start Alvin and Herman away from the made him retreat to being “that deaf, dumb China with his mother years after his father’s death; and returning years later to laundry business. Both became musicians and blind kid” from “Pinball Wizard.” — Herman still is — taking inspiration from As an aspiring rock journalist while con- his father’s village prior to his own marriage the album. It is a touchstone throughout sidering dropping out of Flushing High to Wendy Wasdahl. And the la st time he listened to the book, including in a son’s touching trib- School, his life was changed by friendly, “Tommy” straight through without interute upon The Empress Mother’s passing. blunt advice from rocker David Johansen. “I still have it,” Eng said. The book details how his writing led him ruption? “I listen to parts all the time when He writes with regret that as a child, to working with and for the benefit of Asian I’m writing,” he said. “Uninterrupted? Q watching his father’s abuse sometimes artists and performers, the once conflict- That’s probably been a while.”

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S. Ozone Park/Wakefield, Sun 5/22, 1-3pm, 115-10 135 Ave. All brick townhouse, 3 BRs, 1.5 baths, updated kit & bath. Great loc & ex lg rm on main level. $629K, Connexion Borough Park, 1031 41 St, #2. 2 Real Estate, 718-845-1136 BR/1.5 baths, $2,300/mo. Avail NOW. Balcony, carpet fls. Good condition. Office space. Call Stellina Napolitano 646-372-7145, Boat Slip, Jet Ski Slip available in Howard Beach. Call Capri Jet Realty 954-245-6372 Notice of Formation of LIC 3412, LLC, Arts of Org Greenpoint, 380 McGuinness Blvd, #2A. 1 BR/1 bath, $2,300/ BLAZIN’ BOUNCE & BOP LLC fi led with SSNY on 09/21/21. mo. Avail May 1. HW fls, windows Articles of Organization were fi led Offi ce Location: Queens County, in every room. Call Michael with the Secretary of State of New Bifalco, 917-704-5147. Capri Jet York (SSNY) on 03/15/2022. Offi ce SSNY designated as agent Realty location: Queens County. SSNY has of LLC upon whom process Rego Park.Non-Smoker. Large been designated as agent of the against it may be served. SSNY renovated studio, new kitchen LLC upon whom process against appliances, new bathroom, large it may be served. SSNY shall mail shall mail a copy of process to: walk-in closet. Walking to transa copy of process to: THE LIMITED The LLC, 41-28 Haight St #1A, portation & shopping. Reasonable rent, utilities included. Available LIABILITY COMPANY, 2344 207TH STREET, BAYSIDE, NY 11360. Flushing, NY 11355. Purpose: to now. References, income, credit report checked. Call owner, Purpose: For any lawful purpose. engage in any lawful act. 718-897-9735. No Brokers of Formation of Williamsburg, 539 Metropolitan Notice of Formation of Notice CB VB CRESCENT LLC. Arts. of MandyPansy, LLC Articles of Ave, #2. 3 BR, 2 bath, $4,500/mo. Avail NOW. Gut renovated. HWF, Org. fi led with Secy. of State of Organization were fi led with the SS appli, W/D, dishwasher, Call Secretary of State of New York NY (SSNY) on 4/5/22. Offi ce Thomas Horodecki, (SSNY) on 04/20/2022. Offi ce 646-226-5533, Capri Jet Realty location: Queens County. SSNY location: Queens County. SSNY has designated as agent of LLC been designated as agent of the upon whom process against LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall it may be served. SSNY shall mail Ozone Park, pvt house, 2nd fl, separate room, share kitchen & mail process to: c/o The LLC, a copy of process to: MANDYPAN217-02 Jamaica Ave, Queens SY, LLC, 176-10 145TH AVE., bathroom. Lg storage area. Female, non-smoker only. Near Village, NY 11428. Purpose: JAMAICA, NY 11434. Purpose: For trans. $650/mo incls heat & hot any lawful purpose. any lawful activity. water. Call 917-460-5228

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Manea Realty, LLC, Arts of Org. ﬁ led with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) 3/24/2022. Cty: Queens. SSNY desig. as agent upon whom process against may be served & shall mail process to 106-28 96th St., Ozone Park, NY 11417. General Purpose

Notice of Formation of RCC/GCCOM - a Joint Venture LLC Arts. of Org. fi led with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/12/22. Offi ce location: Queens County. Princ. offi ce of LLC: 18-35 130th St., Queens, NY 11356. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to Corporation Service Co., 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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.

Notice of Formation of MODERN VET CARE PLLC Arts. of Org. filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 04/06/22. Office location: Queens County. Princ. office of PLLC: 32-03 Steinway St., #52, Astoria, NY 11103. SSNY designated as agent of PLLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to the PLLC at the addr. of its princ. office. Purpose: Veterinary medicine.

Notice of Formation of RITHO CARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS LLC Articles of Organization were ﬁ led with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/29/2022. 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: RITHO CARE STAFFING SOLUTIONS, 225-34 104TH AVENUE, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11429. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SHAMIM HOLDINGS LLC, Arts. of Org. ﬁ led with the SSNY on 04/13/2022. Ofﬁ ce loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Mussarat Jabeen, 85-11 34th Ave, Apt # 2C, Jackson Heights, NY 11372. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS INDEX NO. 720623/2019 Mortgaged Premises: 4320 247TH STREET, LITTLE NECK, NY 11363 Block: 8112, Lot: 58 Plaintiff designates QUEENS as the place of trial situs of the real property FAREVERSE LLC I/L/T/N FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC, Plaintiff, vs. PETER LADISLAW III AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN LADISLAW; JOHN LADISLAW AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN LADISLAW; DONNA MOYSE AS HEIR AND DISTRIBUTEE OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN LADISLAW; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DISTRIBUTEES OF THE ESTATE OF MARILYN LADISLAW, and 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; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA – INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE; NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD; NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU; NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT ADJUDICATION BUREAU; TANYA LADISLAW AS JOHN DOE #1; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #2; “JANE DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #3; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #4; “JOHN DOE” (REFUSED NAME) AS JOHN DOE #5; “JOHN DOE #6” through “JOHN DOE #12,” the last seven 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, Defendant(s). To the above named Defendants YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action and to serve a copy of your Answer on the plaintiff’s attorney within twenty (20) days of the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service of the same is complete where service is made in any manner other than by personal delivery within the State. The United States of America, if designated as a defendant in this action, may answer or appear within sixty (60) days of service. Your failure to appear or to answer will result in a judgment against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. In the event that a deficiency balance remains from the sale proceeds, a judgment may be entered against you. 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 $954,225.00 and interest, recorded on April 17, 2018, in Instrument Number 2018000128092 and in Liber 2018000128092 at Page , of the Public Records of QUEENS County, New York., covering premises known as 4320 247TH STREET, LITTLE NECK, NY 11363. 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: April 26, 2022 Westbury, NY 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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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK – COUNTY OF QUEENS INDEX # 704598/2015 FILED 3/14/2022 SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2007-OPT1, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1, Plaintiff, against STEPHEN DACHTERA AKA STEVEN DACHTERA INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR AT LAW AND NEXT OF KIN OF IRENE L. DACHTERA A/K/A IRENE LORETTA A/K/A IRENE DUDO A/K/A IRENE DUDA, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU, NEW YORK CITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL BOARD, “JOHN DOE” AND “JANE DOE” 1 THROUGH 50, INTENDING TO BE THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DISTRIBUTEES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, TRUSTEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, AND ASSIGNEES OF THE ESTATE OF IRENE L. DACHTERA A/K/A IRENE LORETTA A/K/A IRENE DUDO A/K/A IRENE DUDA, WHO WAS BORN IN 1947 AND DIED ON October 6, 2018, A RESIDENT OF QUEENS COUNTY , WHOSE LAST KNOWN ADDRESS WAS 59-12 157 STREET FLUSHING, NY 11355, THEIR SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST IF ANY OF THE AFORESAID DEFENDANTS BE DECEASED, THEIR RESPECTIVE HEIRS AT LAW, NEXT OF KIN, AND SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST OF THE AFORESAID CLASSES OF PERSON, IF THEY OR ANY OF THEM BE DEAD, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE HUSBANDS, WIVES OR WIDOWS, IF ANY, ALL OF WHOM AND WHOSE NAMES AND PLACES, ARE UNKNOWN TO THE PLAINTIFF, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA O/B/O INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION AND FINANCE, STEVEN DACTERA, 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 twenty (20) days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (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 sixty (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 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. This action was commenced to foreclose a mortgage against real property located at 59-12 157 Street, Flushing, NY 11355. You are named as a party defendant herein because you may have an interest in this premises. McCabe, Weisberg & Conway, LLC, Caren Bailey, Esq., Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1 Huntington Quadrangle, Suite 3C20, Melville, NY 11747 (631) 8124084 (855) 845-2584 facsimile. File # 14-301702 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Department of Financial Services at 1-800-342-3736 or visit the Department`s website at www. dfs.ny.gov RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS YOU ARE NOT REQUIRED TO LEAVE YOUR HOME AT THIS TIME. You have the right to stay in your home during the foreclosure process. You are not required to leave your home unless and until your property is sold at auction pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale. Regardless of whether you choose to remain in your home, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR PROPERTY and pay property taxes in accordance with state and local law. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner`s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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C M SQ page 40 Y K 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.

Staff Party LLC ﬁ led Arts. of Org. with the Sect’y of State of NY (SSNY) on 3/31/2022. Ofﬁ ce: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: The LLC, 34-18 Northern Blvd., Long Island City, NY, 11101. Purpose: any lawful act. WENDT

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PARTNERS, LLC Articles of Org. ﬁ led NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/11/22. Ofﬁ ce in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to William D. Wendt 6260 99th St Apt 825 Rego Park NY 11374. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

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

Notice of formation of YUMMYY CAKERYY LLC. Articles of Organization filed with the Secretary of State of New York SSNY on 02/28/2022. Office located in QUEENS. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail copy of any process served against the LLC to 6710A 190th Lane, Apt 3A, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365. 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

‘The Wiz’ re-enacted at MoMI continued from page 32 One dance scene from the film that Edge is most excited to be recreating with the students is “Munchkinland.” “I look forward to shooting that and the iconic ‘Emerald City’ scene,” which will feature Brailsford, Richardson and Robertson she said. “Renée will also play the role of the Godmother Glinda.” Richardson will play Auntie Em and Robertson the Wiz, according to Edge. “‘The Wiz’ is fun to listen to and to recreate on stage,” said Edge. “It’s a historical work that will forever be etched into the hall of dance fame.” While working on the project, it never occurred to Edge it would be the first time that some of her students listened to the soundtrack or watched the musical. “I’m honored to be a part of its perpetuation.” Brailsford is also excited to see the film’s legacy continue on into the next generation and further share her experience working on it. “They had auditions,” Brailsford recalled. “Over 1,000 auditioned and they picked only 100. I felt special. I was up against prima donna ballet dancers and Alvin Ailey dancers. I was just a regular jazz dancer.” One scene she vividly remembers is “Emerald City.” “It was so cold out there and we had thin costumes,” said Brailsford. “That wind was

whistling!” Brailsford’s favorite scene in the film was “Brand New Day.” “Everybody is a Dorothy and goes through trials and tribulations,” said the dancer. Brailsford thought it was amazing that Ross, whom she sometimes shared a dressing room and had conversations with, bought the rights to the film. “They had to rewrite the script according to her age, so it was a lot of crazy stuff going on behind the scenes,” said Brailsford. “It didn’t bother me. Miss Ross is the Boss ... I wouldn’t mind working with her over and over. Universal Pictures, which released the film, wanted a younger Dorothy. Ross may have been a perfectionist on set, but behind-the-scenes, Brailsford felt she was down-to-earth and sweet. “We had our own trailers, but she had a tent in the back,” said Brailsford. “If you like Chinese food, she had a chef for her workers for that. If you like Japanese, she had a chef for you for that. She is excellent to me.” Brailsford is excited to see the re-enactment with the kids. “The kids are just so cute,” she added. To get tickets to the family day event, which is free for kids under 12, visit movingimage.us/event/the-wiz-family-day/ Q or call (718) 777-6800.

Queens blood donors needed The New York Blood Center has sent out a call for donors of all blood types during a declared blood crisis. Donation appointments can be made online at nybc. org for a number of blood drives scheduled in the area. They include: • Queens Masonic District, 8:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 21 at 21-14 30 Ave. in Long Island City; • St. Joan of Arc, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22, at 82-00 35 Ave. in Jackson Heights; • The Shops at Atlas Park, 1 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 24, at 8000 Cooper Ave.

in Glendale in the former pet shop. • RXR Realty, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, at 37-18 Northern Blvd. in Long Island City. • Gurdwara Sikh Cultural Society, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 29, at 95-30 118 St., Richmond Hill; • Sikh Center of New York, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 5, at 38-17 Parsons Blvd., Flushing; and • NYPD 115th Precinct, noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, at 92-15 Northern Blvd., in the Muster Room, Jackson Q Heights.

Maspeth honors deceased veterans United Veterans & Fraternal Organizations of Maspeth will host its annual candlelight ceremony in honor of all deceased American servicemen and women at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 23, at Maspeth Memorial Park on the corner of 69th Street and Grand

Avenue. Visitors will gather at the flagpole. In the event of rain the ceremony will take place at Frank Kowalinski Post #4 of the Polish Legion of American Veterans. The post is located at 61-57 Maspeth Ave., at Q the corner of 64th Street.

Glendale Kiwanis pancake breakfast The Kiwanis Club of Glendale will host a pancake breakfast from 10 to 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 22. The event will take place at Sacred Heart Catholic Academy, located at 84-05 78 Ave. in Glendale. All are welcome and the donation is $10. Those who attend are asked to use the 84th Street entrance.

Tickets may be purchased by contacting Kerrie Hansen at (718) 809-5281 or hansensk@msn.com; Richard Huber at (718) 755-1634 or richie@superiorinterlock.com; Gary Milau at (347) 545-2106 or gmilau@nyc. rr.com; or CB Kueber Realty of 67-13 Myrtle Q Ave. at (718) 628-0100.

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All Elite Wrestling, the three-year-old competitor to long-established World Wrestling Entertainment, made a statement when it was able to sell out 25,000 seats for a card at the Arthur Ashe Stadium last September. Tony Khan, the CEO of AEW, told me in a phone interview last week that it will return to Arthur Ashe shortly after the completion of the 2022 US Open for one of its biggest extravaganzas, called Grand Slam. In addition to having an annual date at the Billie Jean King National Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, AEW appears to be having quarterly cards at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park. AEW’s show there last Wednesday night was a near sellout. Khan demurred when asked if he had approached Madison Square Garden about a show at the world’s most famous arena. “Yeah, we’ve spoken to them,” he replied without much enthusiasm. From his reaction it was clear the Garden will only host WWE matches. AEW has benefited from the exposure it gets from its two-hour “Dynamite” show on TBS Saturday at 8 p.m. and its hour-long “Rampage” program on TNT at 10 p.m. TNT and TBS are both owned by Warner Media, which just merged with Discovery Communications. Most of the high-level Warner execs have been replaced by those who held similar posts with Discovery. I asked Khan if he has spoken with new WarARLENE PACCHIANO Broker/Owner

ner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav. “I haven’t spoken with him yet,” he replied. I informed him that Zaslav was a Rockland County high school tennis champion and has remained a very skilled player. “I had better schedule a match with him in a hurry!” he laughed. The AEW roster is an interesting amalgam of wrestling veterans such as Chris Jericho, CM Punk, Jon Moxley, Keith Lee, Jeff Hardy and Matt Hardy, along with a stable of relative newcomers including Adam Cole, Adam Page, “Jungle Boy” Jack Perry and arguably its biggest star, Plainview, LI, native Maxwell Jacob Friedman — whose comic timing, rapier wit and solid ring skills have made him a beloved heel. Female wrestlers get equal billing. Jade Cargill, Serena Deeb, Thunder Rosa and Dr. Britt Baker are all headliners. Baker is a real-life dentist in the Orlando area and has worked on her opponents’ teeth after many matches, Khan said. AEW mixes up the tempo of its shows. Some matches involve old-school scientific grappling with constant holds and reversals. Others involve a lot of dangerous props including chains, chairs and ladders. There have been matches that go for mere seconds while others run 20 minutes or more. And yes, there is ample comedy as well. “We try to please all kinds of wrestling fans,” Q Khan said. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Sunlit corner 1 bedroom Co-op, EIK, spacious LR/DR on fi rst floor. Near all transportation, restaurants and shopping.

Welcome to this spacious & sunny 2 BR, 1 bath Co-op in Howard Beach. Apartment has a beautiful balcony w/an open view & plenty of trees to admire. The kitchen has solid wood cabinets, stainless steel appliances & granite countertops. Bathroom was updated w/elegant & modern tiles. Apartment has hardwood floors & plenty of closets. Convenient location near shopping center, school, restaurants & public transportation.

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Spacious Junior 4 in Desirable Howard Beach Co-op. Both BRs & LR Have Lots of Natural Sunlight & ample storage/closet space. Primary BR accommodates large furniture at 18’x 11’. Has been freshly painted; new flooring throughout the apartment. Recently updated bath. The apart. is ‘selling as’. Maintenance Incls All Utilities: Heat, Hot Water, Cooking Gas, Electric, Cable & RE Taxes. Base Maint:$898.68. Bldg Features Laundry In Lobby Level; Storage Room, Small Gym, Recreational Room, New Video Intercom & Buzzer Vestibule Entrance; Park Benches ThruOut Grounds & children’s playground.

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

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This lovely 1 family home has been updated w/nice touches. Cook’s kit w/ adjoining DR is perfect for entertaining. Cozy LR & set back a primary & secondary BR. Downstairs you have a full fi nished area that can be used as an office, playroom, family room or even a primary suite. Laundry room & access to yard & garage.

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Mint AAA, 1 BR Co-op. New kitchen/ new bath. Just move in! open wall in kitchen.

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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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WOODHAVEN Rare Large property sitting on a Large Large 75x100 piece of land. Walking distance to Forest Park . Price: $1,600,000 Contact Rene Rose for more information 718-810-0293

HOWARD BEACH Beautiful, spacious 2 BR, 2 bath Co-op with terrace in the Ardsley Development. Hardwood ﬂ ooring throughout, kit, & bathrooms have been updated. Close to shopping, schools & parks.Q-41 bus to Jamaica center, Q-21 bus to Rockaway, and QM-15 to Midtown. Price: $329,888 Contact Carolyn DeFalco for more information 917-208-9176

JACKSON HEIGHTS 2 Bedroom Co-Op for sale Price: $289,000 Contact Yvonne Jones for more information 347-287-2535

OZONE PARK

Expanded Det 2 Fam Cape w/Pvt Dvwy- Featuring 5 BRs, 3 Baths, Fin Bsmnt w/ SOE - 46x100 Lot. Fully Tenanted- Month to MonthNo Leases. Heat, Electric & Cooking Gas NOT INCLUDED! 1st Floor Rent - $2,500 (3 BRs) & Basement). 2nd Floor Rent - $1,550 (2 BRs). Being Sold w/Tenants. Great Location Near Schools, Shopping, Houses of Worship, "A" Train & Bus Transportation. Price: $1,099.000 Contact John Dibs for more information 718-848-4700

Move-in Ready & Fully Updated Det Vinyl Fenced 1 Fam Offers Multiple Options for Large Family. 1st Fl - Sunlit Porch, Bdm/Den/DR, LR, Eat-in-Kit w/Granite Counters, SS Appliances, Custom Range Hood, Counter w/Stools & Full Bath. 2nd Fl - Master BR, 2nd BR, Optional 3rd, Updated Tiled Bath & Stairs to Fin Attic. Walk-Out Bsmt - LR, BR, Serving Area, Bath & Heating/Laundry Area. Rear Yard w/14'x30' Patio Awning, 1 Car Det. Heated Garage & Private Driveway

Price: $749,000 Contact Theresa LaBoccetta for more information 347-531-9060

OZONE PARK

Introducing This 6 BR W/3 Full Baths Brick Legal 2 Fam Prop. Offering Wood Floors Throughout, S. S. Appliances, and A Fully Fin Bsmnt With a Sep Entrance & a Pvt Dvwy. Near Public Transportation, Shopping, Schools, Houses of Worship, & All Necessities. Will Not Last!!! Price: $1,149,888 Contact Sher Singh/ Chatter Singh for more information 347-257-9475/646-354-0799

ASTORIA

A generously sized 1 BR Co-op unit is now available & waiting for it's new owner. In the ever so convenient Astoria this unit is surrounded by a variety of hospitality establishments, literally dozens! Plenty of options for shopping, and let's not forget the convenient modes of public transportation! Bus line Q104 half a block away & trains N & W within 4 blocks distance. Come see this gem today & reap the beneﬁ ts for years to come! Price: $475,000 Contact Vaclav “Wesley” Antos for more information 347-631-0403

JAMAICA

Welcome to Jamaica Towers!!! This is approximately 650 sq. ft. with great views located on the 9th ﬂ r The building amenities include a luxurious lobby, Doorman, indoor/outdoor parking lot (with waitlist) Security surveillance on property, storage & laundry room on site. Close to shopping centers, theaters & massive transportation.

Price: $129,000 Contact Anthony Johnson Freeman for more information 310-993-6787

JACKSON HEIGHTS

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

Price: $649,000 Contact Jennifer Scala for more information 917-796-5251

CANARSIE

Beautiful fully renovated 2 family house with fi n bsmnt. 1st fl oor has 3 BRs, small room for an offi ce or play room. Kitchen with stainless steel appliances, LR & full bath. 2nd fl oor 3 BRs living room, full bath & kit with stainless Steel appliances. Beautiful wooden fl rs all throughout the house and also splitter units for A/C & Hastings. Bsmnt is fi nished with a full bath & Utility room.

Price: $1,150,000 Contact Sandra Torres for more information 347-432-7696

RIDGEWOOD

Amazing 2 fam townhouse in the heart of Ridgewood Queens Prime Location, Close to all! 1 Block away from Freshpond Rd, blocks from Mrytle Ave, Mins away from the Forest Ave (M Train Line & 4 major MTA bus lines. Nearby Queens Public library & 2 Parks! 1st ﬂ -spacious BR converted into DR, exposed brick cozy kit, BR & front sun room converted into closet. 2nd Fl incl. BR, well lit kit with pantry closet, generous living space w/ an extra room. Huge Backyard Price: $980,000 Contact Johanna Ramirez for more information 347-678-7098

LINDENHURST

Expanded ranch style home with waterfront views and abundant outdoor space ! Home features 3 BRs (w/one on main level), 2 full baths, spacious LR, formal DR and att 1 car gar. Adaptable ofﬁ ce space area on second level. Close to shops & park. Great investment opportunity! Price: $349,000 Contact Karyna Maldonado-Burgess for more information 516-306-7399

Price: $975,000 Contact Rajni Mohnani for more information 646-407-5642

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

Price: $859,000

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HOWARD BEACH 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo for Sale Price: $399,000 Contact Pedro Duarte for more information 646-522-4422

REGO PARK

Brilliant natural light ﬁ lls this residence perched above it all with wide open views! Full 2 BR 1 bath with front to back exposures! Sep BR wing, affords privacy & a great division of space. Newly renovated kit & bath, stunning hardwood ﬂ oors, ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED. Tons of closets. Gym, storage & parking offered. Pvt playground. 24-hour security. Near all shopping & transportation.

Price: $380,000 Contact Yael Goldman for more information 516-238-0360

CYPRESS HILLS Beautiful 3 family house, 11 bedrooms, 4 full bath. Close to shops, transportation, schools & parks. Comes vacant

Price: $1,299,000 Contact Nissim Levy for more information 917-254-5420

ELMONT

The ideal open fl oor plan concept features a welcoming interior that is wonderfully bright and features a formal DR, large entertainment spaces, 1st-fl oor BR, fl ow-through living area, and well-proportioned rooms. Fall in love with this well-equipped newly installed kit, that comprises LG state-of-the-art appliances, double oven, stone countertops, large island, designer cabinetry, built-in pantry & an induction stove. The master bath is akin to a 5-star hotel & is beautifully appointed with a custom shower, soaking tub, his-and-hers sinks, Host an alfresco party in the wonderfully secluded backyard, which features patio dining space & large grassy area for yard games. An ideal spot for easy summer living. Take advantage of the best active living around! Located close to highly rated schools. Don’t miss out on owning this fabulous home. WON’T LAST Bring your best offer!

Contact Valerie Shalomoff for more information 646-533-8142

CORONA

S OZONE PARK Pristine, clean & lovingly maintained Det home w/pvt dvwy on a tree-lined street in the heart of the Wakefi eld Section of S. O. P. Sun drenched enclosed porch & continue into the spacious LR. Large formal DR & eat-in-kit. Hardwood fl rs exist under the wall to wall carpet. 2nd fl r features 3 BRs with main BR having a very lg closet. Full bath w/footed tub. Attic has crawl space for storage. Full bsmnt has high ceilings. This home also features a side entrance that leads to the main fl r as well as the bsmnt. Large landscaped & fenced yard has a new shed. Roof was replaced in 2006. Close to transportation, stores & airport. This is a place you will love to call home!

NORTH WOODMERE

Interested parties should verify all info. This Beautiful, Spacious Hi-ranch is Situated on an Oversized Lot of 172x83. It Features 3 BRs, 2 Baths, LR, DR, Kit with Skylight, Large Den Full Fin Bsmnt with Laundry room, Ofﬁ ce & 3 Large rooms & Central AC. A 2 Car Gar & a Large Deck Perfect for Entertaining. Price: $1,300,000

EAST NEW YORK

BUSINESS FOR SALE- Fast food business located in a HIGH TRAFFIC area on the cross streets of Pennsylvania & Liberty Ave. Next door to a High school. Across the street from NYPD community center & in front of A & C subway lines. PRIME LOCATION: All information provided is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed and should be independently veriﬁ ed

Price: $120,000 Contact George Tsaropoulos for more information 917-756-2484

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EAST NEW YORK 2 Family Home for Sale Price: $1,150,000 Contact Natasia Pagoulatos for more information 917-335-1143

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

Price: $328,000 Contact Alise Vitale / Lauren Di Novi for more information 646-267-1871/917-847-2349

VALLEY STREAM 4 Bedroom Home for sale Price: $539,000 Contact Paul Deo for more information 347-581-9863

Excellent and fully updated 2 BR apartment. All brand new! Close to shopping and public transportations. The backyard is shared. Price: $2,200/Mo Contact Liudmila Manaevskaya for more information 347-439-0476

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