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C M SQ page 1 Y K SOUTH QUEENS EDITION Serving Howard Beach, Ozone Park, Woodhaven, Richmond Hill, South Ozone Park, City Line and JFK Airport

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From left to right: celebrating Queens’ political scene A DEEP DIVE INTO OUR GOVERNMENT • 2019

CELEBRATION OF QUEENS SECTION INSIDE

9/11 fire chief to be memorialized at Ozone Park corner he grew up on

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GROUND ZERO’S QUIET HERO FDNY Chief Ron Spadafora spent nine months at Ground Zero in charge of safety for hundreds of rescuers. Last year, he died from diseases contracted there. On Friday, his neighborhood is welcoming him back.

CELEBRATE KARINA

BROTHER’S BIRTHDAY

SAX APPEAL

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Hepcat Heath’s once-a-year Queens Jazz Orchestra show set for June 21

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Advocates envision a greener Rikers Solar farm, wastewater treatment among ideas if the jail is closed by Michael Gannon Editor

nvironmental advocates see the possibility of a green and productive future for Rikers Island. C o u n c i l m a n C o s t a C o n s t a nt i n id e s (D-Astoria) and Councilwoman Helen Rosenthal (D-Manhattan) on Monday unveiled the Renewable Rikers Act, a series of three bills that would set up a large solar farm and examine the possibility of a wastewater treatment plant. Rikers is slated to close as a jail sometime between now and 2027, depending on the elected official one is speaking with, and be replaced by four community-based jails, including one in Kew Gardens. Constantinides, chairman of the Committee on Environmental Protection, held a press conference on Monday, and sponsored a community meeting on the subject on June 6 in Jackson Heights with state Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-East Elmhurst). Among the ideas discussed was taking 100 acres of the 413-acre island and creating a solar farm. “For generations, Rikers Island has been a place of despair for many New Yorkers caught up in a fractured criminal justice system,” Constantinides said in a quote from Monday’s press conference released by his office. “These bills are a downpayment for a brighter future for this

Rachel Spector of New York Lawyers for Public Interest speaks on a June 6 panel on the issues involved in the closure and repurposing of Rikers Island. Other panelists included Maritza SilvaFarrell of Align, left, Marco Barrios of Just Leadership USA and Cecil Corbin-Mark of WE-ACT for Environmental Justice. The moderator was Prof. Rebecca Bratspies of the CUNY School of Law in PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON Long Island City. island — one that actually serves New York communities instead of tearing them apart. As we made the bold decision to close these jails, we must be as courageous in making this type of investment in a Renewable Rikers.” The bills would transfer control of the island from the City Department of Correction to the

Department of Environmental Protection; require the city to determine the renewable capacity of the island; and assess how much of the city’s wastewater can be diverted there, potentially allowing for the closure of older plants elsewhere in the city. A spokesman for Constantinides said the

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bills were scheduled for introduction today, Thursday, June 13. “Council Member Constantinides’ legislation will create significant solar energy capacity, and help pave the way for the closure of local fossil fuel-based power plants and wastewater treatment facilities – a victory for our communities and the battle against climate change,” Rosenthal said in the statement. The June 6 forum, titled “A Renewable Rikers Island,” took place before an overf low crowd at the Jewish Center of Jackson Heights. A large crowd had to stay outside as the room quickly filled to capacity. The main focus of the evening was a panel with representatives of environmental and civic organizations who discussed the criminal justice, social justice and environmental justice aspects that would be served by closing Rikers and creating some sort of environmental hub. All the speakers were in agreement with the 100-acre solar farm, which Constantinides said could allow the closure of at least some old natural gas-fired plants. Speakers, aside from Constantinides and Rosenthal, included U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx, Queens), Councilman Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) and Assemblywoman Catalina Cruz (D-Corona). “People don’t see this as an environmental continued on page 26

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Ozone Park’s 9/11 hero memorialized Corner naming for Ground Zero fire chief who gave all for rescue by Michael Shain Editor

In the world of extraordinary men who performed extraordinary acts after 9/11, Ron Spadafora stood out. An assistant fire chief, he was the top FDNY official in charge of safety operations at Ground Zero during the nine months of rescue and recovery that followed the attacks. When he died last summer of an illness doubtlessly cont r a ct ed from the dust and debris left behind when the towers came down, he was 63 years old and the No. 3 man in the FDNY. He had worked for the department for 40 years. “Firef ighters die b e cau se t hey r u n i nt o dangerous places,” wrote The New York Times the d ay a f t e r S p a d a fo r a’s f u neral, “a nd t hey d ie because they stay.” T h e n e w s p a p e r of record gave t he f i re chief’s last rites the kind of coverage it usually reser ves for heads of state or movie stars. It almost had to. Fifth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan was closed down in the middle of the day to accommodate the fire trucks that brought his body to St. Thomas Episcopal Church and the crowds that gathered on the street.

On Friday, at the corner in Ozone Park where Spadafora played as a kid next to his grandmother’s grocery store, the city is renaming 90th Street and Rockaway Boulevard “Chief Ronald Spadafora Way.” Fire Commissioner Daniel Nigro and Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) will conduct the solemn ceremony. “He was incredibly dedicated,” said Monica Kelly, a longtime friend who headed up the effort to get the corner he grew up on renamed in his honor. “It wasn’t a job for him. It was his life.” Spadafora, the third of four brothers and a sister, attended what was then called the School of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mar y (since renamed Divine Mercy Catholic Academy) and Bishop Lough li n High School i n Brook ly n, where he was a track star. He rose th rough the ranks of the FDNY as the thinking man’s firefighter. A lecturer on fire science at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, he earned two master’s degrees and wrote the standard textbook on firefighting in modern high rises. “He never bragged or talked shop when he was with us,” said Freddy Spadafora, his oldest brother and a retired English

A member of the FDNY’s honor guard made sure the corner in Ozone Park is ready when it is dedicated Friday to Chief Ronald Spadafora, left. Spadafora is the highest-ranking member of the department to succumb to 9/11-related disease. PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN, ABOVE AND COURTESY FDNY teacher. “Honestly, we never knew he was that important until he got sick.” The site of Friday’s ceremony is directly across Rockaway Boulevard from the grocer y store that Spadafora’s grandmother, Anna, once owned and ran. It is now a beauty salon.

“She bought the empty lot next to the store on 90th Street so that we could have a place to play and she could keep an eye on us while she worked,” said Freddy. “It’s fitting that this is happening in Ozone Park,” he said. “This is where he Q started.”

Walk for Karina next week 3rd annual fundraiser for scholarship in her name by Michael Shain For the latest news visit qchron.com

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Cathie and Phil Vetrano start last year’s Walk for Karina, the annual fundraiser for a scholarship in her name at Archbishop Molloy High PHOTO COURTESY ARCHBISHOP MOLLOY School.

Archbishop Molloy High School has been sponsoring a Walk for Karina fundraiser for three years now — but this one will be different. Proceeds from the walk go to a scholarship fund for an entering female freshman at the prestigious Catholic school. The walk is set for June 22, the day after classes end. But this year, the tone of the event will go from “a somber time to a celebration of her life,” said Matt Rizzotti, the school’s director of alumni development who organized the walk. He is also a classmate of Karina Vetrano, the Howard Beach speech therapist who was slain while jogging near her home in 2016, from Molloy’s graduating class of 2004.

“This event will always be a memorial to her. But we think it is time to move to a new phase,” said Rizzotti. The Walk for Karina, started in 2017, has drawn hundreds of participants each year who walk the track at the school to raise money for a scholarship in her name. The first two walks raised $175,000 for the scholarship fund, according to Rizzotti. The first recipient of the scholarship will be entering her junior year this fall. This year, “our goal is to start a second scholarship. That way we will always have a student at Molloy” who is being aided by the endowment, said Rizzotti. Criteria for winning the scholarship include a display of “strong writing skills,” said Rizzotti, like Vetrano, whose extensive, intimate blog is still online. Phil Vetrano, father of Karina, said he and his family are among the sponsors of

the walk and they again will attend. Over the last three years, the walk has evolved from a 24-hour walkathon — similar to the Cancer Society’s Relay for Life fundraisers — into a family-oriented event w i t h a c t i v i t i e s fo r k i d s a n d e ve n nonwalkers. This year’s walk starts with a Mass at 9 a.m. in the theater of the school at Main Street and Queens Boulevard in Briarwood. At 10 a.m., the walk kicks off on the school’s track. “Because Karina was a runner, we want to build the event around a 5K race,” said Rizzotti. The race starts at 10:30 a.m. A race for kids is scheduled for 11 a.m. For those less inclined to get around the track, a yoga session on the infield begins at 11:30 a.m. Closing ceremonies are set for 2 p.m. Q

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Brother’s market turns 37 this week Howard Beach’s venerable Italian grocery started off with a pink slip by Michael Shain Editor

Getting fired was not the worst thing ever to happen to Nick DiBlasi’s uncle Joe. In fact, DiBlasi — owner of the unforgettable Brother’s Italian Food World in Howard Beach — can’t thank the guys enough who showed his Uncle Joe the door. “I was 10 years old when it happened,” he said last week. But it’s the kind of thing you don’t forget. Long story short, Nick DiBlasi Sr. was the district manager for a chain of Italian groceries in Brooklyn and Queens 37 years ago. Nick Sr.’s brother, Joe, worked there too. “The owners had some falling out with my uncle,” said Nick. “One thing leads to another, they fire my uncle. Behind my father’s back.” Bad idea. Next day, Nick Sr. quits his manager’s job and decides, with his brother, they are perfectly capable of going into the grocery business for themselves. Nick Jr. suspects his father, who used to drive around the area scouting possible loca-

tions for the chain, had his eye on an empty storefront at 161-10 Cross Bay Blvd. for a while. Cut to the final scene, the Italian chain is no more and Brother’s, an institution in Howard Beach, is 37 years old this week. DiBlasi said he had no special plans to mark the anniversary, other than his usual weekly sale. He still hasn’t gotten over the disappointment of Brother’s 25th anniversary when he decorated the place and arranged for a radio station to do a remote broadcast from the store. “It rained all day and nobody came,” said DiBlasi. “Never again.” Memories of his father building the store by hand and getting established in Howard Beach are a big part of his wonder years. “For the first two years, he used to sleep here,” said Nick Jr. “He would come home to eat dinner with us, then go back. “When I was a kid, he took me to the market in the Bronx, Hunts Point, and showed me how to pick the produce. And how to make sure the guys wouldn’t cheat us.” Father and son still drive three times a

The storefront of Brother’s Italian Food World has been beckoning customers from Cross Bay Boulevard for nearly four decades. Owner Nick DiBasi, left, darts in and out of the specialty PHOTOS BY MICHAEL SHAIN store regularly to buy his inventory directly from farmers and suppliers. week to farms and distributors of specialty produce in New Jersey, Delaware and Long Island. The Amish farmers in Pennsylvania “would make you go into the fields yourself to pick,” he said. “They’d hand you a box.”

Since then, he has added organic produce to the inventory (“Now, it’s the farmers who are the prima donnas.”) and his meat products have had starring roles on Jimmy Fallon and the Food Network. Q Year 38 is starting out right.

Pipeline rulings may affect Belmont arena National Grid called approval essential to project; company refiles in NY, NJ by Michael Gannon

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On June 5, the state of New Jersey rejected an application by Oklahoma-based Williams Companies to build a proposed 37-mile natural gas pipeline across New York Harbor and link up with infrastructure in Breezy Point; New York State did so on May 15. Williams has resubmitted permits to both states — and the outcome could have an impact on the proposed hockey arena for the New York Islanders, hotel and shopping complex at Belmont Park that has residents and elected officials of Eastern Queens concerned about future traffic nightmares. The project has been awarded to New York Arena Partners, a consortium that incudes the Islanders and Sterling Equities, which is controlled by the Wilpon family, which owns the New York Mets. The plans call for the complex to be powered by natural gas, but a letter from National Grid to Sterling Equities last Nov. 9 stated that “Supplying firm service (365 days) for this Project is contingent on the successful and timely approval and permitting of the Northeast Supply Enhancement project.” And shortly after New York rejected the pipeline permit, National Grid declared a moratorium on processing new applications for gas service on Long Island.

Gov. Cuomo, back in 2017 with former Islanders captain John Tavares, singer Billy Joel and Islander Cal Clutterbuck, announcing a new arena for the hockey team. But the recent denial of a natural gas pipeline across New York Harbor may have developers looking for options. FILE PHOTO Councilman Barry Grodenchik (D-Oakland Gardens) said the natural gas issue didn’t come up last week when he attended a meeting with state officials continuing to work on traffic impacts on Eastern Queens. “It wasn’t mentioned at all,” he said in a telephone interview. Caught in the middle appears to be Gov. Cuomo, who is supporting the arena project but has been opposed to several recent natural

gas infrastructure projects. In an email, Williams spokesman Christopher Stockton said that the company has refiled in both states. “We strongly believe the discrete technical issues raised on May 15, 2019, by the [New York State Department of Environmental Conservation] were addressed in our previous application and, in this application, we have provided additional information

showing that these issues have been addressed ...” The email said that includes additional contaminant modeling data for copper and mercury that demonstrates compliance with applicable water quality standards including further explanation of the pipeline’s construction schedule that complies with the time of year restrictions for Atlantic sturgeon and winter flounder; a mitigation plan detailing the pipeline’s proposed compensatory mitigation for project-related impacts; and documentation that the project will facilitate a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Cuomo’s office did not respond directly to an email asking if the administration knows of any alternative plans that may have been submitted to outfit the site with an oil system; what changes to the new application might gain support in Albany; if the administration believes National Grid is incorrect in its assessment; and other questions. The state Department of Environmental Conservation anticipates a ruling on the new Williams application on or before May 17, 2020. The Islanders are planning to be in their new building in time for the National Hockey League’s 2021-22 season. NHL officials did not reply to a request for comment on any concerns they might have over possible Q delays in construction.

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my equity platform or leave,” Carranza told Department of Education employees last June, according to a lawsuit. And while that quote has not been proven, we do know that Carranza said, in regards to the city’s “elite eight” high schools, where Asian students are enrolled in high numbers, “I just don’t buy into the narrative that any one ethnic group owns admission to these schools.” There’s just no question that Carranza thinks his job is to remedy all racial disparities in education by any means necessary, forcing an equality of outcome on the students under his control, rather than the equality of opportunity they and their families deserve. He’s pursuing his goals with the approval of part-time, largely absentee Mayor de Blasio, who both agrees with Carranza’s agenda and is busy running for president. The results are damaging. Three school executives are suing Carranza and the DOE for $90 million, claiming they were demoted in favor of less-qualified minority officials. “Under Carranza’s leadership, DOE has swiftly and irrevocably silenced, sidelined and punished plaintiffs and other Caucasian female DOE employees on the basis of their race, gender and unwillingness to accept their other colleagues’ hateful stereotypes about them,” the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Davi-

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Let NYCHA go green first Dear Editor: I am amazed that the City Council approved the Climate Mobilization Act demanding that older buildings be retrofitted to be more green. Will the city be greening the NYCHA buildings? Will that be before it fixes the mold, rodents, broken elevators, heating and plumbing plaguing the city-owned buildings? As a retired city worker I can’t afford to pay for the cost of these energy mandates and my co-op, which is still affordable, will be too expensive for me to stay. (I should point out my co-op is the biggest recycling neighborhood in the city.) Bob Friedrich (“‘Green’ laws will bankrupt © 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.

da S. Perry, said in the suit, according to the New York Post. Again according to the Post, which along with the Daily News has been doing excellent reporting on these issues, talking points for new training for DOE staffers seek to defeat an alleged “white supremacy culture.” Among the hallmarks of this alleged culture are “worship of the written word,” individualism and objectivity. Those sound to us like good principals to espouse in schools. Communication via the written word is perhaps more vital than ever, youngsters should learn that who they are individually is important, and in areas such as math and science in particular, objective truth must be discovered and then imparted to the next generation. What should we be teaching our children instead? Then there’s the mayor’s and chancellor’s two-front war against excellence, the Specialized High School Admissions Test on the one hand and charter schools on the other. Both the “elite eight” SHSAT schools and charter schools serve minority students far better than anything they’re pushing. There’s no hope of changing Carranza’s mind on any of this, or de Blasio’s. We can only hope city students keep doing the best they can at this dark time and that soon new leadership will take a fair, colorblind approach to education.

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us and cause blackouts,” On Point, June 6, multiple editions) seems to be on the side of the middle class and, come elections, we will remember that he speaks for the dwindling middle class. Carolyn G. Ehrlich Little Neck

A tale of two cities Dear Editor: Re “Willets businesses: Repave the roads” by Ryan Brady, May 30, multiple editions: The Willets Point businesses render important services to the poor and middle-class auto owners and have done so for many years. Since they are the antithesis of the billionaire sports and real estate moguls, their requirements are ignored by a city administration guilty of a lack of transparency. Notwithstanding that they pay their taxes, their dilapidated streets have been ignored for decades. That they have to beg to have the roads that service their businesses repaved is outrageous,

particularly since the city had no problem in repaving the roads adjacent to billionaire David Wilpon’s Citi Field. I believe the petition of the 50 business owners to the City Department of Transportation seeking the repaving will be ignored. It is evident our current mayoral administration and its Department of Transportation consider the wealthy to be their constituents and the poor and middle class be damned. Until the public wakes up and makes it clear they will not support any legislators who fail to understand who their true constituents should be, lack of governmental transparency will continue. Benjamin M. Haber Flushing

Fathers and family first Dear Editor: Father’s Day is approaching on Sunday, June 16, and it is time to remember all that our fathers have done for us. They have worked hard to provide for their wives and children.

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Dear Editor: Before the magnificent D-Day 75 memorial tribute to our brave fallen heroes fades into history, I wish the Chronicle will allow me to share the little known pre-invasion tragedy that took place on April 26, 1944. Gen. Dwight David Eisenhower ordered an invasion rehearsal to take place off the English Channel coast of Slapton Sands, England. As a convoy of Army troops prepared to disembark for the trial landing, German E-boats attacked and sank their ship. Almost 750 soldiers and sailors were killed in this horrific event. Eisenhower ordered this tragedy to be classified top secret so as not to weaken the morale of our country. Anthony G. Pilla Forest Hills

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The wonderful ‘Wizard of Oz’ Dear Editor: This year is the 80th anniversary of the beloved MGM movie classic “The Wizard of Oz,” which was released in August 1939, as the clouds of war were gathering across Europe. Directed by Victor Fleming and produced by Mervyn LeRoy, this lavishly made film was to become one of the most enduring films in the motion picture industry. A superb cast led by a 17-year-old Judy Garland made the picture what it became. Her rendition of “Over the Rainbow” brought tears of joy to the millions of moviegoers who went to see the film. Arnold Gillespie’s most

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Dear Editor: I am grateful that state Sen. James Sanders Jr. has taken up the issue of repealing New York’s burdensome and unnecessary anti-arson application requirement. This lengthy application is required for anyone seeking fire or explosion coverage for a property, and must be completed each time the policy is renewed. As an insurance agent, I have long questioned the value of this application. Not only is it a hassle for my customers, it can create real problems because an insurer is forced to cancel coverage if it is not submitted or filled out properly. It would be one thing if the application was an effective deterrent against arson, but the fact is it has long outlived its usefulness. Virtually all the information on the form is already available to insurance companies, and they typically rely on sophisticated fraud detection techniques and technology, rather than this form, to prevent arson. Other cities in the state that required this application have since repealed the requirement, leaving New York City as the last remaining place in the state to require the application. I thank Sen. Sanders for his efforts, and hope his commonsense bill to eliminate the anti-arson application will pass this year. Lawrence Robotti Long Island City

awesome special effect was creating the great twister that blew Dorothy and Toto to Oz. The scenes of the tornado are exactly like these storms really occur. The Munchkins are also a very central part of the movie. There were 125 of them who portrayed the little people of Munchkinland, and my wife and I had the honor of meeting three of them back in October 2004, at a promotion for the movie at the former Fortunoff’s department store in Old Westbury, LI. We spoke with each one of them, Jerry Maren, Karl Slover and Mickey Carroll. Maren was the Lollipop Guild Kid who handed Dorothy that huge round lollipop. All of them were so happy to see such a large crowd waiting to meet them. Maren said to me, “John, we know that with people such as you, your wife and all of these many people who are here today, that ‘The Wizard of Oz’ will always live on for future generations after we are all gone.” I said to him, “Jerry, you, Karl and Mickey are absolutely correct. You all were a very important part of this wonderful MGM masterpiece, and we all will always remember and love “The Wizard of Oz.” They had tears welling up in their eyes when I said this to them, and I also began to well up with tears. I have loved this wonderful movie since I was 4 years old and never, ever have missed a broadcast of it when it came on television as an annual showing, and then on TCM or TBS on cable. 1939 is called the Golden Year of Hollywood because the major studios released more movies that year than in any other in cinematic history. And at the top was “The Wizard of Oz.” Remember, “There’s no place like home!” John Amato Fresh Meadows

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Families have been their pride and joy. Fathers to a much larger extent have been a moral compass and a guide for their children to follow. Our nation was made great by fathers dedicated to the family, who lived and died defending and protecting their children from foreign aggression. My father and I lived in Queens Village from the 1940s up to the early 1970s, and after my mother died when I was 14 years old, he and I were left alone. My father, who was 72 years old, said to me, “Son I must remain strong for you.” He kept working till he was 76 and had a part-time job for Grace Lutheran Church in Queens Village as a janitor. He truly loved me. I myself worked part-time after school to help him out. This Father’s Day remember your father, those living and those who have passed on. If your father is still with you, tell him you love him for all that he did for you. And to all fathers everywhere let me say, Happy Father’s Day! Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

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Katz takes heat at NY1 DA debate Seven candidates square off during forum moderated by Errol Louis by Ryan Brady Editor

Borough President Melinda Katz, widely seen as the front-runner in the seven-person race for the June 25 Queens district attorney Democratic primary, tended to be the focus of her rival’s attacks at NY1’s Tuesday debate. Katz leads the contest in fundraising and has the Democratic Organization of Queens County’s backing. One of the other candidates, former Civilian Complaint Review Board head Mina Malik, blasted the borough president for having no experience in criminal law and being tied to the borough machine. “You’re entrenched. You’re entrenched, Melinda,” she said. “You’re part of the establishment. And that’s what we’re trying to break through up here … Break through the establishment, because you’re not going to serve Queens County well.” Katz, who was endorsed by the healthcare workers union 1199 SEIU this week, shot back: “I am entrenched with the schools, I am entrenched with the working people of the borough of Queens, I’m entrenched with the cure violence groups.” The five other candidates in the race are public defender Tiffany Cabán, City Councilman Rory Lancman (D-Fresh Meadows),

Borough President Melinda Katz, left, speaks at the Tuesday night NY1 debate for Queens disNY1 SCREENSHOT trict attorney. ex-Queens prosecutor and judge Gregory Lasak and former prosecutors Betty Lugo and Jose Nieves. NY1 anchor Errol Louis moderated the debate. Cabán and Lancman also took the borough president to task for changing her position on ending cash bail. While Katz now frequently says she supports ending it

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deserve a district attorney that has the experience to lead on day one themselves?” Nieves asked. Responding, Cabán brought up her background: She is “a 31-year-old queer Latina f rom a working-class family, whose parents grew up in the Woodside housing projects.” “Women like me are not supposed to be on stages like this,” said the public defender, who was endorsed by City Comptroller Scott Stringer this week. “And I’ll tell you what. It is no surprise to me that a group of overwhelmingly older white, male lawyers said that I was not approved for this role. The fact of the matter is what I represent is a clean, bold break from the status quo.” Gloria Pazmino of NY1 asked the candidates to weigh in on the Chanel Lewis case. The 22-year-old Brooklyn man was convicted earlier this year for the high-profile murder of Karina Vetrano, the Howard Beach woman slain jogging in Spring Creek Park. Lewis confessed at the 107th Precinct station house without an attorney present but pleaded not guilty. Some of the DA hopefuls declined to speak to the specifics of the case, given that Lewis is appealing it, but Lugo and Lancman offered their takes. “There should have been a special prosecutor from the get-go,” said Lugo, pointing to the pressure from the public to find and convict a suspect and the potential conflicts of interest that could be posed for law enforcement officials in the case. Lancman was highly critical of how the case was conducted. “This prosecution troubles me deeply and there’s nothing wrong with us talking about it,” the councilman said. “You have a man with obvious learning disabilities being subjected to extensive interrogation, being kept up all night, away from his family — it was the first time he was away from his family in his life.” Lancman also pointed to how Lewis appeared to think that the prosecutor he confessed to was his attorney. “This is a case that has all the echoes of another Central Park Five case,” he said. Q

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High honors for 102nd Pct. The 102nd Precinct in Richmond Hill has had a tough year — losing a detective who’d served his entire career there, Brian Simonsen, in a line-of-duty shooting last February. Now, the good news: tThe precinct and its detective squad were awarded a prestigious unit citation last week by the NYPD for slashing major crime by nearly 13 percent, second highest in the entire city. The Anti-Crime and Field Intelligence

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units seized nearly $1 million in illegal assets, including 57 guns, while the Detective Squad made nearly 595 arrests. The 102nd is the only precinct in Queens to receive a unit citation this year. Showing off the award here is Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, center, with Commissioner James O’Neill, second from left, and the precinct’s executive officers. — Michael Shain

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Next year, the federal government is hiring thousands of the people to conduct the once-a-decade Census. Next week, the Ozone Park Civic Association is sponsoring a job fair aimed at helping people get those jobs, which can pay up to $25 a hour. The fair is set for June 18, 5 to 8 p.m. at the Deshi Senior Center, at 83-10 Rockaway Blvd. Recruiters from the Census Bureau will be available to guide job seekers through the online application process. Because of the large number of for-

eign-bor n residents in Ozone Park, “there is a big demand for Census takers” who speak languages other than English, said Joe Caruana, the head of the civic association. Local officials are especially anxious to ensu re t hat next yea r’s Censu s ref lects a correct population count for South Queens. Government programs over the next 10 years will be based on the numbers gathered during the upcoming Census, Q officials noted. — Michael Shain

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Friends, colleagues mourn NYPD vet Steven Silks spent nearly four decades on force, faced retirement by David Russell Associate Editor

NYPD Deputy Chief Steven Silks, the executive officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, fatally shot himself last Wednesday night on Burns Street near 69th Avenue in Forest Hills. “There are no words to describe how we feel,” said Capt. Jonathan Cermeli, commanding officer of the 112th Precinct. “I’m in shock, disbelief and plagued with sadness.” Silks’ office was at the precinct, only a few blocks away. A 38-year veteran of the force, Silks was facing the mandatory retirement age of 63 and the Daily News said he had submitted retirement papers at the NYPD pension office the day before. “He was sad that he had to leave this job because he loved it so much,” Cermeli said. “But nobody ever thought in a million years anything like this would ever happen.” Cermeli knew Silks for 10 years, since their days in Queens South. “He was a mentor to me,” Cermeli said. “He was a friend. He was just a great person who dedicated his life to this police department ... this was his world. This was his life.” He added, “I always felt good when I was in his presence. You knew if you were at a heavy job or something crazy was going on or something big was happening and he was next to you, you felt like you’re in good hands. You knew he had the experience and the knowledge.” Terence Monahan, chief of department for the NYPD, remembered the 1980s, when he and Silks were cops in the Bronx — Silks in the 40th Precinct, Monahan in the 44th — a time when there were lots of drugs and guns on the street and a time Monahan said were “the best years we had on the job.” “We never wanted to miss a day of work,” Monahan said at Silks’ funeral service Tuesday. “It was fun. You took a day off, you came back in the next day, everyone had a

Steven Silks, left, at Citi Field with former Mets All-Star Ed Kranepool before the first home NYPD TRAFFIC SQUAD PHOTO / FACEBOOK game of the season in April. story; you missed it. You didn’t want to be that guy that missed that story that day.” Silks grew up in the Bronx, delivering papers and even starting a window washing business at the age of 13. Eventually Silks made his way to Queens. “He fell in love with this place,” Monahan said. “He really did. He loved the men and women of this borough.” Assistant Chief Martin Morales, commanding officer of Patrol Borough Queens North, noted that Silks was a Boy Scout who “always dreamed of making a difference in the world.” Morales said Silks was a man with many interests: a bike rider, a car expert — he worked in the pits at NASCAR — and was even a guest at the Academy Awards. “He was a seat-filler,” Morales explained. Silks was awarded the Ellis Island Medal

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of Freedom and was recently the first Jewish person honored with an NYPD Holy Name Society Man of the Year award. Morales recalled that Silks was excited to watch the ball drop in Times Square last year for New Year’s Eve because it was his last year on the force. Monahan noted that Silks would always have an explanation for why he wasn’t retiring, like when Juanita Holmes took over command of Queens North. “I was gonna retire but now I can’t,” he told him. “I want to be there. I want to help Juanita.” Then Morales replaced Holmes. “I was gonna leave after the Open but now I’ve gotta stay with Marty,” Silks said. “He never wanted to leave this place,” Monahan said. Cermeli, who called Silks a “real champion

and a pioneer of policing,” said experience was a large part of what made the late officer successful. “He had the experience of not only nearly 40 years of working in the same profession but he worked in some of the toughest areas during the toughest times,” he said. “He’d seen New York City go through financial crises, through the worst crime ever and then he’s seen it evolve into the neighborhood policing and he’s seen how New York City has become the safest big city in the world. He was in so many different units.” Cermeli said Silks’ work in the Bronx was an important part of that. “Working in such tough neighborhoods back then, you learned,” he said. “You learned how to be a police officer and it taught you fast. And he worked in some of the toughest areas for many years.” Silks had been in Patrol Borough Queens North since March 2014. “He inspired me,” Cermeli said. “He gave me so many words of wisdom and helped me throughout my career. I’m forever grateful that I had the chance and opportunity to know such a great man.” Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) recalled conversations with Silks, saying the late officer had a good sense of humor and was “very down to earth.” Holden said the two would talk about memories of growing up in a different era. “People don’t realize in the ’80s and ’90s, how bad the crime was ... it’s usually younger people complaining. They think crime is out of control,” Silks told Holden the last time they spoke. “They should’ve gone through the ’80s and ’90s.” From 2000 to 2005, Silks was commanding officer of the NYPD’s Firearms and Tactics Section. Late in 2001, when around 500 patrol cops citywide were armed with new, highpowered guns previously available only to elite special-unit officers, it was a study concontinued on next page

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continued from previous page ducted by Silks that led to the change. Silks was also the commander of the NYPD firing range in the Bronx for several years. In addition to being respected by fellow officers, Cermeli said, the community “absolutely loved him.” “He’d be at anything that was going on in Queens,” Cermeli said, noting that Silks would be at the US Open, Mets games and every concert at Forest Hills Stadium. “He really loved Queens and he represented Queens very well.” Silks grew up a Yankees fan but supported the Mets once he came to Queens. The Mets held a moment of silence for him before last Friday’s game at Citi Field. Heidi Chain, president of the 112th Precinct Community Council, said she considered the residents “lucky” that Silks was assigned to Patrol Borough Queens North. “He cared about our community,” she said. “He attended our meetings. He protected us at the concerts. He attended our dinners and our events. He became an integral part of our community. He championed police-community relations before it was in.” Morales said Silks loved being at St. Mary’s Children’s Hospital, adding that the children “were an inspiration to Steve.” Cermeli said, “He represented what’s best about this department. He never talked bad about it. He always had a positive

Traffic was blocked near Forest Hills Stadium last Wednesday following the death of Deputy PHOTO BY DAVID RUSSELL Chief Steven Silks. attitude. Always.” That made the news of his suicide all the more stunning and something that can move the conversation on suicide forward. “We talk about it in the bathroom in hushed tones,” Monahan said. “Is there something we missed? Something that wasn’t said? Something we could’ve said. Something I could’ve said. Is there some reason he couldn’t reach out, something that was holding him back?” He said it’s important to get rid of the

stigma and of being a “tough guy” and to talk to someone about having problems. “It’s a conversation that can’t be in whispered tones,” Monahan said. “We had to talk about it. We have to be in the open.” NYPD homicide detective Joe Calabrese was found dead near bushes at Plumb Beach in Brooklyn from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, one day after Silks’ death. Calabrese, 58, had joined the force in 1982.

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NYPD Commissioner James O’Neill had a message to the members of the force in the wake of the tragedies. “We need everyone in this agency to be willing to talk about this. This is a problem not only in the NYPD but all over law enforcement in this country,” he said. O’Neill added, “You cannot internalize this. This is something that needs to be spoken about ... Our men and women run into danger every single day. We run into gunfire. We put our lives on the line for others that we don’t know. The least we can do is have a conversation to save one of our own.” John Petrullo, a retired NYPD officer who is director of Police Organization Providing Peer Assistance, a group in which police officers help their comrades in dealing with the stresses that become routine in their line of work, spoke to the Chronicle in 2015 about officers getting help. “Police officers see themselves as helpers,” he said. “Sometimes they won’t seek help themselves; they see it as a sign of weakness. It’s not something they’re accustomed to.” Tuesday’s service was about remembering the life, not death, of Steven Silks. Morales once told him, “Do you know you might be the only person on this planet to make the claim to climb both Mount Everest and the Brooklyn Bridge?” “Yeah,” Silks said with a big smile. Q “Maybe I am.”

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Beautification on LIRR wall in Corona Publicolor Paint Club works with 110th Precinct along 44th Avenue by David Russell Associate Editor

The Publicolor Paint Club has started to beautify part of the Long Island Rail Road wall running for miles along 44th Avenue in Corona, with help f rom the 110th Precinct. “The colors on this project provide warmth and energy,” said Publicolor Program Leader Irma Nepominceno in a statement. “The kids who are handling this project will gain a sense of excitement and achievement seeing the whole community enjoying the work.” Publicolor, a stay-in-school program, works with underprivileged students to find their “inner artist” as they paint walls with bright and vibrant color schemes. Volunteers are students and parents in the programs as well as students and parents from the Corona Arts and Sciences Academy and officers from the precinct. “I was looking for a way to give back, this is great way to give back to not only the school but residents of the neighborhood as well,” said volunteer John Bailey. Funding for the project was provided by Councilman Francisco Moya (D-Corona) and the program was initiated by Officer George Morina-Blocker of the 110th Precinct. “Currently there is a large amount of

Students work on painting the LIRR wall along 44th Avenue in Corona.

The wall along 44th Avenue in Corona being PHOTOS BY RON BOLING painted.

graffiti on the walls and I thought art work would be a good way to combat the graffiti and bring more life to the area,” MorinaBlocker said. The previously graffiti-covered walls are now a combination of yellow, green and blue.

hood has over the years lost some of its beauty, the project will definitely change the school by literally brightening up their entrance ever y day,” said Ricky Estevez, dean of the Corona Academy of Q Arts and Sciences.

Painting will be done every Saturday until the expected project end date of June 22 when the 110th Precinct will close the street for volunteers to beautify the wall across the street from the school. “This particular part of the neighbor-

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My ride to senior prom Check out who showed up to see 17-year-old Chaaya Jonathan off to her senior prom. A dozen officers from the 102nd Precinct, including the commander, Deputy Inspector Courtney Nilan, second from left. Chaaya, a Hillside High School senior from Ozone Park, is recovering from leukemia. Despite spending nearly a year in the hospital, she is graduating with her class. “She never gave up,” according to her

mother, Indira. Chaaya’s story caught the ear of officers at the precinct who arranged the promnight sendoff as a surprise. “They came up the block with lights and sirens. People thought someone famous was coming,” said her mom. Chaaya starts in the criminal justice program at Queensborough Community College in the fall. — Michael Shain

Strike up the borough band The Queens Symphony Orchestra Gala this week honored several community leaders at its annual supper at Russo’s On The Bay in Howard Beach, including Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society. Shown above are orchestra Vice President Tania Broschart, left; Executive Director Deborah Surdi; President Kenichi Wilson;

Wendell’s wife, Josephine, and Wendell; City Councilman Eric Ulrich and Robert Holden. Among the other honorees were Councilman Peter Koo; George Stamatiades, president of the Central Astoria Land Development Corp.; Ellen Leone of UNICO; composer Justine Chen; and Flushing Town Hall’s jazz director, Clyde Bullard. — Michael Shain

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Sunnyside flag parade

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Patriotism was on display in Sunnyside last Saturday during the annual Flag Day Parade. The line of march extended along Greenpoint Avenue. Clockwise from top right: Students from PS 199 and prin-

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This year the theater program of Ozone Park’s MS 210Q, Elizabeth Blackwell School, is in full swing as over 80 students embark on a theatrical journey of a lifetime! On June 14, students in the sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grades will be performing the classic Disney tale, “The Lion King, Jr.” They have been working for months to perfect the songs, scenes and dances as well as to create the exciting and magical world of Simba, Nala and Mufassa. For many, this is the first performance opportunity they have had a chance to engage in. Each day students meet to rehearse for theupcoming show. They are leaders in the

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ciation are well represented; some decided riding in style beats walking; and Bonnie Baker, the first lady of the New York District Kiwanis International and wife of Grand Marshal Hank Baker, marches with her flag.

“THE LION KING JR .”

school, the community, and are working together to create a lasting memory for their audiences. Theater helps students gain confidence, public speaking skills and a work ethic that will serve them both inside and outside of school. Ms. Weisberg (theater teacher) Ms. Rosa (dance teacher) and Ms. Goodman (special education teacher), are working closely to ensure the cast is supporting one another as they create, imagine and build a beautiful experience. The cast and crew invite all to the show on Friday, June 14 at 6 p.m. in the school auditorium! HAKUNA MATATA!

ATTENTION PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOLS: To be featured on a School Spotlight page, call Lisa LiCausi, Education Coordinator, at (718) 205-8000, Ext. 110.

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cipal Anthony Inzerillo march; Cub Scout Pack 390 members Robert Roach and Gabriel Lemon wave Old Glory; 4-year-old Jack Towler is patriotically plumed; the local chapter of the Lions Club marches; members of the United 40’s Civic Asso-

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FDNY honors Queens heroes on Medal Day Commissioner and mayor celebrate the bravest of New York’s Bravest by Michael Gannon Editor

The FDNY on June 5 honored 18 of its members who are either assigned to or live in Queens at its annual Medal Day ceremony. All information in this story was provided by the FDNY. ‘Performed as a veteran’ Probationary Firefighter David Guszick of Bayside responded to a report of a fire in a 14-story apartment building on Jan. 28, 2018 with Ladder Co. 28 in Manhattan. Receiving reports of heavy smoke coming from a fourthfloor apartment, the group, led by Lt. Jacob Vormittag, found the apartment and forced open the door, only to be greeted by high heat and thick smoke. Guszick attempted to keep the fire at bay. With the fire worsening and still no hose line in place, he was ordered to do an inter ior search of the apartment. He found a FF David Guszick man wedged between a bed and a wall. He shielded the victim, who did not survive from the heat as he and firefighter Stephen Hayes dragged the man from the apartment. Guszick was awarded the Thomas A. Wylie Medal for distinguished service by a “probie.” Wylie, a Queens resident, was a firefighter three months when killed in the line of duty in 1994.

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No time for gear Ladder Co. 142 in Ozone Park was returning from a call on Feb. 6, 2018 when they got a call for a child who had fallen through the ice on Strack Pond in Forest Park. Upon arrival firefighters Robert McGuire, who is now a lieutenant, and Kurtis Niemczyk ran more than a quarter mile through a wooded area, following the screams of the boy’s mother while carrying rescue gear. Deciding there was no time to don their exposure suits, the two stripped to their T-shirts and shorts and plunged into the water

Lt. Robert McGuire and FF Kurtis Niemczyk wearing life vests, with McGuire and then Niemczyk chopping 30 yards through the ice with their fists and forearms. They then spotted the boy 30 feet away. Firefighters on land pulled all three back by ropes. The child, who had gone on the ice to rescue a friend who was able to save himself, died. McGuire, a Howard Beach resident, received the Edith B. Goldman Medal. Niemczyk received the Police Honor Legion Medal.

Skills and compassion Paramedics Usman Rahyab of Flushing and Jonathan Rivera were dispatched on Feb. 7, 2018 to the site in the Bronx where an Amtrak train had run over a man’s legs. The man’s location required the paramedics to traverse down a steep emban k ment that was accessed by an uneven path that was flooded on some parts and frozen in others. They were informed by Amtrak person nel that the t racks they would cross were carrying Para. Usman Rahyab live electricity and that trains were still operating. They stopped the bleeding, and prepared him for transport. They also monitored and treated him on the way to the hospital. Rahyab and Rivera received the Jack Pintchik Medal for EMS personnel. Trapped in the attic It was not quite 7 a.m. on April 8, 2018 when members of Ladder Co. 142 arrived at a burning three-story house to grim news — people were trapped in an attic apartment that had no second way out.

Lt. Glenn Harris and FF Andrew Mussler Lt. Glenn Harris and his team of William Schecher and Andrew Mussler made their way to the second floor and to the door to the attic, which had already begun to burn. Harris went up the stairs to search, finding a semiconscious man. Mussler took the victim down to the first floor; he did so again as Harris found a second victim. Going in deeper Harris found two more who had made their way to a small window and firefighters. Harris received the John H. Prentice Medal for an act of intelligent bravery. Mussler received the American Legion Fire Department Post 930/Mark M. Wohlfeld Memorial Medal. Plan B Firefighters had just finished a perimeter search of a house fire in the Rockaways in the early morning hours of April 16, 2018, when he was approached by a civilian telling him that an elderly woman in a second-f loor apartment might still be inside. Firefighter Bernd FF Bernd Woebbe Woebbe, a member of

Ladder Co. 134 and a Breezy Point resident, brought a ladder; he fought winds and heavy rain to get the ladder in position. Going in the window, Woebbe was hit with heat, smoke and a heavily cluttered room. Finding the woman, he dragged her into the hall, only to have their escape cut off by heavy fire. Retreating back to the bedroom, Woebbe passed the woman to FF Carl Kretkowsi, who carried her down the ladder as weather conditions worsened. The woman died at a nearby hospital. Woebbe was awarded the Albert S. Johnston Medal. Punishing conditions Firefighter David Burkhart, a Queens resident and a member of Ladder Co. 2 in Manhattan, responded to an explosion in the basement of a parking garage on April 20, 2018. After checking the roof, Burkhart had returned to the street when one of his officers radioed that their search was hampered by excessive clutter and punishing conditions. Tea m i ng w it h FF Scott Hickey of Ladder Co. 4, he got to the ba se me nt f r om a street-level door. After forcing open a fortified door at the bottom of the basement steps, the two had zero visibility and FF David Burkhart no hose lines as they worked their way through pedicabs, bicycle frames, storage racks and other dangerous items. Burkhart found an unconscious man, whom he and Hickey dragged up two flights of stirs to the street. He was awarded the Chief John J. McElligott Medal/FFs Fitzpatrick and Frisby Award. Zero visibility It was just before midnight on April 28, 2018, when Ladder Co. 162 responded to a house fire in Queens Village, a 2 1/2 story wood-frame home where fire engulfing the first floor already was extending to the house next door. Firefighters John Basquez III and Gilberto Martinez III realized their only possibly safe way of entry was a large second-floor window accessible only by placing a ladder against a shoddily built awning. Inching themselves along the metal frame of the awning, the firefighters found themselves in a bathroom where fire already was burning through the top of the door. Crawling into the hallway with zero visibility, they came upon an unconscious woman,

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whom they dragged down the hall and brought out through the bathroom window. Going back in they found a man, also in the hallway. They were greeted at the window by Ladder 165, who took the man away. The woman did not survive. Basquez was awarded the Columbia Association Medal; and Martinez, a Hollis resident, the Thomas E. Crimmins Medal. Missing child On May 11, 2018, members of Ladder Co. 154 in Jackson Heights knew before they arrived at a house fire that residents were trapped on an upper floor. Firefighter Akira Rodriguez, part of a threeman entry team, was conducting a blind search that took him down a hallway to a rear bedroom where he found a frantic man whose escape had been cut off — and who told Rodriguez that he could not find his daughter. Rodriguez assisted him to rear balcony where he was handed off to Firefighter Thomas Peters. Turning back inside, he resumed an FF Akira Rodriguez aggressive search for the child, eventually finding her unconscious in another bedroom. The girl was revived outside. Both victims survived. Rodriguez received the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums Medal. Long, dark hallway Two victims died in a fire in Brooklyn on Aug. 17, 2018. The FDNY says two others did not thanks to Lt. Thomas Daly of Bayside. A member of Rescue Co. 2, Daly responded to a fire in a four-story apartment building. Daly and two firefighters made their way to the s e c o nd f lo o r a nd forced their way into the apartment where the main fire was, and proceeded in total d a r k n e s s d ow n a 27-foot hallway. The trio split up to conduct a search. Daly found no one, but across the Lt. Thomas Daly. hall Fi ref ig hter Edward Dailey radioed that he had fund an unconscious woman. While reaching Dailey, Lt. Daly found an unconscious man. He and another firefighter got the man out to the hallway before Daly dragged him out of the apartment. He returned to assist with another rescue. Daly was awarded the Shelly Rothman Memorial Medal for valor. No water, one exit The last place that remained to be searched in a burning Jamaica house on Aug. 18, 2018, was the basement. With the steps from the first floor burned away, the outdoor steps would be the only way Ladder Co. 127 could get into the basement — or get out. Firefighters Matthew Madison and William continued on page 23

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Saved at sea NYPD Paramedic Hwajung Yoon, an East Elmhurst resident, was assigned to cruise ship escort detail on Sept. 5, 2018 along with Lt. Paul Ardizzone and Paramedic Juan Henriquez. They went into action when the ship, Carnival Horizon, reported a cardiac emergency on board. Boarding the ship from an NYPD Harbor unit while both were in motion, the three treated the man for cardiac symptoms and secured Para. Hwajung Yoon him for transport

back to the NYPD vessel, which brought him to medical assistance waiting ashore. All three were awarded the Tracey Allen-Lee Medal. What more could go wrong? Capt. Brian Gill of Middle Village was detailed to Ladder Co. 47 in the Bronx omnSept. 25, 2018 when they responded to a fire on the 12th floor of a 13-floor apartment building. Gill and the two firefighters on his forcible entry team learned that water would be delayed; then that high winds had built up outside. Upon arriving at the fire apartment, smoke was forcing its way around the door, indicating the possibility of the blowtorch effect once the door was opened to reach those inside. Opening the door merely filled the hall with smoke, and one victim was located i m med iately a nd moved to the stairwell. Gill crawled deep into the apartment before finding a disoriented man who began fighting him as he dragged the victim out into Capt. Brian Gill the hallway. The man told Gill his wife and baby were still inside. Heading back in Gill encountered Capt. Harry Poole Jr. of Engine 64, who had found the woman. The “baby” was a teenage boy, who

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Deep search Lt. Ryan McNamara of Ladder Co. 20 in Manhattan was detailed to search above the fire floor in an apartment house fire in Manhattan on Dec. 19, 2018. The Rockaway Beach resident and his team forced open the door in the apartment above the fire to conduct a search as conditions deteriorated. Hearing the fire had climbed to the next apar t ment, McNamara’s team pressed deeper into the apartment when Lt. Ryan McNamara the found a half conscious woman. Retracing their route after removing her they came upon a second woman, whom they also rescued. Both women survived. McNamara received the Mayor Fiorello H. Q LaGuardia Medal.

continued from page 22 Van Leer advanced farther and farther into the basement as conditions worsened, their captain calling urgently for a hose line. Entering a bedroom at the front of the building, and the farthest from the cel- FF Matthew Madison lar steps. Madison found a man wedged between a bed and a couch. Van Leer helped free the man before they got him to medical help. Madison was awarded the Dr. J.W. Goldenkranz Medal.

entering the building with a can of gasoline. He set his own apartment alight and fled, warning no one of the fire. With Fire Marshal Mark Colicci, Faraci traced the man to North Carolina. He FM Richard Faraci Jr. was arrested in California. He and Colicci were given the Deputy Commissioner Christine R. Godek Medal.

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Federal prosecutors say Ashiqul Alam of Jackson Heights, left, discussed carrying out a terrorist FACEBOOK PHOTO, LEFT; NYC PHOTO attack by Father Duffy Square in Times Square.

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A 22-year-old Jackson Heights man was taken in by federal law enforcement for allegedly trying to plan a Times Square terrorist attack, U.S. prosecutors say. Ashiqul Alam is also accused of knowingly buying t wo Glock pistols with scratched-off serial numbers and discussing purchasing hand grenades. The weapons were bought from undercover law enforcement officers. “As alleged, Ashiqul Alam bought illegal weapons as part of his plan to kill law enforcement officers and civilians in a terrorist attack on Times Square,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Richard Donoghue said in a prepared statement. In conversations with an undercover officer over a 10-month period, the defendant allegedly identified two potential targets — Times Square and Washington, DC, the latter being where a senior government official could be killed — to carry out his attack. Alam and the undercover even visited Time Square multiple times for some “recon,” which led the defendant to agree to the officer’s suggestion that the area around Father Duffy Square be targeted, according to prosecutors. “That is the place we hit,” the complaint quoted him as saying. “That is the place.” The Jackson Heights man is accused of contemplating carrying out the attack there with a suicide vest or by using AR-15 assault rifles. He spoke admiringly to the undercover about the Islamic State and Osama bin Laden, saying that the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks were “a complete success, thousands of American soldiers died and trillions of their monies gone in the war,”

federal prosecutors said. The undercover asked him: Could anybody ever replace bin Laden? He allegedly responded: “yeah ... he did his job[.] He did what he is supposed to do. Now it’s up to us.” While driving to a Pennsylvania shooting range in January, the pair were allegedly discussing ISIS, with Alam saying, “I want to die fighting, man.” A few months later, the defendant got Lasik eye surgery. The complaint quoted him as telling the undercover the following: “Let’s say we are in an attack, right, say that my glasses fall off. What if I accidentally shoot you? You know what I mean. Imagine what the news channel would call me the ‘Looney Tunes Terrorist’ or the ‘Blind Terrorist.’” According to the criminal complaint, on June 6 the defendant met a second undercover officer, one who the first one told him would be able to sell him guns. Alam allegedly offered $400 to acquire the two Glocks and also asked if he could buy a silencer. Not long after that, he was arrested. Reports said the defendant is a student at the CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice in Manhattan. Not much can be gleaned about him from his Facebook profile, though he did “like” a page for fans of “Avengers: Infinity War.” Authorities have arrested other Queens men in recent years in terrorism-related cases. Last June, Ali Saleh of Jamaica pleaded guilty to charges related to him trying to join the Islamic State. In the same month, Par veg Ahmed of Ozone Park copped to charges for trying to fight for the Q same jihadi group.

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Four very dedicated staff members of PS 97Q, The Forest Park School, have become trained instructors for the Beautiful Me program, which honors the lives of three beautiful sisters ensuring healthy, happy and safe children through innovative self-esteem educational programming and the support of children in need. The school is sharing the program with grades 3, 4, and 5 girls this year. Ms. Romano, top left, Ms. Rodriguez, Mrs. Capbianco and Ms. Vasiu facilitated this program. The Beautiful Me program, which is sponsored by The Hance Family Foundation, held three one-hour sessions over a three-week period, as they worked with the girls building their self-esteem assuring them they were beautiful! To quote Ms. Vasiu, “During the first week’s session, it is a challenge for some of the girls to say they are beautiful. It is just amazing to see how their confidence grows throughout the program and how happy they are to know and say they are beautiful!” The teachers stress the importance of empowering young girls to build their self-esteem and confidence because they are the ones who can and will make a difference in the future. The school received support and materials from The Hance Foundation. Each participant received a trinket box with a three heart necklace with each heart representing one of the three sisters: Emma, Alyson and Katie.

PS 97Q also took the time to celebrate dads and male role models for an art activity supporting epilepsy. Dads and even moms were invited to join Ms. Buynak, the art teacher. Thirty-two students registered and over 50 parents showed up! Ms. Buynak made photo holders out of plaster using ice cube trays! The parents loved the craft and will hopefully do it at home with their children. Also, the students and some adults wore purple in support of the Epilepsy Foundation. Two students at PS 97Q live with epilepsy, Blaize Arroyo, top right, and Isiah Bermonty, below right, with his mom! They are very appreciative of the support.

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Have a seat —and change the world Bench murals encourage students to take on issues of social import by Mark Lord

grader at John F. Kennedy Jr. School P721 in Elmhurst. The students, under the supervision Mental health. Bullying. Discrimination. of their classroom teacher and a teaching artist, produced a mural titled “Treat Oceans The environment. These are among the issues taken on by Right, It’s Our Life!” It depicts “how polluted groups of young students from six Queens our oceans are versus how beautiful they public schools in an effort to effect social were before.” Plastic, it explains, “is killing the sea creachange. And their offense comes in the form tures, destroys their homes and causes harm of art. It’s all part of a project spearheaded by the to us humans.” A similar theme Center for Educationwas adopted by the al Innovation, a nonstudents at Robert E. profit education orgaPeary School P75 in nization that provides Ridgewood. In their customized, handsmural, called “Skip on support to meet Plastic and Save Our the unique needs of Oceans,” they explain students. that “plastic is a The students’ work g r ave d a n g e r t o — in the form of ocean life. We want bench murals — was unveiled on Monday Students from the John F. Kennedy Jr. School to bring awareness of the dangers. This at the 21st St reet in Elmhurst took on plastic in the oceans. mural reminds us Plaza at the intersection of Hoyt Avenue North in Astoria. It will what oceans are and who lives in them.” Michael Abonia, 12, a sixth-grader at the remain on view throughout the summer. The benches will then be returned to the partici- school, took credit for drawing the whale that pating schools to beautify their school is the focal point of the mural. ‘”It’s the biggest animal in the ocean,” he communities. “Before the ocean was beautiful, now it’s explained. He hoped the mural would help dirty,” said Johnny Alvarado, 15, a tenth- people understand “what the ocean could look Chronicle Contributor

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Diversity of area businesses to be shown The Downtown Flushing Commercial Revitalization Steering Committee is inviting visitors and businesses to Flushing’s World Fair, a two-day expo planned for June 28 and 29. The expo references the iconic 1964-65 World’s Fair through the prism of today’s contemporary global village of Flushing and will feature presentations by experts in marketing, international cuisine and social media as well as walking tours and a “Passport to Flushing” food and culture crawl with special discounts. Joe DiStefano, food critic and author of “111 Places in Queens That You Must Not Miss,” will deliver the keynote address. Visit worldsfair.nyc to learn more and RSVP. Flushing’s World Fair is funded by the Department of Small Business Services’ Neighborhood 360° Program. The Friday afternoon program will kick off with the keynote address and presentations moderated by Rob MacKay of the Queens Tourism Council. Sixty First Productions and BrandTree Media will present cutting-edge marketing strategies for boosting branding and awareness.

Entrepreneurship resources will be provided via business workshops by leading experts as well as a showcase of products and services representing the amazing diversity of Flushing’s businesses. Participants will get to talk to marketing, finance and law experts and learn how to tap into the growing market for authentic experiences and unique products and services — ranging from Taiwanese tea tastings to delicious South Indian dosas served up at the Ganesh Temple. Saturday’s programming also features walking tours of Flushing, including cultural explorations led by borough historian Jack Eichenbaum and a tour of the area’s diverse and delicious cuisine led by DiStefano. The Expo will also launch the “Passport to Flushing” food and culture crawl featuring a printed passport packed with special promotions and discounts provided by some of the area’s best restaurants, cultural venues and retailers. Passports will be distributed to visitors to the neighborhood and will also be available at participating venues. Q

Students from the Joseph Pulitzer School IS 145 in Jackson Heights offers a message of unity in PHOTOS BY MARK LORD its bench. like” if everyone took more care. In a work named “Emotional Roller Coaster,” students at George J. Ryan School MS 216 took on “the stigma behind mental illness and the shame in asking for help,” echoed in Queens Children’s Center PS 23’s entry “For Those Who Suffer in Silence,” which suggests “you aren’t wrong or broken for having a mental illness; you’re worthy of being seen.” Caring for each other was the theme shared by Riverview School PS 277 in Corona, in a mural titled “Kindness Begins With Us,” a plea to end bullying and discrimination through kindness and friendship, and Joseph Pulitzer School IS 145 in Jackson Heights whose “We Are All Same Tree” mural expresses the wish that “when someone sits on our bench, we want them to think that we are all together in this as a community.” CEI, working with students in 30 schools around the city, partnered with NYC Parks to bring the art work to public parks in all five boroughs. A kickoff event took place on May 30 at Washington Square Park in Manhattan. “In this current climate, young people need

a public platform to express themselves on current social issues in a constructive, creative, hands-on and powerful way,” said Alexandra Leff, creator of CEI Benchmarks and CEI director of arts education. “We are so proud of our students who have brought their passion and creativity and have taken on major issues in beautiful and powerful ways through their bench murals.” CEI’s program includes in-class instrucQ tion and peer-to-peer workshops.

Students from Robert E. Peary School P75 in Ridgewood show their talent and concerns.

Rebuilding a greener Rikers continued from page 2 justice issue, but it is,” Cruz said. All speakers said they do not want the island to be taken over by the luxury real estate industry, and that planning ahead as long in advance as possible of the jail’s closure is important. “We get to decide our vision of what we want, and the world we want to have,” Ocasio-Cortez said. She and others also said that the city’s real estate interests would move quickly to fill any void that might occur if the city and residents to not prepare thoroughly.

Members of the panel included Rachel Spector, director of the Environmental Justice Program of New York Lawyers for Public Interest; Maritza Silva-Farrell of Align; Marco Barrios of Just Leadership USA and a former Rikers inmate; and Cecil Corbin-Mark of WE-ACT for Environmental Justice. The moderator was professor Rebecca Bratspies of CUNY School of Law in Long Island City. Bratspies teaches environmental law and is the founding director of the CUNY Center for Urban EnvironQ mental Reform.

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Once a year Christmas comes. Same with the Super Bowl and your birthday. Also in that special category belongs the Queens Jazz Orchestra, the all-star band put together by NEA Jazz Master Jimmy Heath 11 years ago that lives — like a musical mayfly — for just one, sold-out night a year at Flushing Town Hall. Calling the 17-piece group an “orchestra” is a bit chichi. At bottom, Heath’s creation is a big band, the kind that is recognizable by anyone who has ever seen Count Basie or Duke Ellington. The economics of the music business destroyed the big band sound two generations ago. Not a news flash. But the QJO is not some nostalgia band. Of course, it carries the aura of musical history — if only because Heath, at age 92, is a bouncing encyclopedia of jazz from the beginnings of bebop until now. The band does not play music by Ellington. It plays stuff Heath wrote for Ellington. A saxophonist trained in Dizzy Gillespie’s band who has played with Miles Davis, Cannonball Adderly and Chet Baker, Heath has put together a 21st-century jazz band. The stuff it plays he either wrote or arranged, anytime from last week to 40 years ago. “We do not do the same stuff over and over again,” Heath told the Chronicle last week. “New ways, new material always.” Though Heath helped found the jazz studies program at Queens College in the ’90s, the QJO is as far from a student band as you can get. The orchestra’s de facto concertmeister is saxophonist Antonio Hart (who has played with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roy Hargrove and Dave Holland). The horn section includes trumpeters Freddie Hendrix (Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys) and Frank Greene (Clark Terry, David Letterman’s TV band). The saxophonists are Bobby LaVell (Grover Washington Jr.) and John Smulian (Ray Charles, B.B. King and Diana Ross). The trombonist John Mosca played with the Metropolitan Opera, Sarah Vaughan and Stan Getz. You get the idea. continued on page 31

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series at Green Space, 37-24 24 St., Long Island City. Info: (718) 956-3037, greenspacestudio.org.

“Urban Dance,” with photographs that capture the global dynamics and transforming experience of cities worldwide. Wed., June 19 (opening reception 6-9 p.m.)-Sun., July 21, The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.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.

“Bayside Yacht Club,” showcasing its history with photos 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. “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) 7842084, momaps1.org.

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“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.

FILM “Garrett’s Gift,” the 2007 animated film narrated by Queen Latifah about African-American innovator Garrett Morgan, who was born to slaves but ended up inventing the traffic signal. Sun., June 16, 3 p.m., Lewis H. Latimer House Museum, 34-41 137 St., Flushing. Free. Info: (718) 961-8585, latimernow.org. The band Kabir Cafe brings their sound that blends the poetry of their 15th-century namesake with Malawi folk music and rock to Flushing Town Hall on Friday. See Music. COURTESY PHOTO 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. “Community: You never really know your own language until you study another,” with colorful sculptures representing protest posters and made using images of people’s palms and a 3-D printer. Through April 2020, Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. between 150 and 153 Sts., Jamaica. Free. Info: (347) 505-3018, queenscouncilarts.org.

MUSIC Kabir Cafe, a band that mixes the poetry of a 15th-century mystic with Malawi folk, rock and more. Fri., June 14, 8 p.m., Flushing Town Hall, 13735 Northern Blvd. $16; $10 students; free teens. Info: (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org.

“Flowering Trees of Victorian Richmond Hill,” with paintings of homes and gardens done en plein air by Irene Buszko. Through Sun., June 30, 1-4 p.m. Voelker Orth Museum, 149-19 38 Ave., Flushing. Suggested donation $2. Info: (718) 3596227, vomuseum.org. “Hand & I,” with embroidered works by 19 artists that address climate, race, gender, immigration and the U.S. prison system, in “a cri de coeur for social justice.” Through Sun., July 14, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 937-6317, dorsky.org. “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

Mariel Pacific show tunes, with the soprano performing songs from “Cabaret,” “South Pacific,” “The Sound of Music,” other Broadway shows, Disney movies and more. Sat., June 15, 4-6 p.m., Maple Grove Cemetery Celebration Hall, 127-15 Kew Gardens Road, Kew Gardens. COST. Info: (347) 878-6614, friendsofmaplegrove.org. Metropolitan Opera Recital, with soprano Leah Hawkins, tenor Mario Bahg and baritone Joseph Lim, accompanied by Dimitri Dover on piano. Mon., June 17, 7-8:30 p.m., Socrates Sculpture Park, 32-01 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Free. Info: (718) 956-1819, socratessculpturepark.org.

THEATRE “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.

DANCE Music in the Garden: The Ladybugs Jazz Band, with lead singers Vanessa Perea and Martina DaSilva, above, and their group performing classic favorites and more. Sun., June 16, 4-5:30 p.m., Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing. Free with admission: $6; $4 seniors; $4 students, $2 children over 3. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. PHOTO BY LAUREN DESBERG

“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.

The Jamaica Dance Festival, with several troupes performing. Sat., June 15 and 22, 7 p.m., Rufus King Park, Jamaica Ave. between 150 and 153 Sts., Jamaica. Free. Info: (718) 657-2605, abetterjamaica.org. Take Root, with Angharad Davies and Amber Sloan. Fri.-Sat., June 14-15, 8 p.m. $17; $20 cash at door; $22 credit card. Fertile Ground, featuring multiple dance troupes and post-performance discussion with wine, moderated by Valerie Green. Sun., June 16, 7 p.m. $15; free teens. Both part of monthly

“Die Hard,” the 1988 action adventure — and Christmas movie — about a retired cop, Bruce Willis, above, fighting terrorists taking control of a Los Angeles skyscraper; part of the “See It Big! Action” series. Fri., June 14, 7 p.m., Museum of the Moving Image, 36-01 35 Ave., Astoria. $15; $11 seniors, students; $9 kids 3-17; includes museum admission. Info: (718) 777-6888, movingimage.us. 20TH CENTURY FOX

LECTURES/TALKS History of sports in Queens, with Jeffrey Kroessler, author of “The Greater New York Sports Chronology.” Thu., June 13, 6:30-8 p.m., Queens Historical Society, 143-35 37 Ave., Flushing. $5; $3 students, seniors. Info: (718) 939-0647, queenshistoricalsociety.org. “Capturing the Spirit of Birds,” with “Mastering Bird Photography” author Marie Read sharing back stories on her compelling images of birds and her techniques to reveal their essence. Wed., June 19, 8 p.m., Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston. Free. Info: (718) 229-4000, qcbirdclub.org. continued on page 32

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The show running at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside through June 23 is called “Tango + Tango,” a celebration of both the traditional and new styles of the dance, but the main attraction here is Raul Jaurena, the production’s musical director who, not incidentally, is one of the world’s foremost players of an instrument known as the bandoneon. A type of concertina, it is played similarly to an accordion, and, in the right hands, it can elicit a wide range of emotions. Such is the case when Jaurena, a native of Uruguay who won a Latin Grammy Award in

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2007, effortlessly plays throughout the show’s 90 intermissionless minutes. He is joined by three other expert musicians: Emiliano Messiez on piano, Pablo Lanouguere on doublebass and Avigail Malachi-Baev on clarinet, each of whom is given time to shine, most memorably in a brilliantly arranged piece called “Libertango.” While the musical accompaniment is outstanding from beginning to end, there is much more to this show. Two couples — Yaisuri Salamanca & John Hernan Raigosa and Andres Bravo & Sarita Apel — provide the fancy footwork, choreographed by themselves, and it does get quite complex, indeed, as is the trademark of the tango, which combines elements of waltz, polka, mazurka and other dance styles. The tango, originating in Argentina, dates as far back as the 1880’s, with many variations in existence today. It can still prove surprising and most entertaining. And then there are the singers, Marga Mitchell and Ernesto Camino, whose emotionally charged vocals provided several of the evening’s highlights. A personal favorite was their only duet, “Adoracion,” which came near the end of the program and fea-

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Yaisuri Salamanca flies high with John Hernan Raigosa in a number called “Jean & PHOTO BY MARK LORD Paul,” with Raul Juarena on the bandoneon behind them. tured a spot-on rapid-fire, tongue-twisting delivery. The theater’s amiable guiding force, Artistic/Executive Director Angel Gil Orrios, welcomed the audience in both English and Spanish, a tradition at the Thalia, the only bilingual Hispanic theater in the bor-

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classical piano composition to rock â&#x20AC;&#x2122;nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; roll. So, just about any conceivable genre of music is represented as well as people who play instruments.â&#x20AC;? Queens will feature a series of performances, listed online at makemusicny.org, including one by the ensemble Percussia at Diversity Plaza in Jackson Heights. According to Ingrid Gordon, Percussiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistic director, the group performs contemporary classical music with global influences with percussion, harp, flutes and the viola. Their mission is to make modern classical music accessible to everyday people. Gordon said the group is hoping to highlight the work of local talent in the concert. She also said the theme of Percussiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert will be a hybrid of immigration and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which they believe is something with which the community can relate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just kind of hoping not only to attract people who may have heard about it but also to surprise people who happen to be passing by and to give their ear someQ thing fresh to listen to,â&#x20AC;? Gordon said.

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The members of the band have other, better-paying jobs elsewhere. The annual QJO date represents something of a command appearance for this group of elite-level players. The lineup has been relatively unchanged over the years. They come because they want to sit on a bandstand together with Heath and other musicians as accomplished as they are. As Har t says, “Whenever Master Health asks me to be there, I’m there.” Because the players perform together just one night, rehearsal is limited to the afternoon before the show, behind closed doors at Flushing Town Hall. One

Queens Jazz Orchestra When: Fri., June 21, 8 p.m. Where: Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd. Tickets: $42; $20 students; free teens. (718) 463-7700, flushingtownhall.org

afternoon apparently is all they need. “We run down what’s on the page,” said Heath. “No improvisation. Anyone tries it, we just say: ‘Save it for tonight.’” In years past, Heath has done programs of the music of Sonny Rollins and Gillespie. This year’s theme is somewhat vague: “It Ain’t Over Yet,” the title of an as-yet unreleased Heath album. “What’s it mean? I’m 92 years old. That’s what it means,” he said. In short, he hasn’t decided just yet what the band will play next Friday. Heath, who raised his family in the historic Dorie Miller co-op apartments in Corona just off Northern Boulevard, now spends most of the year outside Atlanta, living with his daughter. But next week he’ll stay in the threebedroom apartment he still owns in the complex that, in 1953, was the first racially integrated co-op in New York. “Adam Clayton Powell built it because Fred Trump wouldn’t let black people s t ay i n h i s a p a r t m e n t s ,” H e a t h grumbled. The Queens part of the band’s name

Jimmy Heath, left, conducts the 17-piece Queens Jazz Orchestra, a once-a-year concert at Flushing Town Hall featuring an all-star band, with Antonio Hart, right. On the PHOTO BY MICHAEL SHAIN cover, Jimmy Heath backstage warming up for last year’s show. is about Heath’s connection to Queens College, where Heath taught saxophone for 10 years and, in 2000, Hart succeeded him. Heath said he was grateful the school encouraged him to tour while he was

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Ellsworth Bunker was born in Yonkers on May 11, 1894. Upon graduation from Yale in 1916 he was groomed and ready to become president of the family sugar business with its refinery in Long Island City near Newtown Creek. The National Sugar Refinery, aka Jack Frost Sugar, was huge, consisting of four buildings all on the waterfront. Sizes were 510-by-250 feet, 490-by-200 feet and, two other buildings, 200-by-465 feet. His biggest competitor was the American Sugar Co., or Domino Sugar, across the creek on the Brooklyn waterfront. The two companies made New York City the sugar capital of the world. Bunker’s skills of negotiation later got him positions of ambassador to Argentina in 1951, Italy 1952, India 1957-1961 and South Vietnam, from 1967 to 1973. He was the first person to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom twice. In 1977 Bunker was instrumental in transferring the Panama Canal to Panama. But all his skills could not save his

The National Sugar Refinery, aka Jack Frost Sugar, 2-03 55 Ave., Long Island City, circa 1940s. sugar company. Union problems and a lack of demand for cane sugar due to a cost increase in beet sugar, high fructose corn syrup and synthetic sweeteners spelled doom. His death at age 90 in September 1984 coincided with the death of the company. His old competitor, Domino, hung on until 2004, closing its area operation after 148 years. Today the future of the big sprawling waterfront is in the hands of the politicians and corporations, with a Q new chapter ready to be written.

Author Talk: 80th Anniversary of the Whitestone Bridge, with “Images of America: Whitestone” author Jason Antos on the history of the span to the Bronx and gateway to the 193940 World’s Fair. Thu., June 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Bayside Historical Society, the Castle, 208 Totten Ave., Fort Totten. $5. Info: (718) 352-1548, baysidehistorical.org. PHOTO COURTESY BHS

TOURS/HIKES Along the J Train, with walks in Jamaica, Richmond Hill and Woodhaven stressing history and ending at Neir’s Tavern, led by with Boro Historian Jack Eichenbaum. Sat., June 15, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., meeting outside AirTrain entrance at Sutphin Blvd. E/J station, Jamaica. $25. Info/ registration (required): (718) 961-8406, jaconet@aol.com, geognyc.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS 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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Life drawing, with a live nude model, free drinks, music, no judgments, no skeptical eyes. Each Thu., 6:30 p.m., The Plaxall Gallery, 5-25 46 Ave., Long Island City. $10. Info: (347) 848-0030, licartists.org. 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, 12 p.m., Maspeth Library, 69-70 Grand Ave. Free. Info: (718) 639-5228, queenslibrary.org.

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Superpower Dogs Day, with disaster response dogs and “PupScouts” greeting people who learn how they help save lives, in conjunction with screenings of the film “Superpower Dogs 3D.” Sat., June 15, 12-3 p.m. (certain events at certain times), New York Hall of Science, 47-01 111 St., Corona. Free with admission: $16; $13 seniors, kids, students with ID (more for film screening). Info: (718) 699-0005, nysci.org. Kickin’ it for Autism, with kids 5-12 on the autism spectrum playing soccer and participating in a social event, with water and snacks provided. Sat., June 22, 9 a.m.-12 p.m., Our Lady of Hope Field, 61-27 71 St., Middle Village. Free. Info: tinyurl.com/kickinitforautism.

SOCIAL EVENTS Saturday night dance, with a live DJ playing classics, oldies, top 40 Italian and Latin music, food and more. Sat., June 15 (and every other Saturday all year), 8 p.m.-12 a.m., Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst. $12. Info: (718) 478-3100. Israeli folk dancing, with instruction for beginners, in a fun, welcoming atmosphere. Each Mon., 7:30 p.m. (beginners’ instruction); 8:3010 p.m. (intermediate dances), Hillcrest Jewish Center, 183-02 Union Tpke., Fresh Meadows. $10. Info: (718) 380-4145, hillcrestjc.org.

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Charming 4 BR Corner Cape, 60x76 Lot. Features large LR, EIK and FDR, sliding doors to back deck. Master bedroom with French doors; full bathroom and additional bedroom on the first floor, plus two more bedrooms with bath on second floor. Unfinished full basement gives opportunity to create additional storage and family room. One car garage, private driveway, garden patio. Ideally located near shopping, public transportation, and parkway.

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• Lindenwood • Aren’t You Lucky... 3 BR, 1 bath, Garden Co-op turned 2 bedroom with FDR, open layout has just been completely renovated in early 2018. This apartment was completely gutted and has new Sheetrock; new electrical wiring, electrical box; and new wood closet doors. Completely re-done bathroom features floor to ceiling tiles and hi-tech lighted mirror. Modern new kitchen features Samsung appliances. Hi-hats, free storage, dog-friendly complex.

3-2 lead. The Mets bullpen failed to do its job and the result was a bitter 9-3 loss in extra innings. Syndergaard looked shaky in both the fifth and sixth innings, including issuing a walk to the Giants pitcher, Madison Bumgarner. He was visibly angry when his first baseman, Pete Alonso, couldn’t handle third baseman Todd Frazier’s low throw on a deep high bouncer that was hit to him by the Giants’ Pablo Sandoval. It’s unprofessional to show up your teammates that way and you can be sure Callaway was aware. To his credit, Callaway never embarrasses his players. When sportswriters were asking him why he wasn’t allowing Mets ace Jacob deGrom to use Tomas Nido as his personal catcher he was ridiculed for saying that when the Mets are in the playoffs Wilson Ramos will be the starting catcher. He came clean a few days later when I asked him if the out-offavor catcher would feel resentful and whether that can cause dissension on a team. “I’ve seen it in the past and I won’t allow it to happen here,” he forthrightly stated. Callaway will gladly answer every media member’s queries whether he or she is from a “big outlet” and he’ll call you by name. Q He’s a class act in my book. See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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