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Under legislation passed by the state Legislature last week and supported by Gov. Cuomo, it will be seven years before Resorts World Casino New York City can have full gaming, while at least four full casinos will be built upstate — if voters approve a referendum allowing gambling statewide in November.

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Albany approves speed cameras Pilot program will target 20 school zones with documented dangers by Michael Gannon Editor

bill that will allow a pilot program for speed enforcement traffic cameras in a handful of school zones is winning almost universal approval in New York City. The measure, approved last week at the close of the legislative session in Albany, will enable the city to operate 20 cameras for five years near schools that are in areas or along roads with documented problems with speeding motorists. Operating under the same principle as the red light cameras that are proliferating in the city, drivers caught speeding will have their license plates recorded by the cameras. They will receive a $50 ticket in the mail. “Speeding remains the single greatest contributing factor in traffic fatalities in New York City, and we have long advocated in Albany for the authority to install speed cameras and help save lives,” Mayor Bloomberg said in a statement issued by his office last Saturday. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (D-Sunnyside), who sponsored the home rule legislation that sent the issue up to the capital, was elated. He applauded the Legislature for a measure he said will save drivers as well as pedestrians and cyclists. “Not only will implementation of this

The city will begin installing speed-monitoring cameras near 20 schools following approval of a PHOTO BY LAURA SHEPARD pilot program by the state Legislature. program make New York City’s streets safer but it will also actively save the lives of those we would have lost without them,” he said. Van Bramer’s initial request sought up to 40 cameras. No information was available from Gov. Cuomo’s office on his intentions or a timeline for signing the bill into law. Bloomberg cited statistics saying a child struck by a car moving 40 miles per hour has a 70 percent chance of being killed, while one

hit by a car going 30 miles per hour has an 80 percent chance to survive. Officials could not say exactly where the f irst cameras will go, though published reports say the first will be installed in the Bronx. But Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) said he intends to lobby hard with the NYPD, Department of Transportation and anyone else he needs to in order to get at least one of the cameras in his district.

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“Anytime I am out knocking on doors, the number one concern I usually hear is about speeding,” the councilman said Monday in a telephone interview. “In fact, as we speak, I’ve just gotten an email from a resident asking for help in getting speed bumps on her street.” Richards acknowledges that people can have concerns with certain aspects of any such program. “In this case, cameras are a deterrent,” he said. “We want people to be responsible. I don’t want people to go out and get $2,000 worth of fines. But if you’re speeding in the vicinity of a school, you deserve a ticket. There isn’t any reason for a school zone to be a parkway.” Richards said he hopes speed cameras can have the same impact as pedestrian fences did along Queens Boulevard when the city began installing them more than 10 years ago. The fences have sharply curtailed pedestrian fatalities along the stretch of road once dubbed “The Boulevard of Death.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) voted for the bill, but did not do so lightly. “I have concerns about what information will be collected, who is collecting it, how long it will be retained and where they are placed,” Addabbo said. “And all throughout the thought process, I kept coming back to PS 232 continued on page 22

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Casino bill means no tables in Queens State voters must approve full gaming in November referendum by Domenick Rafter Editor

Voters will decide if New York State will allow full table gaming at some casinos in the state this November, but one of those casinos will not be Resorts World Casino New York City. The two-year old facility at Aqueduct Race Track will not be allowed to have table games under proposed legislation that will go into effect if voters approve a referendum allowing table games in the fall. At least not yet. The legislation, agreed to by the state Legislature, allows for four casinos to be built upstate — one in the Catskills, one in the Capital Region, one in the Southern Tier along the Pennsylvania border and a fourth casino to be located in any one of those locations. After seven years, Resorts World will be able to petition the state to allow table games, providing that the state Legislature allows table games downstate in a separate piece of legislation, but the casino may not have exclusivity and others could open on Long Island, in the Hudson Valley or elsewhere in the city. After months of pushing Gov. Cuomo and state legislative leaders to allow table games at Resorts World, the two state legislators who

Resorts World Casino New York City will not have table games immediately if state voters approve a referendum allowing them in November, but will be able to appeal to the state to receive them in PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER seven years. represent Resorts World, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) and state Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach), voted for the bill. Their support came after some heated

debates over the inclusion of Resorts World. The New York Daily News reported this week that Goldfeder was berated by Cuomo aides for pushing Resorts World to be

included in the legislation, with one of the governor’s staffers accusing Goldfeder of “shilling for Genting,” the parent company of Resorts World. Cuomo had said in the past that he believed any full casino downstate would impede on business in planned upstate casinos. Daily News columnist Ken Lovett reported that Goldfeder was overheard talking to others in Albany about the incident. When asked about the exchange, Goldfeder did not conf ir m or deny it occurred, but did say he had met repeatedly with the governor’s staff. “Over the last five months, I have been having multiple conversations with the governor and his staff about the best way to roll out enhanced gaming,” he said. “There’s no secret that gaming has been a priority to me. I have been pushing the governor to include Resorts World. When you’re passionate about an issue, you tend to get heated.” Goldfeder praised the governor’s work toward bringing full gaming to the state, but said it was a mistake to leave out the only casino in New York City, especially in light of how much money the facility brings in. Resorts World has raked in over $1 billion in proceeds since opening in October 2011, continued on page 30

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Forest Park Carousel is now a city landmark LPC votes unanimously for status; Council, City Planning will weigh in by Domenick Rafter

The move comes only two years after many feared the removal — or worse, demolition — of the historic The city Landmarks Preservation Council voted 8-0 carousel. It closed in 2009 after the previous operator’s to give the century-old Forest Park Carousel official contract with the city lapsed and remained shuttered landmark status on Tuesday, a move that excited Wood- until a new company, New York Carousel, entered into haven civic leaders who have fought for years to protect a contract with the Parks Department and reopened it last May. City Comptroller John Liu later released a the amusement. “It’s wonderful, just wonderful news,” said Maria report that found the previous operator — New York One — failed to adequately Thomson, executive director maintain the carousel with of the Greater Woodhaven the funds they received. Development Corporation. “It ven when I was a young boy, “Designating the Forest comes after so many years of Park Carousel is a tremenhard work. It’s just wonderful I knew the carousel was dous win for our community that now it’s a reality and now that once feared it may never the carousel is saved forever. special. I’m elated the spin again,” said CouncilNow it will be cheered for, woman Elizabeth Crowley preserved, and it will be here Landmarks Preservation (D-Middle Village), who long after we’re not.” Commission agrees.” spoke at the LPC’s public Lisi de Bourbon, the hearing on landmark status spokeswoman for the LPC, — Alexander Blenkinsopp, Woodhaven resident, for the ride, in a statement. said the status was in effect Community Board 9 member “Preserving our history as of Tuesday. strengthens our neighbor“This is tremendous news,” said Ed Wendell, president of the Woodhaven hoods, and today’s decision by the LPC ensures this Residents’ Block Association. “The Forest Park historic carousel, carved more than 100 years ago, will Carousel means so much to countless residents in remain a beloved attraction in Forest Park for future Woodhaven and across the city. This designation is generations. I was proud to work with LPC and comlong overdue, but now that it’s here, we’re thrilled. With munity advocates on this important issue.” Other elected off icials responded to the news the carousel landmarked, we know it will be around for posterity, which is exactly how it should be.” continued on page 20 Editor

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Sandy victim found in April A Rockaway man who was found dead in his home in April died as a result of Hurricane Sandy, the city has determined. Keith Lancaster, 62, was found dead in a trailer on Rockaway Beach Boulevard on April 5. Police found his body partially decomposed and said at that time that he had likely been dead for a while. The city Medical Examiner said last week that Lancaster drowned during the Oct. 29 storm, but wasn’t reported missing until April. Cops later found his body in his home. Lancaster is the 44th person to die as a result of Sandy in New York City and the 12th in the borough of Queens. The other fatalities blamed on the storm in Queens include eight others in the Rockaways who drowned as a result of the storm; Rose Faggiano, 85, of Howard Beach, who drowned in her home; 23-year-old Lauren Abraham, who died after being electrocuted by fallen wires in Richmond Hill; and 30year-old Tony Laino of Flushing, who was killed when a tree crashed into his house. Sandy killed more than 100 people in Q the United States. — Domenick Rafter

Police looking for Woodhaven thieves Duo accused of stealing copper wire The NYPD is looking for two suspects wanted for a burglary in Woodhaven over the weekend. On Sunday morning, at around 3:55 a.m., the two men were captured on surveillance video entering a vacant residential building at 75-09 Jamaica Ave., near the neighborhood’s border with Brooklyn. Police say the two men stole

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Near miss with JFK, LGA jets The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a near-miss in the air over central Queens on June 13 involving a Delta Airlines jet inbound to John F. Kennedy International Airport and a Shuttle America plane that had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport. According to a statement issued by the FAA, the incident took place at 2:40 p.m. when the Delta jet, a Boeing 747, lost the required amount of separation from the Embraer E-170. The Delta plane, which published reports said was inbound from Japan, had been cleared by the Kennedy tower to land on Runway 4-Left when the pilot made the decision to abort the landing and go around. The FAA calls such a maneuver a missed approach. While going around, the jumbo jet lost the minimum distance it should have had between itself and the plane that had just taken off from LaGuardia’s Runway 13. Published reports said the aircraft came came less than half a mile of each other horizontally and about 200 feet vertically. The FAA did not confirm those figures. Q Both jets landed safely.

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The city’s real fiscal problems he last budget dance of the Bloomberg administration is over, and we could hardly be happier. The annual charade is so tiring and doesn’t leave the city better off after all the sound and fury unleashed every spring. There was the mayor, as always, proposing to cut $29.6 million from the Queens Library, along with more than $70 million more from the city’s other library systems. There were the politicians, as always, joining library officials for rallies detailing the damage the cuts would do — this time 36 of the 62 Queens libraries would be forced to close, and hundreds of jobs would be lost. There were the children, some of them perhaps genuinely aware of what slashing library spending would do to their communities, others doubtlessly just used as props at the rallies by their cynical elders. And there, as always, were the heroes of the City Council riding to the rescue at the last minute, miraculously finding the $106 million the mayor wanted to cut from the libraries somewhere in the budget. We’re glad they did, because the Queens Library and the

city’s other library systems do provide vital services that we support. But seeing year after year after year of the same script, it’s hard not to believe this is all a show put on for the players’ political benefit. Meanwhile the city’s real fiscal problem — the pension and healthcare benefits for public workers and retirees, which are quickly approaching $10 billion, remain all but unaddressed. At over $8 billion now, the city’s obligations for these benefits, all agreed upon in prior contracts, is more than 80 times as much as the cut to libraries the mayor proposed. And the next mayor has to conduct new collective bargaining with every single union the city has. All of their contracts are overdue. That’s a huge challenge. The Republican candidates for mayor, especially former Deputy Mayor Joe Lhota, say they’ll get the unions to begin contributing to their healthcare costs, a good start if they mean it. So does Democratic hopeful Anthony Weiner. The other major Democrats are more inclined to give the unions retroactive pay than ask for concessions. All the candidates should say how they’ll keep these costs from bankrupting us.

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The test mess Dear Editor: I was glad to see that the Regents fiasco was mentioned in the Queens Chronicle (“Some seniors will walk, but may not graduate,” June 20). I don’t understand why the Department of Education had to outsource the scanning of the Regents not just to another city, but to another state. Shouldn’t we try to keep jobs in New York City? That’s besides the fact that I don’t understand why the Department of Education had to add the extra step of scanning the exams. In January the exams were sent to different schools for grading. The only problem with that was that some exams were lost. But sending them to Connecticut won’t decrease the chances of lost exams. Judith Exler Astoria

Gandolfini’s goodness Dear Editor: It was sad to read of the passing of actor James Gandolfini, who was best known for his portrayal of Tony Soprano. He played many roles and won many awards for acting, which was his true passion and in my view immersed himself into the characters he was playing. Off screen he was a husband and a father, and had great concern for those in need, not to mention a mentor to many. © Copyright 2013 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. 11374-7769.

Enough attacks on the NYPD here’s nothing like success to make enemies. Here we have what may be the most successful Police Department in the world, under one of the best commissioners it’s ever seen, and what are several top candidates for mayor doing? Tripping over themselves in the race to hamstring the department for alleged violations of civil rights that really are no such thing. The worst at the moment — only because she wields actual power — is City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, until recently the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Quinn is insisting on bringing to the floor a bill to create an inspector general to oversee the NYPD, meanwhile warning Commissioner Ray Kelly that if she were mayor and he didn’t reduce the incidence of stop, question and frisk, she’d fire him. We can’t see a self-respecting man like Kelly even taking the job after such a threat. As for the bill itself, Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. of Astoria wisely tried to keep it from getting out of his Public Safety Committee, but Quinn’s using her power to move it forward. That’s a mistake. Stop, question and frisk deters criminals from carrying weapons. Minorities are stopped more often mostly because more of them live in high-crime areas. The city saw a record low 418 homicides last year. Those are the facts. Deal.

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Let me also add that James Gandolfini did a great deal of philanthropic work for our wounded veterans. He did an HBO documentary series concerning vets of the Iraq War and their combat experiences and traced the history of combat-related stress in U.S. wars. He also visited troops in Iraq and Afghanistan just to say hello and ask how they were doing. After 9/11 it was reported that he visited New York City f irehouses and met with f irst responders. When he moved to Los Angles, he raised funds for the local police foundation. It was said of him that he was a man of warmth and humility who was a guiding light. He died too young, when at that point in his life he had much more to give, and for that he will be truly missed. I think when he gets to heaven, St. Peter will say to him, “How you doing?” and Gandolfini will say, “No, how you doing?!” Rest in peace, James Gandolf ini, for you’ve done good. Frederick R. Bedell Jr. Glen Oaks

Wrong on Israel I Dear Editor: In Leslie Cagan’s “Israel is no democracy” (Letters, June 20) she made statements that showed an enormous ignorance of both Israel and history which might be excused in Hindus or Muslims but not in Jews or Christians. Whatever she is, the land the Jews “occupy” in Israel is accepted by ONLINE Christians and You want debate, you Jews as their want the Chronicle opinPromised Land. ion pages. If you missed The League of the exclusive article and Nations made it editorial that started it legal. The lands all, just do a quick Cagan foolishly search for “Israel” at calls “occupied” qhcron.com, your source are Judea and for breaking news, past Samara, “occureports and much more. pied” by Jews from the beginning of time, until the Romans conquered Jerusalem, in approximately 8 B.C., put the tribes of Israel down and gave Judea and

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Dear Editor: In partial answer to Leslie Cagan’s one-sided letter about Israel: Israeli Arab Muslim citizens have, and always have had, the “democratic rights granted to those who are Jewish.” Laurence Ramer Jamaica

Dirty oil, duped Americans Dear Editor: Interesting. Here in the U.S., we actually still have average citizens rooting for the Keystone XL carrying the Canadian filthy sand oil from Alberta to refineries in Texas thinking it will in some mysterious way make our country oil independent and that they themselves will be able to buy gas at a lower price. In fact the Koch broth-

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ers and fellow tar sands investors are the only ones who will be benefit as well as the oil conglomerates who will sell that refined oil overseas. The Canadians it seems are more realistic concerning the environmental dangers of piping their own tar sands within their own land. They have put a kibosh on their Northern Gateway pipeline. The reason is the potential environmental disasters from the inevitable oil spills. Is America’s land less precious than Canada’s? Are Americans more naïve than the Canadians; more easily manipulated over this impending horror? Are we going to wake up and follow the lead of Canada or will we remain duped and watch the contamination of our soil as well as our drinking water? Time will tell. Nicholas Zizelis Amagansett, LI

Samara the Roman name of Palestine. Not Muslim, Roman. From that time until 1948 the Jews were known as the Palestinians with passports to prove it. But before Israel was declared a sovereign state in ’48, in order to retain some powers in the Middle East, England carved part of it away, gave the land to the Hashemite Kingdom and they called it Jordan. Jordan’s population, naturally, is 78 percent “Palestinian.” The rest of what was previously Palestine became Israel, with the remainder of the Muslims left in Israel after the ’67 war becoming the newly created “Palestinians,” people with no culture, language or religions, different from every other Muslim in the world. Nor in 65 years did any archeological digs in Israel ever produce any “Palestinian” artifacts that would have shown that Muslims had ever settled the land. The rights of all “Palestinians” (queer and straight?) are assaulted by the brutality of the Jews occupation of their own land? If that is so, why haven’t Muslim members of the Knesset and their stanch socialist allies elected by Muslims to represent them complained? Are Muslims so weak they need Cagan and Sarah Shulman to do it for them? And what rights exactly are granted to Jews in Israel that are denied to those who are Arab? Arabs live where they wish, worship as they please, attend Israeli universities and are free to travel. If Ms. Cagan wasn’t so derangedly obsessed with Israel she might find 100 other countries more in need of her tender love for humanity than Israel’s Muslim citizens who live better in Israel than Muslims do in Judenrein Gaza. Why else would Gazans need Jews to supply them with water, electricity, medical treatment and supplies? Don’t they know how to produce them? She would supply them with money to take care of their own. Why don’t they do it? There was no need for Cagan to declare herself a lesbian or citizen of the world. All human beings are citizens of the world and I don’t know about all the other citizens of the world but I have no desire to know who she sleeps with. I can only hope that all citizens of the world, including lesbians, would acquaint themselves with the truth and tell it. What a refreshing change that would be from the propaganda Cagan is snowing everyone with now. Janice Wijnen Rego Park

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Friends of Rockaway gets Red Cross grant Charity gives $721,550 to group that helps rebuild damaged homes by Domenick Rafter Editor

Friends of Rockaway, an organization formed after Hur ricane Sandy to help residents remove mold from their devastated homes and rebuild, received nearly three quarters of a million dollars from the American Red Cross to continue their work. The grant of $721,550 will go toward hiring local contractors, plumbers and electrician to help rebuild homes still in need of fixes from the storm eight months ago. “The Red Cross is currently sending funds donated after Hurricane Sandy to urgent needs in five different states,” said Josh Lockwood, CEO of the American Red Cross, Greater New York Region. “Those donations have led to clear signs of progress and that’s because of incredible organizations like Friends of Rockaway that have served their neighbors who are in tremendous need.” Michael Sinesky, founder of Friends of Rockaway, said the grant will help the group f ix 90 more homes, on top of the nearly 1,000 on the Rockaway Peninsula they’ve

already worked on, including about 400 the group has completely gutted. “Thanks to the generosity and hard work from the Red Cross and their donors, our organization will be able to repair and rebuild almost 100 homes that were destroyed by Sandy,” Sinesky, a Rockaway native, said. “Also benefiting from his grant will be several unemployed Rockaway residents who will receive training and rebuilding jobs over the next year.” The organization relies on volunteers, but also hires local carpenters and contractors to do some of the work. Mold remediation projects, which took up much of the group’s earlier work during the winter and spring, are contracted out through a bid process. Friends of Rockaway has worked on homes as far east as Far Rockaway and as far west as Breezy Point. The grant was announced at a press conference in front of the Arverne home of Felix and Linita Lyons on Beach 46th Street. Their one-story structure was destroyed by six feet of water during Sandy and is still gutted and the Lyons still aren’t back in the home.

Lyons said he and his wife, who is pregnant, have not lived in the home since Sandy. They f irst stayed in Brooklyn immediately after the storm, before spending several months in a hotel near JFK Air port. Now, they are living behind a day care center they run a few blocks from their home, which is located in a high risk flood zone, only a block south of Jamaica Bay. Lyons said he contacted Friends of Rockaway through the group SCO Family of Services and they began work on the house a few months ago. “It took us about six weeks to get our day care up and running,” Lyons said. “It’ll take another few months before we’ll get back in the home.” Todd Miner, director of Friends of Rockaway, will use some of the grant money to demolish the structure and rebuild it as a modular home, It is one of the 90 projects the grant money will go toward. “Our families are still struggling,” said Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder (D-Rockaway Park) at the press conference. “Every day we can take resources and put them

Todd Miner, director of Friends of Rockaway, Josh Lockwood, CEO of the American Red Cross, Greater New York Region and Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder at a press conference Monday in Arverne announcing the $721,000 grant from the Red PHOTO BY DOMENICK RAFTER Cross to Friends of Rockaway. back into the community, that’s a great day. But today’s an even greater day because it’s not going

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Woodhaven’s citizen cops Five members of the Woodhaven Residents' Block Association graduated on Tuesday, June 18, from the NYPD's Citizens' Police Academy — an in-depth 14-week program that provides extensive training and education about the NYPD's work. Elaine Carillo, left, Susan Sweeney, Stephen Forte, Janet Forte and Marie Paz received their diplomas from Police Commissioner Ray Kelly in a ceremony at One Police Plaza. The program covered a variety of subjects, including criminal justice law, hostage

negotiations, child abuse, counterterrorism and school safety. The graduates even had the opportunity to use the NYPD's sophisticated firearms training simulator. "The Citizens' Police Academy taught me a remarkable amount about the Police Department's work," said Forte, who is the WRBA's treasurer. "It deepened my appreciation for all that goes into policing, and it made me much more aware of how I can help the police in my community. I look forward to applying those lessons in my civic involvement with the Block Association."

The question of whether to legalize full gaming in New York State is not the only proposed change to the state Constitution voters will be deciding on in November. A total of six referendums, including the gambling initiative, will be put before voters this year. New York voters will decide on the retirement age for state judges, extending the right for municipalities to exempt sewage facility costs from debt limits, allowing veterans to claim their miltary service as credit for civil service jobs, and two amendments dealing with land swaps in the Adirondacks. The proposed amendment on the retirement age of state judges would raise the forced retirement age to 80 from the current age of 70. Some trial judges are eligible to serve until 76. Only one member of the state Senate voted against the referendum — Sen. Tony Avella (D-Bayside), who opposed the bill on the grounds that it would lead to less

turnover in the judicial branch. Another referendum, if approved by voters, would allow veterans who have been disabled in combat to receive more points when competing for civil service jobs. A third referendum will extend an exemption local governments have to allow them to exceed their debt limits as long as the cost is for sewage improvements. The exemption began in 1963 and was last extended by referendum in 2003. The f inal two ballot initiatives will deal with land use issues in the Adirondacks. In one case, voters will decide whether or not to approve a land swap with NYCO Minerals in order to develop an untapped deposit of wollastonite now located within Adirondack State Park. The mineral is used in products such as ceramics and automotive brakes. The second land swap proposal would allow several homeowners of the town of Long Lake in Hamilton County to swap land to settle a centuryQ old dispute with the state.

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London Planetree skate park opens Renovated space includes workout area and new basketball courts by Domenick Rafter Editor

Along Atlantic Avenue, straddling the border between Ozone Park and Woodhaven, young boys on skateboards jump over brick embankments and slide down stair railings on a quiet Sunday morning. But don’t worry, they're not bothering anyone. In fact, they are allowed to do it here. Elected officials, including Councilman Eric Ulrich (R-Ozone Park) and Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) and other community leaders, such as Community Board 9 Chairman Jim Cocovillo and CB 9's Parks Committee Chairman J. Richard Smith joined Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski to cut the ribbon at the renovated London Planetree Park at Atlantic Avenue and 89th Street on Sunday. They were joined by over a dozen young skateboarders who immediately took to the park’s crown jewel — it's new, state-of-the-art skateboarding facility. Before the $1.6 million renovation, London Planetree Park consisted of a playground, several basketball and handball courts and a giant asphalt meadow utilized as a baseball field — at least when the weather was not too hot to play on it. In the meantime, two blocks to the east, skateboarders worked on their skills in the parking lot of the Pathmark shopping center, creating, at best, an annoyance to shopping there, and at worst, a dangerous situation between skateboarders and drivers. But thanks to $1 million allocated by Bor-

ough President Helen Marshall and another allocation of $600,000 from Ulrich, skateboarders will have a new, dedicated space to skate on where the asphalt slab once stood, making use of what many saw as wasted land in a community that needs to make use of every last bit of space. "Every inch of this place will be utilized," Ulrich said at the park's grand opening on Sunday, noting the new reconstructed basketball courts, new bathrooms and workout areas. "It wouldn't have happened without the taxpayers of the city of New York, the City Council and of course, my friend, Borough President Helen Marshall." The park now has two new reconstructed basketball courts, a workout area with lifting bars and other exercise equipment and a walking track which circumnavigates the skating area at the center of the park. New green space, including new trees and sandy areas that will soak up rain water to irrigate plants, was also included in the project. Lewandowski said the skate park was deisgned in collaboration with a company called California Skate Design Group, which has worked with the Parks Department on other skate parks, including at least two others in Queens; in Flushing Meadows Corona Park and in Far Rockaway. "These are really great elements," she said. "They're less than 3 feet high, which allows us to keep this as a neighborhood park so that kids can skate and recreate as the park is open." continued on page 24

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Kiwanis stepped up for Sandy victims by Domenick Rafter Editor

n the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club helped its neighbors recover from the devastation left behind, even while some of the members’ own homes, including that of President Ed Tudisco, suffered damage. The club raised $15,000 for recovery efforts. The Deerfield Beach, Fla. Kiwanis Club, whose president, Frank Congemi, is a New York native, donated $2,400. The Florida organization also sent 800 boxes of essentials immediately after the storm. Kiwanis gave $500 each to several Howard Beach religious organizations: St. Helen, Our Lady of Grace and Assembly of God Church. Scholars Academy school in the Rockaways and the West Hamilton Beach Volunteer Fire Department also received $500 donations. Further donations were given to St. Barnabas Church, the Howard Beach Jewish Center and the Rockwood SEE Park Jewish Center. MORE The money raised PHOTOS also went to $50 Visa gift cards that were ONLINE given to stor m vicView more pictures of tims. Members of the the Howard Beach Kiwanis Club also Kiwanis Club’s Sandy held a food drive in front of Waldbaum’s recovery efforts at in Howard Beach and qchron.com, your donated turkeys dursource for news from ing the Thanksgiving all over Queens. Q holiday.

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City Comptroller and former Flushing Councilman John Liu nixed a contract that would have lined the already crowded pockets of the Central Park Conservancy with $90 million in taxpayer funds, portraying the deal as inequitable and unfair for other parks in desperate need of funding. “Central Park is very important to New York and is indeed an icon of our City. However, the City should do more to ensure that parks across the five boroughs are being funded adequately and equitably,” Liu said in a statement. “The City should provide funding for basic maintenance and much-needed capital projects across all parks before sending this muchneeded taxpayer money to a well-funded private organization. Let’s work together to maintain Central Park and provide equity among all of our parks.” Liu’s move comes at a sensitive time for the borough, as a series of hearings mulling pro-

jects for Queens’ marquee park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, have consumed the schedules of some public officials. Chief among the concerns is the creation of a new conservancy for the Park, as the current one has only $5,000 on hand. Liu sent the $90 million contract back, suggesting the Bloomberg administration consider other ways to viably distribute the taxpayer largess to parks in dire need — including FMCP. The comptroller’s office is also reviewing another $60 million in construction funds slated for the CPC. “It just had the sort of deal that everybody would love to have,” Liu said in a phone interview. “I love Central Park and Central Park is an icon of New York. We don’t begrudge it. But the thing is we’ve made a number of recommendations that would make the distribution of funds more equitable.” The comptroller called for more funding to be allocated to higher-need parks, as well as encouraging the CPC to support other parks. Q

Ozone Howard champions The Ozone Howard Little League team sponsored by Araneo Tax and Financial of Howard Beach has won a first-place title in the league’s minor division. The kids are also the league’s 2013 World Series Champions.

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Book on Richmond Hill’s historical racer to give today’s girls a role model by Tess McRae

Cuneo’s short-lived fame between 1905 and 1912, when she was nationally known as one of the greatest female racers as well as the woman who was responsible for the American Automobile Association banning women from racing in their sanctioned events. Nystrom discovered Cuneo while working on another book on racing. When she came across the story, she dropped her original topic and began working on “Mad for Speed” with the help of Cuneo’s friends and family, news clippings and Richmond Hill and Mapel Grove Cemetery historian Carl Ballenas. “I used to come across articles of her speeding across Coney Island and I have always been fascinated with this woman and her adventures,” Ballenas said. “Fortunately, Elsa got in contact with me.” “She took every opportunity to set a speed record on a track,” Nystrom said. “There were a few women who were doing the same thing and there were a few promoters trying to get them together to race one another. A lot of them did set speed records but didn’t get too involved, but Joan, she was hooked.” One of her most infamous races was one held in New Orleans during Mardi Gras. The co-ed event featured several other continued on page 26

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In 1905, Joan Newton Cuneo hopped into her brand new car to drive from St. Louis to New York City. The Glidden Tour, as it was called, was a challenging event that the most skilled drivers struggled to compete in. With rough roads not meant for the newly invented automobile, no clear road signs, gas stations or repair shops, the event required great strength and stamina. She was the only woman to enter the event that year but Cuneo vowed to complete the run, and do it better than all the male drivers. On the second day of the Glidden, she got into an accident that erased her chances of winning yet made her an overnight celebrity, jumpstarting her racing career. “In the early 1900s, most of the early women drivers were women of means,” Elsa Nystrom, a history professor at Kennesaw State University in Georgia and author of the new book “Mad for Speed, The Racing Life of Joan Newton Cuneo,” said. Cuneo, who lived in Port Richmond, Staten Island before moving to Richmond Hill with her husband and two children, was immensely interested in cars. “Mad for Speed” tells the story of

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Council grills USTA POLITICS AS USUAL before expansion vote Weiner takes narrow lead in survey of Democrats

by Joseph Orovic Assistant Managing/Online Editor

“We’ll have to get back to you on that.” During the entirety of the United States Tennis Association’s public testimony regarding its proposed expansion within Flushing Meadows Corona Park, “We’ll have to get back to you on that” has become a fall-back option for some of the more uncomfortable questions surrounding the project. It was no different last Thursday, when the Parks Department and the USTA testified before the City Council regarding the project. Questions about traffic mitigation, parking on grass and funds generated by the organization’s marquee event, the US Open, were all either met with a verbal shrug or promises for further information down the line. It all merged for what has become a confounding picture of the park’s future, should the USTA’s plans come through. The National Tennis Center proposal calls for the upgrade of the Louis Armstrong Stadium, new retail facilities and expanded parking. The plan also includes the creation of a new Grandstand on land already leased to the tennis nonprofit during its first expansion. The USTA has argued it needs to expand pathways to allow for the smooth flow of pedestrian traffic within the NTC. As a result, the proposal includes 0.68 acre of what is currently mapped as parkland, which must be replaced. The City Council will vote on the USTA’s plan next month, as it winds down through the final stages of the Uniform Land Use Review Project. It has been over nine months since the USTA began churning its project through the public review process, which included hearings before six community boards, and the borough president’s office, among others. During that process, questions of traffic mitigation and impact were brought up, and invariably anything that fell outside the bounds of the USTA’s Environmental Impact Statement were met with a “We’ll get back to you on that.” “This is a long ULURP process and I would like us to get something more concrete because it has to be part of a traffic plan,” said a visibly exasperated Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-East Elmhurst), whose support of the plan is key, since the project occurs within her district. “I need to better understand where are your people parking. I think it’s been clear after six community boards that parking on the grass is a very big issue in our community and it’s just not something that we can take lightly.” The nonprofit’s Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director Gordon Smith was flanked by Queens Parks Commissioner Dorothy Lewandowski during the hearing, and grew visibly flummoxed as the discussion of traff ic and parking on the grass f ields stretched beyond the 10 minute barrier. Ferreras pressed on, asking if the proposed Mets mall in the Citi Field parking lot would have an effect on parking patterns. “There would be a sufficient and excess amount of parking than what we would need

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USTA Chief Operating Officer Gordon Smith at a Community Board 7 meeting in March. PHOTO BY JOSEPH OROVIC

during the event,” Smith said. “We believe that the part of Citi Field parking that would not be impacted would be sufficient for the tournament.” The USTA has, to its dismay, been the icebreaker in what appeared to be three major projects slated for Flushing Meadows Corona Park, along with a proposed Major League Soccer stadium and 1.4-million-square-foot mall in what is currently Citi Field’s parking lot. The critical mass of the projects arose during the hearing. Parking on the grass, Smith said, was the result of peak hours and maximum attendance. “As a last resort it shouldn’t be an option at all,” Ferreras said. “To not take into account the other huge projects around you at this point in this process concerns me.” The USTA’s performance, ultimately, was a wash, according to parks groups critical of all the projects. “The USTA benefits enormously by being inside FMCP. They will benefit even more if they expand. The community is already burdened by their presence,” said Will Sweeney of the Fairness Coalition of Queens, which has been advocating the creation of a new Flushing Meadows conservancy partially funded by the USTA. “What’s missing from the conversation is how the USTA benefits the park and the community. This is something that the USTA failed to communicate and demonstrate. “We should have the benefit of the world’s best park if we’re going to have the world’s wealthiest people invading and negatively impacting it every summer,” he added. “The USTA must pay on an annual basis towards the maintenance of the park.” Geoffrey Croft of NYC Park Advocates and Save FMCP, another group fighting the development within the park, expressed hesitation at crediting elected officials for their tough stance and indignation and is waiting to see how they will finally vote. As for the USTA? “‘We’ll have to get back to you on that’ is Q not an answer,” he said.

Anthony Weiner is now the most likely next mayor of New York City. At least he is if you put faith in polls taken a couple months ahead of an election, in this case the Democratic primary for mayor and the general election to follow. Weiner has the support of 25 percent of likely Democratic voters, according to a poll released by The Wall Street Journal, NBC and Marist College on Wednesday. That puts him ahead, for the first time, of chief rival Christine Quinn, the City Council speaker from Manhattan, who got 21 percent. The margin of error for that section of the survey, however, was 5.2 percent, according to the pollsters, so Weiner and Quinn could actually be tied. But it’s Weiner who has the forward momentum. Given how Weiner resigned his congressional seat in disgrace just two years ago, after sending lewd photos and messages to a number of women around the country, and then lying about it to the public for weeks, his rise in the polls could be seen as further proof that F. Scott Fitzgerald was wrong when he said there are no second acts in American life. (At least that would be true if Fitzgerald had actually said that. The supposed quote is woefully incomplete and misleading; the novelist actually said he once thought it true there were no second acts in American lives, but that there certainly was a second act for New York. How fitting.) Weiner and Quinn far outpaced their rivals for the Democratic nomination in the poll. Former Comptroller Bill Thompson got the nod from 14 percent of those surveyed, while Public Advocate Bill de Blasio got 13 percent, Comptroller John Liu got 8 percent, Bronx pastor Erick Salgado got 2 percent and former Brooklyn Councilman Sal Albanese got 1 percent. Another 16 percent

were undecided. Weiner’s backers were also more adamant about their candidate. Forty percent said they strongly support him, compared to 23 percent who said the same about Quinn. Going by borough, Weiner’s support was strongest in Queens and Staten Island — which the pollsters lumped together, even while producing separate numbers for the other three — where 40 percent of registered Democrats backed him. Quinn got 20 percent in the imaginary borough of Queens Staten Island, while she got 27 percent in Manhattan and Weiner got 23 percent there. The Journal quoted Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion, as saying, “Things are changing — the race has been scrambled by Weiner’s candidacy. Weiner’s candidacy has gotten more acceptable to voters since he announced. Quinn’s having a difficult time reversing what has been a slow but steady decline in her numbers.” On the Republican side, the poll showed that former deputy mayor and recent MTA Chairman Joe Lhota has the lead, with 28 percent backing him, compared to 21 percent for grocery magnate John Catsimatidis and 10 percent for nonprofit director George McDonald. Forty percent, however, were undecided. If the matchup were to come down to Weiner vs. Lhota vs. Adolfo Carrion, the Independence Party nominee, Weiner would win with 46 percent of registered voters of all parties, Lhota would get 17 percent and Carrion would get 10 percent, the survey said. But it’s a long road to November. Weiner would not only have to win the September primary, but either win it with 40 percent of the vote or win a runoff against whomever comes in second. Anything can change over the summer. But if Weiner pulls it off, what a second act that would be. This is New York, Q after all.

East Side Access update The LIRR East Side Access project, which will bring an estimated 160,000 commuters into Grand Central Station, is on track to begin service in 2019, according to MTA Community Outreach Director Eric Zaretsky. The $8.3 billion expansion will “promote job growth in the Grand Central area and allows commuters to get to the East Side of Manhattan, which is where 40 percent of them want to go,” Zaretsky said. The tunneling in Queens is almost complete, but construction work on Northern Boulevard, where the MTA is putting in a new substation facility, will continue for a

few years, according to Zaretsky. He said the MTA fixed 43rd Street and it is now putting in a bridge at 48th Street in Sunnyside. It also plans to return a parking lot to the New York Presbyterian Church. A lot of the work takes place at night, which allows the addition of three new tunnels without suspending service, Zaretsky said. “We’re trying to be a good neighbor, but it’s hard to bang steel into the ground without making noise,” he said. “And horns have to Q be blown to protect workers.” — Laura Shepard

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Car booting plan to go citywide in July Boots will replace towing for drivers with $350 or more in unpaid fines by Stephen Geffon Chronicle Contributor

Touting the success of its pilot car-booting program, the city announced last week that it will go citywide by the end of July. The pilot program, which began in Brooklyn last June, has resulted in 4,200 cars booted and the collection of $55 million in fees and fines, according to New York Department of Finance Commissioner David Frankel. "Our goal is to recoup the debt that's owed the city, and booting has proven that motorists don't have to be needlessly inconvenienced in order to pay what they owe and get back on the road," he said. Prior to implementation of the booting program, if vehicle owners exceeded the "scofflaw" threshold of $350 in parking judgment debt — including parking, red light camera or bus lane violation tickets — their car was towed. Drivers had to spend the better part of their day traveling to a City Marshal's Office or a Department of Finance Business Center to pay their debt, then tracking their car to a tow pound — most of which are inaccessible to mass transit and open only during business hours. Instead, under the booting program, the car is not moved, the motorist can call a 24/7 phone number and speak to a live person to settle their debt and fees. The boot is unlocked by entering a code given to the driver after the fees are paid. The

driver then has to return the boot to the city. The whole process from picking up the phone to releasing the boot takes about nine minutes, according to the Commissioner, compared to the many hours it takes to redeem a towed vehicle.

“Booting enables motorists to pay their debts and get their car back on the road quicker than under the towing program” —David Frankel, Commissioner, NYC Department of Finance

"Booting enables motorists to pay their debts and get their car back on the road much quicker than under the towing program," said Frankel. New York City Marshals are in favor of the new boot program. "For the last year, the Sheriff's off ice has been operating a booting pilot program in certain parts of the city," said City Mar-

shal Association spokesperson Michael Woloz. "Now that the city is moving toward a more permanent program, the Sheriff's off ice and the Department of Finance have been working closely with New York City Marshals on transitioning their operations from a towing program to a "boot first" program." He added: "The expansion of the program and the marshals' participation will result in a higher volume of booting in the city where the bright yellow boots will become a more prevalent f ixture on city streets — at least until the vehicle owner's fines are paid or the vehicle is towed. This is a change for New York and we are ready for the change. We are hoping to be integrated into the program shortly." The American Automobile Association of New York supports the program. "The booting program will make it easier for the unfortunate scofflaw to regain use of their vehicle and should save the city the expense of towing and storing vehicles for those who pay up quickly. We do worry about booted vehicles blocking street cleaners, leading to dirtier streets, and, in the process, racking up even more violations," said Robert Sinclair Jr., manager of media relations for the AAA of New York. However, some are not so sure about the program.

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Carousel is now a landmark

Nativity BVM pastor retires The Rev. Angelo Pezzulo, pastor of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Roman Catholic Church in Ozone Park said his last Mass at the church last Sunday after 24 years as pastor of Nativity. After Mass, the congregants held a celebration in honor of Father Angelo — who

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continued from page 5 Wednesday. Borough President Helen Marshall said the LPC made the “right decision.” “The Forest Park Carousel is more than just a children’s ride, it’s a work of art,” she said. “I am glad to see that, with the commission’s decision, it will still be around for years to come.” State Sen. Joe Addabbo Jr. (D-Howard Beach) said the decision will allow future generations to enjoy the carousel. “The people spoke out and the City heard them,” he said “Now, there is a strong possibility that the carousel my father brought me to — and that I now bring my children to — will even be enjoyed by their own children.” Assemblyman Mike Miller (D-Woodhaven) praised the community leaders who helped make it happen. “Today’s positive vote by the LPC is the first step in permanently landmarking the hand-carved treasure, the Forest Park Carousel, a neighborhood icon,” he said. “I want to thank Maria Thomson; Ed Wendell and my colleague in government, Councilwoman Crowley for their steadfast commitment for the historical preservation of the Forest Park Carousel so that future generations of ‘riders’ can appreciate a piece of our community’s history.” Alexander Blenkinsopp, communications director for the WRBA and a mem-

ber of Community Board 9, said the carousel was the perfect example of a city site that deserved to be a landmark. “Even when I was a young boy, I knew the carousel was special. I’m elated that the Landmarks Preservation Commission agrees,” the lifelong Woodhaven resident said. “The Landmarks Law is meant to safeguard our city’s irreplaceable treasures. In this case, the law worked exactly as it should.” The status still has to be reviewed by the Department of City Planning and the City Council, but Eric Yun, spokesman for Crowley, said that shouldn’t be a big issue since there is not any opposition. During the LPC’s hearing last month, nobody present spoke in opposition to the landmarking. New York Carousel President Ami Abramson said earlier this year that he did not oppose landmarking, but had concerns over what it would mean for his company’s plans for the amusement and the site. His company later met with the LPC over the issues. The carousel was originally built in 1903 and the carvings were designed by Daniel Mueller, who built a number of carousels around the turn of the century. It was located in Dracut, Mass. until it was moved to Forest Park in 1972 to replace one destroyed by fire six years earlier. It Q was completely renovated in 1988.

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Liu: Special school screening unfair Five schools, including Townsend Harris, audited by Comptroller by Domenick Rafter Editor

An audit by city Comptroller John Liu's office has found that the city's placement process for several high schools in the city, including a program at Townsend Harris, is unfair. But the issue seems to be more apparent in the other boroughs than it is at the Flushing school. Liu, a Democratic candidate for mayor, said the process denied students who meet eligibility requirements from being matched with seats while students who did not meet with criteria were accepted into some highly competitive programs because of separate screening processes by the DOE and the school. “Our audit confirmed what many frustrated parents and students have long suspected: The city's high-school placement process is often unfair and deeply flawed,” he said. “Applying to high school is an important and stressful enough experience for students and parents, and it must not be left to a sloppy and random system like the one our audit found.” The audit, which was released June 13, examined student placement for the 2011-12 school year at five schools considered among the most competitive for entrance in their respective boroughs. For Queens, Liu's office chose to audit the admissions process of Townsend Harris' Intensive Academic

Humanities program. The other schools are Hostos-Lincoln Academy of Science in the Bronx, Baruch College Campus High School in Manhattan, Midwood High School Medical Science Institute in Brooklyn and Tottenville High School Science Institute in Staten Island. Under the DOE's process, students can apply for up to 12 schools, which they rank in their order of preference. The agency then enters the students' choices into its Student Enrollment Management System. Students who apply to a screened school, like those the audit examined, must meet certain selection criteria in order to be ranked for possible enrollment by the schools. But screened schools also use their own criteria in accepting pupils, such as seventhgrade report cards, standardized tests, and attendance records. Students who meet the criteria are ranked on a list for possible enrollment. However, the DOE does not require screened schools to rank every single student who qualifies because of the overwhelming number of applicants. Finally, SEMS matches students’ preferences against the schools ranking. When a student's top pick school ranks them high, there can be a match and the student would be offered a seat at the school. According to the audit, there were 21,315 applications for 828 seats in the five schools. Of them, 5,702 met the screening criteria and 4,075 students were ranked. But Liu's audit

found that 8 percent of the ranked students, or 319 pupils, did not meet the screen criteri — 92 of them were offered seats at the school and 60 were given them. The majority of those 319 students were found in the Midwood audit. Townsend Harris made out the best of the five schools; four students who met the criteria were not ranked, but none of the 319 students who were ranked and didn't meet the criteria were enrolled in school. Townsend Harris was the only school to provide Liu's office with a record of its decisions, the audit said. The DOE did not dispute the audit's results, claiming much of the issue stems from the department satisfying federal requirements. The department promised to take a number of steps to remedy the issue including: Reviewing the ranking practices at the four schools — each one audited except Townsend Harris — that the audit determined had questionable rankings in order to ensure that the schools are following their own published screens and DOE policy for student selection; require high schools with screened programs to document their ranking formula and processes; review screened schools' ranking criteria, especially for those schools in high demand, in order to ensure that they are ranking students fairly and consistently; and ensure schools keep records of their ranking of the students applying to their programs, as required by the State

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Security cameras on the way in boro Borough President kicks in $2M for 57 units in high-crime areas by Michael Gannon Editor

The NYPD will soon begin installing 57 new surveillance cameras around Queens, eyes in the sky that will be paid for with $2 million in capital money allocated by Borough President Helen Marshall. In a statement issued by her office, Marshall said that since the money was allocated in her 2013 budget, the NYPD has been conducting rigorous studies of data in order to place them where they will do the most good for law enforcement. “These new cameras will give police more eyes on the street,” Marshall said. “They will be a fantastic deterrent to crime and greatly help our police solve crimes and apprehend offenders. After all, the camera doesn’t lie.” Under the current plans, Jamaica will get 25 of the cameras, with 13 of the devices slated for the 103rd Precinct and 12 for the 113th. Plans also call for three apiece in the 102nd, 104th, 114th and 115th precincts; two in the 105th; one apiece in the 106th, 107th and 109th; and five in the 110th. The Chronicle is withholding the specific locations proposed for the cameras. In a letter to Marshall last year when she first proposed the allocation, Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said the site selection process takes into account a site’s risk for crime and terrorism, with violent crime being a priority. Speaking outside a meeting of Community Board 13 on Monday, Deputy Inspector Michael Coyle, commanding officer of the 105th Precinct, said he had no information about specific cameras. He said all precinct commanders prepare their own lists of recommendations, and that Kelly and his staff do give those

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Speed cameras continued from page 2 in Lindenwood, where we fought to get a crosswalk, and others in my district. If we could have some sort of device there, maybe this is a step in the right direction.” In a statement issued by advocacy group Transportation Alternatives, Executive Director Paul Steely White called passage of the bill a major victory for safer streets and the children of New York City. Transportation Alternatives advocates for increased funding of mass transit and encourages bike riding and other means of reducing the number of motor vehicles on the city’s roadways. “With the enforcement tools allowed by this legislation, the City of New York will be able to catch drivers violating the lawful speed limit near our schools and prevent them from putting our children’s lives at risk,” White said on Saturday. Transportation Alternatives expects Gov. Cuomo to sign the bill into law. Addabbo said lastly that in his mind, the cameras by themselves still are no substitute for a conspicuous NYPD presence in areas where school children are determined to be in jeopardy. “Give me a uniformed police officer in a marked car, or unmarked, stopping speeders and handing out tickets,” Addabbo said. “This is not a tradeoff. A Q police officer is a deterrent.”

suggestions considerable weight. But the NYPD said sites sometimes must be changed, even if only slightly, for things like logistical purposes following consultation with Con Edison, the city Department of Transportation and other agencies. CB 13 Chairman Bryan Block on Monday also said he did not have information about any new cameras. “But if you’re asking me if I support them, the answer is yes,” he said. Marshall’s office said the Queens cameras could be in place within the next 12 months, but Kelly wrote that when Marshall’s allocations are included with those from the City Council, there is an additional $8.5 million, and a total of 640 cameras in the city. He wrote that it might be necessary to phase the installation work in over three years. Councilman Donovan Richards (D-Laurelton) himself is allocating about $2 million for cameras, and said flat out that they not only help solve crimes, but save lives. “In high-crime areas, I want every tool we have at our disposal except stop and frisk,” he said. “I think cameras work. You can get people caught in the act of committing offenses.” Moreover, Richards said he has seen the deterrent effect of security cameras personally, dating back to his days as an aide to then-Councilman James Sanders. Sanders, he said, was able to secure funding for cameras in a housing development in the Rockaways. “This was a place where you seemed to have shootings every night,” said Richards, who won the seat after Sanders was elected to the state Senate. “Now senior citizens can walk on the streets and children are outside playing,” Richards said. “The difference there in two or Q three years is like night and day.”

High-crime areas in Queens will be getting new security cameras within the next 12 months with a $2 million investment from the Borough President’s Office.

Close but no cigar for student privacy bills Legislation stalled in state Senate by Tess McRae Reporter

The student privacy bill, which would allow parents and students 18 and older to opt out of the state Education Department’s disclosure of personal identifiable information to a third party, is still up in the air as the legislative session came to a close this week. After the bill, introduced by Assembly Education Chairwoman Cathy Nolan (DSunnyside) and co-sponsored by Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach), passed the Assembly unanimously, the Senate took no action. In addition to Nolan’s bill, a bill introduced by Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell (D- Manhattan) that would block re-disclosures to third parties without parental consent was also approved by the Assembly but was not acted upon by the Senate. Leonie Haimson, the executive director of Class Size Matters, an education activist group, was not happy with the outcome. “We are very disappointed that the Senate did not act,” she said in an email. The influx in student privacy bills was a

response to the NYSED partnering up with inBloom, a nonprofit organization that would provide data storage for the SED in a central data portal that would subsequently be shared with third-party vendors. As it stands, parents are not allowed a say in disclosing their children’s information, including name, grade, age and test scores. Haimson, Class Size Matters, elected officials and parents throughout the city have been writing and calling the SED asking it to reconsider the current procedure and seek parental consent before sharing information. “The state Assembly reacted to an outcry of individuals and presented logical safeguards to protect the interest of parents and students,” Dmytro Fedkowskyj, the Queens representative on the Panel of Educational Policy, said. “Parents and students should always be provided with an option to opt ‘in or out’ of nonmandated programs. It should never be assumed that parents are ‘in’ until they say they are ‘in.’” As there are no elections for state representatives this year, the bill will be reintroQ duced when session begins in the fall.

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Gun buyback for D’aja The off ice of Borough President Helen Marshall is sponsoring a gun buyback program in memory of D’aja Robinson from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 29 at the New Jerusalem Baptist Church at 12-05 Smith St. in Jamaica. Robinson, 14, was shot and killed on a city bus near her home in Jamaica on May 18 shortly after leaving a sweet 16 party. The buyback will offer a $200 bank card for the surrender of operable handguns and assault rifles, and $20 for rifles and shotguns. All guns must be brought in a plastic or paper bag or in a box. If the gun is transported by car, the weapon must be carried in the trunk of the vehicle. Cash cards will be issued after police officers determine that the gun is operable. People may surrender as many weapons as they like, but will only receive payment for up to three guns. Active or retired law enforcement off icers or licensed gun dealers are ineligible to participate. Further information may be obtained Q by calling 311.

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It’s summertime, and the shootin’ is easy. Shooting photos, that is. The Queens Chronicle’s fifth annual Summer in the Borough Photo Contest is now underway, and you’re invited to join in! Take your best shots of children playing, workers working, lovely landscapes — whatever you think best says “summer in Queens.” Our main requirement is that the photos be taken in the borough. We also ask that you give us all the details you can about your sub-

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On Sunday, June 23, at 9:45 a.m., police responded to a call of a motorcycle accident on the Grand Central Parkway near the 168th Street exit in Fresh Meadows. Police discovered a 59-year-old white male motorcyclist with severe body trauma. Emergency crews transported the man to Queens Hospital Center where he was pronounced DOA. A preliminary investigation indicates the operator of a 1991 Ducati motorcycle was traveling eastbound on the Grand Central Parkway when he struck a guardrail in the center median near the 168th Street exit. An ongoing investigation is being conducted. Police had not released the crash victim’s name by press time Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1 (800) 577TIPS (8477). The public can also submit tips by logging onto nypdcrimestoppers.com, or by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577. All Q tips are strictly confidential.

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London Planetree skate park continued from page 12 The park’s opening comes six months earlier than anticipated. The project was scheduled to take 18 months when the Parks Department broke ground on it last July, but instead took less than a year. While the focus of the new London Planetree Park is it's skating facility, Ulrich said the renovated park is a win for the entire community. "This is a great investment in the com-

munity and the people of Ozone Park and Woodhaven, I know, are especially appreciative," he said. Area skateboarders would often travel to a skating facility at Beach 91st Street and Shore Front Parkway in Rockaway Park, but that park was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy last year. Lewandowski said the city was in the early stages of rebuilding that park, but no Q official plans are in place as of yet.

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Library funds saved in 2014 city budget $70B spending plan in effect July 1 by Peter C. Mastrosimone Editor-in-Chief

Funding for the Queens Librar y that Mayor Bloomberg had proposed cutting in the fiscal 2014 budget was restored in the spending plan he and the City Council agreed to on June 23. The $70 billion accord will include none of the $29.6 million in cuts the mayor had proposed for the Queens Library, which is a private entity but relies on the city for most of its funding. The reductions would have

marked a 35 percent decrease in funding and would have resulted in the shutdown of 36 of the library’s 62 locations and the loss of 420 jobs, according to library officials. City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (DSunnyside), chairman of the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations, hailed the restoration of the funds, as well as tens of millions more that will go to the city’s two other library systems and various cultural organizations, in an announcement issued Monday.

“As a lifelong lover of libraries and the arts I am absolutely thrilled with the complete restoration of funding for these vital services and programs,” Van Bramer said, crediting Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and other members for preventing the spending reductions. “As chairman of the Council’s Committee on Cultural Affairs and Libraries, it has always been my goal to restore every cent of the $106 million in cuts to libraries and the $65 million in cuts to culture and the arts.”

Van Bramer, who was a Queens Library official before winning his seat on the Council, said the funding will let libraries citywide remain open five or six days a week, which they could not do under the mayor’s plan. For the last several years in a row, Bloomberg has proposed cutting funding to libraries and afterschool programs, as well as closing 20 fire companies across the city, sparking rallies organized by the targeted institutions and the citizenry. The fiscal 2014 budget, which takes effect July 1, is Bloomberg’s last, as he will leave office at the end of the year. It is balanced, as required by law, but the mayor projects a $2 billion Q deficit for fiscal 2015.

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Ms. Tallon and class K-219 support Bobbi and the Strays

s. Tallon shares her love for animals with her class K-219, at the Forest Park School, PS 97, Woodhaven and they truly appreciate it. They have learned to love their four-legged friends also! Recently, they hosted a bake sale along with a read-aloud for parents and guardians with hopes of raising money to donate to Bobbi and the Strays, a local animal shelter.

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New bill protects the doggy in the window Local government may now be able to regulate unsafe puppy mills by Tess McRae Reporter

Neglectful and abusive puppy mills beware, as the state Senate and Assembly have both passed a bill that will allow strong regulation of pet dealers. Along with a City Council resolution, spearheaded by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D- Middle Village), a number of animal rights activists testified before the Senate and Assembly on the horrors that can occur in puppy mills. Puppy mills or puppy farms are commercial dog-breeding facilities that prioritize profits above animal welfare, which often results in subpar treatment of the dogs. “The dogs are kept without adequate food or water and the female dogs are bred at every opportunity,” said Cori Menkin, senior director of the ASPCA Puppy Mills Campaign, who testified before the Senate. “But when it comes to the living conditions, we’re talking more about the adult dogs. The puppies are actually quite lucky and many of them get out of the facility before big problems hit.” Even though the breeding dogs face harsher living conditions, Menkin added that puppies that are bred in such conditions are susceptible to genetic diseases that develop as the dog gets older. “A responsible breeder will have the dogs tested before they breed them, and if they find one is prone to disease, they will take them out of the breeding line rather than continue using them,” she said. Cracking down on puppy mills is a movement that has been developing across the nation. As the bill, which would allow local governments to regulate breeders, was passed in New York, a similar bill was passed in New Jersey as well. There is also puppy mill legislation in other states.

The ASPCA is encouraging people to adopt shelter dogs like Jeffrey, above, if they are looking for a pet, but if you must buy a PHOTO BY TESS MCRAE purebred, do your research. “We don’t want to support breeders who are engaging in cruel activities,” Menkin said. “If you have a problematic breeder, that town should be able to regulate that breeder.” Pet stores often utilize a pet dealer who acts as the middleman between the store and the mill. Many stores receive their dogs by filling out a form — similar to a form supermarkets fill

out when they are low on merchandise — and check off the various breeds they want delivered. “Pet stores are getting puppies from puppy mills and the standards of how a puppy is bred by a puppy mill is not regulated by the state and it’s not regulated by the federal government,” Crowley said. “More and more puppies are being abandoned or coming down with diseases because thousands and thousands of them are being bred everyday in these puppy mills.” Ideally, the ASPCA and Animal Control would like everyone looking for a pet to adopt an animal at a local shelter such as Bobbi and the Strays in Rego Park or North Shore Animal League in Port Washington, LI, but if you insist on having a particular breed, Menkin has a few red flags to look out for. “The ASPCA is not against breeding in general, we just want responsible breeders,” she said. “A responsible breeder is not going to sell a dog to a pet store and is not going to sell a dog online without ever meeting you. As a consumer, it is important to go to the breeder’s facility and see where the breeding dogs live. If the breeder won’t show you that, that’s a red flag. Also, be wary of a breeder who asks to meet you in a parking lot or public place or people who are selling puppies on the side of the road.” Now that the bill has passed both branches of state government, it will be up to Gov. Cuomo to sign it into law though many lawmakers and animal groups are optimistic about its chances. “We’re feeling confident,” Menkin said. “We’ve been getting good feedback. If they’d like to, people can actually log onto the website: petstorepuppies.com where there is a database that goes inside 10,000 commercial facilities where you can see photos of any nearby facility that you are thinking of getting a Q dog from.”

Parents in Corona plead for space PS 143 may soon lose its annex and has 25-year-old portables by Josey Bartlett

Department of Education leases space for 250 PS 143 students from the Christ Greek The Department of Education is seeking Orthodox Church at 98-07 38 Ave. But the agreement may end soon. more land to help alleviate major overcrowdThe church, which is 1.5 miles from PS ing at PS 143 in Corona. “We desperately want to f ind land,” 143, is applying with the state to stop leasing the building to the DOE Schools Chancellor Dennis and instead start a K-5 Walcott told about 100 parGreek charter school. Walents on Monday night, cott said he had no authoradding he would let them ity to stop anyone’s appliknow about additional cation for a charter. space in three weeks. For 25 years the school The story of PS 143, an has used Parks Departelementary school at 34-74 ment land to house 113 St., is of a plight facing portable classrooms to also many of the schools in Disbattle overcrowding. trict 24 — too many stuParents asked why the dents and not enough seats. DOE couldn’t purchase The building is listed to the land and build a peroccupy about 1,200 students, but during the last Chancellor Dennis Walcott speaks manent structure. “When you get parkdecade the school has to PS 143 parents and teachers land you must f ind swelled to nearly 1,800. about overcrowding fixes. replacement parkland,” Parents spoke at the meeting of 9:30 a.m. lunches and leaky trans- Walcott said, adding that’s what would make it difficult. portable units. Families in the audience held signs, many “How can our children learn in such crowded spaces?” asked parent Angelica Sal- that addressed the trailers: “Portable units dado. “There is a high dropout rate here. How shouldn’t be permanent” and “Portable condiare we going to fix this if the students don’t tions: There are openings and outside there were animals found in the boys bathrooms. have a good beginning?” To accommodate the population the e.g. rats and possums.”

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The 25-year-old portable units at PS 143 in Corona leak and have a rodent problem, families from PHOTOS BY JOSEY BARTLETT the school said. Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras (D-Corona) is working to schedule a meeting with the PS 143 Parent Teacher Association, Parks, the DOE and the School Construction Authority to discuss the land. Some land that may be easier to buy is a parking lot at 50-51 98th Street owned by Verizon. According to Ferreras, a deal that would house a K-8 800-student school is under negotiations. “The overcrowding at PS 143 is an issue

that not only affects our students who are attending the school, but also their teachers, parents and the greater community as a whole,” Ferreras said. Three other K-5 schools will be opened in the neighborhood — PS 287, a 432-student school at 110-08 Northern Blvd. and PS 329 at 26-25 97 St. — will open in September. These will take some pressure off PS 143, especially PS 287. About 50 percent of its students were previously zoned for PS 143. Q

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When weighing yourself on a scale, stand up straight, with all of your weight over the scale and both feet on the scale. Don’t hold on to anything or support your weight on any external object. Also, make sure that the scale is on a firm, flat surface. For your family’s prescription needs, please call WOODHAVEN PHARMACY at 718-846-7777. Located at 86-22 Jamaica Avenue, we are open weekdays 9 to 8; Saturdays 9 to 6 and Sundays 9 to 2. HINT: Scales that claim to measure body fat may be inaccurate because they do not take into account many of the variables (hydration, etc.) that go into making a reading and differ from standard methods of fat measurement.

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motorists to instantly pay the f ine, remove the boot and go about their business. There are still flaws with the program that must be addressed and I will work with the city to ensure that it runs as smoothly as possible." A car can still be towed for many traffic violations, including blocking a fire hydrant. The car can still be towed if the boot is not removed within 48 hours with additional penalities. The cost for a boot is expensive. In addition to the cost of the tickets, there's a $180 boot fee, a $70 Sheriff execution fee and a 5 percent surcharge on the total bill, plus a fee if the boot is not returned Q on time.

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Black smoke, but thankfully no black- outs. The TransCanada Ravenswood Power Plant, also known as Big Alice, lost a boiler combustion fan when it overheated on Monday afternoon, spewing a dark cloud of smoke over Astoria. “I was just driving home from City Hall and I saw this disgusting plume of black smoke,” Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Astoria) said of the power plant on 36th Avenue and Vernon Boulevard. Several residents posted to his Facebook page worried about a fire. He called the company, which blamed A boiler fan stopped, discharging smoke on Monday. The PHOTO COURTESY NYC COUNCIL fan is back to normal. the boiler fan failure for the smoke. “As a result of the loss of this com“They don’t believe there is a risk of a bustion fan, black smoke was present in the stack and people would have seen this for a brownout,” Vallone said. No incidents were short period of time. Corrective action was reported in the days that followed. “The Ravenswood facility has the ability to taken immediately and the situation is under control,” TransCanada spokesperson Grady deliver additional power from our reserve units on site, which will allow us to meet our Semmens said in an email. There was no fire and no health risks, Sem- commitments to our customers in the New York City area,” Semmens said. mens said. The fan wasn’t damaged and it was soon The plant lost 500 megawatts because of Q working normally again. the incident.

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Forest Hills Stadium will rock this summer The West Side Tennis Club will host first concert in more than 15 years by Tess McRae Reporter

In August the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, part of the West Side Tennis Club, will have music reverberating off its walls once more. It has been announced that for the first time in decades a concert will be held on the hallowed grounds where rock icons such as the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix — who was booed off stage when he played there — and Bob Dylan all strummed their guitars. Mumford and Sons, the Grammy Awardwinning folk rock group, will take to the clay courts on Aug. 28. The group was taken on a tour of the venue and fell in love with it, The New York Times reported “I believe the West Side Tennis Club is taking the community wishes and concerns appropriately and that this development will be highly beneficial for the club,” Michael Perlman, a Forest Hills resident and chairman of the Rego-Forest Preservation Council, said. The Mumford concert is somewhat of a pilot as the club is expecting an additional six performances from a variety of groups over the next three years. In the past, there have been members of the community and elected officials, including Councilwoman Karen Koslowitz (DForest Hills), who were strongly opposed to the WSTC hosting concerts. That opposition was mainly because many felt it would cause mas-

The crowd at the Forest Hills Stadium taken in a tennis match in 1958. sive traffic and trash problems. “I have faith in President Roland Meye and Tennis Director Bob Ingersole of the West Side Tennis Club,” Perlman said. “I feel that they are aware of the potential shortcomings and I believe they are taking a proactive approach in addressing any potential problems.” In summer 2010, the fate of the WSTC was in jeopardy as plans to transform the

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landmark into condos were proposed. That same year, it was said that the stadium was structurally unsound. But the membership board overturned the condo proposal and a secondary engineering study found that the structure was sound thus saving the shoddy structure that once housed the US Open. Pati de Wardener, a descendant of Kenneth Murchison, the architect of the Forest

Hills Tennis Stadium and prominent public buildings designer, said that Murchison would have been delighted to hear music in the stadium once more. “A lot of people don’t know this but he wrote music and he wrote plays so he would be so happy to hear this,” she said. “He’s looking down and saying to himself that this is the perfect use for his stadium. In this day and age there aren’t many open spaces where people can take in concerts, but I think using this space by putting a dog park or little cafes would be great. A place where people can go and think on the history of the neighborhood they live in.” Currently, the stadium is a bit rundown but reportedly it will be ready before people fill the stands in two months. Perlman said that the revenue gained from this and future concerts will go towards renovating the landmark. “I believe some time down the line it will generate enough revenue and we can finish restoring the Forest Hills Tennis Stadium and have tennis matches and maybe ice hockey in the winter time, which will contribute to the diversity and feasibility of the building,” he said. “It will also increase the quantity of people who patronize the businesses on the nearby Austin Street, which will hopefully encourage new businesses to open up in Q place of some of the vacant spots.”

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Railroad repairs Personnel from the Long Island Rail Road here conduct ongoing upgrades to the trestle that crosses over Woodhaven Boulevard in Rego Park. The railroad bridge was constructed in

1909, when William Howard Taft was president of the United States, the brand new Model T Ford was introduced for $220 and the New York Yankees still were called the Highlanders.

continued from page 5 nearly half of that going to the state’s education fund. “I commend the governor for keeping gaming at the forefront of reviving the state’s economy,” he said. “However, if you’re leaving Resorts World out of the conversation, you’re doing a disservice to the state.” In the end, Goldfeder said he supported the bill because he believed it would help the state as a whole. “You don’t let the perfect stand in the way of the good,” he said. Addabbo said he met with Cuomo faceto-face on the issue and, although he supported the bill, noted that he had concerns about it. “Am I crazy about the bill? No,” he said, “but a lot can happen in seven years. This gives Genting a running start over any other proposed casino downstate.” Addabbo noted that the referendum still has to go before voters, which he gave a “50-50” chance of succeeding. “We’re assuming that the people are going to approve this,” he said. “If we don’t approve the referendum, this piece of legislation is a moot point.” If the referendum fails in November, the bill allows for video lottery terminals, the slot machines currently in use at Resorts World, to be installed at locations in Nassau County. Addabbo said it

wouldn’t allow for a full casino facility like Resorts World, but would permit VLTs at locations such as Off-Track Betting parlors. The dynamics of the proposal may decide what happens at the ballot box in November. It is an off-year election and turnout is typically lower statewide than in presidential and gubernatorial election years. New York City will be holding its mayoral election and a number of mayoral candidates and Nassau County will be casting votes for county executive, district attorney and the county legislature. Westchester County, home to Empire City Casino, the only other gambling facility downstate, will also be holding elections for county offices. Those areas will likely have a higher turnout than upstate, where most counties are not having local elections and some supporters of the bill, including Addabbo, fear voters downstate may not be supportive of a plan that only immediately benefits upstate. Polls have showed the initiative to be a tossup, though no new surveys have been conducted in months. Religious groups have said they will oppose the bill. The legislation passed in Albany last week did not place a ban on donations from casino operators, which Cuomo had originally wanted as part of the bill and said he would support as recently as Q earlier this month.

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It’s not your typical greenhouse-style butterfly garden, but it still will get the job done. “Next month you won’t believe how many butterflies there are,” Queens Botanical Garden Intergenerational Garden Coordinator Maureen Regan said. Last Saturday QBG opened its first butterfly garden. Regan started working with high school students from the Lowell School, a school in Flushing for students with learning disabilities, in February. “They can’t learn the traditional way,” said Regan. “So I wanted to create a project that was fun and playful.” The garden is a way to reinforce what the students learn in the classroom. They measured out seeds and plot sizes as well as socialized with other gardeners and at the end of the day reflected in a journal about what they learned. Instead of building a greenhouse to keep the butterflies inside, the team worked to build an about 35-by-10-foot winding garden surrounded by a moat, picking plants to entice the butterflies. The gardeners put in some flowers shaped like trumpets, butterflies’ favorite flower shape. Volunteers plan to plant rice in the moat to help retain water. They planted fennel, dill, zinnias, echinacea and many plants from the parsley family. Butterflies prefer to lay their eggs on this family of plants so that when they hatch, the caterpillars have a food source, said Regan, who after 20 years of working in the fashion industry went back to school for horticulture therapy. The team tried out a sample butterfly garden last year, which attracted dozens of butterflies from monarchs to cloudless sulphurs, a light yellow variety. Last Saturday students released about 20 painted ladies, an orange-and-black monarchesque specimen. continued on page 35

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Brooklyn to Long Island City. See remnants of industry along Newtown Creek, NYC Wastewater Improvement Plant and adjacent nature trail. Ends at Gantry Park; and Flushing’s Chinatown, Saturday, July 20, 4-6 p.m. A destination and commercial center to rival its Manhattan antecedent. Taiwanese at its core, host to a variety of Chinese groups. See office buildings, hotels, condos, specialty shops, cultural institutions and malls. Restaurant tips distributed. For each event: $20; $15 MAS members. Registration required: mas.org. Information: (212) 935-3960.

“Gravity of the Sculpture: Part II” will remain on display at The Dorsky Gallery, 11-03 45 Ave., Long Island City, through July 3. Call (718) 937-6317, email david@dorsky.org or visit dorsky.org. “Bridging the Gap”—Long Island City Artists will be on display at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., from Thursday, June 27-Sunday, July 14, with an opening reception on Thursday, June 27 from 4-7 p.m. Gallery hours are Saturdays and Sundays, noon to 5 p.m. $5, members, students and Long Island City artists free. Visit flushingtownhall.org.

Fashion designer showcase, Sunday, June 30, doors open at 6 p.m., showtime 7 p.m., Jamaica Chamber of Commerce Building, 157-11 Rockaway Blvd. Information: yriphoto@gmail.com.

THEATRE The Golden Dragon Acrobats special pre-season event, July 17-28, Queens Theatre, 14 United Nations South, Flushing Meadows Corona Park. $28.95, family 4-pack $99. Wednesday-Saturday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. Maggie’s Little Theater, Fiddler on the Roof, July 13,19 and 20, 8 p.m., July 14 and 21, 2:30 p.m.; St. Margaret’s Parish Hall, 79th Place between Metropolitan Avenue and Juniper Valley Road. (917) 579-5389, maggieslittletheater.org/tickets. $18, $15 seniors, $12 children 11 and under. “The Tempest” by Shakespeare, Hip to Hip Theater Company, Sunday, July 28, 8 p.m., Cunningham Park, 196 Street and Union Turnpike, Flushing. Free.

MUSIC Queens Symphony Orchestra performs: Tuesday, July 30, Verdi selections, St. Johns University, 8000 Utopia Pkwy., Flushing; and Sunday, Aug. 4, a follow-up performance at the Forest Park Bandshell. All concerts are free. Visit queens symphony.org.

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Music events at Cunningham Park, 196 street and Union Turnpike, Flushing: New York Philharmonic, Thursday, July 11, 8 p.m.; and Mitch Kahn celebrates the American songbook, Thursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m., Both free. friendsof cunninghampark.org.

FLEA MARKETS Richmond Hill flea market is held on Sundays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 117-09 Hillside Ave. Call (347) 709-7661 or visit richmondhillfleamarket.com. Greater Astoria Historical Society, 35-20 Broadway, 4th Floor, second annual book extravaganza fundraiser, Saturday, June 29 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Fill a bag for $10. Call (718) 278-0700. Our Lady of the Angelus, flea market every Sunday in the soccer field at 98-05 63 Dr., Rego Park, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call (718) 897-4444. St. Raphael’s Church, 35-20 Greenpoint Ave., Long Island City, outdoor flea market, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Sunday, July 14. Call (718) 729-8957.

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MEETINGS AARP Chapter 2889 meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at noon at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 69-60 Grand Ave., Maspeth. The Vietnam Veterans of America Post 32 holds their monthly meeting on Friday, June 28 at 8 p.m. at 19-12 149 St., Whitestone.

CLASSES Watercolor classes at the National Art League, 44-21 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston. All techniques, beginners to advanced. Wednesdays, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. $25 per session. Call (718) 969-1128. Coed mixed-level line dancing for adults, Cambria Heights Community Church, 116-02 220 St., Cambria Heights, Saturdays, July 6 and 20 at 9:30 a.m. to 10:40 a.m. $10 per session. Call (646) 229-0242. Instructors from Flotilla 12-01 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, “America’s Volunteer Guardians,” About Boating Safety class, Fort Totten, Bayside, Sunday, July 21, 8:30 a.m. $65. Call Mike Kaff (917) 952-7014 or Ralph Traub (347) 336-5866, 12-01@ verizon.net. Italian Charities of America, 83-20 Queens Blvd., Elmhurst, hosts dance with instructions every Monday and Friday from 7:15 to 8 p.m. and a social dance from 8 to 11 p.m. Call (718) 478-3100. Cost is $10.

FOR KIDS Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: Animal Care Trainee, Sunday, June 30, and Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m. to noon, ages 8-12. $21. Children will have hands-on experiences and learn all about the needs of the APEC’s animals.; Buggy Bugs, a spring fan club, ages 3 and 4, Saturday, June 29, 10:30 a.m. to noon. $18 per child. Children will learn about the season of spring though various uses of APEC’s

resources, including meeting live animals and crafts that relate.; Storytime Safari — Fish Fun, Saturday, July 13, 1:30-3 p.m., ages 3-7. $18. Listen to a story about Fish Fun followed by craft/activity time. Snack, meet animals and take a trail walk. Adventure Hour — Fish, Sunday, July 14, 1:302:45 p.m., ages 18-36 months. $16 per child (parent included). Socialize and learn about fish, live animals, art projects, outdoor play, trail walks and music. Preregistration required for all programs. Call (718) 229-4000 or visit alleypond.com.

Queens County Bird Club all day trip — Hunter Mountain to see breeding Bicknell’s thrush and blackpoll warbler. Chair-lift followed by hiking on Sunday, June 30. Information: Jeff Ritter, (917) 658-7302, ariegilbert@optonline.net, b1birder@ netscape.net. 126th Giglio Feast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, 23-25 Newtown Ave., Astoria. Opening Night, Wednesday, July 10; Children’s Giglio Lift 1, Thursday, July 11; Questa, Saturday, July 13; Giglio Sunday, Sunday, July 14; best meatball contest, Monday, July 15; Our Lady of Mount Carmel Day, Tuesday, July 16; Night Lift, Wednesday, July 17. Call (718) 384-0223. Pet advocacy day, Forest Park Bandshell parking lot, Saturday, July 13, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. License your dog, $8.50 with vet certificate of spay or neuter, $34 without.

Children’s workshop, Cunningham Park, 196 Street and Union Turnpike, Flushing, Sunday, July 28, 7:30 p.m. Free.

An evening with former NY Yankee Roy White, Monday, July 15, 7 p.m., La Bella Vita, 106-09 Rockaway Blvd., Ozone Park. $50. Call (718) 835-6161.

There will be a family workshop with sun printing at Flushing Town Hall, 137-35 Northern Blvd., on Saturday, June 29 at 2 p.m. $20 per parent and one child, $10 each additional child. All proceeds to Long Island City Artists. Visit flushingtownhall.org.

Rego Park Jewish Center, 97-30 Queens Blvd., hosts a singles social and dance for singles over 45 from 2-6 p.m. on Sundays, July 21 and Aug. 18. $10. Call (718) 897-6255.

SPECIAL EVENTS Day of Yoga at the 71st Avenue Plaza at Myrtle and 71st avenues, Ridgewood, Saturday, June 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Polish language yoga, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; Spanish language yoga, 11 a.m.-noon; English language yoga, 12:30-1:30 p.m.; children’s boot camp yoga, 2-3 p.m. Bring mat, water. Grocery Bingo at Redeemer Lutheran Church, Parish Hall, 69-07 Cooper Ave., Glendale, Sunday, June 30, 1:30 p.m. Call (718) 456-5292. Latin American Cultural Center of Queens, 19th anniversary of Sunday to Remember Program, Sunday, June 30, 2:30-5 p.m. at El Paraiso, 102-11 42 Ave., Corona. Free. RSVP at (718) 261-7664 or laccq@aol.com Municipal Art Society sponsors two walks with Jack Eichenbaum — Crossing Newtown Creek: Contrasting industrial Brooklyn and Queens, Sunday, June 30, 4-6 p.m. Meander through Greenpoint and cross the Pulaski Bridge connecting

Screening of “Hands of Steek,” at Devil Science theatre, an interactive event where the audience plays drinking games and makes fun of terrible movies, Thursday, July 18, 10:30 p.m., Laughing Devil Comedy Club, 47-38 Vernon Blvd., Long Island City. Call Daniel Reynolds (407) 276-6724, devilscience@gmail.com. $5. Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, 84-20 Jamaica Ave., hosts a free poetry workshop every third Tuesday, until Monday, Dec. 16. Email cabbz@aol.com. Afternoon Composting: Weekly Food Waste Drop-Off at the Broadway Library, 40-20 Broadway in Long Island City on Saturdays at 1 p.m. Call (718) 721-2462. Alley Pond Environmental Center, 228-06 Northern Blvd., Douglaston, hosts: (Knot Only) Knitting Circle, Mondays, July 1, 15, 29 August, 12, 26, September 9, 23, 6-8 p.m. Adults. $5 per session. All knitters, crocheters or crafters welcome. For adults who know how to knit. Call (718) 229-4000 ext. 214 or visit alleypond.com.

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Johnny Cash-esque rockabilly in Bayside children, Schuyler and Savannah, are the inspiration for the band name for SavanLocal residents can take out their lawn nah Sky, and the name Rear View Mirror chairs, blankets and picnic baskets and get is a play on words regarding their variety ready for an evening of country music and of older music — that, and their first perrock’n’roll at Crocheron Park in Bayside. formance turned out to be at a car show. The Bayside Historical Society Annual Lawn “I was delighted to have the opportuniConcert will be held on Sunday, June 30 at 6 ty,” Gordon said about the lawn concert. p.m. and is offering “Crocheron Park is a music from Rear View beautiful park.” Mirror and Savannah Savannah Sky perSky during the free forms country and When: Sunday, June 30 at 6 p.m. summer event. rockabilly music, and Where: Crocheron Park, Bayside “Every year for a has opened for acts at 35th Ave. and 216th St. long time they’ve such as Johnny Cash been doing this,” at the Hunter MounTickets: Free, (718) 352-1548 Alexandria Dunne, a tain Country Music baysidehistorical.org trustee on the BHS Festival, along with board and the planner playing regularly at the of this year’s concert, said. “It’ll just be a Queens County Farm. great day.” Rear View Mirror is a newer project Rear View Mirror and Savannah Sky are under Gordon and offers a variety of pop led by Nina Gordon. Both feature four music from the 1960s and 1970s. lead vocals, harmonies and are family“She does a lot of local stuff,” Dunne, friendly for all ages. who suggested Gordon, said about the Gordon grew up in Great Neck but musician. “There’s a nice variety of music.” moved to Bayside years later with her The Bayside Historical Society Annual husband, where she lives now. Her two Lawn Concert is being co-sponsored with

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the Parks Department and will be held on the sledding hill at the park. The society works to accumulate and preserve information regarding Bayside’s history and focuses on the preservation and restoration of the Lawrence Family Cemetery, Alley Pond and

Fort Totten, which houses the historical society. The lawn concert is one of the many events it has for the community. “We usually get quite a crowd,” Dunne, who has been attending for years, Q said. “It’s going to be fun.”

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Mark your calendars for summer shows by Mark Lord Chronicle Contributor

With a half-dozen or so shows headed for the boards in the coming weeks, gone are the days when most local stages remained dark during the hot summer months “Fiddler on the Roof,” considered by many to be the greatest musical of all time, makes a return to the community circuit via Maggie’s Little Theater, beginning July 13. Set in the impoverished Russian town of Anatevka, the show, with book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, centers on Tevye the dairyman and his efforts to keep age-old traditions alive as the world around him begins to change. Local playwright Alan Perkins takes on the Herculean leading role, with support from Shana Aborn as his devoted wife, Golde, Tanya Fiebert and Annice Auriemma as two of his five daughters, and Jenna Kantor as the town’s matchmaker, Yente. The ubiquitous Barbara Auriemma directs. Musical direction is by Frank Auriemma and choreography by Lindsay Levy. Performances will be held at St. Margaret Parish Hall, 66-05 79 Place, Middle Village, on July 13, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. and July 14 and 21 at 2:30 p.m. Tickets cost $18; $15 for seniors and $12 for children 11 and under. Call ( 917) 579-5389. The rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar,” an early effort from the team of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that tells the story of the Crucifixion, will come

alive again courtesy of St. Gregory’s Theatre Group, with opening night set for Aug. 2. Kathy Rollo-Ferrara, who mounted a passionate production of the show in the same space in 1999, is at the helm once more, promising a performance with “plenty of tricks up our sleeve,” including dancing, created by Rollo-Ferrara and a team of choreographers, with a modern twist. The score includes “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” and the title tune. The show will feature musical direction by Frank Sanchez. Headlining the cast, which ranges in age from 7 to 50-plus, are Steven Makropoulos, Amanda Dupuy and Paulie Pecorella. Performances at Gregorian Hall, 244-44 87 Ave., Bellerose, are on Aug. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 4 and 11 at 2 p.m. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $18; $15 for seniors; $7 children. Add $2 per ticket if purchased at the door. Call (718) 989-2451. Based on the novel by Victor Hugo, “Les Miserables” became one of the longest-running shows in Broadway history and achieved additional success when it transferred to the screen. Two distinct productions of the show are gearing up for overlapping runs in the borough this summer. continued continued on on page page 00 37

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Painted ladies take flight at Botanical Garden continued continued from from page page 31 00 Regan ordered the special guests from Florida a couple days before the opening. They stayed dormant in envelopes surrounded by ice packs until the big day. When the envelopes were opened and their wings felt the sun, they very slowly came to life. In the coming months the butterflies will use the rocks placed around the moat to warm their wings. “The butterflies need to warm up before they can fly,” Regan said. “They get the heat from the rocks.” The theory behind the design is to fit it into the woodland environment of the botanical gardens, but also to add some color, Regan said. The southwestern portion of the park is mostly large trees and the new exhibit, situated next to the community vegetable garden, will give the primarily green land some pinks, reds and purples.

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Tuesday to Sunday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Queens Botanical Garden 43-50 Main St., Flushing $4 adults; $3 seniors; $2 students, Free hours: Wednesday, 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday, 4 to 6 p.m. (718) 886-3800 queensbotanical.org

Queens Botanical Garden Intergenerational Garden Coordinator Maureen Regan worked with students from the Lowell PHOTOS BY JOSEY BARTLETT School to plant a natural butterfly garden. The public can sit on tree stumps that Regan and her students situated on the edge of the garden so people can watch the butterflies. But Regan doesn’t want people stay for hours on end.

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The Lupus Alliance of Long Island and Queens meets once a month on Tuesdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in Flushing. To attend and for more information, Alliance members can register by calling Paula Goldstein at (516) 802-3142. Anyone with Lupus and family members are invited to attend an Education Day on Saturday, June 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Registration is required in advance. A fee of $10 per person for members and $15 for nonmembers includes a light breakfast, handouts and lunch. Call (516)826-2058.

The Ridgewood Older Adult Center, 59-14 70 Ave., hour-long classes: jewelry making, Mondays at 10:30 a.m.; Richard Simmons exercise, Mondays and Thursdays at 10:30; free computer classes, Mondays at 12:30 p.m.; Eldercise, Tuesdays at 10 a.m.; massage therapy, Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.; manicures, Thursdays at 12:30 p.m.; yoga, Fridays at 10:30 a.m. Movies every Monday, Tuesday and Friday at 1:15 p.m. MetroCard van, 4th Thursday of month. 39th Anniversary party, Friday, June 28. $12 in advance, $14 at the door. Everyone welcome. Call Karen (718) 456-2000. Jamaica Service Program for Older Adults, 92-47 165 St., details its safety program about rent, Medicaid and food stamps. Call for an appointment at (718) 657-6500. Free. Computer classes are being held at Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal Prince Street Senior Center, 45-25 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. For seniors 60 plus. Call John at (718) 559-4329 to register. Activities at the Clearview Senior Center, 208-11 26th Ave., Bayside, are held Monday-Friday. Call (718) 224-7888. The Selfhelp Latimer Gardens Senior Center, 34-30 137 St., Flushing, offers ballroom dancing, Mondays, Wednesdays through Fridays at 10:30 a.m. to noon; tai chi, Tuesdays at 10 a.m. to noon; English as a second language, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. to noon; Ping Pong, exercise and mahjong, Mondays though Fridays. Call (718) 961-3660. The Innovative SNAP of Eastern Queens Senior Center, 80-45 Winchester Blvd., Queens Village, offers Lunch and Learn Cinema Talk: A film series discussion group on Tuesdays, July 9 and 23 between 12:30 and 4 p.m. $7.50 per class or $25 for the series. Call (718) 454-2100 or visit snapqueens.org. The Rockaway Boulevard Senior Center, 12310 143 St., South Ozone Park, offers service programs Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Lunch is at noon with a suggested donation of $1.50. Exercise programs include: tai chi stretch, dance groups, choral group, ceramics, camera class, computer classes, trips, birthday parties and more. Call (718) 657-6752.

Nar-Anon is a self-help support group for anyone affected by a loved one’s use/abuse of drugs. The group meets every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the basement lounge at The-Church-In-The-Gardens, 50 Ascan Ave., Forest Hills. Call 1(800) 984-0066, or visit nar-anon.org. Bereavement groups for the 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.

Try a NEW way OUT of FAT with Overeaters Anonymous, Thursdays at 11 a.m. at Rego Park Library, 91-41 63 Dr. Emotions Anonymous, an emotional support group, will be held on Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. at Victoria Congregational Church, 148th Street and 87th Avenue, Briarwood. Call (718) 938-8869 or (917) 312-7150. Free caregiver support groups at Queens Community House, Kew Gardens Community Center, 80-02 Kew Gardens Road. Call (718) 226-5960 Ext. 226 Drug problem? Call Narcotics Anonymous Helpline at (718) 962-6244 or visit westernqueensna.com. Meetings are held seven days a week. Al-anon meets every Sunday at noon at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center basement, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park. A free schizophrenics anonymous 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. Problem with cocaine or other mind-altering substances? For local Cocaine Anonymous meetings call: 1 (212) COCAINE (262-2463). Co-Dependents Anonymous (women only) meetings are held every Friday from 10 to 11:45 a.m. at Resurrection Ascension Pastoral Center, Fr. Freely Hall, 85-18 61 Rd., Rego Park.

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continued from page 34 00 Broadway Blockbusters Productions presents its version of “Les Mis” beginning Aug. 2, with a cast headed by Andrew Koslosky as Jean Valjean, out on parole after spending years on a chain gang, and Malcolm Spaulding as his nemesis, Javert. Donald Gormanly appears as the abusive innkeeper Thenardier, with Monica Barczak as his wife. The fully staged rendering is directed by Kevin Wallace. Musical direction is provided by Patrick White. Performances at Immaculate Conception Center Theater, 7200 Douglaston Pkwy., Douglaston, are on Aug. 2, 3, 8, 9 and 10 at 8 p.m. and Aug. 4 at 3 p.m. Brunch tickets are available for the Aug. 4 performance. Tickets cost $25 with VIP seating going for $35. Call (516) 650-3231. Opening night for the JC Players production of “Les Miserables” is Aug. 9. According to the director, Barbara Auriemma, the cast of nearly 50 will perform in a fully costumed semi-concert style. This production finds Frank Radice as Jean Valjean, Nic Anthony Calabro as Javert, and Frank Auriemma as Thenardier. Erin Clancy plays the ill-fated Fantine, and Deanna Mayo is her daughter, Cosette.

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In addition to buying gold, silver, diamonds, watches and coins, Ice Jewelry Buying also offers instant cash loans for jewelry and eBay selling services.

Recently, a woman and her boyfriend went into an unassuming gold buying and cash loan shop on Queens Boulevard. She had a $35 offer on Their cash loans program is straightforward her ring from another area shop, but was looking and simple. “It’s a perfect solution for someone to get a better deal. In what may be viewed who has a bill due and a check on the way,” as poor business acumen, she told her new Goldberg said. “But we make sure they have a prospective buyer what her previous offer was. game plan to buy their jewelry back before the Still, after examining her piece, he offered her end of the term. Sometimes these are people’s $1,600. He did so, as he says, “...because that’s heirlooms we’re talking about and we respect what it was worth.” that.” The plight of the worker who’s hard-up for cash For those who are less Internet-savvy or in today’s economy is something that Arthur Elias just don’t have the time, Ice Jewelry Buying and Edward Goldberg can relate to firsthand, offers a convenient eBay sales service. If what having been laid off from their jobs in jewelry a customer has isn’t an item that Ice Jewelry manufacturing. They understand that people get Buying would purchase, like a handbag or antique into situations where they just need a little cash furniture, they can help find a buyer on their eBay fast to make the bills and Ice Jewelry Buying store. Elias consults with the customer to find a Service hopes to help out in the most honest way target price and let the Internet they can. auctioneers handle the rest. STORE HOURS “For this, I like to think we’re doing the community a service,” For anyone who has ever MON.-FRI. 11am - 7pm Elias said. “We’re in the business dealt with the hassle of selling SAT. 10am 5pm of helping people who are in a and shipping an item on eBay SUN. by Appointment tough spot. They can come to — all the forms involved in our store and know that we can setting up a user and paypal educate them on what they have and we’ll give account, the 10-15 percent fee that Ice Jewelry them what their items are worth. When that Buying charges to do all the work is really a woman told me her previous offer, it made me bargain deal. wonder how many times this happens — how “At the end of the day, I just want people to many people who really need that money get feel comfortable doing business with us. People taken advantage of?” have this conception of gold buying stores as Elias opened his Rego Park shop with Goldberg these slimy places with slimy people, and they’re less than a year ago, and already they’re seeing typically right. But we want to be different. I don’t a lot of repeat customers and referrals. This is think it’s cool to see someone buy a ring for a sign to them that they’re doing something right $200 and put it in their counter for $800. We — the pawn business typically deals in one-time don’t do that.” transactions but Elias is determined to break that Ice Jewelry Buying Service is located at mold, building a reputation on trust. 98-30 Queens Blvd. in Rego Park. Hours of “Everyone around here is buying gold these operation are Monday-Friday from 11 am to 7:00 days; you can go into the barber shop down the pm and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday– private road and sell your jewelry. The problem with all appoinments are available. Call for more these places is they treat everything like it’s a Q information (718) 830-0030. one-shot deal and we don’t do that,” Elias said. - ADVERTISEMENT -

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Last Friday at Radio City Music Hall the New York Rangers introduced Alain Vigneault as their new head coach. Vigneault succeeds the combative John Tortorella. In one of those small-world coincidences, Tortorella will be replacing Vigneault as head coach of the Vancouver Canucks. Even though he was dismissed two weeks ago, the specter of Torts was quite apparent in the majestic lobby of Radio City, where the press conference was held, as both Madison Square Garden Entertainment CEO James Dolan and Rangers general manager Glen Sather profusely thanked him for his hard work over the past five seasons. Neither Dolan nor Sather referred to Tortorella’s stormy relationships with the media and many of his players as the reasons for his dismissal, though they must have been deciding factors. Sather preferred to contrast Vigneault’s core hockey strategy, which is more geared for offense, with Tortorella’s defense-first mantra. “Our guys were getting beat up in their own end of the rink and it took a toll on them,” Sather said. Vigneault certainly came off as more genial with the press than Tortorella ever was, as he said it would be fine if reporters called him by his initials, “AV.” He wasn’t modest, however,

as he touted his fine regular-season career record. He then gave a playful verbal jab to Sather, reminding the GM that other NHL teams were interested in him. I asked Vigneault why the Canucks did not retain his services given the high esteem other clubs have for him. “You would have to ask them that question,” he said, not unexpectedly. My guess is management was frustrated by two years of first-round playoff eliminations. Even if you’re not a Yankees fan, you have to admire how they always hold an Old-Timers’ Day to honor their alumni, and not just the legendary names such as Yogi Berra, Reggie Jackson and Bernie Williams. Scott Kamieniecki, Andy Phillips, Steve Balboni, Horace Clarke, Brian Dorsett and Graeme Lloyd were among the many average Joes — by Yankees standards — who took part as well in last Sunday’s festivities. The Yankees don’t have to incur this expense but realize that letting their retired players take a bow in public is both a great way of reminding all of the power of the Yankees brand as well as a way of connecting different generations of Bronx Bombers fans. The Mets have ignored Old-Timers Day for years in all probability because of its expense. It was pathetic that they even refused to have one last year for their 50th anniversary season, which was more fizzle than sizzle in terms of Q honoring history.

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Dry Harbor Road’s good taste by Ron Marzlock Chronicle Contributor

From around 1750 to 1928, the unspoiled, crooked Dry Harbor Road in Middle Village resembled a harbor from a distance to the naked eye, though there actually wasn’t any water on the road at all. Furman’s Farm ran along Dry Harbor Road. The Judge Jonathan T. Furman house actually stood on what are now 80-16 and 80-20 Cowles Court. It Dry Harbor Road at the corner of Furmanville Road in Middle Village, October 1945. burned down in 1928. The road that cuts from Woodhaven Boulevard to Dry Harbor Road was named to work each day. Dan Supreme Market and Furmanville Avenue in honor of the family, Roosevelt Tailor also were there for many years. Across the street at 64-74 was a small which was politically active and connected. When the houses off Woodhaven Boule- insurance business started in 1930 by James vard and Penelope Avenue were built with A. Phillips, along with a store called Maytheir beautiful tile roofs around 1930, stores land Displays. When the tailor shop vacated erected along Dry Harbor as their commer- and became available, Phillips moved cial district were given the same tasteful across the street. His business later expanded into a successful real estate firm and elegance. Schwartz’s Pharmacy operated for many Phillips Mortgage Company. The tasteful little road called Dry Harbor years at 64-77 Dry Harbor, at the corner with Furmanville. Owner Alex Schwartz still gives the area a real old-fashioned Q lived at 65-20 Dry Harbor and could walk neighborhood feel, even today.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: LAJ ENTERPRISES, LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/12/13. 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, 189-17 Keeseville Avenue, Saint Albans, NY 11412. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: MPF 2038 PROPERTIES LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 04/03/2013. 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, 69-14 167th Street, Flushing, NY 11365. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

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Notice of Formation of 2715 24TH Ave Realty LLC. Arts of Org. filed with NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 4/24/13. Office: Queens. SSNY is designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served and shall mail process to 20-09 46TH St., Astoria, NY 11105. Purpose: any lawful activity.

AYBAR ( NY ) LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 05/07/2013. Office loc: Queens County. SSNY has been designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Ben Rasabi, 145-11 Jamaica Ave., Jamaica, NY 11435. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. NOTICE OF FORMATION OF 7125 Fresh Pond Road LLC. Articles of organization filed with Sec. of State of NY (SSNY) on 4/3/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY has been designated for service of process. SSNY shall mail a copy of any process served against the LLC to the LLC at 7322 Juniper Valley Road, Middle Village, NY 11379. Purpose: any lawful purpose.

36-02 28 Ave Realty LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 5/8/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 32-19 38th Ave., LIC, NY 11101. General Purposes.

4701 35TH ST. LLC, a domestic LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with the SSNY on 5/8/13. Office location: Queens County. SSNY is designated as agent upon whom process against the LLC may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: Frank Debono, 500 E. 83rd St., NY, NY 100287208. General Purposes. Notice Of Formation of 8504 Management LLC. Articles of Organization filed with Secretary of State (SSNY) on 05/21/2013. Office location: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process against it may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to: 42-30 Forley Street 2/ FL, Elmhurst, NY 11373. Purpose: any lawful activity.

NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: ON TRACK DRIVING SCHOOL LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/03/2013. 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, 5911 Madison Street, #2A, Ridgewood, NY 11385. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

PARKASH 1014 LLC Articles of Org. filed NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 5/9/13. Office in Queens Co. SSNY desig. agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail copy of process to 172-14 89th Ave., Jamaica, NY 11432, which is also the principal business location. Purpose: Any lawful purpose.

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JDU Real Estate LLC Arts of Org filed with NY Sec of State (SSNY) on 2/21/13. Office: Queens County. SSNY designated as agent of LLC upon whom process may be served. SSNY shall mail process to: 84-20 55th Rd, Elmhurst, NY Classified Ad Deadline is 12 Noon 11373. General Purposes. on Tuesday for Thursday’s paper.

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NOTICE OF FORMATION OF LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. NAME: DEVIVO HEATING & COOLING LLC. Articles of Organization were filed with the Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) on 05/15/2013. 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, 161-43 84th St., Howard Beach, NY 11414. Purpose: For any lawful purpose.

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF QUEENS SUMMONS WITH NOTICE ACTION FOR A DIVORCE Shao, Jin Qiang, Plaintiff -against Zhang, Lihua, Defendant Index No.: 16250/2012 Date Summons filed: 08/03/12 Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial. The basis of venue is Plaintiff’s residence. Plaintiff resides at 131-56 41st Avenue, Flushing, NY 11355 To the above named Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to serve a notice of appearance on the Plaintiff’s Attorney(s) within twenty (20) days after the service of this summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within thirty (30) days after the service is complete if this summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York); and in case of your failure to appear, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the notice set forth below. Attorney(s) for Plaintiff: Florina Getman, Esq., Zhang and Associates, P.C., 305 Broadway, Suite 1000, New York, NY 10007, Phone No.: (212) 267-0608. NOTICE: The nature of this action is to dissolve the marriage between the parties, on the grounds: **DRL § 170 subd(7) - Irretrievable breakdown in relationship The relief sought is a judgment of absolute divorce in favor of the Plaintiff dissolving the marriage between the parties in this action. The nature of any ancillary or additional relief requested is: NONE - I am not requesting any ancillary relief; AND any other relief the court deems fit and proper. Notice of Automatic Order. Pursuant to domestic relations law section 236 part b. sec. 2, the parties are bound by certain automatic orders which shall remain in full force and effect during the pendency of the action. For further details you should contact the clerk of the matrimonial part, Queens Supreme Court, matrimonial office (Room 140), 88-11 Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica, NY 11435, Tel (718-298-1012) DRL 255. Notice. Please be advised that once the judgment of divorce is signed in this action, both parties must be aware that he or she will no longer be covered by the other party’s health insurance plan and that each party shall be responsible for his or her own health insurance coverage, and may be entitled to purchase health insurance on his or her own through COBRA option, if available.

INDEX NO.: 14182/2012. SUPPLEMENTAL SUMMONS AND NOTICE. MORTGAGED PREMISES: 14940 RALEIGH ST., JAMAICA, NY 11417 (BL#: 11554-30). Plaintiff designates Queens County as the place of trial; venue is based upon the county in which the mortgaged premises is situate. STATE OF NEW YORK SUPREME COURT: COUNTY OF QUEENS ONEWEST BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, -againstCONSTANTINO MONTERO, if living, and if dead, the respective heirs at law, next of kin, distributees, executors, administrators, trustees, devisees, legatees, assignors, lienors, creditors and successors in interest, and generally all persons having or claiming under, by or through said defendant who may be deceased, by purchase, inheritance, lien or otherwise of any right, title or interest in and to the premises described in the complaint herein, and their respective husbands, wives or widows of her, if any, and each and every person not specifically named who may be entitled to or claim to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the verified complaint; all of whom and whose names and places of residence unknown, and cannot after diligent inquiry be ascertained by the Plaintiff, NEW YORK CITY PARKING VIOLATIONS BUREAU,”JOHN DOE #1” through “JOHN DOE #10” inclusive, the last ten names being fictitious and unknown to Plaintiff, the persons or parties intended being the persons, tenants, occupants, or corporations, if any, having or claiming an interest in or lien upon the mortgaged premises described in the Complaint, Defendants. TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action and to serve a copy of your answer, or, if the Complaint is not served with this Summons, to serve a notice of appearance on the attorneys for the Plaintiff within 20 days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service (or within 30 days after service is complete if this Summons is not personally delivered to you within the State of New York). In case of your failure to appear or answer, judgment will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE OF NATURE OF ACTION AND RELIEF SOUGHT THE OBJECT of the above captioned action is to foreclose a Mortgage to secure $235,000.00 (with an amount not to exceed $270,250.00) and interest, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Queens on August 10, 2007 at CRFN No. 2007000413372, covering premises known as 14940 Raleigh St, Jamaica, NY 11417 - Block 11554; Lot 30. The relief sought in the within action is a final judgment directing the sale of the premises described above to satisfy the debt secured by the Mortgage described above. The Plaintiff also seeks a deficiency judgment against the Defendant and for any debt secured by said Mortgage which is not satisfied by the proceeds of the sale of said premises. TO the Defendant CONSTANTINO MONTERO, the foregoing Summons is served upon you by publication pursuant to an Order of the Hon. RUDOLPH E. GRECO JR. of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, and filed on May 31, 2013, with the Complaint in the County of Queens, State of New York. The property in question is described as follows: ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Borough and County of Queens, City and State of New York, bounded and described as follows: BEGINNING at a point on the westerly side of Park Avenue (Raleigh Street) distant 278.46 feet north of the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly side of Park Avenue with the northerly side of Old South Road (now Albert Road); RUNNING THENCE westerly at right angles to Park Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE northerly and parallel with Park Avenue, 25 feet; THENCE easterly and again at right angles to Park Avenue, 100 feet; THENCE southerly along the westerly side of Park Avenue, 25 feet to the point or place of BEGINNING. Dated: New Rochelle, N.Y. May 29, 2013.. McCABE, WEISBERG & CONWAY, P.C. By: Mark Golab, Esq. Attorneys for Plaintiff, 145 Huguenot St., Ste. 210 New Rochelle, NY 10801. p. 914-636-8900, f. 914-636-8901 HELP FOR HOMEOWNERS IN FORECLOSURE. NEW YORK STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT WE SEND YOU THIS NOTICE ABOUT THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT. YOU ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING YOUR HOME. IF YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION, YOU MAY LOSE YOUR HOME. PLEASE READ THE SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT CAREFULLY. YOU SHOULD IMMEDIATELY CONTACT AN ATTORNEY OR YOUR LOCAL LEGAL AID OFFICE TO OBTAIN ADVICE ON HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF. SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE. The State encourages you to become informed about your options in foreclosure. In addition to seeking assistance from an attorney or legal aid office, there are government agencies and non-profit organizations that you may contact for information about possible options, including trying to work with your lender during this process. To locate an entity near you, you may call the toll-free helpline maintained by the New York State Banking Department at 1-877-226-5697 or visit the Department’s website at www.dfs.ny.gov. FORECLOSURE RESCUE SCAMS. Be careful of people who approach you with offers to “save” your home. There are individuals who watch for notices of foreclosure actions in order to unfairly profit from a homeowner’s distress. You should be extremely careful about any such promises and any suggestions that you pay them a fee or sign over your deed. State law requires anyone offering such services for profit to enter into a contract which fully describes the services they will perform and fees they will charge, and which prohibits them from taking any money from you until they have completed all such promised services.

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HRA program helps nurse remodel, and pay off her car “Wow, is this the same bathroom? ” friends of Patricia Keanes-Douglas ask when they visit her Brooklyn home. “Who did it? It’s beautiful!” Maybe it’s the shimmering Carrera White tiling on both the floor and walls that catches their eye. Maybe it’s the modern chromefinish Kohler fixtures and deepsoak drop-in bathtub. Or it might be the marble sink and clean white solid wood vanity below it. Then there’s the threebulb lighting fixture that lends such a crystal- clear glow to the whole room. More likely than not, it’s all these things, because everywhere you look, Keanes-Douglas’ new bathroom exhibits a refined elegance and style that looks modern but also will stand the test of time. “It’s very posh-looking,” she says. “It’s really light and airy, and it makes you want to stay in the bathroom. Even though the bathroom is small, it’s the kind of bathroom you see in a magazine. It’s beautiful.” Best of all, turning the bathroom from dated and drab to light and livable cost a lot less than you might think, thanks to the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program, which specializes in helping homeowners do all kinds of remodeling while at the same time saving thousands of dollars. Keanes-Douglas, a nurse, and her daughter, Patricia, had been wanting to redo the bathroom in

their home on a quiet block near the Brooklyn Terminal Market for years, but the time never seemed quite right. Until, that is, they received an advertisement for the HRA and saw all the services its attentive staff offers. “My daughter is always looking to upgrade things,” KeanesDouglas explained. “She’s wanted to do the bathroom for a long time. I said, well, we’ve been here over 10 years, and we’ve done some things around the house. I hated that old bathroom. This seemed to be the right time to do it.” But the Keanes-Douglases didn’t want to call just any old contractor to do the job, which is where HRA comes in. The first step was to call the group’s toll-free number and set up an appointment with a representative who came by to explain all the benefits of the program, which include securing assistance and screening contractors to make sure only the best are brought in to do the work. Keanes-Douglas, like so many HRA clients, is thrilled with the results. Not only did she get a new bathroom for herself and her daughter, the refinancing allowed her to pay off her car loan, do some more work on the dining room and still come out ahead. I t was H R A r ep r es ent a tive Carlos Fontanez who first came to her home to detail the program. “When Carlos came he

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Brooklyn nurse Patricia Keanes-Douglas was tired of her bathroom’s outdated design, but had been putting off renovations — until the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program put remodeling within reach. explained the whole thing to me,” said Keanes-Douglas, a native of Grenada who’s lived in the United States most of the last 42 years. “I don’t like to rush things. He took a lot of time explaining everything to me. Then I spoke to his supervisor, and he was really very thorough and informative. Once I got all the information and

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“Not a pin was out of place. I would totally recommend them.” And the workers did a lot more than is visible to the eye, also redoing the bathroom’s plumbing and electrical systems. They even found the time, and the means within her budget, to do some much-needed work in the dining room attached to the back of her house, putting in new hardwood flooring, electricity and — for the first time — baseboard heating. All the work went smoothly. “There were no unexpected problems,” Keanes-Douglas said. “I had no complaints at all.” And she just can’t get over that new bathroom. “I love it,” she said. “The colors attract so much light. In the evening, with the light coming in, the bathroom is like a big ball of light.” To find out if you qualify for the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program, just call HRA tollfree at 866-791-6302. Tell them you read about the great job they did for the Keanes-Douglases, and they’ll be sure to give you the same level of excellent service. HOUR-060444

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Patricia Keanes-Douglas can’t help but smile as she shows her HRA representative, Carlos Fontanez, what a great job her program-approved contractors did on her bathroom. A drop-in deep-soak tub with custom-tiled apron brings style, comfort and even tax savings, all thanks to the Housing Rehabilitation Assistance program.

read it over, I was very comfortable with the program.” The next step was to meet with the HRA-approved contractor w ho’d b e doing t he wor k. The program is very particular about who can do the jobs it’s involved with, requiring companies to demonstrate that they are licensed, bonded and insured for at least $100,000 per incident; registered with the Better Business Bureau, with a rating of an A or higher; on file with Consumer Affairs; and in business for at least 10 years with no name changes in their filings. The HRA’s standards ensure that only the best, most reputable home improvement firms are hired — and the program’s rules stipulate that they don’t even get paid until a client certifies the job has been done to his or her complete satisfaction. The selective process paid off for Keanes-Douglas, as it does for each HRA client, with the whole job done in about a week without any problems, and her house left spotless every day. “They cleaned up as they went along,” Keanes-Douglas said.

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HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE Mint AAA, 4 BR Colonial, 2 Full HOWARD BEACH/ Baths, Finished ROCKWOOD PARK Bsmnt, New Kit w/SS Appliances, Unique Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 2½ Baths, Deck on top fl overlooking yard w/ Porcelain Floors, Cemented Backyard beautiful pool w/ unique sideyard, backyd to entertain, walk-in, mint w/multi car with granite etc. Beautiful bath, 1 car driveway. $599K gar, 3 car dvwy. Asking $649K

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Brick Colonial (New Construction HOWARD BEACH All 2009),4 BRs, 3½ Baths, LR w/ Fireplace, 9' Ceilings 1st and 2nd Flrs, LINDENWOOD Legal 2 Family, 6/6, 5 Full Baths, Full Fin Bsmnt, Pvt Dvwy, Det 1 Car Gar, Sprinklers, PVC Fencing, Pavers Fin Bsmnt Update Kitchen & Baths, in yard, Wrought iron gates, Mint H/W Floors, Only $629K condition, All New! Reduced $820K

Mint Stucco (Built in 2006) Colonial. All updated 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, MBR Renovation in process, 1 Family w/Balcony, Oversized bath w/Sep Colonial, 2 BRs, 1½ Baths, Totally Bath & Jacuzzi, All new appl, Radient redone thruout. Only $299K floors, Full fin bsmnt. $779K

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Empire Style, Hi-Ranch, 5 BRs and 3 Full Baths, CAC, Pvt Dvwy & 1 Car Gar, 40x100 Lot, Great Block! Asking $655K OUR E X CLUSIV

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Curb appeal + on 40x100, 3 Car Ultra mint 4 BR Colonial, House Garage, 4 BRs, Duplex featuring EIK redone 4 years ago, 4 new full w/SS Appliances, Wood cabinets, baths, New kitchen, fireplace, Ceramic/Marble Floors, H/W Fls In-ground heated pool, stucco & thruout, Deck off DR, + 1 BR Walk-in pavers front & back. $889K Apartment. Asking $569K

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Large oversized corner ranch brick & stone, 4 Brs, 2.5 Baths, Full finished bsmnt. $509K

HOWARD BEACH/ LINDENWOOD Beautiful 3 BRs, 2 Baths Town House Condo. Updated Kit & Bath, Laminated Wood Fls, 2 Terraces, 1 Car Gar & Parking Spot. $355K

HOWARD BEACH/ ROCKWOOD PARK Large Hi-Ranch, Amazing Location! 55x100 irregular lot, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Hardwood Flrs under rugs. Asking $659K

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Move-in Cond, Hi-Ranch, 4 BRs, 3 Full Baths, Maple wood kit cabinets, Granite countertops, H/W Fls thruout, New windows. Half IGP, Deck. Call for info. Asking $649K

Charming Large Colonial, 5 BRs, 2.5 Baths w/H/W Fls, Updated Kit, New S/S Appl, Lg FDR w/Breakfast nook, Foyer & Den area, Full Fin bsmnt w/Full Bath, Laundry & Work Rm, Pvt Dvwy, Det Gar, Deck. Asking $545K

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HOWARD BEACH/ OLD SIDE Legal 2 family, 3 Large BRs per floor, Full basement, Pvt dvwy. Asking $599K

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