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Hindus H ind dus mulll envi environmentally ironmenttallly consci conscious ious ri rituals itual tualls at Jamaica Bay PAGE 5 As the population of Hindus in Queens continues to grow, and followers of the faith find Jamaica Bay a place to conduct sacred rituals, environmentalists worry that nonbiodegradable items used in the ceremonies and left in the bay as a tribute to the goddess Ganga will pollute it. Meanwhile Hindu groups are looking into ways to conduct more eco-friendly religious rituals on the shoreline.

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Mayor, speaker laud $75B budget deal But release of details on spending, revenue still await Council vote by Michael Gannon Editor

ayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito (D-Manhattan) last week were singing the praises of an agreement on an approximately $75 billion budget. Now the rest of the city, including Comptroller Scott Stringer, is waiting for the Council to vote on final adoption to see just how the city intends to spend the money, and where it will come from. The City Charter requires a new budget to be in place before Tuesday, July 1, when it takes effect. “I think we’ve seen the framework for an agreement on a larger city budget, but the details are still lacking,” Dick Dadey, chairman of Citizens Union, said in a telephone interview on Tuesday. Dadey said it would be premature to form an opinion just yet. “We do know that we didn’t get the 1,000 police officers that [the Council] wanted,” Dadey added. “But we don’t know how things like discretionary funding will be handled. Many details will have to wait until they pass the budget.” A spokesman for Stringer said the Comptroller’s Office will review the final document upon receipt and will issue a public report shortly thereafter.

Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, at podium, and Mayor de Blasio mark their agreement on a $75 billion budget agreement for the fiscal year beginning on Tuesday. The plan was awaitPHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL ing adoption by the full Council on Wednesday. With the first Democratic mayor in 20 years, there was not what most had come to call the annual “budget dance,” particularly in the last few years, when former Mayor Mike Bloomberg would target afterschool programs, senior citizen cen-

ters, public library funding and 20 FDNY firehouses for the cuts, only to have the Council restore the funding. De Blasio called it “a fiscally responsible, progressive and honest budget,” one he said would have an enormous impact

on New Yorkers while protecting the city’s fiscal health. Mark-Viverito praised the budget process this year as “substantive and thorough.” She said the agreement will deal with the needs for public safety, infrastructure, education, and employment. T he budget does not call for a ny increases to the tax rates. As per Dadey’s observation, the agreement will result in the hiring of 200 aides to fill clerical and administrative positions in the NYPD that are now being filled by uniformed officers. The officers will be reassigned to patrol and other law enforcement duties. Other items in last week’s statement included $6.2 million to pay for free lunch for all middle-school children beginning in September; • $17 million to keep 57 community and senior centers open in buildings run by the New York City Housing Authority; • $17.5 million for summer youth jobs; and • $10 million for daycare vouchers for needy families. Without delving into specifics, the mayor’s statement also said the agreement f u nds his effor ts to add or preser ve 200,000 affordable housing units over the next 10 years; reduces what he called continued on page 30

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Hindus mull how to be environmentally conscious while fulfilling religious duties by Domenick Rafter Editor

Jamaica Bay is more than 7,000 miles away from the Ganges River in India, the body of water that is sacred to Hindus, but for those who practice the ancient faith in Queens, the estuary is the perfect substitute. According to Hindu tradition, the goddess Ganga is the personification of the Ganges River, and the faithful often perform rituals called puja — in which offerings are given to the goddess — on its banks. For the tens of thousands of Hindus living in Queens and the surrounding area, the sacred sites of India, where the third-largest religion in the world was born, are too far away — including the Ganges. So how do devotees of a religion that relies on a river thousands of miles away compensate? For the past several decades, Hindus living in the area, notably among the IndoCaribbean community in South Queens, have offered their sacrifices to Ganga on the shores of Jamaica Bay. The rituals feature offerings that usually include flowers, fruits and coconuts. Hindus will offer the unused or leftover items back to Ganga to return them to the earth. But sometimes, non-natural items are offered, including articles of clothing,

Pandit Chunelall Narine, left, head priest at Shri Trimurti Bhavan temple in Ozone Park, discussing the issue of Hindu rituals at Jamaica Bay with Mat McDermott, Kamini Doobay, Dan Hendrick PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER and Charles Markis at the temple Sunday. plates and other objects that are often seen as nothing more than litter polluting the bay, which has struggled to come back from decades of neglect. “The first sign that this was a problem was several years ago when police found a decapitated goat in the bay, and then later a decapitated chicken,” said Pandit Chunelall Narine, head guru at the Shri Trimurti Bhavan temple in Ozone Park.

Though mutilated animals are not common in these rituals, those discoveries cast a light on the practices performed by one of the more recent-to-arrive immigrant communities. They also threatened to inflame the underlying ethnic tensions between the new Hindu arrivals and the long-established, mostly white, residents near the bay who struggled to understand — and in some cases were outright antagonistic — to Hindu

customs and traditions. But for environmentalists, for whom the ecology of the bay is most vital, the problem threatened to roll back decades of progress. “It’s a problem for the bay, especially when plastic items used in the rituals end up at restoration sites,” said Dan Mundy Jr. of Jamaica Bay Ecowatchers. “There is an effort underway in that community to reclaim some of those items and that’s great.” Shri Trimurti Bhavan played host to a panel discussion Sunday in which Hindu leaders and representatives from Gateway National Recreation Area pondered how the puja can still go on without damaging the ecology of the bay. The event was triggered by a short film made by Dan Hendrick, the producer of a more encompassing film about Jamaica Bay due out next year. In his “The Divine Waters of Jamaica Bay,” which was shown at Sunday’s event, Hendrick profiles the puja and the issues surrounding it. “The goal here is to open up barriers,” Hendrick said. Sunday’s panel included Hendrick, Narine, Queens medical Student Kamini Doobay, who is pushing for more environmentallyconscience puja rituals both at Jamaica Bay continued on page 38

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A delicate balance on Jamaica Bay’s shores

More delays for street project in Centreville DDC has chosen contractor, but work postponed until 2015 for acquisitions by Domenick Rafter

some private property, notably along Centreville Street where there are no sidewalks, in order to construct them and widen the roadway. It’s been 30 years, what’s another 10 months? According to a DDC presentation made at the meeting, The massive infrastructure project for Centreville, just under 219,000 square feet of private property will need HWQ411B, is facing another delay. The city Department of Design and Construction says to be acquired for the project, and that is slated to be done by work, originally scheduled for the Koch administration, will the end of this year. But Kamph said he suspects that could take years as some not begin until Spring 2015 with an estimated completion homeowners whose property would be affected have vowed date of July 2017. But at the Ozone Park Civic Association’s meeting last to sue the city. “I’m sure they’re going to have protestweek, Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone ing and everyone’s not going to be happy,” Park) — who was born five years after the he said, noting that he was surprised that project was first proposed — said there is ’ve given up.” the city chose a contractor before acquirat least one sign of progress. ing the properties that it needs. A contractor has been chosen. — Howard Kamph, president, “I hope they’re not going to give them But that’s where the good news ends. Ozone Park Civic Association any money or any deposits,” Kamph HWQ411B would replace 12 miles of added. street with new asphalt, sidewalks, curbs, He said the cost of the project has also ballooned to $50 pedestrian ramps, storm drains and trees in the Centreville section of Ozone Park between North Conduit Avenue, Linden million, twice as much as it was originally slated to cost. The wait has had ramifications beyond just tried patience. Boulevard, Cross Bay Boulevard and Aqueduct Race Track, Kamph said in January that some residents have put off including Centreville Street, Albert Road and Pitkin Avenue. It renovations, including sidewalk repairs, until the project would also overhaul the neighborhood’s sewer system. It was first proposed in 1980, but has been on hold since, starts. Some streets in dire need of repair are worn away while the project is in limbo. creating a symphony of cynicism around the project. Among them is 97th Street between 149th and Pitkin ave“I’ve given up,” said Howard Kamph, president of the Ozone Park Civic Association, who noted the project has nues, which is riddled with potholes and has been for several years. been on the table since before his son, now 31, was born. The DDC did not respond to inquiries about the project With the contractor chosen, the DDC still has to go Q through the land acquisition process where it has to take before press time. Editor

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Lindenwood flash flood victims lash out at DEP Residents say agency neglected catch basins and ignored concerns for years by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Hundreds of irate residents gathered in the cafeteria of St. Helen School Tuesday night to sound off at the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for what they believe is shoddy maintenance of Lindenwood’s catch basin, which they blame for the neighborhood’s flooding issues. Many homeowners have had to deal with sewage backup in their houses in addition to flooding, rendering many basements disaster zones and health hazards, most notably after five inches of rain fell on April 30, flooding more than 2,700 homes in Lindenwood and adjacent Brooklyn neighborhoods were inundated with water. The DEP said the flooding occurred because the Spring Creek facility did not function the way it was designed to, causing the sewers in Lindenwood to backup. Mario Bruno, deputy DEP commissioner for intergovernmental affairs, and Vincent Sapienza, deputy commissioner for wastewater treatment, fielded residents’ complaints at the Howard Beach/Lindenwood Civic Association meeting on Tuesday night. The DEP had frustrated residents when it failed to attend last month’s civic meeting. A long line of residents waited for their turn at the microphone to make sure they got their story out.

Vincent Sapienza, left, and Mario Bruno, both representing the DEP, speak with Howard Beach/ Lindenwood Civic Association President Joann Ariola at the group’s meeting Tuesday night in PHOTO BY STEPHEN GEFFON Howard Beach. Joann Ariola, president of the Howard Beach /Lindenwood Civic Association, asked the DEP commissioners if a letter from the agency was sent to City Comptroller Scott Stringer acknowledging responsibility so that the comptroller’s office can release funds to flood victims. Ariola was advised that a letter was sent to the comptroller on June 19. However, the DEP said it was only a preliminary report. It

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The DEP representatives said that although they admitted the failure of the equipment was their fault, they were still looking into the specifics of the situation and liability issues with contractors and therefore could not issue a final report. One resident who lives at 151st Avenue and 81st Street, with two sewers on the corner, told the commissioners the agency knew about the problem two years ago. Marsha, of Lindenwood, concur red, claiming that the sewers “haven’t been cleaned in 40 years.” Another resident said he could not be assured that the f lood wouldn’t happen again. “I’m not going to stand here and say that it will never happen,” Sapienza responded. Frustrated that the DEP’s responses provided more questions than answers, Ariola said, “Good night and thank you,” to Bruno and Sapienza. Also attending the meeting was Howard Beach resident Joe Thompson, who is spearheading the effort to start the Howard Beach Civilian Observation Patrol. Thompson said he has 30 years of experience in community watch groups and was an auxiliary police officer for a decade. The patrol would be the “eyes and ears” of the NYPD, would not carry weapons and continued on page 26

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hen you’re a private entity providing a municipal service, and get 90 percent of your funding from the taxpayer, and close ranks around your embattled leader when he becomes the target of a criminal investigation and other scrutiny, it’s only right that the people’s elected representatives vote to rein you in. And that’s exactly what has now happened to the Queens Library administration and Board of Trustees. Last week the state Senate, by a vote of 59-1, passed a bill sponsored by Sen. Mike Gianaris of Astoria that will increase elected officials’ oversight of and control over the library. A companion measure carried by Assemblyman Jeff Aubry of Corona already had passed the lower house unanimously. The bill was crafted by the two lawmakers and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz. The library has been the center of controversy since late January, when the Daily News first revealed questionable spending under President and CEO Tom Galante. Further revelations prompted a city audit, an oversight hearing, new spending restrictions and a joint criminal probe by the FBI and city Department of Investigation. Instead of reacting with contrition and openess, the

Library Board showed defiance. Yes, it did pass some procedural reforms. But a majority failed in two crucial areas: refusing to release all documents sought for the audit and declining to put Galante on paid leave until the probes are complete. And then the library went before the City Council seeking, as usual, tens of millions of dollars more in funding. It isn’t getting it, thanks to the tone-deaf board’s intransigence, which infuriated Katz and other key players, including Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer of Sunnyside, a former library official unmatched in his advocacy and love for the institution. Had the board acted differently, the overwhelming support for the reform bill might not have been there. Now, once Gov. Cuomo signs it, members will get shorter terms and be more easily removed; and the library will be subject to the Freedom of Information Law. The library was set up as a private entity specifically to avoid political interference, such as the banning of controversial books. We hope and presume elected officials will not abuse their new power over the library in that or any other manner, the way the board abused the public trust and fed this sad atmosphere of suspicion.

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Dear Editor: I write in response to Louis Oreamuno’s letter to the editor published June 19, 2014, captioned “Jax Hts., USA?” Mr. Oreamuno laments a lack of “patriotism” because there are no military/veterans parades in Jackson Heights, but the community is “inundated by racial parades as well as this aberration of gay pride (in what?).” While I think it is important that we support and thank veterans, including Mr. Oreamuno, for their service, I am dismayed that he chose to express his dissatisfaction in a manner that castigates the immigrant and the LGTBQ populations (not to mention that he confuses race with national origin). Patriotism means many things to many people. For me patriotism includes pride in a society that constantly strives towards greater inclusion and diversity. As a nation of immigrants we celebrate diversity, whether based on national origin, religious belief or sexual orientation. New York City is exceptional and successful in part because we welcome people of all cultures, beliefs, and orientations, harness their incredible talents and drive, and celebrate their inclusion within the larger community. Jackson Heights is a one of the most diverse communities in New York City, not to mention the nation, and is a fantastic example of this success. © Copyright 2014 by MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. All rights reserved. Neither this newspaper nor any part thereof may be reproduced, copied, or transmitted in any form, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, microfilming, recording or by any information retrieval system without the express written permission of the publishers. This copyright is extended to the design and text created for advertisements. Reproduction of said advertisement or any part thereof without the express written permission of MARK I PUBLICATIONS, INC. is strictly prohibited. This publication will not be responsible for errors in advertising beyond the cost of the space occupied by the error. Bylined articles represent the sole opinion of the writer and are not necessarily in accordance with the views of the QUEENS CHRONICLE. This Publication reserves the right to limit or refuse advertising it deems objectionable. The Queens Chronicle is published weekly by Mark I Publications, Inc. at a subscription rate of $19 per year and out of state, $25 per year. Periodicals Postage Paid (USPS0013-572) at Flushing, N.Y. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mark I Publications, Inc., 62-33 Woodhaven Boulevard, Rego Park, N.Y.

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f course the city should do all it can to reduce traffic deaths, and of course it should have the right to reduce speed limits where advisable. The state has now granted it the power to do that. But the planned 25 mph limit, a reduction from the standard 30, should not be applied everywhere. On narrow side streets, especially in residential districts, and in some hyper-congested commercial areas, yes. But not on major thoroughfares such as Queens, Northern or Woodhaven boulevards, Hillside Avenue or the Conduit. Supporters note that pedestrians have a much lower chance of being killed by a car going 25 than by one going 30. No doubt that’s true. No doubt their chances are even better if the car is going 10, but that doesn’t mean it should be the limit. Safety is paramount but so is ease of travel, the whole point of driving. Jaywalking also is often a factor. It would be much better to enforce existing speed limits and other laws more strictly, which the city is doing, but not enough for our taste, than to set unrealistic limits everywhere. Queens Boulevard is not a narrow residential lane, and should not have the same speed limit as one of those.

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We should do more to honor and support veterans. However, the fact that communities celebrate their culture and history with parades in no way takes away from the accomplishments of our men and women in uniform. To the contrary, we support veterans because they risked their lives to protect one of our most fundamental and sacred beliefs — that all people are welcome here, deserve respect and should be proud of their heritage. Michael L. Greenberg Long Island City

Loved the Fair Dear Editor: Re “Readers tell us their memories,” June 19: I sure do remember the 1964 World’s Fair. It was magical — especially at night with all of the beautiful colorful fountains and flashing lights beckoning you to come see each exhibit. Yes, the lines were long and there was plenty of walking and standing to endure along with

needing a map to navigate the streets, but oh, it was so worth it! I was 14 and 15 during the two years of the Fair, and my friends and I visited quite a few times and had such fun. We went dancing at the Peppermint Lounge with Candy Johnson, toured Bourbon Street with music playing nonstop, ate those delicious Belgian waffles while enjoying the water show in the Florida Pavilion at the Aquacade. The giant Goodyear tire ride gave you a beautiful view of the fair grounds while going around and around in a bucket giving you a first-hand view of the Unisphere, pavilions and people. The General Motors Exhibit was the most popular and had the longest line but was worth the wait. You sat in your own car while riding through the past, present and future transportation with narratives that kept your eyes and ears glued to the displays. The Bell Telephone exhibit also was very popular, with a ride that explained the history of early communication to its present and future inventions. Walking the cobblestone streets in the for-

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Dear Editor: I still have some souvenirs of the 1964-65 World’s Fair. I’ve preserved an increasingly tattered small blue and orange World’s Fair flag — though I’m not quite sure where I put it — and a still-lovely Japanese doll dressed in her elegant kimono gracing a shelf of knickknacks, and even a “Vita Mix Exhibit World’s Champion Egg Swallower” label. This last, I don’t know how it’s survived all these 50 years. Now it’s been safely placed inside a book about the fair. Like almost everyone who visited the fair, the memories are mostly happy ones for me. I can still sing by heart the GM Pavilion song, “It’s a Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow” — even though it never came true. The fair was the first time I saw and enjoyed the Jim Henson puppets. And it was the first time I saw a videophone and a touch-tone phone. The touch-tone and rotary dial phones were placed side by side and you could time yourself how long it took to dial a number with each one. Of course, the touch-tone phone was faster, but it was a surprise at the time. However, it’s the slower and, to me, more aesthetic rotary dial that I miss. And there was so much more. Everything certainly wasn’t happy or perfect in the “good old days.” As a child, I didn’t even realize that I would look back and see those days in that light. Nevertheless, it’s only right and proper to remember and to value what was good then, and visiting the World’s Fair belongs in that category. F. Levin Woodside

Dear Editor: A week has gone by since the judge declared, and rightfully so, a mistrial, and I just wanted to let you know that I am eternally grateful for your support and prayers. Thank you and God bless. Malcolm A. Smith NYS Senator for the 14th District Hollis

Save Ozone Park Dear Editor: What a shame Ozone Park has become the forgotten town — even though this will not be printed in your paper. My opinion never is. Howard Beach people say “Jump,” and the big shots ask, “How high?” I’ve lived in Ozone Park 45 good years. I need to know who’s job is it to take care of the few people still here.

QueensWay debate goes on Dear Editor: Re “QueensWay trail likely to raise nearby home values,” Opinion, June 19, multiple editions: Ms. Candace Damon, thank you for your opinion. After all, I’m sure the Trust for Public Lands paid you a substantial sum for it. Need I remind everyone that while programs for the developmentally challenged and senior citizens and veterans and libraries go begging, the Trust for Public Lands has received over $450,000 of taxpayer money for this park idea? Unlike Ms. Damon, I have been in contact with Professor Noelwah Netusil and she assures me (and I have it in writing) that, despite Ms. Damon’s well-financed opinions, I am employing the Reed College study data correctly. None of the studies Ms. Damon refers to focus on those properties adjacent to the bike path. The people of Forest Hills and Kew Gardens will experience higher property values, but not the good folks who live along 98th Street in the shadow of this foolishness. I had asked the Trust for Public Lands official who hired Ms. Damon for a copy of these studies. It took me 45 minutes and cost me a dollar (I bought a regular coffee) to locate the Reed College study. After 18 months, the best the Trust for Public Lands could do, with all their staff and all their money, is hire someone to write an opinion piece. I was born at night, but I wasn’t born last night. Here’s the next question Ms. Damon can continued on next page

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eign exhibits and purchasing souvenirs from different countries was very enjoyable. I remember watching native dancers that included the Watusi and Pigmys from Africa in front of thatched huts, exotic birds and animals demonstrating their multi-tribal dances that made it appear as if you were in Africa. I felt so sad when the fair closed. It was like saying goodbye to my best friend that I would no longer see. I work in Forest Hills, overlooking the Grand Central Parkway and former fairgrounds, so I can see the New York State Pavilion still standing tall through the trees and each day I remember once upon a time there was an amazing place to visit ... Lorelei Sercia Glendale Editor’s note: This letter and the following one were sent in response to Managing Editor Liz Rhoades’ call for reader memories of the World’s Fair. Find many more, and the whole series on the Fair, by clicking the “’64 Fair” button at qchron.com.

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No wheelchair access Dear Editor: As a person who needs a wheelchair for mobility, I was amazed to read in your article on Rego Park in the Welcome to the Neighborhood/Celebrating Communities feature on June 19 that someone said the Shalimar Diner “has its old-time loyal customers. They come here with their wheelchairs and their walkers. This is the highlight of the day.” The highlight of the day would be the miracle that would occur if someone in a wheelchair could get into the diner. There is no wheelchair access, only a f light of steps. The Shalimar redid its access after the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed but did not provide a ramp as mandated. Apparently old-timers in wheelchairs are not welcome in the diner. I think a clarification of this statement is necessary. Alexandra Shepard Rego Park Editor’s note: The diner says wheelchairbound patrons may enter via a side door that is level with the sidewalk. It advises customers to knock on the door or a nearby window, or to call ahead and say someone using a wheelchair is coming. The writer does not find that answer satisfactory.

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Dear Editor: The Alley Pond Environmental Center, located at 228-06 Northern Blvd., in Douglaston, is a great place to learn about ecology and the need to protect and preserve our planet. The center sees over 62,000 people a year including 40,000 children. Many of those children arrive by school bus on weekdays on class trips. The problem is that there is no traffic signal by the entryway and exit to safely allow the cars and buses that visit APEC to enter and leave the site. Traffic on Northern Boulevard at that location speeds along briskly most of the time. It is just a matter of time before there is a serious accident there, possibly injuring or killing people. The Department of Transportation has been advised of this problem many times. Their excuse for not installing a traffic signal is that traffic will back up on the exit ramp nearby causing congestion on the Cross Island Parkway. But there are dozens of exits throughout the city where highways meet other roadways near traffic signals and there is no issue. Another excuse given is that a new

APEC building will soon be under construction and the position of the entrance and exit may change. According to the architect of the new building, the exit would be in the same position as it is now. The exit is where the bulk of the problems lie. There is also a need to create a turning lane westbound on Northern Boulevard into the Center. Cars and school buses must be able to access APEC from both directions. If a traffic signal and turning lanes can be placed for businesses just down Northern Boulevard by a restaurant, car wash and driving range, surely APEC, which serves so many children and adults, can be given the same consideration. We need action now! Henry Euler Bayside

Some “dream” Dear Editor: Re: the Homeless Shelter Surprise or the Pan Am Hotel on Queens Blvd. conversion to a homeless shelter (6/12/14). At an unscripted “open mike” moment, President Obama was overheard telling then-President Medvedev of Russia to tell Vladimir Putin that when he was re-elected he would able to be more f lexible. True. Obama, phone and pen in hand, has become very flexible. We’ve had … The IRS politicized, Benghazi, a mountain of corruption and cover-up, the horrible mistreatment of veterans at government-r un hospitals (precursors of Obamacare) exposed, and a defecting American soldier traded for five Taliban terrorist commanders at Gitmo. Thank heavens Obama takes vacations. Now, because Obama gave a free pass to the children of illegal aliens, the latest “progressive” bomb to hit the American public is the arrival at the Texas border of 50,000 unaccompanied children again from Central America. Eric Holder, who before becoming attorney general worked as a lawyer defending Muslim terrorists, immediately sent 100 lawyers down to Texas to make sure the ‘children’ were not being abused. Tent cities were surreptitiously set up deep inside the United States, where America’s new hope for the future (since the European immigrants made such a botch of it), Central America’s “Dreamers,” are now being taught English and being clothed, fed and educated. Who’s paying for all this? Why … you are. When the next 50,000 arrive, where will the present 50,000 go to live? Since Queens has the largest population of Central Americans in the United States, no doubt, here. Pan Am’s conversion to a homeless shelter may have come down to a surprise, but the waves of refugees, hotel conversions and legalized basement apa r t ment s com i ng dow n t he pi ke shouldn’t be. Our borders are open. “Dreamers” should soon feel very at home here. It’ll be just like Honduras and Guatemala, but with television. Janice Wijnen Rego Park

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Now, in Howard Beach, NY, one doctor is helping local residents with knee pain live more active, pain-free lives. Living with knee pain can feel like a crippling experience. Let’s face it, your knees aren’t as young as you used to be, and playing with the kids or grandkids isn’t any easier either. Maybe your knee pain keeps you from walking short distances or playing golf like you used to. Nothing’s worse than feeling great mentally, but physically feeling held back from life because your knees hurt and the pain just won’t go away! My name is Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C., owner of Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center. Since we opened seventeen years ago, I’ve seen hundreds of people with knee problems leave the office pain free. If you’re suffering from these conditions, a new breakthrough in medical technology may completely eliminate your pain and help restore normal function to your knees.

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Could This Non invasive, Natural Treatment Be the Answer to Your Knee Pain? For 10 days only, I’m running a very special offer where you can find out if you are a candidate for cold laser therapy. What does this offer include? Everything I normally do in my “Knee Pain Evaluation.” Just call before July 6, 2014 and here’s what you’ll get… • An in-depth consultation about your problem where I will listen … really listen … to the details of your case. • A complete neuromuscular examination. • A full set of specialized X-rays to determine if arthritis is contributing to your pain (If necessary). (If you have films please bring them for evaluation). • A thorough analysis of your exam and X-ray findings so we can start mapping out your plan to being pain free. • You’ll see everything firsthand and find out if this amazing treatment will be your pain solution, as it has been for so many other patients. Until July 6, you can get everything I’ve listed here for only $37. The normal price for this type of evaluation including X-rays is $250, so you’re saving a considerable amount by taking me up on this offer. Remember what it was like before you had knee problems– when you were pain free and could enjoy everything life had to offer. It can be that way again. Don’t neglect your problem any longer – don’t wait until it’s too late.

A new treatment is helping patients with knee pain live a happier, more active lifestyle. Here’s what to do now: Due to the expected demand for this special offer, I urge you to call our office at once. The phone number is 718-845-2323. Call today and we can get started with your consultation, exam and X-rays (if necessary) as soon as there’s an opening in the schedule. Our office is called Gucciardo Specific Chiropractic and Natural Health Center and you can find us at 162-07 91st Street in Howard Beach. Tell the receptionist you’d like to come in for the Knee Evaluation before July 6. Sincerely, Dr. Robert F. Gucciardo, D.C. P.S. Now you might be wondering …

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New research in a treatment called Class IV Laser Therapy is having a profound effect on patients suffering with knee pain. Unlike the cutting type of laser seen in movies and used in medical procedures, the Class IV therapeutic laser penetrates the surface of the skin with no heating effect or damage. Laser Therapy has been tested for 40 years, had over 2000 papers published on it, and has been shown to aid in damaged tissue regeneration, decrease inflammation, relieve pain and boost the immune system. This means that there is a good chance cold laser therapy could be your knee pain solution, allowing you to live a more active lifestyle. Professional athletes like The New York Yankees and team members of the New England Patriots rely upon cold laser therapy to treat their sports-related injuries. These guys use the cold laser for one reason only…

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Rockaway kids get a piece of the recovery Visiting Nurse Service of New York family center reopens its doors by Domenick Rafter Editor

Maria Riley ran into her mother’s arms when one of her friends left the third-floor classroom of Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Early Steps Family Center in Rockaway Beach Friday. Her tears, a testament to how much the other girls there meant to her. “We’re going to see her on Monday, baby,” her mother, Nicole, told her about her friend. But that’s too long a time for Maria, 4. She wants to be with her friends all day. “She loves being here,” Riley said. “You see, all she wants to do is come here and be with her friends.”

Carmen Ayala, left, the executive director of VNSNY Early Steps Family Health Center, cuts the ribbon with VNSNY CEO Mary Ann Christopher, parent Amber Beckles and her PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER daughter Taylor.

Friday was not a nor mal day at the newly opened building at 2-16 Beach 87 St. V NSNY cut the ribbon on the new family center, located a block from its former site that was devastated in Hurricane Sandy. Serving 185 students from the Rockaways and Broad Channel, the center has been key to parents and children on the peninsula before, during and after the devastation Sandy wrought. The center’s executive director, Carmen Ayala, said the focus on children began in the mid-1990s, when the organization was helping teen parents in the Rockaways. “I started here as a teacher and a grandmother of the one of the kids,” Ayala said, noting her granddaughter is 18 years old now. Eventually the center received funding to serve the children of those parents and later open it up to other children. They opened a center near the Rockway Commons shopping plaza that had classrooms and service areas for families. Then came Sandy. Although the center was displaced along with most of its families, VNSNY did not forget its clients. “They never forgot us,” said Amber Beckles, a parent and president of the center’s policy council. “We always had help from VNSNY. We lost so much in Sandy, but we got so much from this organization.” Even with the facility destroyed, the policy council still met in a nearby parking lot. “We were out there in the cold, bundled up, having our meetings,” Beckles added. Some families were displaced. Riley had to relocate herself and her daughter to the Bronx for several months. “After Sandy, [Maria] became quieter and more attached to me,” Riley said. “But now, I leave her here and she just says ‘Bye’ and goes off to play with her friends.” As the recovery from the storm continued,

Taylor Rodney, 3, plays the bongos with mother, Amber Beckles, fellow student Maria Riley, 4, and her mother Nicole Riley at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York’s Early Steps Family Center PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER in Rockaway Beach during its ribbon-cutting celebration last Friday. V NS N Y p ou r e d mor e f u nd i ng i nt o rebuilding the center and making it better than before. The organization took over the then-vacant building on Beach 87th Street, renovated it and finally reopened it in May, just over 18 months after the storm. Today, the family center does homebased services for children under 2, with weekly sessions at the center with parents. Early Steps has been approved for one full-day prekindergarten class as part of M ayo r d e Bl a sio’s u n ive r s a l p r e - K program. There are also programs for fathers and for parents looking to get GEDs.

The center is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. to help serve parents who work and have to make the long commute to and from Manhattan, though Ayala said most students go home much earlier than 6 p.m. Riley said parents set up play dates for their children outside of the center and have made friends with each other. She added that post-Sandy, more than ever, the center, which her daughter calls “school,” is needed in the community. “People don’t realize the effect Sandy had on the children here. It really stopped their growth and learning in its tracks,” Riley said. “We’re so glad to have this cenQ ter back.”

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Crews work on 95th Avenue in Ozone Park last Thursday several hours after a fire broke out on power lines over the residential street, about a quarter of a mile north from where a power outage knocked out electricity for more than 1,000 residents at PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER the same time.

A power outage struck Ozone Park Thursday morning, leaving about 1,000 homes without electricity for more than an hour and knocking out traffic lights at rush hour. The brownout affected an area bordered by Rockaway Boulevard to the north, Pitkin Avenue and three blocks east and west of Cross Bay Boulevard. The lights went out shortly before 7 a.m. and power was restored completely by 10 a.m. Traffic lights were out along Cross Bay during rush hour, forcing officers to direct cars through the intersections. A Con Edison spokesman said the power outage was the result of an issue with the underground delivery system near Rockaway Boulevard and Liberty Avenue, and that power was restored to most customers within 90 minutes. Several residents in the area reported losing power for several minutes before getting it back and losing it again. A train subway service over Liberty Avenue was unaffected by the outage. The same area, which is served primarily by overhead

lines, had brief power outages in November 2011 and during a heat wave in May 2012. After Hurricane Sandy, much of this part of Ozone Park was without power for four to seven days after the storm. At roughly the same time, about a quarter-mile north of the outage area, a separate incident occurred in which a fire broke out on power lines along 95th Avenue between 95th and 97th streets near the Ozone Park-Woodhaven border. Seven customers lost power there. Several hours later crews closed 95th Avenue for several blocks as they worked on the line. Con Edison is investigating the cause of that fire. No injuries were reported in either incident. In November 2009 a similar fire occurred on electrical lines along 103rd Avenue between 104th and 106th streets when lightning hit a transformer before dawn causing a fire along one of the lines, which at one point spread to an adjacent block. Several residents lost power and were forced to evacuate Q their homes, but there were no injuries.

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Army Corps work is behind shutdowns by Domenick Rafter Editor

The ongoing work to replenish and repair Rockaway Beach is leaving large portions of the nation’s largest urban beach closed, and residents on the peninsula are frustrated. The Army Corps of Engineers is undergoing a massive reconstruction project for the entire beach, which was badly eroded — and almost entirely washed away in some spots — by Hurricane Sandy. As part of the project, which began last August, a massive pipe has been laid from a dredger offshore, which is taking sand from the entrance to Reynolds Channel between Far Rockaway and Atlantic Beach and placing it on the beach. The project was slated to be finished this month, but will likely go through the rest of the summer. The result is parts of the beach are being closed down for the work. “As the Corps moves along the beach, they move their pipes and the heavy equipment needed to complete their work,” said Zachary Feder, a spokesman for the Parks

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Meeks coasts to nomination U.S. Congressman Gregory Meeks (D-Queens, Nassau) sailed easily through Tuesday’s primary for the Democratic nomination for the 5th D ist r ict i n Novemb er’s gener a l election. Unofficial results provided by the New York State Board of Elections gave Meeks 80.1 percent of the vote. Challenger Joseph Marthone, an accountant, garnered just over 18 percent. Marthone has sought public office several times in recent years, including two unsuccessful campaigns each for the state Senate and the New York City Council. Meeks is seeking his ninth term on the House of Representatives. In an interview last week, the congressman said he offers many advantages to voters in the district, including seniority, along with his positions on the powerful Finance and Foreign Affairs committees. He said his priorities if re-elected would include making necessar y changes in the landscape, procedures and laws to help homeowners hurt in Hurricane Sandy, and to prevent similar damage from happening again. Q

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The New York State Legislature wrapped up formal business for the year last Thursday, and elected officials from Queens, chosen in a random sample, are characterizing the session as an overall success. “The short answer is yes,” Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said, starting with one of the basics. “We passed an on-time budget for the fourth straight time,” he said. “And it was a good budget.” Addabbo said funding universal pre-K was a major accomplishment. Keeping on the theme of education the senator fully supported the two-year delay on full implementation of Common Core standards. “Take some time and do it right,” he said. Addabbo and Assemblyman Bill Scarborough (D-Jamaica) liked new laws reducing the speed limits in New York City frmo 30 to 25 miles per hour on most roads. Scarborough, as chairman of the Small Business Committee, said it was a productive session, with numerous new measures he feels will be particularly useful in his Southeast Queens District. “We’re giving support jobs for 16-to-24year-olds by passing tax credits for the businesses that hire them,” Scarborough said. Veterans, he said, will benefit from new preference incentives in state contracts. State Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), the newest member of the Independent Democratic Conference, credited the IDC with an instrumental role in “delivering much of the needed results” for New York’s working families. Among those listed in a statement issued by his office were universal pre-K, tax breaks for renters and a handful of senior citizen benefits.

The office of Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi (D-Forest Hills) said he expected Gov. Cuomo to sign legislation he wrote authorizing a study of increases statewide in the price of electricity and natural gas, slamming residents and businesses. While Democrats had the numerical majority in the Senate, the IDC has a powe r- s h a r i n g a g r e e m e n t w i t h S e n a t e Republicans. A spokesman for GOP Senate Leader Dean Skelos (R-Nassau) also cited the ontime budget and voluntary compliance with a 2 percent spending cap as being productive. He and Addabbo also praised the passage of more than 10 laws aimed at curbing the resurgent heroin abuse problem in the state. A Senate vote back in March killed legislation to establish a state Dream Act for illegal aliens living in the state, and at least temporarily dashed the hopes of many legislators and their constituents. All legislators contacted by the Chronicle admitted to other disappointments, Scarborough thought this was the year Albany would pass a more comprehensive law protecting women’s rights than ultimately made it through the process. “There’s more work to do,” he said. That, to the assemblyman, also means getting his long-sought f looding control bills through the Senate, as well as removing some of the constraints police have in searching in the early stages for missing persons. “If you’re between 21 and 64, they assume that you left voluntarily,” Scarborough said. Addabbo was disappointed that campaign finance reform failed again. “I thought we had a shot,” he said. The senator also would like to take another crack in the future at passing priQ vate school tuition tax relief.

Goldfeder endorsed by Ulrich Assembly ma n Ph il Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) just got a big thumbs up from across the aisle. Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) announced he would back Goldfeder’s campaign for re-election and a source close to the Queens Republican Party says the GOP will seek a waiver to allow Goldfeder, a Democrat, to receive its ballot line, though he would continue to run primarily as and serve in the Assembly as a Democrat. Ulrich made the announcement at a fundraiser for Goldfeder in Rockaway Tuesday evening.

The two represent much of the same area, including the Rockaways, Howard Beach, Broad Channel and Ozone Park. Goldfeder is widely considered one of the more moderate Democrats in the city’s Albany delegation. In 2012, he was endorsed by and given the ballot line of the Conservative Party, which typically backs Republicans. Goldfeder was elected in a special election in 2011 over Republican Jane Deacy, an excop from Breezy Point. Ulrich endorsed Q Deacy in that race. — Domenick Rafter

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Car wash raises thousands to fight autism More than 100 cars — including those of state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. and Assemblymember Phil Goldfeder — got a scrub at this year’s “Wash for Autism” Sunday and nearly 30 classics and hot rods were on display at the annual car show — both of which raised more than $10,000 to benefit the New York Families for Autistic Children Foundation.

NYFAC staff and board members of the Howard Beach-based organization and its foundation joined volunteers in the parking lot of the Queens County Savings Bank in Lindenwood. Volunteers from all over, including Girl Scout Troop #4993, and more than 40 members of Disturbin Tha Ntelyfe, gave of

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Rep. Nydia Velazquez (D-Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan) defeated a primary challenger Tuesday by a wide margin, putting herself on the path to a 12th term in Congress. Velazquez beat Jeff Kurzon by what appeared to be more than a 60-point margin early Wednesday, according to media reports. With most but not all of the votes fully counted, she was leading Kurzon 82 to 18 percent, according to NY1. Velazquez represents parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn as well as, in Queens, Woodhaven, Ridgewood and much of Ozone Park. In November she will face Republican challenger Jose Luis Fernandez and Conservative candidate Allan Romaguera. Velazquez is the Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee and a senior member of the Financial Services Committee. In 1992 she became the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the House, and in 2006, she was named chairwoman of the House Small Business Com mit tee, mak ing her the f irst Latina to chair a full congressional Q committee.

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At site of tragedy, city approves traffic bills Mayor de Blasio signs 11 separate bills as part of the Vision Zero initiative by Tess McRae Associate Editor

Legislation for Mayor de Blasio’s Vision Zero initiative was signed into law on the corner where it all started. “Last time we were here in January, we were responding to a tragic loss,” de Blasio said on Monday morning at the corner of Northern Boulevard and 61st Street in Woodside. “Today, we’re again at the spot where 8-year-old Noshat Nahian was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer in December.” In was on this corner that de Blasio announced he was out to eliminate pedestrian fatalities by 2024 and now, six months

Nargish Nohian, left, and husband Mohammed hold a picture of their son Noshat, who was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on the corner of 61st Street and Northern Boulevard. His death acted as a catalyst for Mayor de Blasio introducing his Vision Zero initiative, which was announced at the same intersection. PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE

later, 11 bills, recently approved by the City Council, were signed by the mayor. The legislation covers a number of issues, from penalizing drivers who don’t yield to pedestrians who have the right of way to giving the Taxi and Limousine Commission the ability to revoke drivers’ cabbie licenses if they fatally strike someone or partake in dangerous driving. “We have great drivers but this and all of the other pieces of legislation will allow us to swiftly remove the few bad apples we have on our roads,” TLC Commissioner Meera Joshi said. The ceremony was attended by a number of families who lost loved ones in traffic accidents. Many of them joined the activist group Families for Safe Streets and pushed lawmakers to introduce more traffic-calming measures on the city’s roads. “If you listen carefully, you can hear the children of PS 152, of which Vincent Vitolo is principal, laughing and playing,” Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside) said. “There is no better sound. I want to hear more of that instead of yet another mother sobbing because her son or daughter was killed by a reckless driver.” Van Bramer acknowledged the Nahian family for bravely speaking out against dangerous driving. Noshat’s mother, Nargish, broke down as her husband, Mohammed, clutched a picture of their little boy. “When you think about Vision Zero, all its components, it so fundamentally comes down to reducing speeding, reducing reckless driving,” de Blasio said. “This is an essential element to that plan. It has been achieved.” The mayor praised the state Legislature for recently authorizing the city to establish a

Mayor de Blasio signs one of 11 traffic bills as members of Families for Safe Streets look on, holding photos of loved ones who died in traffic accidents. Lawmakers hope the legislation will PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE help eliminate the number of pedestrian deaths in the city. default citywide speed limit of 25 miles an hour. The bill signing also comes just as the NYPD began a three-week enforcement initiative targeting high collision areas in every precinct. At least two intersections are being heavily monitored in each area. Moving forward, as the Department of Transportation, NYPD and TLC continue working together, residents will be able to re por t d a ngerou s cor r idor s i n t hei r neighborhoods. “We’ve been conducting town hall meetings and workshops all over the city in all five boroughs,” DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg said. “We have set up a website where you can actually go on and pinpoint

locations and put in, like ‘there should be more time for pedestrians to cross’ or you want to ban a left turn. For us, it is absolutely fundamental that we hear from local residents in communities all over the city. You live in the neighborhoods, you have the best sense of all of what we should be doing.” The bill-signing ceremony also gave de Blasio and Trottenberg the opportunity to tour the recently redesigned intersection where Noshat died. A pedestrian island was constructed in the middle of Northern Boulevard, traffic signals have been timed so there’s a pedestrian-only crossing time and crosswalk lines Q are more visible.

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In a move that the state teacher’s union called a “reset button,” the state Legislature and Gov. Cuomo agreed to delay implementation of Common Core standards as part of teacher evaluations for two years last week — but only for poorlyrated teachers. “The short-term safety net around evaluation consequences proposed by the governor and legislative leadership should relieve anxiety while preserving a multiple measures evaluation system that includes student performance,” state Education Commissioner John King said in a statement. The deal was a big win for the state teachers union, who had fought the implementation of Common Core as part of evaluations, alleging that the rollout of the new standards was flawed and teachers should not be judged on them until the system has time to take root. Cuomo agreed. State tests account for 20 percent of teacher evaluations, according to state law. Karen Magee, the new president of the New York State United Teachers, praised the deal, which will cover about 11,000 teachers statewide ranged “ineffective” or “developing.” Earlier this year, the state exempted Common Core

testing from students’ transcripts until 2018. The bill did not meet much objection. It passed the Assembly with only one dissenting vote — that of Assemblyman Mike Fitzpatrick (R-Suffolk County). The Senate agreed to it unanimously. “I am pleased that one of the 2014 end-of-session highlights is a common-sense reform of how the controversial Common Core learning standards will be applied in evaluating New York State’s teachers and principals,” said state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), a member of the Education Committee. “Passage of this legislation means that the students, parents, teachers and administrators in my district who have repeatedly expressed concerns about this issue have been heard loud and clear.” Opponents of the change were furious. “It’s a victory for the teachers’ union and a tragedy for our kids. Our kids got screwed again,” said Mona Davids of the NYC Parents Union, who further alleged that the move was due to it being an election year. Some, including opponents of Common Core, said they did not believe it would change much at all. “It won’t affect anyone in my building,” said Arthur Gold-

stein, UFT chapter leader at Francis Lewis High School in Fresh Meadows, who noted the deal only covers elementary and middle school teachers. “I think there are very few teachers rated ineffective due to Common Core. What they did was put a Band-Aid on a gaping wound.” He believes testing itself is not a valid way of grading teachers. “There are things I would argue are more important than test scores,” Goldstein said, arguing that the entire debate comes out of what he believes is unwarranted concern over bad teachers. “There is no such crisis. People are whipped up into a frenzy over it.” The deal does not put the $292 million in federal funding the state received in jeopardy — which was a concern because federal education officials warned the funding could be pulled if the state did not adopt Common Core, which is strongly supported by the Obama administration, into its evaluations. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan made it clear he backs the deal, saying late last week that it maintains “New York’s commitment to be leaders in education reform and ensure that schools across the state can continue to build on the significant progress they have made over the past four years.” Q

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Townsend Harris, Queens Sciences on list by Domenick Rafter Editor

Two Queens high schools were among the top 10 in the state, according to a recent ranking by US News & World Report. The periodical surveyed more than 19,000 high schools nationwide, including more than 1,100 in New York State. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college and given a final grade and ranked by it. Townsend Harris High School in Flushing ranked as the fifth-best public high school in New York State, coming in at 40th in the nation. Queens High School for Sciences, located on the campus of York College in Jamaica, was listed as the eighthbest public in the state and 57th nationally. Nine of the top 10 public high schools in New York State were located in New York City. The top school in the state was the High School of American Studies at Lehman College in the Bronx. Bronx High School of Science, Brooklyn

Latin School, High School for Dual Language and Asian Studies in Manhattan, Staten Island Tech, Manhattan Bridges, and Brooklyn Tech were the other city schools to make the top 10. Nine other schools in Queens ranked in the state’s top 100. They include the Baccalaureate School for Global Education in Long Island City, 26th in the state; High School for Arts and Business in Corona at 59, Scholars’ Academy in Rockaway Park ranked 65th in the state followed by Academy of Finance and Enterprise in Long Island City at 66. Academy of American Studies, also in Long Island City, ranks 69th while Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School adjacent to Queens General Hospital in Jamaica Hills, 72nd; Benjamin Cardozo in Bayside 75th; Francis Lewis in Fresh Meadows, 76th; and Forest Hills 85th, are the other Queens schools in the top 100 statewide. The best high school in the United States according to the report is the School for the Talented and Gifted in Q Dallas, Tex.

Students leading conferences instead by Domenick Rafter Editor

For many children, the parent-teacher conference was often among their first life experiences in worry, dread and concern. Mom, dad or both were off meeting with the teacher, without the student there to know what was being said about his or her grades or behavior, or to offer any defense or explanation on the spot. But at South Ozone Park’s MS 297, also known as the Hawtree Creek Middle School, students are not only included in parent-teacher conferences, they’re the center of them. “The kids just take the lead,” said Maureen Hussey, the principal of the school, which welcomed its first 95 students last September at the facility it shares with two other schools at 121-10 Rockaway Blvd. “They sit down with their parents, go over their grades, what they’ve done to improve, the steps they took.” Parents meet with their children in their classroom with their teacher supervising,

but it’s the children who take their parents through their academic record for the past trimester. Parents also offer questions or comments to their child about their education. Hussey said the student-led conferences were initially held at the end of the first trimester last year, and her staff was really nervous about it at first. “We weren’t sure how it was going to go,” she admitted. “But we were really happy with the response. Parents were blown away.” MS 297, which had an official ribbon cutting last month — Hussey scheduled it at the end of the school year rather than the beginning — will accept about 100 new sixth-graders and will add students until it reaches capacity at just over 300 students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades in 2015-16. The school will also add classroom space in an adjacent hallway. Hussey said she expects to continue the student-led conferences next year. “I think it’s part of what makes our Q school unique,” she said.

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Crowd defends elite HS admissions Meeting held in response to bills that would change the system by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

Many brought heated words and emotions to a public meeting condemning proposed changes to the specialized high school admissions policy at the Flushing Library on Sunday. They support the existing system, under which a student’s score on a single multiple choice test determines his or her ranking and acceptance into one of the eight elite schools. Two bills, at least one motivated by the desire to address the racial disparity between the students at these schools and the city’s overall population by changing the admissions criteria, were introduced in the state legislative session that just ended. Neither passed, but they could be brought up again in the next session. African American and Hispanic students make up about 70 percent of the city’s students, but only 3 to 5 percent of enrollment at the specialized high schools. Many of the attendees at Sunday’s meetings were concerned about the fact that many of the elected officials have issues with the high numbers of Asian and Asian American students, about 70 percent, enrolled in the specialized high schools. The only one of them in this borough is Queens High School for the Sciences at York College. Townsend Harris, though elite, has a different admissions procedure and is not counted among the eight that the bills targeted. At the Flushing meeting, current students, recent graduates and parents applauded the existing system as the fairest, most objective way to determine who gets in, particularly for recent immigrants. City Councilman Peter Koo (D-Flushing) was on hand to show his support. “A written exam is the most unbiased thing in the world,” said a man who identified himself only as Joe, a firefighter who graduated from Bronx Science in 1997. When you sit down and take an exam, that piece of paper does not ask where you’re from, how much you make, and how hard you’ve worked up to that point. If you do well, you get in; it’s the fairest thing in the world.” “I feel offended that they call us testing robots because we’re not just testing robots, we’re so much more,” said Julienne Zhou a recent graduate of Brooklyn Tech. “We’re full, rounded human beings, and when I applied to Brooklyn Tech I did not take any prep classes; I did not pay for any prep classes either.” Zhou said that it is unlikely that

The crowd at the Flushing Library listens as a speaker says Asian Americans must be more diligent about voting in order to affect policy. At right is Julienne Zhou, who said she is offended some students are seen as “testing robots,” PHOTOS BY LAURA A. SHEPARD when they are so much more. someone who does not excel on the Specialized High School Admissions Test will be able to handle the course load and schoolwork over the four years. “If it wasn’t for my own hard work, I probably wouldn’t have graduated,” Zhou said. One mother of a student at Bronx Science said her children gave up their summers, five days a week, eight hours a day, to study. Then at the beginning of the school year, they attended classes for nine hours on the weekend to study for the exam, not including the homework for those classes. “Do not compare our children to children who are having a great time because our children are giving up their time and giving up their childhood and working toward something better,” she said. The parents associations of Bronx Science, Brook ly n Tech a nd Stuyvesant promptly issued statements decrying the changes and a change.org petition received about 5,000 signatures within a few days. The statements instead support improving middle schools, increasing access to tutoring and administering the SHSAT to all eighth-graders during the school day, rather than requiring students to register and take the test on the weekend. Education activist David Lee noted that the bill, which seeks to increase the number of criteria to include middle school GPAs, school attendance records and state standardized test scores does not mention how each will be weighted. He also notes that it concen-

trates power over admissions with the Department of Education which means that each successive chancellor can change the policy. He claims such a complicated policy would baffle parents who do not speak English and harm those who cannot afford to send their children to extracurricular activities. Anita Astupuma, the mother of a recent Stuyvesant graduate, lambasted the idea of using multiple criteria to apply to high school because they are used in the college admissions process, and eighth-graders are not mature enough to handle such a convoluted system. “We know how much pressure, work, tears goes with applying to college.” she said. “If you’ve been to college, you know that applying to college was hell. It’s not fair for the kids.” “For many families entrance to the specialized high schools has been the only way of getting their families out of poverty and the issues faced by immigrants in our beloved city,” said Ivan Khan, who runs a tutoring service. “The sad reality is that New York city’s school system is failing in many local communities.” A second bill was introduced last Monday, which posits using a proportional allocation of seats based on the population of each borough. Stanley Ng, a parent from Brooklyn, brought data to the meeting which demonstrates that Queens would be harmed by the proposal. Currently 1,919 students from Queens attend specialized high

schools, or 36 percent of the enrollment. A proportional allocation would only afford Queens 27 percent, a reduction of about 500 seats. That could mean even more overcrowding in schools here. Ng added the shortages for each district and found that Queens is short 7,111 seats, or roughly 1,777 freshman seats. “If they change the criteria, your kids may not even be able to stay in Queens anymore,” he said. “This is not about race, it’s about data. The Queens area will be impacted the most.” Townsend Harris, which uses mu lt iple ad m issions cr iter ia , receives about 5,000 applications a year, but only extends 500 offers. Ethel Chen, a member of the coalition, among others advocated for strong political action, namely rallying in Albany, like the charter school movement. Many speakers also referred to the low vote turnout among the Asian-American community, as a reason politicians often take it for granted and don’t vote in its members’ interests. While everyone at the meeting supported maintaining the SHSAT, opinions about the importance of diversity at the schools varied. Chen noted that diversity is not a factor in determining who passes the bar exam, professional engineers exam or medical school exams. “Do you talk about or think about diversity?” she asked. “When you choose a doctor to be your family doctor, they don’t talk about that. That’s why we should help our children to do better and not talk about diversity. That’s

empty talk.” One Stuyvesant alum who came from Brooklyn said she was “troubled by the rhetoric” and “disagreed strongly” with the notion that diversity is irrelevant. She said she opposed the bills for being “a politically expedient solution to a much much deeper problem,” referring to the quality of K-8 education in many districts. Santiago Munoz, the student who set the World Record for longest commute to school when he spent about two hours and 45 minutes taking two trains and two buses from Far Rockaway to Bronx Science and back ever y day, spoke of his experiences. “I’m Hispanic and I know the city’s trying to bring more minorities into the schools and I’m totally with that,” Munoz said. “However, I don’t think taking away the SHSAT is the correct thing. ... “If you want to solve the problem, you have to allow blacks and hispanics more chances and let the students themselves study for the test. The SHSAT, although it has it’s flaws, is a great way to assess a person’s intelligence.” Speaker Alan Peng, a seventhgrader, brought up the American dream in his remarks. “Two hundred years ago this country was created on the foundation of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, Alan said. “A byproduct of this creation was the American Dream. A major part of the American Dream is the idea that as long as you work hard, you can succeed. “If a student works hard, he will get into the high school that he wants to get into and I believe that no one should take the American Dream away from the American people.” Q

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A bill designed to reform the governing structure of the embattled Queens Library system and make its operations more transparent has passed both houses of the state Legislature with nearly unanimous support and needs only Gov. Cuomo’s signature to become law. Authored by state Sen. Mike Gianaris (D-Astoria) and Assemblyman Jeff Aubry (D-Corona), along with Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, the measure would impose a series of reforms on the Library Board of Trustees and subject the institution to the state Freedom of Information Law, allowing the public to examine most of its records, just like those of government agencies. The bill passed the Assembly 132-0 on June 9 and the Senate 59-1 on June 20, the last day of the legislative session. The lone The library nay was cast by outgoasked for it ing Sen. Greg Ball See Editorial Page (R-Pat terson), who Gianaris said cast a few solo dissenting votes as his term has been winding down. Gianaris said he expects Cuomo to sign the bill, which also has the support of Mayor de Blasio.

State Sen. Mike Gianaris co-authored the FILE PHOTO Queens Library reform bill. The senator hailed the measure’s passage in a prepared statement issued shortly after it was approved. “I am thrilled the Senate so overwhelmingly passed my bill and look forward to it becoming law so we can end the abuses that plagued our library system,” Gianaris said.

“Once enacted, my bill will rein in the excesses revealed in recent reports and provide a long-term blueprint for an efficient, transparent and accountable library system of which every Queens resident can be proud.” The library has been under fire from elected officials and some newspaper editorial pages, including that of the Queens Chronicle, since a series of revelations about questionable spending and management decisions began in late January. It is now the subject of a city audit and a joint investigation by the Department of Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Libary Board made some reforms in response to the controversy but did not pass two measures elected officials especially wanted to see enacted: putting President and CEO Tom Galante on paid leave while the investigations go on and fully complying with City Comptroller Scott Stringer’s demands for documents for the audit he is conducting. Stringer is suing to get the records. The board’s actions on both those questions galvanized political support for more drastic measures, resulting in the reform bill. Cuomo’s office did not respond when asked if the governor will sign the measure. reduce the tenures of library trustees from five years to three, allow the elected official who appointed them to remove them at will

In response to the ongoing killing of geese at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge and other parks in the name of aviation safety, animal rights activists are holding a protest today, June 26, in Manhattan. Led by Friends of Animals, a group whose campaigns director, Edita Birnkrant, lives in Fresh Meadows, the rally will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. outside Port Authority headquarters, located at 225 Park Ave. South. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been killing the geese while they’re molting, and therefore unable to fly, in order to avoid bird-plane collisions like the Miracle on the Hudson incident in January 2009. The animal activists say that is unnecessary and a waste of taxpayer money. “It’s now obvious that the USDA intends to kill every last Canada goose they can at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, a supposed safe haven for these creatures,” said David Karopkin, founder of the GooseWatch NYC organization. “There is no need to kill these birds. It’s obscene and tragic, and the public has a right to know what our govQ ernment is doing.” — Peter C. Mastrosimone

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and require that they either live or own or operate a business in Queens. The members are appointed by the mayor and the borough president. The bill also would require that the board hold annual budget hearings. Though it is a private nonprofit organization that provides its services through a contract with the city, the library gets about 90 percent of its funding from the taxpayer. Library Board President Gabriel Taussig criticized the bill in a prepared statement that alluded to the fact that the institution was set up as a private organization so that it could be free of political interference. “This bill has generated grave concerns and raised red f lags with statewide and national groups,” Taussig said. “The American Library Association wrote that it would ‘threaten the ability for Queens Library to operate free of political influence, and will serve as a dangerous precedent for libraries and library boards around the nation.’ “The New York Council of Nonprofits, in its Memo of Opposition, wrote: ‘The reduction of trustee terms from 5 years to 3 does a disservice to the community in that it does not allot the proper amount of time and experience needed for the library board to engage in effective governance, budget analysis and long-range planning.’ Q “I share those concerns.”

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Cops look for three in Liberty Avenue attack Victim was beaten outside Hookah bar by Domenick Rafter Editor

release any physical descriptions of the suspects, but they were caught on surveillance camera after the attack. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers. com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then enter i ng TIP577. A ll tips are Q strictly confidential.

The NYPD is seeking three men for an attack outside a bar on Liberty Avenue in South Richmond Hill earlier this month. On June 10 at 6:20 p.m., the three male suspects, described by cops as being 18 to 25 years old, entered the Aladdin Hookah Bar, located at 109-08 Liberty Ave., approached a 17-yearold man and began to punch and kick him repeatedly. One of the suspects then struck him in the head with a n u n k now n met al object before the three fled. T h e v ic t i m s u s tained a laceration to h i s h e a d a n d w a s Surveillance footage caught the taken to Jamaica Hos- three suspects in a brutal attack pital Medical Center on a man in South Richmond Hill where he was treated. fleeing the scene of the June 10 PHOTOS COURTESY NYPD P o l i c e d i d n o t crime.

Mayor, Council in budget deal continued from page 2 punitive fines and fees on small businesses; and pays for Vision Zero traffic safety improvements. All were major campaign themes when de Blasio was running for election last year. If the “approximately $75 billion” figure is voted in by the Council, it would be an increase of about $5 billion from the current year, which has an adopted budget of just under $70 billion. In a statement issued by her office, Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst) said the deal was arrived at using conservative estimates of anticipated revenue. “It is important to note that Council Finance [Committee], the Independent Budget office and the New York City Comptroller all believe that there will be significantly more tax revenue in Fiscal 2015 than is contained in this budget,” Ferreras said. When asked on Monday in an email to her office to specify where the city intended to find the additional money, Ferreras or her aides were off by about $1 billion. “The Fiscal 2015 Executive budget was $4 billion larger than the Fiscal 2014 adopted budget,” Ferreras said. Which is true enough, considering

that de Blasio’s executive budget, presented in May, came in at $73.9 billion, or about $1 billion short of the “approximately $75 billion” total that de Blasio, Mark-Viver ito and Fer reras herself were quoted as praising in the joint statement on the latest plan, issued from City Hall on June 19. The statement from Ferreras’ office on June 24 covered only $4 billion. She said an estimated $3 billion would come from increased tax revenue, about equally split among personal income, property and other taxes. Another $1 billion is expected in the form of increased aid promised by Gov. Cuomo to fund universal prekindergarten and afterschool programs for middle-school students. In a statement issued by his office last Friday, Councilman Donovan Richards hailed the agreement. “Our 2015 budget demonstrates a much more inclusive way of thinking, where everyone in our city gets a fair shot,” Richards said. Councilman Mark Weprin (D-Oakland Gardens), the head of the Queens delegation, declined to comment on Tuesday. Representatives of Councilmen Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Paul Vallone (D-Bayside) could not be reached for Q comment on the story.

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by Maria A. Thomson Last year at this time, the quest for the landmarking of our Daniel Muller-carved carousel was attained. The Forest Park Carousel is truly “the Jewel of Forest Park.” In the years that followed of closing and disrepair in the 1980s, the Greater Woodhaven Development Corporation continued to gain support for landmarking through many years. In this way, our “jewel” would never be closed or neglected and funds could be accessed for its maintenance, security and care and with this protection our beloved carousel will be saved once and for all! After the GWDC’s correspondence through the years with voluminous files of letters and information from our GWDC office to the Landmark Preservation Commission and the strong advocacy of our Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, the landmarking of the “Jewel of Forest Park” was made official on June 25, 2013. A year goes so fast. You can ride our landmarked Forest Park Carousel weekdays until 5 p.m. in June and 6 p.m. in July and August. On weekends, it will be open until 8 p.m. This was a busy week, with all good news for Woodhaven. I had the privilege of cutting the ribbon on a new unique yogurt store, Go Natural, which

opened at 88-20 Jamaica Ave. This frozen yogurt store was opened by Jimmy Illescas and his family. Jimmy, who was honored at the 2012 GWDC Dinner Dance, as “Businessman of the Year” also owns Tropical Restaurant. The restaurant has also been extended and renovated now with a large beautiful catering room. We cut the ribbon last week on his latest venture with his daughter Mechelle, WBID President Mathew Xenakis and his family and others, wishing Jimmy and his family all the best and much success with Go Natural. The WBID also thanks him and his family for living and investing so much in our Woodhaven, This investment, as many being made in our “Everything Avenue” is a testimony to our Jamaica Avenue’s vitality. On Saturday, we took part in the citywide “Make Music New York” event to mark the first day of summer. Our event took place at the Forest Parkway Plaza from 6 to 8 p.m. and included a live performance by “Plastic Soul.” We were even visited by two rubber chicken sisters Elsa and Eunice, who have their own blog. It was a fun evening. We were blessed with beautiful weather which was just perfect for both events. Only in Woodhaven. May God bless our Armed Forces, our disabled veterans and may God bless America. Q

Celebrating the grand opening of Woodhaven’s latest small business, Go Natural frozen yogurt parlor at 88-20 Jamaica Ave. last week are Loretta Xenakis, left, George Xenakis; Community Board 9 member Etienne David Adorno; Mechelle Illescas, daughter of owner Jimmy Illescas; her father; Maria Thomson,

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GOP chief Ragusa dies of leukemia Served as Queens Republican chairman for seven turbulent years by Liz Rhoades

many. He was a true patriot.” Former Queens GOP executive vice chairman Vince Phil Ragusa, 74, of Beechhurst, who led the Queens Tabone was also indicted in the bribery scheme and awaits Republican Party for seven years, many of them tumultu- trial in January. Although he locked horns with Ragusa and had tried to ous, died Tuesday from leukemia at New York Presybterian oust him since 2011, City Councilman Eric Ulrich Hospital. Accolades from across the state and farther have poured (R-Ozone Park) issued the following statement on his in about the certified public accountant who took over the death: ”Phil Ragusa was a stalwart Republican who dedihelm of the Queens party from former state Sen. Serphin cated many years of service to the Republican Party in Queens County. My thoughts and prayers are with his famiMaltese, who stepped down in 2007. “Chairman Ragusa had dedicated his life to serving his ly and friends during this very difficult time.” Herb Stupp of Bayside, former community, the Republican Party, Department for the Aging commisand particularly his friends and sioner under Mayor Giuliani, noted family,” said Robert Hornak, executive director of the Queens he stress the government that his wife was a co-district leader with Ragusa for years. Republicans, in a prepared stateput on him in his last few “Phil Ragusa’s passing is a huge ment. “Chairman Ragusa will be loss for the Republican Party, for remembered for his integrity and days was unconscionable. Queens and for good government. commitment to the democratic proPhil led Queens Republicans with cess and was viewed by many as I’m sorry that my honesty and fairness, never looking not just a friend but a mentor.” circumstances contributed for private advantage for himself,” State GOP Chairman Ed Cox Stupp said. “He was an important called Ragusa “a good man, who to that stress.” leader in crafting the coalitions that was dedicated to Queens County kept electing Senate giants like and the Republican Party and was — Former Councilman Dan Halloran Frank Padavan and Serf Maltese, as an indomitable county chair.” well as electing new City Council Democratic Rep. Grace Meng of Flushing offered her view of Ragusa: “I’m saddened to members. He also succeeded in attracting new leaders and learn about the passing of Chairman Ragusa. He was a volunteers from the spectrum of racial and ethnic groups decent and honorable man who for many years worked tire- that makes Queens so diverse. “During some turbulent years in the city and in the lessly to help improve his community and his party. My heart goes out to his family and friends, and I ask Queens Queens Republican Party, Phil Ragusa always offered staresidents to join me in sending them our thoughts and ble, honest and ethical leadership,” Stupp added. Kevin Ryan, resident of the Northeast Queens Republiprayers during this difficult time.” Former Republican Councilman Dan Halloran of White- can Club, believes that some good can come from Ragusa’s stone, who is facing federal corruption charges for a death: “ ... if there’s a bright side, we have an opportunity to scheme in the 2013 mayoral primary, was candid on his rebuild the Queens GOP and move forward together, folFacebook page, believing his case played a part in Ragusa’s lowing the procedures and giving every committee member a voice. I hope we all work together in his memory. Politics decline. “The stress the government put on him in his last few is cyclical and I believe the GOP’s core values still appeal days was unconscionable,” Halloran wrote. “I’m sorry that to voters in Queens.” Ragusa was a lifelong resident of New York City. He my circumstances contributed to that stress. Phil was always a gentleman with me and tried to be there for so was an Army veteran and had served as president of the Managing Editor

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Phil Ragusa, Queens Republican Party chairman, died Tuesday FILE PHOTO from leukemia. Beechhurst Property Owners Association and treasurer of the Whitestone Village Revitalization. He ran unsuccessfully against Tony Avella for the 19th District City Council seat in 2003. In 2011 it was Ragusa who discovered a discrepancy in the financial records of Unisphere Inc., a nonprofit fundraising arm of Flushing Meadows Park. That eventually led to the arrest of Estelle Cooper, who headed Unisphere and was park administrator. She died in 2012 before going to trial. Last year, Ragusa survived a failed takeover of the Queens GOP by capturing 52 percent of the vote against former Congressman Bob Turner. Surviving are his wife, Nelly, and daughter, Stephanie. Viewing hours at the Quinn-Fogarty Funeral Home at 162-14 Sanford Ave. in Flushing are scheduled for Thursday from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The funeral will be held on Friday at 9:45 a.m. at St. Mel’s Church, 26-15 154 St., in Flushing. Burial will be at Pinelawn Memorial Park Q in Farmingdale, LI.

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Ray Garcia, 65, is a Vietnam veteran, a limousine driver for exclusive customers and in his spare time, a poet. Growing up, Garcia lived in many neighborhoods across the city, including the Bronx, Manhattan, Brooklyn, and then finally settling in Ridgewood, where his father built a house. He attended Bushwick High School and at the age of 18, Garcia worked in the mailroom for the ABC network and then NY Hospital developing X-rays before he got drafted into the Army. After spending a year in Vietnam, Garcia was discharged. Shortly after, he enrolled in NYC Community College in Brooklyn and

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later transferred to SUNY Old Westbury, where he majored in cinematography. “I met this girl at a Latin club who was a model and a student and she convinced me to go back

to school,” Garcia said. W hile at Old Westbu r y, he became very depressed, cynical and even suicidal. As a new student he found himself regularly behind the campus looking out onto the open fields where he said he yelled, “God, if you really exist, help.” Later when he got back to his dorm, Garcia had a dream where he was the audience to a series of events which tapped into his subconscious and made him begin to write free-form. After waking up, he said his life became engulfed with poetry. During this time he joined Alianza Latina, an artistic college ensemble which consisted of poets, dancers and drummers. Together, they visited colleges, high schools and other centers to perform.

Garcia’s poetry is mainly about social commentary, psychological issues and self-help. Inspirations for his poems come from a variety of people, things, ideas, or observations that trigger his writing process. The poet has been working at London Town Cars, located in Long Island City, a family business that has been operating for 55 years. He recited his poem for the first time to a female passenger who was in a state of depression, but this did not happen until after she spoke to him. “It is a company policy that you “don’t talk to a passenger unless they talk to you,” Garcia said. “I’m good at reading people, I can tell through body language or tone of voice that they don’t want to be bothered,” he added. Garcia has received positive

feedback from his passengers about his poetry. He has had many top executives comment how excellent it is. One top executive of a company said about him: “Ray is a talented guy; he has a unique perspective on life.” Another executive told him, “I do not know what we are going to do with your poetry, but I know that I have to do something with it.” Garcia is working on a book of poems, essays and anecdotes he expects to be titled “Inspired Writers.” At the end of the interview, Garcia read one of his new poems called “Archives of Expression.” Here is an excerpt: “Write about what you see and say how you see it and paint it in the best way in order to reveal it and play those gyrating rhythms so that we can redeem it.” Q

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by Laura A. Shepard Chronicle Contributor

Seated in a large rectangular configuration in a giant hangar at the Vaughn College of Aeronautics at LaGuardia Airport, the Queens Aviation roundtable members reconvened last Wednesday to discuss noise, f light procedures, and plan for the future of the body. Ed Knoesel, manager of Environmental Services for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, chaired the meeting and updated members on the newly created Noise Office, which is hiring staff. The PA is still placing noise monitors and would like site suggestions from community members in relatively quiet residential areas. He noted that Queens Quiet Skies has already provided a lengthy list based on flight routes and procedures. Two were placed recently, one of which is in Bayside, and the PA can purchase up to 36 more portable monitors. The Port Authority is also about to kick off the Part 150 Study ordered by Gov. Cuomo, which will assess noise, establish noise contour maps and the land uses within them and study the feasibility of strategies to mitigate the noise impacts. The agency plans to release its request for proposals in several weeks for qualified consultants to complete the study for one or both airports. Some roundtable members, including Patrick Evans from the Eastern Queens Alliance, say it is unfair that their input won’t be included in the study, but the Port Authority and Federal Aviation Administration maintain that

but it has to be done, not at the expense of homeowners and the community, please.” Barbara Brown urged Roberts to factor “people space” into decisions, noting that in his presentation about airspace, there was no mention of the impacts to people on the ground, “when there certainly is.” Andrew Brooks from the FAA gave a comprehensive presentation on noise and the Part 150 study. He explained that noise has been measured with NDLs since the federal Environmental Protection Agency said so in 1976 and it uses cumulative rather than single-event noise readings. The Part 150 study will establish noise exposure maps and use them to come up with a noise compatibility plan, which may consider flight change procedures, designating preferential runways, residential soundproofing, voluntary land acquisition and land-use planning. In total, each part of the study will take about 18 months for a total of three to five years. Brooks said the roundtable will be involved as a technical advisory committee and there will be significant opportunities for public involvement throughout the process. Brooks said that if a specific flight procedure is found to be problematic during the study, the FAA may remove it before the study is complete. He also mentioned a purchase assurance program, in which people would be able to voluntarily sell their homes and the federal government would insulate them and resell continued on page 36

if they don’t follow the federal process exact- stand how deeply this community feels about ly, it may jeopardize their ability to obtain this, how deeply angry we are, particularly at mitigation funding. the FAA.” Dennis Roberts, director of airspace serRoberts responded by defining collaboravices for the FAA, came from Washington, tion as the chance for everyone to be heard DC to explain the Airspace Redesign, a mas- and committed to working with the communisive undertaking to streamline the nation’s ties, but said that he will not be able to solve flight patterns that began in the late 1990s. everyone’s problems and that aircrafts must be “Over 30 percent of the delays in the on a stabilized course within five to seven whole United States are generated out of the miles from the runways. three major airports in the New York area,” Bob Whitehair, vice president of Queens Roberts said, adding that it’s critical to Quiet Skies, added that the people of San improve eff iciency and Francisco were not happy reduce delay in the New with the use of waypoints, Yor k a i r s p a c e s o t h at part of Next-Gen that o you really want auses pla ne s t h r ou g hout t he GPS to make sure country are not held on the to listen to us?” planes fly specific predet axiways bu r n i ng f uel, termined courses and that — Janet McEneany, president generating emissions and so far they’re unpopular in of Queens Quiet Skies creating noise. “Everyone Queens too. benefits from that,” RobHe mentioned the switch erts said. to the TNNIS procedure, “Do you really want to listen to us?” Janet which routes planes departing from LaGuarMcEneany, president of Queens Quiet Skies, dia Airport’s Runway 13 over Flushing, asked Roberts, “because our experience has Auburndale, Bayside, Douglaston and Little been the opposite.” Neck at lower altitudes, which angered many “You said that this process and its results people in the area. are going to benefit everybody, but I’ll tell you “If that happens for 200 more procedures that all along this room are people who live and we’re not part of that process, and we’re here, who said ‘except us’ because we are the not allowed to see where the waypoints are, ones who are paying the price for all this effi- we’re going to be very, very unhappy,” he ciency that is going to save money for the air- said. lines,” she added. “Over my head, every day “When you say the word efficiency, that and every night I have planes going at 80 deci- really scares us,” Andrew Rothman, a membels over my head. I really want you to under- ber of CB 11 said. “It’s great to be efficient,

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From senior center to art playground Older Queens residents display original work in South Ozone Park by Andrew Benjamin Chronicle Contributor

Walking down one of the hallways at the Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center in South Ozone Park, you might mistake it for an art museum. It wouldn’t be far from the truth as the seniors at the center through public funding created their own art pieces. Their final work was displayed last Thursday, which included pencil drawings, paper collages and written pieces. This new-found passion was made possible by funding from Seniors Partnering with Artists Citywide. The annual program brings artists in residence who teach seniors various art disciplines including writing, drawing and pottery. Fifty senior centers were chosen and given a $2 million grant to put towards an artistic venture. This is the first year the Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center applied, director Pat Bishop said. She was hoping to get a ceramic teacher in, but unfortunately none applied to be an artist in residence. It turned out, however, to be a blessing in disguise. The artist in residence and teacher, Ify Chiejina, a painter from Hollis, who specializes in portraits, applied to be a teacher and

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Cops look for phone thieves The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two suspects who are wanted in connection with thefts of smartphones from stores in Ozone Park and Woodhaven. On June 10 at around 2:30 p.m., the suspects entered the Placid Wireless store at 74-10 101 Ave. and removed an iPhone 4, iPhone 4s and Samsung Galaxy phone. Then on Friday at 3:42 p.m., they entered at Boost Mobile store at 80-10 Jamaica Ave., opened a closed shelf and removed an iPhone 5s and a Samsung Galaxy phone. Police say the suspects, a black man about 5 feet, 6 inches tall with a dark complexion and a Hispanic man about 5 feet, 6 inches tall with black hair and a light complexion, enter the establishment and while one distracts the employee, the other removes property. No one was i nju red i n either incident. A nyo n e w it h i n fo r m a t io n i s asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CR IM ES), then entering TIP577. All tips are strictQ ly confidential.

Drawings and collages made by the senior citizens of the Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center in PHOTO BY ANDREW BENJAMIN South Ozone Park. was chosen from the hundreds of applicants. For six months, she guided the seniors through different writing programs and focusing on theme ideas in collages. She has taught youth and teens as well. “I have always had an interest and fasci-

nation to talk to those who are seniors,” she said. “For a personal experiment for myself I wanted to see the difference between educating teens and educating adults and seniors. I was happy with those results and with how the program ran.”

Deli owner sold more than just sandwiches LI man guilty on gun, drug charges by Christopher Barca Reporter

When police raided Jamie Corchado’s Kew Gardens deli in 2011, sugar, salt and f lour weren’t the only white powders being sold out of the shop. The 37-year-old Corchado, a Long Island resident, was convicted of secondand fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon, third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, second-degree criminally using drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of marijuana and fourth-degree conspiracy last Tuesday. He faces up to 15 years in prison on the weapons charges and up to nine years in prison on the drug charges. In August 2011, Corchado was arrested at his store, Louis’ Deli & Grocery, on 118th Street, after police discovered two bags of cocaine, two bags of marijuana and a scale behind the deli counter. Later that night, police found a pistol, a shotgun, a magnifying scope, magazines

and approximately 100 rounds of ammunition in his Baldwin, LI home. Corchado was under investigation for at least nine months before his arrest. In December 2010, police observed him, at the intersection of Forest and 69th avenues in Ridgewood, selling a bag of cocaine out of his Mercedes to a buyer. Throughout the spring of 2011, he was overheard engaging in hundreds of narcotics-related phone conversations at his store, as well, according to a press release from District Attorney Richard Brown. “The defendant used his mom-andpop grocery store as a front to traffic in narcotics. Drugs and guns are a deadly combination,” Brown said in the release. “This joint investigation by the Queens District Attorney’s Office and the NYPD once again underscores our commitment to rid our county of illegal narcotics trafficking and to improve the quality of life of our Queens residents.” Corchado’s sentencing is scheduled Q for July 1.

“I think it’s really wonderful and we would like to see it continue,” Bishop said. “You can tell when the seniors really enjoy something here. It was six months; it was a long time to keep that element going.” Sharon Williams, from South Ozone Park, one of the most prolific artists there, created seven collages cut from magazines. Within her portfolio were her dining room piece, advertising piece and a “him/ her drawing.” The drawing was of a nameless famale face with a male torso. “For a senior group, this is very educational. It gives our mind something to do,” Williams said. She praised Chiejina and said the collages reminded her of doing cut-outs as a child. “This is like from your childhood days to your senior days; using your brain creatively,” Williams said. “I feel like I’ve developed a new talent in which I was not aware of that I had. The instructor pointed out things.” After some of the artists read their short written pieces, Chiejina praised the hard work, time and effort they had put into their craft. “You guys did such beautiful work. I like how you guys worked together and interacted with each other. I’m really happy with Q how the program is going,” she said.

Plane meeting continued from page 35 them on an open market. However, this is not preferable when it is done in pieces. There was also some discussion of the bylaws for the roundtable, which have not been finalized. While each airport had its own roundtable at the end of April, this was a combined event. Most members were in favor, since the airspace is so complex and the procedures are all interdependent, but Barbara Brown and Patrick Evans advocated for two separate roundtables with a coordinating committee. They maintain that each airport has its own complex issues and this way members won’t have to travel to far corners of the borough. Members of Queens Quiet Skies objected to this because it would concentrate power with the six to eight people on the committee. McEneany proposed that the roundtable take a hiatus for the month of July during which members will communicate with each other and seriously work on collaboratively drafting the bylaws, like a Constitutional Convention via an email listserve. Knoesel agreed, so the group will reconvene in August with a “straw man” and vote on its founding document, forQ mal work plan and schedule.

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The unions representing city police officers and sergeants last week lost their challenge to a law designed to ensure that minorities are not stopped without reason by allowing people who believe they were to sue individual cops and hold them liable for legal fees. State Supreme Court Justice Anil Singh last Wednesday dismissed a challenge to Local Law 71 that had been brought by the Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association and the Sergeants Benevolent Association. The law was passed last year over thenMayor Mike Bloomberg’s veto. It was designed to strengthen an existing statute banning stops based on a person’s race, ethnicity or other factors that would violate the right to equal protection under the law. Bloomberg also had sued to block the measure, but Mayor de Blasio, who supports it, later dropped the case. The police unions had argued that officers’ ability to do their jobs is hampered by the law, that it is too vague and that the Council overstepped its bounds in passing it because criminal procedure is the purview of the state. But Singh determined that none of that is true and noted that in a message to officers following the law’s passage, the NYPD itself said it was in line with existing policy. PBA President Pat Lynch was undeterred, however, vowing to appeal and saying in a prepared statement, “This law sends an extremely bad message to our police officers who will see themselves in legal crosshairs with every arrest they make. Potentially, this bad law can have a very serious impact on public safety.” Q

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Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Monday. The chikungunya virus is rarely fatal but causes high fevers that last for days, rashes, headaches and arthritis-like pain, Schumer said in a prepared statement. It is spreading in South America and the Caribbean, and health experts fear it will appear around the world when the World Cup ends next month, he said. Schumer wants the United States to protect against the virus using methods similar to those employed in 2009 when the swine flu spread through Mexico. His full statement can be found at schumer.senate.gov by clicking the “Newsroom” and then “Press releases” tabs. Q

NYS credit rating boost New York State got its second credit rating increase in a week on Monday, indicating it will be able to sell bonds at lower interest rates and therefore at less cost to taxpayers. Fitch Ratings upgraded state general obligation bonds from AA to AA+ with a positive outlook, which Gov. Cuomo said was the highest rating ever from the firm. A week earlier, Moody’s Investor Services gave the state a similar boost, to what Cuomo said was its highest rating from that company since 1964. Fitch said key elements driving the upgrade include better fiscal practices, the state economy’s substantial wealth and resources, and debt and pension burdens it described as moderate. Q

AG sets up voter hotline Anyone who experiences trouble voting may call a new hotline at 1 (800) 771-7755 or email civil.rights@ag.ny.gov for help on primary and election days this year, state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Monday. The hotline took effect Tuesday, primary day for federal elections. The hearing-impaired should call 1 (800) 788-9898. Schneiderman said he wants to help “minority-language voters, people with disabilities and all eligible voters.” Q

Schumer fears ‘soccer bill: no web voter ID fever’ of another kind Gill A new bill by U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand The government should issue an immediate health alert to medical professionals and declare a public emergency over a mosquitoborne virus that could spread in the United States as people return home from the World Cup soccer tournament in Brazil, U.S. Sen.

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en masse and those items are often floated using plastic or other non-natural material. “Too much is not a good thing,” he said. “And sometimes stuff they use to float it out there becomes a problem.” McDermott further emphasized that banning such items wouldn’t change the importance of the ritual. “Nothing can take away the holiness of the Ganga,” he said. “What we can do is make it cleaner through our actions.” The panel discussion went over a number of ideas and issues associated with puja, including the practice of disposing of a deceased person’s ashes in water, as is done in the Ganges. They agreed disposing ashes wouldn’t be too much of an issue because they are natural, but wanted a clarification of city law on the matter. The group also discussed the possibility of creating a specific space for religious rituals to be held, but Markis was concerned that such a move would leave Hindus segregated. Noting that some other faiths have similar traditions — including some Jews who dispose of bread in the bay — Markis said he wanted to find a compromise that allowed Hindus to continue to use the bay in an environmentally friendly way. “We don’t want to single out any one group,” he said. “We don’t want you to stop going to the water and doing this.” Q

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ARTS, CULTURE C & LIVING IVING

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‘12 ANGRY MEN’ in the round in Bayside

by Michael Gannon

he setting is a cramped, claustrophobic jury room on a sweltering summer day in a big city in 1957. Twelve T l jurors j have h just j t been b charged h d by b a jjudge d tto consider id the th guilt or innocence of a teenager — implied to be a poor minority — who faces the electric chair, accused in the brutal stabbing death of his father. And when 11 are ready to vote guilty and get on with their lives, one man, uncertain of the boy’s innocence but not yet convinced of his guilt, stands alone. The play “12 Angry Men” was based on a CBS television drama from 1954, and subsequently became a classic movie starring Henry Fonda as Juror No. 8, the lone holdout. Director Kevin Vincent of Bayside, who also portrays Juror No. 8, said the play has been favorite of his since he first saw it in childhood. “The material is great,” he said. “I’ve done it before with differ-

ent casts and there is a different flavor each time.” He and Bernard Bosio of Middle Village, who plays Juror No. 3, said id there th are reasons tthe play still stands up nearly 60 years after it was first performed. “There are underlying issues of racism and bigotry that still resonate today,” said Bosio, whose gruff character is the vocal leader of the “guilty” crowd. Vincent quoted New York Times critic Alastair Macaulay’s take on the play. “‘Twelve Angry Men’ is, at base, not about guilt and innocence, but about democracy. And it moves us most deeply when it shows us that men should be allowed to have their own lifestyles and opinions without being bullied or persecuted for having them.” The shows take place not on a stage, but the floor of a small, intimate theater in the basement of Colonial Church of Bayside. Continued page43 continued on on page

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Fellow jurors restrain Juror No. 3 (Bernard Bosio) as tempers become hotter than a bigcity summer day in the Theatre Time Productions presentation of the courtroom drama “12 Angry Men,” showing this weekend in Bayside.

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EXHIBITS

Harlem Magic Masters Basketball Show, York College Gymnasium, 160-02 Liberty Ave., Jamaica, Mon.-Thurs., July 14-17, shows at 9:45 & 11:30 a.m. $ 8. Tickets: (212) 643-2640, (800) 5971140, harlemmagicmasters.com.

The Quilter’s Showcase, NYC Parks “Arts, Culture & Fun” series, world-renowned, award-winning quilters display their cultural & creative works in an interactive showcase, Roy Wilkins Recreational Center’s Garden, 177-01 Baisley Blvd., Jamaica, Thurs., June 26, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Info: (718) 276-8686 or RSVP: cultureartsfun@parks.nyc.gov.

Taste the World: Botanical Brew Fest, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, Sat., July 19, 12-3 p.m. & 4-7 p.m. Ticket req’d; $45 in advance, $50 at door (21+ only). Celebrate the 50th & 75th anniversaries of New York’s World’s Fair at inaugural brew fest. Info/register: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org/Brewfest. PHOTO COURTESY QUEENS BOTANICAL GARDEN

“Between the Lines,” a group exhibition by Zaun Lee, TJ Volonis and Scott Fitzgerald, connected by a shared interest of line, plane and pre-determined structure; thru July 12, Crossing Art, 136-17 39 Ave., Flushing. Info: (212) 3594333, crossingart.com. Wayfinding: 100 NYC Public Sculptures by Bundith Phunsombatlert, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, located on the lawn between the Unisphere and the Queens Museum, on view thru November.

THEATER “We Women Do It Better! (¡Nosotras lo hacemor mejor!),” Thalia Spanish Theatre, 41-17 Greenpoint Ave., Sunnyside, now thru June 29. Performances in English: Fri., 8 p.m. & Sat., 3 p.m. Performances en el Español: Sat., 8 p.m., Sun. 4 p.m. $27 adults, $25 students/seniors. Info/tickets: (718) 729-3880, thaliatheatre.org. Queens Secret Improv Club, Queens’ only allimprov comedy theater, 44-02 23 St., Long Island City. Indie teams: Wed. & Thurs. 7, 8 & 9 p.m., $5. House teams: Fri., 7:30, 8:30 & 9:30 p.m., $7 for the whole night. Info: secrettheatre.com.

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“Call Me Kuchu,” a riveting award-winning documentary about the efforts of Ugandan LBGT activists, with American Jewish World Service, The Reform Temple of Forest Hills, 71-11 112 St., Sat., June 28, 7 p.m. (film screening & discussion). Info: (212) 792-2919, mrosenberg@ajws.org.

LECTURES Drinking History: A Pint of the Past, Beer & Home Brewing in 19th Century New York, King Manor Museum, 150-30 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, Sun., June 29, 3 p.m. Free, reservations required. Contact: (718) 206-0545, ext. 13, programs@ kingmanor.org, kingmanor.org/events.

CLASSES Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston; Yoga in the Elements, Sat., July 12, 9:15-10:15 a.m. $12 pp; Scientifically Speaking: Environmental Archeology, Sat., July 12, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. $24 pp.

The HSBC Children's Garden Summer Session at the Queens Botanical Garden runs from July 7 to August 21. Pre-registration required for both. Info/register: (718) 229-4000, alleypond.com. Free English & civics class, Flushing Jewish Community Council, McGoldrick Queens Library, 155-06 Roosevelt Ave., Mon., July 7, 4-7 p.m. Register: (718) 463-0434. Free dance/fitness classes, a week of free classes for children & adults includes: belly dance, boot camp, break dance and yoga, EC Squared Studio, 80-20 Roosevelt Ave., Suite 207, Jackson Heights. Info: (646) 508-4818, (646) 229-5867, ecsquarestudio.com. Italian for Beginners, every Tues., 7-9 p.m., 10-week course. $60 pp. Dance with Instruction, every Mon. and Fri., 7:15-8:15 p.m. $10. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, Contact: (718) 478-3100. Watercolor classes, National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, Wed., 9:30 a.m.12:30 p.m. All techniques, beginner to advanced with demonstration. Call: (718) 969-1128. DJ classes, Mainline, 218-12 Hillside Ave., Queens Village, 1st & 2nd week of every month. Once a week, four sessions, classes in beat mixing and MC techniques. Call: (718) 479-4848.

KIDS/TEENS HSBC Children’s Garden Summer Session, Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main St., Flushing, July 7-Aug. 21, (7 weeks); 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Offering

hands-on discovery for children ages 5-12, Summer I: Mon. & Wed. or Summer II: Tue. & Thurs., $810 QBG members/$900 nonmembers. July only (Summer I or II): $477 QBG members/$530 nonmembers. Aug. only (Summer I or II): $360 QBG members/$400 nonmembers. Info/register: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org/programs/childrensgarden/sessions. Drama workshop, with instructor Lisa LaGrande. Poppenhusen Institute, ages 8-12; 114-04 14th Road, College Point, Sat., thru June 28, 10-11:30 a.m. Free. Contact: (718) 358-0067. LP FAM’s youth basketball program, Queens Transition Center, 142-10 Linden Blvd., South Ozone Park, every Sat., 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Boys/girls, ages 8-16. Contact: Mike Glasgow (917) 442-0479.

COMMUNITY Sunday to Remember 20th anniversary dance, with entertainment & raffle, Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, El Paraiso Tropical, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona, Sun., June 29, 2:30-5 p.m. Free. Info: (718) 261-7664, laccq.org. 10th Annual Ramadan Tent Celebration, Turkish Cultural Center Queens, parking area under arches of the elevated No. 7 train, between 45th & 46th sts., Sunnyside; Sat.-Sun., June 28-29 at 7:45 p.m. Everyone is welcome. Farmer’s Market Fridays, Queens Botanical Garden, Dahlia Avenue off Main Street, Flushing, thru Nov. 21, every week, 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: (718) 886-3800, queensbotanical.org. Greenmarkets — Socrates Sculpture Park: Vernon Blvd. & Broadway, Long Island City, every Sat., through Nov. 22, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Info: grownyc.org/socratesgreenmarket. Astoria: 14 St., between 31st Ave. & 31st Road, every Wed., July 9-Nov. 26, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Info: grownyc.org/astoriagreenmarket. 30+ Singles Social, Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., Sun., July 13 & Aug. 10, 2-6 p.m. $10. Contact: (718) 897-6255. Wednesday Night Singles Group, SFY Adult Center, 58-20 Little Neck Pkwy., Little Neck, second and fourth Wed. of each month, 7-9 p.m. Fee: $7 Adult Center members, $9 nonmembers.

Boy Scout Troop #119, St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79 Place off Juniper Valley Rd., Middle Village, meets every Tues., 7:15-9 p.m. New members welcome.

Doggie boot camp, Crocheron Park, Bayside, every Sat. thru Oct., 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Free. dogschoolny.com.

SPECIAL EVENTS

FLEA MARKETS

35th Annual Gregorian Festival, St. Gregory the Great, 88th Ave. on the northbound service road of Cross Island Pkwy., Bellerose, thru Sun., June 29. No admission charge. Info: sgtgfestival.com.

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church, 150-75 Goethals Ave., Jamaica, outdoors every Sat. & Sun. until Nov., 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Comedy for Cats & Dogs, to benefit Heavenly Angels Animal Rescue, Sunnyside Community Services, 43-31 39 St., Long Island City, Sat., June 28, 8 p.m. $20 in advance, $25 at door. Contact: (347) 722-5939, harescue@aol.com.

Richmond Hill, 117-09 Hillside Ave., every Sun., 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Largest flea market in Queens. St. Benedict the Moor Church, Merrick Blvd. at 110th Ave., Jamaica, every Sat., 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Vendors welcome. Contact: (718) 332-0026.

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The Boom Section will shake you all night long by Mark Lord

The festival took over the bandshell in the Woodhaven sanctuary, home to that famous landmarked carousel, for “It’s 40 years of rock sound in one show.” the first time last summer, drawing an estimated 150 That’s how Jamaica resident Mario Robles, lead singer spectators. It was the fulfillment of a childhood dream of of The Boom Section, the four-man AC/DC-inspired band The Boom Section’s drummer, Greg Cerar, 32, who grew hosting the Forest Park Rock Fest II, describes the show up a stone’s throw away. his group is presenting for the second year in a row. Now, with its return, the event is on its way to becomIn all, four bands will take to the stage for approximately ing an annual attraction. one hour each. “Our goal is to get progressively Robles promises, “We’re keeping it bigger. We want it to grow. We want family-friendly and want everyone to it to become a Queens tradition,” have a good time.” Robles said. “Last year we were stickGetting together recently in person ing within our circle of friends. This and via speakerphone to talk shop, year, we wanted to find established When: Saturday, June 28, the guys seemed completely unconlocal acts who had their own thing 1 to 5 p.m. cerned that, with scarcely more than going on.” Where: Forest Park Bandshell, a week to go before the big day, most In addition to The Boom Section, Forest Park Drive, of the bands had never met each which will close out the show, the Woodhaven other before. participating bands are Small Craft Tickets: Free Perhaps even more surprising, it Warning, Voodoo Dancer and Missdidn’t seem to bother any of them ing Maddox. that at the concert they’ll have to In an effort to enhance the perforcover for some of their fellow band members who will be mance, with newer equipment and a professional sound away fulfilling previously booked engagements. engineer, the band set up a Kickstarter account in the In fact, they appeared to relish the challenge. A little hopes of raising enough money to cover expenses. impromptu jamming can go a long way in helping profesIf the $1,500 goal isn’t met, Robles said, “We’re going sional musicians turn out a terrific show. Their obvious to have to self-fund, with all four bands pitching in ... a love and enthusiasm for what they do won’t hurt. continued on page 00 44 qboro contributor

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The summer Queens community theater round-up continues with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shrek the Musical,â&#x20AC;? based on a contemporary fairy tale and the animated film it inspired, which comes to life once again courtesy of Holy Child Jesus Teen Drama Group. The show follows the adventures of the title ogre; his sidekick, a talkative donkey; Princess Fiona; the diminutive Lord Farquaad and an assortment of fairy tale creatures. Directed by Christine Breviario, the show features musical direction by Paul Johnson and choreography by Nicole Bilbao. Performances: Msgr. Murray Auditorium of the Church of the Holy Child Jesus 111-02 86 Ave., Richmond Hill; Aug. 7 at 7 p.m., Aug. 8 and 9 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 10 at 3 p.m. Tickets: $10; $8 for seniors and children up to 12. More: (718) 847-1860. The next night, St. Gregory Theatre Group marks its 35th anniversary season by revisiting its first production, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godspell.â&#x20AC;? Under the direction of Kathy Rollo Ferrara, who also leads the team of choreographers, the show, based upon the Gospel according to Saint Matthew, has been set in a park in New York City and features an intergenerational cast of nearly three dozen. Musical direction is by Gia Gan. Performances: Gregorian Hall at 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose; Aug. 8, 9, 13 to 16 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 10 and 17 at 2 p.m. Tickets: $18; $15 for seniors; $7 for children under 12. More: (718) 989-2451. Sharing opening night with â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godspellâ&#x20AC;? is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bye Bye Birdie,â&#x20AC;? which makes a return visit

to the borough in a JC Players production. The show, based loosely on the Elvis mystique, surrounds teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie and the mayhem that ensues when he is drafted into the Army and prepares to bestow â&#x20AC;&#x153;One Last Kissâ&#x20AC;? on one of his biggest fans. Under the direction of Barbara Auriemma, the cast is headed by Will Rodriguez as Birdieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manager, Albert, Alicia Brosky as Albertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loyal secretary, Rosie, and Austin Auriemma in the hip-swivelinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; title role. Musical direction is by Frank Auriemma. Christine Hinz provides the choreography. Performances: Glendale Maspeth United Methodist Church at 66-14 Central Ave., Aug. 8 and 9 at 8 p.m.; and Community United Methodist Church 75-27 Metropolitan Ave., Middle Village on Aug. 10 and 17 at 3 p.m. and Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. Tickets: $18; $15 for children; $15 for seniors at Sunday matinees only. More: (718) 894-8654. A special, one-time-only event takes place on the afternoon of Aug. 10, when Theatre By The Bay presents its second Original Play Festival. Several of the actors are expected to take on roles in more than one of the pieces, which, for the most part, will be presented as a reading, though some will be more fully staged. The festival will begin at 1 p.m. at Bay Terrace Jewish Center located at 13-00 209 St. A $10 all-day pass allows theatergoers the opportunity to see one or more of the p i e c e s a n d i n c lu d e s c o m p l i m e nt a r y refreshments. More: (718) 428-6363. Miss par t I of t he summer t heater Q preview? Find it at qchron.com.

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Angry men get ‘in your face’ in Bayside continued from from page page 00 39 Vincent, who co-founded Theatre Time Productions with his wife, Judy, called it a deliberate choice to give the cast a more accurate feeling of a small, confined space. “It’s going to be theater in the round, with audience members sitting right there on the floor with the cast,” he said. “The audience will be right on top of us.” Bosio said he doesn’t mind. “I’ve done it before and I l i k e i t ,” h e s a i d. “I c a l l i t ‘theater-in-your-face.’”

Tempers quickly become as hot as stifling summer weather, with No. 3 and No. 8 — only two jurors are ever identified by anything other than their number and profession — growing increasingly antagonistic toward each other. Bosio, in a role made famous by tough-guy actor Lee J. Cobb in the movie, said he doesn’t consider his character to be the heavy in the play. There are even visible cracks in his facade when discussing his own son about the same age as the accused.

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Juror No. 8, played by director Kevin Vincent, has problems with a witness’ testimony in a capital murder case in “12 Angry Men.” “He’s really a good guy,” Bosio said. “He’s a product of his own upbr inging. He’s a wounded man, a guy who was always raised to not show his feelings, to keep them bottled up. But if you’re in trouble,

you’d never have a better ally.” While Vincent calls the piece timeless, he chose to keep the action in 1957, even down to the style of hats the men carry as they enter the jury room. “I’ve seen updated versions like

The jury considers a teen’s fate in “12 Angry Men.” PHOTOS BY MICHAEL GANNON

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North Shore Chapter of Hearing Loss Association of America, LIJ Hearing & Speech Center, 270-05 76 Ave., New Hyde Park, every third Wed. of month, 6:30 p.m.

Caregiver support groups, Queens Community House, 108-25 62 Drive, Forest Hills. & Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Do you provide help to a family member, friend or neighbor? Could you use some help yourself? Free support services. Contact: Anne Attanas, LMSW, (718) 268-5960, ext. 226.

AARP meetings: Open to the general public. Chapter 1405, Flushing, Bowne Street Community Church, 143-11 Roosevelt Ave., 1st and 3rd Mon. each month, 1 p.m. Chapter 2889, Maspeth, American Legion Hall, 66-28 Grand Ave., meets 1st and 3rd Wed. each month, 12 p.m. Contact: (718) 672-9890.

SENIOR ACTIVITIES Have a loved one with memory loss? Selfhelp Community Services Inc., 208-11 26 Ave., Bayside. Stimulating program – One, two, three or four days a week; half-days are also available. Call Ellen Sarokin or Cathy O’Sullivan: (718) 631-1886. Selfhelp Innovative Senior Center (Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center), 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, Email & the Internet, computer class for seniors 60+. Call: John (718) 559-4329. Bereavement Group for Seniors, Services Now for Adult Persons, Inc., SNAP, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Bldg. 4, CBU 29, Queens Village, eight-session group, Mon., 2:15 p.m. For those who have recently lost a loved one. Contact: Marion (718) 454-2100. Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., Regular weekly hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mon. at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mon. and Thurs. at 10:30; Eldercise, Tues. at 10:30 a.m.; massage therapy, Wed. at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thurs. at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fri. at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Mon., Tues. and Fri. at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thurs. of month. Monthly buses to Yonkers. Contact: Karen (718) 456-2000.

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Middle Village Adult Center, 69-10 75 St., offers: computer classes, all levels, beginners to advanced, including: 21st century technology and the latest gadgets; and Microsoft Excel (separate class); fitness classes in Zumba, aerobics, line dancing, yoga, tai chi, lower-body toning, sit and be fit; recreational activities (daily bingo, singing, watercolor painting, bus trips, meals and more). Contact: Hindy at (718) 894-3441. Pomonok Senior Center, 67-09 Kissena Blvd., Flushing, free SNAP screenings for all seniors 60+. Eligibility check and application help. Info: (718) 591-3377, Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 12310 143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programs Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is at noon with a suggested donation of $1.50. Programs include: tai chi stretch, dance groups, choral group, ceramics, camera class, computer classes, trips, birthday parties and more. Contact: (718) 657-6752.

Women’s Support Group, Center for the Women of New York, Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd., Kew Gardens, Room 325. Thurs. (weekly) 6:30-8 p.m. Registration required. Free. Contact: CWNY (718) 793-0672, centerwny@yahoo.com. Job placement assistance, ANIBIC, 61-35 220 St., Bayside, a nonprofit organization serving children and young disabled adults in the community with job & apartment placement. Narcotics Anonymous Drug problem? Call Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meeting 7 days a week. Overeaters Anonymous, Long Island Consultation Center, 97-29 64 Road, Rego Park, Sun., 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Contact: (718) 9370163. Other location: Rego Park Library, Thurs. at 11:15 a.m., 91-41 63 Drive. For help with weight loss and/or other issues. Bereavement groups for loss of a spouse, facilitated by a licensed social worker. Central Queens YM & YWHA, 67-09 108 St., Forest Hills. Call Pamela Leff: (718) 268-5011, ext. 621. Al-anon self-help group for anyone affected by another’s drinking. Jackson Heights, meets every Tues., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 82nd St. & 34th Ave., Parish House, 1st floor. Contact: (718) 457-1511. Other location: Rego Park, every Sun. at noon at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Road. The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets Tue., once a month, 7:30-9 p.m., Flushing. Register/information: (516) 802-3142. Members $10, nonmembers $15, includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Contact: (516) 826-2058. Schizophrenics Anonymous free self-help support group will be held on Sundays from 10 to 11 a.m. at L.I. Consultation Center, 97-29 64 Rd., Rego Park. Call (718) 896-3400. Gam-Anon is a 12-step program for families of someone with a gambling problem. Call hot line (212) 606-8177.

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Forest Park rock continued continued from from page page 41 00 true labor of love.” At the age of 53, Voodoo Dancer guitarist Steve Drizis, who lives in Middle Village, is probably the most seasoned performer on the bill, having previously played gigs side by side with Cheap Trick, Billy Idol and R.E.M. The upcoming event marks his return to performing after a 20-year absence, the old confidence still intact. “We’re going to do three rehearsals and we’re going to bang ’em out,” he said. Before inviting Voodoo Dancer, which has a distinctly ’80s’ sound, reminiscent of Foreigner or Journey, to join the lineup, Robles said, “We did research on Steve’s old band. We were very impressed with his body of work and his sound.” The group’s lead singer, Warren Passaro, comes with years of experience as well, having started playing in bars at the age of 14 and appearing on “Star Search” with an earlier band in 1990. Almost the entirety of Small Craft Warning lives in Forest Hills. According to the band’s bass player, Stephen Bluto, “We’re a Grateful Dead-type jam band” that plays all original music, with most of the writing supplied by lead guitarist Tom Belknap. “We’ll work together and develop the songs,” Bluto said.

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Mets fans have heard the term “phenomenon” used to describe pitcher Zack Wheeler ever since he arrived from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Carlos Beltran in July 2011. The season-ending elbow injury to Matt Harvey put even more attention and pressure on Wheeler to pick up the slack for the Mets to have any shot at a winning season in 2014. While Zack certainly can hit the upper 90s with his fastball, his control is awful. The Mets have played a number of nine-inning games that have gone way past three hours, and they always seem to be ones Wheeler started because he goes to full counts on nearly every hitter and then frequently walks them. Last Friday Wheeler turned in the kind of masterful pitching performance that Mets general manager Sandy Alderson has been waiting nearly three years for, as he beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 in a complete game. Wheeler threw 111 pitches in nine innings, the number he normally throws before the end of the fifth. If Zack Wheeler can find his command, then Mets fans will have a reason to smile. Rookie Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom had a reason to smile after picking up his first major league win Saturday. He had pitched very well in most of his previous starts, but the Mets offense has been a no-show when he takes the

mound. Granted, the Mets puny offense rarely assists any of the team’s starters, but it has been egregiously missing in deGrom’s case. During Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Marlins, the Mets had two runners called out trying to score on fly balls, in the 8th and 9th innings. That kind of base-running failure is astonishing. The Yankees held their sixth annual Project HOPE (Helping Others Persevere & Excel) Week during their last homestand. It’s the gold standard of sports teams’ community service. The brainchild of Yankees media relations director Jason Zillo, HOPE highlights the selfless work of individuals who give an incredible amount of time and energy to help the less fortunate. A good example is how last week the Yankees saluted Greg Field, whose nonprofit group, Career Gear, provides employment counseling and business suits to men with low incomes. The Yankees and Field partnered with DKNY, the clothing company founded by fashion icon and Forest Hills native Donna Karan, to provide business attire to those in need. Howard Beach native son Joe De Sena has made his mark in various Iron Man competitions and has created his own obstacle course competition called the Spartan Race. He has just written a motivation book titled “Spartan Q Up” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). See the extended version of Sports Beat every week at qchron.com.

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT SUPERIOR COURT Sierra, Luz, Plaintiff vs. Sierra, Stanling, Defendant Notice to Sierra, Stanling The Court has reviewed the Motion for Order of Notice and the Complaint/Application/ Motion which asks for: divorce (dissolution of marriage) The Court finds that the current address of the party to be notified is unkown and that all reasonable efforts to find him/her failed. The Court also finds that the last known address of the party notified was: Queens, N.Y. The Court Orders that notice be given to the party to be notified by having a State Marshal or other proper officer place a legal notice in: Queens Chronicle, a newspaper circulating in Queens, N.Y. containing a true and attested copy of this Order of Notice, and, if accompanying a Complaint for divorce (dissolution of marriage), complaint for dissolution of civil union, legal separation or annulment, or if accompanying an Application for custody or visitation, a statement that Automatic Court Orders have been issued in the case as required by Section 25-5 of the Connecticut Practice Book and are a part of the Complaint/ Application on file with the Court. The notice should appear before 6/27/14. Proof of service shall be filed with this Court. Gretchen Magel 5/21/14

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File No.: 2013-3320/A CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BY THE GRACE OF GOD, FREE AND INDEPENDENT TO: Tetyana Mykolayivna Yarmak A/K/A Tetyana Mykolayivna, Consulate General of Ukraine in New York, Attorney General of the State of New York The unknown distributees, legatees, devisees, heirs at law and assignees of LEONID PACHOLUK, deceased, or their estates, if any there be, whose names, places of residence and post office addresses are unknown to the petitioner and cannot with due diligence be ascertained. Being the persons interested as creditors, legatees, distributees or otherwise in the Estate of LEONID PACHOLUK, deceased, who at the time of death was a resident of 119-15 97th Avenue, Richmond Hill, NY, in the County of Queens, State of New York. SEND GREETING: Upon the petition of LOIS M. ROSENBLATT, Public Administrator of Queens County, who maintains her office at 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, Queens County, New York 11435, as Administrator of the Estate of LEONID PACHOLUK, deceased, you and each of you are hereby cited to show cause before the Surrogate at the Surrogate’s Court of the County of Queens, to be held at the Queens General Courthouse, 6th Floor, 88-11 Sutphin Boulevard, Jamaica, City and State of New York, on the 31st day of July, 2014 at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon, why the Account of Proceedings of the Public Administrator of Queens County, as Administrator of the Estate of said deceased, a copy of which is attached, should not be judicially settled, and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow a reasonable amount of compensation to GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., for legal services rendered to petitioner herein in the amount of $52,011.66 and that the Court fix the fair and reasonable additional fee for any services to be rendered by GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ., hereafter in connection with proceedings on kinship, claims etc., prior to entry of a final Decree on this accounting in the amount of 5.5% of assets or income collected after the date of the within accounting; and why the Surrogate should not fix and allow an amount equal to one percent on said Schedules of the total assets on Schedules A, A1, and A2 plus any additional monies received subsequent to the date of this account, as the fair and reasonable amount payable to the Office of the Public Administrator for the expenses of said office pursuant to S.C.P.A. §1106(4); and why each of you claiming to be a distributee of the decedent should not establish proof of your kinship; and why the balance of said funds should not be paid to said alleged distributees upon proof of kinship, or deposited with the Commissioner of Finance of the City of New York should said alleged distributees default herein, or fail to establish proof of kinship, Dated, Attested and Sealed 27th day of May, 2014 HON. PETER J. KELLY Surrogate, Queens County Margaret Gribbon Clerk of the Surrogate’s Court GERARD J. SWEENEY, ESQ. (718) 459-9000 95-25 Queens Boulevard 11th Floor Rego Park, New York 11374 This citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not obliged to appear in person. If you fail to appear it will be assumed that you do not object to the relief requested unless you file formal legal, verified objections. You have Accounting Citation a right to have an attorney-at-law appear for you.

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13-26 128 ST LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/22/14. Office in Queens Co. SSNY design. Agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to C/O John L. Dellafiora, 22-42 129th St., College Point, NY 11356. Purpose: Any lawful activity

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: BLACK KNIGHT MANAGEMENT, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/16/14. 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 the LLC, c/o Warren Molino, 61-31 170th Street, Flushing, New York 11365. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice is hereby given that a license, number 1278744 for beer and wine has been applied for by the undersigned to sell beer and wine at retail in a restaurant under the Alcoholic Beverage Control Law at 19-03 Utopia Parkway, Whitestone, NY 11357 for on-premises consumption. 1903 UP Corp. d/b/a Nikita’s Place

C & C MATH FACTORY L.L.C., Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 04/25/2014. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Craig Tan Chu and Charles Allen Mills, 11-02 49th Ave., Ste 4B, Long Island City, NY 11101. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose.

Notice of Qualification of ALESUND I LLC Authority filed with Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 05/13/14. Office location: Queens County. LLC formed in Delaware (DE) on 03/18/14. Princ. office of LLC: 11000 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica. NY 11420. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: c/o Corporation Service Co. (CSC), 80 State St., Albany, NY 12207-2543. DE addr. of LLC: c/o CSC, 2711 Centerville Rd., Ste. 400, Wilmington, DE 19808. Arts. of Org. filed with DE Secy. of State, 401 Federal St., Ste. 4, Dover, DE 19901. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

CONZA & MCNAMARA, LLC, a domestic PLLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 4/15/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the PLLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: The LLC, 94-01 101 Ave., Ozone Park, NY 11416. Purpose: Law.

Notice of formation of: AMF Associates Real Estate LLC (LLC). Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State 3/26/14. County of office location: Queens County. Principal business location: 34-12 56th Street, Woodside, NY 11377. Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail a copy of process to: AMF Associates Real Estate LLC, Attn: Michael Accardi, 34-10 56th St., Woodside, NY 11377. Purpose: Any lawful activity.

Notice of Formation of CSK Holdings LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with the Secy. of State of NY (SSNY) on 06/04/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 1190 Sixth Ave., 4th fl., NY, NY 10036. Purpose: any lawful activities.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: RED CANVAS FILMS LLC Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 03/18/2014. 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 Alberto Diaz, 90-19 88th Ave., Apt. B14, Woodhaven, NY 11421. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

Notice of Formation of TOP LINE ENTERPRISES LLC Arts. of Org. filed with SSNY on 5/19/14. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: THE LLC, 109-51 134th St., S. Ozone Park, NY 11420. Purpose: all lawful activities. Notice of Formation of Vigliotti Productions, LLC. Arts. of Org. filed with NY Dept. of State on 4/28/14. Office location: Queens County. Sec. of State designated agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to: 23-39 23rd St., Floor 2, Astoria, NY 11105, principal business address. Purpose: any lawful activity.

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Having a ball and proving my worth This Chronicle reporter discovers his ‘true’ calling: a US Open ballperson by Christopher Barca Reporter

I’ve always been a gym class hero. In my 23 years on Earth, I’ve played 14 seasons of organized baseball, over a decade of basketball, five years of football and four years of softball. Whenever there’s a ball involved, I pride myself on giving 100 percent in order to be the best athlete I can be. So taking every athletic event seriously, even if the name of the game is simply having fun, is in my nature. That’s why this reporter showed up to the media portion of US Open ballperson tryouts last Thursday looking like I was ready to replace Carmelo Anthony on the New York Knicks roster: high socks, a knee brace, basketball sneakers and all. Prior to the public tryout later in the afternoon, where around 400 prospective ballpeople were expected to showcase their skills, approximately 15 reporters from various print and TV outlets throughout the area were put through the gauntlet by United States Tennis Association officials. We all gathered in a light drizzle at the United States Tennis Center’s Court 11, where Cathie Delaney, the US Open’s assistant ballperson director for over 20 years, explained the specific throwing, running and catching drills we were going to be taking part in. Luckily, I was selected to try out last, allowing me to scout my competition. As I watched as Delaney criticized some of my struggling opponents for not making accurate throws or picking up a bouncing ball cleanly, I knew my lengthy baseball background and competitive drive would help me ace the challenge. Finally, it was my turn to hit the court, under the watchful

I show off my shortstop’s arm for assistant ballperson director PHOTO BY MAX PURO Cathie Delaney, left, at last week’s tryout. eyes of four veteran ballboys leading the drills. To determine who would make the best “back ballperson,” the first drill consisted of quickly throwing three balls the length of the court to my partner, Scott. The ball had to be thrown between 10 and 15 feet in the air, with it reaching Scott, a Sports Illustrated intern, on one bounce. I played shortstop and center field my entire baseball career, positions that require strong throwing arms, and Delaney took notice. “I don’t think I need to see any more,” she said after just one round of throws. “You’ve got the arm.” Both Scott and I excelled in the drill, with nearly all of our throws bouncing perfectly to one another.

This made the task of catching each throw cleanly, something a handful of other reporters struggled with, much easier. Next, I had to complete the tasks of a “runner,” which meant sprinting across the court to chase down balls hit into the net before throwing them on one hop to Scott, who stood along the back wall of the court. With Delaney screaming bits of encouragement behind me, I was able to overcome a slippery court surface to pick up each ball quickly and make a solid throw over to Scott. For the final drill, I had to pick up balls rolled from the net before they reached the back line of the court, and sprint over to my partner along the rear wall and hand them off before running back to my position at the net. It was here that I learned fielding ground balls in baseball isn’t much different than doing so on a tennis court. And while the running back and forth eventually tired me out, fielding balls wasn’t overly difficult. So how did Delaney, a notably harsh grader, judge my performance? “Tell your boss I could use you for two and a half weeks,” she said. “If you worked the Open ... you would definitely be a back ballperson at [Arthur Ashe Stadium].” Around 70 to 75 other people will be selected to be US Open ballpeople out of the 400 who will try out, according to Delaney. Some of the best rookies will even have chances to work high-profile matches such as the men’s and women’s quarterfinals at the iconic Arthur Ashe Stadium. So if you’re planning on taking in some world-class tennis around Labor Day weekend this summer, look for the Q reporter-turned-ballboy with the bulky knee brace.

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HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Mint Hi Ranch. 9 rooms, fireplace. 3/4 BRs, new kit, 2 new baths, CAC, garage, pvt dvwy, large den.

HOWARD BEACH 3.5 rooms, Hi-Rise co-op. Great Buy! Asking $79,900

Howard Beach L-shaped studio, hi-rise co-op, mint condition. Great buy. Must sell. Call Now! Asking only $62K. VILV-064453

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HOWARD BEACH HAMILTON BEACH

Beautiful Mint Colonial, 3 BRs, 2.5 baths. 2005 new construction, 1st fl all ceramic tiles, granite counters. Lots of cabinets, new H/W heater/boiler, all new appl, wood fls. 2nd fl oversized Master BR w/cathedral ceilings & full Master BR, 2 more large BRs. House equipped w/ Sprinklers. Asking $420K

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ROCKWOOD PARK Mint Hi-Ranch, 3/4 BRs, new kit, 2 new full baths, crown molding, new roof, skylights, pvt dvwy, new Reduced $629K cond. Simply Mint! $719K

ROCKWOOD PARK Corner High Ranch on 40x100. 5 BRs, 2 full baths.

HOWARD BEACH

HAMILTON BEACH Detached 2 Family, 2 BRs per floor. Home all redone, includes 25x80 attached lot. $359K REDUCED

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SEARINGTOWN Large colonial on 122X100 lot, updated throughout, ceramic tiled kitchen and baths, hardwood floors. Living room w/fireplace, Circular Driveway with 2 car garage, Upgraded electric. Pack-like backyard. Herricks School District. Reduced! $698K

OLD HOWARD BEACH Adorable, quaint, nautical-designed 1 BR, 1 bath Cottage with REDUCED HOWARD BEACH large bedroom in OLD HOWARD RD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK Hi-Ranch, 3 BRs, 2 baths. Home has attic. Lots of Unique/Contemporary 5 BRs/4 full baths. plenty of upgraded materials. Whole Cathedral ceilings & skylights, walk-in. house freshly painted. New kit with windows. Wood Has Radiant Heat. Granite kit countertops, floors. French SS appliances. Refinished floors & REDUCED SS appl, wood-burning frplc. 5th BR is a tremendous Master Suite. IGP & pavers. Too new carpet. Serene backyard. Garage doors to deck from living room, much to list. This is truly a must see! door opener. Double pane windows. Asking $209K Asking $469K Asking $1.2 MIL

HOWARD BEACH Corner all brick Ranch (on 109x105), 3 BRs, LR, DR, full bath, full unfinished bsmnt, new boiler & h/w heater. Pvt dvwy. House needs updating. Lot is subdivided. Can be sold as one or separate house alone on (39x70) @ $498K or $755K. Survey available on request.

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Mint AAA, new construction 2009. All Brick Colonial. 4 BRs, 3.5 Baths. All new LR with fireplace. 9’ ceilings 1st & 2nd floors. Full finished basement & separate entrance. Pvt dvwy & detached 1-car gar. IG sprinklers, PVC fencing & wrought iron gates. Pavers in backyard. $799K

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Mint grey brick stucco pavers. High Ranch with 4 BRs & 2 1/2 baths. Granite floors (2nd fl.). Stainless steel & Lucite inside rail entrance. New boiler & hot water heater. Custom front door. Asking $789K

Greentree Townhouse Condo. Mint condition, 3 BRs, 2 full baths. Large rooms, 2 terraces, front & back.

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Open House - Sun June 29 Old Howard Beach • 12-2pm • 158-35 97 Street

Mint all brick Cape on 60x100. 3 BRs, 2 full baths. New granite and stainless appliances. 1 Jacuzzi bath. Full finished basement. 2 car private driveway. Asking $659K

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ROCKWOOD PARK All New Hi Ranch, granite countertops CT steel RA NTEKS HOWARD BEACH stainless O C app. Deck ROCKWOOD PARK IN 2 WE Charming 3 BR Colonial on great overlooking yard, stone corner lot 100x40. 3 BR, 1.5 gas fireplace. baths. Large sideyard. In ground pool EXCLUSIVE 7 blocks to Crossbay Blvd. with pavers in yard & PVC ffence. In-ground sprinklers. Asking $669K MUST SEE! Asking $749K

HOWARD BEACH

Mint “All Brick” split-level Colonial 40x110. 4 BRs, 3 new full baths. New custom EIK w/island. Huge FDR. Tiles 1st fl. & HW flrs upstairs. Pavers front & back. Pvt. dvwy. IG heated pool. All redone. 4 years includes windows, kit., baths, CAC, boiler & roof.

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Open House - Sat June 28 Howard Beach • 12-2pm • 97-12 160 Avenue

HOWARD BEACH LINDENWOOD CO-OPS • Extra Large L-Shaped Studio, updated, 2 to choose from! .$72K • Spacious 1 bedroom co-op with updated kit. & bath. ...Only $105K • Mint XL 1 BR, EIK................ $115K • Garden - beautiful 1 bedroom, HOWARD BEACH new bath, hardwood floors, hiOLD SIDE hats, pets Ok. ..................... $145K Mint Colonial, all redone 7 years ago. 3 BRs/3 full baths. All new EIK, hardwood floors, full • Mint 2 BR Hi-Rise. Granite/ finished basement, deck. $669K stainless steel .................... $159K Mint (all new) 2 BR, 1 bath with RICHMOND HILL • terrace. Granite & stainless appl ............................................. $189K Detached • Largest 3 bedroom/2 bath co-op, 2 Family 1st fl., HW flrs, pets OK. ..... $199K

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ROCKWOOD PARK Large Empire Style Hi-Ranch, 27x55 on 41x100 lot, 4/5 BRs, 3 full baths, new boiler, hot water heater, new CAC. Asking $639K

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ROCKWOOD PARK Center Hall Colonial on 50x100. 4 BRs, 4 OLD HOWARD BEACH full baths. Master BR is huge with extra- Large 2 Family on great large Master Bath. Custom kit w/granite block, 6 BRs, 2 full baths, full countertops. Family room w/frplc. Fin basement, private driveway. bsmnt, dvwy & 2 car gar. $589K

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Old-Side- All brick Colonial, 3 BRs,2 full baths, full-fin. bsmnt w/radiaheat, kit. w/ HOWARD BEACH nt S.S. appl, comROCKWOOD PARK mercial stove, High Ranch on 40x100, 4 BRs, 3 Waterfront fireplace, full baths, new kitchen, granite k sliding doors to rear deck, countertop, & SS appl. MUST SEE! built in BBQ, IGP, boat dock. Reduced $949K $659K

All new top to bottom, Hi-Ranch on 40x100, 4 BRs, 2 Baths, Granite Kitchens, Stainless Steel Appliances, New Baths, New Roof, CAC, New Pavers. Only $679K

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Victorian. HOWARD BEACH 37x100 lot. LINDENWOOD CONDO ROCKWOOD PARK REDUCED • Greentree Condo. 2nd fl., mint 3 Hi-Ranch on 40x100, 3 BRs/2 full HOWARD BEACH 7 BRs, 3 BRs/2 baths, 2 terraces ....$349K HOWARD BEACH baths over 2 BRs & full bath. LR full baths, ROCKWOOD PARK HOWARD BEACH ROCKWOOD PARK OZONE PARK OLD SIDE & kit w/cathedral ceilings. Home Oversized 50x100 lot on amazing unfinished CENTREVILLE CONDO Cape on 50 x 80 lot. 4 Beautiful 5 BR Home, 3 full baths, totally redone. Sliding doors to block. Dormered Cape featuring BRs, 1 bath. Full unfinished full fin bsmnt w/sep. ent., deck off 5 BRs, 3 full baths, full unfinished basement, private driveway. • 4 BR, 2 bath, 2 terrace, plus backyard, 2 car gar, all paved basement. Asking $479K dvwy. Only $678K 1st fl, new appl, 2 car gar. $659K basement. Asking $599K 2 car garage. $675K garage ................................. $419K

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