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After incumbent Borough President Donovan Richards came out of in-person voting just over one percentage point ahead of former Councilmember Elizabeth Crowley, the results of the race will have to be determined by absentee ballots and run-off tabulations in the coming weeks.

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Richards holds slim lead over Crowley Borough president’s edge under 1.5 percent in Democratic primary by Michael Gannon

building a Queens for everyone.” Crowley’s campaign posted an optimistic fter the tally seesawed back and forth Tweet on Wednesday. “We are encouraged by the results we’ve Tuesday night, Borough President Donovan Richards leads former Coun- seen so far,” the Tweet stated. “There are tens cilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, his challenger, of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted, by 2,076 votes out of more than 156,000 ballots and we look forward to seeing the complete results and the RCV process.” cast in the Democratic primary. Van Bramer, in a statement, congratuRichards, in unofficial totals released lated Richards and Crowley. by the Board of Elections, had 64,814 “... I always knew what a chalvotes, or 41.53 percent of the votes, lenge it would be to run this year,” by Wednesday afternoon. Crowley Van Bramer said. “But I wanted to had tallied 62,738 votes, good for give Queens voters a choice ... So I 40.2 percent. decided to fight, to complete the Richards topped Crowley 35.8 course and to stand up for progrespercent to 28.8 percent in a fivesive values. I don’t regret that I did.” person special election last June. 2021 Many appeared surprised that CrowMail-in ballots have not yet been ley was able to keep pace with Richards, and counted. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, with random checks of BOE results by the Chroni27,813 votes, has conceded — but his voters cle Tuesday night showed her leading at times. But Brian Browne, executive director for likely will have tremendous influence on the outcome when ranked-choice voting knocks university relations and assistant vice president him off the ballot and assigns his voters’ sec- for government relations at St. John’s University who also teaches political science, said it ond-place selections. “We could not have gotten this far without need not be considered a surprise. “It was a close race the last time they ran you,” Richards said in a Tweet. “Thank you for believing in a better Queens! Last night we — about 7 percent separated them when they finished in first place. Now we await the final ran in the special election,” Browne said. results in the City’s first borough-wide ranked “She outraised Donovan and Jimmy. She’s choice race. Our borough is ready to continue been in public life over the last two decades. Editor

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Borough President Donovan Richards and former Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley will finish a lot closer than in the 2020 special election that earned Richards the office. FILE PHOTO Not all the votes are counted, and we know that every vote counts, particularly in a ranked choice election. I think she ran a good campaign, and we’ll see when the dust settles who comes out on top.” Browne said Crowley is not the only familiar name to do well on Tuesday. “It’s kind of like ‘What’s old is new again,’” he said, referring to former Councilman and state Sen. Tony Avella holding the lead in the

19th Council District primary and Councilman James Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) appearing to have held onto his former seat that he won back in February in a special election. Browne said old names also appear headed for comebacks in a handful of Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island races. And he did not discount Tuesday’s storms as a factor. “In a low-turnout, rainy-day election, name recognition counts,” he said. “And for some people trying to get back in, that helps.” Browne is also watching the mayoral race. “The [Eric] Adams campaign is interesting in that he appears to have locked up the four outer boroughs, but he’s losing Manhattan to [Kathryn] Garcia,” Browne said. “So you’re in a pretty good position if you’re winning four out of five boroughs. And he seems to have built up good coalitions.” Browne also is intrigued in that Adams has criticized the ranked-choice system, but could well be benefitting from it. “Under the old system, you’d have a runoff election in two weeks, and if he had to go headto-head against [Maya] Wiley or head-to-head against Garcia, that could be a challenge for him.” Browne also said fireworks could be in the offing should Adams prevail and run against Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa. “That should make for some interesting Q mayoral debates,” Browne said.

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Queens primaries’ projected winners Election results still in flux, but suggest several first-round victories by Max Parrott Associate Editor

In Queens, it was a good night on Tuesday for incumbents, many of whom are poised to avoid instant runoff and claim victory outright after absentee ballots are tabulated. Though the Board of Elections’ unofficial primary night results have revealed some notable leads, the results of the election are far from decided. Absentee ballots, which the BOE says could total as many as 66,000 in Queens, have yet to be counted. The board will release an updated vote tally with the absentee ballots that have been tabulated so far on July 6, and anticipate following up with a final count of ranked-choice tabulations on July 12. Wide fields of candidates or particularly close races could very well swing the results as candidates increase their vote tallies through the ranked-choice tabulation process. But if a candidate receives over 50 percent of first-place votes in the first round, he or she will be declared the winner without resorting to run-off counts. If the absentee ballots follow the same patterns as in-person votes when they are tabulated over the coming weeks, there are a number of candidates who are in a position to be able to avoid the runoff process completely.

Democratic primary in 2017 and won the Incumbent advantage In addition to 35 of the 51 total City seat on the Republican line in the general Council seats that are open due to term lim- election, received around 53 percent of inits, a wave of insurgents are running against person votes among Democrats this time Council incumbents who have not reached around, while Ardila received just over 46 percent. the end of their term. Two other incumbents, Councilmembers In Queens, however, election night results showed all incumbent Council candi- Jim Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) and Selvena dates coming out on top — in many cases Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton), who won by large margins that would be unlikely to special elections earlier this year, respectively secured around 60 and 68 percent be overturned the absentee count. of the unofficial in-person results. Councilmember Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica) is positioned to cruise Narrow fields to victory with 56 percent of the The four Republican City unofficial results. Adams, the Council primaries will all avoid chairwoman of the Committee a runoff because none exceeded on Public Safety and a rumored two candidates. Like the Repubcontender for the next City lican primary for mayor, where Council speaker, leads the sec2021 Curtis Sliwa, the Rudy Giulianiond-place contender, the district’s endorsed founder of the Guardian former representative, Ruben Wills, by Angels, won about 69 percent of the unoffi32 points. C o u n c i l m e m b e r Fr a n c i s c o Moy a cial vote against Fernando Mateo, all but (D-Corona) has likely fended off four chal- one of the Republican City Council primalengers with 52 percent of the unofficial ries had a candidate winning by a large margin. results. The only close contest, and the race with A tighter race, but nonetheless one that will avoid a runoff, wages in District 30, the largest Republican turnout in Queens, is whe re Cou nci l me mb e r Bob Holde n between leader of both the Whitestone (D-Middle Village) is in position to win a Republican Club and an infamous maskless second term after beating a competitive conga line Vickie Paladino, who came away challenge from progressive insurgent Juan with about 53 percent of the in-person vote Ardila. Holden, a moderate who lost the against John Alexander-Sakelos’ 46 percent.

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Chairperson of the Queens County GOP Joann Ariola amassed 82 percent of the inperson vote against Howard Beach entrepreneur Steve Sirgiovanni, and will all but surely continue on to the general election in South Queens’ Council District 32. Conservative James Reilly led high school senior Alex Amoroso with 66 percent of the vote in eastern Council District 23. Timothy Rosen garnered about 59 percent of the in-person vote against Angelo King in northeastern Council District 24. Two Civil Court judgeships also drew two candidates each. In the countywide race, Soma Syed, a Bangladeshi lawyer who drew controversy for courting opponents of same sex marriage in a previous City Council race, won about 51 percent of the vote against Michael Goldman, who would make a milestone as the first LGBTQ judge on the court. In Municipal District 4, Cassandra Johnson got about 80 percent of the in-person vote against Devian Shondel Daniels. Progressive blowouts In Council District 34, stretching across a section of Ridgewood, progressive Jennifer Gutierrez received 80 percent of the total vote reported. In Astoria’s Council district, former decarceral district attorney candidate Tiffany Cabán came less than one point of the 50 percent threshold required to declare Q her the winner in the first round.

Pandemic triplets welcomed to the world Howard Beach couple celebrate first Father’s Day as new parents by Katherine Donlevy

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For her husband’s first Father’s Day, Catherine Vieitez is giving him the simple gift of being a father — times three. The Howard Beach mother gave birth to triplets just five days before Stephan’s first time celebrating the holiday as a dad. “That’s your present,” Catherine told Stephan. “Next year, uh, I’ll have to think about. No more kids, I don’t think so. I’ll have my hands full.” The couple took their three newborns, Stephan, Jr., Violet Meadow and Austin Stephan, home June 18, but not before showing them off to the world — North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset celebrated the new family with a press conference last Friday, where Stephan surprised Catherine with a three-stone diamond ring. Well, he told her she’d get one soon. In his excitement, he left the “push gift” at home. “I had bought you a beautiful ring to memorialize our struggles going through the coronavirus pandemic, how wonderful you carried

three children and how wonderful of a person you are developing into, motherhood,” Stephan said to his wife. “Once we get home you’re going to be iced out, baby!” The three babies were a wonderful gift to the new parents after a stressful pregnancy journey. First, the couple struggled to get pregnant and turned to NSUH for intrauterine insemination, a type of artificial insemination. Luckily, the procedure was successful on the initial try. When she found out she was pregnant, Catherine surprised her husband with three balloons — one for each of the babies — and flowers. They were overjoyed to find out the treatment was so successful, but the stress didn’t stop there. Catherine was a new recruit for the NYPD academy, but had to put her career on hold for motherhood. It was the third time she had to postpone the academy — last year, the pandemic derailed the April class and the July class. “I had to put it aside because the most important thing is the safety of my babies,” Catherine continued on page 8

Catherine and Stephan Vieitez welcomed their triplets into the world June 15 — just in time for Father’s Day. Stephan, Jr., Austin Stephan and Violet Meadow were conceived via intrauterine PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY insemination.

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RCV round 1: some winners, plenty maybes BOE expects certified results July 12 by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

The votes are in — somewhat. Over the last week, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went to the polls to cast their ballots for a variety of elected offices. But the city Board of Elections has to count absentee ballots and filter through ranked-choice voting. The BOE expects to release and certify the final results July 12. In the meantime, the BOE released the preliminary, unofficial results that reflect only the first ranks on ballots cast in-person Tuesday night. Updates will be released on June 29 and July 6 with the unofficial results of ranked-choice voting of in-person rallies and absentee ballots, respectively. Here are where the candidates stand based on in-person, first-ranked voting: Mayor In the Democratic primary, Eric Adams leads with 31.6 percent of the vote. Maya Wiley follows with 22.2 percent, then Kathryn Garcia with 19.4, Andrew Yang with 11.6 and Scott Stringer with 5 percent. Aaron Foldenauer, Dianne Morales, Raymond McGuire, Paperboy Love Prince, Art Chang, Shaun Donovan and Joycelyn Taylor each finished with less than 5 percent of the vote. Isaac Wright Jr. finished last with 0.24 share, and will be dropped in the next round of voting. Republican Curtis Sliwa dominated his opponent Fernando Mateo with a 68.9 percent win.

City Council 19 Tony Avella leads the Democratic race for the northeastern Council seat with a 37.1 share of the vote. Richard Lee follows with 29.9 percent, trailed by Austin Shafran with 20 percent. Adriana Aviles claimed 8.4 percent and Frank Spangenberg claimed 2.5 percent. Nabaraj Kc finished last and will be dropped from the race in the second round. Republican Vicki Paladino came out victorious over John-Alexander Sakelos after winning 52.7 percent of the votes. However, Sakelos won the Conservative race — the only one in the city — over Dawn Anatra with 88 percent, so he and Paladino will face off again, along with the Democratic winner, in the November general election.

Polls closed June 22, but many winners won’t be announced until July 12. PHOTO BY KATHERINE DONLEVY City Council 20 Sandra Ung commands the race with a 24.2 percent share of the vote. With 16.6 percent, Ellen Young follows in second, but is closely followed by John Choe’s 16.5 percent. Anthony Miranda claimed 15.3 percent, Neng Wang 14.9 percent, Hailing Chen 6.4 percent and Dao Yin 5.1 percent. MingKang Low finished with less than 0.5 percent and will be dropped in the next round. City Council 21 If absentee ballots reflect the in-person results, incumbent Francisco Moya has won his re-election bid after taking home 52.1 percent of the vote. His closest competitor, Ingrid Gomez, trailed with 18.5 percent, followed by David Aiken with 16.4 percent, Talea Wuf ka with 6.3 percent and George Onuorah with 6 percent.

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2021 Public advocate Incumbent Jumaane Williams won City Council 22 his re-election bid against Anthony Herbert Hours after the polls closed, Tiffany and Theo Bruce Chino Tavarez after taking home 70.3 percent to their respective 20.9 Cabán publicly announced that she won the race “with nearly 50 percent of the vote” — and 7.7 percents. she took home 49.3 percent, not quite reaching the threshold, but her opponents trail Comptroller With 31.3 percent, Brad Lander is leading behind considerably. Evie Hantzopoulos the first round of the 10-candidate race, fol- claimed 26.2, John Ciafone received 9.3, lowed by Corey Johnson with 22.5 percent Leonardo Bullaro has 7.2 and Catherina and Michelle Caruso-Cabrera with 13.5 per- Gioino took home 4.7 percent. Nick Velkov cent. Brian Benhamin claimed 7.7 percent, finished last with 2.8 percent and will not while David Weprin received 6.9 percent, advance to the second round. Kevin Parker received 5.8 and Reshma Patel City Council 23 received 5.1. Zach Iscol and Alex Pan claimed In the Democratic primary, Linda Lee is less than 4 percent, and Terri Liftin finished leading with 31.2 percent, followed by Jaslin last and will be dropped from the next round. Kaur with 26.3 percent and Steve Behar with 13.2 percent. The rest of the competiBorough president Incumbent Donovan Richards and Eliza- tiors, Debra Markell, Sanjeev Kumar Jindal beth Crowley are neck and neck — Richards and Koshy O. Thomas, each received less holds a slight 41.5 percent lead to Crowley’s than 10 percent of the vote. Harpreet Tour, 40.2 [see separate story on page 2 or at finishing with under 5 percent of the share, qchron.com]. The winner will be revealed in will be dropped in the next round. The Republican race was much more defthe next round of voting after Jimmy Van Bramer, who received 17.8 percent, is inite. James Reilly won with 66.2 percent to Alex Amoroso’s 29.4 percent. dropped.

City Council 24 Incumbent Jim Gennaro won his Democratic primary race after commanding 59.6 percent of the vote. Moumita Ahmed finished with 22.7 percent, Mohammad Uddin with 8.7 percent and Saifur Khan with 8.4 percent. Gennaro will face Republican Timothy Rosen, who beat out Angelo King with a 23.1 percent lead, in the general election. City Council 25 Shekar Krishnan is leading with 30.8 percent, followed by Carolyn Tran with 17.7, Yi Andy Chen with 17.5, Alfonso Quiroz with 10.5 and Fatima Baryab with 10.2. Liliana C. Melo, Manuel F. Perez and William H. Salgado each took home under 8 percent, and Salgado will be dropped in the next round. City Council 26 Don’t let her name deceive you; Julie Won hasn’t been declared the winner, but she is leading with 18.4 percent of the vote. Amit Bagga closely follows with 17.6 percent and the rest of the candidates finished with less than 10 percent as follows from h ig hest percent age to lowest : Brent O’Leary, Julia Forman, Denise M. KeehanSmith, Ebony Young, Badrun Khan, Hailie Kim, Jonathan Bailey, Glennis Gomez, Emily Sharpe, Steven Raga, Jesse Laymon and Lorenzo Brea. Sultan Al Maruf finished last with 1.67 percent and won’t move on to the next round. City Council 27 Nantasha Williams commands a steady lead with 35.5 percent over James Johnson, who has 11.8, and Rene Hill, who has 10.1. Al-Hassan Kanu claimed 8.3 percent, followed by Marie Adam-Ovide with 7.5, Jason Myles Clark with 7.8, Kerryanne Burke with 5.4 and Harold Miller Jr. with 5.1. Anthony Rivers, Jermaine Sean Smith, Leroy Gadsden and Linda Guillebeaux took home under 5 percent, and Guillebeaux will be dropped in the coming round.

City Council 27 Incumbent Adrienne Adams defended her seat after taking home 65.1 percent of the vote. Ruben Wills finished with 24.1 percent and Japneet Singh finished with 19.2 percent. City Council 29 With 22 percent on her side, Lynn Schulman heads the race, though Aleda Gagarin is close behind with 20.6 percent. David Aronov claims 13.3 percent, Donghui Zang has 11.4 percent, and Avi Cyperstein has 10 percent. Edwin Wong, Douglas J. Shapiro, Eliseo Dorion Labayen and Sheryl Ann Fetik finished with under 10 percent, and Fetik will be dropped. City Council 30 Incumbent Bob Holden won his re-election after finishing with a 6.5 percent lead over challenger Juan Ardila. City Council 31 Incumbent Selvena Brooks-Powers maintained her seat after winning 68.1 percent of the vote. Nancy Martinez took home 18.5 and Nicole Lee claimed 12.4. City Council 32 Felicia Singh is leading the Democratic primary with 36.2 percent, but is closely followed by Michael Scala with 34.9 percent. The rest of the candidates each took home less than 10 percent as follows from highest to lowest: Helal Sheikh, Bella Matias, Kaled Alamarie and Shaeleigh Severino, who will be dropped in the coming round. Republican Joann Ariola was victorious against Stephen Sirgiovanni, beating him out with 82 percent of the votes. City Council 34 Jennifer Gutierrez dominated the race in a mostly Brooklyn district that also covers Ridgewood. She took home 79.7 percent. Her nearest competitor, Scott Murphy, took home just 8.4, followed by Andy Marte and Q Lutchi Gayot.

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Arts take center stage in Woodhaven Outdoor event includes live music and visual art displays by Max Parrott Associate Editor

Just in time for summer, music and art have returned to the streets of Woodhaven, and with it, a sense of joy and togetherness for the neighborhood’s residents. As a part of a program that organizes concerts in public spaces across the city, the Woodhaven Business Improvement District and Woodhaven Cultural and Historical Society partnered on Monday to present an outdoor concert lineup of three different musical acts. The organizations worked with the Make Music New York series, a nonprofit that offers free concerts in shared social spaces across the city aimed at bringing communities together. With vaccination rates up and Covid rates subsiding, the event marked a return of public cultural events for the South Queens neighborhood. The BID’s executive director, Raquel Olivares, said she wanted to give residents a chance to celebrate the neighborhood’s return. As the sun set on Monday, the BID closed Forest Parkway Plaza in front of Chase Bank to traffic and opened it to a food truck and artists booths in addition to the music. The lineup included the tunes of singer and pianist Kenneth Voisin, contemporary numbers by guitarist Jay Valera and samba, classic rock and jazz by the Benny Lopez Jazz Ensemble. “Music — that’s what keeps me going. That’s the ticket to my heart,” Benny Lopez, the leader of his group, told the Chronicle. The event united both musical and visual artists by displaying works from several members of the Woodhaven Art Circle, a community of artists that Ed Wendell of the Woodhaven Cultural and Historical

Society assembled to bolster the neighborhood’s cultural identity. During the pandemic, Wendell organized a series of Zoom meetings for artists to network and plan art events. “We’re hoping the circle will expand to a lot more people because we know there’s a lot more in this community,” said Wendell. So far the ranks of the artist collective include media from painting to collages and quilting. Mahfuza Shammy Rahman, an artist who grew up in Woodhaven, who was displaying her oil paintings at the concert, is holding her first inperson exhibition at Geordie’s Joint on Jamaica Ave., with a reception from 3 to 8 p.m. June 26. Rahman said in creating the series of landscapes that she’ll display in the show, she was thinking about occupation and natural and man-made borders. “Growing up I never saw brown women doing anything except for being in the house raising children. And now I’m a brown woman,” Rahman said about what it meant to her to hold her art exhibit in her home neighborhood. Deborah Camp, who does window painting for businesses on Jamaica Avenue when she’s not daubing other shiny canvasses with oil paint, said that her home neighborhood plays an important role in her paintings. She’ll often set fantastic scenes in neighborhood landmarks, like a painting of the Forest Park Carousel at night, where the tiger has come to life and f lown away from the platform. “This is the first time we’ve had an event like this, especially after the pandemic. It’s good to get people to come out and enjoy beautiful things Q and get inspired,” Camp said.

The Benny Lopez Jazz Ensemble plays for a Woodhaven audience on Monday as part of a Make Music New York proPHOTOS BY MAX PARROTT gram in Forest Parkway Plaza.

Deborah Camp, left, presents a painting that depicts a fantastical night scene at the Forest Park Carousel. Jay Valera soothes the crowd with a series of contemporary covers.

Howard Beach triplets born continued from page 4 said. “We were very happy to start a family. I put it on hold, so let’s see how life goes on.” Stephan, a bus maintenance worker for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, had to go through a rigorous decontamination process upon returning home from work each day before he could see and care for his pregnant wife. Covid regulations kept Stephan out of doctors appointments and forced the couple to limit traditional celebrations, like a gender reveal party and a bridal shower. Now that the babies are here, Dr. Victor Klein, the vice chairperson of OB/GYN at

NSUH, said the Vieitezs can look forward to about 10,000 diaper changes for all three babies in their first year of life. Klein also said that the country’s birth rate has dropped by 4 percent this year, the largest decline over the last 50 years. At NSUH, however, the rate has jumped 10 percent. “A lot of people are moving to Long Island. A lot of people are moving out of the city,” said Klein. The doctor also said the demographics of who is living in the city and who is able to afford the cost is impacting the Q birth rate at NSUH.

Blood drives scheduled The Shops at Atlas Park in Glendale will host a blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 2 at 80-00 Cooper Ave. in the former Toys “R” Us location. Appointments for donations can be made on the website of the New York Blood Center at nybc.org. The NYBC has declared a blood emergency. Other drives are scheduled for Atlas Park from 1 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 8, and Friday, July 16; and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 17. The NY Bangladeshi American Lions Club is hosting a drive from noon to 6 p.m.

on Saturday, July 3 at the Palki Center at 37-22 73 St. in Jackson Heights. Queens Place mall also is hosting a drive from 1 to 7 p.m. on Friday, July 9 at 88-01 Queens Blvd. in Elmhurst in the former Outback Steakhouse site. Donors must be at least 17 years old or 16 with written consent from a parent or guardian, weigh at least 110 pounds, and be in good health. Donors age 16-18 are also subject to height and weight restrictions. Those 76 and older can donate if they meet eligibility criteria and have a doctor’s letter Q allowing them to donate.

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any times during the Covid-19 pandemic the Queens Chronicle was forced to report on business closures that hit hard, of longtime restaurants that were staples of their neighborhoods, for example, or other operations that ran on shoestring budgets and found the shutdowns that began in March 2020 to be the final straw. Think the Avenue Diner in Woodhaven, Sushi Village in Bayside, The Secret Theatre in Long Island City and numerous other mainstays in between. But along with the losses came many success stories, of businesses and nonprofit organizations that somehow made it through, and a number of them are getting the spotlight in this week’s paper, in our 24th annual Celebration of Queens special edition: Back to Business. Here you’ll find stories of how select individual shops and medical offices survived, how major institutions already facing major challenges in the from of gut renovations pulled through, what business improvement districts are seeing now and much more. We start off the Celebration of Queens, a pull-out supplement included in all nine editions of the Queens Chronicle, by hitting one of New York’s favorite places:

the pizza joint. One place in Flushing was the only business open on its block, yet it persevered as foot traffic disappeared. Another one in Bayside, relying largely on Bell Boulevard’s nightlife, did well enough to open an Astoria location during the crisis. And in Ridgewood, one pizza spinner believes he’s seeing more faces because area residents are checking out more of their own neighborhood, since they’re not going into Manhattan as much. Ah, but Queens Chamber of Commerce President Tom Grech reminds us in an exclusive article of his own that Manhattan must recover in order for this borough to do so. Even with all the jobs and growing opportunities that are available here, we remain inextricably linked. While one city study showed that 43 percent of Queens residents work here, 36 percent work in Manhattan. Still, we focus on Queens concerns. After your slice of the pizza joints, you can get lost in the world of reading, at places like Kew & Willow Books in Kew Gardens and the Austin Book Shop in Richmond Hill. They relate how they survived largely through a combination of technology and customer loyalty. Those were common themes among the businesses

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and other institutions we spoke to for this special edition. Technology enabled new clientele to show up — for, say, Zoom events that substituted for old in-person gatherings — while loyalty was key when physical patronage became possible again. The latter was one key factor that kept gyms afloat, though they faced some of the strictest virus-related regulations. Now they’re pumped again. In our Celebration of Queens you’ll see how comedian, author and entrepreneur Kambri Crews not only kept her QED cafe in Long Island City alive but gave voice to others in her niche. You’ll learn what it was like for the Alley Pond Environmental Center and Queensborough Performing Arts Center to both be in the midst of major renovations when the shutdowns hit. You’ll find out how historical houses run by nonprofits got through when there was no revenue from programming, parties or anything else coming in. All this and more is yours in this week’s special supplement, and we hope you’ll celebrate with us — and also with the places we wrote about and the countless others here that deserve your business. You are, once again, free to roam about the borough. Let’s do it!

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Rein in motorized bikes Dear Editor: The increase of motor and other deliverytype bikes has driven an increase in traffic in our neighborhoods. Unfortunately, there has been a blatant disregard for rules of the road. These modes of transportation have taken to riding on sidewalks, disregarding bike-lane rules and traffic regulations. Recent events have included deaths

as well, with no current solutions in sight. We need to do better. Our elected officials need to step up, and we need enforcement. David Schantz Rego Park

Masks don’t work Dear Editor: Re Irene Raevsky’s June 17 letter, “Unmask our kids now”: Ms. Raevsky offers some strong arguments for ending mask mandates in our public schools. Here’s another compelling reason: Masks don’t work. Who says so? America’s leading expert on infectious diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci. In private e-mails obtained by the Washington Post and BuzzFeed via the Freedom of Information Act, Fauci told a colleague that “the typical mask you buy in the drug store is not really

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Dear Editor: (An open letter to New York City Board of Elections Executive Director Michael Ryan) I am writing regarding the lack of translation services during this week’s elections at certain poll sites. I was deeply disturbed to learn that neither Spanish nor Chinese translation services were provided on Election Day, at the Jacob Riis Neighborhood Settlement House poll site located within the Queensbridge Houses. I am requesting your assistance in ensuring that every New York City voter has fair and equal access to the polls. The Queensbridge Houses is home to approximately 6,300 New Yorkers, including a significant number of residents whose primary language is Spanish or Chinese and is located in New York’s 12th Congressional District, which I am proud to represent. Section 203 of the federal Voting Rights Act requires that Queens County provide translation services in Bengali, Chinese, Spanish, and Korean. I understand that that the Board of Elections had scheduled interpreters for this site but when the site coordinator inquired about their absence, they were told by BOE that there was nothing that could be done. This response is unacceptable and shows a disregard for the Limited English Proficiency voters in our great city. The right to cast a ballot safely and fairly is the highest privilege of living in a democratic country and should be accessible to every voter. The lack of translation services at this site disadvantages those voters who rely on these services and may have resulted in voters not being able to cast their vote. In addition, a lack of language assistance creates unnecessary barriers to participation in our democracy. For those reasons, I am asking you to provide me with the steps that your office is taking to make sure

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effective in keeping out the Covid virus, which is small enough to pass through the material” (New York Post, June 7). Those cloth masks, worn by millions of people worldwide for the past 15 months, did not prevent recent Covid outbreaks in Japan and India. Nor did they prevent nearly 600,000 Covid deaths in the U.S. While Gov. Cuomo lifted most Covid restrictions on June 15, he retained public school mask mandates for the semester ending on June 25. There is no valid reason for continuing those mandates when full-time inperson learning starts this fall. Most teachers are, or should be vaccinated by now. Vaccines for kids from 5 to 17 years old are available or soon will be. Even without vaccines, kids face a very low risk of Covid infection and transmission. A decision to retain mask mandates will be based on fear, not facts, and the biggest fear monger is the United Federation of Teachers, which fiercely resisted resuming partial in-person learning in NYC schools earlier this year. Masks are unnecessary and undemocratic because they deny us freedom of choice. A mask, like other clothing items, is a fashion statement. Government should not act like the fashion police for kids or adults. Richard Reif Kew Gardens Hills

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102nd, 106th pcts. beautify Last weekend, the 106th and 102nd precincts both brought out the paint and the rollers during volunteer graffiti cleanups. Neighborhood coordination officers of the 102nd Precinct, top, and auxiliaries from the 106th Precinct, above, gathered to roll out some graffiti around the respective precincts.

The 106th hit the Howard Beach sector of the precinct’s area on Sunday, and the 102nd scheduled its event on Saturday thanks to supply donations from Richmond Hill-based Premier Paint Roller. To donate supplies, or to help out in the 102nd Precinct’s next cleanup, contact Samuel.Blaettler@NYPD.org.

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Police are still on the lookout for a suspect in a forcible touching case that was reported on May 17 at 3 p.m. on 87th Avenue and 117th Street in Richmond Hill, within the 102nd Precinct.

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Councilman Bob Holden (D-Middle Village) admits that the green wooden construction fences that surround properties under development are a necessary tool for security and safety. But he has long held the opinion that such fences, when a project is stalled or outright abandoned, provide neither and become magnets for graffiti, posters and eventual deterioration. “It’s been a pet peeve of mine ever since my civic days, before I even thought of running for office,” he told the Chronicle recently. “When a site is abandoned, they become an eyesore,” he said. “They can be left up for years. I’ve seen some left up for more than a decade. They splinter. They can blow down in a storm.” But the Council late last month passed his bill aimed at addressing the matter. Intro. 1128-A willrequire property owners or developers to replace wooden fences with ones of chain link once a project has been halted for two years. A spokesman for Mayor de Blasio said he supports the bill. The measure passed by a unanimous vote on May 27. Co-sponsors from Queens we r e C o u n c i l m e m b e r s E r ic U l r ic h (D-Ozone Park), Danny Dromm (D-Jackson Heights), Peter Koo (D-Flushing), Francisco Moya (D-Corona), James Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) and Karen Koslowitz (D-Forest Hills). Holden told the Chronicle that he has had no indication of any opposition from the Mayor’s Office.

Holden’s bill amounts to creating exemptions to the passages in the city’s building code that requires the wooden fences — at least 8 feet in height — to protect and secure work sites. It requires that once work has been interrupted for two years and a registered design professional has certified that all equipment and property that could pose a danger have been removed from a site, a chain link fence must be erected. A new wooden fence would have to be put back in place before any work could resume. The rule would take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law. Dromm’s and Ulrich’s offices did not respond to a request for comment on the bill. But one veteran Queens civic leader would like a little more assurance. Bryan Block is the longtime president of the Cambria Heights Civic Association and is in his second stint as chairman of Community Board 13. Speaking for himself and not for either civic body, Block has some concerns. “I don’t like the wooden fences or the graffiti either, and I fully appreciate what Councilman Holden wants to accomplish,” Block said. “But I’m worried that be might be replacing one eyesore with another.” Block said many people have no qualms about tossing beer cans, discarded food containers or other refuse into abandoned work sites. “Unless the chain link fences have those slats that prevent you from looking through, you’re going to see all that garbage thrown Q there,” he said.

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PS 63 cuts ribbon on rainbow garden Sustainability office grants fund to school’s international green space by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) and PS 63 staff, students and faculty in Ozone Park held a ribbon cutting for the school’s new Global Rainbow Garden on June 16. The garden at the school, located at 90-15 Sutter Ave., features an outdoor learning space and an international garden where students planted flowers from their families’ countries of origin. “It was great to be a part of the ribbon cutting ceremony for PS 63’s new Rainbow Garden,” Addabbo said to the Queens Chronicle via email. “With this new beautiful outdoor garden, students will have the chance to learn many things they would not be able to in a traditional classroom setting.” The representation of the students’ family origins is a fantastic way to teach children about the cultures that make us all different and unique, but similar as well, according to

Addabbo. “They upcycled found materials like milk containers as water containers and they refashioned old planters by painting them for the garden,” said Principal Denise De Jesus, who says the 1,100 3-K to fifth-grade students are from Bangladesh, China, Yemen, India, Poland and all over Latin America and more. Upcycling is the reuse of discarded materials for other purposes, according to UpCycle, a conservation nonprofit. The PS 63 “Green Team” was led by science teacher Marykate Meyer, technology teacher Gregory Amundson and physical education teacher Thomas Gordon, according to De Jesus. The educators lead a group of students who work on recycling and sustainability projects at the school. In conjunction with Assistant Principals Lisa Nevins, Aymee Reip and Danielle Cross, De Jesus applied for a $5,000 grant from the Department of Education Office of Sustainability to create the sustainable garden. Staff, families and community members also donated toward the green space. “We wanted to create a space where the school community could feel a sense of peace and belonging as they saw a familiar flag or flower from their country of origin,” said De Jesus. Surrounding the garden are flags representing students’ family origins, according to the principal. Some of the school’s students participated by giving speeches, reading poetry and performing song and dance routines at the ceremony. Others were a big part of crafting the project. “One thing I am especially proud of is the rain collection system that Mr. Amundson and Mr. Gordon helped us set up,” said fourth-

Emily Gonzalez, left, Ryan Chen, Abeer Hbabat, Isabelle Koczela, Elizabeth Persaud and PHOTOS COURTESY DENISE DE JESUS Michelle Estrada in PS 63’s Rainbow Garden. grade Green Team member Emily Gonzalez, who is Dominican and Puerto Rican and lives in Ozone Park. “We came up with designs to collect rainwater and will continue to redesign and improve our system. This is an excellent way to help reduce the amount of water we use from our city supply. Just because we are kids does not mean that we cannot make a huge impact on our environment.” The collection system consists of watersheds that trickle rainwater to be collected into the barrels — donated from the Office of Sustainability — to water the plants, according to De Jesus. There are also plants for pollination to attract bees. “When I am in the garden it makes me feel happy, welcome, and that I belong,” said Nahyan Hussain, a fourth-grader who lives in Ozone

Park and helped to create the garden. “It brings back memories of when I planted rice, grapes and cherries in Bangladesh.” The outdoor learning space was dedicated to the Green Team teachers and the garden was dedicated to the school’s fireman, Philip Grombliniak, who shared an anecdote about the Golden Raintree at the forefront of the green space. “Believe it or not, 25 years ago I carried it over my shoulder from a block away. A neighbor donated it because he was moving,” said Grombliniak, who has been at PS 63 for over 40 years. “We put it in to replace an old crab apple tree that was dying.” De Jesus said that Grombliniak has shown great dedication to the school and is “deserving Q of this acknowledgement.”

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The city’s Department of Education has teamed up with Rover Labs, a diagnostics technology company in Toronto with a lab in New Jersey, to provide saliva testing for 50 city schools during a two-month pilot program, which started in June. Fluidigm Corp., a San Francisco-based firm, developed the test, which studies microfluidics or the behavior of fluids. “Fluidigm is grateful for the opportunity to provide Rover Labs with the technology to enable simple, affordable and accessible testing that can help keep staff and students healthy,” said Chris Linthwaite, Fluidigm president and CEO. “Collaborations with many labs and educational institutions are based upon our test, which offers a sample type that is easier to collect than invasive swabs, and that individuals often prefer from

CEO Mark Fasciano of Rover Labs is proud to COURTESY PHOTO work with the DOE. a comfort perspective.” In all school buildings that have reopened with in-person instruction, students and staff from all five boroughs are subject to random weekly testing. Through Rover Labs, they will be able to

have saliva-based tests that are cost-effective, highly sensitive and seamless to implement, according to the diagnostics company. “In-school testing is the backbone of the multi-layered approach to safety that keeps our schools safe with a current positivity rate of 0.04%,” Nathaniel Styer, a spokesman for the DOE, said via email. “We will continue to build partnerships and find innovative ways to provide fast, easy, and safe testing to our students this summer and fall.” The testing takes three steps, according to rover-labs.com. A student or teacher leaves a sample in a vial, puts the vial in a sealed bag with a barcode for testing and then receives a notification of the result via text message. The service is non-invasive and simple enough for high-volume collection, which is helpful in getting tests from children, according to a Rover spokeswoman. The process will also be overseen by school nurs-

es and delivered to a lab in Eatontown, NJ, for processing. The whole process should take less than 60 seconds and test results are delivered within 24 to 48 hours from Rover’s proprietary HIPAA-compliant application, Rover Cloud LIS, according to the spokeswoman. Testing began on June 1 and will continue through the end of the school year and into summer programming. The pilot program is operating in 12 Queens public schools, according to the spokeswoman Rover Labs is not at liberty to provide the names of the schools within the pilot. “The saliva COVID testing pilot in the NYC DOE is an important continuation of Rover’s mission to improve the comfort and convenience of testing for both kids and adults, as well as to reduce the cost and complexity of gathering samples,” said Mark Q Fasciano, Rover Labs’ CEO.

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Willets Pt. three-year remediation begins Officials celebrated progession of affordable housing development by Katherine Donlevy Associate Editor

Thirteen years after it was approved, city officials ceremoniously broke ground on the Willets Point development project. The June 16 celebration marked the start of environmental cleanup for the first phase of development. “This is now something that’s happening and making an impact in this community. This is really exciting,” Mayor de Blasio said at the groundbreaking. “It took a lot of work, but what I am happy about is that it has gotten better over time. We’ve really gotten back to what matters, which is making sure the people can live in this community.” The site will feature 100 percent affordable living. The 1,100 units, which include those dedicated to seniors, will stretch across three buildings. “New York has been dealing with an affordable housing crisis and the overcrowding in schools for far too long. While much work needs to be done, especially given the devastating impact on New Yorkers from Covid-19 and especially our most vulnerable community, today we are taking another critical step forward on tackling these issues,” said City Councilmember Francisco Moya (D-Corona). The site will also include a new 650-seat

City leaders and elected officials broke ground on the Willets Point development last WednesNYC PHOTO / TWITTER day, a project that has been in the works since 2008. stand-alone public school; one-acre of new public open space; new roads, sidewalks, and bike lanes; new water and sewer infrastructure; neighborhood retail; and community facility space. The remediation phase targets six of the development’s 23 acres. The environmental cleanup will remove the contaminated soil and replace it with clean fill. The site is enrolled in the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s

Brownfield Cleanup Program because of the soil’s toxicity levels, suffered as a result of decades of petroleum contamination. Its remediation will continue until 2023. The plan moved forward with skepticism from the district’s community board. CB 7’s Environmental Chairperson James Cervino submitted a March 29 letter to the DEC calling the plan “shocking” because of the members’ belief contaminants could still find their way onto the school site.

Cervino had pointed to the draft Remedial Action Work Plan from the DEC, which stated that “17 of the 25 leading edge particles that eventually cross the site’s northern boundary flow through a smaller area of it.” The Borough Board was content with the measures and gave the city Economic Development Corp. the green light May 10 to begin the remediation phase, which targets 6 of the development’s 23-acres. At the time of the Borough Board’s approval, a spokesperson for the EDC told the Chronicle that three permanent controls will be established below the site to prevent exposure to contaminants: installing a minimum 2-foot cover system of clean fill, gravel, or building slabs site-wide; implementing groundwater use restrictions; and erecting a soil vapor mitigation system beneath new concrete building foundations. When completed, the new residential buildings, streets and school will be above the flood plain, according to the EDC. The city will retain ownership of the property through a long-term ground lease for the 6-acre site. A 2013 proposal would have sold the 23-acre property to the developer. The EDC said the first phase will generate economic growth through more than 800 construction jobs and nearly 200 permanent Q jobs.

FDNY remembers Father’s Day Fire Three New York City firefighters died 20 years ago battling Astoria blaze by Michael Gannon Editor

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Hundreds gathered on 14th Street in Astoria on the morning of June 17 to mark the 20th anniversary of what has gone down in FDNY annals — and New York City history — as The Father’s Day Fire. The blaze at Long Island General Supply Hardware set off an explosion that killed Firefighters Harry Ford, 50, and Brian Fahey, 46, of Rescue 4 and Firefighter John Downing, 40, of Ladder 163 on June 17, 2001. Their widows, Mary Ford, Anne Downing and Denise

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Fahey, were in attendance with their families. Ford had been a firefighter for 27 years, Fahey for 14 and Downing for just under 12 years. The firefighters had eight children. Ford’s son, Harry, now serves at Ladder Co. 108 in Brooklyn, where his father worked before joining the elite rescue unit. Firefighter Regina Wilson sang the National Anthem, and pipers played in their honor. There also was an NYPD helicopter flyover as FDNY officials laid a wreath at the site. Firefighters John Downing, left, Brian Fahey and Harry Ford died 20 Following the wreath laying, a procession headed to years ago on Father’s Day, responding to a fire in an Astoria hardware a memorial Mass at St. Sebastian’s Roman Catholic store. PHOTOS COURTESY UFANYC Church on Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside. “Twenty years ago, today, these three men were working The blast blew a brick wall onto firefighters working outhere in Queens on Father’s Day, a special day for any family, side, killing Ford and Downing and seriously injuring many but in a department where so many have followed their fathers more. The first floor collapsed beneath Fahey, burying him into our ranks, it had always held extra special meaning,” under rubble. He was able to send out a rescue call but could Commissioner Daniel Nigro said. “And that special day, that not be reached in time. day of happiness and celebration was forever changed in an A new building is under construction on the site. A plaque instant when a fire in a hardware store on this block led to an dedicated to the three will be returned and placed in the new explosion that took three wonderful people from all of us. building when it is completed. “It was a day that broke all our hearts, with eight children “Today is about honoring Harry, Brian and John for the suddenly left without their beloved father. They left an indeli- way in which they lived their lives, brave and heroic, lives of ble impact on their companies and on every Firefighter lucky service and dedication,” Nigro said. “Know that you and your enough to have worked with them,” Nigro added. families are forever in our hearts. God bless the Ford, DownThe fire at the corner of Astoria Boulevard and 14th Street, ing and Fahey families, and may God continue to bless the eventually ruled accidental, was caused when a teenager FDNY.” knocked over a container of gasoline. The fuel made its way to Acting Chief of Department Thomas Richardson also a pilot light on a water heater in the basement of the hardware praised the three heroes and their families. store. continued on page 20

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Unanimous Council passes bills to lessen penalties, add grace period by Michael Gannon Editor

The City Council has passed a pair of measures aimed at reducing or eliminating fines that small business now pay for some low-level infractions. Intro. 2333 adds amendments to the city code that would offer relief from numerous existing minor violations for sanitation, health, transportation, consumer affairs, noise control and building violations. It would lower the cost of other violations, and in some cases allow for a cure period during which an owner could fix problems before summonses are issued. Intro. 2234 would allow small businesses and restaurants to settle outstanding fines issued before March 7, 2020 by paying 75 percent of the total. Fines accrued since March 7 could be settled for 25 percent with no interest. The reduction would be in effect for at least 90 days, but could be extended. Some payments also could be refunded under Intro. 2234. The story was first reported by Crain’s New York Business, which stated that Mayor de Blasio supports both bills. Both bills passed in the Council on June 17 by identical 48-0 votes. Queens Councilmen James Gennaro (D-Hillcrest) and Bob Holden (D-Middle

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The City Council last week passed two bills aimed at reducing or eliminating whole classes of fines for minor infractions. One also would establish a grace period for numerous minor offenses PHOTO BY MICHAEL GANNON that would allow the owner to fix problems before a fine is assessed. Village) co-sponsored both bills. Intro. 2233 also was co-sponsored by Councilmembers Adrienne Adams (D-Jamaica), Selvena Brooks-Powers (D-Laurelton) and Francisco Moya (D-Corona). Tom Grech, president and CEO of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, applauded the votes in an interview on Tuesday.

“Any bill that spares owners the expense, the stress and the complications of small businesses as we begin to exit this Covid pandemic the Queens chamber wholeheartedly supports,” Grech said. “And I thank all of the elected officials who supported these bills, including Councilman Gennaro and Councilman Holden.”

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Ted Renz, executive director of the Myrtle Avenue Business Improvement District, said he had not read either of the bills, but certainly supported the intent. “Anything that can reduce or eliminate fines and costs for small business helps a great deal,” Renz told the Chronicle. Executive Director Andrew Rigie and Counsel Robert Bookman of the New York City Hospitality Alliance praised the legislation in an email. “For 20 years now the City Council has been discussing comprehensive regulatory and fine reform, so bravo to City Council Speaker Corey Johnson, the bill sponsors, Councilmembers [Mark] Gjonaj and [Vanessa] Gibson, and all the Councilmembers who got it done,” they said. “Now, instead of immediately hitting small businesses with huge penalties, inspectors have an opportunity to educate and allow them to fix it, before levying unnecessary and burdensome fines for minor violations, which will have an enormous positive impact on the city’s restaurant industry and save our local restaurant, bar and club owners millions of dollars every yea r a nd i mprove t he reg u lat or y environment.” They urged de Blasio to sign the bills into Q law.

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Take trash by train, not truck: Miller Waste Equity legislation proposed to address environment, safety by Naeisha Rose Associate Editor

Councilman Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) may be on his way out of the City Council, but it is not before he tries to deliver on his yearslong promise to address private sector waste issues. Last week he presented Intro. 2349, the Waste to Rail Act, which would seek to raise the standards of the city’s private waste industry by incentivizing the use of trains to export waste to reduce total truck traffic and environmental, safety and other quality-of-life issues from trucking, according to Miller’s office. “We can take trucks off our streets, create safer roads for residents, and mandate the enclosure of waste facilities,” said Miller. “The status quo isn’t working, and we must do better to protect the health and safety of our residents.” The proposal would require waste transfer stations to export the majority of their waste by rail and in return they would be permitted to receive a restoration of capacity to support such an effort in keeping with provisions made to bills proposed in 2013 and enacted in 2018, added Miller’s office. The facilities would be required to enclose their depots and be subject to strict monitoring from the city’s Department of Sanitation. The DSNY’s ability to enforce the Waste to Rail Act would allow it to regulate the facilities and make sure the agency can reduce the capacity of waste transfer stations if thresholds are not met, according to the bill. A DSNY spokeswoman said via email it was proud to work on waste equity. “This law has reduced permitted transfer station capacity in historically overburdened areas in the South Bronx, North Brooklyn and Southeast Queens,” said the DSNY spokeswoman. “We are reviewing this proposed legislation, and plan to testify at the City Council hearing on June 24.”

There was a 2014 version of the bill, Intro. 495-C, rooted in the 2006 Solid Waste Plan, that would help Southeast Queens and other communities overburdened with 75 percent of the city’s trash with caps on the number of refuse sent to them. It could have cut traffic and pollution from trucks and improve air quality while the city built marine transfer stations, but Miller — who introduced the bill — backed out of the legislation in January 2018, because it would have caused more problems. In 2018, had the bill gone immediately into effect ahead of the transfer stations being completed in 2020, it would have made issues worse for the overburdened communities, according to Miller. It also didn’t address safety standards and wages for sanitation workers. The National Waste & Recycling Association, a trade group for private-sector waste companies, agreed. Sanitation workers could have lost union paying jobs if the bill went into effect before the transfer stations were created. “The NYC NWRA chapter applauds Council member Miller’s introduction of this legislation. The chapter has long been on record about the city’s need to have vital and adequate transfer station waste capacity infrastructure,” Steve Changaris, NYC NWRA chapter director, said in a statement. “This legislation, while ensuring that high environmental standards are met, gives transfer station operators a chance to avoid these harmful reductions, and will help them reduce vehicle miles traveled when managing the city’s wastes.” Miller believes the new bill addresses both environmental concerns and raises standards for sanitation workers. “Communities of color such as my own district in Southeast Queens have long been plagued by the siting of waste transfer stations and the influx of garage trucks that come with them, a remnant of decades of environmental Q injustice perpetuated against us,” he said.

Park day honors John Golden Commemorate the first week of summer with a John Golden Day of Celebration. Hosted by the Friends of Crocheron and John Golden Park and the city Parks Department, the activity-filled day will take place on June 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the park’s 33rd Road and 215th Place lawn. The event celebrates John Golden’s Birthday 101 years after he bought the land and opened it to the public. The program includes: • Beginner Yoga led by Friends volunteer Ambeka from 10 to 11 a.m. Participants should bring a mat and water;

• Historic Tree Tour led by Friends VP and Chair of Conservation Dana from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; and • Culture Heritage Tour led by NYC Parks Ranger Matt from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required and can be done at crocheronpark.org/reg-tour. Parkgoers are invited to picnic for the duration of the event, but should bring their own food, beverages and blankets. Prizes will also be raffled off, with the winner announced at 3 p.m. Email info @ crocheronpark.org for Q more information.

Photo contest! The Queens Chronicle’s 13th annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest is, like the 12th, a bit different from its predecessors. We still want you to take your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes, birds on the bay — whatever you think best says “summer time in Queens.” If you need some inspiration, check out last year’s winning photo, above, by Malgorzata Bartyzel of Woodhaven, and another fine 2020 entry, by Kathleen Lang of Elmhurst. With the pandemic ebbing, we hope the free passes to a family-friendly performance in or around the city, such as an offBroadway show, which we give to all our winners, will be available again soon. If you’re willing to wait, like our last couple of winners, please do enter! We’ll get the passes to the winners as soon as they’re available. As to the rules, our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough this summer. We also ask that you give us all the details you can, especially the location, the names of any people in the photo, when possible, and when it was taken (but

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Father’s Day Fire memorial continued from page 18 “They were husbands, fathers, sons, and New York City firefighters,” Richardson said. “They died on Father’s Day, a day that is usually a celebration of fatherhood and the important role that fathers play in society. Instead their families suffered tragedy and the FDNY suffered a very sad loss. “I am sure that being dads was their favorite role. We will continue to make sure that their story is told to honor their sacrifice. The laying of the wreath today is a symbol of remembrance and a reminder

to those who pass this location that three hero New York City Firefighters gave their lives serving in a most noble and selfless profession.” Monsignor John Delendick, an FDNY chaplain, said the site at 12-22 Astoria Blvd. at the intersection with 14th Street is sacred ground for the sacrifices of Downing, Fahey and Ford, and that of their families; for those who were injured; and for those who dug relentlessly through the rubble to search for their fallen comrades. “Remember the service they have given Q to the city,” he said.

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Health providers team up to get teens shots by Justin Davila Chronicle Contributor

As many New Yorkers celebrated reaching a major milestone last week, with 70 percent of adults across the state having received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, vaccination rates among adolescents continue to lag behind. To address the discrepancy in vaccination rates between younger and older people, MetroPlusHealth and NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst hosted a vaccination drive last Saturday for teenagers, offering incentives along with the shots. Held outside of Elmhurst Commu n it y Me d ic a l C e nt e r, t he “MetroTeen” event felt more like a party than a vaccination drive, featuring raff le giveaways and the chance to win prizes, a live DJ playing music — and even a 10-foot-tall color-changing robot that was available to take pictures with. Spirits were high and the music was bopping. One teenager, Xavier Trimino, 15, from Elmhurst, didn’t need any incentives to show up — he was there helping as a volunteer with his

mother. He shared that he had already been vaccinated but was there to help other teens and to guide anybody who might be lost. “I’m a vaccinated teen myself, my mother is here volunteering so I’m helping kids and other people out, if they don’t know where to go for the shot, I tell them how to get there,” Trimino said. It was a real community affair — associates from the Target store at the Queens Place mall even showed up as a team in a display of solidarity, getting their vaccines and posing for some pictures. Helen Arteaga Landaverde, CEO of NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst, who was at the vaccination drive, spoke about the significance of being able to host such an event right outside of Elmhurst Community Medical Center, the same place that was the site of such great loss no more than a year ago. After referencing what she called the “dark days,” she said, “We can see the light at the end of the tunnel. A year ago we couldn’t have any of this. There’s music, there’s young people — to be this close to each other means that all

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Xavier Trimino, left, from Elmhurst, a vaccinated teen, volunteers at the “MetroTeen” vaccination drive. The Target Team from Queens Place mall in Elmhurst with NYC Health +Hospitals/Elmhurst CEO Helen Arteaga Landaverde, PHOTOS BY JUSTIN DAVILA center, next to Dr. Talya Schwartz of MetroPlusHealth. the hard work has paid off on the vaccination front.” As the United States continues to hit different milestones regarding vaccination rates, and the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel comes closer i nto focu s, D r. Talya Schwartz, president and CEO of MetroPlusHealth, reminded everyone that the battle with Covid-19 is not finished — that young people cannot be forgotten because the dis-

ease affects them too. “I mean the fight is not over,” Schwartz said. “Seventy percent is a milestone, but we want to get to 80 percent and 90 percent. Obviously we know that the infection rate and the severity have lowered in the younger population, but it’s not 0 percent — it’s not negligible. Kids get hospitalized, kids go to the ICU, some kids die.” Schwartz continued on to speak

about her hopes that soon, the Food and Drug Administration will grant approval for children under the age of 12 to get vaccinated, and said that when that happens, she intends on hosting similar events for the younger children. “Hopefully very soon it will be approved for the younger kids, and we will be right here promoting it for the kids,” she said. “We are on a mission; our work is not done until everyone is protected.” Q

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FRANK BRUNO, JR. ELECTED 2021 QUEENS BAR ASSN PRESIDENT Attorney Frank Bruno, Jr. was elected ingly needed as their illnesses proas the new Queens County Bar Asso- gressed. He also helped them protect ciation President on June 1st during a the assets they had spent their entire virtual ceremony in accordance with lives to earn. His parents’ struggles and Covid 19 protocols. Frank is a dedicat- his determination to help them deeply ed attorney who has offices located in influenced Frank’s decision to shift his Howard Beach and Glendale. He startpractice into an elder law ed his career as a young and estate planning foman working a Brooklyn cused firm. He has been law firm where he develhelping Queens families oped a passion for the law. with their own struggles He graduated law school in 1995 and started his ever since. Frank is an private practice in 1997 experienced, caring, and where he has been experttrusted advisor who asly handling probate and sists families with prothe drafting of wills and tecting their assets and is estates ever since. a staunch and very vocal FRANK BRUNO, JR. When Frank’s father deadvocate for the need for veloped ALS and passed advanced estate planning. His office away in 2001, Frank witnessed his faoffers free consultations and free estate ther’s daily decline before his passing. planning webinars online. Go online Then, in 2016, Frank’s mother and family struggled with her early onset of de- to FrankBrunoLaw.com and click on mentia. Fortunately, Frank was able to attend a seminar or call his office at assist both his parents with their strug- (718) 418-5000 to arrange your free gle to obtain the services they increas- confidential consultation.

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On your marks, get set ... Queens College ceremoniously broke ground June 16 on its $9.3 million soccer field and track renovation project. Director of Athletics Robert Twible, left, Student Association President Zaire Couloute, Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Queens College President Frank H. Wu, City Councilmember Francisco Moya, state Senator Toby Ann Stavisky, City Councilmember James Gennaro, Special

Counsel for Ratepayer Protection and alumnus Rory Lancman, City University of New York Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez and Queens College student athlete Shannon Gibbons celebrated the upgrades last Wednesday. Queens College is a Division II school. The project, which began in January 2021, has an estimated completion date of early 2022.

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Thalia tango shows this weekend honor late master Juarena When Angel Gil Orrios first learned they could reopen for per formances at Thalia Spanish Theatre back in May, the executive director knew they must honor Maestro Raúl Jaurena, who had passed in January from Covid-19 complications. Jaurena, a Uruguayan tango composer, bandoneon master and Latin Grammy winner, was a musical director at Thalia Theatre in Sunnyside for 30 years. “Tango Gotham” is a homage to Jaurena, the ar tist who made New York his home, and it includes his original compositions performed by singers, dancers and musicians who knew him, including Argentinian pianist Emiliano Messiez

and Argentinian bandoneonist Leandro Ragusa. “That’s why we really reopened the theater, to have this tribute to him,” said Gil Orrios. “It was like an obligation to open.” Many Spanish theaters in the city have remained closed to in-person events since the pandemic. The show opened at the end of May and wraps up this weekend with performances Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 4 p.m. At the end of the shows, the musicians play three numbers for the audience to dance to, inspired by customary Argentinian “milongas,” or tango dance par t ies. Tango is a L at in A mer ic an ballroom dance and musical style that originated along the Río de la Plata, between Argentina and Uruguay.

The theater holds a tango produc uc tion annually, and Raúl Jaurena would spend three months working with Thalia before continuing his world travels, said Gil Orrios. “For me, he was the perfect partner in terms of creating music. For the last 20 years, we were creating original musicals together,” he said. They also experimented with different types of tango, honoring its African influences. “The loss of Raul was huge because he was not only a per former. He was a teacher, he was a master,” said Mariana Parma, a professional dancer and choreographer whose first continued on page 25

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The conventional morning-after wisdom was that the Brooklyn Nets let everyone down in losing their second-round NBA playoff series to the Milwaukee Bucks in seven games, with the decisive Game 7 resulting in an overtime loss. Given the injuries to two of the Nets biggest stars, Kyrie Irving and James Harden, it’s amazing the Bucks didn’t win this series in five games. It was only the heroics of Nets forward Kevin Durant that extended this series as far as it did. You couldn’t blame the Bucks if they thought of the “respect” joke tagline that iconic comic and Kew Gardens native Rodney Dangerfield always employed. The Bucks’ big three of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday may not possess the luster of the Nets’ triumvirate but they’re not chopped liver either. Unlike the Nets’ stars, they played as an intact unit throughout the regular season, which paid dividends in this playoff series. The Nets could have used guard Spencer Dinwiddie, who has been forgotten since tearing his ACL in late December and has been recovering from surgery since. In all likelihood, Dinwiddie would have given the Nets more scoring and taken some of the pressure off Durant. Joe Harris, the Nets’ resident three-point sniper, couldn’t hit the side of a barn against the Bucks. Like the Nets, the New York Mets have dealt

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Lucy Liu was born in Queens on Dec. 2, 1968 to Hang Liu (known as Tom), a civil engineer who sold digital clock pens, and Cecilia Liu. They originally came from Beijing and Shanghai, respectively, immigrating first to Taiwan. They finally met and married in New York. Lucy had an older brother, John, and sister, Jenny. Shortly before she was born her parents realized they were going to need more room. Polish immigrant Albin Peplinski decided to retire and move to Florida. The Liu family purchased his three-bedroom, 1.5-bath, 1,224-square-foot brick home at 32-29 76 St. in Jackson Heights. Lucy spoke Mandarin at home and learned martial arts. After graduating JHS 145, she opted to go to Stuyvesant High in Manhattan and later the University of Michigan. She came up the ranks from commercials to television and theater. In 2000, she made history as the first Asian woman to host “Saturday Night Live.” She is sometimes best loved in her badass movie villainess roles. In reality, she is really sweet, warm and kind. After she moved to

with injuries to key personnel. That was very apparent in their sluggish performance this past weekend in DC where they dropped three out of four to the Washington Nationals as their offense appeared to be sleepwalking. On a positive note, Jeff McNeil just returned, while Brandon Nimmo and Michael Conforto should be back in early July, if not sooner. On the negative side, southpaw pitcher Joey Lucchesi was placed on the Injured List with an inflamed left elbow. Lucchesi was rocked in his first few starts in 2021 but has pitched extremely well in recent weeks. Mets relief pitcher Seth Lugo is all too familiar with battling injuries, and is being intelligently cautious since he returned to the team a couple of weeks ago. He has let manager Luis Rojas know when he doesn’t have the arm strength to go another inning. He also is deferring his dream of being a starter for now. “Coming back in late May, I won’t have enough time to develop arm strength to be a starter this year,” he told me during the last homestand. Pitcher Marcus Stroman, who missed the 2020 season citing Covid-19 concerns, took advantage of his unplanned baseball sabbatical to finish his undergraduate degree at prestigious Duke University. When I asked him if he was thinking about graduate school, Stroman chuckQ led, “My mind is solely on baseball now!” See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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Visionary artist, sculptor, architect, landscaper Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988) believed sculpture had spiritual power beyond its architectural function. It could connect people to nature instead of detaching them from it. “If sculpture is in the rock, it is also the space between the rocks, and between the rock and a man, and the communication and contemplation between,” he said. The exhibit “Useless Architecture,” at the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City through May 8, 2022, is based on Noguchi’s interpretation of the sculptures of India’s Jantar Mantars, created by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the eighteenth century. After visiting two of five original astronomical observatories in Delhi and Jaipur, Noguchi described them as “useless architecture, useful structure.” On a social level, the concept of useless architecture can be a rebuke of toxic power structures who deem activity that doesn’t actively generate a profit for them worthless. One of Noguchi’s unrealized projects, proposed in 1952, was a cenotaph he was invited to create to commemorate the victims of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings. It included an underground crypt to symbolically connect the living with the departed. But less than a decade after the

bombs fell, Noguchi faced a political barrier to his proposal going forward: He was an American. The plans fell through. Undeterred, his commitment to Japan’s recover y was unaffected. He designed railings for the bridge leading to Peace Park in Hiroshima, entitling them “Tsukuru” (to build) and “Yuku” (to depart). Thirty years later, he moved to have his “Memorial to the Atomic Dead,” on display through Aug. 15, erected in Washington, DC, to protest the bomb. He told a supporter, “All in all the times seem right for a good look at our position here in this world.” Made of Brazilian granite, multiple models of the cenotaph stand in different areas of the museum. Companion displays reveal the bomb’s aftermath as melted objects fused together (“Love of Two Boards”). Noguchi’s inclusion of unrealized projects, what could have been, explores loss, the anguish of grieving what could have been. Christian Boltanski’s “Animitas,” there through Sept. 5, is an emotional event as much as it is a physical work. Its first incarnation was in the high-altitude Atacama

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Sculpture and sound at the Noguchi Museum

The bells of “Animitas,” above, and “Model for a Slide Mantra,” left, are on display at PHOTOS COURTESY NOGUCHI MUSEUM the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City. Desert in 2014. Described as “the music of lost souls,” the most recent “Animitas” is in the museum’s sculpture garden and named for roadside shrines to the departed in Chile. Bronze bells affixed to slender steel stems create eerily beautiful aural tapestries of sound as air passes through them. Depending on the wind, the bells softly chime or clamor urgently, sometimes going silent. Thematically convergent with Noguchi’s “Memorials to the Atomic Dead,” the bells could represent the voices that belonged to

the shadows burnt into Hiroshima’s and Nagasaki’s walls. Indoors, Boltanski’s video “La Forêt des Murmures” (2016) shows the permanent installation on the Japanese island of Teshima. Visitors have the option to engrave a name on a bell chime, expanding from viewer to component collaborator, becoming a permanent part of the work. In the vein of Michelangelo, if sculpture is about freeing the shape from the stone, “Animitas” is about freeing the sound from the silence. Q

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my God, that’s Raúl,’” said Parma. “It was an amazing thing to see his wife singing along with her husband in the background, on the screen,” said Parma. She says Jaurena was a pioneer for tango in New York and “gave so much” to the community that has been growing here since the 1980s. Jaurena’s style combined tango and “Tango Nuevo,” and was influenced by Astor Piazzolla, a famed tango composer who once said Jaurena was one of the world’s greatest bandoneon players. The bandoneon is a concertina instrument resembling an accordion but with buttons, and its emotion is central to tango music. Jaurena learned the bandoneon from his father In Uruguay and was playing in a tango orchestra by the time he was 8 years old. He gained popularity throughout South America, Europe and the U.S., performing with the National Youth Orchestra of Uruguay at the White House for the Pope’s visit in 1995. Angel Gil Orrios said he wants to keep Jaurena’s memory alive beyond “Tango Gotham” and that the theater is already preparing for next year’s show.

Performing at “Tango Gotham” are Andres Bravo and Sarita Apel, right, and Marga Mitchell and Mario D’Boedo, with the musicians. On the cover: Analia Carreño and Luis Ramirez in the show, dedicated to late maestro and musical director Raúl PHOTOS BY SEBASTIAN GIL-LOPEZ Juarena, inset. “We’re so happy with this quintet happening now that they’ll be back next year,” he said.

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Address: 57-14 59th Street, MASPETH, NY 11378 Block: 2674 Lot: 9

All that certain, plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Queens, County of Queens. City and State of New York, known and designated as Lot Number 10.12 and part of 14 on a certain in map entitled “Melvina, the property of John H. Smith, surveyed in October, 1852 by J.B. Bacon. C. E. “filed December 7, 1852 in the Office of the Clerk, now Register, of Queens County as Map Number 158, bounded and described as follows : BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of 59th Street distant 48.52 feet northerly from the comer formed by the intersection of the northerly side of 57th Road to the westerly side of 59th Street: RUNNING THENCE northerly along the westerly side of 59th Street 50.92 feet: THENCE easterly at right angles to 59th Street 107.50 feet; THENCE southerly at right angles to the preceding course 50.92 feet: THENCE easterly at right angles to 59th Street and part of the distance through a party wall I07.50 feet to the westerly side of 59th Street, the point or place of BEGINNING. SAID PREMISES more commonly known as 57-14 59th STREET, MASPETH, NY 11378. (Block: 2674 Lot: 9)

JOSEPH FUCITO Sheriff of the City of New York DEPUTY SHERIFF K. BEGLEY #493 (347) 395-7055 CASE# 21008198

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OAKLAND GARDENS/ ALLEY POND

Apts. For Rent Bushwick, 6 Stanhope St, #3R. NO FEE. 1 MO FREE. 1 BR/1 bath. $1,900/mo. Beautiful renov apt. HWF, SS. Small pets OK. New construction bldg. Avail Now. Call Stellina Napolitano, 646-372-7145 Capri Jet Realty Forest Hills, walk-in studio, single occupancy, pvt entrance, 350 sq.ft. + kit, bathrm & shower. Newly refurbished & partially furnished, $1,800/mo incls utils. 347-437-0060

Unique, parkside, pet friendly, 2nd floor apt. 2 BR, 1 bath, spacious master BR & LR. Express bus to Manhattan. School Dist. 26. STAR

Asking $398,000 Call for appt:

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Houses For Sale Howard Beach, Mint AAA Colonial, 3 BRs, 2 1/2 baths. 43x100 lot. All new construction. Lg MBR w/ensuite & walk-in closet. Convenient laundry rm on top fl. 1st fl—beautiful KIT, new cabinets, SS appli & granite countertops, LR, FDR, & den. Must see! Asking $828K. Connexion RE, 718-845-1136

Open House Howard Beach, Fri, 6/25, 97-11 162 Ave, 5pm-7pm, 2 fam det, 10 rms, 5 BRs, 2 baths, 40x100, pvt drive & gar. Howard Beach Realty, 718-641-6800

Howard Beach, Sun 6/27, 12pm-2pm, 88-08 151 Ave, Unit 1F. Hi-Rise Co-op, 4 rms, 1 BR, enclosed balcony, lots of closets, close to shpg & trans, express Williamsburg, 66 Powers St, #1. bus. Call Now! Howard Beach 2BR/1Bath. $2,850/mo. Recently Realty, 718-641-6800 Renovated Apt. Freshly Painted. Hardwood Floors. Large Living Room. EIK. Plenty of Closet Place. Hot Water included. Avail Now. Sealah Lee DDS, PLLC Call Francesco Viglieatta 718-785-6533. Capri Jet Realty filed w/ SSNY on 6/4/21. Howard Beach/Lindenwood, 6 rms, 1 1/2 baths. No pets/smoking. New carpet. Credit ck. Proof of income. $2,300/mo. 718-323-4552

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CAM Advisors, LLC, Arts of Org. filed with SSNY on 6/15/21. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: CAM Advisors, LLC, 84-16 193rd Street, Jamaica Estates, NY 11423. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Civilizacion tres LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/09/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: CIVILIZACION TRES LLC, 133 17 SANFORD AVENUE, APT 6O, FLUSHING, NY 11228. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of BOLDE HEARTS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/05/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: LEGALINC CORPORATE SERVICES INC., 1967 WEHRLE DRIVE, SUITE 1 #086, BUFFALO, NY 14221. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of Carbon Opulence Group LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 02/25/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: CARBON OPULENCE GROUP LLC, 23712 FAIRBURY AVE, BELLEROSE, NY 11426. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of CJ SQUARE HOLDINGS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/19/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: JING J CAI, 77-11 167TH STREET, FRESH MEADOWS, NY 11366-1330. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

ERGA LLC. Arts. of Org. filed 718-845-1136

PLAY

CAFE

LLC

Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of Williamsburg, 683 Grand Street, #2. State (SSNY) 6/3/2021. Office in 4Br/ 1Bath. $4,750. NO FEE.

Office: Queens Co. SSNY

Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent

designated as agent for

of LLC whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to 208-03 35th Ave., Bayside, NY 11361, which is also the

Recently Renovated XL Pre-War Apt on a whole floor. Hardwood Floors, Full Bath, Large Kitchen w//ss. Avail now. Call Francesco Belviso 718-570-4564. Capri Jet Realty

Co-ops For Sale Howard Beach/Lindenwood.

principal business location. Garden Co-op, 1st fl, 2 BR, 1 bath, FDR, move-in cond. Reduced Purpose: Any lawful purpose. $274,900. Connexion Realty,

with the SSNY on 05/27/21. Howard Beach/Lindenwood,

Garden Co-op, 2nd fl, 2 BR, 1

Office: Queens County. SSNY bath, FDR, W/D permitted. designated as agent of the LLC Reduced $255K. Connexion RE, upon whom process against it

718-845-1136

Howrad Beach/Lindenwood, Hi-

may be served. SSNY shall mail Rise 1 BR, Co-op. Asking copy of process to the LLC, $163,900.

Howard Beach/Lindenwood, Hi-

6-10 158th Street, Whitestone, Rise, Jr 4 rm Co-op, 2 BRs, all 11357.

lawful purpose.

Purpose:

new fls, bldg has pvt gym—play

Any are. Asking $249K.

Connexion Realty, 718-845-1136

process & shall mail to: 6817 Douglaston Pkwy, #1, Little Neck, NY 11362. Purpose: Dentistry. Notice of Formation of STARTNOO, LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/10/2015. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: ILLUSTRIAM LLC, PO BOX 391, PRINCETON JUNCTION, NJ 08550. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of Beyond Sisters LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/04/2021. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent of the LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: BEYOND SISTERS LLC, 1425 POINT BREEZE PL, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS Index No.: 713313/2020 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place for trial. The basis for Venue is the situs of the Real Property. Real Property address: 86-34 77th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421. SUMMONS MANESH GIRDHARRY, Plaintiff, -against- ROHAN MOTILALL and 77th STREET 8634 GROUP, INC., Defendant(s). TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon the attorneys for the Plaintiff herein an answer to the complaint in this action within twenty (20) days after service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service, or within thirty (30) days after service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York. In case of your failure to answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated: New York, New York, August 17, 2020. Yours truly, Jason J. Rebhun The Law Offices of Jason J. Rebhun, PC, Attorney for Plaintiff(s), 225 Broadway, 38th Floor New York, NY 10007 (646) 201-9392 Defendants’ Address: ROHAN MOTILALL – 130-08 143rd Street, Jamaica, NY 11436 77th STREET 8634 GROUP, INC. – via Secretary of State Re: Girdharrry v. Motilall, et. ano. Index No.: 713313/2020 Dear Mr. Motilall: Please be advised that this firm has been retained to represent the Plaintiff Manesh Girdharry in the above referenced legal action against you and 77th Street 8634 Group, Inc. This action was commenced in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of Queens on August 18, 2020, and a Notice of Pendency was filed in connection with this action on that same date concerning the Premises located at 86-34 77th Street, Woodhaven, NY 11421, Block 8840, Lot 140 (the “Subject Premises”). This action seeks a declaratory judgment to rescind, cancel, and vacate the: (1) January 31, 2017 Deed from Plaintiff Manesh Girdharry to you that was recorded with the Queens County register under CRFN 2017000060886; and (2) the May 6, 2019 Deed from you to 77th Street 8634 Group, Inc. recorded with the Queens County Register under CRFN 2019000146271. This action additionally seeks to quiet title to the Subject Premises and restore title of same with Plaintiff Manesh Girdharry. After the commencement of this action, and after many attempts to effectuate proper service upon you at various addresses to no avail, Plaintiff obtained a Court Order allowing service of this action upon you via publication within two newspapers located in Queens County, New York. As such, please be advised that your response to the accompanying Summons and your appearance in the aforementioned action is mandatory. Your failure to appear could result in a default judgment against you for the full relief sought by the Plaintiff. Please be guided accordingly.

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HOWARD BEACH Hi-rise Co-op 4 rms 2 BR, Jr 4, top floor, Just painted, hardwood flrs, walk to shopping, local and express bus to NYC

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Large 2 family on 61x100 lot with long driveway. 4 bedrooms, 2 baths. Totally renovated in the past 5 years. Each apartment has their own heating system and hot water heater. Full fi nished basement, great for entertaining. New electric wiring and circuit breaker panels.

Hi Rise CO-OP, 4 rms, 1 bed, enclosed balcony, lots of closets, close to shopping & transportation express bus

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50x100 Hi Ranch in Rockwood Park. Home has been recently renovated in the last 3 years featuring a new kitchen with granite countertops; soft close cabinets; & stainless steel appliances. Not only is the lot oversized but the building is 27’x48’ just about 1300 sq.ft on each level! Main level has a living room, dining room, kitchen, three large bedrooms, & two full baths; this level has central Air conditioning. The walk-in level has fi nished open space; laundry; & bonus room. Additionally, there is an attic for extra storage. Pvt dvwy & one car garage. Well manicured home with back deck off main level; yard space has cement & grass perfect for entertaining with in-ground sprinklers & bonus side yard with vegetable garden.

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3 BR / 2 Baths all updated 2nd floor incl. pk. spot & washer/dryer Mint 2 BR Apartment in 2 Family, 1st Floor $1,750 / Mo

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HOWARD BEACH/ROCKWOOD PARK Unique home, 5 BRs, 4 baths, huge master, whole 3rd flr., cathedral ceilings, radiant heat, granite countertops, S.S. appliances, wood burning fireplace, I/G pool and pavers.

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JR 4 Rm Co-op, 2 BRs All New Flrs, Building has pvt Gym - Play Area

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Asking $163,900

GOULDSBORO N. POCONO Colonial 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, updated on 1 Acre of Land. Asking $300K

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Hi-Ranch, 3/4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 40x100 Lot, Attached 1 Car Garage.

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Mint AAA Colonial, 3 BRs, 2½ Baths, 43x100 lot, All New Construction, Large Master BR with Ensuite & Walk in Closet, Convenient Laundry Room on Top Flr, 1st Flr Has Beautiful Kitchen, New Cabinets, S.S. Appliances & Granite Countertops, Living Room, Formal Dining Room & Den.

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Turn Key One bedroom garden cooperative with great sunlight exposures and good closet space! This 2nd floor unit has new LED overhead lighting in the living room (12’ x 17’) and Dining room; New electrical breaker; insulated flooring; and New doors throughout. NEW Kitchen features Quartz countertop with bar seating; new cabinets; flooring and backsplash. Bathroom features a new toilet and vanity. The home has just been freshly painted too. Oversized Bedroom is 16’ x 11’.4”. The monthly maint.$638.87; utilities is $75.00 (fluctuates by usage); includes all utilities: heat, hot water, cooking gas, & electric. Flip Tax is $25/share, 236 shares. Building is dog friendly(restricted weight). Ideally located near a shopping center, public transportation, express bus to Midtown, airport & major highways.

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