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Small talk about big jail for Queens City is ready to cut back number of beds 20 percent: mayor’s aide by Michael Shain Editor

ike trains on the same track headed straight for each other, the mayor and Queens’ top officials are on a collision course over plans to build a massive new jail in Kew Gardens. The sides are set to meet — head on, it appears — some time in early fall when the City Council must vote on the plan. The Council has to vote on approving zoning changes that will be necessary to construct a proposed 26-story building, big enough to hold near1y 1,500 inmates and costing an estimated $2 billion. Now, both sides are starting to make noises about a possible compromise — in short, a smaller jail. The mayor’s top aide for the jail project, Deputy Director of the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice Dana Kaplan, told the Chronicle this week that her office is preparing to cut the size of the proposed jail to 1,150 beds, a 20 percent reduction. After the state passed a sweeping bail reform law last April, curtailing the use of cash bond and limiting pretrial detention, “we have updated our projections,” Kaplan said. The city’s original plan for four community-based jails to replace 11 outdated ones — eight on Rikers Island and three existing

Reopening the Queens House of Detention, behind the courthouse, is becoming a popular alternative to the mayor’s proposal to build a new jail facility on the site. “We don’t like the idea, but PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN we can live with it,” said a Kew Gardens civic leader. borough jails — was predicated on an average daily population of 5,000 detainees. “We now believe 4,000 is a reasonable number,” Kaplan said. “That will change the size of the proposed facility. We believe this will bring down the envelope.” Rikers held about 8,200 inmates as of last August, according to the Queens District Attorney’s Office.

In order to close the complex, jails similar to the one proposed for Queens are also planned for Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan. “I don’t believe in replacing one bad, big institution with four bad, big institutions,” Borough President Melinda Katz told a civic group in Howard Beach last week. Katz, who is running for Queens DA in next month’s primary, is in favor of closing Rikers

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but now says she is going to vote against the plan, if only because of its size. “You got 1,500 beds, what are you going to do?” she asked. “You are going to fill them up.” “We think the city should be listening to the community and make [the jails] smaller,” said Taylor Nims, executive director of the the Lippman Commission, which in 2017 released a blueprint of reforms needed to close Rikers. Kew Gardens community leaders, fighting to preserve the neighborhood’s small-scale character and halt what they see as a huge, unwarranted expense, have raised another possible compromise — reopening the seven-story Queens House of Detention that stands on the site now and was closed 17 years ago for cost cutting. “We don’t like the idea of reactivating the Queens detention center, but we can live with it,” said Sylvia Hack, co-chairwoman of Community Board 9’s Land Use Committee and one of the jail’s most prominent foes. Kaplan calls the idea of renovating the old jail as a modern facility impractical. “The conditions and standards of the Queens detention center are from a different time,” she said. The building, constructed in the 1950s, could hold only around 500 detainees at its current size and would not pass state-mandated continued on page 14

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Once a pond a time in Forest Park Hidden in plain sight, Strack Pond is getting a natural makeover by Michael Shain Editor

Someone with a good throwing arm could stand on the far eastern edge of Strack Pond and hit Woodhaven Boulevard with a rock. The pond, tucked behind a thick line of trees and shrubs in Forest Park, can’t be seen from the road even in winter. It is known only to intrepid dog walkers, hikers and the occasional school group. You have to know it’s there and, to maintain its exclusivity, most of those who do know don’t talk about it. But Strack Pond’s days as the Greta G a rbo spot i n Forest Pa rk m ay be numbered. Last Saturday, thanks to $5,000 in city money from Councilman Robert Holden (D-Middle Village), the trails around the 3-acre pond preser ve were cut back, weeded and cleaned-up by scores of stooping volunteers. It is only the beginning, according to Mk Moore, president of the Friends of Forest Park. “We don’t want to build it up or make it into something it’s not,” said Moore. “We just want to keep it a wild and natural place.” Improvements Moore and the Friends are talking about with the Parks Department are not game chargers — just some things to make a special place more special. “A couple of benches where people can sit,” he said. “Right now, people have to

In Forest Park, Strack Pond, named for a Woodhaven soldier killed in the Vietnam War, attracts small groups of visitors who know where to find it. Plans are underway to install some benches PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN there and expand the patio area at the shoreline. sit on the rocks or on blankets spread out on the dirt.” Also doubling the size of a patio along the pond’s western edge, where an area the size of half a tennis court is covered

with worn and broken pavers. “Right now, we are trying to see if we need a landscaper or if it’s something we can do ourselves,” said Moore. Long t i me pa rk-goers recall when

Strack Pond was filled in by the Parks Department in the 1960s to create two baseball fields — something that seemed like a good idea at the time, said Ed Wendell, head of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society. “I played down there when I was kid,” he told the Chronicle. But after even a mild rain, the pools of standing water made the fields unplayable, he remembers. “My father was a coach and he always carried bags of clay in his trunk. He used it to soak up the water on the field,” Wendell said. The water problem eventually made it impractical to play there and the league moved its games elsewhere. In the 1990s, the decision was made to dig up the field and return the land to its original state. It took two years and about $1 million to bring the pond back. Last weekend’s cleanup included new wooden-plank paths, called puncheons, in some of the marshy sections of the trail. As for the more permanent improvements, Moore cannot give a timetable. “At the Parks Department,” he said, “things are measured in years.” “There has been interest in creating a n at u r a l ‘pat io’ a rea w it h shorel i ne access,” said Portia Dyrenforth, the Forest Park administrator. “That would require a capital project, and is currently unfunded. But we are Q pursuing the idea,” she said.

Deadline looms for city pre-K schools ‘They just want all the kids,’ says early-ed provider of DOE contract by Michael Shain For the latest news visit qchron.com

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The push to overhaul the way the city pays pre-K and other earlyeducation facilities takes a big step next week. Providers — many of them based in churches and synagogues — are required to submit bids to the Department of Education by next Thursday to remain in the network of schools that have been offering Universal Pre-K classes to 4-year-olds since Mayor de Blasio established it in 2015. The operators of private schools, who make up the majority of facilities offering free pre-K, are deeply concerned that the changes will put them out of business. Until now, administering the pre-K system — including paying

the schools — was handled by the Administration for Children’s Services. Star ting next fall, the Department of Education will take over running it. In the meantime, the DOE is expanding rapidly its programs for preschoolers, opening scores of early learning centers — four in South Queens alone this fall — and adding pre-K classes to existing public schools. At the heart of the dispute is the growing belief among private school providers that the city is quietly moving to push them out. “They run our programs as it is now — socials workers who come in, money, assessment tools, paperwork,” said Brett Shampaner, the second-generation owner of The Little School, a private school in

Middle Village. “It’s not like we’re running wild. They just want all the kids,” he said. The private providers are banding together for the first time to negotiate with the city over payment in the upcoming contract. Late last month, the group CBOs for Equity — CBO is an abbreviation for community-based organization — wrote an impassioned letter to Mayor de Blasio to remember that it was small, nonpublic school operators like theirs that carried his Pre-K for All program in its initial years. More than 50 schools signed the letter including Little Friends Schools in Elmhurst and Sunnyside, St. Albans Montessori Academy of Learning, Jackson Heights continued on page 12

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Closed JFK runway is rattling residents Construction project, odd weather slamming people north of airport by Michael Gannon Editor

An ill wind —and an unusually steady south-southeasterly one at that — has residents living north and northeast of John F. Kennedy International Airport calling for some kind of relief from increased jet noise that has accompanied the start of reconstruction of Runway 13 Left-31 Right. Both the Port Authority of New York ad New Jersey, which operates JFK and LaGuardia airports, and the Federal Aviation Administration caught an earful of their own from residents last Monday at a meeting of the JFK Airport Committee. The meeting took place at the PA’s offices at JFK. The alignment of 13L-31R is west-northwest to east-southeast. It is 10,000 feet long and runs roughly parallel to Rockaway Boulevard. It closed for reconstruction on April 1, meaning that its regular takeoffs and landings had to be diverted to JFK’s remaining Dan Mundy Jr. and the JFK Environmental Oversight Subcommittee talked about needed studies runways. last Monday night. But much of the meeting covered the reconstruction of runway 13L-31R, and But the start of construction also coincid- its impact on noise levels as far away as Nassau County’s North Shore. PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON ed with an odd change in the weather. “For most of April, winds were coming the north to land on runways 22 Left or 22 (D-Suffolk, Nassau and Queens) told the from the south or southeast,” said David Right, which run parallel to each other on crowd that resident complaints as far north the eastern end of JFK and are oriented as Long Island’s Gold Coast have reached Johnson of the FAA. such a level that Suozzi and Rep. Kathleen That has meant nearly two months of an north-northeast to south-southwest. A spokesman for U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi Rice (D-Nassau) recently had a face-to-face inordinate number of planes coming in from

sitdown with FAA and PA officials to get an explanation. A representative for Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) told the group that the congressman also has been kept in the loop by both agencies. Yatsun Lau of the PA said the runway is being replaced with concrete rather than the initial plan to repave it with asphalt. He said that is to residents’ benefit as it shortens the construction project — 13L is scheduled to reopen on Nov. 16 — and will last 40 years as opposed to 10 for asphalt, meaning more time between construction projects. Barbara Brown, chairwoman of the committee as well as the Eastern Queens Alliance civic group, asked why some changes couldn’t be made to tweak schedules. “People are getting all this noise,” she said. Johnson reiterated the unusual wind conditions. But he also pointed out that airlines set their schedules possibly nine months or more in advance, making it difficult to pull switches on customers. He also cited the crowded nature of the New York region’s skies. “The most crowded in the world,” he said. “Even a few changes would necessarily impact LaGuardia, Teterboro and Newark.” Q

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Jamaica Avenue rocked to the sound of squealing kids and a live band last Saturday at the Woodhaven Business Improvement Districts’s very first Weekend Walk street fair. The neighborhood business group arranged to close off four blocks under the el between 85th and 89th streets to allow restaurants, pizza places, stores, bike shops and community groups to set up tables on the streets — not to mention a whole block of bouncy activities and rides.

Clockwise from left, car traffic and buses were rerouted around Jamaica Avenue to open the street to foot and bike traffic. An officer from the 102nd Precinct shares her water with a passing pooch. The temperatures for the day crept into the 80s. Not everyone thought taking a ride on the gondola swing dubbed the Black Pearl was such a good idea after all.

The walk’s organizer was Raquel Olivares, center right, executive director of the Woodhaven BID, with help from colleague Lisa Komninos, executive director of the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation, sponsors of the longrunning Wonderful Woodhaven Street Fair in October. Weekend Walks, which are fairly new to Queens, are intended to promote local businesses. — Michael Shain

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Pres. Keizs to leave York after 14 years Architect of numerous programs at Jamaica campus returns to teaching by Michael Gannon Editor

York College President Marcia Keizs on June 3 announced she will step down effective Aug. 31, ending a tenure that she described as “14 wonderful and professionally satisfying years.” Keizs, who came to CUNY in 1971 as an assistant professor of English, will next go to CUNY’s Bronx Community College, where she will return to the classroom, according to a statement issued by York. “When I took the helm at York College, my vision was framed by the values and ideals that inspired and fueled the efforts of our founders,” Keizs said in the statement. “Thus, I made a commitment to build on their good work and to expand the reach of the College to meet emerging contemporary needs. “I am proud to say that in due course, York College/CUNY has achieved significant milestones of which we can all be proud, thanks to the collaborative efforts of the entire college community, led by innovative faculty, dedicated administrators and staff, ambitious students and our supportive external community, including alumni, elected officials and volunteers; and with significant encouragement and assistance from CUNY’s Central administration and Board of Trustees. ... Being a part of this extraordinary col-

York President Marcia Keizs at graduation cerPHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON emonies in 2016. lege has been a privilege, but it is time to pass the mantle of leadership to another.” “Over the course of her nearly 15 years as president of York College, Marcia V. Keizs has spearheaded the elevation of its academic offerings, in both quantity and quality. She has been a consistent, creative innova-

tor and a rock-solid steward,” said William Thompson Jr., chairman of the CUNY Board of Trustees. “Her efforts have served to advance the mission of the City University of New York. President Keizs’ leadership of York College was only the latest chapter in a distinguished career that has included stops at five CUNY colleges and in the central office. It is with heartfelt gratitude, and sincere respect, that I thank Marcia for her unparalleled dedication and commitment to this University.” “I want to thank President Marcia V. Keizs for her many years of honorable and prodigious service to the City University of New York, starting in 1971,” said Chancellor Félix Matos Rodríguez, who ascended to the position earlier this year after serving as president of Queens College. “President Keizs has been a champion and role model to students and teachers at York College, greatly strengthening the school’s academic programs, increasing enrollment and expanding its national profile. She has worked tirelessly to enlist talented and diverse faculty, and she established the structure of three schools.” He said Keizs oversaw the restructuring of academic departments, launched 13 undergraduate and master’s programs, established three standalone departments

There’s nothing like the faces of young musicians unwrapping brand-new instruments for the first time — in this case, 67 of them, a gift from StubHub and the Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation. At an assembly last Monday, MS 202 music teacher Justin Wolf, right, surprised students at the Lindenwood school, revealing stacks of horns, flutes and saxophones worth nearly $70,000 hidden behind the auditorium curtain. The new instruments replace some that are more than 30 years old, said Wolf, and now kids no longer have to share them. — Michael Shain

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and upgraded the school’s physical and technological infrastructure, securing more than $200 million in capital funding. Keizs began her tenure at York College on Feb. 14, 2005. Under her leadership, the college has increased total enrollment by 25 percent and, in the past decade, first-year student enrollment has gone up by 61 percent. Under Keizs’ leadership York also expanded from 46 undergraduate majors in 2005 to 66 in 2018. New majors include aviation management in 2006, journalism and pharmaceutical sciences in 2008, health sciences in 2013, nursing in 2014, public health in 2015, finance in 2017, and, with Queensborough Community College, a dual AS/BS in biotechnology in 2010. She has also overseen the launch of master’s degree programs in pharmaceutical science, business and physician assistant studies in 2016 and social work in 2018. Aviation management and clinical trials will be introduced this fall, and nursing is scheduled to be launched in 2020. No information on the process for selecting Keizs’ permanent successor and whether a new president is expected to be in place before the start of the fall semester was available prior to the Chronicle’s deadline Q on Wednesday.

The Queens Symphony Orchestra Concert at Russo’s On The Bay is being rescheduled two days earlier. Originally set to play Wednesday, June 26, the orchestra will now perform Monday, June 24, the office of Councilman Eric Ulrich said. Ulrich is the sponsor of the popular, annual concert at the Howard Beach events hall, which last year drew more than 1,000 people. Tickets a re f ree but must be obt ai ned i n adva nce by calli ng U l r ich’s d ist r ict off ice at (718) 738-1083. People who are on the guest list for the original concer t date are automatically on the new list. There is no need to call again, his office said. Plenty of seats are still available, a spokeswoman said. As in years past, the concert’s prog ram will focus on music f rom famous operas. The Queens Symphony, founded in 1953 by David Katz, father of Borough President Melinda Katz, is the only professional concert orchestra Q in Queens. — Michael Shain

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Among the unknown number of Queens men who hit the beach and lived to fight another day were two the Chronicle has written about recently: Rocco Moretto of Astoria and John McHugh of Whitestone. Both were in The Big Red One, the Army’s First Infantry Division. Today, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2348 in Astoria is named for Moretto, who died less than a year ago. And the Whitestone community is trying to get a street honorarily renamed for McHugh, while he is still alive. We fully support that effort. The Greatest Generation is leaving us but must be remembered. Keep in mind that success on D-Day was not only earned at tremendous cost, it was never guaranteed. Supreme Allied Commander and future President Dwight Eisenhower had two messages ready to go out to the public that day, one of them acknowledging failure to win the beach and taking responsibility. Luckily for the world, he never had to release it. The Allies beat the Nazis, ended the horror of the Holocaust, beat the Japanese too and created the far better world that followed.

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Polarizing bishop Dear Editor: Re the May 30 response by Bishop Charles Norris to Richard Reif’s opposition to CUNY granting an honorary Ph.D. to the Rev. Al Sharpton, the bishop could use a lesson in tolerance by respecting the opinions of others (“Respect Rev. Sharpton” and “No CUNY Ph.D. for Sharpton,” April 18): Mr. Reif is one of your most intelligent letter writers, yet Bishop Norris labels him as a “nut” and calls his views “really out of this world.” Yet, many would oppose an honorary Ph.D. for Reverend Al, not just Mr. Reif. Has the bishop forgotten about the entire Tawana Brawley affair championed by Sharpton, for which he has still never apologized? Then the bishop criticizes the neighborhood Mr. Reif lives in because it is “white.” Yet if someone criticized the bishop for living in a black neighborhood, if that is the case, that would be considered racist. Living in a white neighborhood does not mean someone is living in the clouds and is not able to see reality as the bishop is implying. Bishop Norris is just as polarizing as his idol Reverend Al. Like Mr. Reif, I also graduated CUNY many decades ago when a CUNY undergraduate degree meant something. Today, some college students must first take remedial reading to prepare them to take college courses, but they never should have been allowed to graduate © Copyright 2019 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsiblefor errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc.at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., The Shops at Atlas Park, 71-19 80th St., Suite 8-201, Glendale, NY 11385.

he Queens Chronicle has always been supportive of business, whether it’s calling for easing up on petty summonses given to mom-and-pop shops, allowing Walmart to open somewhere in town or backing the failed Amazon deal in Long Island City. And we don’t mind that a Target store is being constructed in a new building going up in Elmhurst. But the building of the Target has revealed a strange quirk in the zoning laws that we think should be changed. Zoning in the area where the store is going, 82nd Street just north of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, limits stores to 10,000 square feet. Yet the Target will be 23,000 square feet, because it will be partially located in the

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high school without learning basic skills. If Sharpton is granted a Ph.D., then a CUNY Ph.D. will also have no meaning. Allan Rosen Brooklyn

Sharpton: not forgiven Dear Editor: In the May 30 issue was a letter from Bishop Charles Norris, admonishing Richard Reif and praising the Rev. Al Sharpton for his charitable and community work. Both The New York Times and New York Post have reported Internal Revenue Service charges that Mr. Sharpton owes millions in back taxes, a crime most of the rest of us would have lost our homes and possessions for. While his National Action Network has done some good, his past is not to be forgotten. He cannot easily be forgiven protesting about Jewish Americans whom he claims are slumlords and exploit blacks. Nor lamenting “white interlopers” who own businesses in Harlem. Here in Howard

building’s cellar, where the space is exempt from the zoning limit. Huh? Is that really what lawmakers intended when they wrote the zoning law, that it can be ignored as long as you put your store below ground? We find that hard to believe. Activists who had sued to block the store lost their case before the Board of Standards and Appeals and plan to appeal in state Supreme Court. But it’s in that very court that the exception was recognized, back in a 1997 case. Now City Councilman Francisco Moya wants to update zoning to eliminate the loophole. Although supportive of commerce, we agree on that, as a way to help level the playing field for all businesses.

Beach, many of us old enough can recall when he came here and demonstrated, shutting down businesses, blocking traffic and ridiculing Italian Americans. I am of half-Italian ancestry and those actions are not easily pardoned. Forgiving Al Sharpton is much like Vietnam veterans forgiving Jane Fonda or abused actresses forgiving Bill Cosby. Fonda did produce some fine videos to help women stay in shape and maintain healthy lifestyles. But veterans find it hard to forgive her after she expressed support for the Viet Cong and called Americans liars about the torture they endured. Likewise Mr. Cosby had a successful television show, but his lack of respect for women makes it hard for many to overlook his past. Perhaps Al Sharpton has changed from the rabble-rouser he was once was and his NAN has benefited the intended communities. That does not change the fact that in the past he gravely offended many people and the memories of his acts and words still echo to this day. Edward Riecks Howard Beach

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Dear Editor: As the 75th anniversary of D Day arrives, we should express our most sincere gratitude to all of those soldiers who sacrificed their lives on that day when the Allies stormed the German-held beaches at Normandy, France, beginning the liberation of Europe from five years of Nazi terror and tyranny. So many soldiers were killed and injured during that battle, and those who are still alive who fought there on June 6,1944 deserve special recognition by our country, as well as those who sacrificed their lives at Normandy. After 75 years, our world must never again be scourged by the terrors of major conflict. Now the world is a much more unstable, dangerous place, because of so many smaller conflicts occurring around the globe, as well as the continuous buildup of nuclear weapons by many countries, including the U.S., China and Russia. World leaders have a responsibility to prevent what happened from 1939 to 1945 to ever happen again, because if major conflict were to break out, all of humankind would not survive, and the world would be plunged into permanent nuclear winter. God bless all of those brave soldiers who fought in World War II, including at Normandy, on June 6,1944. All of America is forever indebted to you for the sacrifices that you all made, which included many of you sacrificing the greatest gift of all — life! John Amato Fresh Meadows

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‘Jeopardy!’ winner over AOC Dear Editor: I read that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez returned last week to her bartending roots, mixing drinks at a high-priced gastro pub in her Jackson Heights district where a plate of rigatoni with ragu will set you back a measly $20 bucks and a spring pea salad a puny $16. A bit pricey for the common laborer. Well, truthfully speaking if I want to see a bartender mixing drinks I would rather go to the bar where 12-time Jeopardy champion Austin Rogers works. As anyone who has seen him knows he is funny and most importantly, unlike Ocasio-Cortez, he can name the three branches of government. Bill Viggiano Williston Park, LI

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Dear Editor: John Amato made many excellent points about the devastating effects of increasing cataclysmic storms (“Wicked weather alert,” May 30). He provided many important tips on how to deal with storms and flooding of biblical proportions. But he forgot the single most important advice that all Americans should heed. Vote for people who believe in: the science of climate change, the proof that these storms are more severe as a result of warmer oceans and the fact that sea levels are rising due to the melting glaciers and polar ice caps. Who are these candidates? Democrats. Let me make it simple for anyone who is still confused. Don’t vote for a candidate like Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe, author of “The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future.” Inhofe actually brought a large snowball onto the Senate floor in a failed attempt to “prove” that the globe is not warming. The really scary part is he was chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works at the time. So while evacuating flood zones, stocking up on batteries, water and food are all great tips for a few days, weeks or months, there is only one way for Americans to protect themselves and their descendants from future storms caused by climate change for generations to come. Don’t vote for Republicans! The party that supports Trump’s budget proposal that calls for a 17 percent cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and a 6 percent cut to the National Weather Service. You know, the people in charge of providing forecasts for life-threatening weather events like hurricanes. Robert LaRosa Whitestone

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Dear Editor: Something was missing from the MTANYC Transit Public Hearing Notice of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Reconstruction and Expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot (May 30). The Federal Transit Administration on May 15 announced a Notice of Funding opportunity to apply for approximately $423 million in fiscal year 2019 competitive grant funding for bus and bus facility projects nationwide. The purpose of competitive grants from the Buses and Bus Facilities Program is to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities. There are other annual formula FTA grant programs such as Urban Area Formula 5307, Capital Annual Investment 5309 and Buses and Bus Facilities 5339, along with Congestion Mitigation Air Quality and several other Federal Highway Administration grant programs that can be transferred over to FTA. All of these could also be used as funding sources. Why is the MTA-NYC Transit following the State Environmental Quality Review Act and not federal National Environmental Protection Act? Following NEPA is necessary to preserve eligibility for potential FTA funding opportunities to pay for any planned transportation improvements. MTA averages $1.4 billion annually in funding from FTA under various grant programs. These funds pay for various capital improvement projects. Why would

MTA-NYC Transit want to forfeit potential federal funding for reconstruction and expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot? Riders, taxpayers and elected officials should be concerned. Larry Penner Great Neck, LI The writer is a transportation historian, advocate and writer who worked for 31 years for the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration Region 2 NY Office.

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Notice of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Reconstruction and Expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot The Metropolitan Transportation Authority/New York City Transit (MTA NYCT) has completed a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) pursuant to New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) Article 8 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law (ECL), and will be holding a Public Hearing on the proposed Reconstruction and Expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot. The Proposed Action is located at 165 -18 Tuskegee Airmen Way, Jamaica, New York 11433.

Description of Alternatives The Proposed Action considered fifteen (15) design concepts which were originally identified in the Draft Scoping Document issued to the public in May 2016. The design concepts considered the potential bus flow and circulation configurations (e.g., bus wash, maintenance and fueling) and resulted in identifying seven (7) Potential Alternatives that met the future requirements for depot maintenance, operations and bus storage capacity. These Potential Alternatives were further evaluated in the Final Scoping Document issued in March 2019 and narrowed down to three (3) Candidate Alternatives. These Candidate Alternatives are further evaluated in the DEIS. The distinguishing aspects among the three (3) Candidate Alternatives are as follows: • CANDIDATE ALTERNATIVE A is referenced in the DEIS as PRINCIPALLY OPEN PARKING (all bus parking would be outdoors on the roof and in an unenclosed paved area); • CANDIDATE ALTERNATIVE B is referenced in the DEIS as PARTIALLY OPEN PARKING (some bus parking would be outdoors on the roof, with the remainder of the bus parking indoors within an enclosed and climate-controlled area of the depot); and, • CANDIDATE ALTERNATIVE D is referenced in the DEIS as PRINCIPALLY ENCLOSED PARKING (all bus parking would be indoors within an enclosed and climate-controlled area of the depot facility). The three (3) Candidate Alternatives allow for a reasonable range of proposed alternatives to be considered for comparative engineering, economic, and environmental evaluation in the DEIS. Specifically, a range of bus storage capacity, capital and annual operational energy costs, and potential environmental effects are preliminarily represented by the extent of indoor/outdoor bus parking among the Candidate Alternatives. The Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available on the MTA website at http://www.mta.info/ and hard copies of the DEIS document are available for public viewing at the following repositories: • Queens Community Board 12 - 9028 161st Street, Jamaica, NY 11432 • Queens Central Library - 89-11 Merrick Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11432 • South Jamaica Library - 10841 Guy R. Brewer Boulevard, Jamaica, NY 11433 A Public Hearing will be held to allow the public to comment on the DEIS.

Date, Time and Place of the Hearing Thursday, June 27, 2019 (REVISED DATE) Hearing begins at 6:30 p.m. Registration is from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning 161-04 Jamaica Avenue, Jamaica, NY 11432

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By Subway: E or JZ train to Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue. Walk ½ block North to Jamaica Avenue and one block east on Jamaica Ave. F train to Parsons Blvd: On Hillside Avenue, walk approximately three blocks south on Parsons Blvd. to Jamaica Ave., then turn left on Jamaica Ave. The Arts Center is one block to the east of Parsons Blvd. & Jamaica Ave. By Bus: Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, Q5, Q6, Q8, Q9, Q20A, Q20B, Q24, Q25, Q30 Q31, Q34, Q36, Q41, Q42, Q44SBS, Q54, Q56, Q65, Q76, Q77, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q110, Q111, Q112, Q113, Q114, N4, N4X, N6, N22, N24 Use at www.mta.info for specific directions.

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Those wishing to be heard at the Public Hearing must register in advance either by calling 646252-6777, on the MTA website, or in person at the hearing. Verbal presentations will be limited to three (3) minutes. You may present verbal testimony or submit written statements in lieu of, or to supplement, oral testimony concerning the Proposed Reconstruction and Expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot. E-mail comments will be accepted online. Comments may also be submitted via postal mail to: MTA Government & Community Relations Attn: DEIS Proposed Reconstruction and Expansion of the Jamaica Bus Depot Public Hearing 2 Broadway, B20.81, New York, NY 10004 All written and online comments must be received by 5:00 PM, Friday, July 19, 2019. Comments received after this date and time will not be considered.

Accessibility and Interpreter Services This Public Hearing has been scheduled at a location that is accessible to people with physical disabilities. Interpreter and American Sign Language services will be available upon request in advance of registration no later than June 14, 2019, by calling the Public Hearing Hotline at 646252-6777. Representatives are available from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Customers who are hard of hearing or have speech disabilities should dial 711 for relay services and then ask to be connected to the Public Hearing Hotline to communicate with an agent to request a sign language interpreter.

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Giant W’dhaven Yard Sale After a year off, the Great Woodhaven Yard Sale is back. More than 50 families have signed up for community-wide sidewalk sale next Saturday, June 8, according to Vance Barbour, who started the event six years ago. The Great Woodhaven Yard Sale was inspired by the famed mass yard sale that stretches nearly 700 miles along US Route 127 through six Midwestern states during one weekend in August, Barbour said.

His hope, he said, is to some day expand the event into surrounding neighborhoods to create “one huge Queens sale.” People still have time to sign up for the event at the Great Woodhaven Yard Sale Facebook page, where shoppers can also find all the addresses of the yard sales. The sale was moved from September to June, starting this year. — Michael Shain

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that schools, which are paid on a per-pupil basis, can cover basic costs like salaries and rents even if they lose students during the year; and • are not enough for pay parity for private pre-K teachers with those in public schools. Alice Mulligan, a Brooklyn pre-K administrator who spearheads CBOs for Equity, said its complaints pushed the DOE to extend the filing deadline by two weeks in order to modify some of the contract’s provisions. “Happily, we have made some headway in rapport building,” she said. “They understand now that we can’t survive Q back-to-back years of deficits.”

continued from page 4 Early Learning Center, Corona Friends School and The Learning Tree. “The outcomes of negotiations [for new contracts] will have a critical and far reaching impact on low resourced communities,” the letter read. “In many cases, the impact determines if our doors remain open for free Pre-K.” Among the group’s complaints are that the contracts: • make no provision for increases over the five-year life of the agreements; • do not provide a minimum payment so

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“It can be the best-behaved dog but a little kid could tug its ear or something Complaints about unleashed dogs in like that and then we have a child with a bite,” Nilan said. Forest Park have been rapidly increasing. She said issuing summonses would Friends of Forest Park President Mk Moore said more complaints were made likely lead to another round of objections. “We’re going to get just as many comto 311 by the end of May 2019 than in all plaints of why did you give that ticket? of 2017 and 2018 combined. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle People have been doing this for years,” Village) is looking for stricter enforce- Nilan said. “In either situation, we’re going to receive complaints.” ment from authorities on the matter. She added, “Enforcement in this situa“I had dogs when I was younger,” he said. “They’re like your kids. They’re tion should be the last step on the continfamily. So I understand ... But certain uum. I think getting the word out there, dog owners go too far. Certain dog own- telling people that if you don’t start comers feel that they’re the center of the uni- plying we will give summonses — I hope verse, that they can do anything they that that’s going to deter them so we don’t have to be pushed to that point.” want and the public be damned.” Holden believes warnings may only Deput y Inspector Cou r t ney Nilan, commanding officer of the 102nd Pre- work for a certain number of people. “But for the hardcore ‘my dog is the cinct, said the plan is for education before center of my universe’ people who feel enforcement. “We don’t want to just start summons- that they should walk their dogs and have ing everybody for dogs off the leash,” more rights than anyone else, they’re not Nilan said. “We want to try to speak to the going to listen,” he said. Moore attended a meeting on May 21 people first and explain to them that dogs a t t h e O ve r l o o k have to be on the held by Parks and leash and explain to attended by a numthem the rules.” ber of dog walkers. She said steady ertain dog owners feel “ B a sic a l ly ou r sector officers and that they’re the center w ish is ju st t h at neighborhood coorParks enforce the dination officers are of the universe, that r u les t h at a re i n trying to spread the place and to eduword b efore t hey they can do anything cate the public that have to take action the rules are there,” and summons they want and the Moore said. anyone. public be damned.” He sa id at t he “Most of the peomeeting people ple that are walking — Councilman Bob Holden acknowledged that their dogs are hardsome dogs go after wor k i ng p e ople,” she said. “They’re out for a run or what- jog ge r s b u t i n s i s t e d t h e d og s a r e not. So we want to tr y to mediate it harmless. “That’s not something a jogger knows before it gets to the point of giving sumwhen they’re running,” Moore said. monses out to everybody.” He said that some at the meeting said Nilan said owners are in the mindset of their dogs have a right not to be on a “I’ve been doing this for years.” She did say there is zero tolerance if a leash. “I think dogs have a right to be fed and dog is off-leash in any of the playgrounds because they’re not supposed to be there at all. loved and not abused,” Moore said. “I Associate Editor

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Smaller Queens jail continued from page 2 standards for adequate cell size or recreational space, Kaplan said. As for cost, she added, “the level of renovation required could be comparable to a rebuild.” The jail proposal — which calls for demolishing the old detention center and part of the parking lot behind it to make room the new facility — is working its way through the serpentine Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, a legal requirement. Kaplan said her office is preparing to amend its ULURP application to reflect a

lower bed count. But she could not say when nor how much smaller the new building might be. “We’re working to determine the impact and will update as soon as we have a solid number,” she said. Hack said she and the rest of CB 9 — which voted unanimously to disapprove the project in April — are unlikely to change their minds over a “minor modification.” “Let them say, ‘We’re pulling all four ULURP applications and starting all over again,’” she said. “That’s what they have Q to do.”

Two people sit with a dog in Forest Park. As complaints rise about off-leash dogs, some, including Councilman Bob Holden, want more enforcement, though Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, comPHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN manding officer of the 102nd Precinct, want more education first. don’t think they have the right to run free in a forever wild area or chase patrons who don’t deserve that.” He added, “As a dog owner I understand their desire but they need to respect the park patrons.” Moore said a lot of kids are in the area and parents can become upset. “The off-leash dog owners can become very hostile towards people asking them to leash their dogs, which is unfortunate,” he said. Holden said there have been instances of dogs running up to babies in strollers and licking their faces. “They’re arguing that ‘my dog has to be off the leash. It gets its exercise.’ And unfortunately if it’s endangering the public or other park users and it does that is a concern and again, it will not be tolerated,” Holden said. There are two dog runs in Forest Park — Barking Lot and K9 Corral — where dogs don’t have to be leashed. Moore said there is a misconception that there are off-leash hours from 9 p.m. to 9 a.m. throughout the park and that lots of joggers come into contact with off-leash dogs early in the morning. Holden added, “If a park has a dog run that means there cannot be designated off-leash hours.” He said he has heard excuses from dog owners including that some can’t use the dog run because the dogs get into fights. “If he gets into a fight at a dog run he shouldn’t be off-leash anywhere then, or he’s got to be trained,” Holden said. He said anyone who wants to take their dog to the park should take five minutes and research the rules beforehand. Holden added that owners have to carry an

up-to-date dog license and proof the dog was vaccinated. “And if they’re off-leash, they’re going to bring attention to themselves and that’s when they can get in trouble,” he said. Moore said of Holden, “He’s supportive of the park and the patrons but he’s a lso s up p or t ive of t he r u le s b ei ng followed.” Holden remembers being at tacked while he was watering baseball fields at Juniper Valley Park. It was late one night when a German shepherd came charging at him and knocked him down. “The reward I got was not an apology,” he said. “The owner cursed me out.” The dog’s owner yelled that Holden shouldn’t be in the park, though Holden responded that he had notif ied Parks about the work he was doing and that the dog’s owner was the one who should not be in the park. “He didn’t care,” Holden said. “He just kept cursing at me and walking away saying you shouldn’t be in here like it was his park. That’s the sentiment you get from a lot of people that feel entitled.” The councilman also recalled a funny story when he invited then-Queens Borough Parks Commissioner Richard Murphy to Juniper Valley where dogs had been defecating all over the ballfield. “He gets out of his truck and lo and behold he sees a guy walking his dog and the dog takes a big dump in the middle of the path at Juniper by the ballfields,” Holden said. “And then he walks away. So Richie Murphy goes up to the guy and asks, ‘What are you going to do?’ He says, ‘Ah, I don’t have to clean that up. Who are you?’ And [Murphy] goes, ‘I’m Q the commissioner.’”

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Gov. Cuomo said on Monday that New York will likely not legalize marijuana this year, according to reports. Less than two weeks remain in the legislative session, which ends on June 19. “I don’t think it is feasible at this point,” the Holliswood native told journalists, according to the Rochester-based Democrat & Chronicle. “I don’t think it matters how much I push in 11 days. I think when the Senate says they don’t have the votes, I take them at their word.” The governor was apparently referring to comments made by state Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), who is carrying the legalization bill in her chamber. She has publicly said that not enough senators are supporting the legislation right now. Its chances for success in the Assembly are considered greater. In an effort to make the bill more favorable to Cuomo, Krueger and Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes (D-Buffalo) had recently modified it from its original version; the changes include letting the state collect more tax revenue from pot that is sold, funding training for state cops to

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New bill prompted by tragic W’stone crash If a new bill introduced by Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) passes, dangerous city intersections could be made safer by flashing lights that alert vehicles driving down the street that a pedestrian will be crossing in the crosswalk. The legislation would require the Department of Transportation to study the feasibility of adopting and installing the traffic control devices, which are solar powered. The agency would have to publish its findings and recommendations. Localities in states like Florida, Massachusetts and New Jersey have already employed the solar-powered devices to en ha nce thei r st reet crossi ngs a nd intersections. The system is generally activated on demand by motion sensor or push button and provides an advance signal in the form of the flashing lights. The signaling system provides another layer of safety for pedestrians and is installed seamlessly with existing infrastructure, Vallone said. A tragic car crash death in his district last year prompted Vallone to put forth the legis-

lation. In June 2018, 17-year-old Madeline Sershen was walking in the crosswalk when she was killed by a driver who ran a red light at Utopia Parkway and 16th Avenue. Pedestrian deaths have gone down since Mayor de Blasio started rolling out his Vision Zero program, though they still make up most of the city’s traffic fatalities. “As the Administration continues implementing its Vision Zero plan, this inventive control measure could be a critical piece of preventing collisions like the one that tragically took the life of Madeline Sershen,” Vallone said in a prepared statement. If passed, the bill would take effect immediately. The study findings would need to be submitted within a year of the effective date. “My niece Madeline Sershen died last June in a horrible crash where the driver did not see her,” Rita Barravecchio, Sershen’s aunt, said in her own statement. “This new type of street design could help make pedestrians more visible to drivers. We need to make our streets safer, and by doing so, we will save lives and prevent tragedies like that Q of my niece’s.”

In my previous article I mentioned that the last few weeks were going to be a very busy time for our community of Woodhaven and they were. On May 15 we had our special meeting where our guest speaker was a representative from the U.S. Census Bureau. She spoke about great job opportunities for Census 2020. After her presentation she handled out fliers and info pertain- Children and adults enjoyed the summer craft table at ing to that. If you did not get to the Weekend Walks event, sponsored by the WBID and attend the meeting, the GWDC DOT on June 1. COURTESY PHOTO has the information at our office; just call and we will gladly give you Raquel Olivares did a great job organizing this community day. the packet. That brings to mind the GWDC Street The next big happening was that the GWDC got to go to a free Mets game on Fair, which will be arriving in October: I May 20. Our organization appeared on the am already getting phone calls and emails big scoreboard a few times that evening and a few vendors too. So if you wish to too. Thank you to the Mets for the 200 tick- become a vendor or just need info about this ets and especially for a winning night! year’s fair it is never too early to call or Something to note is that the GWDC is in email us. The street fair this year is Oct. 13 the process of trying to secure another from 12 to 6 p.m. on Jamaica Avenue from batch of free tickets for a game sometime in 80th Street to Woodhaven Boulevard. Now on to our spring fundraiser. On the summer. We will keep you posted on this and as soon as we find out we will let Thursday, June 20, the GWDC is hosting a fundraiser, “The Price is Right,” at Woodyou know. Then the GWDC had our Memorial Day haven Manor from 7 to 10 p.m. We will be Observance on May 23. The rain held up trying to stage the event to be just like the that night (a big storm was arriving) and real show, but if we can’t do that exactly, our ceremony proceeded. This was a nice well, at least we will win prizes and have opportunity to honor the veterans of past fun. Tickets are priced at $25, which and present wars, along with the fallen. includes admission to the event along with a There were several other Memorial Day light meal, coffee and dessert. We will have events that took place that week sponsored only a limited number of tickets sold for this by various groups; hope you got to go to event, so if you are interested call our office at (718) 805-0202 for more information. some of them. I would like to end this article by saying The next event was Weekend Walks, which the Woodhaven Business Improve- an early Happy Father’s Day to all the ment District and the Department of Trans- fathers out there. Mother’s Day seems to portation sponsored on June 1. Many com- get most of the attention with moms getting munity organizations were there to hand out flowers, candy and much more. There is information and answer questions, along another half to that equation, that being the with businesses that took part handing out father. My father has long passed and food samples and offering plenty of give- recently we lost two fathers who are near aways too. The GWDC table had a summer and dear to our family. My husband, Jim, craft for the children and adults, too. We last spring and at the beginning of this year were very busy that day, but it was fun. my brother-in-law, Richie. And I can’t forBesides that the children especially enjoyed get to mention another brother-in-law of “Margie’s” area with the chalk, hula hoops, mine, John, who also passed many years bubbles and so much more. Not to forget of ago. The reason I mention this is because course the rides and inflatables on the next they all died too young, every one before retirement age. block, which were also packed. So just as I have stated before with the For the adults the band played a variety of music and tables and chairs were provid- moms, cherish you dads while they are still ed throughout the streets of Woodhaven so here, because you never know when they you could relax, eat and enjoy the atmo- will be taken from you. I hope you all enjoy the nice almost sumsphere. The community of Woodhaven was all out that day. It was sunny, but not too mer weather (no more rain) until I write Q hot, just the perfect weather for this event. again in July.

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Principal at FHHS goes up in smoke Ben Sherman resigns after months of complaints from teachers by David Russell Associate Editor

Ben Sherman is out as the principal at Forest Hills High School. Unpopular with the overwhelming majority of the teachers in the building, Sherman resigned on Monday afternoon. “While I love Forest Hills very much, I must inform you with a heavy heart that I have decided to transition to another leadership role,” he wrote in a letter. “It has been a pleasure to work with you for the past two years and I am confident that Forest Hills will continue to grow and develop.” Teachers were concerned about fights and drug usage in the school and in February UFT members voted no confidence in Sherman by a 195-21 margin. He had been the principal since early 2017. “I think the school can begin to recover and get back its standing,” one teacher told the Chronicle Tuesday. “It’s been a very, very long two years plus.” The teacher added, “This was such an overwhelming condemnation of what he had done.” According to the New York Post, Sherman will now work at DOE headquarters in Manhattan, in the Office of the First Deputy Chancellor. “This is a major victory,” the teacher said

Ben Sherman announced his resignation as principal of Forest Hills High School on Monday. Sherman would occasionally walk along fences at the school and showed up with a blue face READER PHOTOS similar to an alien from the film “Avatar” last Halloween. of Sherman’s departure. “Not really for us but the students, for the school, for its reput at ion. Let’s get back what we lost temporarily.” Sherman had a lax attitude toward students smoking marijuana in the school and allegedly made comments including, “The

bigger the hoop the bigger the ho,” in reference to a girl wearing large hoop earrings and asked a student selling snacks for a fundraiser, “Are you selling handguns, I’d like to buy a Glock.” There had been a protest planned by staff for later in the week outside the school. One

teacher, James Hogue, believes Sherman was aware of the plan. Several months ago, Sean Davenport, former principal of Thurgood Marshall Academy, was named as supervising superintendent to oversee daily operations at the school. Sherman reported directly to Davenport, who reported directly to Executive Superintendent Andre Spencer. Hogue said there was some thought that Sherman might remain in place with tightened supervision. “We wouldn’t have been surprised had he been back in the fall,” he said. Hogue also said he was “very surprised [DOE officials] didn’t dig in their heels more” when it came to fielding complaints about the beleaguered principal. “You’re always doubtful when anybody’s investigating themselves ... until you see confirmation and some kind of result you could react to, you really don’t know what’s happening.” In March, a number of elected officials went to the school to meet with teachers and listen to the complaints. When asked whether or not Sherman would be removed, Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills) told the Chronicle, “If all these stories are true, I think he Q should be.”

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The 27th annual Queens Pride Parade and Festival were held in great weather last Sunday, bringing every color of the rainbow to the parade route and celebration site. Among the participants and viewers having a great time were, top left, friends Emily Murphy and Julia Freedman; parade founder and City Councilman Danny Dromm taking a bow, top center; below him Pride Royalty Empress Annetique, Emperor Tony Monteleone, Emperor Fantasia and Empress Sugar B. Real; and at right, Nydia Medrano and her son Romulo Trinidad. In the center row are members of the Sirens MC, left; parade Grand Marshals Candy

Samples and Jesse Pasackow; and members of the City Council, with one, Jimmy Van Bramer, walking alongside his mother, Elizabeth. Above are Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and her daughter, Eleni, left; Jessica Hilliard with family and flag; Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz and state Sen. Mike Gianaris; a police contingent; and Margaret Griffith with her pooch, Ruby. At near right, Craig and Judi Bazelaire greet U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer; and at right, one of the many colorful marchers. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event also recognized the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, which propelled the gay rights movement forward.

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Richmond Hill High School junior Cindy Lochanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watercolor painting, right, was selected by the Queens Borough Student Arts Festival to be exhibited by the Dept. of Education in the Queens Museum on May 7. The festival is sponsored by Chancellor Carranza and the NYCDOE and will feature a visual arts exhibition and performances by students from several schools. Principal Neil Ganesh congratulated art teacher Ms. Sheridan for spending her time and effort to guide Cindy Lochan. A photo of Ms. Lochanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s watercolor is shown. School photo The Leadership students of RHHS, under the guidance of Coordinator of Student Affairs Ms. Doobay, raised money for leukemia and lymphoma, organized three blood drives this year, held pep rallies, a Breast Cancer Walk and a talent show. They volunteered at Open School Nights and sold flowers on Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day to raise funds for student activities, by spreading happiness, school spirit and love. School photo During the recent Chancellorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conference Day eleven teachers collaborated on creating a mural, right, as a team-building activity. With the inspiration of fine arts teacher Ms. Marti-Munoz, the staff was encouraged to create a mural to improve workplace atmosphere, to help the team members to understand each other better. School photo

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• Queens Voting Machine Facility Annex at 66-26 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Good government advocates in New Village; • Borough Hall at 120-55 Queens Blvd. York for years had called on the state to open early voting locations. The sites in Kew Gardens; • Resorts World Casino at 111-00 Rockareduce the length of lines on Election Day and make marking a ballot easier for those way Blvd. in South Ozone Park; • Rochdale Village Community Center at with tight schedules. Gov. Cuomo in January signed a bill that 169-65 137 Ave. in Jamaica; • Rockaway YMCA at 207 Beach 73 St. requires each county to have at least one early voting poll site for the general election in Arverne; and • York College at 160-02 Liberty Ave. in per 50,000 registered voters until it has seven of the sites. The law does not require Jamaica. The early voting locations will be used more, even in a highly populated county first for the November general election, like Queens — so, the city Board of n the June primary. The BOE also Elections announced in May thatt ens vote not e u provided more early voting sites in the borough would only get seven. s Q Brooklyn and the Bronx. Each Criticism came quickly. State site will be open for nine days Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astofrom Oct. 26 to Nov. 3. Election ria), Mayor de Blasio and advoDay is on Nov. 5. Residents will cates for civic engagement sepabe assigned a specific early voting rately called on the BOE to plan location based on their addresses, for more early voting sites. And last 201 9 according to WNYC. week, the board revealed it would douGianaris lauded the board for adding the ble the borough’s locations to 14. The full list of early voting sites in new sites, but said it must do more. “I am glad more voters will have the Queens is now: • Al Oerter Recreation Center at 131-40 chance to vote early now that additional poll sites have been added,” the western Fowler Ave. in Flushing; • Cross Island YMCA at 238-10 Hillside Queens senator said in a prepared statement. “While we need even more going forAve. in Bellerose; • First Baptist Church of Corona at 100- ward, doubling the initial proposal is a step in the right direction.” 10 Astoria Blvd. in East Elmhurst; W hen only seven of the sites were • Holy Trinity Parish Church at 222-05 planned, the nearest location for residents 116 Ave. in Cambria Heights; • Korean Community Services at 203-05 of northeast Queens neighborhoods like Auburndale, Bayside, Bay Terrace, Doug32 Ave. in Bayside; • LaGuardia Community College at 31-10 laston, Fresh Meadows, Little Neck, Oakland Gardens and Whitestone was the Al Thomson Ave. in Long Island City; • Museum of the Moving Image at 36-01 Oer ter Recreation Center by Flushing Meadows Corona Park. 35 Ave. in Astoria; The situation led to a request to the BOE • New York Hall of Science at 47-01 111 continued on page 26 St. in Corona;

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Assembly OKs pharmacy bill Assembly man Dan iel Rosenthal’s (D-Flushing) bill to make pharmacies notify patients of recalled medication passed in his chamber last Thursday. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has designated three classes of drug recalls to protect consumers from potentially harmful or defective products. Class I recalls are reserved for the most serious situations in which the medications expose patients to lethal or serious health risks. Rosenthal’s bill would give pharmacies three days after learning of a Class I recall to make a reasonable attempt to notify all

patients who have been prescribed and are taking the medication in question. “Pharmacies are often the last point of contact between a patient and their prescription,” he said in a prepared statement. “By enacting this legislation we reduce the likelihood of any New Yorker being exposed to harmful medication. I am proud to have sponsored this consumer protection bill that will benefit countless patients and seniors.” State Sen. Leroy Comrie (D-St. Albans) is carrying the bill in his chamber, where it has been referred to the Committee on Higher Q Education.

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‘Tell It to My Heart’ singer will be at Resorts World Casino June 15 by David Russell Associate Editor

Ask Taylor Dayne if she knew “Tell It To My Heart” would be a hit and she’ll laugh. “You ask anybody that makes a record that becomes a hit, hell no, we don’t,” she told the Chronicle in an interview last Thursday. “We’re just 20, going for it.” Dayne will be performing at Resorts World Casino in South Ozone Park on June 15. Dayne, who grew up on Long Island when she was still known as Leslie Wunderman, said the energy is high for shows in the area and that she also gets to see her friends and family afterward. “New York is New York and it’s home for me,” she said. She remembers listening to WABC on her AM radio while hanging around the pool when she was growing up. “It was Karen Carpenter to Aretha, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Michael Jackson,” Dayne said, citing some of the hitmakers of the time That’s how she listened until she had enough money to purchase some records. “The minute I hear ‘Close to You’ by The Carpenters it just stops me in my tracks,” Dayne said, adding that “Build Me Up Buttercup” is another of her favorites. It was Dayne’s “Tell It to My Heart” that became a hit in 1987. The song was first

released in Europe and she went to do press and TV, which she said can be isolating. Then she did an in-store event. “There were about 2,000 people outside that looked identical to me with the same primped hair and I think I kind of knew there was some phenomenon going on,” Dayne said. A half-dozen more hits reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 including “Prove Your Love,” “I’ll Always Love You,” “Don’t Rush Me,” “With Every Beat of My Heart,” “Love Will Lead You Back” and “I’ll Be Your Shelter.” She recalled what it was like it to be famous before cell phones and the internet. “We were physically touring every which way and showing up for everything,” Dayne said. “You had to be there.” She would also sit in airports and make calls to radio and TV stations by using phone cards. The times have changed but Dayne still enjoys touring, saying that she’s “completely blessed” that her music is still popular. “It’s always that moment on stage, that rapport with your audience, and my audiences over 30 years now,” she said. “I’ve come so far on a lot of levels that when I’m on stage it just feels like, I’m not going to say home, because I always get nervous and I always know the preparation.

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“The connection is nothing you can imagine and you’re completely in the moment and you’re right there with each other and you’re sharing this incredible energy. It’s a ride. It’s amazing. It’s hard to explain. When your fans are with you, you’re with them.” Dayne recently released a new single, “Live Without” featuring Avedon. She is also the author of the new book “Tell It to My Heart: How I Lost My S#*t, Conquered My Fear, and Found My Voice.” “It was a story that I just needed to do,” she said of the two-year project. “It was cathartic.” She added, “It’s a very isolating process and you get lost in it.” Dayne said writing a chapter could easily take four, five or six hours but she was used to spending time in the recording studio and then asking where the time went at the end of a session. Dayne said she knows when she’s happy with a take in the studio and that she has one of those voices that listeners are able to quickly recognize. “For me, there’s a flow and it has to have that energy and it has to sell believability,” she said. “You have to feel like you’re in the moment. That’s why 30 years later ... my voice comes on the radio and people go, ‘Oh, Q s--t, it’s Taylor Dayne.’”

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The battle to stop area gun violence Town hall with community-based groups discussing strategies by David Russell Associate Editor

A Januar y shooting in a car in St. Albans. A shooting on the platform of the 7 train in February. A Jamaica man opening his door and getting shot in the chest. A Springfield Gardens man shot in the back in March. And one day in April when one man was shot in the chest after an argument in Corona, another was shot to death in his car in Jamaica. With June being Gun Violence Awareness Month, Borough President Melinda Katz, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and community-based organizations held a t ow n h a l l a t B o r ou g h H a l l l a s t Thursday. “This nation has a demonic obsession w ith g u ns,” Willia ms said. “I ca n’t describe it in any other way.” He added, “There was a point where it wasn’t like this. This happened because people made a concerted effort that we have to continue selling guns after guns were no longer a tool that was needed in this country. And they put out ads connecting ownership of guns with being an American. And that has stuck. So we have tied being an American with owning the most insane guns that I could even imagine.” Patrol Borough Queens North has seen 19 shooting incidents through May 26, up from nine through the same point in 2018. And Patrol Borough Queens South has seen 27, down from 28 through the same point last year. “I look forward to the day when we pick up a phone and we hear the fact that there’s no shootings and we think, ‘Oh, it’s just another average day here in the borough of Queens,’” said Katz, a candidate for district attorney. “Because not having shootings should be the norm.” Katz considered the town hall “the middle of the conversation” on gun violence and how to help community-based organizations whose mission it is to “make sure that people do not pick up a gun.” “We have youths out there and young people out there that don’t think there is an infrastructure in place so that they feel that they have support,” Katz said, adding that young people “have an idea that the gangs are chosen families.” She said an issue has been the illegal selling of guns on the street to young people who believe they need one to feel safe. “That’s why this vicious cycle keeps happening,” Katz said. “So we need to get the traffickers who are coming in and taking advantage of this borough. But at the same time we have to reduce the demand.” Katz said the organizations speaking at the town hall are working on solving the problem but that it will take teamwork. “One agency can’t do it,” Katz said. “It’s got to be a collaboration of everybody who’s here.”

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams speaks at Borough Hall during a town hall on gun violence. Shyism Bryant, left, of 696 Build Queensbridge, Kenny Carter of Fathers Alive in the Hood, Lance Feurtado of the King of Kings Foundation, Borough President Melinda Katz and Erica Ford of Life Camp, Inc. were among those who discussed different ways to prevent gun violence with the PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL help of community-based organizations. Erica Ford started Life Camp nearly 20 Katz and Williams also were joined by years ago, following the murders of two police representatives. One community-based organization at children in her community. Life Camp the meeting is 696 Build Queensbridge, works with at-risk inner-city youth from ages 13 to 24. She whose program noted that it promade news in early v ides t her ap eut ic 2017 as the Queensbridge Houses went his nation has a demonic and legal ser vices inside schools and a ye a r w it hout a obsession with guns. detention centers. shooting. “ We bel ieve i n Shyism Bryant, a I can’t describe it treating violence as leader of the orgaa disease from the n i z a t io n , s a i d it in any other way.” public health pertries to show people — Public Advocate Jumaane Williams spective so it alter natives to b e c o m e s p r eve n violence. tion as opposed to “You don’t have c r i m i n a l i z a t io n ,” to have a gun,” he said. “You can fight a war with an email.” Ford said. Fathers Alive in the Hood participates Bryant said the group’s crisis management system focuses on the effects of in community initiatives and held its first peer pressure as well as giving young peace walk in 2012 after the shooting people food, clothing and shelter. “We give them things to look forward to so they have something to lose,” Bryant said. “Because when you don’t have anything to lose, it’s easy for you to continued from page 24 transgress.” for more early voting locations in a letter Lance Feurtado co-founded the King from mid-May by Assembly members of Kings Foundation with his brother, Nily Rozic (D-Fresh Meadows) and Ed Todd. T hey were once d r ug dealers Braunstein (D-Bayside); Reps. Grace whose business spanned 23 states. In Meng (D-Flushing) and Tom Suozzi 1995, they were arrested by the federal (D-Suffolk, Nassau, Queens); and Coungovernment and spent 10 years in prison. cilmen Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland The foundation promotes education Gardens) and Paul Vallone (D-Bayside). because as Feurtado said, “we know the The representatives said they were lack of it can lead to homelessness, poverty pleased to find out that the BOE added and incarceration.” the Korean Community Services center Feurtado added, “We help them underin Bayside and the Cross Island YMCA stand that it’s not normal to hear gunshots. It’s in Bellerose to the list. not normal to carry a gun every day. You’re not an officer. Why are you carrying a gun?”

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death of Darryl Adams. The organization provides guidance to teenage boys and young adult men. “How we deal with the fatherlessness issue is we create particular groups that are in different NYCHA housing developments throughout New York City,” said Kenny Carter, CEO of the organization. Larry Grubler, CEO of Transitional Services for New York, which provides residential and outpatient services to people with both clinical and rehab services, spoke about the perception of mental illness related to gun violence. He noted that 4 percent of violence is attributable to mental illness. “In other words 96 percent of the violence in America has nothing to do with mental illness,” Grubler said. He added, “The overwhelming majority of people with mental illnesses are not violent. Just li ke the over whel m i ng majority of people are not violent.” Another statistic he shared was that 60 percent of gun deaths are actually suicides and not homicides. Grubler added that mentally ill people are more likely to be victims of crimes. He also said one of the hardest distinctions to make is labeling someone as mentally ill after a mass shooting. “Anyone who kills someone else in a mass shooting scenario or otherwise is not what we would consider mentally healthy,” Grubler said. “But that does not mean they have a clinical diagnosis and therefore a treatable mental illness.” Grubler also referenced the national dialogue about mental health that seems to follow each mass shooting at a school or other public place. “People talk about increasing g u n background checks for people with mental illnesses in the context of preventing homicide, not suicide,” he said. “This is a conversation that plays out i n the media and among politicians time and time again after a prominent shooting tragedy; perhaps because talking about ment al health is easier tha n t al k i ng Q about guns.” Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York and founder of the Let NY Vote coalition, agreed that the new northeast Queens sites are “good news.” Still, the advocate is far from satisfied with the BOE’s overall job on rolling out early voting in the borough at large. “The BOE has completely failed to deliver borough wide voting centers which would make voting easy and convenient for anyone eligible in Queens,” Lerner said in a prepared statement. After the Chronicle reached out to the board to get a response to Lerner’s comment, the BOE acknowledged the inquiry Q but did not provide a statement.

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Ridgewood hit by heavy flooding Water main break leads to damage in basements last Thursday night by David Russell Associate Editor

A water main break caused flooding in the streets and a number of basements in Ridgewood last Thursday evening. Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) tweeted, “Anyone who has any damages as a result of the water main break and flooding can call my office and we will put you in touch with the community liaison for the project going on in the area, as well as give you details on how to file a claim with the @NYCComptroller.” According to Holden’s spokesman, several people called his office about damages and 13 complaints had been filed as of Wednesday afternoon. He added the contractor of the sewer project believed to have caused the damage, Halcyon, would “likely” pay for any damages it’s deemed responsible for. The project is for the replacement of trunk and distribution water mains on Cypress Avenue between Willoughby Avenue and Himrod Street. “I think that a big reason why they were so flooded is nobody shut off the water to the damaged water main for hours,” said Gary Giordano, district manager of Community Board 5. He said he was informed by the commu-

nity construction liaison for the project that the contractor “is supposed to make good on people’s damages.” Giordano spoke to someone on Stanhope Street who had between four and five feet of water in the basement. Giordano, who called the situation a “mess,” said there are homes impacted on Fairview Avenue and Stanhope and Himrod streets. The project is scheduled to be completed in June 2022. The work includes Cypress Avenue from Willoughby Avenue to Himrod Street; Himrod Street from Cypress Avenue to Grandview Avenue; and Troutman Street from Cypress Avenue to almost Flushing Avenue. “There’s a lot of project length going on here. Especially along Himrod Street and along Troutman,” Giordano said. He added it includes four avenue blocks on Troutman, five blocks on Himrod and six on Cypress. “They are replacing water main with consistency so I give them credit for that ... a lot of these lines are quite old,” Giordano said. The district manager did say he thought back 30 years and couldn’t remember this much damage because of a company. “It’s not only the basements, it’s the

Ridgewood experienced flooding after a water main broke last Thursday evening. Councilman Bob Holden’s office has received 13 complaints as of Wednesday afternoon, according to a NYC COUNCIL PHOTO / TWITTER spokesman. garages,” Giordano said. “What about your vehicle if your car was in the garage and you got that much water? And then the

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Robocall scams are targeting seniors by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

Spoofing is no longer a joke. Once upon a time, it commonly referred to imitations of something — perhaps a film genre or one particular film — for comic effect. Today, the term has taken on much more serious connotations and lawmakers and law enforcers are taking action in an effort to curb the proliferation of this practice. According to the Federal Communications Commission, spoofing refers to attempts to trick someone into giving away valuable personal information so it can be used in fraudulent activity. Caller ID spoofing is the deliberate falsification of information transmitted to a caller ID display in an effort to disguise the caller’s true identity. The practice has turned into an epidemic. “Spoofing has been one of the fastest growing forms of fraud in America,” according to Congresswoman Grace Meng (D-Flushing). Her Anti-Spoofing Act, which was signed into law in March, provides “new and critical tools to stop those who perpetrate this deceitful and malicious crime,” she said. On the state level, Assemblyman Ron Kim (D-Flushing) has a bill that has been referred to the Assembly Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection, which he hopes will help put an

with losses estimated at $19 million per the Federal Trade Commission. It warns that stolen Social Security accounts can be used to take out loans in a victim’s name and as a way of extorting money. AMAC’s advice is to hang up on such calls and call the SSA at 1 (800) 772-1213 to report any such incidents. Perhaps even more startling are some statistics posted by AARP on its website, which indicates that nearly 48 billion robocalls — or 146 for every person in America — were placed nationwide in 2018, up 57 percent from the previous year. “Whatever the message, don’t engage,” AARP warns. Additional advice it offers includes hanging up on suspicious callers; not pressing any keys or saying anything in response to prerecorded messages, which could lead to more spam calls; and not judging a call by caller ID alone, as masking a caller’s true location is often in effect. Kim advises, “Try not to answer calls from unknown numbers, especially if you’re not expecting a call. If you do and hear a voice you don’t recognize, hang up right away.” He fur ther suggests, “Don’t follow any instructions they make, even if they say it’s to stop getting calls.” Perhaps most importantly, he adds: Don’t

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Eight years after President John F. Kennedy challenged the nation to put a man on the moon, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins sat atop a Saturn V rocket at Cape Canaveral, Fla., carrying, as Walter Cronkite put it, “the hopes and burdens for all mankind.” The trick was not just to get them to the moon, but to bring them home. July 20 marks the 50th anniversary of Armstrong and Aldrin walking on the moon, and the New York Hall of Science is celebrating the event through Jan. 21 with daily showings of “Apollo 11: First Steps,” a 20-plus-minute adaptation from director Todd Douglas Miller’s feature-length film that includes never-before-seen footage and audio from the launch site, Mission Control in Houston, and from the moon itself. Tania Tiburcio, vice president of audience and business development at NYSCI, said the film was a natural choice for the museum’s leadership, something they wanted to bring to the public’s attention. “We’re always looking for new ways to create interest in science, technology, engineering and math with our exhibits and presentations,” Tiburcio told the Chronicle in a telephone interview. “We want to make it relevant to our guests and stretch their imaginations. This film is doing just that. “We timed it for the 50th anniversary of the mission. We’re celebrating with the rest of the country this incredible achievement.” Tiburcio came across her first reference to the project last year while the movie was still in production, and reached out to Miller, who agreed to keep her in the loop as he finished it and sought a distributor. The film is as engrossing as the original television coverage, opening mere minutes before liftoff for what would be a five-day trip to our closest celestial neighbor. continued on page 35

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“Above and Beyond — The Ultimate Flight Experience,” with interactive components including flight simulation, augmented reality, design and skill challenges and more, examining innovations in aviation from the first powered flights to space. Through Sun., Sept. 8, New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $4 plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

“Peace, a Massacre, and the Umbrella,” a trilogy of surreal plays that “question the idea of us versus the other.” Fri.-Sun., June 14-16, 8 p.m., The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $25. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org. Woodside Players of Queens Summer Play Festival, with various short plays performed. Sat., June 15, 2-4 p.m., Long Island City Library, 37-44 21 St. Free. Info: (631) 898-4205, pineyforkpress.com.

“Long Island City Artists Members Showcase,” with works by dozens of artists on the theme of letting go of the past to move forward; and “Plastique 4 ‘Passe Present,’” with works previously shown as part of the collaboration between area artists and plastics manufacturer Plaxall. Both through Sun., June 16, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org. “Soft Territories,” with woven fabric works by four artists exploring themes of movement, migration and locality and creating spaces of softness, warmth and shelter. Through Sun., June 23, Knockdown Center, 52-19 Flushing Ave., Maspeth. Free. Info: (718) 489-6285, knockdown.center. “Nancy Spero: Paper Mirror,” with works by the feminist artist spanning more than 50 years, in multiple media; and “Zheng Guogu: Visionary Transformation,” with 12 works that refashion the traditional Buddhist meditation paintings called thangkas. Both through Sun., June 23, MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City. $10; $5 students, seniors; kids under 17 free. Info: (718) 784-2084, momaps1.org.

FILM

Dancing is just one part of the cultural entertainment awaiting attendees of the Bankra Caribbean Folk Festival, set for Saturday in Jamaica. See Special Events. COURTESY PHOTO “Closed for Installation,” with overlooked everyday objects like bulletin boards, park benches and water fountains remade by Fiona Connor; and “More or Less Bone,” a monumental work in fiberglass and paint by Jean-Luc Moulene. Through Mon., July 29, SculptureCenter, 44-19 Purves St., Long Island City. $10 suggested; $5 students. Info: (718) 361-1750, sculpture-center.org.

MUSIC

Webber/Morris Big Band, with 19 jazz musicians performing music by co-composers Anna Webber and Angela Morris. Sun., June 9, 3-4:30 p.m., Queens Museum, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Free with admission: $8 suggested; $4 seniors; free students, children. Info: (718) 592-9700, queensmuseum.org.

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“Bayside Yacht Club,” showcasing its history with photos like the one above, from 1904, documents and more, as the first exhibit in the new “From the Archives” series. Thu., June 13, 7-9 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info/RSVP: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org. PHOTO COURTESY BHS Paintings by Eileen Coyne, with works mostly featuring people and dogs, by the Long Island City artist largely inspired by European Expressionists. Through June, QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. Free. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com. “Timberline,” with works by Nicholas Arbatsky that appear to float above the printed surface, just out of range of the viewer’s focus. Through Sat., June 29, Topaz Arts, 55-03 39 Ave., Woodside. Free. Info: (718) 505-0440, topazarts.org.

Bang on a Can: Miles Okazaki, with the guitarist performing works by Thelonious Monk, first in a series with different artists. Sun., June 9, 3-4 p.m., The Noguchi Museum, 9-01 33 Road, Long Island City. Free with admission: $10; $5 seniors, students; free NYC HS students, kids under 12. Info: (718) 204-7088, noguchi.org. Jazz Jam, the monthly event led by saxophonist Carol Sudhalter, with all musicians and vocalists welcome to join in. Wed., June 12, 7-10 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Free to play or sing; $10 to listen; free students and teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Just Eat It,” the 2014 documentary about a couple that tries to go six months eating only food that was to be discarded; and “Wasted: The Story of Food Waste,” the 2017 documentary about chefs making dishes from what most consider scraps. Tue., June 11, 7-9 p.m. (“Just Eat It”) and Wed., June 12, 7-9 p.m. (“Wasted”), MS 172, 81-14 257 St., Floral Park. Free. Info/registration (required): justeatit-queens.eventbrite.com, wastedscreening-queens.eventbrite.com. “Apollo 11: First Steps Edition,” an exclusive version for science centers and museums of the 2019 documentary about the mission that landed men on the moon for the first time 50 years ago, with never-before-seen footage. Daily through Fri., June 14, 2 p.m.; Sat., June 15-Tue., Jan. 21, 2020, 3 p.m., New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. $6; $5 kids, students, seniors, plus admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID. Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org.

Go For Baroque, with the Forest Hills Choir and Queens Consort performing works by Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann and Hassler. Sat., June 8, 7:30 p.m., Our Lady of Mercy, 70-01 Kessel St., Forest Hills. $15; $20 at door. Info: fhchoir.org. Operatic arias, with live performances of works by Puccini, Verdi and Mozart by soprano Justyna Giermola and tenor Giuseppe Taormina, accompanied by David Maiullo; along with door prize, raffles and refreshments, at meeting of Italian-American organization La Bella Italia. Sun., June 9, 1-5 p.m., Christ the King High School CNL Center (door #10), 68-02 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village. $30. Info/RSVP (required): Jacqueline Gagliano, (718) 897-3135, jbgagliano14@yahoo.com.

Queens Filmmakers: A Night of Shorts, with short movies from the Queens World Film Festival and Sunnyside Shorts Film Festival. Fri., June 7, 7-10 p.m., Lou Lodati Playground, Skillman Ave. and 42 St. Free. Info: (718) 606-1800, sunnysideshines.org.

Queens Outdoor Dance Festival 2019, with performances by several troupes, including Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre, to mark 10 years of Salvatore LaRussa Dance Theatre — The Academy Studio. Sun., June 9, 5 p.m., 66-85 73 Place, Middle Village. Free. Info: (347) 263-SLDT (7538), sldt.org. FILE PHOTO

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The Jamaica Dance Festival, with several troupes performing. Sat., June 8, 15 and 22, 7 p.m., Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. between 150 and 153 Sts., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 657-2605, abetterjamaica.org. “Tango + Tango,” a celebration of the passion and elegance of both new and traditional tango. Each Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; each Sun., 4 p.m., Through June 23, Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside. $45; $48 at door; $42 students, seniors; $45 at door; $40 all Fri. only. Info: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org.

Cirque du Soleil: “Luzia — A Waking Dream of Mexico,” with acrobats, trapeze artists, a contortionist and more. Through Sun., June 9, outside Citi Field, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing. $54. Info: cirquedusoleil.com. PHOTO BY MARK LORD continued on page 36

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An endless stream of curious dogs seemed to take note of an unusual sight while walking their humans in the dappled sunlight and gentle river breezes of Socrates Sculpture Park on Memorial Day Weekend’s Saturday morning. More than 50 Homo sapiens, scattered amid the trees on all four paws, faces down, bottoms up, stretched into triangles like canines. Was this some form of interspecies mockery? Of a fashion. It was the downward fac-

Yoga and tai chi When: Yoga: each Sat., 9:30-10:30 a.m., 11 a.m.-12 p.m.; each Sun., 10-11 a.m.; tai chi: each Sun., 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.; both through Sept. 15 Where: Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City Entry: Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org

ing dog of a free class led by Jennifer Batson. “You couldn’t ask for a better setting, a better community,” Batson said. Socrates’ cluster of free classes has started up again: yoga on Saturday and Sunday mornings, and tai chi on Sunday. Batson, the general manager of the Yoga Room in Astoria, is scheduled to teach the yoga classes all summer. Her pacing leaves room for both beginner and accomplished athlete. You can hold or truncate the positions she calls out. If you choose to nap or rest, perhaps to watch a bird sit on a slanted tree trunk while the light bounces across its wings, who is to care? “It’s a great way to spend your Saturday,” Watson said. There’s also no pushing or shaming in tai chi. The practice is both a health pursuit and an internal art, said an instructor on a recent Sunday. He didn’t want to be named because he won’t be teaching ever y Sunday. “It’s just a beautiful park and you can feel a lot of energy” from the other people there, said a woman who only wanted to

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Socrates offers the perfect setting for yoga, tai chi

Yoga took place in a shady arbor at Socrates Sculpture Park on a recent Saturday. The PHOTO BY VICTORIA ZUNITCH free classes are available all summer, along with tai chi. be identified as Valerie after taking tai chi on a recent Sunday before pushing herself out of the park on her scooter.

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Children singing at the Onderdonk House’s St. Nicholas Day event got to dress in 18th COURTESY PHOTO century-style costumes, as will those who attend Colonial Kids Day.

Girl Scout crafts family fun with a Colonial bent by Mark Lord qboro contributor

When was the last time you saw anyone playing hopscotch or jumping rope or tossing around some bean bags? Those days are pretty much gone and allbut-forgotten, but now, thanks to a special event set for June 15 at the landmark Vander Ende-Onderdonk House in Ridgewood, it’s time to relive those childhood moments — and introduce the youngsters in your life to the joys of far simpler times. It’s all part of Colonial Kids Day, the brainchild of Anna Puma, a 17-year-old resident of Middle Village who came up with the idea to fulfill her Girl Scout Gold Award Project. According to Linda Monte, a member of the board and chairperson of programs at Onderdonk, Puma has been a frequent volunteer at the house, the oldest Dutch Colonial stone house in the entire city. “Kids had to invent their own play” back in Colonial times, Monte said. “It was also a way of learning.” And, she pointed out, such children’s games are “really old” and got passed down from one generation to the next. “We’re going to play those kinds of games.” Also, Monte said, Puma and her team made era-appropriate clothing that visitors will get to don. Of course, mom and dad can take all the photos they like of their youngsters in their period vests and straw hats! Children in attendance will also learn how to make yarn dolls, and they will have

a chance to discover what school life was like back then, as they sit down with their slates and chalk and prepare to take notes. Perhaps most meaningful is Puma’s plan to have these activities become permanently available to all young visitors to the house. As their parents take a tour of the house, the kids will have plenty of diversions to keep their minds occupied. Those interested in attending June 15 are asked to RSVP to Onderdonk by emailing ridgewoodhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. The house, located at 1820 Flushing Ave. in Ridgewood, is run by the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society. Visiting hours are Saturday and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. and Wednesday from 3 to 6 p.m. Suggested donation is $3 for adults; $1 for children. The house offers events throughout the year, with two this summer. To celebrate the Fourth of July, readings of the Declaration of Independence will take place, and a festival focused on Arbitration Rock, which helped set the boundary between Brooklyn Q and Queens, is set for Aug. 17.

Colonial Kids Day When: Sat., June 15, 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Where: Onderdonk House, 1820 Flushing Ave., Ridgewood Entry: Free. (718) 456-1776, onderdonkhouse.org

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Mission control is manned by hundreds of technicians at rows and rows and rows of computer screens. Though almost everything has been done before in test flights, including a manned “dress rehearsal” with Apollo 10 orbiting the moon months earlier, the tension is palpable as they check, double-check and triple-check all systems for the launch, the rocket communications and the capsule one last time. On-board cameras record the separation of spent rocket stages and reports from the crew on speed and altitude before reaching orbit. Then it’s off to the moon, with a brief docking maneuver necessary for Armstrong

‘Apollo 11: First Steps’ When: 2 p.m. daily through June 14; 3 p.m. daily June 15-Jan. 21 Where: New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona Entry: $6 plus admission: $16; $5 plus $13 seniors, students, kids 2-17. (718) 699-0005, nysci.org

and Aldrin to enter the lunar module for a powered descent. They find just the right spot before Armstrong takes his “giant leap for mankind” into the history books. Then there was the mundane task of collecting rocks and soil that are being studied to this day; the splashdown in the Pacific Ocean and a heroes’ welcome on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. “I had goosebumps,” Tiburcio said. “It was an experience that brought me back in time. I felt like it was happening for the first time. We’re hoping it’s an exciting experience, especially for young children who haven’t seen it. We want people to see what we’ve achieved, and get them excited about what’s next in space exploration and space travel.” Count among them Judah Baron-Sims, 5, of Brooklyn who saw the movie last Saturday with his dad, Blair Sims. “I liked when they landed on the moon,” Judah said. “I liked the numbers.” He may have the makings of an aerospace engineer in him. The latter referred to graphics on screen in an in-house NASA video linked to external cameras as Aldrin and Armstrong prepared to land. The dual

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NYSCI celebrates 50 years since moon landing

Manned space flight had grown up quickly by the time Apollo 16, above, launched the fifth team of astronauts to the moon in 1972. The New York Hall of Science is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the mission of Apollo 11, which paved their way three years earlier. On the cover: Buzz Aldrin photographed by Neil Armstrong; Armstrong’s reflection is caught in Aldrin’s visor. PHOTO, ABOVE, COURTESY NYSCI; COVER BY NEIL ARMSTRONG / NASA displays showed simultaneously how high they were above the lunar surface, a number synched uncomfortably closely with the remaining fuel they had to do so safely. NASA engineers appeared to have

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I HAVE OFTEN WALKED

Grandfather of tabloid newspapers started in LIC by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

Generoso Papa, born April 1, 1891 in Benevento, Italy, arrived in New York City aboard the S.S. Madonna on May 17, 1906. He was 15 and began working in construction. In 1911, he went to work for the Colonial Sand and Stone Co. and quickly rose to superintendent. By 1915, he’d become an American citizen and angle=icized his last name to Pope. With his wife, Catherine Rumichi, he had three sons, Fortune, Anthony and Generoso Jr. When Colonial Sand and Stone ran into trouble with its creditors in the 1920s, Pope reorganized things. He was named president as a reward. Pope was close to New York City’s Tammany Hall, a patronage political machine, which helped him get contracts for Rockefeller Center, La Guardia Airport, the 1939 World’s Fair and the IND subway line. Based at 22-02 39 Ave. in Long Island City, the company became the largest sand and stone supplier in the country.

Colonial Sand and Stone Company, 22-09 39 Ave., Long Island City, circa 1940s. With his newfound wealth, Pope decided to buy Il Progresso Italo-Americano, the nation’s biggest Italian-language newspaper. Generoso died at age 59 in 1950 of a heart ailment, by which time his youngest son had caught the newspaper bug. In 1952, Generoso Jr. bought a ragtag weekly called the New York Enquirer and changed its name to the National Enquirer, the paper that became the daddy of sensational journalism. The family’s 39th Avenue building is now the home of a body shop, a transmisQ sion-repair place and a parking lot.

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SPECIAL EVENTS Pride Month Celebration, with new works by performance artist Tara Mateik and dancer Brandon Coleman. Fri., June 7, 7:30 p.m., Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 161-04 Jamaica Ave. Donations welcome. Info: (718) 658-7400, jcal.org. Keith Hernandez book signing, with the Mets star and color commentator signing copies of his memoir, “I’m Keith Hernandez.” Fri., June 7, 1-3 p.m., Book Culture LIC, 26-09 Jackson Ave. $18 for book and ticket. Info: (718) 440-3120, bookculture.com. Bankra Carribean Folk Festival, a family event with music, dance, a drum circle, art, food and more. Sat., June 8, 12-7 p.m., St. Albans Park, Merrick Blvd. at Sayres Ave., Jamaica. Free. Info/registration: (917) 6682209, bankrafestival.com. Spanish-American War re-enactment, with a visit from President Theodore Roosevelt, by Saddles and Boots Productions; along with a display of World War II equipment and uniforms. Sun., June 9, 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. Free. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. Pet adoption fair, the 12th annual by the Richmond Hill Block Association, with free supplies given to each adopter and donations of blankets and/or funds for the ASPCA, Animal Care Centers of NYC and Heavenly Angels Rescue welcome. Sat., June 15, 12-4 p.m., Forest Park Buddy Monument Plaza, Park Lane South and Myrtle Ave. Info: (718) 849-3759.

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History of sports in Queens, with Jeffrey Kroessler, author of “The Greater New York Sports Chronology.” Thu., June 13, 6:308 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 students, seniors. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org.

TOURS/HIKES World’s Fair History Walk, a guided tour of a dozen sites from the Unisphere to the Whispering Column of Jerash. Sun., June 9 (and each 2nd Sun. of the month through Oct.), 11 a.m.12 p.m., meeting at a tent near the Unisphere. Free. Info: (718) 760-6437, nycgovparks.org, vickie.karp@parks.nyc.gov.

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12 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Free. Info: (718) 639-5228, queenslibrary.org. Swing Dance Astoria, with participants kicking and hopping to big band music from the 1930s and ’40s. Mon., June 10, 17 and 24, 7-8 p.m., QED, 27-16 23 Ave., Astoria. $20 each session; $60 all four. Info: (347) 451-3873, qedastoria.com.

KIDS/FAMILIES St. Margaret’s Boy Scout Troop 119, of Middle Village, seeks adult leadership as well as boys 10 and older to be Scouts. Meets every Tue., 7:15-9 p.m., St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place. Info: (718) 894-4099, (718) 440-7629.

SOCIAL EVENTS Yoga at Grover, with refreshments, free yoga mats and other giveaways, by City Councilman Antonio Reynoso, All Yoga and the Greater Ridgewood Restoration Corp. Sat., June 8, 10 a.m., Grover Cleveland Playground volleyball court, Stanhope St. and Grandview Ave., Ridgewood. Free. Info: (718) 963-3141. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

MARKETS Flea Market & Fun Day, with various items, food and beverages from more than 35 vendors and fun activities for kids. Sat., June 15, 10 a.m.4 p.m., Ridgewood Library, 20-12 Madison St. Info: (718) 821-4770. St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church Flea Market, outdoors, with 160 vendors. Every Sat.-Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Union Tpke. and Parsons Blvd.-150 St., Jamaica. Info: (718) 969-3226. Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. Info: (347) 709-7661, richmondhillfleamarket.com.

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Gold Senior Center, cultural, educational and recreational programs; socialization, interaction and meeting new friends, weekly yoga class, hot, kosher nutritious meals, stimulating programs, games, trips, current events, speakers, entertainment, singalongs and “Zumba for Seniors.” $3 suggested contribution. Every Wed., 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Flushing, nfo: (718) 380-4145.

Writing From the Heart: a workshop in creative writing, for those who want to start or improve their writing in a supportive atmosphere, with author and longtime Queens College instructor Maxine Fisher; and participants attending any or all classes. Each Sat. through June 29,

SNAP: Services Now for Adult Persons, a full-service neighborhood center with exercise classes, line dancing, table pool, hot lunch daily, sewing, jewelry, quilting classes and more. 13333 Brookville Blvd., suite LL5, Rosedale. Info: (718) 525-8899, snapqueens.org.

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The British pop band Wang Chung recorded the catchy theme to the 1985 film, “To Live and Die in LA.” The song’s lyrics reflect the fact that while the City of Angels attracts many starry-eyed types their dreams are frequently snuffed out rather quickly by cold reality. I was thinking of the song in light of the Mets’ frustrating trip to Dodger Stadium in which they lost three out of four games to the home team. The Dodgers are a talented team with a matching big payroll so losing to them is ordinarily not a disgrace. What was bothersome, however, was that the Mets had split the first two games and had a three-run lead going into the bottom of the ninth inning in the pivotal third game. Mets closer Edwin Diaz, who is normally a sure thing in these game-ending situations, imploded as he gave up four runs to transform a badly needed win into a gut-wrenching loss. A similar Mets debacle in LA in recent history took place a decade earlier. In 2009, outfielder Ryan Church missed touching third base trying to score on a hit and was properly called out, which nullified a run. That bonehead faux pas cost the Mets as they went on to lose the game in extra innings. It also became a key reference point for that disappointing season. It’s to be seen whether last Wednesday’s

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tough loss will have the same carryover effect but the short-run aftermath had to have been troubling for Mets fans. The offense took the following night off as they wasted a fine pitching performance by their much maligned starter, Jason Vargas, losing 2-0. Our Flushing heroes then moved on to Phoenix, where they won the first game of their three-game series with the Arizona Diamondbacks. But the next night history quickly repeated itself as relievers Jeurys Familia and Robert Gsellman gave up four runs in the eighth inning to turn what appeared to be a 5-1 win for starter Jacob deGrom into what would become a painful 6-5 11-inning loss. The mediocre D’backs won the rubber game of the series, 7-1, which wasn’t a surprise since “Never on Sunday” has become a de facto Mets theme song. NBC Sports exported Queens to Paris’ Roland Garros Stadium as its French Open broadcast team consisted primarily of borough natives. Play-by-play voice Mike Tirico grew up in Whitestone while John McEnroe and Mary Carillo are from Douglaston. The best volleyball stars in the world will be coming to our town for the 2019 AVP New York City Open which runs June 7 to 9 and will take place at Gansevoort Peninsula in Hudson Q River Park. There is no admission charge. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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